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This is a '''listing of powers and abilities''' possessed by the [[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]], a [[Fictional character|fictional]] [[comic book]] [[superhero]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] [[Marvel Universe|universe]]. |
This is a '''listing of powers and abilities''' possessed by the [[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]], a [[Fictional character|fictional]] [[comic book]] [[superhero]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] [[Marvel Universe|universe]]. |
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Revision as of 10:54, 11 October 2008
This is a listing of powers and abilities possessed by the Hulk, a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe.
Powers and abilities
Strength
The Hulk possesses superhuman strength that grows directly proportional to his emotional state, particularly his anger, spawning the famous quotes: "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets," "Hulk is the strongest one there is," and "The most powerful creature to ever walk the Earth."[1] In the Hulk's early days, his enraged strength, at a usual level, made him a match in combat with beings such as Thor[2] and Hercules.[3]
The Hulk has been shown capable of protecting other prominent Marvel superheroes from the collision of a falling mountain range, claimed to dwarf the Andes, and supporting a part of it on his back, with the assistance of leverage. The cover stated "Beneath one hundred and fifty billion tons stands the Hulk".[4] More impressively, he managed to shift the continental plates of an entire planet to keep it from collapsing.[5] The Hulk has also been shown shattering an asteroid twice the size of Earth with a single punch, with the help of hydraulic catapults launching him into outer space at great speed.[6] When he lost control of his power at one point, he nearly destroyed the entire planet through the sheer output of force from his body. During that time his merest foot step threatened to sink the entire Eastern Coast of the United States.[7] There are examples of the Leader[8] and Doc Samson[9] attempting, unsuccessfully, to measure the limits of the Hulk's strength using the advanced technology at their disposal. Upon probing by the Beyonder, his inner potential for strength was described as "with no finite element inside".[10] As of the events of World War Hulk, the writer Greg Pak described Hulk, as being at a level of physical power where "Hulk was stronger than any mortal -- and most immortals -- who ever walked the Earth[11] ... I don't think even Superman would stand a chance".[12]
During combat with the psionic entity known as Onslaught, stated to possess power rivaling a Celestial,[13] Jean Grey psionically disables Bruce Banner's persona, to remove all restraints on the Hulk's rage. While trading punches, the Hulk is angered to a point where he is able to overcome Onslaught's strength and destroy his armour.[14]
The Hulk possesses highly developed leg muscles which enable him to leap several miles at a time, and even longer distances while in an enraged state. He has been shown covering 1000 miles in a single leap,[15] and even jumping into a low-Earth orbit.[16]
Durability
The Hulk is depicted with extremely high levels of superhuman stamina and resistance to physical injury. His muscles are resistant to fatigue poisons, which allows him to function at peak performance for extremely long periods without tiring. He's been shown enduring the impact of high-caliber artillery shells, falls from orbital heights, or extremely powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury, and resisting poisons and diseases with no ill effect. The Hulk has been shown capable of withstanding a ground zero nuclear explosion,[17] as well as the 1,000,000-degree Fahrenheit "nova-burst" of the Human Torch, in one case combined with a full-power lightning strike by Storm.[18] His durability and endurance also increase as his anger rises.[19]
At the end of the "Planet Hulk" storyline, he withstands the blast effect of a "warp core breach", which generated enough force to destabilise the fictional planet Sakaar near the point of collapse,[20] and following this, Black Bolt's voice, which generated enough power to knock off a piece of the moon the size of Rhode Island.[21] He has also displayed sufficient durability to survive immersion in magma and the immense temperatures and pressure of a planetary mantle for extended periods.[22]
Other examples include withstanding energy blasts from the Silver Surfer,[23] Thor,[24] a vastly powered-up gigantic Thanos clone,[25] the High Evolutionary,[26] the Sentry,[27] and Galactus (when not fully nourished).[28] A blast from Exodus was incapable of causing him any discomfort.[29]
His skin has resisted being pierced by a "Dog O' War", stated as capable of crushing adamantium in 7.3 seconds,[30] and even his eyeballs have proven completely resistant to portable machine gun fire.[31] In another instance, the Hulk received no damage from a head-on collision powerful enough to shatter an asteroid twice the size of the Earth.[6] His durability and endurance also increase in proportion to his anger.[32]
Healing factor
Despite his body's high resistance to damage, it is possible to injure the Hulk. He has been hurt numerous times by opponents wielding weapons composed of adamantium.[33] However, he can regenerate damaged or destroyed tissue with far greater efficiency than an ordinary human. He has proven capable of regenerating his eyes, skin, and most of his muscle tissue within moments of having it flayed from his body by Vector.[34] His future "Maestro" incarnation proved capable of eventually reconstructing himself after being blown to powder.[35] Like his strength, his healing factor varies in proportion to his emotional state.[36]
He has displayed great resistance to unwilling transformation of his physical form. For instance, he was immune to direct genetic manipulation from the High Evolutionary.[26] Additionally, he fought off the effects of being shrunk by Goom,[37] was quickly restored to normal by his healing factor after he was turned to stone by the Grey Gargoyle,[38] and he immediately tore free, completely unscathed, after having his limbs phased into solid concrete.[39] As a possible side effect, he has been shown as functionally immortal by human standards in terms of long lifespan.[40]
Speed and reflexes
Marvel Comics executive editor Tom Brevoort officially listed the Hulk as possessing super speed comparable with Thor or Spider-Man.[41] The Hulk has sufficiently fast reflexes and reaction time to match the Sentry in physical combat.[42]
Resistance to psionics
The Hulk has also demonstrated great resistance from psychic control such as assaults from Xemnu the Titan,[43] Cable,[44] Professor Phobos,[45] and Professor Xavier.[46]
In his earliest days, he proved vulnerable to the pre-Phoenix Jean Grey.[47]
Miscellaneous
- In addition to these powers, the Hulk demonstrated the ability to "home in" on the desert base where he was empowered.[48] He also has the ability to see and hear spectres, such as the astral form of Doctor Strange.[49]
- His powers have been stated and shown to increase after absorbing large amounts of radiation up to ground zero nuclear attacks.[50]
- As a result of the Planet Hulk storyline, the Hulk has been written with combat skills and experience as a military strategist and leader. Also, he wears armor and utilizes mêlée weapons. For instance, he was able to eliminate the Juggernaut from his battle with the X-Men by using the latter's own momentum against him, accelerating him to a point where he could not stop himself.[51]
Irregular abilities
- The Hulk has displayed limited reactive evolution, as he's developed a gland that enables him to breathe underwater,[52] and stated that he would adapt to the vacuum of space,[53] which he later did, spending prolonged periods without needing to breathe.[54]
- He once used a ‘homing sense’ to locate Onslaught while burrowing underground.[55]
- He has been stated to possess an undefined mystical connection, enabling him to work as an inter-dimensional nexus of reality,[56] and has acted as a sponge for dark magic, being immune to or empowered by its effects.[57]
- He has also been able to reflect the gamma ray blasts of the Galaxy Master back to the source.[58]
- Occasionally, the Hulk has performed feats that violate the laws of physics, even by comic book standards, such as keeping apart matter and anti-matter spheres,[59] changing direction in mid-jump, or punching his way through a time-storm.[60] Further noteworthy occasions are displayed in the "Higher Extents of Power" list. As seen, he also regularly completely violates most remotely reality-connected principles of leverage, momentum, and material strain tolerance.
Shown higher extents of power
- Ripping the gigantic "Flame of Life", created to withstand and fight the Celestials, in half by pure physical strength.[61]
- Overcoming the strength, and breaking the armour of Onslaught, stated to possess power rivaling a Celestial,[62] during combat after Jean Grey psionically disabled Bruce Banner's persona, to remove all restraints on the Hulk's rage.[63]
- Pushing a 10x stronger than normal,[64] "warrior's madness" Thor towards the ground with a single arm.[24]
- Destroying a pocket universe, by clapping his hands to create a shock wave that reflected the Dark-Crawler's blasts.[65]
- Sending concussive shockwaves, causing cataclysmic upheavals throughout a great number of multiversal planets, by the impact of his punches when within the 'Crossroads' nexus.[66]
- Holding a black hole's core with his arms and giving time to Namor, Doctor Strange and Silver Surfer to find a way out.[67]
- Fighting the Sentry until the latter had made use of his entire reserve of power, and both men reverted to their human forms for the last 2 seconds, whereupon Bruce Banner delivered the final punch, and Robert Reynolds collapsed.[27]
- Defeating Doctor Strange when the latter was merged with the essence and power of an expended Zom.[68]
- Shattering Doctor Strange's otherwise indestructible Crimson Bands of Cyttorak.[69]
- Breaking free of a power-leeching machine that held Silver Surfer, Namor, and Doctor Strange combined.[70]
- Destroying a force field created by the Stranger, which contained enough energy to change a planet's orbit [71]
- Pulling the continental plates of the planet Sakaar together, while enduring the lack of air and immense heat and pressure of the planetary mantle.[72]
- Denting or cracking true adamantium through physical force.[73]
- Demolishing the armour of, and defeating, the High Evolutionary.[74]
- Overloading the Absorbing Man.[75]
- Stopping the Juggernaut when Hulk had higher base strength, due to nexus-energies from Franklin Richards' pocket universe, but had lost his rage-factor. Likely given help from the technology provided by Apocalypse.[76] In a later deadlock, he severely impedes the Juggernaut's movement.[77]
- Beating the Silver Surfer unconscious with 3 blows.[78]
- Breaking through the Silver Surfer's force field.[79]
- Reflecting Gladiator's eye-beams, stated to burn hotter than the heart of stars,[80] (roughly 14.500,000 degrees Kelvin/26,099,540 degrees Fahrenheit for a solar-type star) back into the latter's eyes by covering them with his hand, and beating him bloody and unconscious.[81]
- Breaking Superman's grip, and throwing him into outer space.[82]
- With a single punch, he provokes an earthquake that shakes all Metropolis.[83]
- Nearly defeating two Avengers teams that included Namor, She-Hulk, Hercules, Wonder Man and Iron Man, despite being greatly weakened due to separation from Bruce Banner.[84]
- Defeating the Fantastic Four and Storm single-handedly, including smashing Invisible Woman's force field.[85]
- Fighting evenly against Thor and Thing at the same time.[87]
- Destroying the Crypto Man with three punches after the robot had been boosted with strength greater than Thor's.[88]
- Throwing the 20-ton dragon Fin Fang Foom to the moon.[89]
- Effortlessly stopping a strike from Red Norvell's equal copy of Mjolnir with one hand.[90]
- Shattering a force field, which had otherwise only been pierced by the sonic screams of Black Bolt.[92]
- Destroying a military installation designed to withstand an explosive force of "several thousand megatons", in one punch.[93]
- Defeating nearly the entire X-Men roster single-handedly, including easily breaking both of Colossus' arms, and overloading Strong Guy with one strike.[95][96]
Lower-end power occasions
Beyond being a creation that per definition varies greatly in power, as in the case with other Marvel Comics powerhouses like Juggernaut burned by a chandelier,[97] Firelord being physically beaten by Spider-Man,[98] Silver Surfer unable to break the grip of Black Panther,[99] or Thor being wounded by Mongoose and rendered unconscious by a shot to the head from a conventional handgun,[100] comic book characters are sometimes displayed at wildly differing levels to fit story conveniences (or the interpretation/unfamiliarity of the writer in regards to the character) and greatly shifting personal bias. The Hulk has overall been shown to grow vastly more powerful from his origins in the 60s.
- Passing out from asphyxiation due to being strangled less than a minute by an ordinary python.[101]
- Spider-Man reminiscing about Captain America withstanding the Hulk's blows and knocking him out.[102]
- Several Spanish citizens transformed by Diablo based on the Hulk's appearance, leisurely beaten by a 25-feet tall Giant-Man.[105]
- Knocked unconscious by Spider-Man throwing a truck at him, as relayed by an audience of drunks.[106]
- Knocked unconscious by Thor's lightning.[107]
- Knocked unconscious by a surprise attack from Iron Man emptying his armour's entire power-storage into one blow, after the Hulk had turned dizzy from a small-scale U.S. Army attack.[108]
References
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #111 (Dec. 2007)
- ^ Journey Into Mystery #112 (Jan. 1965)
- ^ Tales To Astonish, vol. 1, no. 79 ((May 1966)).
- ^ Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #4 (Aug. 1984)
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #102 (Mars 2007)
- ^ a b Marvel Comics Presents #52
- ^ World War Hulk #5; http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread/showthread.php?t=136412
- ^ Tales to Astonish #73 (Nov. 1965)
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #228 (Oct. 1978)
- ^ Secret Wars vol 2. #8
- ^ Hulk, Skaar & Hercules
- ^ In the Wake of World War Hulk
- ^ Heroes Return #1-#4
- ^ Onslaught: Marvel #1
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #33 (Dec. 2001)
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #254 (Dec. 1980)
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #440 (April 1996); Fantastic Four #433
- ^ Fantastic Four #435; World War Hulk #2
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #394 (June 1994)
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #105 (June 2007)
- ^ Iron Man Vol.2 #19; World War Hulk #4; Writer Greg Pak comments
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #102 (Mars 2007)
- ^ Silver Surfer vol. 2, #125
- ^ a b The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #440 (April 1996) Cite error: The named reference "Thorfight440" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b X-Man/Incredible Hulk '98 Annual
- ^ a b Incredible Hulk vol.2, #266
- ^ a b World War Hulk #5
- ^ Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #9
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol.3, #84
- ^ The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect #1
- ^ Incredible Hulk vol.2, #395
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #394 (June 1994)
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #340 (Feb. 1988); Wolverine vol. 2, #145; The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #430
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 1, #398 (Oct. 1992)
- ^ Hulk: Future Imperfect #2; The Incredible Hulk Vol.2, #451; The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #460
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #394 (June 1994)
- ^ Incredible Hulk annual #5
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol.2, #364
- ^ World War Hulk: X-Men #2
- ^ Incredible Hulk: The Last Titan
- ^ The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Hulk 2004 (August 2004)
- ^ World War Hulk #5
- ^ Defenders Vol.1, #12 (February 1974)
- ^ Cable Vol.1, #34
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #259 (May 1981)
- ^ World War Hulk: X-Men #1
- ^ X-Men #66 (Mar. 1970)
- ^ The Incredible Hulk Vol.1 #314
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3 #82
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #105 (June 2007); The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect #2; Fantastic Four #433; World War Hulk: X-Men #2
- ^ World War Hulk: X-Men #3
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #77
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #90
- ^ World War Hulk: Prologue
- ^ The Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #445
- ^ The Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #453; The Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #450
- ^ The Incredible Hulk Vol.3 #82; The Darkness/Hulk #1
- ^ Incredible Hulk Vol. 2 #270
- ^ Marvel Team Up annual #2
- ^ Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #135
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol.2, #242
- ^ Heroes Return #1-#4
- ^ Onslaught: Marvel #1
- ^ Thor vol.1, #502
- ^ Incredible Hulk vol.2, #126
- ^ "Incredible Hulk vol.2, #305
- ^ Defenders vol.1, #3
- ^ World War Hulk #4
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #450
- ^ Defenders vol. 2, #8
- ^ Tales to Atonish89#
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 3, #102 (Mars 2007)
- ^ Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #12; The Incredible Hulk vol.2, #300; Marvel Team Up #18 [1] [2]
- ^ The Incredible Hulk #266
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #456
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #457
- ^ World War Hulk: X-Men #3
- ^ Incredible Hulk vol.3, #95
- ^ The Order4#
- ^ Fantastic Four vol. 1, #250
- ^ Incredible Hulk Annual 1997
- ^ Incredible Hulk Vs Superman (1997)
- ^ http://www.buyersmls.com/comics/hulksuperman/supermantvstuff/hulk5.jpg
- ^ The Incredible Hulk #321-322
- ^ World War Hulk #2
- ^ The Invincible Iron Man vol.2, #6
- ^ Heroes Return #1
- ^ The Incredible Hulk205#
- ^ Hulk vs. Fin Fang Foom (Dec. 2007)
- ^ Incredible Hulk vol.2, #421
- ^ Marvel Fanfare #7
- ^ The Incredible Hulk Annual #1, A Refuge Divided, Oct. 1968
- ^ The Incredible hulk #177, July 1974
- ^ The Incredible Hulk #279, Jan 1983
- ^ World War Hulk: X-Men #2
- ^ World War Hulk: X-Men #1-#3
- ^ Uncanny X-Men vol.1, #102
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man vol.1, #270
- ^ Fantastic Four #545
- ^ Black Panther vol.2, #8
- ^ Incredible Hulk vol.1, #470, November 1998
- ^ Fallen Son: Spider-Man April 2007; Very rough scale comparison: Maximum human strength: 472.5 kg. Weight of the Earth: 6.0×10^24kg.
- ^ Marvel Fanfare vol.2, #2-3, October 1996
- ^ Deadpool vol.1, #4
- ^ Avengers vol.3, #39, April 2001
- ^ Spider-Man Unlimited #11, November 2005
- ^ Hulk Annual 2001
- ^ Iron Man vol. 1, #132
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #150
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