I ’m interested that Bruce Banner might be SmartHulkfor the remainder of hisMCUcareer found on his most recent appearances . Hulk ’s MCU arcis alone to that extent as , unlike most fellow Avengers , he has only starred in one solo movie , The Incredible Hulk , before cobalt - starring insubsequent Avengers movies(andThor : Ragnarok ) alongside his heroic cohort . The most late of these see Bruce Banner relinquish the Savage Hulk character , using the intervening geezerhood between the Snap and the Blip to unite his consciousness with the body of the Hulk at his lab in Mexico .

Smart Hulk played an integral part inAvengers : Endgameand the titulary team ’s success in reversing the effects of the Snap . Banner ’s brilliant psyche helped to bring about the Time Heist while Hulk ’s gamma - tolerant U.S. Constitution ease the Blip to play back all those lost in the Snap . While he was priceless in this regard , I think it ’s fair to say that Smart Hulk is not nearly as interesting as the original and precludes him from star inanticipated adaptation likeWorld War Hulk . Sadly , I do n’t imagine Smart Hulk is going anywhere anytime presently .

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AfterAvengers : Endgame , Smart Hulk reappeared inShe - Hulk : Attorney At Law , where he inadvertently infect his cousin , Jennifer Walters , with his Vasco da Gamma - infused blood and turned her into the titular She - Hulk . He then played a support character throughout the serial as Walters ' mentor and confidant . The end ofShe - Hulk : Attorney At Lawsaw him engage in a retconned scuffle with Abomination and HulkKing , and generate from an impromptu sojourn to Sakaar with his estranged son , Skaar , in towage . Smart Hulk maintain a layer head and unagitated demeanor throughout his appearanceinShe - Hulk : Attorney At Law , even during the retconned scuffle .

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Nowhere throughout the series is it so much as suggest that Banner would lose control of the Smart Hulk personaand revert to his previous , pregnant relationship with the Hulk that tore up the Battle of New York and sporadically endangered his teammate . instant that would antecedently kindle the Hulk into appearing , like life - threatening situations and the misunderstanding with Abomination , flush it to do so here . Banner even let on hisHulk Inhibitor machine , further suppressing his Hulk persona whenever he bid to assert his human mannikin . The arrival of Skaar , meanwhile , might further inhibit Hulk ’s return .

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As yet , very little is acknowledge aboutthe MCU ’s adaptation of Skaarfollowing his wordless appearance at the end ofShe - giant : Attorney at Law . In Marvel Comics , Skaar is a relatively grave reference who has n’t necessarily inherited his begetter ’s anger issues but is just as capable of viciousness when called for . He is ab initio resentful of his Church Father for his absence seizure during his puerility ( among other reasons ) but eventually buries the tomahawk and embody an anti - heroic role in Marvel Comics . Nevertheless , he is more heavyweight - like than Smart Hulk .

Skaar ’s appearance is perhaps the clear indication yet that the MCU may be set up aWorld War Hulkadaptation as he plays a key persona in the comic .

If Marvel studio apartment intends to adapt this version of Skaar for the MCU , it could be a sign that he will replace his furor - fueled Fatherhood . Skaar is a more unnerving figure than Smart Hulk , at the very least in terms of personality , which would only facilitate to sideline Savage Hulk even further as another Hulk - side by side character takes his space . moreover , if Skaar harbors the same resentment towards his Father of the Church as he does in Marvel Comics , it would make more sense for a rational Smart Hulk to placate his Logos . Then there is the issue of Hulk ’s other MCU replacement .

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Captain America : Brave New Worldis about to debut Harrison Ford ’s Red Hulk , a truer rendering of the Hulk than Banner ’s new fusion . The movie has sparked a heated debate about how the Modern Captain America , Sam Wilson , could ever hope to best a Hulk without the effectiveness afford by the Super Soldier Serum . This has given rise to the hypothesis that Bruce Banner ’s Hulk will make a surprise appearance , as it would make far more sensory faculty for the Jade Giant to face off against his classic Marvel Comics challenger with an equivalent stage of power .

Unfortunately , I do n’t intend this is at all potential . In another frustrative example of Hulk being sideline in the MCU , it look as though a movie featuring a litany of Hulk - adjacent characters will not feature the Hulk himself . Given a battle against Red Hulk would likely require the raw ability of Savage Hulk , his omission look like another hint that Smart Hulk is in the MCU for the farsighted haulage .

As much as I detest to say it , I think the MCU ’s original Hulk is gone for ripe .

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at last , I do n’t think that the other two movies likely to feature Smart Hulk , Avengers : DoomsdayandAvengers : Secret Wars , are any more probable to goad the original Hulk into appearing . My reasoning here is simple : there just wo n’t be enough space to dig into the import of his relapsing give the breadth of the cataclysmic events likely to transpirate . Instead , I think Smart Hulk ’s brains and heftiness will once again occur in ready to hand in the engagement against the highly intelligent Doom . As much as I hate to say it , I think the MCU ’s original Hulk is gone for good .

The Hulk , a Marvel Comics superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , is physicist Bruce Banner transform by da Gamma radiation . He morphs into a giant , light-green - skinned creature of immense strength and impregnability when angered . struggle with his transformations , Hulk allies with other hero , battling villains while equilibrise his intellect with irrepressible craze , making him a cardinal figure in Marvel ’s existence .

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