History Characters / IncredibleHulkCentralRoguesGallery

* Human Disguise: Xemnu's body hopping lets him take human form at will. He can apparently still use his psychic powers in this form.

* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles
* TheFairFolk: Maybe, maybe not. She's worn this hat here and there, and she ''definitely'' acts the part.

* TheEmpath: She possesses telepathic powers that allow her to read the thoughts of others and to sense their emotions.

* TautologicalTemplar: She kills people with a death wish, but also expands this to people who she deems deserve to die, even if they resist. She may even actively enjoy it, as she kills scores of people? And what's her moral justification for all of this? She's an "angel of ''mercy''".

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Abomination]] most certainly had his fate coming, as weirdly-written as it may have been.

* CameBackWrong: By the time of ''Immortal Hulk'', while still an intelligent and extremely dangerous foe, his repeated deaths and resurrections have gradually taken a toll on his mind, reducing him to a PsychopathicManchild in the process.

* DeathIsCheap: His first appearance ended with him dying and he once got disintegrated by Ultron during ''Annihilation: Conquest''. It didn't stick. Justified, as he canonically is capable of [[BodySurf surfing into other prebuilt bodies whenever he is fatally damaged]]. This even becomes a plot point in ''Immortal Hulk'', as the trauma of Xemnu's repeated fatal maimings and jumping into new bodies [[SanitySlippage has started to affect his mind]].

* FakeMemories: His hypnosis is strong enough to replace people's memories, though the effect only lasts as long as Xemnu is keeping it up. When he's rendered incapable of maintaining his psychic field, everyone's memories go back to normal.

* LastOfHisKind: The rest of Xemnu's species died years ago. Not that Xemmy's feeling any guilt about that.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: With his superficially ridiculous design and the way some of his schemes sound, you'd ''think'' that he's a joke character, right? '''Wrong'''. Xemnu is a terrifyingly powerful psychic -- one of the strongest in the Marvel Universe -- and a ruthless villain capable of rewriting memories and mentally influencing people in truly frightening ways. Those ridiculous plots of influencing people through television are because Xemnu's powers are amplified when filtered through media, meaning he's just working his way deeper into your brain by appearing as a cutesy children's show mascot. That's all without getting into his... [[spoiler:[[ToServeMan eating habits]].]]
* PsychopathicManchild: His repeated coming BackFromTheDead has clearly [[SanitySlippage done a number on him]] by the time of ''Immortal Hulk'', as he talks in childish, sing-song speech patterns and describes himself as being "hungwy" when he needs to [[ToServeMan get his strength up]]. [[spoiler:However, as Dario Agger realizes far too late, some of that is an act; Xemnu ''is'' going a little batshit insane from the trauma of repeatedly dying and reviving, but he's still just as intelligent as ever and especially just as powerful of a psychic as ever.]]
* SanitySlippage: The more Xemnu is forced to use his BodySurf technique to survive injuries that would kill anybody else, the more strain the process takes on his mind and the more unhinged he becomes.

* ToServeMan: [[spoiler:By the time of ''Immortal Hulk'' he needs to feed on humans to sustain himself]].
* VerbalTic: In ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'', he has both "oh me, oh my" and "[[FakeMemories don't you remember?]]". When he talks about feeling hungry, he always says it as "I'm vewy hungwy" the way a cartoon character might say it to emphasis how batshit insane he's become.

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Became the Red Hulk for the Intelligencia when they promised they would resurrect his daughter Betsy, but while he never stopped wanting that throughout Loeb's run, he [[MotiveDecay was clearly enjoying making Banner's life as miserable as possible.]]

* VerbalTic: In ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'', he has both "oh me, oh my" and "[[FakeMemories don't you remember?]]".

* {{Archenemy}}: Another major contender for the title of the Hulk's arch-nemesis, opposing the Hulk continuously and viciously since UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}.

* GoshDangitToHeck: Starting off, it was because UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode Authority prevented the use of strong language, or even the hint of strong language, so the hardened military man was prone to letting out curses such as "blankety blank". Even after the CCA lost its teeth, Ross's propensity for old-timey swears remained.

* RetCanon: His AdaptationNameChange in ''Film/Hulk2003'' to David was imported in ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'', albeit as Brian's middle name.

* LaserGuidedKarma: For decades, he has ruined Bruce's/Hulk's life. And after becoming the Red Hulk, it was Bruce who gave him a taste of his own medicine by making the public believe Ross had died as a hero. Because of this, Rulk can't ever be Ross again in public and live a normal life, or he would (like Hulk said) hang for treason for his crimes as Rulk -- only to be pardoned after his helped fight against HYDRA in ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire''.