Username: Wormgod
Name: Robert Bruce Banner, PhD and the Hulk. Goes by Bruce.
Trainee: The Techie
Gender: Male
Abilities: Due to an attempt to recreate the super soldier serum with gamma rays, Bruce has a separate personality named "the Hulk" that comes out when he is angry, stressed, or in perceived danger. The Hulk is a large, green behemoth with little intelligence and extreme rage. The angrier he gets, the stronger he is. On top of that, every transformation generates extreme cellular regeneration, meaning Bruce and the Hulk are at peak condition after every transformation. It is nigh impossible for them to sustain wounds, let alone scars.
The Hulk has superstrength, superspeed, and superdurability. These abilities come at the cost of Bruce's intelligence. The Hulk is capable of fractured sentences and the barest of logic, often in the form of "Hulk no like, Hulk smash!" The Avengers reserve using the Hulk for "Code Green" scenarios: serious battles where the Hulk can smash to his heart's content without worrying about collateral damage. While Banner's control has strengthened over the years, there's still the possibility that the Hulk may not recognize one of his teammates or a civilian and attack them.
Bruce Banner has stated he has seven PhD's,
although why someone would want to go to grad school for that long is beyond me. His main field is Radiophysics, and he was known as one of the top in his field on gamma radiation before the accident. Tony Stark commented on his work on Nuclear Physics, and Banner has mentioned his degree in Biochemistry multiple times. While on the run in India, Banner gained enough experience to act as a medical doctor, and is often the first doctor for the Avengers, although he laments that he is "not that kind of doctor."
While on the run, Banner learned conversational Hindi, Punjabi, Malay, and passable Spanish and Portuguese. He picked up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, meditative breathing techniques, and developed a love for tea and vegetarian food (as meat is expensive outside of the first world). He also learned how to hide from the government.
Personality: The Hulk’s personality is rather simple, akin to a small child. He is very self-centered, prone to extreme emotions (mostly anger, but also fear, envy, and sadness) and slow to learn. The Hulk watches the world through Bruce’s eyes and memories most of the time, but understands little. He is envious of Bruce for being the “main” personality and angry that Bruce keeps him locked away for fear of the Hulk hurting others. The Hulk lets these emotions get to the best of him, sometimes blocking their transformations when Bruce wants to but the Hulk is sulking.
The Hulk loves fighting, exercise, nature, and attention. However, he has just enough emotional intelligence to realize that most of humanity still hates him and sees him as a rage monster. Because of this, the Hulk tries to avoid humanity by hiding inside Banner or in nature.
Bruce used to be a friendly, eccentric scientist with a bit of a temper. After the accident, he withdrew into a quiet man with more meditative techniques than the average monk. He stockpiles herbal teas and classical music alongside deadly tranquilizers. He walks on his own eggshells, constantly afraid of what “the Other Guy” could do. Bruce didn’t let himself get close to anyone for fear of what could happen to them if he got angry. Natasha wormed his way into his heart by accident, but he still managed to hurt people, and regrets letting someone get close again.
Bruce does his best to imagine the Hulk as another person living inside of him—and in a way, he is—but deep down, he secretly knows that the Hulk was once a part of his personality, but split off because of the accident. For all intents and purposes, Robert Bruce Banner has Dissociative Identity Disorder, with “Bruce” being the main identity and most recognizable, and “the Hulk” as a secondary, smaller personality.
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Other:Relationships:Iron Man - Longtime friend and “Science Bro”, Tony Stark was one of the first and only people to look past the Hulk and see the man. At first his ego and bad attitude annoyed Bruce, but he was quickly able to see past Tony’s playboy mask and appreciate his friendship. The two can often be found conducting mad science in their shared lab space. The Hulk also appreciates “Tin Man”, although his science ramblings go way over Hulk’s head.
Scarlet Witch - After using the Hulk to destroy Johannesburg, Bruce lost any ability to trust Wanda. He is able to be polite with her, but will never consider the witch anything more than a begrudging ally.
White Wolf - Bruce shares an odd companionship with Bucky that can only be found among people who consider themselves a monster. Bruce understands what it’s like to wake up somewhere with no idea of how you got there or who you hurt. Bruce also vowed to not ‘get in the way’ of Bucky’s new relationship with Natasha even though it hurts.
Coincidentally, Hulk suddenly decided he hates the “Metal Wolf Man” and wishes to smash him, even if he’s a teammate. The Hulk doesn’t know why he feels this way...
Captain America - One of the few people the Hulk will listen to in battle, along with Iron Man and Black Widow. Bruce respects the national icon, although he lost some respect during the Civil War because he believes there should ever be team infighting.
Black Panther - A respectable king who tries to always see the man, not his bad actions.
Spider-Man - Bruce really likes the kid for his brains and optimistic personality. He hopes Peter is able to keep that point of view for as long as possible.
Black Widow - They once were a couple. Part of Bruce still loves Natasha, but another part still remembers how she used him to control the Hulk during the fight with Ultron, and he can’t live with yet another person trying to control the Hulk, even for the greater good. This broke Bruce’s heart, and he broke up with her by running away to space.
The Hulk is heartbroken too, but he’s able to look past her actions and is still in love with Natasha.
Hawkeye - Bruce respects what might be the best non-mutant archer alive. He also considers him a friend, but they don’t have much in common.
Thor - Bruce sees Thor as a big puppy that grew up into a sagely old dog. He thinks that man’s love for his brother is a gigantic blind spot and wishes Thor will someday be able to objectively view Loki, but doubts that will ever happen. The Hulk likes Thor for being a sparring partner that can actually put up a decent fight.
Loki - Bruce doesn’t think he’ll ever be able to trust him. He understands Loki is trying to do good now, but some things are too big to forget. The Hulk will always be there to stop Loki again if need be.
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