History Main / HulkingOut

* In ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', King Dedede's body grows to muscular proportions in his second phase, including a barrel chest and large burly arms which make him look similar to a gorilla ([[TopHeavy with his legs still small]]). [[spoiler:The same thing happens to Parallel Dedede in the post-game.]] And funny enough, it's actually a reference to episode 93 of the anime, "Frog Wild".

* ''Literature/MermaidsOfErianaKwai'': When mermaids are angry, their eyes turn red, their teeth turn razor sharp, their skin turns to the colour of seaweed, and their ears grow pointy and long.

* In ''Manga/DesertPunk'', desert gang leader Makoto has what's described as a case of [[LampshadeHanging "Hulk Syndrome"]]. Say his mother has a fat belly button (or just call her a "dirty whole" in the English dub), and he grows huge muscles, goes berserk, and destroys anyone who crosses him. And that's after taking a long string of taunts without batting an eye.

** Gohan as a Super Saiyan 2 in the Cell Saga is this as his rage makes him one of the most sadistic characters in the anime besides from Broly and Kid Buu. Even Cell refers to him as a monster. Gohan is also very muscular for an 11-year-old.

** ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Naturally, the {{Trope Namer|s}} and [[TropeCodifier Codifier]] is the Hulk, as any time Bruce Banner's gets too high, he turns into the Hulk. The writers of [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 the live-action TV series]] officially called it "Hulking Out."

->'''Ayano''': Is he having some sort of allergic reaction?
->'''Kazuma''': I don't know but I'd be worried if my body did that, seems like you would go through a lot of pants that way.
-->-- The reaction to seeing someone Hulk Out in ''LightNovel/KazeNoStigma''

!!Examples

* A rare female example of hulking out occurs in ''Anime/AngelCop,'' where the psychic Lucifer enlarges her muscles, going from silky-smooth to rippling in an instant.

* In ''Manga/DesertPunk'', desert gang leader Makoto has what's described as a case of [[LampshadeHanging "Hulk Syndrome."]] Say his mother has a fat belly button (or just call her a "dirty whole" in the English dub), and he grows huge muscles, goes berserk, and destroys anyone who crosses him. And that's after taking a long string of taunts without batting an eye.

** Subverted with Robbie Reyes, AKA Ghost Rider. When he gets angry at widespread looting during a blackout, Daisy warns him to keep calm so he doesn't "go all [[FlamingSkulls carrot top again]]." Robbie laughs, as the Rider has nothing to do with his emotional state. It only comes out when [[DetectEvil there's evil around]], and even then Robbie can usually keep it contained until things get desperate.

* While werewolves in the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' usually transform the day before, of, and after the full moon, when Oz learns to control the transformations he is then subject to {{involuntary shapeshift|er}}ing when he feels strong emotions (like jealousy over Tara's relationship with Willow).
** Also, in the episode [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E4BeautyAndTheBeasts "Beauty and the Beasts"]], Pete's constant use of [[PsychoSerum his formula]] has made him transform whenever he goes angry.

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* ''ComicStrip/{{Doonesbury}}'': When CloudCuckoolander GranolaGirl Boopsie channels Hunk-Ra, this tends to be what results.
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--> '''Justice''': '''[[AC: You will never take another Mage as you took him!]]'''

* Shrinking Violent of ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'' has her transformation triggered with a blow to the nose. She can be snapped out of it via massive amounts of sugar. Unfortunately [[BlessedWithSuck she's also a Type 1 Diabetic]], which means a couple of days in the hospital after every Hulk Out, at best. Also, she gets ''smaller'' when she transforms. Her muscles contract and get denser, so [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1895761/violets-in-the-workplace/ even her strongest teammate can't hold her down.]]

* ''Webcomic/LoveUnlimited2022'': In the finale of the ''Ms. Marvel & Red Dagger'' arc, supervillain Curio transforms into a much bigger, angrier form, shredding much of his clothing. His dialogue after that point is mostly brief bursts of shouting - and he acquires enough SuperStrength to knock both heroes off their feet via a GroundPunch.
* ''Webcomic/{{MAG ISA}}'' -- [[http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119791 Kyle]] turns into this chunk of muscle after injecting himself with green roids.

-->Thog smash puny prison!

---> '''Spydor''': [[OhCrap Well, this dog wants to eat you!]]

-->'''Stan Lee:''' He can't be the Hulk! I'm the Hulk! ''[rips shirt]'' Mrrrroaarrr! ''[breathes heavily]''
-->'''Comic Book Guy:''' Oh, please. You couldn't even change into Creator/BillBixby.
-->'''Stan Lee:'''Come on, damnit, change! Mmmmm! Aw, forget it. Mm-mmmm! [[NoodleIncident I really did it once]]!
-->'''Comic Book Guy:''' ''[walking Stan Lee in the store]'' Yes, yes. I just wish you had the power to leave my store.
-->'''Stan Lee:''' ''[off-screen]'' Mmmmmh!
-->'''Comic Book Guy:''' You almost had it there.

* HulkingOut: The Werewolves' Rage Form, only acquired through copious amounts of anger. [[OriginalCharacter Tomoya the Volt]] going into Rage Form involves muscle growth to a behemoth double her original size when she gets angry enough. As of Chapter 43, however, she gains a new form double ''that'' size in height. The author's note at the end of that chapter reveals that there's an ''even larger form double the size of'' '''''that''''' ''form'' that would come later.

* [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry Do not piss off]] Daichi from ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars''. Not only is he a Puyo-human hybrid who was created to be a bioweapon, he's a Puyo-human hybrid who was created to be a bioweapon whose fury turns him into a [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Flt8trWIAAWgoL?format=png&name=small purple muscular]] [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Flt8vPgWAAAxXKV?format=png&name=small humanoid]] resembling a [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Titan]].

* [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry Do not piss off]] Daichi from ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars''. Not only is he a Puyo-human hybrid who was created to be a bioweapon, he's a Puyo-human hybrid who was created to be a bioweapon whose fury turns him into a [[pbs.twimg.com/media/Flt8trWIAAWgoL?format=png&name=small purple muscular]] [[pbs.twimg.com/media/Flt8vPgWAAAxXKV?format=png&name=small humanoid]] resembling a [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Titan]].

* Hilariously subverted in the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "Don't Make Me Angry". The actual trope appears in a comic book in-universe and Dr. Eggman tried to invoke it. After blasting himself with radioactive waves, when Eggman gets angry he does transform...into a tiny hyper active purple creature.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' Doctor Venture once thought Hank to be blessed with "retard strength" but was mistaken.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' episode introducing Eileen (The Birthday Girl), the more she was selfish the bigger she grew and the greener she got; once she gave somebody something she returned to normal size and color.

-->The first warp-spasm seized Cúchulainn, and made him into a monstrous thing, hideous and shapeless. His shanks and his joints, every knuckle and angle and organ from head to foot, shook like a tree in a flood. His body made a furious twist inside his skin, such that his feet and shins switched to the rear and his heels and calves switched to the front. On his head the temple-sinews stretched to the nape of his neck, each immense and measureless knob as big as the head of a month-old child.

* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Naturally, the {{Trope Namer|s}} and [[TropeCodifier Codifier]] is the Hulk, as any time Bruce Banner's gets too high, he turns into the Hulk. The writers of [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 the live-action TV series]] officially called it "Hulking Out."
* ComicBook/SheHulk (AKA Jennifer Walters), at first. In fact, she has it worse than her cousin, Bruce. While Bruce can, on occasion, notice his emotions are running too high and get them under control before transforming, Jennifer, by contrast, cannot calm down or stop the transformation. Once her emotions run too high, it is like a ticking time-bomb. All she can do is try to get to an isolated spot to transform. Fortunately for her, she later gains control of her transformations entirely.
* ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulks'' and ''ComicBook/HulkedOutHeroes'' has several big-name heroes Hulking Out after being exposed to an enemy superweapon to make them go on a rampage. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, several members of the ComicBook/XMen, all of the ComicBook/FantasticFour except Reed Richards, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] (who seems to be weaker in this form), ComicBook/SpiderMan, and even ComicBook/DoctorStrange are all Hulk-ified. Naturally, they all fall victim to TheWorfEffect -- and Hulk.
** Even ComicBook/SheHulk Hulked Out even more in ''ComicBook/AvengersDisassembled'': becoming larger, stronger and uglier as she went berserk over ComicBook/TheVision attempting to kill them. She's done that before... TWICE. Both instances occurred during her Sensational title. The first instance involved her in a pocket dimension, finding herself back to human form (despite being locked into her Hulk state at the time) and transforming into an enormous grey Incredible She-Hulk when night fell (incidentally, this was originally how Bruce Banner's change triggered as well), although the series of events that caused this to happen were [[StatusQuoIsGod subsequently undone]]. The second instance involved her ex-boyfriend bringing her back from the dead with gamma radiation, causing her to get bigger, uglier and a lot stronger.

* ComicBook/SheHulk (AKA Jennifer Walters), at first. In fact, she had it worse than her cousin, Bruce. While Bruce could, on occasion, notice his emotions were running too high and get them under control before transforming, Jennifer, by contrast, couldn't calm down or stop the transformation. Once her emotions ran too high, it was like a ticking time-bomb. All she could do is try to get to an isolated spot to transform. Fortunately for her, she later gained control of her transformations entirely.
* ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulks'' and ''ComicBook/HulkedOutHeroes'' had several big-name heroes Hulking Out after being exposed to an enemy superweapon to make them go on a rampage. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, several members of the ComicBook/XMen, all of the ComicBook/FantasticFour except Reed Richards, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] (who seems to be weaker in this form), ComicBook/SpiderMan, and even ComicBook/DoctorStrange were all Hulk-ified. Naturally, they all fell victim to TheWorfEffect -- and Hulk.

** It's not easy to make a Hulk desperate. Push Red She-Hulk far enough, though -- say by overwhelming her with an army of {{supersoldier}}s -- and she Hulks Out again, turning into a rampaging creature running on pure survival instinct.

* Naturally, the {{Trope Namer|s}} and [[TropeCodifier Codifier]] is ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. The writers of [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 the live-action TV series]] officially called it "Hulking Out."

* It's not easy to make a Hulk desperate. Push [[ComicBook/BettyRoss Red She-Hulk]] far enough, though -- say by overwhelming her with an army of {{supersoldier}}s -- and she Hulks Out again, turning into a rampaging creature running on pure survival instinct.

* ComicBook/SheHulk (AKA Jennifer Walters), at first. In fact, she had it worse than her cousin, [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce]]. While Bruce could, on occasion, notice his emotions were running too high and get them under control before transforming, Jennifer, by contrast, couldn't calm down or stop the transformation. Once her emotions ran too high, it was like a ticking time-bomb. All she could do is try to get to an isolated spot to transform. Fortunately for her, she later gained control of her transformations entirely.

* Marvel storylines ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulks'' and ''ComicBook/HulkedOutHeroes'' had several big-name heroes Hulking Out after being exposed to an enemy superweapon to make them go on a rampage. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, several members of the ComicBook/XMen, all of the ComicBook/FantasticFour except [[ComicBook/MisterFantastic Reed Richards]], [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] (who seems to be weaker in this form), Franchise/SpiderMan, and even ComicBook/DoctorStrange were all Hulk-ified. Naturally, they all fell victim to TheWorfEffect -- and Hulk.
** Even ComicBook/SheHulk Hulked Out even more in ''ComicBook/AvengersDisassembled'': becoming larger, stronger and uglier as she went berserk over ComicBook/TheVision attempting to kill them. She's done that before... TWICE. Both instances occurred during her Sensational title. The first instance involved her in a pocket dimension, finding herself back to human form (despite being locked into her Hulk state at the time) and transforming into an enormous grey Incredible She-Hulk when night fell (incidentally, this was originally how Bruce Banner's change triggered as well), although the series of events that caused this to happen were [[StatusQuoIsGod subsequently undone]]. The second instance involved her ex-boyfriend bringing her back from the dead with gamma radiation, causing her to get bigger, uglier and a lot stronger.

* Fuzzy Lumpkins in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' episode "Fuzzy Logic". The mayor, of all people, momentarily becomes totally '''ripped''' and delivers a [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass major ass kicking]] in "Impeach Fuzz" after Fuzzy [[BerserkButton wears his hat.]]