I'm just wondering if the Hulk has ever demonstrated any sort of fighting skill or not. I have a feeling that he doesn't have any fighting ability and is just a brute, but I'm just curious to see if he actually does.
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Character » Hulk appears in 7765 issues.
After being bombarded with a massive dose of gamma radiation while saving a young man's life during an experimental bomb testing, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner was transformed into the Incredible Hulk: a green behemoth who is the living personification of rage and pure physical strength.
Does the Hulk have any actual fighting skill?
Hulk is more skilled than people gave him credit for. A few months ago(in Incredible Hulk #???), Bruce Banner explained how Hulk doesn't have "accidents". He has rampaged through countless cities, but never kills a single person. Yet, Bruce killed his own father(not as Hulk) by pushing him over just right.
there is a reason he's the savage hulk. just unrestrained anger and brutality. he may not hurt innocent people, but i've never seen any real fighting skills from anyone other than green scar.
There was one time where Hulk reacts like a normal human would towards some people. Unfortunately, I forgot which one it was too. I believe Banner/Hulk both know how to take care of their foes while just regular smashing to rampage mode. Jumping on top of tanks, throws projects back at helicopters is what he's best at!!! I do his catastrophic Thunderclap move!
"Hulk not dumb like puny human,Hulk knows what's best for him! Braaaagh!"
He demonstrated skill, both with his hands, and a sword. That is how he basically overthrew an entire planetary empire, working his way up through gladiator school and fighting. Planet Hulk shows Hulk basically being a strategic leader, and generally a clever fighter. Certain iterations of Hulk, like Fixit (Grey Hulk) do have a certain amount of skill, while regular "vanilla" savage hulk doesn't have any skill beyond forming a fist." @Fire-brand: did green scar accyually demonstrate the skill or is it just claimed like with Thor? "
I think it was Amadeus Cho who said that, saying that it's Bruce's mind being used subconsciously to do all the calculations so as no one get's killed." Hulk is more skilled than people gave him credit for. A few months ago(in Incredible Hulk #???), Bruce Banner explained how Hulk doesn't have "accidents". He has rampaged through countless cities, but never kills a single person. Yet, Bruce killed his own father(not as Hulk) by pushing him over just right. "
EDIT: I just checked, and it was Cho. In Incredible Hulk #110 (pgs 14-15) :-)
Hulk-Fu :P
But I like how they did it in Incredible Hulk (the movie) where Bruce had learned some fighting skills while in hiding, makes sense because he was running around from the U.S. Army and wasn't relying on becoming the Hulk, but seeing how the Hulk fought at the end of the movie, I'd say those skill go with both the man and the monster. But that is just in the movies, not sure about the comics.
I've only been reading Hulk since the start of the Planet Hulk arc, but from what I've seen, his fighting style seems to be based on Wrestling more than anything. Not sure if that's "skill" though :-)
I think that hulk from war world hulk has fighting style on all the other incarnation of hulk i will agree with Craig Lovecraft who wrote:{ Smash best fighting skill there is!}
@mrdirector786: Doc Green does
@mrdevil: Not really...
@mrdevil: Not really...
actually yes he shows more in the Doc Green vs RHulk round 2. and Green Scar also knows how to fight as well. and Savage Hulk knows how to explode the weaknesses of his enemies.
@mrdevil: Nope, he hasn't shown anything you, me or any other ordinary person can't do. Kicking people and screaming ki-yah is not a skill.
@mrdevil: Nope, he hasn't shown anything you, me or any other ordinary person can't do. Kicking people and screaming ki-yah is not a skill.
actually he was though Martial Art by Iron Fist and he was skilled enough to go toe to toe with Rulk. He can even concentrate his ki in the punches to hit harder.
@mrdevil: I know about the training he received from IF, but he learned nothing really. Regular Hulk never needed skill to go toe to toe with Rulk and he can't concentrate his ki in the punches, i am not sure where you get that.
The training he got from Iron Fist was just something someone said would be nice on a forum and Duggan filled his awful Hulk run with it since his DocGreen was boring and the sales were very low. It was just filler and like Atheist said, screaming Ki-yah when you hit without actually showing on panel the focused chi is not really a fighting skill. Hulk defeated RHulk before without having to resort to garbage writing.
@mrdevil: I know about the training he received from IF, but he learned nothing really. Regular Hulk never needed skill to go toe to toe with Rulk and he can't concentrate his ki in the punches, i am not sure where you get that.
yes he knows
Yes, he's actually quite skilled and adaptive even though only one of his personas has formal combat training.
No. Doc Green recently took a lesson or 2 from Iron Fist though. So he has a very little tiny bit of skill but at least he has some now. Well, Doc Green does anyway. I guess when he goes back to Hulk he wont remember it. Or maybe he will. We'll see.
@mrdevil: He knows what exactly? To kick and say Ki-yah? My 4 year old niece can do that much. He literally hasn't pulled a move that would require any kind of actual skill in that fight.
as far as experience goes.. tons. but actual training, not really. Hulk thinks on his feet in the heat of the moment and luckily happens to be very good at it.
@mrdevil: He knows what exactly? To kick and say Ki-yah? My 4 year old niece can do that much. He literally hasn't pulled a move that would require any kind of actual skill in that fight.
dude is right there. Doc Green knows Karate he even used it against Rulk and give him a run for his money. Deal with it.
@mrdevil: It's not Karate it's Kung-fu and he hasn't used anything any other version of Hulk couldn't already.
@mrdevil: It's not Karate it's Kung-fu and he hasn't used anything any other version of Hulk couldn't already.
he did it right there. Go check the scans and deal with it.
@mrdevil: do you honestly think kicking someone and yelling "Ki-yah!" Is skillful?
@mrdevil: do you honestly think kicking someone and yelling "Ki-yah!" Is skillful?
no that's just him using the chi technique at best everything else that you see in there is Karate, Kung Fu, Martial Arts whatever.
check the images.
Doc Green has about as much training as my 8 year old does. He's been training for 2 months...Doc Green trained for like a day.
It depends on the writer. Sometimes he is portrayed to have skill. Other times he is portrayed as a savage brute.
@atheistknowledge: Regular Savage Hulk got wrecked by Rulk....,. Green Scar was able to beat Rulk. I'm not sure where Doc Green is on that power scale
@stl9997: Savage Hulk beat Rulk as well. Doc Green feats close to the bottom of the power scale.
@atheistknowledge: rulk has beaten savage hulk in every encounter
@stl9997: He literally hasn't.
@stl9997: no he hasn't, hulk beat him as well and that was before Rulk was nerfed to being unable to drain. Current Rulk is weaker than he used to be.
Not really, he can throw headbutts, maybe put someone in a headlock and someone like doc green is a little better. But overall, no, he doesn't really need fighting skills since he never really fights anyone where they'll make a large difference.
Well all he does is punch stuff violently, but as far as martial arts I don't think he has or needs any training.
Hulk doesn't have any formal fighting capabilities (well Banner has probably learned a thing or two during his constant travels and confrontations), but what most people forget is that Hulk understands his physique and power very well. If you go over some of his fights, Hulk utilizes his weight, strength, and size tremendously. Hulk can get really creative too with his signature ground pound and thunderclap as well.
This, of course, refers to the regular Savage or Gravage version. Green Scar probably learned some moves in his time in the gladiator ring against monsters and aliens, not to mention that he has also demonstrated that he's a great strategist and tactician. So while Hulk definitely may not have formal martial arts knowledge, he's a very skilled and dangerous fighter.
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