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With almost unlimited strength and the ability to withstand untold amounts of damage, here is a look at the times when Hulk nearly destroyed the Marvel Universe, and at least one time when he mostly succeeded.
7) The Horseman War
When looking at the history of Apocalypse and his Horsemen, the stories are almost always in the mutant comics and limited to the X-Men and their teams. However, there was one time when Apocalypse decided to offer the position of War to Hulk. In The Incredible Hulk #456, Apocalypse convinced Hulk to become War in exchange for removing the pain and suffering from Hulk’s mind, which amounts to his father Brian’s torment. As War, Hulk was more powerful than ever, with the voices in his head gone, and he went toe to toe with Absorbing Man (whom he beat easily) and Juggernaut (whom he almost killed). However, when he almost killed Riock Jones, it snapped Apocalypse’s control, and Hulk ended up going into hiding.
6) The Immortal Hulk
Marvel Comics took Hulk in a new direction in 2015 when Hulk stopped a radiation leak and detonated himself, stripping him of Hulk’s powers and transferring them to Amadeus Cho, who became the Totally Awesome Hulk. However, things were not finished for Bruce Banner. The scientist started experimenting on himself with gamma-irradiated cells, and when the Avengers learned about this and confronted him, Hawkeye killed him. Unfortunately, he ended up resurrected no less than three times (by The Hand, Arnim Zola, and the Challenger). Each time he returned, he was savage and almost unstoppable. However, it finally ended when Banner realized Hulk couldn’t die and just went to the Green Room before returning to life through the Green Door. Once he learned the truth, Banner regained control and went into hiding.
5) Savage Hulk
Savage Hulk is the name given to Hulk when he loses all control of his faculties and goes into a rage. Whenever he would become the Savage Hulk, he had no control over what he did and reacted to things out of anger and deep emotion. What makes this version of Hulk so deadly is that he has reverted to this state numerous times over his existence. One of Hulk’s most defining powers is that the angrier he gets, the more powerful he gets. Hulk knows he is more powerful when Banner is in no way in control. To defeat Onslaught, Hulk had Banner shut down in his brain, and that was the only way he could take down the monster. However, before this, he was always one of the most destructive forces of nature when the Savage Hulk took control.
4) Heroes Reborn: The Return
After Hulk beat Onslaught, the world changed. Two different Earths existed, with the dead heroes (Avengers, Fantastic Four) on one Earth and the surviving heroes (Spider-Man, X-Men) on the other Earth. However, there was an anomaly. Hulk was on both Earths, one with Banner and the other without, and this was killing both of them. On one Earth, Hulk was giving off so much radiation that it threatened to destroy the world. On the other Earth, Hulk was losing control and was mostly the Savage Hulk. It wasn’t until the two Hulks ended up on the same Earth that they could fight, merge, and help save the Earth so Franklin Richards could bring all the heroes back home.
