Editor’s note: The article below contains spoilers for the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law.One character who was always guaranteed to appear in She-Hulk Attorney at Law was Mark RuffaloBruce Banner. Banner is not only close with Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), as they are both cousins, but he plays a major role in her transformation into She-Hulk. The first episode shows this transformation when a car accident caused Bruce’s gamma-irradiated blood to seep into Jennifer’s wounds and turn her into She-Hulk, but the rest of the episode also reveals more about how Bruce was able to combine his two individual bodies. personality into one whole Hulk.
Throughout his time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bruce has always been haunted by the devastation caused by the Hulk. He was constantly on the run The incredible HulkAnd in Avengers: Age of UltronWanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) took over his mind, leading to a fight with Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), which nearly destroyed half of South Africa. And as if that wasn’t enough, he spent two years in Hulk form during the events of Thor: Ragnarok. Finally got to the point Avengers: Endgamewhere it was revealed that Banner managed to merge his psyche with that of the Hulk, retaining his intelligence as well as the Hulk’s immense strength.
She-Hulk the pilot expands this further: during a five-year hiatus between Avengers: Infinity War as well as The final, Banner built a laboratory in Mexico with the help of Tony Stark. There he worked to merge his two personalities into one. This is also where he takes Jennifer after her first Hulk, as he wants to help her control her powers like he did. This proves to be a moot point, as Jennifer is better at wielding her Hulk powers, even being able to change forms at will. And it turns out she might even be stronger than Banner - when he tries to stop her from leaving the island, she retaliates by beating him halfway through!
The pilot even explains the plot development Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. In the mid-credits of this film, Banner appeared with Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and Wong (Benedict Wong) to discuss the origin of the Ten Rings that Shang-Chi (Sim Liu) and his father Wenwu (Tony Leung) wore. Banner, however, was not in the form of the Hulk, but a human - and wore a device with a strange green light. in She-Hulk pilot, he explains that the device helps him return to human form, and also heals the damage he received in his hand when he wielded the Infinity Stones in The final. The device breaks during a car crash, meaning that Banner reverts to his “Smart Hulk” form, though he uses Jennifer’s blood to heal his broken arm, an injury sustained when he snapped his fingers while donning the Infinity Gauntlet.
As for the cause of the car crash? It also ties into Banner’s time on Sakaar during Ragnaroksince the ship is extremely similar to the one he has with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is used to escape from the gladiatorial planet. And for Hulk fans, this could hint at a possible adaptation. Planet Hulk story line. In this storyline, the Hulk became the gladiatorial champion on Sakaar and ended up being the planet’s prophesied savior. With gladiatorial storyline elements adapted to Ragnarokthe scene was set for a potential Planet Hulk movie or series. And given Banner’s presence in She-Hulkas well as the return of the Abomination (Tim Roth), it looks like the jade giant will continue to have a big impact on the future of the MCU.
She-Hulk Attorney at Law premieres with new episodes every Thursday on Disney+.
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