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Bruce Banner

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Dr. Bruce Banner, (also known as “The Hulk,” in certain scenarios) is a Canon Character from the Marvel Comics and MCU Universes. Characterization is pulled from specified comic series, from the Marvel Films based on the comics, and from my own persona headcanon. Faceclaim is Mark Ruffalo. Written by Spirit.

Dr. Bruce Banner is many things. He's one of the foremost minds in the field of Nuclear Physics. A Certified Genius. A Cautionary Tale. Sometimes, he's even an Avenger. For whatever that's worth...Brilliant as he is, Bruce is also defined by a single moment in his life. That moment when he was caught in the fallout of his own experiments on Gamma Radiation (and an otherwise classified sample of the Super Soldier Serum). The moment when Banner became The Hulk.Now, Bruce lives his life like a carefully balanced house of cards. He keeps to himself, lays low and avoids stressors (...well, as best he can). He stays several steps ahead of those who would wish to use him as a weapon. And above all, he keeps trying, every day, to put Good into the world. To balance out the destruction his Other Half's rage leaves behind.

Bruce is generally a quiet-spoken and seemingly reflective individual. He dislikes performative emotions, and often struggles with his own long-established instinct to disassociate from others. Though he speaks of being 'always angry,' Banner also maintains an ironclad control over his emotions, and will rarely ever present himself as upset or angry in mixed company. The exception is, of course, when he is The Hulk.When he's comfortable around someone, Bruce reveals an incredibly dry wit and ruthless sense of humor. He's easily entertained by discussions of science and social change. But his moods are mercurial. And since Bruce has a large number of unacknowledged triggers as a result to repeated abuse and trauma in his life, even his close friends cannot be entirely anticipate a shift in mood or a sudden withdrawal.

BRUCE BANNER

THE HULK

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Robert Bruce Banner was born into a family marked by both intellectual brilliance and physical abuse. His father (Brian Banner) was an admired astrophysicist and genius in his own right, but he mistrusted Bruce’s youthful intelligence and resented the attention his son received from Becky, Bruce’s mother. As a raging alcoholic, Brian regularly beat his wife and emotionally abused both her and Bruce. His lack of control reached a breaking point when he eventually murdered Becky before young Bruce’s eyes. This lifestyle of helplessness and internalized, poorly bottled rage would not only make Bruce an outcast as a child, but would also shape the man he later became alongside the Hulk persona.With his father imprisoned in a mental institution, Bruce was sent to live with his Aunt Susan, who cared for him until his graduation from Science High School. His traumatic experiences and withdrawn nature made him the target of ridicule from the other children, so Bruce spent much of his time alone. His above average intellect gained him entry into Desert State University, and later the California Institute of Technology as he pursued a Doctorate in Nuclear Physics. His work in the field (and his obvious genius) set him apart from his fellow students, soon catching the eye of the American military.Bruce obtained employment in the military at Desert Base, where he worked for General “Thunderbolt” Ross and met the singular Betty Ross - a woman he would eventually fall in love with. During his time working for Thunderbolt, Bruce designed a “Gamma-Bomb” utilizing Gamma Radiation as a focused and localized weapon. This bomb incorporated elements drawn from the Super Solder Project that had produced Captain America, formula compounds which General Ross had convinced Banner to work on using subterfuge.* When the day for testing of the bomb arrived, Bruce witnessed with horror as a young teenager (Rick Jones) snuck onto the testing field seconds before the weapon was set to detonate. Bruce risked himself to save the teen, but was too late to escape the brunt the explosion himself, or the Gamma Radiation that attacked his biological makeup and turned him into a massive, incoherent monster known as The Hulk.AFTER THE INCIDENTMore Information To Be Added

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