Editing Hulk (section)

===Powers and abilities===
====Bruce Banner====
Considered to be one of the greatest scientific minds on Earth, Banner possesses "a mind so brilliant it cannot be measured on any known intelligence test."<ref>{{cite news| last=Pisani | first=Joseph | title=The Smartest Superheroes | work=BusinessWeek | date=June 2006 | url= http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2006-05-31/the-smartest-superheroes-businessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140115135337/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2006-05-31/the-smartest-superheroes-businessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice|archive-date= January 15, 2014|url-status= dead|access-date=December 9, 2007}}</ref> [[Norman Osborn]] estimates that he is the fourth most-intelligent person on Earth.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= Oliver, Ben |inker= Oliver, Ben|colorist=Gandini, Veronica | letterer=Bowland, Simon | editor=Paniccia, Mark | story= The List: Hulk |title= Dark Reign: The List – Hulk|volume= 1|issue= 1|date= December 2009}}</ref> Banner holds expertise in biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, physiology, and nuclear physics. Using this knowledge, he creates advanced technology dubbed "Bannertech", which is on par with technological development from Tony Stark or Doctor Doom. These technologies include a [[Teleportation|teleporter]] and a [[Force shield|force field]] that can protect him from the attacks of Hulk-level entities.

After becoming a fugitive from the law, Banner is forced to go on the run and over the years learns various skills in order to both survive and remain under radar of those who are hunting him. Banner's most frequent method of travel includes hitchhiking, train hopping or simply just walking as he is unable to travel legally via planes, passenger ships or buses due to being in several travel watchlists. Banner is generally on the move and rarely ever stays in one place for very long and only does so if there's a possibility of curing himself. He will only ever stay in one place for an extended period of time if it provides him with complete solitude and privacy where the Hulk can do little to no harm.

To avoid being tracked, Banner does not use cell phones, debit or credit cards and will only use payphones or cash. He will often use fake identities when staying at motels or working jobs that require identification. Having been on the run for years, Banner can normally tell when he is being followed and will generally make a run for it when he is discovered. Having traveled across the globe, Banner is able to sneak over borders without being detected and can get by, by either knowing or learning the local language. Often traveling light, Banner has little to no possessions that he carries in either a satchel or backpack. Often losing everything he owns after transforming into the Hulk, Banner avoids keeping anything of personal value to him so that he can easily replace the items and clothes that were lost or destroyed.

To support himself financially, Banner will work quick part-time jobs and will only accept payments in cash. These jobs have varied from simply working in low pay diners to working as local doctor. Banner's work ethic as well as his vast knowledge and skillset in science, medicine and engineering often help him get hired rather quickly. Unless desperate, Banner will generally avoid jobs that are high stress due to the potential danger of transforming into the Hulk.

Banner has little to no memories of the Hulk's actions aside from his initial transformation which he described as being extremely painful. Banner's lack of memories often terrifies him as he has often transformed back to witness the devastating aftermath of the Hulk's battles which both saddens and encourages him to find a way to understand his condition so that he won't cause anymore destruction or harm. During his travels, Banner has developed several different techniques to help suppress or control his transformations when he becomes a little angry or upset. Among the techniques he has learned over the years include meditation and hypnotherapy. While they have helped him to better understand and suppress his transformations, none of techniques Banner has learned have helped him to gain full control over the Hulk.

====The Hulk====
The Hulk possesses the potential for seemingly limitless physical strength that is influenced by his emotional state, particularly his anger.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= [[Carlo Pagulayan|Pagulayan, Carlo]]|inker= Huet, Jeffrey|story= Warbound -- Part IV|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 109|date= October 2007}}</ref> This has been reflected in the repeated comment "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets."<ref>Achenbach, Joel (June 19, 2003). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/06/19/all-the-rage-the-hulk-in-us-all/fbf12212-e7da-4406-b78a-c8aa05a7a838/ "All the Rage: The Hulk in Us All"]. ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref> The cosmically powerful entity known as the [[Beyonder]] once analyzed the Hulk's physiology, and claimed that the Hulk's potential strength had "no finite element inside."<ref name="NerdistPowers"/> Hulk's strength has been depicted as sometimes limited by Banner's subconscious influence; when [[Jean Grey]] psionically "shut Banner off", Hulk became strong enough to overpower and destroy the physical form of the villain [[Onslaught (Marvel Comics)|Onslaught]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Scott Lobdell|Lobdell, Scott]]; Waid, Mark|penciller= [[Adam Kubert|Kubert, Adam]]; [[Joe Bennett (artist)|Bennett, Joe]]|inker= [[Dan Green (artist)|Green, Dan]]; [[Art Thibert|Thibert, Art]]; Townsend, Tim; Delpergang, Jesse|story= With Great Power ...|title= Onslaught: Marvel|issue= 1|date= October 1996}}</ref> Writer Greg Pak described the Worldbreaker Hulk shown during ''World War Hulk'' as having a level of physical power where "Hulk was stronger than any mortal—and most immortals—who ever walked the Earth"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.brokenfrontier.com/columns/p/detail/hulk-skaar-hercules|title= Hulk, Skaar & Hercules|first= Greg|last= Pak|date= April 2, 2008|publisher= Broken Frontier|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100111010836/http://www.brokenfrontier.com/columns/p/detail/hulk-skaar-hercules|archive-date= January 11, 2010|url-status= dead|access-date= April 27, 2010|df= mdy-all}}</ref> and depicted the character as powerful enough to completely destroy entire planets.<ref name="Hulks635" /><ref name="Hulks634">{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= Pelletier, Paul|inker= Miki, Danny|story= Heart of the Monster Part Five|title= Incredible Hulks|issue= 634|date= October 2011}}</ref> His strength allows him to leap into lower Earth orbit or across continents,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Christopher Priest (comic book writer)|Priest, Christopher]]|penciller= [[Jon Bogdanove|Bogdanove, Jon]]|inker= Bogdanove, Jon|story= Tides|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 33|date= December 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Mantlo, Bill|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Buscema, Sal|story= Waiting For the U-Foes!|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 254|date= December 1980}}</ref> and he has displayed superhuman speed.<ref name="Hulk440" /><ref name="World War Hulk #5 2007">{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= [[John Romita Jr.|Romita, John Jr.]]|inker= [[Klaus Janson|Janson, Klaus]]|story= The Incredible Hulk Versus the Sentry|title= World War Hulk|issue= 5|date= January 2008}}</ref> Exposure to radiation has also been shown to make the Hulk stronger.<ref name="NerdistPowers"/> It is unknown how he gains biomass during transformation but it may be linked to the One-Below-All.

His durability, regeneration, and endurance also increase in proportion to his temper.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[Andrew Wildman|Wildman, Andrew]]|inker= Ivy, Chris|story= Cold Storage|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 394|date= June 1992}}</ref> Hulk is resistant to injury or damage, though the degree to which varies between interpretations, but he has withstood the equivalent of solar temperatures,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Christian Cooper|Cooper, Chris]]|penciller= Rebner, Jeff|inker= Irwin, Mark|story= Sins of the Father|title= The Incredible Hulk '97|issue= 1|date= 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= Romita, John Jr.|inker= Janson, Klaus|story= Hulk|title= [[World War Hulk]]|issue= 2|date= September 2007}}</ref> nuclear explosions,<ref name="Hulk440">{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[Angel Medina (artist)|Medina, Angel]]|inker= [[Robin Riggs|Riggs, Robin]]|story= The Big Bang|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 440|date= April 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Way, Daniel|penciller= Dazo, Bong|inker= Pimentel, Joe|story= Operation: Annihilation Part One: Journada Del Muerto|title= [[Deadpool]]|volume= 4|issue= 37|date= July 2011}}</ref><ref name="FF533">{{cite comic| writer= [[J. Michael Straczynski|Straczynski, J. Michael]]|penciller= [[Mike McKone|McKone, Mike]]|inker= [[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]|story= What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas|title= [[Fantastic Four]]|issue= 533|date= January 2006}}</ref><ref name="Hulk3.105">{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= Pagulayan, Carlo|inker= Huet, Jeffrey|story= Planet Hulk Armageddon Part II|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 105|date= June 2007}}</ref> and planet-shattering impacts.<ref name="Hulks635"/><ref name="Hulks634"/><ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Ron Wilson (comics)|Wilson, Ron]]|penciller= Wilson, Ron|inker= [[Tom Morgan (comics)|Morgan, Tom]]|story= Kids Will Be Kids|title= [[Marvel Comics Presents]]|issue= 52|date= June 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Greenberg, Glen; [[J. M. DeMatteis|DeMatteis, J. M.]]|penciller= Garney, Ron|inker= [[Bob Wiacek|Wiacek, Bob]]|story= Heart of the Beast|title= [[Silver Surfer (comic book)|Silver Surfer]]|volume= 3|issue= 125|date= February 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Lee, Stan|penciller= Trimpe, Herb|inker= Adkins, Dan|story= The Brute Battles On!|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 112|date= February 1969}}</ref> Despite his remarkable resiliency, continuous barrages of high-caliber gunfire can hinder his movement to some degree while he can be temporarily subdued by intense attacks with chemical weapons such as anesthetic gases, although any interruption of such dosages will allow him to quickly recover.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Len Wein|Wein, Len]]|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Palmer, Tom|story=You Just Don't Quarrel With the Quintronic Man!|title=The Incredible Hulk|date=July 1977|volume=2|issue=213}}</ref> He has been shown to have both regenerative and adaptive healing abilities, including growing tissues to allow him to breathe underwater,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Weeks, Lee|inker= Palmer, Tom|story= Tempest Fugit, Part 1 of 5|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 77|date= March 2005}}</ref> surviving unprotected in space for extended periods,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[Al Rio|Rio, Al]]; Weeks, Lee; [[Sean Phillips|Phillips, Sean]]|inker= Hanna, Scott; Weeks, Lee; Palmer, Tom|story= Casus Belli|title= World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker|issue= 1|date= July 2007}}</ref> and when injured, healing from most wounds within seconds, including, on one occasion, the complete destruction of most of his body mass.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Keown, Dale|inker= Farmer, Mark|story= Betrayals|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 398|date= October 1992}}</ref> His future self, the "Maestro", was even eventually able to recover from being blown to pieces.<ref name="Hulk460">{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Kubert, Adam|inker= Farmer, Mark|story= Homecoming|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 460|date= January 1998}}</ref> As an effect, he has an extremely prolonged lifespan.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Keown, Dale|inker= Weems, Joe; Livesay, John|story= The Last Titan|title= Incredible Hulk: The End|issue= 1|date= August 2002}}</ref><ref name="ThanosWins">{{cite comic| writer= Cates, Donny|penciller= Shaw, Geoff|inker= Shaw, Geoff|story= Thanos Wins|title= Thanos|volume= 2|issue= 17|date= March 2018}}</ref>

He also possesses less commonly described powers, including abilities allowing him to "home in" to his place of origin in New Mexico;<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Byrne, John|penciller= Byrne, John|inker= Wiacek, Bob|story= Call of the Desert|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 314|date= December 1985}}</ref> resist [[Telepathy|psychic control]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Wein, Len|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= [[Jack Abel|Abel, Jack]]|story= The Titan Strikes Back!|title= [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]|issue= 12|date= February 1974}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Mantlo, Bill|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Buscema, Sal; Milgrom, Al|story= The Family That Dies Together ... !|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 259|date= May 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Loeb, Jeph|penciller= [[Ian Churchill|Churchill, Ian]]|inker= Hanna, Scott|story= Loose Cannons|title= [[Cable (comics)|Cable]]|issue= 34|date= August 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Christos Gage|Gage, Christos]]|penciller= [[Andrea Di Vito|Di Vito, Andrea]]|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Hard Questions|title= World War Hulk: X-Men|issue= 1|date= August 2007}}</ref> or [[Metamorphosis|unwilling transformation]];<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Chris Claremont|Claremont, Chris]]; Wein, Len|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Abel, Jack|story= And Six Shall Crush the Hulk|title= The Incredible Hulk Annual|issue= 5|date= October 1976}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Mantlo, Bill|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Buscema, Sal|story= Devolution!|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 266|date= December 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Purves, Jeff|inker= [[Marie Severin|Severin, Marie]]|story= Countdown Part 4: The Abomination|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 364|date= December 1989}}</ref> grow stronger from radiation<ref name="Hulks635">{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= Pelletier, Paul|inker= Miki, Danny|story= Heart of the Monster Part Six|title= Incredible Hulks|issue= 635|date= October 2011}}</ref><ref name="FF533" /><ref name="Hulk3.105" /><ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[George Pérez|Pérez, George]]|inker= Pérez, George|story= Part 2 of 2|title= Hulk: Future Imperfect|issue= 2|date= January 1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Gage, Christos|penciller= Di Vito, Andrea|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Sworn to Protect|title= World War Hulk: X-Men|issue= 2|date= September 2007}}</ref> or dark magic;<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Jenkins, Paul|penciller= Keown, Dale|inker= Keown, Dale|title= [[The Darkness (comics)|The Darkness]] / The Incredible Hulk|issue= 1|date= June 2004}}</ref><ref name="Hulk3.82">{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[Jae Lee|Lee, Jae]]|inker= Lee, Jae|story= Dear Tricia ...|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 82|date= August 2005}}</ref> punch his way between separate temporal<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy|penciller= Trimpe, Herb|inker= Buscema, Sal|story= Descent Into the Time-Stream|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 135|date= January 1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Waid, Mark|penciller= Jacinto, Kim|inker= Jacinto, Kim|story= Agent of T.I.M.E. Part Five|title= The Indestructible Hulk|issue= 15|date= January 2014}}</ref> or spatial<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Waid, Mark|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Hennessy, Andrew|story= Who Shot the Hulk #1|title= Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 1|date= June 2014}}</ref> dimensions; and to see and interact with astral forms.<ref name="Hulk3.82" /><ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Keown, Dale|inker= McLeod, Bob|story= Silent Screams|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 369|date= May 1990}}</ref> Some of these abilities were in later years explained as being related; his ability to home in on the New Mexico bomb site was due to his latent ability to sense astral forms and spirits, since the bomb site was also the place where the Maestro's skeleton was and the Maestro's spirit was calling out to him in order to absorb his radiation.<ref name="Hulk460"/> He is also shown to have a separate memory to Bruce Banner - when Spider-Man has the knowledge of his secret identity erased during [[Spider-Man: One More Day]], the Hulk later asks how '''Peter''' is doing, not Spider-Man; upon questioning, he enigmatically states "Banner forgot. But '''I''' don't forget."

In the first ''Hulk'' comic series, "massive" doses of gamma rays would cause the Hulk to transform back to Banner, although this ability was written out of the character by the 1970s.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}