Warning: Contains spoilers for Thunderbolts Annual #1 (2013)!
Over ten years ago, Marvel Comics gave in the Marvel Multiverse, but the mysterious weapon that Red Hulk used also teases its legendary story, still waiting to be told.
2013's Thunderbolts Annual #1 – written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, with art by Matteo Lolli – featured the team comprised of Ross’ Red Hulk, Deadpool, Elektra, and more facing off against a demon that was imitating Doctor Strange. To go up against their mystical foe, a magical SHIELD division called the Wizardry Alchemy Necromancy Department loaned Ross a powerful tool to aid in the fight.
Picking from a mystical arsenal, the Red Hulk chooses a battering ram that knocked down Heaven’s gates as his weapon, which W.A.N.D. agent Pandora Peters casually mentions before sending him on his mission.
Move Over, Mjolnir: Red Hulk’s Heaven-Smasher Is Marvel’s Most God-Tier Weapon
Thunderbolts Annual #1 – Written By Ben Acker & Ben Blacker; Art By Matteo Lolli; Color By James Campbell; Lettering By Joe Sabino
Mjolnir is one of the most iconic Marvel weapons overall, and definitely the most famous one with godly power, but this mysterious battering ram holds seriously powerful secrets, and is perfect for a Hulk. With the ability to break down the gates of Heaven itself, its true strength is still unimaginable, and Red Hulk never really got the chance to properly use it in action. At the end of 2013’s Thunderbolts Annual, the team gets their memories wiped by W.A.N.D. and replaced with a pleasant shawarma lunch, meaning Red Hulk doesn’t even holding the legendary weapon.
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The whereabouts of the heaven-smashing battering ram are up in the air to this day, since it hasn’t made an appearance after it went back into W.A.N.D.’s custody at the end of the issue. However, since the issue shows a random agent lugging it back into their arsenal, it seems you don’t have to be worthy to harness it, like with Mjolnir. Since W.A.N.D. disbanded and reformed under Pandora Peters, recruiting Wong to the organization, perhaps the godly battering ram is still waiting in the wings to be picked up again sometime soon.
Over A Decade Later, Marvel Still Needs To Reunite Red Hulk With His Coolest Weapon Ever
Especially As His Profile Rises Post-MCU Debut
The Red Hulk is making a comeback in a big way in Marvel overall, from the comics to the MCU, so it would be great for him to regain the weapon as he becomes more important in the overall Marvel multiverse. Even though he didn’t use it very much, the all-powerful weapon truly suited Red Hulk while simultaneously leveling up his character closer to godly status. Ross is a military man, so it would be interesting for his Hulk to be unique by actively carrying a weapon, and there’s no better choice than the one he had in this issue.
Making Mjolnir look more like an ordinary old hammer, Red Hulk’s ultimate weapon might give him the power to smash Marvel’s gods – if he can get it back.
Bruce Banner’s Hulk has a bit of a rivalry with Thor that’s highlighted on occasion, so there’s also a question of what would happen if this weapon that could smash the gates of Heaven itself ended up in his green hands. Under the control of any Hulk, it would be a wild god-powered match-up to showcase the battering ram going up against the power of Thor and his hammer. Making Mjolnir look more like an ordinary old hammer, Red Hulk’s ultimate weapon might give him the power to smash Marvel’s gods – if he can get it back.
Thunderbolts Annual (2013) #1 is available now from Marvel Comics.
- Created By
- Joe Quesada
- Cast
- Harrison Ford
- First Appearance
- Hulk #2
- Alias
- Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross
- RELATIONSHIPS
- Betty Ross (Daughter)
- Alliance
- US Government
