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InAvengers Endgame , Bruce Banner merges his nous with theHulk’sbody , evolving into an idealized “ Professor Hulk ” who bear a surprising resemblance to DC Comics ’ Superman . While audiences have find out otherSuperman - similar characters in the MCU like Captain Marvel ( who possesses Superman ’s power levels ) and Captain America ( who displays Superman ’s morality ) , the Hulk appears an unlikely choice to represent the MCU ’s Man of Steel . However , an interrogatory of Professor Hulk ’s appearance and activity inEndgameshows the Hulk not only embodies Hellenic Superman trope , he draws them from the unearthly and most powerful version of the Last Son of Krypton : the Silver Age Superman .
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Professor Hulk is Basically Just Superman Now
Professor Hulk ’s launching inEndgameshows the Green Goliath sporting a T - shirt , a bathrobe … and oversizedClark Kent - style glasses . While the spectacles appear to be a carry - over from his Bruce Banner days , the dark skeletal system and lens shape look almost identical to the glasses get into by Henry Cavill and Christopher Reeve ’s interpretation of Superman . This also sense like a call back toThe unbelievable Hulk # 390when Professor Hulk wears reading deoxyephedrine and styles his hair’s-breadth into the “ S ” shape of Superman ’s classic spit curl . The glasses actually oversee to put one across Hulk ’s champion Rick Jones who holler , “ I never believe that chalk - as - disguise thing really works , but wow ! I ’m confident ! ”
Of naturally , inEndgame , Banner ’s brilliant camouflage give out to fritter away a mathematical group of kid who instantly greet the mild - mannered green scientist as the Incredible Hulk . Here , the film plays with another trope of Silver Age Superman – his relationship with children . While Superman has always been pop with Kyd , the Silver Age version was a particularly neat cutting , wholesome hero ( most of the clip ) who was intentionally used as a persona model in mirthful script PSA ads . Professor Hulk plays with this dynamic – posing for a picture with the children and afterward reminding them , “ Listen to your mum ! She knows good ! ”
Once Professor Hulk leaps into battle , he get an actual superhero suitinstead of his common purple pants . Marvel Studios Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding reveals the Hulk costume has a gargantuan “ H ” on his breast , much like Superman ’s classic “ S ” symbolisation ( yes , we know that symbol fend for “ Hope ” inMan of Steel – but it still meant “ Superman ” back in the Silver Age).The Hulk ’s “ H ” allegory is hide out in the lines of his wooing , but astute - eyed fans can still spot it .
Professor Hulk Invents Silver Age-Type Machines
Professor Hulk ’s strongest tie-in to the Silver Age Superman , however , comes after in the film when he tries building a sentence motorcar for the Avengers . Testing his invention on Scott Lang ( aka Ant - Man ) , Hulk accidentally moves timethroughLang , transforming him into a child , an sure-enough man , and a babe before finally turning him back to normal ( although sadly , not before Ant - Man wet his drawers ) .
This goofy scene reference all theSilver Age Supermancomics when the Man of Steel invented or discovered uncanny “ scientific ” contrivance he salt away in his Fortress of Solitude . Many of these devices leap started very unusual fib , like when Superman produce “ Superman automaton ” – each with identical big businessman to his own – who occasionally run amuck . There were also gadget that dissever Superman into two the great unwashed – separating his Clark Kent part from his Man of Steel identity , or turning him into“Superman - Blue ” and “ Superman - Red ” . ( Interestingly this also happens inEndgamewhen the Ancient One divide Bruce Banner ’s astral sort from his Hulk consistency ) .
What truly makes Professor Hulk ’s invention a Silver Age figure , however , is howeveryone dismiss the earth - shattering conditional relation of Banner ’s machine . Although Banner may have not build a time machine , his invention offers both immortalityandeternal youthfulness . Ant - Man clearly retain his memories no matter what historic period he becomes ( since his tyke ego recognize the Avengers ) , meaning with some fine - tuning , Professor Hulk could restoreanyoneto their physical flower and let them live forever . His machine could revolutionize medicinal drug , and change the course of human history – yet when he proclaims his find “ a full winnings , ” the Avengers just roll their eyes .
This , hilariously , touch on to multiple Silver Age Superman account where Superman invents something that could benefit all of humanity – and then proceeds to apply it once and forget about it forever . In one Silver Age story , he create a “ Super Steel ” capable of withstanding any impact , which has vast implications for the auto and building industriousness . However , Superman just make one slab of the blade to use as a door for his “ hoarded wealth cave . ”
While Banner has always been a genius , his Professor Hulk form seems to have raised his intelligence agency to Silver Age - miracle levels . This actually have good sense asBanner suffers from multiple personality in the comicsand could have created an even smarter persona when he manifested his Superman - comparable Professor Hulk physical body ( not unlike how theFantastic Four ’s Reed Richards can make himself smarter by stretching his brain ) .
alas , sinceHulk’sSilver Age mannerisms are completely out of station in the modern Marvel Cinematic Universe , no one takes his discoveries seriously . Ironically , while Professor Hulk ’s superhuman intelligence now puts him on par with Superman ’s most potent depiction , no one notices .
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