Bruce Banner
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Dr. Bruce Banner |
| Occupation: | Superhero, Nuclear physicist and various odd jobs |
| Relationships: | Betty Ross (love interest), General Ross (enemy), Rick Jones (friend), Tony Stark (Iron Man; friend), Jennifer Walters (She-Hulk, cousin), Lyra (daughter with Thundra), Thor Odinson (frenemy), Wolverine (friend), Doctor Strange (ally), |
| Fandom: | The Incredible Hulk, Marvel Cinematic Universe (The Incredible Hulk (film), The Avengers), The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Incredible Hulk (TV series), etc. |
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Bruce Banner is the alter ego of Hulk and the main character of the comic and movie franchise of the same name. He is a nuclear physicist that was exposed to gamma radiation that mutated him to become into a large green monster known as Hulk.
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bruce Banner is played by Edward Norton in The Incredible Hulk film and played by Mark Ruffalo in The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Thor: Ragnarok. In The Hulk (2003), Bruce is played by Eric Bana. In The Incredible Hulk (1978-1982), Dr. Banner is played by Bill Bixby (named David Banner in the series) and Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk. Bruce/Hulk also appears in several different cartoon/animated series.
Fandom
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Superfamily: The Avengers as a family unit that live together
- The Other Guy is a phrase first popularised in The Avengers, used when characters are talking about the Hulk.
- PTSD: exploring how canon events effect Bruce, as well as the constant strain of trying to control the Hulk
- Supporting Character: often a featured secondary character in stories focusing on other members of The Avengers, most commonly with Tony Stark and Thor, especially after the release of Thor: Ragnarok
- Celibacy, sometimes because Banner is asexual, and sometimes because of the dangers: if his heart rate goes too high, he "hulks out."
- BDSM, sometimes instead of intercourse and sometimes in addition to it, playing off his extreme need to control his emotions.
Pairings
Het Pairings:
- Bruce/Betty Ross
- Bruce/Darcy Lewis
- Bruce/Pepper Potts
- Bruce/Natasha Romanova
- Bruce/Jane Foster
- Bruce Banner/Valkyrie
- Bruce Banner/Carol Danvers
Slash Pairings:
- Bruce/Tony Stark
- Bruce/Loki
- Bruce/Clint Barton
- Bruce/Thor Odinson
- Bruce/Steve Rogers
- Bruce Banner/Clint Barton
- Bruce Banner/Bucky Barnes ("The name of the ship is Nuclear Winter.")
OT3s
- Bruce/Tony/Pepper
- Bruce/Steve/Bucky
Gen relationships
Challenges
Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Hulk Knows by qwanderer. Hulk watches through Banner's eyes, when he can, when Banner isn't pushing him down, blocking him out. - The Avengers movie from Hulk's perspective.
- Through Tinted Panes by SpotlightAsagi. AU: On the verge of a breakthrough, Bruce Banner suffers a bizarre mental breakdown. Confined and unstable, not even optimists can find traces of the man they once knew within the beast. But when the world needs him and none can reach him... Time for Plan B.
- Robots, Lullaby by MCUsic_to_my_ears. Bruce is alone and 100% not panicking.
- leanover by ballantine. After Wakanda, Thor sleeps sixteen hours a day and Bruce contemplates what it takes to be a person in a broken world.
Fan Art
- Bruce by aimo
- Bruce Banner by rainbowKara
- Bruce Banner by ecokitty
- Mini Hulk-Bruce Banner by Niji-Panda
- Avengers/MLP Crossover - Bruce Banner and Avengers/MLP Crossover - Hulk by caycowa
Fan Vids
- Bruce Banner
- A Tribute to the 'Avengers Hulk'
- Titanium, a Bruce/Hulk vid.
- Hulk & Bruce Banner - Falls Apart
Graphics and Gif Sets
- Bruce is fantastic at conflict resolution, Archived version gif set by eldritch-crone
Additional Art Gallery
Betty/Bruce picspam by goforthemanboob [1], this image featuring Edward Norton as Bruce from the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk
Bruce as The Hermit tarot card, part of a series Art Deco Avengers Tarot by artist Julia Cross
Bruce Banner by WisesnailArt
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