The Red Hulk’s greatest power can make Doctor Doom jealous. But why?

Warning: Contains spoilers for Incredible Hulk #19!As Doctor Doom As he prepares to take control of the entire Marvel Universe, the egotistical supervillain has admitted he needs the tactical genius of Red Hulks human alter ego, General Thaddeus Ross, to make this possible. Although the Latvian leader is proud of his supposedly superior intelligence, he envies Thunderbolt Ross’s skills as a leader on the battlefield and needs them for an important part of his plan.

Incredible Hulk #19 offers a special start to the new Red Hulk Series coming in 2025 as part of the A world in decline Event. The prelude with the title Prisons – written by Benjamin Percy, with art by Geoff Shaw, color artist Bryan Valenza and Letterer VC’s Cory Petit – reveals Doctor Doom’s grand plan for Red Hulk.

Doom captures Ross and imprisons him in Latveria because of his status as one of the “World Champions”.greatest military strategists. ” Faced with Doom’s Marvel supremacy, the not-so-humble villain must admit that he needs the disgraced general’s help to succeed.

To make his plan for world domination a reality, Doctor Doom needs Red Hulk’s great military intellect and strategic expertise

Incredible Hulk #19, Backstory “Prisons” – Written by Benjamin Percy; Art by Geoff Shaw; color artist Bryan Valenza; Lettering Cory Petit from VC

Despite his extreme physical strength as the Red Hulk, Doom realizes that Thaddeus Ross’s greatest power lies in his brain, not his brawn. General Ross was introduced Incredible Hulk No. 1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962 and was a tactical soldier for decades before his purple transformation. As one of the main antagonists of Bruce Banner’s classic Hulk, Ross posed a major threat due to his strength as a leader in the US military for nearly fifty years before finally achieving Hulk’s gamma power with the introduction of the Red Hulk in 2008.

Despite being one of Marvel’s most established geniuses, Doom envies Thunderbolt Ross’s military expertise – so much so that he dares to kidnap and imprison a Hulk to give him strategic guidance. Since Doctor Doom is now Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme, he will soon dominate the Marvel Universe. To achieve this, the supervillain forces Ross into a “think tank” next year. Red Hulk Series to plan and execute its takeover. Percy and Shaw’s Prelude in Incredible Hulk #19 depicts Rulk as a one-man shadow operation for the United States, now forced to use his abilities to empower Doom.

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In anticipation and celebration of Harrison Ford’s MCU version of Thaddeus Ross finally making his super-powered transformation Captain America: Brave New WorldMarvel is increasing the popularity of Red Hulk in its current comic landscape. After his battle with Sam Wilson reaches Earth-616, Red Hulk’s battle continues A world in decline In the tie-in series he will also face the main opponent of the Fantastic Four. With his Red Hulk skills and a strategic military mind that could make even the super-genius Doctor Doom jealous, Ross is re-establishing himself as a major player and powerful threat in the Marvel Universe.

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Since he has his own tie-in series, Thunderbolt Ross should prove to be an important part of it A world in decline Crossover event. Than that Prisons Foreplay in Incredible Hulk #19 makes it clear that Ross is a “convinced nationalist” for the United States of America, so being forced by a supervillain to help formulate his plan for global control should be enough to unleash the angry red monster within. With straight Doctor Doom green with envy and trying to take advantage of his strong military mind, Red Hulks Excellent tactical skills could contribute to the overthrow of the Latvian ruler.

Incredible Hulk #19 is available now from Marvel Comics.

Red Hulk

Developed as part of a super soldier program by Doc Samson and the criminal think tank Intelligencia, Red Hulk was considered an anti-heroic and more volatile opponent of the Hulk. Because he had greater strategic intelligence, his true identity as General Thunderbolt Ross was revealed in World War Hulks. After years of speculation, Red Hulk debuts in Captain America: Brave New World, played by Harrison Ford.