What happens when you lose your script immunity?

[badficwriter]

Hulk 25 and 26.



Iron Man vs. the Red Hulk!

Flashback to the climactic end of Fall of the Hulks:

(Red Hulk was General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, for those who were living in a cave)


The end mirrors the end of World War Hulk, with Hulk and Steve Rogers coming to see Rulk in prison:



The prison was designed by Bruce Banner. Rulk is left in a zero-gravity chamber for three days, screaming and yelling that he knows he's too powerful to be left to rot.



Steve demands Rulk power down to human form. Then he hits him with a hypo.



Bruce says that he already beat Rulk at his full power. He doesn't need an edge against Ross. They glare at each other.



Bruce explains that the Intelligencia activated a program called "Scorched Earth". Doomsday weapons to destroy the world if they couldn't rule it. Steve says that he doesn't trust Rulk and that he'll be partnering up til Ross earns his trust again.

Since the first mission is some sort of make-people-robot-monsters (much like Omac) virus in Silicon Valley, Rulk will be working with Iron Man. Rulk arrives first.



SMACK PAGE!



Smack, smack.



Tony then gets smacked by the computer virus possessed people.

Hulk 26. Half page scan.

Rulk manages to convince Tony that he was, indeed, sent by Steve Rogers.



For the record, except for a few intensely stupid issues, I actually enjoyed Fall of the Hulks.

Comments

[q99]

Funny thing how Ross was always after Hulk, and now almost everyone dislikes Red Hulk even more.

[badficwriter]

The Hulk was always clearly angry..or stupid. And he had a history of avoiding killing, despite all the damage he caused. He also saved people many times.

Red Hulk murdered a SHIELD agent and (most believe) murdered General Ross too. He humiliated beloved heroes. He was working for murderous supervillains. He went on national television and declared he was taking over the country. He did all this knowingly, willingly, and in full possession of his senses.

If Rulk revealed his true identity now? Despite his honorable career, he WOULD be hung for treason.

[big_daddy_d]

Hung for treason? Shit, he'll suffer worst. He'll go down in history as the giant hypocrit that he is as well as one of America's greatest enemies. He'll be a huge disgrace the likes of which would have people vandalizing his grave and villainizing him in biopics. Alos, let's not forget Betty.

[badficwriter]

Yep. Aiding and abetting people who experiment on and brainwash your daughter is the kind of thing that makes even hardcore criminals look down on you.

[tacobob]

But isn't that that one of the silly superhero cliches? Yes, Superbadman is now Supergoodman and while he did destroy a few planets and murdered a few million people over the last few months. He's good now! Honest! Now please let him into the super team please. :3

[crinos]

Yeah, but most of those guys aren't assholes.

I mean yeah, Vegeta was a prick, a Genocidal monster who wiped out entire worlds for fun and profit, but he was an honorable prick, he has redeeming qualities.

Red Hulk is just a douche.

That actually would make for a good series; what if a fanfic mary sue/Gary Stu, suddenly lost their author sanctioned immunity, and the rest of the world proper realized how much what had been done to them and decided to take it out on said Sue/Stu?

[darkknightjrk]

Actually, from the sounds of it this could actually be that series you mentioned.

[tacobob]

Still, I believe the keywords would be "wiped out entire worlds for fun and profit". It's nice he's honorable, but he still killed a zillion or so people.

[hyperactivator]

Well Vegeta didn't try to be a hero. He still boasted about being pure evil well into the android saga. It wasn't until the Boo saga that he was truely redeemed.

He wasn't a hero just a villian who's powers they needed to use and who's goals matched theres at the time.

Same thing here. Ross is still no hero but they kinda have to use him and don't like killing in any case.

[crinos]

There's also the fact that most of the heroes in DBZ are morons and the few that aren't are either assholes or massive wusses.

[big_daddy_d]

And jobbers. One thing I hated was how Goku was still the hero well into the Buu saga and GT. Whatever happened to Gohan and Ubuu being the big heroes meant to succeed Goku? I still thought said shows and series was awesome but still, there's just..that factor I always think about.

[big_daddy_d]

Oh the cruel, laughable irony.

[thokstar]

I liked that idea better when it was the climax of the episode "Patriot Act" in JLU.