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{{quote|''"I've trashed my military career, [[Laser-Guided Karma|I'm constantly being attacked by my supposed allies]], my family won't talk to me... and the only place I can be human is on a secret base with the one man I can't stand.''▼
''[[Sarcasm Mode|"I'm doing great."]]''}}▼
General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross was overseeing the testing of the gamma bomb when Bruce Banner raced out onto the testing grounds to save teenager Rick Jones. For Banner's pains, he was blasted with gamma radiation, turning him into [[Incredible Hulk
▲''"I've trashed my military career, [[Laser-Guided Karma|I'm constantly being attacked by my supposed allies]], my family won't talk to me... and the only place I can be human is on a secret base with the one man I can't stand.''
▲''[[Sarcasm Mode|"I'm doing great."]]''
▲General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross was overseeing the testing of the gamma bomb when Bruce Banner raced out onto the testing grounds to save teenager Rick Jones. For Banner's pains, he was blasted with gamma radiation, turning him into [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|the Hulk]].
Ross became the Hulk's most persistent enemy, initially because of the Hulk's attacks against the U.S. Army; as time passed, it developed into something more personal, an obsession. Even as Ross sought to bring the Hulk down, he envied and coveted the power the Hulk possessed.
In the end, the death of Ross' daughter Betty at the hands of the Abomination, the Hulk's betrayal by the Illuminati, and the assassination of [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]] plunged Ross into the depths of despair, where the Intelligencia, a cabal of [[Mad Scientist]] supervillains, found him. [[Deal
The Red Hulk persona first appeared in ''Hulk'' vol. 3 #1 (March, 2008), created by [[Jeph Loeb]] and Ed McGuinness. The Red Hulk's first mission was killing the Abomination, and from there he proceeded to run amok across the MU, [[Kick the Dog|kicking a lot of dogs]] and getting on the bad side of a lot of major players - culminating in his stripping Banner of the Hulk.
There was at least some method behind the rampage: the Red Hulk was working with the Intelligencia on a coup to overthrow the United States government in the hope of making a better world. Finally, his treatment at the Intelligencia's hands led him to break ranks with them, teaming with the Hulkless Bruce Banner to bring them down in ''[[Fall of the Hulks]]''.
In the end, believing he'd been let down by both sides, the Red Hulk made his own bid for power - only to be stopped by a re-Hulkified Banner. Now Ross is discovering that when you become a Hulk, there are certain consequences...
The Red Hulk's powers are somewhat different from the original's:
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]] - typically has full control over his transformation, though he sometimes reverts when he sleeps.
* [[Super Strength]], though he can't reach the levels Banner can.
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Unlike Banner, getting angry causes the Red Hulk to overheat and collapse. He also lacks Banner's [[Split Personality]], retaining his identity in both forms.
Has his own title, ''Hulk'' (''Incredible Hulk'' is Banner's).
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* [[Alien Blood]]: Following his initial transformation, Ross now has glowing yellow blood in both forms.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type IV
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Type III
* [[Artistic License History]]: [[Word of God]] from [[Jeff Parker]], supported later in the comic, is that the Army Air Force being currently active was intentional (in [[Real Life]], it was abolished in 1947).
* [[Back
** [[Came Back Wrong]]: When Ross was brought back the first time, the Leader hadn't ''quite'' perfected the requisite technology... (originally he came back as a [[Soulless Shell]], which was later retconned as [[And I Must Scream]]).
* [[Badass Abnormal]]: Quite apart from the Red Hulk, there was the time Ross took over the body of [[Energy Being]] Zzzax. Or the time he was given the Redeemer armor.
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* [[Dating What Daddy Hates]]: Ross has never been happy with Betty's relationship with Banner.
* [[Daydream Surprise]]: The beginning of ''Hulk'' #32.
* [[Determinator]]: Say what else you like about him, but Ross doesn't give up till the bitter end.
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: Much to Ross' dismay, when the Intelligencia resurrected Betty, they turned her into the Red She-Hulk.
* [[Dramatic Irony]]: General Fortean believes the Red Hulk killed Ross, and wants him dead. As such, he's unaware that the Red Hulk ''is'' Ross, or the extent to which he's following in Ross's footsteps. Ross, on the other hand, is all too aware of the irony.
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* [[Fan Nickname]]: Rulk, which achieved [[Ascended Fanon]] status.
* [[Faustian Rebellion]]: Against the Intelligencia.
* [[Four
* [[General Ripper]]: [[Depending
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: He's an Avenger now.
* [[Heroic Red Ring of Death]]: The angrier Red Hulk gets, the hotter he gets, until he overheats.
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]
* [[Home Base]]: Where Banner has a number of hidden bases, Ross has only one so far: Gamma Base.
* [[Hot
* [[I Love Nuclear Power]]: Gamma radiation + cosmic energy = Red Hulk.
* [[In Another Man's Shoes]]: In Jeff Parker's run. Transformed into a Hulk, hunted by the U.S. Army, unable to convince them of his good intentions... Ross is ''finally'' finding out what Banner was going through when Ross was leading the hunt. Whether he's actually figured that out yet is another matter - seeing the other person's perspective has never been one of his strong suits.
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Ross was nicknamed 'Thunderbolt' by his troops because he 'struck like a thunderbolt' against their enemies.
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja]]: Black Fog is an [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Indian cyborg serial killer ninja...]] and an all too serious threat.
* [[Interrupted Cooldown Hug]]: Was often the reason for this. Doesn't apply to ''him'', though, since his anger usually shorts him out.
* [[I Wish It
* [[Jack Kirby]]: Ross' co-creator, with [[Stan Lee]].
* [[Jeph Loeb]]: Creator and initial writer of Red Hulk.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: ''Hulk'' #30.1, [[Literary Allusion Title|"The Whale"]], points out Ross and Fortean's similarities to [[Moby
* [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again]]: Ross and Banner, following the Compound Hulk incident.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Zero/One presents herself as rational and efficient - but to outside observers, she's a mad scientist with no sense of ethics who's unable to distinguish fiction from reality.
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* [[Old Soldier]]: A rare officer version.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: For all Ross' faults, he's fiercely protective of his daughter Betty. One of the reasons he hunted the Hulk so obsessively is because he felt Betty's relationship with Banner would endanger her... and he was arguably right. {{spoiler|Not to mention that right after becoming the Red Hulk, he tracked down the Abomination, who had killed her, and murdered him.}}
* [[Playing
* [[Pride]]: Probably Ross's defining feature, for better and worse.
* [[Psycho Rangers]]: Headed up the Offenders, an [[Evil Counterpart]] team to [[The Defenders]].
* [[Reluctant Retiree]]: All Ross has known has been military service. Now he's unable to go back, he's at a loss for what to do with himself.
* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: General Fortean, who used to be one of Ross' subordinates in his Hulk-hunting days.
* [[Revenge]]: Ross has been on both sides of this, but perhaps the most impressive example is Uatu the Watcher retaliating for Ross punching him in the face by launching what may be the most passive-aggressive revenge schemes ever, courtesy of the [[Alien Non-Interference Clause]].
* [[Revenge Before Reason]]: Ross' desire to take down the Hulk took him down some very dark paths in the past.
* [[Ridiculously
* [[Secret Identity]]: If Ross ever tries pulling a [[Back
* {{spoiler|[[Shapeshifter Mode Lock]]: Red Hulk's [[Energy Absorption]] abilities are set to force this sooner or later. General Fortean implanted him with nano-mines set to go off when he turned human, but he managed to get them deactivated.}}
* [[Shockwave Clap]]: Comes with the Hulk territory.
* [[Shooting Superman]]: When it came to the Hulk, this was generally his Plan A.
* [[Smug Super]]
* [[Stan Lee]]: Ross' co-creator, with [[Jack Kirby]].
* [[Supernaturally Delicious and Nutritious]]: Vampires ''love'' snacking on his blood.
* [[The Dragon]]: Black Fog ''was'' this to Zero/One's [[Evil Genius]], before being released from her control. He considers his 'debt' to her - for freeing him, and for the pain she inflicted on him - paid.
* [[The Insomniac]]: Type D, superpowered. Red Hulk is able to go for long stretches without sleep... but even he needs to sleep eventually.
** Which was very bad news when Fortean infected him with nanites that would kill him if he turned human. Which he does whenever he sleeps. Ironically, this prevented Ross from taking the opportunity to show Fortean that Rulk and Ross are one and the same.
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* [[Two First Names]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Ross has always been one of these.
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: On the one hand, Ross is rather uncomfortable with the Life Model Decoys' nature; on the other, they're human enough he often acts as he would around flesh-and-blood humans.
** Then it turns out {{spoiler|1=these LMDs dissolve when they're destroyed; they can't be repaired. Like humans, they only have one life.}}
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