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The '''Red Hulk''' is an alias that is used by several fictional characters appearing in ]s published by ]: ], ], ] and other equivalents in specific Marvel timelines. The character has appeared in numerous adaptions in media alongside the comics including several animated television shows and many video games.
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'''Red Hulk''', referred to as '''Rulk''' in comic ], is a ] that appears in ]s published by ]. The character first appeared in ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #1 (Jan. 2008) and was created by writer ] and artist ].


==Fictional character biography==
The character of Red Hulk has also been featured in ] and toy ].
===Thunderbolt Ross===
{{main|Thunderbolt Ross}}
The first incarnation of Red Hulk (also known as '''Rulk''')<ref>. ]. August 12, 2008</ref> first appeared in the ''Hulk'' series that debuted in 2008.<ref>{{cite comic|writer=]|Penciller=]|Inker=]|story=Who is the Hulk?|title=Hulk|volume=2|issue=1|date=February 2008|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> The 2010 '']'' storyline reveals that this being is ] General ''']''',<ref name=HulkV2#23>{{cite comic|writer=Loeb, Jeph|Penciller=McGuinness, Ed|inker=]|story=Dogs of War|title=Hulk|volume=2|issue=23|date=July 2010|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> the father-in-law and longtime nemesis of the original ] (Bruce Banner).<ref>. ] (2009). Retrieved January 23, 2017.</ref> The storyline reveals that Ross was given the ability to transform into the Red Hulk by the organizations ] and the Intelligencia and that he did this in order to better fight the original Hulk.<ref name=HulkV2#23/>


===Robert Maverick===
==Publication history==
{{main|Robert Maverick}}
The character is introduced in the title ''Hulk''<ref>Jeph Loeb. ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #1 (Jan. 2008)</ref> and has ties to the original Marvel character the ], as the Red Hulk is created as part of a ] program by long-time members of the Hulk's supporting cast: ] ] and ] ].<ref>Jeph Loeb. ''Hulk'' #1 - 6 (Apr. - Nov. 2008)</ref> The ] creation ], an old Hulk foe and creator of the one-time monstrous ] of ], the ],<ref>''Incredible Hulk'' #168 (Oct. 1973)</ref> is also involved.<ref name=Incredible600>Jeph Loeb. ''Incredible Hulk'' #600 (Sept. 2009)</ref> Written to supposedly be the "strongest one there is" - a famous catch cry of the original Hulk - the character is described as "absolutely uninhibited, tactically intelligent"<ref name="George"/> and "Everything the Green Hulk isn't, the Red Hulk is."<ref name="USA"/> Although possessing all the abilities of the original ] Hulk, the ] Hulk does not grow stronger with anger, but rather emits increasing levels of radiation.
The second incarnation of Red Hulk appears in the 2017 debut issue of '']''. ] ''']''' is selected for his genetic profile to create a being who is "halfway to a Hulk". A device called the Hulk Plug-In, created by Avengers Idea Mechanics (a legitimate technology company created from the remains of the defunct supervillain organization Advanced Idea Mechanics), is implanted in Maverick's wrist. When triggered, it turns him into a variation of the Red Hulk for one hour approximately every day and a half. Unlike his predecessor, Maverick retains his mustache as the Red Hulk and wears his sunglasses. He joins the ].<ref>] (w), Medina, Paco (p), Vlasco, Juan (i). "$kullocracy", ''U.S.Avengers'' #1 (March 2017). Marvel Comics.</ref>


===Joe Fixit===
According to the ] '']'', the Red Hulk was created to boost sales and create buzz in the lead up to the 2008 film '']''.<ref name="USA"/> Loeb and McGuinness were initially working on a Hulk miniseries (as according to Loeb, " came over from ] for one reason, and that's he wanted to draw the Hulk.") that would establish the Hulk as the strongest Marvel character. It was then that Joe Quesada proposed the idea for a red version of the Hulk with a secret identity.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2008/09/interview_with_the_cartoonist.html|title=The Interview: 'Hulk' Writer Jeph Loeb|last=Cavna|first=Michael|date=September 3, 2008|work=]|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref> The identity of the Red Hulk is a mystery, both to the characters in the story <ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22202</> and to the reading audience.<ref>http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.8413.Who_is_the_Red_Hulk%3F</ref>
{{main|Hulk}}

The Hulk's Joe Fixit personality later gained the ability to transform into his version of Red Hulk when in the Below-Place.<ref>''Immortal Hulk'' #45-49. Marvel Comics.</ref>
Once the series was promoted, Marvel's insert booklets in ] began referring to the Red Hulk character as "'''Rulk'''" to distinguish from the original Hulk character. Writer Loeb began using the term as of issue #7.<ref name="CBR1"/>

The title ''Hulk'' establishes that the character is very aggressive, as the Red Hulk murders Hulk foes the ] and ]; destroys the ] of spy organization ]; defeats several Marvel heroes, and, after causing an ] in ], is finally defeated by the combined efforts of the Hulk and the Thunder god ].

A 2008 ] publication titled ''King-Size Hulk''<ref>Jeph Loeb. ''King-Size Hulk'' (June 2008)</ref> also featured the character, and was written by Loeb, with artwork by ], ], and ].

Issues seven through nine of the title were "split books", featuring two stories by Loeb, with Adams providing artwork for the first and Cho the second. The Red Hulk battles the female superhero team the ] and, after tricking them, kidnaps member ], and offers her an alliance.<ref>Jeph Loeb. ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #7 - 9 (Dec. 2008 - Feb. 2009)</ref> The ] the ] teams the character with other villains (a team called the Offenders - an evil version of superhero team the ]) in a bid to prevent the original Hulk from reuniting with past love ].<ref>Jeph Loeb. ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #10 - 12 (Apr. - June 2009)</ref>

Mutant assassin ], investigates Rulk, learning that the human form of the Red Hulk apparently has green hair.<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 2, #14 (Oct. 2009)</ref>


==Powers and abilities== ==Powers and abilities==
The Red Hulk has superhuman strength, durability, and endurance, comparable to that of the Hulk. He is capable of absorbing radiation, which his body can metabolize for increased strength. Unlike the Hulk, increased anger does not make him stronger but causes him to emit increasing heat. The upper limit of this heat has not been specified. When fighting the Hulk, during the Red Hulk's first story line, this heat created an aura of light around the two behemoths and melted the desert sand on which they stood into a glass disc at least dozens of feet in diameter. At this level, the Red Hulk weakens and is vulnerable to being knocked unconscious by the Hulk.<ref>{{cite comic|writer=Loeb, Jeph|Penciller=McGuinness, Ed|Inker=Vines, Dexter|story=Blood Red|title=Hulk|volume=2|issue=6|date=July 2008|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Marvel Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded}}</ref>
Marvel editor Mark Paniccia has described the Red Hulk as "absolutely uninhibited, tactically intelligent",<ref name="George">{{cite web |last=George |first=Richard |coauthors=Schedeen, Jesse |title=The Future of the Hulk: Marvel reveals new details about the current and future status of the Hulk line |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/877/877905p1.html |publisher=] |date=May 30, 2008 |accessdate= }}</ref> while writer Jeph Loeb states "The Red Hulk is the kind of ] we haven't seen before — a thinking, calculating, brutal weapon-toting kind of Hulk." To further distance the character away from the original: "Everything the Green Hulk isn't, the Red Hulk is."<ref name="USA">{{cite news |last=Colton |first=David | title = The reliably green Incredible Hulk gets pulled into a crimson tide for '#2' | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-02-17-incredible-hulk_N.htm | work = ] | date = February 17, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-06-12}}</ref> The character has abilities almost identical to those of the ]. The Red Hulk, however, does not become stronger with anger, but rather emits increasing levels of heat. The character can also emit heat at will from his eyes during non-enraged periods, and can augment power levels by absorbing various types of energy, such as ] (in one instance causing the Hulk to revert back to ] ])<ref name=Incredible600/> and the ].<ref>Jeph Loeb. ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #12 (July 2009)</ref> Unlike the green Hulk, the Red Hulk does not revert to human form when rendered unconscious, and his ] is ] instead of green.<ref>Jeph Loeb. ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #6 (Nov. 2008)</ref>


== Collected editions ==
==Reception==
{| class="wikitable"
Comics featuring the Red Hulk have sold well, but received mixed reviews. The first five issues of the ''Hulk'' title sold out, and second printings featured new covers.<ref name="CBR1">{{cite news |last=CBR News Team |first= | title = "Hulk" #5 is - second printing announced | url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17678 | publisher = ] | date = August 12, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-08-28}}</ref> Issue #6 was the second best-selling title of September 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13519.html |title=Top 300 Comics Actual--September 2008 |publisher=ICv2.com}}</ref> and issue #10 was sixth in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/14518.html|title=Top 300 Comics Actual--February 2009|date=March 17, 2009|publisher=ICv2|accessdate=2009-03-19}}</ref>
|+
!Title
!Material collected
!Published date
!ISBN
|-
|''Hulk: Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk''
|''Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk'' #1-4 and material from ''Incredible Hulk'' #606-608
|August 2010
|{{ISBNT|978-0785147954}}
|-
|''Red Hulk: Scorched Earth''
|''Hulk'' (vol. 2) #25-30
|May 2011
|{{ISBNT|978-0785148968}}
|-
|''Red Hulk: Planet Red Hulk''
|''Hulk'' (vol. 2) #30.1, 31-36
|October 2011
|{{ISBNT|978-0785155782}}
|-
|''Fear Itself: Hulk/Dracula''
|''Hulk'' (vol. 2) #37-41, ''Fear Itself: Hulk vs Dracula'' #1-3
|November 2011
|{{ISBNT|978-0785155805}}
|-
|''Red Hulk: Hulk of Arabia''
|''Hulk'' (vol. 2) #42-46
|April 2012
|{{ISBNT|978-0785160953}}
|-
|''Red Hulk: Haunted''
|''Hulk'' (vol. 2) #47-52
|August 2012
|{{ISBNT|978-0785160991}}
|-
|''Red Hulk: Mayan Rule''
|''Hulk'' (vol. 2) #53-57
|October 2012
|{{ISBNT|978-0785160977}}
|}


==Other versions==
Augie De Blieck Jr. of ] gave the first six issues a positive review, describing it as a "silly fun action romp" and a "popcorn comic". Blieck Jr. liked Loeb's lack of subtlety when giving out clues, saying "this is a book where anytime someone is about reveal the solution to the big mystery, they get knocked out by a slap in the face from the Red Hulk or a machine gun to the gut". His one criticism was that, although he liked the artwork, he would have preferred ] as the artist.<ref name="Augie">{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19411|title=Pipeline|last=De Blieck Jr.|first=Augie |date=January 6, 2009|publisher=Comic Book Resources|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref>
===Marvel 2099===
In the unified ] reality of Earth-2099, space explorer '''Ross Romero''' is dispatched with his crew by ] to explore a rogue planet that appeared around the Sun. When the planet attacked his crew and one abandoned Ross on the planet, he worked to survive on it. One day, Ross ate a red fruit that appeared before him and it transformed him into the 2099 version of the Red Hulk as he figures out that the planet he's stranded on is ] who empowered him as his last act. Ego's pursuer Terrax the Planet Hunter arrived after killing the crew member that abandoned Ross and fought his Red Hulk form. The Red Hulk defeats Terrax the Planet Hunter who finds himself unable to manipulate Ego's soil. Now with his new powers, the Red Hulk leaves Ego to protect the galaxy as he taps into Hyperspace and heads into the unknown.<ref>''Annihilation 2099'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>


===Secret Wars (2015)===
] reviewer Jesse Schedeen was generally critical of the series, citing a lack of character development and the emphasis on continuous action sequences over the ongoing question of Red Hulk's identity.<ref name="IGNR4">{{cite news |last= Schedeen |first= Jesse| title = Hulk #4 Review, Who is the hulkiest Hulk of them all? | url = http://comics.ign.com/articles/884/884159p1.html | publisher = ] | date = May 25, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-08-28 | quote =Each issue provides about 30 seconds of plot development, which usually centers around heaping more layers of mystery atop the Red Hulk's identity. The rest involves smashing, being smashed, or a bit of both.}}</ref> Schedeen also derided the treatment of other mainstream Marvel characters within the pages of ''Hulk'', saying about issue #5 "The series has already treated She-Hulk and Iron Man like ragdolls who crumple under the awesome might of Red Hulk. Now it's Thor's turn".<ref name="IGNR5">{{cite news |last= Schedeen |first= Jesse| title = Hulk #5 Review, It's hammer time for Red Hulk. | url = http://comics.ign.com/articles/896/896771p1.html | publisher = ] | date = August 6, 2008 | accessdate = 2008-08-28}}</ref> Claiming bad dialogue, poor pacing and maltreated characters, the review claims Ed McGuiness' artwork has been the only saving grace for the title.<ref name="IGNR4"/><ref name="IGNR5"/> In an interview with Loeb, Z. Julian Cenac of ComixFan.com noted that some readers were upset that the Red Hulk was able to thrash other powerful Marvel characters, and were concerned that such a high power-level wouldn't be sustainable. Loeb replied, "I tell the best stories I can."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=46252|title=An Ultimatum of an Interview with Jeph Loeb|last=Cenac|first=Z. Julian |date=2009|publisher=ComixFan.com|accessdate=2009-03-04}}</ref>
The 2015 "]" story line features the ] domain of Greenland and contains some Red Hulks who are part of the different Tribal Hulks. One Red Hulk rules Greenland as the '''Red King'''. A variation of ] called the Captain is sent into Greenland by ] and ] to kill the Red King who is holding ] prisoner.<ref>''Planet Hulk'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> After the Red King reveals to that group that he already killed Barnes,<ref>''Planet Hulk'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref> the Captain kills the Red King.<ref>''Planet Hulk'' #5. Marvel Comics.</ref>


==In other media== ==In other media==
===Video games=== ===Television===
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears in '']'', voiced by ].<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Red Hulk Voices (Hulk) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Hulk/Red-Hulk/ |access-date=January 10, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
Red Hulk is a playable character in ]'s ] exclusive version of '']'', the video game tie-in to the 2008 '']'' movie.<ref>{{cite news | title = The Red Hulk Comes To GameStop | publisher = Game News International | date = ] | url = http://gamenewsi.com/index.php?itemid=19866&catid=1 | accessdate = 2008-05-08}}</ref>
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears in '']'', voiced by ].<ref name="btva2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Eric |date=April 21, 2012 |title=Eliza Dushku Will S.M.A.S.H. as She-Hulk |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/122/1223159p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421033522/http://tv.ign.com/articles/122/1223159p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-04-21 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref name="CBR">{{cite web |last=Feily |first=Karl |date=October 19, 2011 |title=NYCC: Marvel Television Has Big Plans |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021042950/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35004 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-10-21 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |publisher=]}}</ref>
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* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears in the '']'' four-part episode "Contests of Champions", voiced again by Clancy Brown.<ref name="btva2" />
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears in '']'', voiced again by Clancy Brown.<ref name="btva2" />


===Marvel Cinematic Universe===
==Bibliography==
{{See also|Thaddeus Ross (Marvel Cinematic Universe)}}
* ''Hulk (2008)'' vol. 2 #1–present (], March 2008-present
The Red Hulk will make his live-action debut in the 2025 ] film '']'', portrayed by ] (Thaddeus Ross).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smart |first=Jack |date=July 27, 2024 |title=Harrison Ford Says He 'Wanted a Piece of the Action' While Previewing Next Captain America Movie
* ''King-Size Hulk'' one-shot (], June 2008)
|url=https://people.com/harrison-ford-captain-america-brave-new-world-piece-of-action-8683315 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728043429/https://people.com/harrison-ford-captain-america-brave-new-world-piece-of-action-8683315 |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>
* Previously, the Red Hulk was considered with ] during '']'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/civil-war-iron-spider-red-hulk/|title='Captain America: Civil War' Directors Considered Including Red Hulk and Iron Spider|publisher=]|last=Han|first=Angie|date=August 25, 2016}}</ref> and '']'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web|author=Bonomolo, Cameron|title=Red Hulk Was Considered for Avengers: Endgame|publisher=ComicBook.com|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/08/03/avengers-endgame-red-hulk-considered-writers/|date=August 3, 2019|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804000352/https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/08/03/avengers-endgame-red-hulk-considered-writers/}}</ref> Additionally, a film featuring both the Hulk and Red Hulk was considered, but the project never entered development due to conflicts with ] holding the film rights.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/james-gunn-wanted-to-direct-red-hulk-film/|title=James Gunn Wanted to Helm a Hulk/Red Hulk Film |last=Sobon |first=Nicole |date=July 1, 2017 |website=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518080750/https://www.cbr.com/james-gunn-wanted-to-direct-red-hulk-film/ |archive-date=May 18, 2019 |access-date=May 18, 2019 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>


===Collected editions=== ===Video games===
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in the ]-exclusive ] version of '']'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite news| title = The Red Hulk Comes To GameStop | publisher = Game News International | date = May 8, 2008 | url = http://gamenewsi.com/index.php?itemid=19866&catid=1 | access-date = May 8, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080512132450/http://gamenewsi.com/index.php?itemid=19866&catid=1 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = May 12, 2008}}</ref>
* ''Hulk'' vol. 1: ''Red Hulk'' ISBN 0785128816; collects ''Hulk'' #1-6
* The Red Hulk appears as an alternate costume for the Hulk in '']'',<ref> The Flick Cast, September 15, 2009</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.
* ''Hulk'' vol. 2: ''Red & Green'' ISBN 0-7851-2883-2 (hardcover)/ISBN 0-7851-2884-0 (softcover); collects ''Hulk'' vol. 2 #7-9 and ''King-Size Hulk'' #1
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in '']'', voiced by ].<ref name="btva2" />
* ''Hulk'' vol. 3: ''Hulk No More'' (Collects Hulk (Vol. 2) #10-13, Incredible Hulk #600)
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as an unlockable character in '']''.
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in '']'', voices again by Fred Tatasciore.<ref>. Marvel.com. August 21, 2013.</ref>
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in '']''.
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in '']'' with Robert Maverick / Red Hulk as an alternate costume.<ref>{{Citation|title=Marvel Future Fight on Facebook Gaming|url=https://www.facebook.com/MarvelFutureFight/videos/things-are-heating-up-for-red-hulk-in-marvel-future-fights-v625-update-whos-read/2982798005166206/|language=en|access-date=2021-08-26}}</ref>
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in '']''.
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in '']'', voiced again by Fred Tatasciore.<ref name="btva2" />
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/10/1/9429395/marvel-puzzle-quest-birthday-galactus-boss-fight-year-two-second|title=Marvel Puzzle Quest celebrates second birthday with an epic Galactus boss fight|first=Philip|last=Kollar|date=October 1, 2015|website=Polygon|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
* Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in '']''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Characters|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/lego-marvel-super-heroes-2/Characters|website=IGN Database|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>


==Notes== ==References==
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==External links==
* at the Marvel Universe
* at the Marvel Database Project
* {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=26270|title=Red Hulk}}
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Marvel Comics antihero

The Red Hulk is an alias that is used by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics: Thunderbolt Ross, Robert Maverick, Joe Fixit and other equivalents in specific Marvel timelines. The character has appeared in numerous adaptions in media alongside the comics including several animated television shows and many video games.

Fictional character biography

Thunderbolt Ross

Main article: Thunderbolt Ross

The first incarnation of Red Hulk (also known as Rulk) first appeared in the Hulk series that debuted in 2008. The 2010 World War Hulks storyline reveals that this being is United States Army General Thunderbolt Ross, the father-in-law and longtime nemesis of the original Hulk (Bruce Banner). The storyline reveals that Ross was given the ability to transform into the Red Hulk by the organizations A.I.M. and the Intelligencia and that he did this in order to better fight the original Hulk.

Robert Maverick

Main article: Robert Maverick

The second incarnation of Red Hulk appears in the 2017 debut issue of U.S.Avengers. Four-star General Robert Maverick is selected for his genetic profile to create a being who is "halfway to a Hulk". A device called the Hulk Plug-In, created by Avengers Idea Mechanics (a legitimate technology company created from the remains of the defunct supervillain organization Advanced Idea Mechanics), is implanted in Maverick's wrist. When triggered, it turns him into a variation of the Red Hulk for one hour approximately every day and a half. Unlike his predecessor, Maverick retains his mustache as the Red Hulk and wears his sunglasses. He joins the U.S. Avengers.

Joe Fixit

Main article: Hulk

The Hulk's Joe Fixit personality later gained the ability to transform into his version of Red Hulk when in the Below-Place.

Powers and abilities

The Red Hulk has superhuman strength, durability, and endurance, comparable to that of the Hulk. He is capable of absorbing radiation, which his body can metabolize for increased strength. Unlike the Hulk, increased anger does not make him stronger but causes him to emit increasing heat. The upper limit of this heat has not been specified. When fighting the Hulk, during the Red Hulk's first story line, this heat created an aura of light around the two behemoths and melted the desert sand on which they stood into a glass disc at least dozens of feet in diameter. At this level, the Red Hulk weakens and is vulnerable to being knocked unconscious by the Hulk.

Collected editions

Title Material collected Published date ISBN
Hulk: Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #1-4 and material from Incredible Hulk #606-608 August 2010 978-0785147954
Red Hulk: Scorched Earth Hulk (vol. 2) #25-30 May 2011 978-0785148968
Red Hulk: Planet Red Hulk Hulk (vol. 2) #30.1, 31-36 October 2011 978-0785155782
Fear Itself: Hulk/Dracula Hulk (vol. 2) #37-41, Fear Itself: Hulk vs Dracula #1-3 November 2011 978-0785155805
Red Hulk: Hulk of Arabia Hulk (vol. 2) #42-46 April 2012 978-0785160953
Red Hulk: Haunted Hulk (vol. 2) #47-52 August 2012 978-0785160991
Red Hulk: Mayan Rule Hulk (vol. 2) #53-57 October 2012 978-0785160977

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Marvel 2099

In the unified Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-2099, space explorer Ross Romero is dispatched with his crew by Alchemax to explore a rogue planet that appeared around the Sun. When the planet attacked his crew and one abandoned Ross on the planet, he worked to survive on it. One day, Ross ate a red fruit that appeared before him and it transformed him into the 2099 version of the Red Hulk as he figures out that the planet he's stranded on is Ego the Living Planet who empowered him as his last act. Ego's pursuer Terrax the Planet Hunter arrived after killing the crew member that abandoned Ross and fought his Red Hulk form. The Red Hulk defeats Terrax the Planet Hunter who finds himself unable to manipulate Ego's soil. Now with his new powers, the Red Hulk leaves Ego to protect the galaxy as he taps into Hyperspace and heads into the unknown.

Secret Wars (2015)

The 2015 "Secret Wars" story line features the Battleworld domain of Greenland and contains some Red Hulks who are part of the different Tribal Hulks. One Red Hulk rules Greenland as the Red King. A variation of Captain America called the Captain is sent into Greenland by God Emperor Doom and Sheriff Strange to kill the Red King who is holding Bucky Barnes prisoner. After the Red King reveals to that group that he already killed Barnes, the Captain kills the Red King.

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Marvel Cinematic Universe

See also: Thaddeus Ross (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

The Red Hulk will make his live-action debut in the 2025 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: Brave New World, portrayed by Harrison Ford (Thaddeus Ross).

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