She-Hulk: 5 Things To Know About The Upcoming MCU Addition

She-Hulk is incredible (no pun intended), and her impending MCU debut is exciting to think about. Audiences have seen Bruce Banner as The Hulk personified on screen and in various Marvel-related media for decades now, so to see another green-hued family member of his show up is a treat. First appearing in The Savage She-Hulk #1 in the early months of 1980, Jennifer Walters is introduced as the cousin of Bruce Banner. Mortally injured by a gunshot wound, Walters receives a blood transfusion from her gamma ray-filled relative Bruce, and the rest is history.

The most thrilling part of Walter's history is that fans will get to see her story continue in Marvel with actress Tatiana Maslany in the titular role. While Jennifer Walters has shown up multiple times in the classic comic book world created by Stan Lee, she hasn't yet stepped foot in the MCU. Throughout She-Hulk's 41-year existence, she's gotten to team up and go toe to toe with the best of them --- and we're eager to see what looms for her in the folds of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

She-Hulk's Ability Holds More Stability

One trait that She-Hulk possesses that Hulk historically has more difficulties with is control. For anyone familiar with the Hulk and Dr. Banner forms, the difference between the two is night and day. In She-Hulk's case, she is virtually an elevated form of herself. The brilliance, wit, and energy she naturally possesses sticks with her in her Hulk form --- and she's much more confident overall.

Another cool aspect of She-Hulk that Hulk is usually unable to do is the ability to switch forms at any time, which gives great room for flexibility in dire situations. It's super neat imagining Jennifer Walters coming across a robbery at hand, and not needing to "Hulk out" to save the day.

Foes Across The Board

While She-Hulk for Disney+ has already cast the terrifying Abomination (Tim Roth) for an appearance in the series, Walters herself has a mileage of incredible enemies who could shake things up in the MCU. As an affiliate of The Fantastic Four, She-Hulk occasionally went toe to toe with the villainous Doctor Doom -- helping her surrogate teammates put an end to his reign throughout Marvel Comics.

Another notable foe of the green amazon is Doc Ock, known as Otto Octavius to Spider-Man admirers. Seeing Doc Ock who recently appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home after almost 18 years was a treat, and it begs the question if a future duel between him and She-Hulk could intertwine in some way. Doctor Doom (as well as The Fantastic Four) has been anticipated for an MCU appearance for quite some time, and it would be thrilling to see another baddie added to She-Hulk's list of tough guys.

Hulking Through The Fourth Wall

As we are all aware, Disney+ has been on a roll for about three years with Marvel related content. So imagine watching Moon Knight and Marc Spector (Or Steven Grant) turns to address viewers with a "What just happened here?" after a mind-warping scene. Unique elements such as breaking the fourth wall was a common aspect throughout She-Hulk's comic book tenure, and added to greatly to her overall charm.

Fantastic Four artist and writer John Byrne introduced this fun method of awareness in 1989's Sensational She-Hulk, and it has stuck ever since. Adding a fresh feature with a new MCU character is exciting to think about, and can bring a great complexity to the usual content.

Run In's With Friends

Although She-Hulk has regularly been portrayed as a heroine, in a few instances she's found herself in an opposite viewpoint. After manipulation from Scarlet Witch in Avengers #500, She-Hulk absolutely desecrates Vision with her bare hands. Interestingly enough, She-Hulk's darker possibilities are also explored in Immortal She-Hulk #1, giving room to a more sinister backstory of her origin.

As most comic book fans know, there can be multiple forms of a sole character. Incorporating a complex aspect to She-Hulk would be an intriguing spin on her otherwise upstanding nature. Could you imagine Bruce Banner having to use extreme measures to reverse the evil side of his cousin?

Multiple Versions of She-Hulk

She-Hulk does a great job of possessing immense control while in her green form, but while embodying her grey form things tend to be much different. As Grey She-Hulk, fans see Jennifer in deep parallels to Bruce Banner's beast-like Hulk form. Walters' intelligence dwindles greatly while grey, and she is pretty much a shell of her green self personality wise.

Jennifer Walters herself has shown she has other facets to her She-Hulk persona that can be introduced, but there is also a She-Hulk beyond her control. Enter Red She-Hulk. Hulk fans know of Elizabeth "Betty" Ross as his longtime love interest, but she is also known as an evil variant of She-Hulk. With a skill set matching Walters She-Hulk, seeing Ross as a more deviant red version of the comic book powerhouse would be must see TV.

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