Spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World!Earlier this year, the MCU released the latest chapter of Captain America’s live-action adventures in February’s Captain America: Brave New World, with the original Falcon, Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, donning the suit and shield for a story that pitted him against President Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross’ Red Hulk, played by Harrison Ford. Trading blows in the film’s finale, Sam Wilson eventually took down Red Hulk after immense effort, but only because the MCU nerfed this crimson character’s signature superpower. s273z

Warning: Spoilers Ahead for Red Hulk #5!Iron Man has created countless Hulk Busters, some strong enough to take down gods, but Marvel just unveiled a Hulk Buster that is so gruesome and ruthless that Iron Man wouldn’t dare to imagine it. While Tony Stark has always had a distinct way of engineering armor to fight the Hulk, Marvel’s latest method of taking down Red Hulk redefined the meaning of “Hulk Buster” in the most brutal way.

Warning! This movie contains SPOILERS for Captain America: Brave New WorldAfter seeing Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World, I'm more convinced than ever that one of the best things the MCU can do for Avengers: Doomsday is bring back the "real" Hulk. Since 2019's Avengers: Endgame, Bruce Banner has been a new kind of Hulk, where he's retained both his mind and intelligence. However, Red Hulk is a stark reminder of what we lost just over 6 years ago.

Red Hulk's debut in Captain America: Brave New World could have been something special with just one minor tweak to the story. Listen, I understand there was more wrong with Brave New World than a lack of Red Hulk, or the way the character ends up being calmed down by Sam Wilson, but this isn't about the numerous reshoots, scattered storytelling, and overstuffed plot. For me, and I imagine a lot of other people, Red Hulk was the part of this movie I was the most excited about, especially seeing how much they included him in the promotional material.

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Captain America: Brave New World

The MCU has unleashed its version of Red Hulk upon superhero fans around the world, making sure that movie audiences and comic book fans alike know Bruce Banner isn't the only colorful Hulk in the Marvel Universe. But the next question is obvious: who would win in a fight between Hulk and Red Hulk, anyway?

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Deadpool Kills the Universe One Last Time (2025)!

Contains Spoilers for Red Hulk (2025) #2!Red Hulk has a new weakness in Marvel Comics, but it’s a double-edged sword that explains exactly how he could become Marvel’s strongest Hulk if given the chance. This is a cool complication for the character and one that will actually help him long-term, as strange as that may sound.

Fresh off his MCU debut, Red Hulkis getting a major upgrade from Marvel Comics, as the character's role in the massive One World Under Doom crossover continues to grow more pivotal with each ing issue; now, the character's latest arc continues with a trial by fire – in this case, "nuclear fire."

Warning: Contains spoilers for Thunderbolts Annual #1 (2013)!