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*** Lampshaded as early as the late-80s, in the ''She-Hulk'' graphic novel. Mr. Fantastic sez, "I've got bad news. Due to that burst of radiation you absorbed, you are now stuck as the She-Hulk, permanently. I'm sorry, Jen." She replies, "So, what's the ''bad'' news?"
*** This is also referenced in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (animation)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' cartoon, where Jennifer's reaction to becoming She-Hulk for the first time could be compared to an orgasm. Bruce at first tried to research a way to cure her, but Jenn was adamant about ''not wanting'' to be cured.
*** One storyline on Mariko Tamaki run of ''Hulk'' (2018) at least tried to explore the idea of Jenn having the same uncontrollable rage as her cousin. The short arc (which is often considered a case of [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]) had Jenn's resentment over ''Civil War II'' causing self-doubt and stress triggering a transformation into [[Beastess| a female version of the grey hulk]], with the violent personality and limited mental capacity of Bruce as the green hulk. This subversion of the Trope was not liked and did not last.
** Jen isn't the only one to benefit from gamma radiation. The Hulk's enemy the Leader was once nothing more than a janitor until an accident involving gamma radiation turned him into a super-genius with Psychic Powers. He considered the green skin and enlarged, mutated cranium a very small price to pay.
** Doc Samson transformed himself using stored energy siphoned from the Hulk in an attempt to cure Banner permanently. It didn't work, but considering that it changed him from a somewhat nerdy scientist into someone with the physique of a Greek god, the fact that it also made his hair longer and green was unplanned, but overall he admits it's still a good deal for him.
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