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incorporate spoilers forHulk # 8 !
Bruce Banner has attempted to free himself of theHulkfor ten , but Marvel has just give away thatThor’sfather Odinhad the powerfulness to cure Bruce Banner since the root . Bruce has often seen the Hulk as a rampaging monster that is a manifestation of his greatest weaknesses , and has spent most of his time essay to either mastery or destroy the Hulk altogether . ButHulk # 8reveals that all Bruce Banner had to do was ask his fellow Avenger for help … and Thor most in all probability knew it could be possible .
The latest conflict between the Hulk and Thor begins when Thor hears Bruce Banner reportedly kill seventeen devoid hoi polloi at a bar in El Paso , Texas . Thor resolves to either impart his friend back to Avengers headquartest peacefully - or , if all else fails , put down the Hulk for good . The two engage in such an larger-than-life and cataclysmal fight that Uatu the Watcher is cue to come out - signify that this is a deeply important evetn in the Marvel creation . An explosion of gamma radiation unleashed by the Hulk spontaneouslyturns Thor into a Hulk - like beingof his own , complete with green cutis and all . The Hulk translation of Thor attempts to put down Yiggdrasil - which could destroy all reality if left unbridled .
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InHulk # 8 , compose by Donny Cates and Daniel Warren Johnson with graphics by Martin Coccolo , the spirit of Odin ( trapped within Thor ’s hammer Mjolnir ) change the legendary enchantment , allow the Hulk to finally lift Mjolnir- but even this is not enough . Odin decides to intervene in the fight personally . “I know I have not always been kind to you,“Odin admits to Thor , before prompt him that despite their differences , he still loves his boy . “Allow me to do what all fathers are send for on to do for their Son : help them with their burdens . “With that , the Hulk places Mjolnir lightly on Thor ’s forehead - and unleashes a monolithic blast of magical energy , purging the Vasco da Gamma radiation from Thor ’s body and retuning him to his normal self .
This one gesture " cures " Thor of the Hulk within him - but there ’s no ground why Odin could not also have done this to Bruce Banner . Whether of not this is a typesetter’s case of Odin wielding the Odinforce is strange - but if so , Thor has held the same Odinforce powerever since his father break down . Thus , if he really require to , he could havebeganthe conflict by cure the Hulk instead of fall back to violence . Alas , Thor ’s hawkish cult get the good of him rather ( not unlike the Hulk himself ) .
Thor is heal at the final stage of the battle - butnot the Hulk , who blasts off to spacefor parts unknown . Perhaps Bruce Banner has realized that a cure for his condition was available the entire time and he is still fierce that his friend never lead him to Odin . Or perhaps he is none the wiser , and theHulkis fated to know on - no thanks toThor , who ’s father could have eliminate the Hulk ever since their first encouter .
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