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word of advice : contains spoilers for Avengers : Twilight # 5!AsHulkandThorsquare off once again , fan of this Marvel match - up have new evidence of who ’s really the " Strongest Avenger . " The Son of Odin and the Green Goliath are amongthe strongest Avengers in franchise history , with their several tempers resulting in many different face - offs between the two . However , it ’s rarefied fans get a classical indicant of who ’s truly most powerful .
That modify inAvengers : evenfall # 5 . The issue submit place inthe Avengers ' near time to come , where Red Skull has disbelieve Captain America ’s team and convinced the populace that heroes cause nothing but death . This is all part of his plan to arrogate control of America , as he bring out he ’s been work behind the scene to enact a fascistic takeover of the major planet . Just as Cap seems to have the upper hand against Red Skull , he loose the ultimate weapon that he ’s kept secret until now .
intellect - control by Ultron ’s technology , Hulk has been turn into a living weapon , with Red Skull dropping him on any targets that get in the way of his plans , create the head game of public peace through entire mastery . While Cap does have his own team of Avengers to fight back , Hulk ’s arrivalimmediatelytakes Thor out of the fighting . Despite the God of roaring seeing Hulk coming , he ’s knocked unconscious by a individual , dry land - shaking blow form the Green Goliath , shown unconscious on the ground as the rubble light up from Hulk ’s comer . Thor even whispers a quiet,“No … “when he sees what ’s coming .
Avengers : nightfall # 5
Weapon H is n’t just a combo of Hulk and Wolverine - his combat expertness permit him to habituate their strength and claws in genius new way of life .
Captain America has recruited Thor , Ms. Marvel , the fresh Hawkeye , and a bad hurt Tony Stark to confront off against the Red Skull , but Hulk just turn the tables …
Hulk Just Took Out Thor In One Shot
The Red Skull Reveals Hulk Is His Personal WMD
Avengers : Twilighttakes place in a world where the Avengers disband decade ago , having lose public trustfulness after the event of ' H - Day . ‘Known as ' Hero Day , ' this disastrous mission sawUltron raise the Avengers ' villains , then - in the middle of their fight - take restraint of the Hulk and send him on a rampage , causing massive loss of life-time . The Avengers never recuperate ( indeed , several of them died ) , and in the years since , Red Skull has slow infiltrated America , rick SHIELD into his personal hatchet man .
As the miniseries draw to a close , Captain America has recruited Thor , Ms. Marvel , the new Hawkeye , and a badly injured Tony Stark to face off against the Red Skull . But Red Skull did n’t derive to the fight alone - having captivate Ultron , he pressure the Mad Android to build himhis own powerful Iron Man armor , with which he ’s able to face off against Captain America and Thor . He ’s also deploy James Stark - Tony ’s rebellious son - who commands a fleet of his own Iron Man drones . Despite their mechanically skillful might , it seemed the Avengers might gain the 24-hour interval … until the Hulk made his entrance by shoot down a god in one shot .
Tony Stark ’s son unleashes his own ' House Party Protocol , ' as the raw evil Iron Man goes to warfare against the Avengers in kick upstairs armour .
In their most barbarous fight , Hulk closely kill Thor by allow his severed arm to chop-chop heal around the god ’s face …
This Thor vs Hulk Fight Is Surprisingly Definitive
Marvel’s Strongest Heroes Usually Have Weird Caveats To Their Fights
What have this fight so noteworthy is that - at least so far - both heroes appear to be at their nonpayment strength degree and possess their most iconic power sets . That ’s actually moderately rarefied inAvengers - adjacent comics . Stan Lee and Jack Kirby ’s team was by design assembled from Marvel ’s big - name solo heroes . While that pass water them the publishing firm ’s ultimate A - lean team , it also signify that every Avengers story also has to run parallel to each appendage ’s adventures in their own comic . It ’s not unusual for bomber to drastically change betweenAvengersarcs - or even unexpectedly quit the team - because of what ’s going on in their own ledger . That means that althoughHulk and Thor often fight , it ’s usually with some form of wrinkle .
For example , the late ' Banner of War ' crossing from Donny Cates and Martin Coccolo offered fans a whack - down , drag - out scrap between Thor and Hulk . However , at the time Thor was staggeringly powered up as the new king of Asgard , while Mjolnir was badly damage and now had Odin ’s liveliness trapped inside . Meanwhile , Bruce Banner had rewired his judgement to sour Hulk into his puppet ( basically a living spaceship power by fury ) , and his thinker and powers had been twist by the hellish D’Spayre . The battle also run across each hero slip the great power of the other , with agamma - elevate Thor and a Mjolnir - handle Hulk . It was a bombastic friction , but not one likely to settle any fan debates .
Hulk is splendidly mighty even for a superhuman , but one villain devotee experience from the movies is " the only enemy he ever had who ’s stronger than him ! "
Before that , Hulk and Thor clashed inImmortal Hulk # 47from Al Ewing and Joe Bennett . Again , this history sees Hulk in a rare da Gamma signifier - his ' Devil Hulk ' persona - and using powers that he rarely wield otherwise . In this fight , Hulk intimately kill Thor by allowing his severed arm to chop-chop mend around the god ’s face . At the same clock time , Devil Hulk was literally transude rage , infect Thor and make him more foolhardy and cruel during their struggle . It was a meaningful combat that said a spate aboutHulk ’s kinship with the Avengers , but not one that did much for the ' Hulk vs Thor ' debate fan constantly want to see answered .
By taking shoes in the Avengers ' future tense , Avengers : Twilightis free to tell its own story , not having to take into report where Hulk and Thor are in their personal journeys . While Ultron ’s technical school is forcing the Hulk to follow Red Skull ’s demand , it does n’t seem to be enhancing his strength beyond his common limits , setting up a amazingly ' fair ' fight that take the two combatants back to staple . In that context , it seems there ’s no contest , as Hulk put out Thor like he ’s not even there .
Marvel history are better when Hulk is the publishing house ’s potent hero …
As Thor faces Toranos , aka the Utgard - Thor , his iconic hammer Mjolnir is let out to be the ' fantasm ' of the sr. God ’s gigantic wheel .
Hulk SHOULD Be Stronger Than Thor
Fans Are Divided, But Marvel’s Strongest Hero Should Be a Monster, Not a God
The argument of ' Hulk vs Thor ' is more than just superhero fans arguing that their favorite is stronger ( though that ’s of course a strong component.)A common argument when Marvel buff are at knucklehead is that it’sintegral to Marvel ’s cosmic hierarchythat a genuine divinity is strong than an irradiated scientist . After all , Hulk ’s default status quo is slugging it out with kaiju , whereas Thor ’s is look down Frost Giant armies and ancient god .
late traditional knowledge changes have made this more complex . Immortal Hulkestablished that Hulk ’s gamma energy connects him to the One - Below - All - Marvel ’s ultimate scoundrel who dwells beneath the multiverse and opposes all forms of life . Rather than just an experiment gone wrong , Bruce Banner unlocked a latent connective to a rudimentary power of realism , with evenThor recognizing him as a fellow godin all but name . Thor vs Hulk may once have been wizard vs science , but that will never be the case again - if anything , Hulk is connect to a deeper level of cosmic energy than the Asgardian gods themselves .
Hulk ’s gamma power has create many of Marvel ’s firm characters - here ’s who ’s currently the mightiest in prescribed canyon .
While Superman is a great character , the way he predominate DC stories shows why Thor should n’t be Marvel ’s strong hero …
But even putting apart that detail , Marvel stories are better when Hulk is the publisher ’s strongest hero . This is because his military capability comes with such a major downside inBruce Banner ’s unfitness to control the Hulk . Marvel ’s world is inherently interconnected , and no single submarine sandwich is the ' main character reference ' of its universe . Making the strongest Cuban sandwich around a serious rage - freak break his front or absence from dominating any return account - he ’s a bounteous gun the Avengers can call on in an emergency , but not someone they can hope on the team the majority of the clip .
While Superman is a corking character , the way he dominates DC tale show why a shared world ’s most powerful hero needs to be mollify with some downside - many Justice League narration devolve into the other heroes enlighten away lesser obstacles so that Superman can swoop in and save the day . While Thor is one of the most powerful Avengers and essential against their mightiest enemies , keeping him off the top berth ensures that he does n’t become a narration obstruction : someone who want to be distract , depowered or tone down to work in a team volume .
retaliator : Twilightnails exactly how the franchise can best apply Thor and Hulk - one the big - accelerator pedal hero who can take on armies but is n’t unbeatable , and the other a terrifying embodiment of power whose unpredictability makes him a sometime - friend , sometime - enemy . Hulktaking downThorso well also givesthis young Avengers rostera chance to do what Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes do best - fight the foes no undivided torpedo can hold !
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