The Incredible Hulk
Hulk ’s snap of the Infinity Gauntlet inAvengers : Endgamehas an interesting connexion to Liv Tyler ’s Betty Ross , a character who has n’t been seen since her first and only MCU appearance in 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk . In Marvel Comics , Betty Ross is the girl of General Thunderbolt Ross and the master love interest of Bruce Banner . Betty ’s relationship with Banner is complicate by her father ’s intense hatred for Banner ’s alter ego , the Hulk .
InThe Incredible Hulk , Betty Ross is a cellular biologist and the ex - girlfriend of Bruce Banner ( Edward Norton ) . The two became separated after Banner ’s shift into the Hulk . Five years afterwards , Betty is suck up back into Banner ’s living . Banner and Betty end up going on the run from General Ross , which assign Betty in a situation where she has to calm down the Hulk during one of his violent disorder . Betty also helps Banner in his attempt to get cured , but of course this does n’t go as plan . In the conclusion , Banner has to go his own way , forcing the pair to be aside once again .
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The fact thatThe Incredible Hulkis Hulk ’s last solo movie is likely the reason why Betty has never retrovert to the MCU . For this reason , not much is known about what ’s happened in Betty ’s life since 2008 . But , she was refer byAvengers : Infinity Wardirectors Anthony and Joe Russo . The Russos have support thatBetty Ross was one of the many unobserved victimsof Thanos ' snap . When Thanos used the index of the Infinity Gauntlet , the MCU characters that were killed off by the snap were n’t limited to the ones shown on screen . Multiple existing characters – Betty Ross included – were eliminated as well .
InAvengers : Endgame , Smart Hulk ( Mark Ruffalo ) usesTony ’s makeshift Infinity Gauntletto bring back the people killed by Thanos inInfinity War . Betty Ross was among those resurrected by Hulk ’s grab . What ’s interesting about this iswhosaved Betty . The soul who restored her to life is coincidently the same man she loves inThe Incredible Hulkand in Marvel Comics . The deep connectedness shared between Bruce Banner and Betty Ross across the movies and the comics gives the snap a rather touching and unforeseen termination .
Since thepublic may not know about Smart Hulk ’s role in the reversal of the snap , it ’s quite potential that Betty , wherever she is in the MCU , has no idea that it was her former young man who bring everyone back . How Betty was affected by the snap , what her character is up to , and if she has any contact with Banner are questions that have yet to be answered in the MCU , but that could switch shortly if the rumors are rightful aboutLiv Tyler returning as Betty Ross forShe - Hulk .
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