Marvel’s WORLD WAR HULK Storyline Explained (And Why the MCU Should Adapt It)

Warning: Contains spoilers for Planet Hulk and World War Hulk

There is no doubt that Marvel’s most powerful immortal is the Hulk. His connection to the One Beneath All gives him a version of immortal life, and he can adapt to almost any situation. Thanks to Bruce Banner’s dissociative identity disorder, there are multiple identities of Khals living in the scientists’ minds, some more cruel than others. Despite the facts, he is consistently underestimated by his supposed allies.

Before the world-shattering event that introduced the Hulk’s strongest age, the seeds of Earth’s destruction were sown during the Planet Hulk Series. After a gamma bomb induced a mindless rampage by the Hulk, the Illuminati sent Bruce Banner off-world.

While he was supposed to land on an isolated yet luscious planet, the Hulk rampages into the craft, resulting in a crash

Landing on planet Sakaar
A combative planet ruled by a Roman Empire. Hulk thrived in this environment; He was a savior for the people, he made friends, and he was married with a child. however, Peace is not forever.

The Strongest Hulk was born from love, betrayal and tragedy

Hulk: Planet Hulk – Written by Greg Pak; Art by Carlo Pagulayan, Aaron Lopresti, Gary Frank, & Takeshi Miyazawa

Sometime during his rule of Sakaar, Hulk brought his Sakaran wife, Kaiera, to the ship that originally brought him to the alien planet. As Mr. Fantastic’s last farewell message was being watched, an accidental core meltdown of the ship’s engine caused a devastating explosion, Killing thousands of civilians and Hulk’s wife. Hulk, now commonly

Known as the Green Scar
In legend, Flew went on a violent rampage of grief before his pack of allies, the Warbound, harnessed his rage to drive it to Earth. From there, Hulk and The Warbound traveled the stars to reap their revenge.

When Hulk and his allies Arch-E-5912, Hiroim, Miek, Korg, Elloe and No-Name, set out for Earth, a new Hulk identity is born in the shadow of the King of Sakar – the World Breaker. . To this day, the world breaker is still considered to be Bruce Banner’s strongest and most cruel alter ego. Hulk’s goal was simple; Kill the Illuminati. In doing what they believed would spare both Earth and the Hulk a lifetime of pain and suffering caused by the other, the Illuminati had unintentionally forged Earth’s worst weapon, and it was directed at them.

Without a doubt, Hulk has the power to break the world

Hulk: World War Hulk – Written by Greg Pak; Art by John Romita Jr.

One by one, Hulk systematically

Lay waste to the Illuminati
And their self-aggrandizing ego. Black Bolt was the first to fall How Hulk easily endures the inhuman sonic voice. With Black Bolt’s riding body in hand, Hulk sent a definitive message to the people of Earth. He showed them his life on Sakaar, the friends he made, the peace he brought, and the family he built, and then he showed the world how he lost everything at the hands of the most brilliant minds of the earth. Hulk vowed to destroy his enemies And the earth lives them.

As New York City began evacuations, so did Hulk

Easily defeated Hulkbuster Iron Man
Destroying the Avengers Tower in the process. In his rage, no one could stop him. Next was Reed Richards and the rest of The Fantastic FourThen every hero who dared to stand in the way. She-Hulk, Doc Samson, and Rick JonesAll former friends fell in his attack. Even an endless amount of adamantium bullets and the best weapon of the US. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange is trying to appeal to Bruce Banner’s humanity.

Only one comic character was able to put the Hulk down

Patience, understanding and a strong fist are all that is needed

traditional,

Bruce and his crew
are often misaligned; They see themselves as enemies. However, when Strange finally cracked through Hulk’s mind to reach Bruce, he was faced with a horror that had not been expected. Bruce Banner agrees with the Hulk. In a desperate plot to subdue the Sakaran King, Strange summoned the powers of an extradimensional demon. Possessed by the demon’s will, Strange inadvertently causes a building to collapse, Killing dozens of civilians except those the Hulk instinctively saved.

Burdened by the guilt of his actions,

Doctor Strange surrendered
To endure a violent beating from the Hulk. There was nothing the Earth’s heroes could do to stop the monster they created. Hulk was winning, even Forging his own gladiator pit That he forced his enemies, as he once had to compete in soccer. However, the battle finally changed tides when Bruce Banner and the Hulk’s closest mutual friend appeared to put the duo down – Guard.

What could have been redemption turned into another massacre.

The Hulk is an endless wellspring of rage

like

Bruce Banner and the Hulk
Robert Reynolds, alias Sentry, is a supergenius imbued with omnipotent and unstoppable powers. Also, like Bruce and his parents, Robert struggles with mental illness; He has paranoid schizophrenia and struggles to maintain his sense of self and his powers. However, in times of dire need, Robert will be there to save the day and his friends. The battle of old friends was one of epic proportions resulting in supermassive explosions of raw power from both sides. finally, Sentry is able to appeal to Bruce and Hulk And the two finally surrendered.

Alarmed by Bruce’s willingness to let go of his hatred, Miek of the Warbound reveals that it was he who caused the explosion to inspire the Hulk’s continuation as a warlord rather than a peaceful ruler. The Hulk once again emerged to slaughter his old allies and vowed to break the world. luckily,

Tony Stark summoned one last weapon
to stop Hulk, who successfully reverted him back to Bruce before the superpowered system of Hulk fell unconscious. and with that, World War Hulk Completed.

The MCU has already tried to adapt Planet Hulk

yet Infinity WarThe Hulk no longer exists

The combined splendor of both Planet Hulk And World War Hulk Is considered the Hulk’s greatest comic storyline next to Al Ewing and Joe Bennett.

Immortal Hulk series
. Fans love a spectacle and both series fully encompass both the gentle side of the Hulk and the raw power he is capable of. It also featured a rare moment where Hulk and Bruce Banner aligned goals, both reeling from the loss of the woman who loved them both dearly. That’s why it wasn’t a shock when the MCU finally embraced the narrative.

Because Marvel Studios still doesn’t have the distribution rights to a solo Hulk movie, he has to be stuffed into other character movies as a temporary side plot. Thor: Ragnarok was Marvel’s attempt to give the Hulk some justice. Although the movie is generally viewed positively, it is obvious that, due to its nature, the implementation

Planet Hulk storyline
The most important elements have been grossly stripped and reduced to a soft series of proofs. yet Bruce and Hulk mended their differences Following Infinity WarThe MCU’s Hulk is admittedly too soft To give justice to this event.

Is there hope for a future adaptation of World War Hulk?

While Planet Hulk May be lost, there is still a chance for the world breaker to return.

Since then, the MCU has continued to embrace Bruce Banner for a while Completely ignoring the Hulk as his own entity. However, in the final of the US She – Hulk miniseries, the MCU suddenly introduced Hulk and Kaiera’s son, Scar. This decision caused some serious backlash from fans, considering that the MCU never fully expanded on Hulk’s time on Sakaar and never mentioned Kaiera. In the comics, Scar was originally introduced as a jaded continuation of his father’s immeasurable rage. In the MCU, nothing is yet to be said about the Spontaneous

Revelation of Scar’s existence
.

While Marvel Studios Clearly flubbed these Planet Hulk History And apparently overwhelmed World War HulkThere is still hope for

A future solo Hulk movie
Filled with the violent catastrophe gamma mutants are known for. Universal may own the rights to the Hulk, but they don’t own the rights to Scar. For the foreseeable future, the MCU may never produce a solo film that relies on Bruce Banner, but that doesn’t mean it can’t adapt a story like World War Hulk To fit into the narrative of a gamma spawn like Scar. actually, It may be their only chance.

An MCU adaptation can only ever be a pipedream

Although, Hulk is not the only gamma mutate Marvel Studios owns

With the introduction of She-Hulk, and soon the Red Hulk and a fully realized leader, in the MCU, Marvel Studios has begun to Slowly finding workarounds to his licensing issues. Both Thunderbolt Ross and the leader are consistent threats to the growing

Gamma-powered family
. While the MCU lacks enough of the Illuminati to fully adopt it, it does have enemies from the Hulk; Villains who will always see the Hulk as a villain. One potential workaround to this whole licensing problem would be to kill the Hulk. Yes, it would be a bold move, but The idea has potential.

hypothetically,

Red Hulk and the leader
Inevitably together, both fueled by their hatred for the Hulk. They successfully kill The now-pacified green gooberInflame a fury of rage from the MCU’s other Hulks. Scar, still a product of Sakaar’s ruthless society and carrying the combined powers of the Hulk and Kaiera, would launch himself into an unbridled fury. Scar would be the perfect substitute to pull off any allegiance to the heroes or citizens of Earth An adaptation of the World War Hulk History.

Scar is the key to saving the Hulk

Do you think the MCU would take that chance?

Even the name World War Hulk Could potentially have a fun new spin. In the comics, it meant a war between Hulk and Earth, but in this context, it could refer to a war between the Hulk. Before, the only souls capable of stopping a rampaging Hulk were Black Widow and

The Scarlet Witch
but now, They are both dead. So, the only people left to stop a Hulk would be other Hulks. She-Hulk would reluctantly partner with Abomination, Red Hulk, and the Leader to stop the mad gladiator Scar, resulting in an earth-shattering apocalyptic battle.

The hypothetical movie could also serve to introduce many of the Hulk’s closest comic book allies; Rick Jones, Doc Samson, Red Harpy, and Amadeus Cho would all be exceptional additions to the growing gamma heroes of the MCU. Although it feels like a pipe dream and would require killing Hulk himself, the MCU has almost no other choice. It’s hard to say, but the MCU has doomed itself narratively from ever making Hulk a threat again. Hopefully, by the chance that Kevin Feige reads this article, the world can finally see an adaptation of world war Hulk.