Hulkbusters
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Hulkbusters is the name of two fictional organizations in the Marvel Universe.
[edit] Thunderbolt’s Hulkbusters
The original Hulkbusters were a large military force consisting of both U.S. Army and Air Force personnel, whose primary purpose was to capture or destroy the Hulk. Their headquarters was the Hulkbuster Base in New Mexico (also known as Gamma Base), and were commanded by General “Thunderbolt Ross.” After Bruce Banner, the Hulk’s alter ego, achieved a state in which his normal intelligence and personality remained dominant while in Hulk form, he received a presidential pardon and the Hulkbusters ceased to exist. Hulkbuster Base was later demolished by the U-Foes.
While this operation was active, Clay Quartermain was the S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison to the Hulkbusters operation.
The Hulkbusters were recurring antagonists in the first season of the the mid-nineties Incredible Hulk animated series. In the series they were largely unchanged from the comics, save that the S.H.I.E.L.D. liason was Gabriel Jones.
[edit] Banner’s Hulkbusters
After the Hulk reverted to his bestial personality, he was captured by Doc Samson. Samson persuaded the government to rebuild and finance Gamma Base. There, Samson managed to separate Banner and the Hulk into two discrete beings, although the Hulk was able to escape. Banner was named the leader of this iteration of the Hulkbusters, which first appeared in Incredible Hulk #317, created by John Byrne (Mar 1996).
Members of this group of Hulkbusters included:
- Craig Saunders, Jr. – Demolition expert (later known as Redeemer)
- Carolyn Parmenter – Marine scientist
- Samuel J. La Roquette – Explorer (later known as Rock)
- Armand Martel – Xeno-biologist
- Hideko Martel – Professor of geophysics
