Summary
TheHulkfinally has his own Avengers-level team, abandoning the gamma lore Marvel fans know in favor of a new group who can wrestle the gods themselves to the ground. Not only are Hulk’s new ‘Immortal Weapons’ team gigantic gamma monsters, they’re also the greatest hand-to-hand fighters in Marvel history. Now, they’re going up againstTony Stark’s ragtag group of heroesto decide the fate of the world.
In Leinil Francis Yu’s new wraparound cover for the upcomingUltimates #6shared byComicBook.com, fans get to see the Immortal Weapons arrayed against Tony Stark’s Ultimates. While Hulk mentioned his Immortal Weapons in issue 3, fans hadn’t seen them yet, and didn’t know that the team was entirely made up of Hulks created by this twisted version of Bruce Banner.
TheImmortal Weapons are existing charactersin Marvel lore, with each possessing amazing powers drawn from their chi. However,their Hulk transformation is new, and takes them from top-level superheroes to the most powerful fighting force ever assembled.
Cover Artist:
Dike Ruan
Ultimates assemble to take down the Hulk! The entire roster of the Ultimates unites for the first time in this high octane, climactic conclusion of the first arc! Iron Lad has a plan to defeat the Hulk, the most powerful and imposing member of the Maker’s Council - but has he gotten his team in over their heads?
“He Ripped His Own Mother Apart”: Marvel’s New Hulk Is Pure Nightmare Fuel (Wait Until You See His Human Form)
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Hulk vs the Ultimates is finally here, but the Green Goliath brought his own team.
Iron Fist’s Underrated Heroes Get a Horrifying Upgrade
Marvel recently launched its new Ultimate Universe continuity in 2023’sUltimate Invasion(Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch.) In that story, thesupergenius villain known as the Makerescaped Marvel’s main reality and traveled to a new universe known as Earth-6160. There,he used his advanced science and time travel to warp this world’s timeline to serve his purposes, crowning himself the ruler of the entire planet. A group of villains known as the Maker’s Council serve under him, each ruling a different territory in this new and broken world.
Recently, the Maker was imprisoned for two years, givingTony Stark’s rebel heroes the Ultimatesthe chance to destroy his power base before his return. Sadly, the Maker’s Council are making that difficult, with Hulk taking charge of the group in the Maker’s absence.Hulk’s first move was a massive attack on New York for which he framed the Ultimates, but Tony Stark’s heroes didn’t lose heart. They’ve continued gathering heroes from across the world, chipping away at the Maker’s mechanisms of control and preparing to take on the Maker’s Council. Now, the Hulk is making his own play.
Every Version of Red Hulk in Marvel Lore (Ranked Weakest to Strongest)
Red Hulk is one of Marvel’s most powerful characters, but since his 2008 introduction, there are many more versions than just General Ross.
The Immortal Weapons are Marvel’s greatest warriors of all time, but with no connection to Hulk lore before now.
Who Are the Immortal Weapons?
Iron Fist Is Just One of Several World-Class Warriors
The Immortal Weapons are anaspect of Iron Fist lorewhich was introduced in 2007’sImmortal Iron Fist #8, by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction and David Aja.Just as Iron FIst is the chosen warrior of K’un-Lun, there are sevenothermystic cities (aka the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven), each with their own protector. Each hero is the latest link in a chain of legendary warriors, with their own unique powers and expertise. While one of the ‘Capital Cities of Heaven’ was locked away until recently and the other has been lacking a champion since they were killed by Iron Fist’s predecessor, the traditional roster of the Immortal Weapons is as follows:
Danny Rand
K’un-Lun
Chi manipulation, including the ability to focus immense power in one fist
John Aman
Z’Gambo
Chi manipulation and the ability to turn into an intangible green mist
Martial arts
Chi manipulation, immense strength, speed and agility
Bladed fans
Not known
Chi manipulation, including the ability to summon bioelectrical bursts
Chi manipulation, enhanced senses, immunity to pain, control over dogs
Swords and dogs
Chi manipulation and control over spiders
Spiders and spiked collar
No current holder
K’un-Zi
Chi manipulation, can absorb the chi of other citizens of K’un-Zi for healing and strength
Superhuman physiology and shapeshifting
Staff
Iron Man 2.0 #5(2011)
The Crane Champion of K’un-Zi can only be chosen once every 300 years, and the current incumbent was killed byformer Iron First Orson Randall. The city’s ruler Crane Mother attempted to recruit Iron Fist’s enemy Davos to the role, though he was ultimately rejected. Meanwhile, the ‘Eighth City’ is a fallen realm erased from history by the other Capital Cities of Heaven and used to house monsters and criminals.
Each of these beings slew an immortal dragon in order to claim their title, and has spent their lives fighting aliens, monsters and each other to hone their abilities. Apparently, in the new timeline created by the Maker, the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven were seized by his regime and their protectors given to the Hulk.The Immortal Weapons have no prior connection to Hulk lore, making this a major surprise from the Ultimate Universe.However, Al Ewing and Joe Bennett’s celebratedImmortal Hulkdid employ the same adjective, perhaps inspiring this explosive new development.
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A cult leader who has carried out extensive experiments on innocent people, the Legendary Hulk has quickly become Marvel’s most despicable villain.
The Legendary Hulk Has Become Marvel’s Most Despicable Villain
She-Hulk’s Origin Revealed How Corrupt Banner Has Become
While the Ultimate Universe’s ‘Legendary Hulk’ has been a major villain so far,Ultimates #3took his infamy to the next level. The issue revealed that in his role as part of the Maker’s regime,Bruce Banner carried out extensive gamma testing on innocent people, deliberately radiating them and causing immensely painful mutations. While his experimentsturned Lejori Zakaria into the Ultimate She-Hulk, they extensively harmed the other inhabitants of her Pacific island home, including turning so many of the island’s plants and animals into deadly gamma mutates that the location has been nicknamed ‘Monster Island’ by the Maker’s Council.
While all the Maker’s Council need to be brought down hard, the last few months of Ultimate storytelling have seen the Hulk - in this world the leader of a religious order known as the Children of Eternal Light - become the face of evil in the Ultimate Universe. The Maker will remain locked away for over a year (with eachUltimatescomic counting off another month to his return), making the Hulk the first real test of the team Tony Stark has given everything to pull together.
Hulk vs Thor Rematch Settles the Strongest Avenger with a Fight to the Death
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Hulk vs Ultimates will mark the team’s first year of operation, testing whether all Tony’s work has been in vain.
Ultimates vs Hulks Is the Perfect Way to Mark the Ultimate Universe’s Anniversary
Hulk Isn’t the Big Boss, But He’s a HUGE Threat
Marvel has confirmed thatDecember’sUltimate Universe: One Year Inwill set the stage for the second year of Ultimate storytelling. This will coincide with November’sUltimates #6uniting the full Ultimates Roster for the first time. This context makes Hulk a major test waiting at the end of the Ultimates' first year, revealing whether Tony’s work has all been in vain. However, while fans thought they Ultimates would be teaming up against the Hulk, it turns out the challenge will be much bigger.
Merciless, cruel and devoid of any sense of morality, theHulk just tipped the scales in his favor by empowering Marvel’s greatest living warriors with gamma radiation, adding near-infinite strength to their incomparable levels of skill. Hopefully, the Ultimates have what it takes to match this deadly new team of kung-fuHulks, because if not, their revolution will fall at the first true hurdle.
The Ultimates #6is coming November 16 from Marvel Comics.
Hulk
Bruce Banner, AKA the Hulk, is one of Marvel’s most iconic heroes. The character, who shifts between a mild-mannered scientist and a brutish green brawler, has starred in several live-action and animated movies and TV shows across seven decades and counting.
