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Warning : Contains raider for The Incredible Hulk # 15!TheHulk ’s catchphrase , “ Hulk Smash ” , is about as iconic as he is , as he says it in practically every adjustment ( animated or live - activeness ) , as well as at least once per Marvel Comics report arc . The catch phrase is so intrinsic to the Hulk ’s identity that even the most free-and-easy fan is well aware of it . However , even the most hardcore rooter may not know where it spring up , as it was just revealed that the Hulk ’s catchphrase is actually 3600 age old , and belong to an entirely different ‘ heavyweight ’ .

InThe Incredible Hulk#15 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Danny Earls , the Hulk is pee-pee his way to Las Vegas , as that is the position of the Eldest ’s fort - and it has been for thousands of long time . In that fortress , the Eldest speaks with a lesser monster , telling them about her programme to get the better of the Hulk and then use his connecter to the One Below All to awaken the Mother of Horrors . The Eldest is convinced that she will be winning , tell a sentence thousands of long time ago when she encounteredthe first Hulk : the Fractured Son aka Enkidu .

3600 eld ago , Enkidu made the same trek to the Eldest ’s fortress that the Hulk is throw in the present day . Enkidu was seeking a challenger strong enough to kill him , as he had produce weary of his eternal life . Indeed , immortality is a side effect of channeling business leader through the Green Door ( as fans saw in The Immortal Hulk ) , andEnkidu was the first ‘ Hulk’to do so . After killing some lesser monsters in his journey , one of the children the Enkidu saved express his gratitude by mimicking Enkidu ’s heroical feats , shouting as he did so , “ Enkidu Smash ! ” .

MCU Hulk screaming while two giant demon monsters fight behind him.

The Hulk is wide recognized as a light-green , muscle - limit superhero and founding Avenger , however , his " Hulkscape " shape proves he ’s much more than that .

Marvel Comics Just Made Bruce Banner’s Connection to the First Hulk Even More Direct

Not only was the first Hulk attributed to the ‘ knock ’ catchphrase long before the current Hulk , but this comic also confirms a thick connection between Enkidu and Bruce Banner . Enkidu was n’t only a gamma mutate that subsist in the ancient past , he was the start of a long line of Hulks whose purpose it is to wander the Earth as the One Below All ’s avatar , killing the monstrous spawn of the Mother of Horrors that chivy the planet .

In essence , the Hulk is n’t unique to Bruce Banner , but is instead something he inherited . The unconscious process by which Banner became the Hulk is still unparalleled , but the fact that he is a ‘ Hulk ’ is due to being chosen by fate to comport this ancient burden , one that began with Enkidu . And now , that connecter has become even more direct , as even Hulk ’s catchphrase originated with the Fractured Son , along with his very essence .

The Incredible Hulk is the Perfect Sequel to Immortal Hulk, & This Issue Confirms It

The Immortal Hulkby Al Ewing and Joe Bennett

This particular footrace ofThe Incredible Hulkhas palpate like a follow - up toThe Immortal Hulksince the starting time , but that was in the main due to the marked repugnance factor and overall style of the story bow . However , with this issue alone , that connector became more based in ' account ' , not just ' feeling ' . The One Below All was named specifically by the Eldest as the Mother of Horror ’s cosmic rival , and the Eldest also reassert that the Hulk ( aka Enkidu ) is an avatar of the One Below All , which is a direct follow - up toThe Immortal Hulk ’s story .

What began as more of a ‘ sequel ’ based in a shared quality as oppose to a continuation of a fussy story quickly became a lineal continuation ofThe Immortal Hulk ’s story , make this newIncredible Hulkrun even more especial , as it ’s accept elements from past story arc and expound on them rather than ignoring them entirely . And that includes the dead on target origin of theHulk ’s catchphrase , which this proceeds confirm originated 3600 years ago .

The unbelievable Hulk # 15by Marvel Comics is uncommitted now .

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The Hulk , a Marvel Comics superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , is physicist Bruce Banner transform by Vasco da Gamma radiation therapy . He morphs into a giant , green - skinned beast of immense strength and invulnerability when anger . Struggling with his transformations , Hulk friend with other heroes , battling villain while balancing his understanding with uncontrollable cult , making him a central figure in Marvel ’s universe .

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MCU’s Hulk smiling with the Enkidu snarling behind him.

The Enkidu, the Fractured Son, the First Hulk.

The Immortal Hulk bursting from a grave.

Incredible Hulk Last Call Comic Art by Dave Keown