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Warning : Contains SPOILERS for The unbelievable Hulk # 16!TheHulkhas been a prominent hero in the MCU since the very start of the established universe of discourse , meaning he ’s had no shortage of iconic second throughout . However , one line of dialogue uttered by the Jade Giant unquestionably stands out as perhaps the most quotable , and as it turns out , that air has a deep - cut connecter toHulklore in Marvel Comics that fans would never expect .
InThe Incredible Hulk#16 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Danny Earls , readers are cast into the ancient past of 3600 BCE , whenthe first Hulk called Enkidutracks down the Eldest to challenge the eldritch teras to battle . Like the modern day Hulk , Enkidu is the sensation of the One Below All , who is the source of every Hulk ’s business leader . The One Below All and the Mother of Horrors ( fundamentally the god of all freak ) are ancient challenger , making the fight between Enkidu and the Eldest even more epical .
While the Eldest ab initio gets the upper hand by possessing Enkidu , the firstHulk calls upon the sore office of the One Below Allhimself to vote out the Eldest seemingly once and for all . After receiving a monumental powerfulness climb , Enkidu smashes the Eldest into the footing . At this point in the eldritch monster ’s history , the Eldest is revered as a god , though Enkidu proves her worshipers were misguided , as after he get the better of her , Enkidu looks down at the Eldest and says , “ Puny god ” .
MCU’s Hulk ‘Stole’ His “Puny God” Line from Enkidu
Hulk Calls Loki a “Puny God” After Defeating Him in the MCU’sAvengers(2012)
Even though the Hulk technically said “ Puny god ” to Loki in the MCU before Enkidu said it to the Eldest in the comic strip ( in terms of release date ) , the MCU ’s Hulk represent the modern day iteration of the character , while Enkidu is the first - ever Hulk in Marvel story , meaning the MCU ’s Hulk ‘ stole ’ the line from his Marvel Comics ancestor . However , regardless of who say it first , the most significant thing about this is the fact that both Hulks said the note at all .
In the MCU , Hulk cry Loki a “ Puny god ” after he so easy took him down at the end of the picture , which is fundamentally what happen between Enkidu and the Eldest . It ’s as if the MCU ’s Hulk , through some mystic sense of da Gamma memory from a preceding living , call back being in a standardised office with a intimately identical result , and because of that , he say the exact same matter upon achieving triumph . It ’s a nerveless minuscule detail , giving this line hit import in Hulk traditional knowledge .
Hulk has a History of Smashing ‘Puny Gods’ in Marvel Lore
The Eldest and Loki are far from the only ‘ puny gods ’ Hulk has taken down in his Marvel life history ( comics or otherwise ) . The Hulk has make headway many battles against Marvel gods , including the the likes of of Thor , Hercules , and even the One Below All himself after skag clap the deity into oblivion . Hulk has also beaten other fiber with the lastingness of cosmic gods , like Gladiator and Sentry , which only further proves how immensely strong the Hulk really is . However , he never seems as strong as when he stand over the thrum body of a actual immortal .
The Hulk ’s famous catch phrase , " Hulk Smash " is utterly iconic , but Marvel Comics just support that it actually predate the Hulk - by 3600 years !
Hulk ’s many victories over Marvel idol are easily his most telling , and they become even more so when the Hulk knows how much good he is than these supposedly divine beings , which he make percipient by calling them a “ puny god ” after ticktack them . And now , Hulk has done that incisively twice , once in the MCU and once in the form of Enkidu , give this iconic MCU line a abstruse - cut connection toHulk ’s Marvel Comics traditional knowledge .
The Incredible Hulk # 16by Marvel Comics is uncommitted now .
The Hulk , a Marvel Comics superhero create by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , is physicist Bruce Banner transformed by gamma radiation . He morphs into a giant , greenish - skinned creature of Brobdingnagian strength and impregnability when anger . Struggling with his transformations , Hulk ally with other heroes , battle villain while equilibrize his reason with unruly rage , making him a central name in Marvel ’s universe .
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