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The List

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The To-Build List:
Hulks:
The Savage Hulk
The Grey Hulk
The Green Scar
Dr. Banner
She-Hulk
The Red Hulk/Thunderbolt Ross
The Red She-Hulk/Betsy Ross/Harpy
Lyra

NEW Hulk Builds:
The Hulk (1960s version)
Hulk 2099
The Maestro
Skaar
Hiro

Just Notes (they're not real characters):
Devil Hulk
Kluh

Good Guys:
Rick Jones/A-Bomb
The Pantheon
Glenn Talbot
The Warbound
Caiera
Doc Samson

New Good Guy Builds:
Sandra Verdugo
Jarella
Marlo Chandler

Bad Guys (Re-Posts With New Commentary):
The Abomination
Armageddon & Trauma
Xemnu the Titan
The U-Foes
Speed Freak
Frost
Zzzax
The Riot Squad
Blackbird
The Leader
Bi-Beast
Rock & Redeemer
Mercy
Wendigo

She-Hulk Foes (Re-Posts):
The Headmen
Ruby Thursday
Abominatrix
The Adrenazon
The Band of the Bland
Capt. Rectitude
The Word & Ultima
Titania

Bad Guys (New Builds):
Glorian
Dr. Scarabeus
Distorter
The Gamma Corps.
Gen. Ryker
Droog
Bereet
The Hulkbusters
The Missing Link
Tyrannus
Matriculum
Fragment
Gestalt
Captain Axis
Home Base
Galaxy Master
Glob
The Metal Master
Flux
Amphibion
Ravage
Piecemeal
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Hulk (Puny Banner)

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DR. BRUCE BANNER
Created By:
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Role: The Strongest One There Is, Jekyll/Hyde Concept, The Powerhouse, The Animalistic Savage
Group Affiliations: The Avengers, The Defenders, The Pantheon, The Warbound, The New Fantastic Four, The Hulkbusters
Avengers Grade: D-Level (only a few issues)
PL 3 (68), PL 12 (68) Scientist
STRENGTH
1 STAMINA 1 AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 4 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 8 AWARENESS 2 PRESENCE 1

Skills:
Athletics 4 (+5)
Close Combat (Unarmed) 1 (+5)
Deception 6 (+7)
Expertise (Science) 8 (+16)
Expertise (Science) 6 (+22) -- Flaws: Limited to Radiation
Insight 3 (+5)
Perception 3 (+5)
Persuasion 3 (+4)
Sleight of Hand 3 (+3)
Stealth 4 (+5)
Technology 6 (+14)
Treatment 2 (+10)
Vehicles 4 (+4)

Advantages:
Skill Mastery (Science), Ultimate Skill (Science)

Powers:
Immunity (Radiation Damage) [5]

Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+1 Damage, DC 16)
Initiative +1

Defenses:
Dodge +5 (DC 15), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness +1, Fortitude +3, Will +5

Complications:
Guilt (The Hulk's Rampages)- Bruce is indirectly responsible for all the damages the Hulk causes, as well as the deaths.
Responsibility (A Basket Case)- Banner is emotionally-withdrawn, and has a great number of demons. He was horribly-abused by his father as a boy, leaving him with lifelong complexes about trusting people.
Responsibility (Turns into the Hulk if Angry)- You wouldn't like him when he's angry.
Relationship (Betty Banner, Jarella, Caiera)
Secret (Split Personalities)
Enemy ("Thunderbolt" Ross, The Leader, Red Hulk, etc.)

Total: Abilities: 36 / Skills: 50--25 / Advantages: 2 / Powers: 5 / Defenses: 10 (68)

-Well, if you're statting Hulks, you gotta stat out the basis for all of 'em, Bruce Banner. Not the hugest fan, myself, but Banner's a classic Jekyll/Hyde with a fascinating psyche at the root of his multiple personalities. Here he is, as a VERY smart, very skilled human scientist. He's no ass-kicker, but PL 3 isn't bad for a weakling civilian identity. He's in-shape, good at running & hiding, and THE BEST expert on radiation in the history of the world. When even Reed Richards and DOOOOOOOOM admit that you're the best in the field, you're good.
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Hulk ('60s Asshole Version)

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THE HULK (Dr. Bruce Banner)- 1960s Era
Created By:
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Role: The Strongest One There Is, Jekyll/Hyde Concept, The Powerhouse, The Brutish Savvy Thug
Group Affiliations: The Avengers, The Defenders, The Pantheon, The Warbound, The New Fantastic Four, The Hulkbusters
Avengers Grade: D-Level (only a few issues)
PL 10 (180)
STRENGTH
13 STAMINA 10 AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 6 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE 0

Skills:
Close Combat (Unarmed) 1 (+7)
Deception 5 (+7)
Drive 5 (+5)
Expertise (Streetwise) 7 (+9)
Insight 4 (+6)
Investigation 8 (+10)
Intimidation 13 (+14)
Perception 5 (+7)
Persuasion 2 (+4)
Ranged Combat (Debris) 8 (+8)

Advantages:
Accurate Attack, All-Out Attack, Connected, Daze (Intimdiation), Diehard, Extraordinary Effort, Fascinate (Intimidation), Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Critical (Unarmed) 2, Improved Grab, Improved Initiative, Improved Hold, Improved Smash, Improvised Weapon, Interpose, Last Stand (Ignores All Damage For 1 Round w/ HP Spent), Power Attack, Startle, Takedown, Taunt, Ultimate Strength Check, Withstand Damage (Trade Defenses For Toughness)

Powers:
"The Strongest One There Is- But Less So"
Power Lifting 1 (400 tons) [1]
Leaping 6 (250 feet) [6]
Impervious Toughness 11 [11]
Immunity 11 (Heat, Cold, Radiation, Pressure, Poison, Disease, Radiation Damage) [11]
Immunity 10 (Mental Effects) (Flaws: Limited to Half-Effect) [5]
Regeneration 8 (Feats: Regrowth) [9]

"Natural Size" Growth 2 (Str & Sta +2, +2 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, -2 Stealth) -- (10 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [5]

"Super-Strength Feats" (Alt-Effects of Strength-Damage) [5]
  • AE: "Groundstrike" Affliction 10 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (12)
  • AE: "Groundstrike Line" Affliction 10 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 30ft. Line) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (12)
  • AE: "Shockwave" Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Both Grounded) (10)
  • AE: "Super-Breath" Move Object 10 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Cone) (Flaws: Limited to One Direction) (10)
  • AE: "Thunderclap" Dazzle Hearing 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Touch Range, Distracting) (10)
Offense:
Unarmed +7 (+13 Damage, DC 28)
Assorted Strength Feats +11 Area (+11 Damage/Affliction, DC 26/21)
Initiative +6

Defenses:
Dodge +7 (DC 17), Parry +9 (DC 19), Toughness +10 (+6 Impervious), Fortitude +13, Will +8

Complications:
Secret (Split Personalities)
Normal Identity- The Grey Hulk will turn back into harmless Bruce Banner by the light of day.
Enemy ("Thunderbolt" Ross, The Leader)- These two assholes have hunted Banner for years. Ross wants to wipe him out to save the world; The Leader just wants him dead period.
Temper- The Hulk is famously easy-to-anger, and is not easily-swayed once enraged.

Total: Abilities: 54 / Skills: 58--29 / Advantages: 23 / Powers: 53 / Defenses: 21 (180)

-The Hulk of the early 1960s is almost a comically different character from what he later became- no "Hulk Speak", no "Leave Hulk Alone!" screaming, no nothing- he's just kind of a brusque dickhead who can't get along with anyone. He's not even that dumb- his Mental Stats are all average! And yes- he's only PL 10. I was gonna go PL 11 (like the Grey Hulk), but this guy... he's lost to a friggin' snake, lost to Spider-Man, and I statted up The Thing as PL 9 in his "1960s" incarnation, which means the Hulk can't be extraordinarily higher. He grows out of this stage RAPIDLY, mind you- but the Hulk in the '60s was nowhere near what he later became. He's merely an incredibly high-powered Powerhouse.
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Juggernaut! The Roswell Conspiracies! Hulk Builds!)

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Hulk is like so many characters where he is great in small doses, but is really hard to make interesting in his own book, movie or TV series.

Well, I take it back, the Hulk TV series is AWESOME and...no, I'm speaking from 12-year-old Thorpocalypse's nostalgia. :(

I watched some of the marathon on I think Syfy a couple of years ago and WOW is it bad. Bill Bixby was pretty awesome as Banner, but the Hulk scenes...yikes. Although Ferrigno was huge enough to at least allow you to suspend your disbelief for a short period it just doesn't hold up at all.

But MCU Avengers Hulk is great. But again, he's part of an ensemble there and he there's a lot you can do with him in the relatively small doses you get of him in those movies. I really hope Marvel doesn't go overboard and give him his own movie, because I think using him along with Thor in Ragnarok was a genius move.
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Hulk (Grey)

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THE GREY HULK (aka Mr. Fixit, Dr. Bruce Banner)
Created By:
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Role: The Strongest One There Is, Jekyll/Hyde Concept, The Powerhouse, The Brutish Savvy Thug
Group Affiliations: The Avengers, The Defenders, The Pantheon, The Warbound, The New Fantastic Four, The Hulkbusters
Avengers Grade: D-Level (only a few issues)
PL 11 (193)
STRENGTH
13 STAMINA 10 AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 6 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 2 AWARENESS 2 PRESENCE 2

Skills:
Close Combat (Unarmed) 3 (+9)
Deception 5 (+7)
Drive 5 (+5)
Expertise (Streetwise) 7 (+9)
Insight 4 (+6)
Investigation 8 (+10)
Intimidation 13 (+14 Size)
Perception 5 (+7)
Persuasion 2 (+4)
Ranged Combat (Debris) 8 (+8)

Advantages:
Accurate Attack, All-Out Attack, Connected, Daze (Intimdiation), Diehard, Extraordinary Effort, Fascinate (Intimidation), Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Critical (Unarmed) 2, Improved Grab, Improved Initiative, Improved Hold, Improved Smash, Improvised Weapon, Interpose, Last Stand (Ignores All Damage For 1 Round w/ HP Spent), Power Attack, Startle, Takedown, Taunt, Ultimate Strength Check, Withstand Damage (Trade Defenses For Toughness)

Powers:
"The Strongest One There Is- But Less So"
Power Lifting 1 (400 tons) [1]
Leaping 6 (250 feet) [6]
Impervious Toughness 11 [11]
Immunity 11 (Heat, Cold, Radiation, Pressure, Poison, Disease, Radiation Damage) [11]
Immunity 10 (Mental Effects) (Flaws: Limited to Half-Effect) [5]
Regeneration 8 (Feats: Regrowth) [9]

"Natural Size" Growth 2 (Str & Sta +2, +2 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, -2 Stealth) -- (10 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [5]

"Super-Strength Feats" (Alt-Effects of Strength-Damage) [5]
  • AE: "Groundstrike" Affliction 11 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (13)
  • AE: "Groundstrike Line" Affliction 11 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 30ft. Line) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (13)
  • AE: "Shockwave" Damage 11 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Both Grounded) (11)
  • AE: "Super-Breath" Move Object 11 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Cone) (Flaws: Limited to One Direction) (11)
  • AE: "Thunderclap" Dazzle Hearing 11 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Touch Range, Distracting) (11)
Offense:
Unarmed +9 (+13 Damage, DC 28)
Assorted Strength Feats +11 Area (+11 Damage/Affliction, DC 26/21)
Initiative +6

Defenses:
Dodge +8 (DC 18), Parry +10 (DC 20), Toughness +10 (+6 Impervious), Fortitude +13, Will +8

Complications:
Secret (Split Personalities)
Normal Identity- The Grey Hulk will turn back into harmless Bruce Banner by the light of day.
Enemy ("Thunderbolt" Ross, The Leader)- These two assholes have hunted Banner for years. Ross wants to wipe him out to save the world; The Leader just wants him dead period.
Temper- The Hulk is famously easy-to-anger, and is not easily-swayed once enraged.

Total: Abilities: 66 / Skills: 60--30 / Advantages: 23 / Powers: 53 / Defenses: 21 (193)

-I always liked the Grey Hulk the best- it's more interesting to read stories where the main character can both TALK NORMALLY, and actually lose every once in a while- not having some crazy Boost power that lets him beat up anybody as the fight gets longer. Of course, he's a bit of an amoral prick, working as a Mafia enforcer in Las Vegas and all, so there's that on the down-side. But I always liked the look the best as well- it's more monstrous and less comic-booky than lime green as a colour.

-Grey Hulk is the most playable, non-overpowered Hulk, as shown here, being an over-pointed PL 11. He's the most accurate, sneaky & defensive of the Hulks because of his relatively smaller size (he's still got Growth, but only barely- he's wide as a truck, but no taller than your average Powerhouse), but this corresponds with Thing-level Strength that doesn't get boosted as high as the other Hulks do (aside from Extraordinary Effort & Ultimate Strength). Otherwise, it's just moderate-level Powerhouse stuff for his other Powers. Keep in mind that being the "lowest-powered Hulk" is sorta like having the "lowest-range nuclear warhead" and so he's still tough enough to wipe out most metahumans ANYWAYS, but still.
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Hulk (Savage)

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THE SAVAGE HULK (Dr. Bruce Banner)
Created By:
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Role: The Strongest One There Is, Jekyll/Hyde Concept, The Powerhouse, The Animalistic Savage
Group Affiliations: The Avengers, The Defenders, The Pantheon, The Warbound, The New Fantastic Four, The Hulkbusters
Avengers Grade: D-Level (only a few issues)
PL 12 (209), PL 14 (209) When Fully-Enraged
STRENGTH
15/20 STAMINA 13/15 AGILITY 0
FIGHTING 4 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -3 AWARENESS -2 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+7)
Expertise (Survival) 8 (+6)
Intimidation 18 (+16 Size)
Perception 4 (+2)
Ranged Combat (Debris) 8 (+8)

Advantages:
All-Out Attack, Daze (Intimdiation), Diehard, Extraordinary Effort, Fascinate (Intimidation), Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Critical (Unarmed) 2, Improved Grab, Improved Initiative, Improved Hold, Improved Smash, Improvised Weapon, Interpose, Last Stand (Ignores All Damage For 1 Round w/ HP Spent), Power Attack, Startle, Takedown, Ultimate Strength & Toughness Checks, Withstand Damage (Trade Defenses For Toughness)

Powers:
"The Strongest One There Is"
Power Lifting 1 (100,000 tons) [1]
Leaping 11 (4 miles) [11]
Protection 2 (Extras: Impervious 15) [17]
Immunity 11 (Heat, Cold, Radiation, Pressure, Poison, Disease, Radiation Damage) [11]
Immunity 10 (Mental Effects) (Flaws: Limited to Half-Effect) [5]
Regeneration 8 (Feats: Regrowth) [9]
Senses 1 (Detect Astral Forms) [1]

"Natural Size" Growth 2 (Str & Sta +2, +2 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, -2 Stealth) -- (10 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [5]

"Super-Strength Feats"
"Thunderclap" Dazzle Hearing 12 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Burst +2) (Flaws: Touch Range, Distracting) (24) -- [29]
  • AE: "Groundstrike" Affliction 12 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 120ft. Burst +3) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 12 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (22)
  • AE: "Groundstrike Line" Affliction 12 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 120ft. Line +3) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (22)
  • AE: "Shockwave" Damage 12 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Burst +2) (Flaws: Both Grounded) (24)
  • AE: "Super-Breath" Move Object 12 (Extras: Area- 120ft. Cone +2) (Flaws: Limited to One Direction) (24)
  • AE: Penetrating Strength Damage 13 (13)
"The Hulk's Rage" (All Have Flaws: Uncontrolled- Must be Angry)
Enhanced Strength 5 [5]
Enhanced Stamina 2 [4]
Impervious Toughness 4 [2]
Regeneration 2 [1]
Enhanced Super-Strength Feats +2 [2]
Power-Lifting 2 (400,000 tons) [1]

Offense:
Unarmed +7 (+15 Damage, DC 30)
Raging +7 (+20 Damage, DC 34)
Assorted Strength Feats +12-15 Area (+12-15 Damage/Affliction, DC 27/22 to 30/25)
Initiative +4

Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +15 (+17 Raging, +8-10 Impervious), Fortitude +15 (+17 Raging), Will +8

Complications:
Secret (Bruce Banner Identity)
Obsession (Wants to be Left Alone)
Rivalry (The Thing, Wolverine)- Both the FF member and the X-Man have threatened him many times in the past, setting off epic brawls.
Responsibility (Betty Banner, Jarella, Caiera)
Secret (Split Personalities)
Enemy ("Thunderbolt" Ross, The Leader)- These two assholes have hunted Banner for years. Ross wants to wipe him out to save the world; The Leader just wants him dead period.
Temper- The Hulk is famously easy-to-anger, and is not easily-swayed once enraged.
Normal Identity- The Savage Hulk will revert back to Bruce Banner if made completely calm.

Total: Abilities: 40 / Skills: 42--21 / Advantages: 22 / Powers: 103 / Defenses: 23 (209)

-The Savage Hulk is the most common one you'll see in comics, and virtualy the default of most Hulk-based media, for the obvious reasons that it's the Mr. Hyde of his personality, and the most powerful/dangerous overall of his usual personas. Me, I always found his book REALLY boring, because while this character has some pathos, he lacks a lot of real depth unless you've got Banner involved, too.

-Throwing an "Uncontrolled" Flaw on all his boosts is a WAY easier thing to do that 2e's crazy "Boost" Power, so I like this way better. Essentially, Baseline Hulk is a PL 12 Superheavyweight powerhouse most of the time. But, as the fight goes on (and he keeps getting madder the more you hit him), he starts powering up, eventually hitting full-on PL 14 status when he's Raging AND fully boosted from his powers. It amps many of his powers, including Regeneration (which is inconsistently-shown, as with most Regenerating characters, but let's just say it's close to Wolverine-level).

-PL 14 may almost seem low for someone so powerful, but keep in mind that Hulk tends to be really slow and unable to hit any kind of Dexmonkey character (like Spider-Man), he's no martial artist, AND such a 'low' level doesn't properly illustrate how hard it can be to put him down. Sure, he's 'only' +17 Toughness at his maximum anger level, but he also Regenerates at a high rate, meaning that any damage that does manage to get through is going to scarcely hurt him for long. So The Hulk is a full-on entire-Avengers-team-Level threat, in addition to being able to easily brawl it out with Thor. He actually does one point more damage when fully-enraged than Thor can with Mjolnir.

-Hulk's max strength level is 800,000 tons, which is WAY above Thor or Hercules, especially when you take all his Advantages into account. And note that his Super-Strength Feats now sit outside the Array of his Strength-Damage, since a couple are more expensive than +15 or +20 damage.
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Hulk (Professor)

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THE PROFESSOR/BANNER HULK (Dr. Bruce Banner)
Created By:
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Role: The Strongest One There Is, Jekyll/Hyde Concept, The Powerhouse, The Animalistic Savage
Group Affiliations: The Avengers, The Defenders, The Pantheon, The Warbound, The New Fantastic Four, The Hulkbusters
Avengers Grade: D-Level (only a few issues)
PL 12 (251), PL 14 (251) When Fully-Enraged
STRENGTH
15/18 STAMINA 13/15 AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 6 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 8 AWARENESS 2 PRESENCE 3

Skills:
Close Combat (Unarmed) 3 (+9)
Deception 3 (+6)
Expertise (Science) 8 (+16)
Expertise (Science) 6 (+22) -- Flaws: Limited to Radiation
Insight 3 (+5)
Perception 3 (+5)
Persuasion 3 (+6)
Ranged Combat (Debris) 8 (+8)
Technology 6 (+14)
Treatment 2 (+10)
Vehicles 4 (+4)

Advantages:
Accurate Attack, Daze (Intimidation), Diehard, Extraordinary Effort, Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Critical (Unarmed) 2, Improved Grab, Improved Initiative, Improved Hold, Improved Smash, Improvised Weapon, Interpose, Last Stand (Ignores All Damage For 1 Round w/ HP Spent), Power Attack, Skill Mastery (Science), Startle, Takedown, Ultimate Strength & Toughness Checks, Ultimate Science Skill, Withstand Damage (Trade Defenses For Toughness)

Powers:
"The Strongest One There Is"
Power Lifting 5 (25,000 tons) [5]
Leaping 11 (4 miles) [11]
Protection 1 (Extras: Impervious 13) [14]
Immunity 11 (Heat, Cold, Radiation, Pressure, Poison, Disease, Radiation Damage) [11]
Immunity 10 (Mental Effects) (Flaws: Limited to Half-Effect) [5]
Regeneration 4 (Feats: Regrowth) [5]

"Natural Size" Growth 2 (Str & Sta +2, +2 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, -2 Stealth) -- (10 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [5]

"Super-Strength Feats"
"Thunderclap" Dazzle Hearing 12 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Burst +2) (Flaws: Touch Range, Distracting) (24) -- [29]
  • AE: "Groundstrike" Affliction 12 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 120ft. Burst +3) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 12 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (22)
  • AE: "Groundstrike Line" Affliction 12 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 120ft. Line +3) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (22)
  • AE: "Shockwave" Damage 12 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Burst +2) (Flaws: Both Grounded) (24)
  • AE: "Super-Breath" Move Object 12 (Extras: Area- 120ft. Cone +2) (Flaws: Limited to One Direction) (24)
  • AE: Penetrating Strength Damage 13 (13)
"The Hulk's Rage" (All Have Flaws: Uncontrolled- Must be Angry)
Enhanced Strength 3 [3]
Enhanced Stamina 2 [4]
Impervious Toughness 4 [2]
Regeneration 5 [2]
Enhanced Super-Strength Feats +2 [2]

Offense:
Unarmed +9 (+15 Damage, DC 30)
Raging +9 (+18 Damage, DC 32)
Assorted Strength Feats +12-15 Area (+12-15 Damage/Affliction, DC 27/22 to 30/25)
Initiative +5

Defenses:
Dodge +7 (DC 17), Parry +8 (DC 18), Toughness +14 (+16 Raging, +7-9 Impervious), Fortitude +15 (+17 Raging), Will +10 (+14 vs. Mental Attacks)

Complications:
Secret (Bruce Banner Identity)
Rivalry (The Thing, Wolverine)- Both the FF member and the X-Man have threatened him many times in the past, setting off epic brawls.
Responsibility (Betty Banner, Jarella, Caiera)
Secret (Split Personalities)
Enemy ("Thunderbolt" Ross, The Leader)- These two assholes have hunted Banner for years. Ross wants to wipe him out to save the world; The Leader just wants him dead period.
Temper- The Hulk is famously easy-to-anger, and is not easily-swayed once enraged.

Total: Abilities: 88 / Skills: 46--23 / Advantages: 23 / Powers: 97 / Defenses: 20 (251)

-The "Professor" (or "Banner") Hulk was a huge part of Peter David's beloved run on the title, as he both summed up all the previous Hulks & explained everything as psychosomatic trauma and split personalities resulting from a lifetime of abuse at the hands of Bruce's dad, and made the most all-around great Hulk yet- a super-strong behemoth that was also clever, funny and intelligent, literally taking the best of all worlds and combining them together. It didn't last the full length of the '90s, but it's fairly iconic for that era and it's still fondly remembered to this day. He was also kinda this way during Secret Wars (when he held up the titanic mountain range), where he was explicitly "Banner in the Hulk's Body", but still maintained some of the Hulk's anger. There was also an Extremis-given smart Hulk known as "Doc Green" more recently, but he willfully gave up his intelligence, fearing the creation of the "Maestro" personality.

-Professor Hulk is basically Savage Hulk, minus some points in his abilities (one point less Strength), but with a bit more accuracy and a TON more Skills & Abilities, essentially taking Banner's section of those. This makes him REALLY expensive and overly powerful, but hell, it's THE HULK- you kinda stopped caring about PL limits and points-cost when you chose to play him, amiright?
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Juggernaut! The Roswell Conspiracies! Hulk Builds!)

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The Hulk and Superman are both guys whose fanboys I find can be kind of insufferable, especially when they get to write the character. Superman's can be a little worse because they tend to go all out in both Power and Iconography, while the Hulks guys will usually just make it about how insanely powerful the Hulk can be. The Hulk might beat up your favorite character, but you'll rarely get moments akin to Superman Beyond, where Superman is literally "the God Idea" that saves the multiverse from entropy.

It is funny how the Hulk found more success in media other than comics. I have a fondness for the Hulk TV series, as I found Bixby really sold the character and made his plight believable, and the Hulk was a fun part of one of my favorite Avengers series: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. And he was great in the movies as a sort of "last resort" option where they'd call in a "code green" and Ruffalo captured a lot of what made Bixby's Banner appealing.

I think part of the problem with the Hulk is that it's hard to make him work as a character while still being true to the Jekyle/Hyde concept. The TV Series captured the notion that Bruce Banner was a tortured individual who had to constantly be careful, lest he lose control and unleash a creature with incredible destructive power and draw attention to himself. In that kind of series, the Hulk isn't really the main character, he's something that helps resolve the story and is a burden for Bruce to bear.

Avengers: EMH makes the Hulk and actual character, but in doing so it mostly gets rid of the conflict with banner, where the Hulk is the Hulk 99% of the time. There he works as a grouchy, easily angered jerk who still has his moments of humanity and can be fun. And while I'm not a fan of the series as a whole, Avengers Assemble has a lot of fun with Hulk and Thor as bash brothers who constantly snark at each other and try to one up the other.

Basically, it's hard to write a book about the Hulk where both Bruce and the Hulk get equal time that feels right. Either Bruce needs to be someone trying to rid himself of the Hulk whom we're suppose to sympathize with, or the Hulk is a hero, in which case Bruce can almost feel like a waste of time.
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Juggernaut! The Roswell Conspiracies! Hulk Builds!)

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Yeah, a lot of fans of certain Powerhouse characters can be like that- Thor, Hulk & Superman fans had this tendency to basically take an issue involving their favorite, go "was he in a fight? Did he win? How easy was the win?" and rate the issue from 1-10 based entirely upon how easily their favorite defeated rival characters.
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Juggernaut! The Roswell Conspiracies! Hulk Builds!)

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Hahah, holy god- someone FINALLY put episodes from MTV's Downtown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXEjOdKryyE. I used to LOVE this show- just a bunch of nerds and weirdos doing random crap, the main dude crushing on some un-gettable Goth girl, and they're just kinda wandering around the grungy pre-2000s New York City. Wild stuff. Totally nostalgia high, as I think I was JUST a bit younger than these kids.

Plus Alex's friend was later re-used entirely for Megas XLR.
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Juggernaut! The Roswell Conspiracies! Hulk Builds!)

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I enjoyed the Hulk in my youth as look how powerful he is. Then as the seventies started to come to a end and the early eighties started up, I began to see Bruce/Hulk as individual that was so shattered it at times was hard to read. The strongest one there is can and always be hard to write for as Superman is a prime example of. My enjoyment of the character comes from the fact when written well it shows you that Bruce was broken long before the Gamma Bomb and there is possibly no "fixing" him even then.
The irony in my eyes as strong as he is or could be will never be enough. He will never save his mom or himself from what his dad did to them. My 2 cents worth.

As always love the builds.
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Re: Jab's Builds! (The Juggernaut! The Roswell Conspiracies!)

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HalloweenJack wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:50 pm Big Hulk fan here (that said I've never been overly fond of the comic aside from Peter David's run, much in how I love Batman but never collected his book alot).

But yeah, I'd known of Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man but the Hulk was the character that really jumped out at me when I was a young kid. It probably had to do of my lifelong love affair with monsters. I kinda liked the whole duality deal as well, which has always been a pretty huge interest to me. I can easily remember rushing home from school to catch the old Bill Bixby show on the WOWK affiliate and later the Sci-Fi Channel. I remember my first Hulk comic.....wherein the Hulk actually doesn't appear....it's the Doc Samson/Crazy Eight story.....man that pissed me off as a kid, but it's actually a pretty good story looking back.

I loved pretty much most things Hulk. If there was a Hulk guest appearance I'd buy it. I majorly geeked out at the famous Secret Wars cover and later the whole "Hulk will stop Onlaught!" moment. Just love the character.


and yes....I like the 2003 movie Hulk.

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Hulk (Green Scar)

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THE GREEN SCAR HULK (Dr. Bruce Banner)
Created By:
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Role: The Strongest One There Is, Jekyll/Hyde Concept, The Powerhouse, The Animalistic Savage
Group Affiliations: The Avengers, The Defenders, The Pantheon, The Warbound, The New Fantastic Four, The Hulkbusters
Avengers Grade: D-Level (only a few issues)
PL 15 (294)
STRENGTH
19 STAMINA 16 AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 10 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 2 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 3

Skills:
Persuasion 4 (+7)
Expertise (Tactics) 5 (+7)
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+6)
Insight 4 (+7)
Intimidation 15 (+19 Size)
Perception 6 (+9)
Vehicles 4 (+4)

Advantages:
Accurate Attack, All-Out Attack, Animal Empathy, Daze (Intimidation), Diehard, Extraordinary Effort, Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Critical (Unarmed) 3, Improved Critical (Big-Ass Sword), Improved Grab, Improved Initiative, Improved Hold, Improved Smash, Improvised Weapon, Interpose, Last Stand (Ignores All Damage For 1 Round w/ HP Spent), Power Attack, Startle, Takedown 2, Ultimate Strength & Toughness Checks, Withstand Damage (Trade Defenses For Toughness)

Powers:
"The Strongest One There Is"
Power Lifting 6 (800,000 tons) [6]
Leaping 11 (4 miles) [11]
Protection 2 (Extras: Impervious 17) [19]
Immunity 13 (Heat, Cold, Radiation, Pressure, Poison, Disease, Suffocation 2, Radiation Damage) [13]
Immunity 10 (Mental Effects) (Flaws: Limited to Half-Effect) [5]
Regeneration 10 (Feats: Regrowth) [11]

"Natural Size" Growth 2 (Str & Sta +2, +2 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, -2 Stealth) -- (10 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [5]

"Super-Strength Feats"
"Shockwave" Damage 15 (Extras: Area- 120ft. Burst +3) (Flaws: Both Grounded) (45) -- [50]
  • AE: "Thunderclap" Dazzle Hearing 14 (Extras: Area- 120ft. Burst +3) (Flaws: Touch Range, Distracting) (42)
  • AE: "Groundstrike" Affliction 14 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 120ft. Burst +3) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 14 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Burst +2) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (42)
  • AE: "Groundstrike Line" Affliction 14 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 120ft. Line +3) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 14 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (42)
  • AE:
  • AE: "Super-Breath" Move Object 15 (Extras: Area- 120ft. Cone +2) (Flaws: Limited to One Direction) (30)
  • AE: Penetrating Strength Damage 13 (13)
"The Hulk's Big-Ass Sword" (Flaws: Easily Removable) [5]
Strength-Damage +2 (Extras: Penetrating 6) (8 points)

Offense:
Unarmed +10 (+20 Damage, DC 35)
Assorted Strength Feats +14-15 Area (+14-15 Damage/Affliction, DC 27/22 to 30/25)
Initiative +6

Defenses:
Dodge +8 (DC 18), Parry +10 (DC 20), Toughness +16 (+9 Impervious), Fortitude +17, Will +13 (+17 vs. Mental Attacks)

Complications:
Obsession (Revenge Against The Illuminati)
Rivalry (The Thing, Wolverine)
Responsibility (Caiera's Memory, Sakaar)- The Hulk's beloved wife was killed soon after their coupling- this causes him an untold amount of rage, rendering him stronger than he's ever been.
Responsibility (The Warbound)- The Warbound are eternally-bound to help each other.
Enemy (The Illuminati)- Reed Richards, Tony Stark, Black Bolt, Professor X & Dr. Strange conspired to send The Hulk away from Earth. When the ship they sent him in blew up on Sakaar, it killed almost everyone (including The Hulk's wife). This displeases him.
Enemy ("Thunderbolt" Ross, The Leader)- These two assholes have hunted Banner for years. Ross wants to wipe him out to save the world; The Leader just wants him dead period.
Temper- The Hulk is famously easy-to-anger, and is not easily-swayed once enraged.

Total: Abilities: 102 / Skills: 42--21 / Advantages: 26 / Powers: 126 / Defenses: 19 (294)

-"The Green Scar" aspect of The Hulk came about during his months on Sakaar, during Planet Hulk, a sword & sorcery-esque epic chunk of the Hulk's main book, which did what I thought was impossible nowadays- make an interesting Hulk book. Sure, the writer basically made a whole new character & personality from whole cloth, as this guy didn't match ANY of the old Hulks, but hell, it was like a big green Conan the Barbarian tearing up the countryside as a wicked-awesome rebel leader, so who gives a crap? He was craftly, cynical and mean, but wanted everyone to be free, and sought to depose the Red King. Sure, he did it with ridiculous ease and never appeared to be in much danger the entire time, which was a bit less dramatic (and the Red King was more of a lame monarch who was 100% nasty & evil, rather than any kind of complex character), but this series was really all about creating a world, and showing lots of the Hulk fighting.

-So when the Warp Core of the ship that brought him to Sakaar exploded, The Hulk blamed the Illuminati who sent him there in the first place, and came flying to Earth on the hull of a massive starship, promising to beat the living tar out of each and every member of the group, starting with Black Bolt (whom he beat with ease), then Iron Man, Mister Fantastic & Doctor Strange. And he pretty much owned everybody until the Sentry showed up, and even THEN he survived, requiring a massive satellite bombardment and a willing submission after discovering one of his own allies committed the genocide on his people.

-So this guy's a monster, and has a whole different set of abilities than the other Hulks. He's by FAR a better fighter, being a trained gladiator with tons of war experience. The Banner personality exists, but Hulk actually has to 'let him out' and has perfect control over the change now (so no Drawbacks). Instead of Boosting his power, he's constantly at maximum strength (especially after his nation died), and he can pretty much survive at-will in outer space for some reason. He's so unbelievably nasty & strong that he could whup EVERYBODY in the Marvel Universe, practically at once, so nobody should mess with him, period. His Regeneration is as elite as Wolvie/Sabretooth, and unlike most Hulks, he's actually likely to DODGE some attacks.
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Other Hulks

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THE GUILT HULK:
Created By: Peter David & Dale Keown
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #377 (Jan. 1991)
-The Guilt Hulk represents all of Bruce Banner's guilt, shame and regret. He seeks to run about in the real world, and looks like a giant, fire-breathing reptile.

THE DEVIL HULK:
Created By: Paul Jenkins & Ron Garney
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #13 (March 2000)
-The Devil Hulk is a Hulk personality created by Paul Jenkins- the most malevolent, resentful personality lying within Bruce Banner's mind. This reptilian-looking creature constantly threatens to escape his confines and destroy the world that has tormented and abused him. Eventually, he breaks out thanks to Bruce being tortured by John Ryker, but three other Hulk personalities ally in order to draw him back in. He appears to be stronger than other Hulks, at least on the mental plane, but he is likely just a meaner, nastier version of the Savage Hulk.
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Juggernaut! The Roswell Conspiracies! Hulk Builds!)

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I just posted some of these guys on the last thread, but I figured since they're Hulk-relevant, I'd re-post them here at an accelerated pace. Not QUITE "Spam out all the Mutates in one go", but close.
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