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X. PROFESSOR HULK STRENGTH
The Professor Hulk. Originally thought to be a merger of the Banner, Savage Hulk and Gray Hulk identities, it was later revealed that this persona was a wholly distinct fourth one.
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The Professor Hulk possessed all of Banner's intellect, the Savage Hulk's strength and Mr. Fixit's attitude. Due to brain damage caused by shrapnel, the Professor Hulk persona would warp into the Maestro, a self-styled villain for the rest of the world to unite against. In terms of strength, the Professor Hulk actually started off much stronger than the Savage Hulk. He also could ramp up his strength at a rapid pace. The only limiting factor to his strength was a mental fail-safe he created: should he completely lose control and become overly enraged, he would revert back to puny Banner.
LIFTING
It bears repeating that Professor Hulk was stronger than Savage Hulk, and various authorities were acutely aware of this, "Actually, he's bigger, greener, and stronger than ever." From Incredible Hulk #391:
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Professor Hulk is strong enough to toss around Dr. Octopus despite the latter's adamantium tentacles, from Spider-Man #23:
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Even at a standstill, he can easily drag around Dr. Octopus in an almost casual manner, from Incredible Hulk #396:
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A cliffside's worth of rubble poses little obstacle to Professor Hulk in Tales to Astonish #1:
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PRESSING
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In a friendly match of arm-wrestling, Thing visibly and audibly strains to gain an edge... and completely fails to budge him to the casual amusement of Professor Hulk in Incredible Hulk Annual #18:
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The Toad Men's magnetic repulsion weapons designed to lock onto the hemoglobin in his body fail to hold back Professor Hulk in Over The Edge #3:
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Professor Hulk can exert so much pressure that he can press straight through an all-out Vector's attack even when he's literally reduced to a near skeletal state in Incredible Hulk #398:
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FLEXING
The lack of leverage poses little problem to Professor Hulk. Here he easily breaks out of a reverse bear hug from Ajax in Incredible Hulk #381:
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Professor Hulk clowns X-Factor's Strong Guy with a swift headlock in Incredible Hulk #391:
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When he wrestles with his old foe, Glob, Professor Hulk states matter-of-factly that he's now much stronger... and Glob clearly believes it in Incredible Hulk #389:
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The monstrous Man-Thing attempts to smother Professor Hulk with his body but is violently flexed off in Incredible Hulk #428:
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The Toad Men's magnetic cage forced tremendous pressure but even without any sort of leverage, Professor Hulk manages to flex and exert sufficient counter-pressure to overload the machine and free himself in Over The Edge #3:
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TEARING
Poor Spider-Man, his webs are quite literally useless against Hulk. And that includes Professor Hulk, who tears right through two cartridges worth of em with a single hand in Amazing Spider-Man #382:
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Even Venom's stronger webbing is about as useful as spit as shown in Incredible Hulk Vs Venom #1:
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The very bedrock underground is easily tunneled through with his bare hands, from Incredible Hulk #411:
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X. PROFESSOR HULK STRENGTH (cont'd)
STAMINA
Professor Hulk possesses extraordinary endurance. His capacity for gaining a second wind is on full display here when he gets brought down by Troyjan weaponry and recovers with an angry start in Incredible Hulk #413:
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Goading the world to attack him, the Maestro backs up his challenge by combating a Thor in the throes of Warrior Madness for an hour without giving any ground in Incredible Hulk #440:
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One of the most impressive feats of stamina of any Hulk incarnation, Professor Hulk single-handedly fights the hordes of Hel for hours, then for days on end in Incredible Hulk #423:
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STRIKING POWER
Professor Hulk can dish out punishment at a top tier level. Here, Ironclad charges him like a raging bull and is topped hard in his tracks with a stiff palm to the chest in Incredible Hulk #397:
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Thing realizes the painful way that Professor Hulk "still packs a heckuva wallop" when he piledrives him straight down several floors in Fantastic Four #374:
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Reinforced blast doors designed to withstand a nuclear strike don't bar Professor Hulk's way in Incredible Hulk #410:
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A small flick of the finger knocks Electro out cold in Spider-Man #19:
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Dr. Octopus gets the finger as well, swiftly ending his crime spree in Incredible Hulk #396:
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Even the New Warriors' strongman Rage gets sent flying with a casual knuckle to the face in Night Thrasher #15:
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Doc Sampson amped by a gamma virus is nearly beat to death by Professor Hulk in Amazing Spider-Man #381:
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It bears repeating. Professor Hulk dishes out punishment at a top tier level. With a pair of punches, a livid Professor Hulk knocks off Juggernaut's helmet and brings him to his knees in Incredible Hulk #404:
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Even the Immortal Hercules begrudgingly recognizes his power in Incredible Hulk #404:
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Here, Professor Hulk lays out a Power Gem-wielding Drax the Destroyer with a punch in Warlock and the Infinity Watch #12:
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SHOCKWAVES
Professor Hulk amped by a gamma virus send Doc Sampson flying helplessly with a leaping stomp in Amazing Spider-Man #382:
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Moments later, Spider-Man gets the wind completely knocked out of him by a shockwave caused by fist to the ground:
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Even a careless snap of his fingers causes shockwaves staggering those around him in Incredible Hulk #438:
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THUNDERCLAPS
Johnny Storm's flames can't withstand Professor Hulk's thunderclap in Fantastic Four #374:
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Venom suffers mightily due to the sonic concussions caused by two point-blank thunderclaps in Incredible Hulk Vs Venom #1:
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Here he sends Ironclad, Hotshot and Ogress flying with a vicious thunderclap in Incredible Hulk #398:
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He stuns Black Knight, Crystal, Sersi and even Immortal Hercules with another thunderclap in Incredible Hulk #404:
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XI. PROFESSOR HULK DURABILITY
Professor Hulk's durability also started off much higher than Savage Hulk's. And his capacity for shrugging off attacks of physical force, energy projection, temperature extremes, piercing, chemical and mental attacks is equally, if not moreso, impressive.
BLUNT FORCE
Professor Hulk's ability to withstand blunt force easily ranks among top tiers. Here he isn't budged by a rumbling train and protects a small boy in Hulk/Pitt #1:
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Captain America's pressure point move meets with spectacular failure in Incredible Hulk #406 and later, a shield bash to his head from behind barely registers:
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Rage's blows come off as rather pathetic as he can't even manage to make Professor Hulk blink with free shots to the face in Night Thrasher #15:
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Thing can't even interrupt Professor Hulk's lecturing with a clean shot to the gut in Fantastic Four #374:
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Wonder Man doesn't make Professor Hulk flinch despite throwing a tank directly at his face in Wonder Man #26:
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An ambush from above by an amped Doc Sampson is quickly shrugged off in Amazing Spider-Man #381:
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In a rare display of reasonability, Professor Hulk stops fighting and casually permits an unaware Iron Man in his Hulkbuster armor to get in a few more ineffectual shots in Iron Man #305:
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Professor Hulk doesn't even miss a step after taking a haymaker from Namor in the driving rain in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Annual #1:
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He's traded punches with the Juggernaut in Incredible Hulk #402:
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Same with Immortal Hercules in Incredible Hulk #404:
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Same with Drax the Destroyer w/ Power Gem in Warlock and the Infinity Watch #13:
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Professor Hulk barehands a hammer swing from Red Norvell and stops it easily in Incredible Hulk #422:
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PIERCING
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Like all other Hulks, Professor Hulk is completely bulletproof. From Incredible Hulk #379, 391, 396, and 400:
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Punisher even manages to land a bullet directly onto his eye and even assuming it bounces off his eyelid, Professor Hulk still doesn't flinch in Incredible Hulk #395:
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A well-aimed shot into his ear by Sabra's energy quills only throws off his balance briefly in Incredible Hulk #387:
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A helicopter's spinning rotor blades don't penetrate his thick hide in Incredible Hulk #396:
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Speedfreak's adamantium blades cause superficial damage in Incredible Hulk #388:
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Robotic jaws that purportedly "can crush adamantium in 7.3 seconds" do not do much at all to Professor Hulk's exposed neck in Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect #1:
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XI. PROFESSOR HULK DURABILITY (cont'd)
EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Professor Hulk can withstand great variances in temperature. Engulfed in alien-borne fire does little more than singe him in Incredible Hulk #443:
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Most burn at the touch of the Man-Thing, but Professor Hulk can withstand it long enough to fight back in Incredible Hulk #428:
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Here, he shrugs off being frozen solid in Incredible Hulk #396:
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Indeed, he professes that he never feels extremes of temperature (not the case when he confronts the cold of Hela's realm), from Incredible Hulk #423:
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ENERGY
Professor Hulk possesses a greater resistance to energy than the average Savage Hulk. Here, he easily shrugs off Electro's blasts in Spider-Man #19:
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He makes a joke at the expense of X-ray's barrage of blasts in Incredible Hulk #397:
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He shrugs off blasts from the Mindless Ones in Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #50:
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Sersi's eyeblasts manage to knock him over but not much else in Incredible Hulk #404:
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A barrage of ultra sonics doesn't slow Professor Hulk down in Incredible Hulk #436:
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A lightning bolt only makes Professor Hulk's hair stand on end in Incredible Hulk Annual #18:
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And a barrage of lightning from Thor only stuns Professor Hulk in Incredible Hulk #440:
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Later, after an hour of fighting Thor gripped in Warrior Madness, he survives a ground-zero atomic blast:
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MENTAL
Mentallo finds that controlling Professor Hulk is much harder than he anticipated in Incredible Hulk #403:
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Eventually, his rage powers him past Mentallo's control even with Red Skull's machinery at full power. The psychic backlash would be so powerful that it would knock out Avengers like Sersi and the Immortal Hercules, from Incredible Hulk #403:
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MISCELLANEOUS
The mutant Havok reveals that he can forcibly drain the gamma rays empowering Professor Hulk but that doesn't stop his advance, forcing him to threaten him with a fullpower blast in Incredible Hulk #391:
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XII. PROFESSOR HULK SPEED
AGILITY
Professor Hulk could stand toe-to-toe with the best of em, but he's also displayed surprising agility in his fights. Here he easily weaves beneath Abomination's punch and deftly puts him into an armbar in Incredible Hulk #383:
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Here he dodges Speedfreak's attacks until he sets him up exactly where he wants him in Incredible Hulk #388:
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He flips over the bestial Pitt and performs a takedown from behind in Hulk/Pitt #1:
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LEAPING
Professor Hulk literally chases down a jet with his leaps in Incredible Hulk #409:
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He soars through the sky Superman-style to get some alone time in Incredible Hulk #409:
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He jumps so high he breaks through cloud cover with a single bound in Incredible Hulk #431:
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XIII. PROFESSOR HULK POWERS
TRANSFORMATION
As noted earlier, the Professor Hulk persona was a distinct fourth personality. Doc Sampson was partially responsible for its emergence during a psychological session where he attempted to resolve the increasingly unstable conflicts between his Banner, Savage Hulk and Gray Hulk personalities. From Incredible Hulk #376-77:
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However, this merger turned out to be a farce. Angela Lipscombe, an old colleague of Bruce Banner, calls out Doc Sampson when she notices that the Professor Hulk persona was too macho, narcissistic ... and left-handed. Doc Sampson had hoped that this new persona would mesh with Banner's, but it never did. From Incredible Hulk vol.2 #16:
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One of the more interesting twists of the Professor Hulk persona was revealed when he went berserk at the scene of Betty Ross crushed by rubble. It turned out that if he went too overboard with rage, he would revert to puny "Savage Banner." In other words, a childlike uncontrollable monster in the body of a 98 lb. weakling. From Incredible Hulk #426-27:
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AMPING
While this mental fail-safe might suggest that Professor Hulk's ability to amp off of increased anger was crippled, that proved rarely the case. For the most part, Savage Banner only emerged a handful of times when he went utterly berserk, usually when Betty Ross' life was endangered. Accordingly, Professor Hulk could still amp his strength in times of great stress and anger and he did so at a far greater rate than Gray Hulk. From Incredible Hulk #413:
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Bruce Banner's calculating mind did not inhibit his anger building either, as he explains to Ajax, "The old Bruce Banner, when he had the Hulk's body, couldn't get madder and stronger. But this is the new Bruce Banner. And the new Hulk. Getting madder isn't a problem with me. Neither is getting stronger." From Incredible Hulk #379:
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As per usual, all physical traits of Professor Hulk increased when he amped, including his durability. Here, a previous blast from Trow-Mah had blown a hole clean through his torso, but the second time around his blasts are easily tanked. From Incredible Hulk #394:
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HEALING FACTOR
Some of Hulk's greatest healing feats have occurred during his stint as the Professor Hulk. As noted earlier, Professor Hulk's healing factor proved capable of healing his guts being blown straight through by Trow-Mah in Incredible Hulk #394:
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Here, Vector literally sheers the flesh off of Professor Hulk with an extended barrage and within a few panels, Professor Hulk grows it all completely back in Incredible Hulk #398:
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Professor Hulk gets several holes blown right through his body by a cannon invented by Forge and in the space of pages he heals enough to renew his fight against his evil future self, the Maestro in Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect #2:
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A gaping wound caused by Speedfreak's adamantium blades heals so quickly, that it literally heals around Professor Hulk's hand in Incredible Hulk #430:
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In the space of panels, damage to his brain stem caused by Ant-Man is healed. Indeed, the healing factor works so quickly that Ant-Man can barely travel through the incisions he makes and has to resort to shrinking himself even further to make it past, from Incredible Hulk vol.2 #32:
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XIV. MINDLESS HULK STRENGTH
The Mindless Hulk is mostly a catch-all category for the number of times the Banner personality was either deeply sublimated within or physically separated apart from the Hulk itself. The adjective, "Mindless," is actually a bit of a misnomer as the base Hulk identity always possessed some intelligence and a personality of his own.
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There have been several extended episodes where Banner was separated from Hulk. The first occurred when Banner committed mental suicide with the help of Dr. Strange to free himself from the cycle of violence that had peaked when Nightmare unleashed him on Earth. The second episode occurred when Doc Sampson used an experimental nutrient bath to separate the two. The third episode came when the eruption of Onslaught's reality-warping powers split Banner from Hulk. The most recent episode occurred when Dr. Doom surgically separated the two. Each occurrence proved detrimental as one (or both) would eventually deteriorate physically or mentally. In any event, the Mindless Hulk would rarely restrain himself and having no human element within him, would demonstrate feats of strength surpassing the previous Hulk incarnations covered so far.
LIFTING
Here, Mindless Hulk literally lifts the ground from out beneath the army's feet in Incredible Hulk #300:
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Mindless Hulk does the same to Doc Sampson in Incredible Hulk #317:
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Mindless Hulk lifts and tosses ships, cars and any other debris lying around to create a dam to protect a town from tidal waves in Incredible Hulk #452:
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PRESSING
At the peak of his powers, Vector quite literally repels reality to force back Mindless Hulk, but even this is not enough to hold him back in Incredible Hulk #299:
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Iron Man's Silver Centurion armor is quite literally crushed by Mindless Hulk's grip in Incredible Hulk #316:
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The Thing's own hide is reduced to nothing but dust in Mindless Hulk's crushing hands. From Incredible Hulk vol.3 #12:
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Mindless Hulk amped by Apocalypse's technology manages the impossible, he forces Juggernaut's charge to a complete stop in Incredible Hulk #457:
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Another previously thought impossible feat: Mindless Hulk drives Wolverine's own claws back into his adamantium skull in Incredible Hulk vol.3 #12:
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FLEXING
A Hulkbuster's arms are completely torn off when Mindless Hulk flexes his arms forward in Incredible Hulk #320:
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The Mindless Hulk wrestles off the combined effort of Iron Man, Wonder Man, Namor and the Immortal Hercules to restrain him in Incredible Hulk #321:
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Without any leverage whatsoever, the Mindless Hulk flexes and tears through castrodinium bonds in Incredible Hulk #446:
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TEARING
Prison bars might as well be made of putty to Mindless Hulk. From Incredible Hulk #452:
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"He's shredding laser-honed high-tensile cobalt steel like confetti!" From Incredible Hulk #320:
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Mindless Hulk tears apart Iron Man's armor to pieces in Incredible Hulk #321:
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XIV. MINDLESS HULK STRENGTH (cont'd)
STAMINA
Mindless Hulk possesses endurance is nearly limitless. Here, despite having no food, he travels across a landscape for the better part of a week to reach a gigantic mountain located in one of the Crossroad dimensions. But that's not even the end of it. Once he reaches the mountain, he climbs it "for days without number, weeks without end." From Incredible Hulk Annual #13:
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This near limitless stamina shows in fights as well. Here he battles Doc Sampson "for almost six full hours" without showing any side of tiring in Incredible Hulk #317:
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Here, Mindless Hulk tags along underneath a cargo ship and doesn't even come up for air for six whole days. From Fear Itself #7:
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STRIKING POWER
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A Mindless Hulk literally tears Nightmare's Realm apart in Incredible Hulk #299:
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Because he rarely restrained his incredible strength, Mindless Hulk was capable of delivering devastatingly powerful blows to his foes. Here, he sends Luke Cage flying across Manhattan through several buildings and knocks him unconscious with a single shot in Incredible Hulk #300:
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Later on, despite increasing his molecular density to that of a diamond and bracing himself, Mindless Hulk pounds Vision straight through the ground:
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His blows against Onslaught were tremendous. "The air rang with atomic thunder. For miles in every direction, windows shattered... ground trembled." From Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1:
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Indeed, it was his pure strength that released his final form, a shot delivered from the ground without any leverage:
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As Apocalypse's Horseman, War, he sends Juggernaut careening into Cairo in Incredible Hulk #457:
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Despite being miles underground in the Earth's mantle, he sends one of Banner's strongest gamma-irradiated minions flying straight through miles of solid rock, miles of ocean floor, miles of ocean water and finally, miles of air where he eventually lands in a mountain. From Incredible Hulk vol.3 #3:
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SHOCKWAVES
In the Crossroads, the shockwave produced when he clashes with Ironclad is so devastating, it "reverberates along the pathways leading from the Crossroads to an infinite number of dimensions... causing cataclysmic upheavals and unimaginable destruction." From Incredible Hulk #305:
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As his fight continues against Banner's minions, seismologists register 5.6 earthquakes with readings "like there's a whole series of bombs going off in the Earth's mantle." The catastrophic effects are felt across the globe as sinkholes form in the Middle East's deserts, fissures form in the West, seas churn, icebergs split and volcanoes erupt. Simply incredible:
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THUNDERCLAPS
Infantry are rendered helpless by a Mindless Hulk's thunderclap in Incredible Hulk #447:
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Johnny Storm's flames can't withstand Mindless Hulk's thunderclap any better than he could any other Hulk's. From Incredible Hulk #300:
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Vapor of the U-Foes is completely dispersed by one of his thunderclaps in Heroes for Hire #1:
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Gladiator of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard is utterly stunned by a thunderclap to his head with "[o]nly the thinness of the atmosphere sav[ing] Gladiator from deafness..." From Incredible Hulk Annual 1997:
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XV. MINDLESS HULK DURABILITY
It goes without saying that Mindless Hulk's durability was just as seemingly limitless as his strength was. He was nearly impervious to physical force, energy projection, temperature extremes, piercing, chemical and mental attacks.
BLUNT FORCE
A semi truck crashes into Mindless Hulk and doesn't budge him in the slightest in Incredible Hulk #459:
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The speedster Northstar rains a hundred blows in the same spot on Mindless Hulk, just managing to hurt him in Alpha Flight #29:
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A full-powered Iron Fist is squelched in Mindless Hulk's hand and driven back into Danny in Incredible Hulk #300:
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Later on, Mindless Hulk withstands an all-out Thor raining blow after blow on him:
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A combined assault by Namor, Iron Man, Wonder Man and the Immortal Hercules doesn't stop Mindless Hulk in Incredible Hulk #300:
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PIERCING
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It should go without saying that Mindless Hulk is completely bulletproof. From Incredible Hulk #447, 450, and vol.3 #8:
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A "600 caliber elephant gun loaded with gamma-dipped, armor-piercing ammo" doesn't stop Mindless Hulk in Incredible Hulk vol.3 #6:
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Explosive arrows that can stop tanks don't even slow down Mindless Hulk's charge in Incredible Hulk #324:
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Wolverine's bone claws don't leave a scratch on his exposed throat in Incredible Hulk #454:
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EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Napalm does little more than char his flesh in Incredible Hulk #300:
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Human Torch's flames don't do much against Mindless Hulk and even he knows it. From Incredible Hulk #300:
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Neither does Banner's liquid lava cannon in Incredible Hulk vol.3 #6:
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Mindless Hulk literally wades through molten magma without issue in Incredible Hulk vol.3 #3:
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The atomic fires from a gamma bomb serve only to burn away his hair in Incredible Hulk vol.3 #7:
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Indeed, such extreme temperatures like molten lava serve to only soothe Mindless Hulk in the fashion of a hot bath. Sitting around in icy mountains doesn't bother him either. From Incredible Hulk vol.3 #7:
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XVII. MINDLESS HULK POWERS
TRANSFORMATION
As referenced earlier, the Mindless Hulk isn't exactly a persona but the lack of one. Through various causes, this has happened several times for extended periods of time. The first time, Banner committed mental suicide to stop Nightmare's exploitation of his monstrous side. This led to Dr. Strange famously banishing this Mindless Hulk to the Crossroads. From Incredible Hulk #299-301:
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Banner eventually re-emerged after experiencing an emotional catharsis in the Crossroads in Incredible Hulk #312. Afterwards, Doc Sampson separated Banner from the Hulk using an experimental nutrient bath in Incredible Hulk #315. However, this split was unstable and was killing both Banner and Mindless Hulk by effecting their molecular cohesion. Mindless Hulk was unable to amp due to this, as revealed in Incredible Hulk #321-23:
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The third time they were separated was when Jean Grey used her telepathy to shut down the Banner side and in a twist, Onslaught's reality-warping powers effected the banishment of Banner physically in Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1. Despite feeling stronger at first, one of the side-effects of this split was that the dimensional energies of Franklin's pocket dimension were channeled into Mindless Hulk's body. This weakened his body's physical durability and was actually slowly killing him as discovered by Dr. Strange, from Incredible Hulk #349-50:
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The most recent separation occurred as recently as Fear Itself #7. As revealed in Incredible Hulk vol.3 #5, the operation was performed by none other than Dr. Doom. This separation, however, also had another side-effect: it drove Bruce Banner insane. From Incredible Hulk vol.3 #13:
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AMPING
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Except when separated by Doc Sampson's nutrient bath, Mindless Hulk did amp. When banished to the Crossroads, he amps against a N'astirh demon in Incredible Hulk #308:
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Here, he amps against Onslaught for the coup de grace that released his psionic form in Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1:
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After Doom separated them, Mindless Hulk went after Banner and his island of horrors. "They say the angrier I get. The stronger it makes me. And I was way past angry a long time ago." From Incredible Hulk vol.3 #5:
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HEALING FACTOR
Mad scientists note, "There's not a microbe on Earth that could live more than half a microsecond in the Hulk's bloodstream." From Incredible Hulk Annual #14:
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In one of the more gruesomely impressive feats of healing, Mindless Hulk literally rips off half his head and heals it back. From Incredible Hulk #446:
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Being weakened by the dimensional forces flowing through him, Mindless Hulk gets shredded by a berserk Wolverine and Wendigo. But before Wolverine can even catch his breath, Mindless Hulk is back on his feet and uncharacteristically spares the two a severe beating. From Marvel Fanfare vol.2 #2:
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The speed he heals at is shown here, when Mindless Hulk heals a cut from Deadpool's sword in the space of two panels in Deadpool #4:
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Here, Gladiator pierces Mindless Hulk's chest with eye beams burning through to his insides. Mindless Hulk powers past the pain and defeats him anyway in Incredible Hulk 1997:
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When Apocalypse transformed Mindless Hulk into the Horseman War, he had to tear out the full body implants that were bonded to his very flesh. From Incredible Hulk #457:
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Here, Dr. Doom is able to perform open brain surgery when separating Banner from Hulk... while he's conscious, from Incredible Hulk vol.3 #5:
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XVIII. WORLD WAR HULK STRENGTH
Haarg. Green Scar. Harkanon. Eye of Anger. Holku. World Breaker. He went by several different names but the crossover event bears the name used here: World War Hulk. While not so much a wholly different persona, it refers specifically to a Hulk defined and driven by the rage he experienced on Sakaar.
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"During his time on Sakaar, I think he finally found a place where he belonged, a community that embraced him, and he rose to the occasion, taking responsibility for the welfare of an entire nation, drawing radically different groups of people together, forging a hard-earned peace and, on an intensely personal level, opening himself up to love and family. Now all that's been taken away from him. And his rage is incalculable. But what makes this raging Hulk different from all the others that came before is that his time on Sakaar gave him a community, a mission, an ethos. He comes to Earth not merely as a blindly raging monster, but as a righteous king seeking vengeance. And that utter certainty of the justice of his cause makes him the most dangerous Hulk his opponents have ever faced." - Greg Pak
LIFTING
World War Hulk is the most powerful Hulk ever -- even before his ascension to Worldbreaker levels. And he's proved that time and time again with his feats of strength. Here, he lifts an entire section of the ground and hurls it at a mountain in the distance, breaking it in half. From Incredible Hulk vol.2 #105:
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He tells Rockslide that he's just thrown his legs to Connecticut. Who doubts his word? From World War Hulk: X-Men #1:
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Here he takes an enormously amped Wendigo tail and starts swinging him around in Incredible Hulks #631:
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World War Hulk amped by Nul, manages to lift himself up despite gravity generators holding him down with gravity 100x that of Jupiter in Fear Itself: Hulk Vs Dracula #3:
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PRESSING
Green Scar manages to hold his ground against Black Bolt's whisper for a time in World War Hulk #1:
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Cyclops' max power blast doesn't stop World War Hulk from advancing on him in World War Hulk: X-Men #2:
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Here, he literally squeezes Juggernaut's helmet in World War Hulk: X-Men #3:
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He even stalemates Juggernaut's advance causing that unstoppable force to be driven downwards into the reinforced foundations of the X-Mansion:
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World War Hulk powers straight through Hiro Kala's Old Power blast in Incredible Hulks #616:
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While trying to force him out, an amped World War Hulk take the mystic uru hammer of Nul, Breaker of Worlds, and crushes it between his hands in Fear Itself: Hulk Vs Dracula #3:
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FLEXING
World War Hulk wrestles Colossus and bends his arms back onto themselves, crippling him in World War Hulk: X-Men #2:
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When his deltoids are stabbed by vibranium knives, he simply flexes them out in World War Hulk: X-Men #3:
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A vaporous entity from Pandora's box measured to possess 133.45 Hercs (a unit equivalent to the maximum amount of energy Hercules could expend in one blow) is forcibly inhaled by World War Hulk's lungs in a single mighty breath and destroyed. From Incredible Hulks #627 and 629:
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TEARING
Green Scar easily tears Rockslide's limbs off in World War Hulk: X-Men #1:
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He tears tanks apart in World War Hulk #3:
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Here, he tears a mystically shielded vault off its hinges in Incredible Hulks #626:
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And an amped World War Hulk literally tears apart adamantium netting in Fear Itself: Hulk Vs Dracula #3:
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XVIII. WORLD WAR HULK STRENGTH (cont'd)
STAMINA
World War Hulk's stamina was virtually limitless -- far above that of even Savage Hulk. Whereas Savage Hulk exhausted himself in six minutes "dealing" with Umar, World War Hulk was running strong after three hours. From Defenders vol.3 #3 and Incredible Hulks #633:
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There isn't really anybody in comics who gets a second wind like World War Hulk. After Bruce and Bob beat the alter-egos out of each other, a spike of anger just brings back a seemingly exhausted World War Hulk to full power... and beyond. From World War Hulk #5:
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STRIKING POWER
World War Hulk hit harder than any previous Hulk, and his striking power is nearly unparalleled in comics. A double-fisted pound on Iron Man in his Hulkbuster armor brings down Avengers Tower in World War Hulk #1:
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Invisible Woman's forcefields crumble after only three shots in World War Hulk #2:
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Afterwards, elastic durability means nothing as three shots lay Mr. Fantastic out in a sprawling mess:
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Here he literally extinguishes Ghost Rider's flame with a vicious stomp in Ghost Rider vol.4 #13:
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A defenseless Immortal Hercules is brutalized by the Green Scar in Incredible Hulk vol.2 #107:
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Strong Guy can't even handle the kinetic force of World War Hulk's punch in World War Hulk: X-Men #3:
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World War Hulk was a virtual parade of one-shots. With a single shot, he drives She-Hulk into the ground and incapacitates her completely in World War Hulk #2:
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He does the same to Ares, God of War in the next page:
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Later, he brings Thing to his knees with a single shot to his head:
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World War Hulk was powerful enough to match an all-out Sentry blow for blow in World War Hulk #5:
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That catalog is impressive on it own, but everything seen above is World War Hulk holding back with his punches. Amadeus Cho confirms that with his abilities in Hulk Vs Hercules: When Titans Collide #1:
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Knowing all this, here are further examples of World War Hulk pulling his punches. A casual flick of his finger sends Deadpool flying from New Mexico, hundreds of miles away, to Arizona in Deadpool vol.5 #37:
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And when he loses patience, he splatters Deadpool. Literally. It would take days before he even came back, despite his near unparalleled healing factor. From Deadpool vol.5 #39:
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He punches Skaar nearly out of orbit from West Virginia to Maryland in Incredible Hulk #611:
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Korg professes that Thor hits almost as hard as the Green Scar does... almost. From Incredible Hulks #620:
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A mutated Miek is punched across a landscape straight through a volcano in Incredible Hulks #625:
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He punches a platform underneath a gigantic Wendigo and Bi-Beast so hard, he sends them to outer space in Incredible Hulks #631:
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So what happens when World War Hulk begins unleashing more of his strength? He becomes the Worldbreaker. And this label is about as literal as you can get. In this state, he takes a simple footstep and threatens the Eastern seaboard. From World War Hulk #5:
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The Worldbreaker strikes Arm'Chedon straight through one of his own massive ships in Incredible Hulks #632:
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And the thing is, even hits like that are still examples of him holding back. From Incredible Hulks #634:
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XVIII. WORLD WAR HULK STRENGTH (cont'd)
SHOCKWAVES
Some of the strongest punches in comics will inevitably be accompanied by tremendous shockwaves. A fist pound tosses away Korg, Red She-Hulk and A-Bomb like they were leaves in Incredible Hulks #613:
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Another double-fist pound sends shockwaves rippling across a town in Deadpool vol.5 #39:
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Here, the shockwave produced by his collision with Iron Man in his Hulkbuster armor reverberates throughout Manhattan, shattering windows for blocks around and tossing about helicopters in the air. From World War Hulk #1:
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Even when weakened by a custom toxin, he slams Mister Gideon to the ground and shatters more windows for blocks around in World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #3:
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The shockwaves his blows produce have leveled entire landscapes. Here, he destroys what remains of the capital city on Sakaar in Incredible Hulk vol.2 #105:
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As he ascends towards Worldbreaker levels, the shockwaves from even a single footstep are felt for hundreds of miles around, tossing helicopters in the air, and causing nearly irreparable damage to the bedrock of the Eastern Seaboard. From World War Hulk #5:
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Even after he allowed the heroes to drain his gamma away, the damage he caused would have split Manhattan Island in half. From World War Hulk: Aftersmash #1:
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This wasn't a one time feat. When he's pushed towards Worldbreaker levels again, the shockwaves produced are felt once again throughout the Eastern Seaboard mirroring his previous footstep. From Incredible Hulk #610:
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The consequences of the Worldbreaker's shockwaves are unequivocally continental in scale. Amadeus Cho reminds Red She-Hulk, "I know. I'm not worried about you... just the rest of the freaking continent." From Incredible Hulks #632:
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Dr. Strange reinforces Cho's concern, "... yesterday he came within seconds of triggering the San Andreas fault." And that was from hundreds of miles away in New Mexico. And, again, this is all when he holds back. From Incredible Hulks #633:
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So what happens when he finally meets an opponent who can match his physical strength and he stops holding back? The shockwaves produced from their collision annihilates an entire planet. From Incredible Hulks #634:
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THUNDERCLAPS
It should go without saying that World War Hulk's thunderclaps are nothing short of devastating. While holding back, a thunderclap stuns Namora, Angel and the Immortal Hercules in Incredible Hulk vol.2 #107:
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Here he tosses back Beast, Kitty Pryde, Colossus and Emma Frost in diamond form. From World War Hulk: X-Men #2:
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With another thunderclap, Green Scar sweeps away Ghost Rider "[l]ike [he] was nothin'." From Ghost Rider vol.4 #13:
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Despite the Red Hulk having forcibly absorbed some of World War Hulk's gamma energies, he is defeated by a final thunderclap in Hulk #24:
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World War Hulk tosses Fin Fang Foom backwards with such force that Umar's enchanted shields are shattered in Incredible Hulks #634:
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World War Hulk's also saved lives with his thunderclaps. Here he blows away enough sand to support a crumbling parking garage in Incredible Hulk #611:
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XIX. WORLD WAR HULK DURABILITY
World War Hulk was the strongest Hulk ever. He was also the most durable and could easily be described as practically invulnerable to harm, whether it involved physical force, energy projection, temperature extremes, piercing, chemical or mental attacks.
BLUNT FORCE
World War Hulk tanked tremendous amounts of physical force during his attack on Manhattan without missing a step. Here, he takes a flush shot to the face from She-Hulk in World War Hulk #2:
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Later, Thing draws little more than a dismissive grunt with a haymaker:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/.../WWHBlunt03.jpg
Ghost Rider brings an entire building down on him and it fails to even slow him down in Ghost Rider vol.4 #13:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...stRiderv413.jpg
On a microscopic scale, the Irredeemable Ant-Man breaks his hand and finds out "he's solid steel on the inside, too." From Irredeemable Ant-Man #10:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...01Ant-Man10.jpg
It is always difficult quantifying just how powerful certain punches are. Nova Prime, however, delivers a shot here with an "impact force of 765,000 psf." Needless to say, World War Hulk was able to shake it off in Incredible Hulks #614:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...HBlunt10614.jpg
Rulk absorbs World War Hulk's own gamma radiation and delivers a vicious blow to him with spectacular results: a mushroom cloud and... an unharmed Hulk. From Hulk #24:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...unt08Hulk24.jpg
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Sentry revels in the fact that World War Hulk is the only one he could unleash his power on and strike without restraint. And despite being sent through buildings, World War Hulk has no problem with this. From World War Hulk #5:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...Blunt05WWH5.jpg
What are the upper limits of World War Hulk's tolerance? We might never know. Here, Reed Richards warns that Skaar is "seconds from commanding the kinetic power of a hundred trillion tons of shifting lithosphere..." And that power is packed into a punch Skaar delivers straight to the gut of Worldbreaker Hulk. He isn't even close to being knocked out. From Incredible Hulk #611:
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And what about the concussive force capable of destroying a planet with shockwaves? An unleashed Worldbreaker literally revels in it. That's right; a time-stop at the moment of impact reveals that he isn't even hurt. From Incredible Hulks #634:
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XIX. WORLD WAR HULK DURABILITY (cont'd)
ENERGY
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World War Hulk was born in the very blast that incinerated Caiera of the Oldstrong and destroyed his capital. And it is arguable that the only pain he feels is emotional. From Incredible Hulk vol.2 #104-05:
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A nuclear blast set off by Deadpool makes World War Hulk angrier but not angry enough to kill him (Wade's goal) in Deadpool vol.5 #37:
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Later, a mouth stuffed with C-4 and grenades doesn't even stun World War Hulk senseless... it actually stuns him back to his senses:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...WWHEnergy14.jpg
One nuke obviously wasn't enough to piss off World War Hulk enough... Deadpool thinks, "How about another?" Wilson's gettin closer, at least:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...WWHEnergy15.jpg
Cyclops' max power optic blasts don't serve him any better against the Green Scar than they have in the past in World War Hulk: X-Men #2:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...05WWHX-Men2.jpg
Storm's lightning strike combined with a full nova blast blows away all onlookers, and leaves World War Hulk wanting in World War Hulk #2:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...nergy06WWH2.jpg
A Skrull Black Bolt's whisper only throws Green Scar backwards. It doesn't stop him, from World War Hulk #1:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...nergy03WWH1.jpg
And to anybody doubting how the Skrull's power compared to his Inhuman counterpart, Namor reveals that the forces unleashed on the Moon in their battle caused "unprecedented gravitational aberrations." Iron Man reinforces this and describes how the imposter "knocked a divot of Moon rock the size of Rhode Island into space." From Incredible Hulk vol.2 #104 and World War Hulk #4:
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Hiro Kala unleashes the Old Power on his father and finds out even his power can't keep an enraged Green Scar away in Incredible Hulks #616:
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The "power of a million exploding suns" is finally unleashed in a tornado of energy at the climax of World War Hulk. The Green Scar survives it in World War Hulk #5:
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Here, Skyfather Zeus unleashes a godly torrent of energy and Green Scar manages to hold his ground. From Incredible Hulks #622:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...Energy11622.jpg
Clearly, the power World War Hulk possesses is nearly peerless. Can he withstand his own power harnessed and thrown back at him? The answer is a resounding yes to a shocked Arm'Chedon in Incredible Hulks #632:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...Energy16632.jpg
Needless to say, an Arm'Chedon blasting the back of his head is literally beneath the Worldbreaker's notice in Incredible Hulks #634:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...Energy18634.jpg
And revisiting it for the last time, the explosive energies released by a planet's annihilation don't stop an unleashed Worldbreaker in Incredible Hulks #635:
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XX. WORLD WAR HULK SPEED
AGILITY
Would such a dramatic increase in power compromise World War Hulk's agility? No. Here, Green Scar is blown back by a Skrull's Black Bolt whisper. Before he knows it, World War Hulk is already on top of him, from World War Hulk #1:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...ility01WWH1.jpg
The feral X-23 is swift enough... to be caught in his clutches in World War Hulk: X-Men #1:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...02WWHX-Men1.jpg
The vampire, Nighteyes, begins lecturing World War Hulk (possessed by Nul) on the importance of agility, "Such a strong hunter as you may underestimate the value of speed and--" She doesn't get to finish. From Fear Itself: Hulk Vs Dracula #2:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...ulkDracula2.jpg
LEAPING
His leaping ability hasn't lessened either. With a leap, he speeds past Angel and Namora to intercept a bomb in Incredible Hulk vol.2 #109:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...Leap02v2109.jpg
He punches Skaar from West Virginia to Maryland and with his leaps reaches him before he lands in Incredible Hulk #611:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...s/WWHLeap04.jpg
After flicking Deadpool from New Mexico to Arizona, World War Hulk is hot on his heels with his leaps in Deadpool vol.5 #37:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...eadpoolv537.jpg
Dracula's minions measure a "one point two mile vertical leap" by him possessed by Nul in Fear Itself: Hulk Vs Dracula #1:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...ulkDracula1.jpg
XXI. WORLD WAR HULK POWERS
TRANSFORMATION
Few characters in comics grow more powerful when attacked. "But the madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets." And he's never been angrier than when his wife, his home and his unborn child were destroyed by the Illuminati's spaceship in Incredible Hulk vol.2 #105. Thus, World War Hulk was born. And he remained at these heights because he learned to harness his rage by mastering techniques taught by Hiroim in World War Hulk Prologue: Worldbreaker #1:
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Eventually, World War Hulk was subdued by the Cathexis Ray draining his energies. When those energies were manipulated by the Intelligencia, Banner knew he eventually had to reabsorb them all. And so, the Worldbreaker returned in Incredible Hulk #610:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...mation05610.jpg
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...formation06.jpg
But the Worldbreaker wasn't a level that could only be accessed rarely. It turned out that the Worldbreaker emerging was a choice. And in Incredible Hulks #632, he revealed he could flip it on and off like a switch:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...mation07632.jpg
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AMPING
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Could World War Hulk get even angrier and further amp? Yes. And when he did, he would ascend to Worldbreaker levels. Instantly. From World War Hulk #5:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...mping02WWH5.jpg
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...WWHAmping03.jpg
And later in Incredible Hulks #634, it turned out that there was an even stronger level of Worldbreaker he had suppressed... one that literally lived up to the title, "Worldbreaker," in the most convincing manner:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...mation09634.jpg
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...ckwave10634.jpg
HEALING FACTOR
Another reason why World War Hulk was so unbeatable was his advanced healing factor. Despite being subjected to Elixir's death touch, his healing factor would return in only minutes in World War Hulk: X-Men #1:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...01WWHX-Men1.jpg
Even having his limbs directly phased into (and merged with) the ground by Kitty Pryde, his healing factor permits him to pull them out and expel the phased matter in World War Hulk: X-Men #2:
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/...02WWHX-Men2.jpg
Zom Strange literally blew gaping holes through World War Hulk and he'd heal them in the space of panels, from World War Hulk #4:
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Red She-Hulk would hack Green Scar from behind and it only pissed him off, from Incredible Hulks #634:
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In fact, the only enemy that dealt enough damage to overwhelm the healing factor outright was the Skyfather Zeus. Even then, he could still heal from being eviscerated day after day. From Incredible Hulks #622:
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