Avengers: Infinity War
Did anInfinity Wartoy spoil Hulk’sAvengers : Endgamerole ? While supposition is plethoric around every single character involved in the two - part finale to Marvel’sInfinity Saga , there ’s been particularly fervent discussion around Bruce Banner and his green alter ego .
After embracing theHulk side inThor : Ragnarok , Bruce Banner returned to the fore after an immediate beatdown by Thanos , with the Green Goliath reject to egress for the quietus ofInfinity War . This surprise many fans as Hulk had featured prominently in advertising , including the now infamous fake Wakanda team shot . Merchandise was also proven misleading , with multiple toys showing theHulk breaking out of Hulkbusterarmor . But while these were n’t coddler forInfinity War , one of them may have really deflower Hulk ’s role inAvengers : Endgame .
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The Hulk Out Hulkbuster toy from Hasbro forAvengers : Infinity Warincludes a talking Hulk figure , and while some of his dialogue ( viaYouTube ) is as you ’d gestate , several lines do n’t make signified :
What immediately stands out about these quotes is n’t just how more eloquent they make Hulk - inThor : Ragnarokhe had the genial evolution of a young child - but some of the lines are passing out of character . " According to my calculations " , " bang up you is nothing personal " , and " Banner bang " just do n’t fit with anyversion of Hulkthat ’s been hear in the MCU so far . And that may because the lines are n’t fromAvengers : eternity Warat all .
While little is known aboutHulk ’s role inAvengers : Endgame- only Bruce Banner has been seen in the trailers , and that ’s been a rather modest role compared to other character - based on the formally release images of him looking a little more like Mark Ruffalo and assume a tight - meet costume , the pervasive hypothesis is that the two personality will merge to create a third known asProfessor Hulk , with the brains of Banner and brawn of Hulk together in one psyche . This is rooted in the Marvel strip - in fact , Banner has many more side than just the raging Hulk - and would be a meet culmination to the three - movie story electric arc Ruffalo has been telling sinceThor : Ragnarok .
If that is indeed where the character is heading , then those incongruous soundbites from theInfinity Wartoy suddenly make a lot more sense : the more mumblecore awkwardness and " calculations " twinkling is Banner ’s personality coming through . That they were included a yr early could be a augury that merging of Hulks was supposed to take place in the first half of the Thanos tale , or a intersection of howInfinity WarandEndgamewere produced back - to - back .
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Of course , it ’s deserving adding that this could be a coincidence or creative licence on the part of Hasbro . Merchandise for blockbuster movies never fully act the finished ware due to being based on other concept and open to a mass of alterations based on playability , so it ’s possible these lines are just an accident . We ’ll have to wait untilAvengers : Endgameto find out if " Banner smash " will be the internet ’s new favorite meme .
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