History Awesome / TheIncrediblehulk

* In ''The Incredible Hulk Annual 16,'' Mercy tries to illustrate the need to persevere in the face of adversity. Joe Fixit, ever the cynic, points out that if it's hopeless, what's the point. To which Mercy responds:

* ComicBook/BettyRoss stands up to [[ComicBook/RedHulk her father]] by CallingTheOldManOut at her wedding.

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!!''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' (2008)
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* The second trailer shows in parts but very clearly why [[BullyingADragon you shouldn't piss Banner off enough to let out the Hulk]]:
** First, he bursts out of building and shatters the pillars in his way.
** By throwing large hunks of sharp metals, he takes out a gunship and ''splits a Humvee in half''.
** The quiet scene of Betty and Hulk sitting together is partly this and partly CMOH.
* Several during the battle with the Abomination. Such as when the Hulk saves Betty from the exploding helicopter by ''clapping his hands together''. The force of that clap sent a blast of air which blew the flames away from the survivors.
* Police Car Gauntlets!
* The Abomination being one of the few to have the honor of handing ''the Hulk'' his ass. Also, catching a rocket that was shot at him [[OffhandBackhand without even looking]], then smashing against his chest just to show how tough he is.
* "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Hulk!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis SMASH!]]''" Followed immediately by the Hulk ripping Abomination's elbow bone out and ''stabbing him with it''.
** Also a subtle one for Abomination as well, since he kept fighting with a broken arm. Even with a HealingFactor, that takes time to heal.
** When the Abomination was swinging the chain around like a hammer, and the Hulk stopped to cause a crack to open underneath him is totally awesome. It showed how the Hulk has won many times by out-thinking his opponents.
* The Abomination has one in the final fight too. After taking an insane amount of punishment from the Hulk, including the aforementioned police car gauntlets, he spits out a tooth, and all he has to say is, "[[IronicEcho Is that all you got?]]"
** Just as the time before, that certainly was ''not'' all Hulk had. He proceeds to break ''every bone in Blonsky's body and nearly strangles him to death with his own chain.''
* Doc Samson giving General Ross a well-deserved verbal smackdown.
-->You know, it's a point of professional pride for me that I can tell when somebody's lying. And you are... I used to wonder why she never talked about you... Now I know.
* One of the very last scenes of the movie, where Bruce is meditating in a cabin in the woods, then he opens his eyes revealing the bright green of the Hulk. Combined with his knowing smirk shows that he is now in complete control.
* The Hulk thrust-kicking a bragging Blonsky across an entire city park and into a tree, breaking all of Blonsky's bones. If not for the previously-administered Super Soldier serum, Blonsky would have died.
* Despite being a villain, you had to be impressed by Blonsky in the park after he took the Super Serum. Sprinting far faster than soldiers years younger is cool enough, but he took on a very pissed Hulk with just a pistol and HELD HIS OWN! This is a guy who is barely superhuman.
* Bruce showing off his aikido skills against the bullies who harassed Martina, both at the factory and when they get in his way while running from the military. It was made pretty clear if not for the fear of his pulse increasing and them outnumbering him, he would have kicked their ass one-on-one.

[[AC: TV Show]]
* One of the most famous lines in all of television:
-->"[[Series/TheIncredibleHulk Mr. McGee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.]]"
* Hell, ''anytime'' Banner Hulks out and starts kicking ass, especially when the ass he's kicking was threatening/harming him or another character. The OhCrap alone is worth the price of admission.
* In "747", he manages to land a plane ''while Hulking out!'' Also, the transformation took much longer than usual, so that David got some degree of control over it, slowing its pace as long as possible in order to retain intelligence enough to follow the flight controller's instructions.
** The teen guy who enters the cockpit when the transformation is complete also deserves mention: he's fully calm in Hulk's presence and helps him (by then fully primitive-minded) to activate the brakes and properly stop the plane.
* The very first transformation deserves mention here; remember, this was in the 1970s, way before CGI was the norm for filmmaking, and audiences had seen nothing like this on television: Banner, trying to change a tire in a thunderstorm, loses control as the lug wrench keeps slipping from his hands...and then his eyes change color. Lightning flashes, thunder crashes; Jekyll morphs into Hyde and the green beast is unleashed.
* Li Sung, from the episodes "Another Path" and "The Disciple", is an old and blind guy... and [[HandicappedBadass a superb martial artist]]. In his first episode, he kicked the BigBad's ass by himself. Even the Hulk was just cleaning up after him.
* Creator/JackKirby's CreatorCameo as a police sketch artist. His only cameo ever in a Marvel adaptation. This was actually at a time when his relationship with Marvel was strained at best but right before that relationship had completely soured. Creator/StanLee makes the first of what would be a continuing (to this day) tradition of cameos in ''Trial of the Incredible Hulk'', where he is the jury foreman. For many fans, these are the first glimpses of what these guys looked like in person.

!!''{{Film/Hulk}}''
* The fight between the Hulk and three gamma-powered dogs was a brutal mix of brawling and strategy:
** The way he puts one of the dogs down is priceless: grab it by the back leg, hold it upside-down and spread-eagle, and ''Hulk Punch'' it [[GroinAttack right in the gamma-nads]]. This might be in response to being on the receiving end from another one before.
** Another dog bites the Hulk's left deltoid and latches on; when Hulk can't pry it loose with his hands, he flexes until the muscle (still in the dog's mouth) grows large enough to break its jaw.
* Bruce refusing to transform and throttles his anger while being attacked by Talbot and being shocked by a cattle prod, knowing what they intend to do, and tells Talbot that he will never allow Talbot and his MadScientist group get what they want.
* The EpicFail of the syringes failing to penetrate Hulk's skin:
** To put it in context, when Talbot realizes that Bruce will never consciously transform despite how much he gets beat up, Talbot decides to hook Bruce to machine that will [[MindRape pull out the most painful things out of Bruce's subconscious]] to get him to turn to Hulk, with drill-tipped syringes to get samples when he does transform. But when they finally do induce a transformation, even in the very next second, the transformation has begun [[NighInvulnerable Hulk's skin is more than tough enough to resist the drills]], and Talbot has a brief but epic VillainousBreakdown.
* The Hulk's escape from containment after Banner is captured. Adaptive genetics make him immune to gas, bullets bounce off skin tougher than Kevlar, and he has a healing factor {{Wolverine}} would be proud of.
* The film seems to do everything to make [[VeryPunchableMan Talbot's]] abuse as satisfying as possible, from [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown getting his ass thrown around by Hulk]] to his [[NarmCharm hilariously Narmy freeze-frame death]].
* The Hulk's rampage after breaking free from the military base.
* The Hulk battling the tanks. He rips the top off of one and uses it as a club before advancing on another tank with an expression that just screams "beat-down time". Instead of tearing them apart, he walks ''right up to them'', then slams it into the ground and roars, at which point the soldiers duck into the tank in fear. He flips another tank over, and then grabs it by the cannon and hammer tosses it into the distance.
* The Hulk's ability to leap miles at a time and run over one hundred miles an hour comes in handy when outrunning hunter helicopters and slapping aside missiles.
* The Hulk catches a missile, effortlessly holds it while the rocket is still firing, removes the warhead with his teeth, and then ''spits it'' at one of the helicopters.
* Hulk saving a soldier's jet from crashing into the San Francisco bridge, sparing the drivers on the bridge as well - proving that despite his destructive tendencies, the Hulk is still a hero.
* The entire fight with the Absorbing Man, which his sheer power is shown in a display of stunning imagery, turning into a an electrical energy being ala Zzzax and merging with [[SerialEscalation a thunderstorm, turning into a rocklike creature and becoming part of a mountain, and finally, his most powerful form: water. He becomes completely immune to the Hulk's physical attacks and nearly kills him]].
* Three small words: "[[GoingToGiveItMoreEnergy TAKE IT AAAAAAAAALL!]]"

[[AC: 1996 cartoon]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyQpEoMFF3w season one intro]]. Especially toward the end, where the Leader's Gamma Warriors and the U.S. military surround the Hulk, and even [[EvilVersusEvil fighting each other]] to capture him.
* The show marks the first time Lou Ferrigno ever voices the Hulk.
* In "Innocent Blood". Rick Jones faces down Ghost Rider, who wants to attack the Hulk, believing he's a villain.
* Jen becoming She-Hulk in "Doomed" and proceeding to lay waste to Dr Doom's base and free her cousin from the villain's control.
** Even before she gets her powers, Jen has a few moments like dunking water on a Doombot to shirt circuit it and destroying another one with the door of the car she and Bruce are fleeing in.
* Jen, Betty and three super models teaming up to save some hostages from Leader and Gargoyle in "Fashion Warriors".
* "Down Memory Lane": When Jen (who has been BroughtDownToNormal) sees a pillar about to fall on her old high school buddies, she instinctively leaps to their rescue. Sure, she regains her powers at that last moment but the fact that powers or no powers she was still willing to risk her life to save people is awesome in and of itself.
* The Green and Gray Hulks teaming up against the alien possessing Bruce's body in "Mind Over Anti-Matter". Dr. Strange and She-Hulk get in on the action too.

* Li Sung, from the episodes "Antoher Path" and "The Disciple", is an old and blind guy... and [[HandicappedBadass a superb martial artist]]. In his first episode, he kicked the BigBad's ass by himself. Even the Hulk was just cleaning up after him.

* The Hulk battling the tanks. He rips the top off of one and uses it as a club before advancing on another tank with an expression that just screams "beatdown time". Instead of tearing them apart, he walks ''right up to them'', then slams it into the ground and roars, at which point the soldiers duck into the tank in fear. He flips another tank over, and then grabs it by the cannon and hammer tosses it into the distance.

* The entire fight with the Absorbing Man, which his sheer power is shown in a display of stunning imagery, turning into a an electrical energy being ala Zzzax and merging with [[SerialEscalation a thunderstorm, turning into a rocklike creature and becoming part of a moutain a mountain, and finally, and surprisingly, his most powerful form: water. He becomes completely immune to the Hulk's physical attacks and nearly kills him]].
* Three small words: "[[GoingToGiveItMoreEnergy TAKE IT ALL!]]"

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyQpEoMFF3w season one intro]]. Especially toward the end, where the Leader's Gamma Warriors and the U.S. military surround the Hulk, and even [[EvilVsEvil fighting each other]] to capture him.

* The entire fight with the Absorbing Man, which his sheer power is shown in a display of stunning imagery, turning into a an electrical energy being ala Zzzax and merging with[[SerialEscalation a thunderstorm, turning into a rocklike creature and becoming part of a moutain a mountain, and finally, and surprisingly, his most powerful form: water. He becomes completely immune to the Hulk's physical attacks and nearly kills him]].

* Jen, Betty and three super models teaming up to save some hostages from Leader and Gargoyle in "Fashion Warriors".

* The Green and Gray Hulk teaming up against the alien possessing Bruce's body in "Mind Over Anti-Matter". Dr. Strange and She-Hulk get in on the action too.

* Bruce showing off his aikido skills against the bullies who harassed Martina, both at the factory and when they get in his way while running from the military. It was made pretty clear if not for the fear of his pulse increasing and them outnumbering him, he would have kicked their ass one-on-one.
* In a meta way, the original Hulk Lou Ferrigno getting to voice the Hulk on the big screen.

* JackKirby's CreatorCameo as a police sketch artist. His only cameo ever in a Marvel adaptation. This was actually at a time when his relationship with Marvel was strained at best but right before that relationship had completely soured. StanLee makes the first of what would be a continuing (to this day) tradition of cameos in ''Trial of the Incredible Hulk'', where he is the jury foreman. For many fans, these are the first glimpses of what these guys looked like in person.

* One of the most famous lines in all of television: "[[Series/TheIncredibleHulk Mr. McGee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.]]"

* In "747" he manages to land a plane ''while Hulking out!'' Also, the transformation took much longer than usual, so that David got some degree of control over it, slowing its pace as long as possible in order to retain intelligence enough to follow the flight controllers instructions.

* JackKirby's CreatorCameo as a police sketch artist. His only cameo ever in a Marvel adaptation. This was actually at a time when his relationship with Marvel was strained at best but right before that relationship had completely soured. StanLee makes the first of what would be a continuing (to this day) tradition of cameos in ''Trial of the Incredible Hulk'' where he is the jury foreman. For many fans, these are the first glimpses of what these guys looked like in person.

[[AC:Films]]

* The fight between the Hulk and three gamma powered dogs was a brutal mix of brawling and strategy.
** The way he puts one of the dogs down is priceless: grab it by the back leg, hold it upside-down and spread-eagle, and ''Hulk Punch'' it [[GroinAttack right in the gamma-nads]]. This might be in response to being on the receiving end before.
** Another dog bites the Hulk's left deltoid and latches on; when Hulk can't pry it loose with his hands, he flexes until the muscle (still in the dog's mouth) grows enough to break its jaw and snap its neck.

* The EpicFail of the syringes failing to penetrate Hulk's skin
** To put it in context, when Talbot realizes that Bruce will never consciously transform despite how much he gets beat up, Talbot decides to hook Bruce to machine that will [[MindRape pull out the most painful things out of Bruce's subconscious]] to get him to turn to Hulk, with drill-tipped syringes to get samples when he does transform. But when they finally do induce a transformation, even in the very next second the transformation has begun [[NighInvulnerable Hulk's skin is more than tough enough to resist the drills]], and Talbot has a brief but epic VillainousBreakdown.

* The Hulk's rampage after breaking free of the military base.
* The Hulk battling the tanks. He rips the top off of one and uses it as a club before advancing on another tank with an expression that just screams "beatdown time". Instead of tearing them apart, he walks ''right up to them'', then slams it into the ground and roars, at which point the soldiers duck into the tank in fear. He flips the tank over, and then grabs it by the cannon and hammer tosses it into the distance.

** First he bursts out of building,shattering the pillars in his way
** By throwing large hunks of sharp metals he takes out a gunship and ''splits a Humvee in half''
** The quiet scene of Betty and Hulk sitting together is partly this and partly CMOH. Now going to the movie proper
* Several during the battle with the Abomination. Such as when the Hulk saved Betty from the exploding helicopter by ''clapping his hands together''. The force of that clap sent a blast of air which blew the flames away from the survivors.

* "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Hulk!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis SMASH!]]''" Followed immediately by the Hulk ripping Abomination's arm bone out and ''stabbing him with it''.

* The Abomination has one in the final fight too. After taking an insane amount of punishment from the Hulk, including the aforementioned police car gauntlets, he spits out a tooth, and all he has to say is, "[[IronicEcho Is that]] all you got?"

--> You know, it's a point of professional pride for me that I can tell when somebody's lying. And you are. I never knew why she never talked about you... I do now.

* Bruce showing off his aikido skills against the bullies who harassed Martina, both at the factory and when they get in his way while running from the military. It was made pretty clear if not for the fear of his pulse increasing and them outnumbering him, he would have kicked their ass one-on-one.

* The Hulk's [[spoiler:escape from containment after Banner is captured.]] Adaptive genetics make him immune to gas, bullets bounce off skin tougher than Kevlar, and he has a healing factor {{Wolverine}} would be proud of.

* The Hulk's ability to leap miles at a time and run over one hundred miles an hour comes in handy when [[spoiler:outrunning hunter helicopters and slapping aside missiles]].

* Several during the battle with the Abomination. Such as when the Hulk saved Betty from the exploding helicopter by [[spoiler:''clapping his hands together''. The force of that clap sent a blast of air which blew the flames away from the survivors]].

* In "747" he manages to land a plane ''while Hulking out!''