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Bruce Banner
The gamma physicist who tried to recreate the super-soldier serum and got something angrier.
- Status
- Alive
- Species
- Human
- First in print
- The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)
- On screen
- 12 entries
Who they are
A gamma physicist chasing Erskine's formula who tested it on himself and got something with opinions. The films run him through every possible relationship with the Hulk — running from it, weaponising it, bargaining with it, being replaced by it for two years on Sakaar — before landing on the least dramatic and most interesting answer: the two of them agreeing to share.
Connections
Member of
- The Avengers
Organisation
Sibling
- Jennifer Walters
Character
Cousins — and the reason she has the same problem.
Wields
- The Super-Soldier Serum
Object
A gamma-irradiated attempt at recreating it, which is the whole trouble.
- The Hulkbuster
Object
Created
- Ultron
Character
Enemy
- Thaddeus Ross
Character
- Emil Blonsky
Character · until she hulk attorney at law
Ally
- Samuel Sterns
Character · until the incredible hulk
Partner
- Betty Ross
Character · until the incredible hulk
He leaves to protect her, which is the argument the film is having with itself.
Was there
Appearances
Canonical timeline · 12 entries
Notes are veiled until you track what you have watched, or switch spoilers off in the header.
Before the Age of Heroes
1995-
Captain Marvel2019 · Cameo
The Age of Heroes
2011-
The Incredible Hulk2008 · Major role
-
The Avengers2012 · Major role
After New York
2015-
Avengers: Age of Ultron2015 · Major role
The Sokovia Accords
2017-
Thor: Ragnarok2017 · Major role
The Snap
2018-
Avengers: Infinity War2018 · Major role
The Endgame
2023-
Avengers: Endgame2019 · Major role
Outside time
-
What If...?2021 · Cameo · 0/26 ep
After the Blip
2024-
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings2021 · Cameo
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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law2022 · Supporting · 0/9 ep
The Multiverse Saga
2028-
Spider-Man: Brand New Day2026 · Major role
Not yet placed
No settled position on the timeline-
Avengers: Secret Wars2027 · Supporting