Hulk
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The Hulk is a very angry man. A big green fellow literally fueled by unstoppable rage, notable for having no upper limit on his superhuman strength, which grows as he gets angrier. Most people would be satisfied with him causing property damage purely on an infantry level. Not Mister Fantastic, though. No, Mr. Fantastic has instead encased this furious, really quite angry guy in a mechanized suit of transforming armor encased in plates of the same indestructible material as Captain America's shield. As if this weren't an impressive, indeed inexplicable enough achievement, Mr. Fantastic has likewise fortified the mech's cockpit with hydraulic joint flexors, to allow the machine to absorb the Hulk's frantic thrashings and allow his battle suit to literally become stronger as its pilot grows angrier.
Some people might think this is overkill, but they're not Mr. Fantastic. Mr. Fantastic is a genius.
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Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
An image of the Hulk was imprinted on the walls of the Marvel Comics reception area. I, Robot-Master!
Combat Colin
When they were turned away from the Transformers' Christmas party, Colin and Steve organised their own party in the Combat Shed. The Hulk wasn't invited but gatecrashed anyway, hoping to dance with the Giggly sisters. Christmas with Combat Colin
Mini Mayhem!
The Hulk was among the many super-heroes who threw a surprise party for Optimus, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie.
Later, Hulk was seen waiting in line in anticipation for the live-action Transformers film. Mini Mayhem!
Toys
Crossovers
- Hulk (Marvel, 2008)
- Known designers: Don Figueroa (concept artist), Marcelo Matere (packaging artist)
- Part of the first wave of the Marvel Crossovers line, Hulk transforms from a big, green, shirtless man into a fanciful tank. The toy's shoulders and waist feature springs that allow for "punching action" whenever the figure is spun from side to side, although this prevents waist articulation. The "mech mode" in the promo picture at right is incompletely transformed; the "wheel panels" of his shoulders should be rotated 90 degrees around his biceps, relative to the "tread panels". It also appears his shins have not been extended.
- He also has one tiny point of battle damage, a crater on one of the front tank tread covers. Apparently Hulk has been shot... once.
- This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy Beast Wars: Uprising incarnation of Apelinq.
- Hulk (Marvel, 2008)
- Released in the second wave of the same line, this figure was cast in gray and blue in an homage to the "Gray Hulk" persona seen in the comics. Unlike the first green release, this version features little to no paint apps, resulting in a sparsely-detailed appearance.
- The stock photography featured at right features the tank mode slightly mistransformed; the cannon muzzle has not been extended.
- Hulk (Marvel, 2009)
- A second mold for Hulk, which now transforms into a bulldozer, was released as part of the fifth wave of the line. His bio pointed out the absurdity of Reed Richards giving the Hulk an indestructible battlesuit that turns into a tank. The robot head on this mold is a slight repaint of the head of the first Hulk toy.
- This mold was to be retooled to make the Thing, though it seems reasonable that this toy was designed with the Thing in mind. This can be supported by numerous Thing-like crack details sculpted on various parts of the robot mode as well as a blank cylinder molded into his waist which looks as if it were intended to have a Fantastic Four logo sculpted into it, much like the one on Human Torch. The figure was likely changed to Hulk at some point in development due to him being a more popular character than the Thing.
- This figure has an assembly error where his feet are on the wrong legs.
The Avengers
- Hulk Flip & Attack Smasher Tank (Flip & Attack, 2012)
- Flip & Attack Hulk transforms from a brutish two-turret tank into an "attack bot" with muted colors based on his appearance in The Avengers. Like the Jumpstarters of 1985, he uses a pull-back motor in vehicle mode with a spring-loaded mechanism that flips him up into robot mode after being propelled a short distance.
Notes
- Unicron's roars of rage in The Transformers: The Movie are actually reused Hulk roars from Marvel's 1982 cartoon The Incredible Hulk.
- The Hulk was featured on the cover of Transformers #22, celebrating Marvel Comics' 25th anniversary.
- According to Beast Machines DVD commentary by Story Editor Bob Skir, Tankor is influenced by the Hulk.
- The creators of Transformers Animated likened Lugnut to the Hulk.
- The Hulk had a pre-Crossovers transforming robot toy in the Toy Biz Marvel Megamorphs line (back before Hasbro had the Marvel license), which used the scrapped design for Transtech Immorticon as its base. Why? Because Draxhall Jump worked on both Transtech and Megamorphs.
- Past Transformers actors who have voiced the Hulk include Peter Cullen, Rick Wasserman, Peter Lurie, Travis Willingham, Ron Perlman, JB Blanc, Michael Dobson, Sean Chiplock, Andrew Jackson, Dave Boat, John Cena and most frequently, Fred Tatasciore.
- Cyberverse Grimlock's behavior is reminiscent of Hulk's, and Grimlocks in many different continuities have adopted "Hulk Speak" when talking.
- The Decepticoaster at Universal Studios Beijing is a clone of the Incredible Hulk rollercoaster at Islands of Adventure.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Hulk (ハルク Haruku)
