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7	The characters who appear in the film ''Film/{{Hulk}}'' and its [[VideoGame/{{Hulk}} video game]] and comic book sequels.
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9	[[foldercontrol]]
10	!!Introduced in the film
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12	[[folder:Bruce Banner]]
13	!!Robert Bruce "Krenzler" Banner/The Hulk
14	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brucebannerericbana.jpg]]
15	[[caption-width-right:350: ''"You're making me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry!"'']]
16	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Hulk]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hulk_2003_5.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
17	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/EricBana, Mike Erwin (teen), Michael and David Kronenberg (young), Creator/AngLee (Hulk's voice)
18
19	->''"Even now I can feel it. Buried somewhere deep inside. Watching me, waiting. But you know what scares me the most? When I can't fight it anymore, when it takes over, when I totally lose control... I like it."''
20
21	Orphaned as a young child, Bruce Banner became an intellectually gifted yet emotionally distant man. After accidentally being exposed to gamma radiation, he unlocked a hidden gene from his father.
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23	!!Tropes applying to Banner
24
25	* AlliterativeName: Bruce Banner.
26	* BroughtDownToBadass: In the stealth sections of the video game[[note]]"Desperate Measures," "Infiltration," "Chemical Effect," "Resolve," and the first and third stages of "Reckoning,"[[/note]], Bruce is unable to transform into the Hulk. Despite lacking any offensive attacks, he can evade trained soldiers and sleeping gamma dogs, perform stealth takedowns to quietly incapacitate enemies, infiltrate highly secure facilities, and engineer an antidote for himself after being given a sedative.
27	* DeathSeeker: He outright tells David that he wishes he had killed him when he killed his mother.
28	-->'''David:''' I should have killed you.
29	-->'''Bruce:''' I wish you had.
30	* DrivenToSuicide: In Michael France’s script, he tries to force Talbot to shoot him and later attempts to slit his wrist with a shard of glass. Both times, he is stopped by the Hulk.
31	* EmotionallyTongueTied: He has difficulties expressing emotion due to the trauma of his early childhood. It became a point of contention with Betty, who felt that he was too distant.
32	* HulkingOut: The TropeMaker, as this is an origin film for the character who started it all.
33	* InformedAttribute: David remarks to a pre-Hulk Bruce that he has quite the HairTriggerTemper, but not much is shown of this until after he first rampages. This is [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] in early scripts and the {{Novelization}}, where it's apparent that he has difficulty keeping his anger under control even before the fateful accident.
34	* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Both he and David are brilliant researchers, but Bruce is far less callous.
35	* TranquilFury: He appears coldly calm right before willingly transforming into the Hulk in the film's ending. He also displays this in the video game after being cornered by Madman and Half-Life.
36	* WalkingTechbane: In early scripts, Bruce displays the ability to unwittingly cause electronic devices to short out when he's close to Hulking out.
37
38	!!Tropes applying to Hulk
39
40	* AntiHero: Averted. His seemingly senseless rampages in the labs and military bases throughout the film are all attempts to destroy the gamma research before they fall into the wrong hands; he overpowers soldiers, but never attempts to kill them.
41	* GoingToGiveItMoreEnergy: [[spoiler:After David becomes a water being in the final battle, becomes invulnerable to Hulk's attacks and starts draining his power, Hulk defeats him by giving him ''all'' of his limitless power, which destabilizes David long enough for the military to finish him off.]]
42	* HumanoidAbomination: A nearly ten foot tall, green skinned monster with superhuman strength.
43	* ItCanThink: For all of his apparent savagery, this Hulk is shown to have surprising strategy skills. At one point he bites off the explosive head of a missile and spits it at a helicopter to bring it down.
44	* SuperToughness: Almost nothing in the film harms him while he's Hulk, and whatever does hurt him heals almost immediately afterwards. Missiles don’t scratch him, [[ImmuneToBullets bullets bounce off him]], and bombs mildly irritate him. Only the Gamma Dogs were able to pierce Hulk's skin.
45	* TechnicalPacifist: The film makes sure to show soldiers emerging unscathed from each military vehicle that Hulk wrecks in order to keep him sympathetic.
46	* VoiceOfTheLegion: The Hulk's roar sounds distorted and seems to have a pitched version layered over it.
47	[[/folder]]
48
49	[[folder:Betty Ross]]
50	!!Elizabeth "Betty" Ross
51	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bettyrossanglee.jpg]]
52	[[caption-width-right:350:''"Bruce, I hate them."'']]
53	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/JenniferConnelly, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn (young)
54	!!!'''Voiced By:''' Katie Benison (video game)
55
56	* ActionGirl: Not in the final film, but Turman's Betty ([[AdaptationalBadass a trained FBI agent]]) proves to be one in the climax.
57	* AdaptationNameChange: In the France script, her surname is Garrett.
58	* AdaptationalJobChange:
59	** In John Turman's script, Betty is an FBI agent working in counter-intelligence.
60	** In Michael France's script, she works in a hospital.
61	** In the finished film, she’s a scientist.
62	* AmbiguousSituation: In the video game, it remains unclear if [[spoiler:she was completely cured of her gamma poisoning]].
63	* BrainyBrunette: The novel mentions that she took accelerated courses and was accepted for early admission to Berkeley.
64	* ColorCodedEyes: Her green eyes symbolize her role as Banner's love interest, given the latter's tendency to turn green on occasion. They can also symbolize intelligence, fitting as the film version of Betty is a scientist.
65	* {{Deuteragonist}}: The most developed and focused on character in the movie after Bruce.
66	* NiceGirl: It's easy to see why Bruce loves her so dearly.
67	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She tells David Banner in no uncertain terms that he has completely ruined his son's life.
68	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the video game, she disappears after the "Chemical Effect" level.
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70	[[/folder]]
71
72	[[folder:David Banner]]
73	!!David Banner
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75	[[quoteright:348:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/davidbannerthefather.jpg]]
76	[[caption-width-right:348:''"We're gonna have to watch that temper of yours."'']]
77	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/NickNolte, Paul Kersey (young) [[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/AlainDorval (European French)[[/labelnote]]
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79	David Banner was a researcher who believed that humanity can exceed limits. He wanted permission from the military to use his research, but when he was denied permission to use human subjects, he chose to experiment on himself. His son Bruce inherited the altered genes from the experiments, which both horrified and fascinated David. He planned to kill Bruce out of mercy but instead killed his wife, Edith. He was sent to jail by the military for thirty years.
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81	* AbusiveParents: His {{Novelization}} counterpart was emotionally abusive to young Bruce, treating him less like a child and more like an experiment to study. After being fired by Ross, he tried to kill Bruce, blaming him for ruining his life.
82	* AccidentalMurder: Accidentally stabbed his wife in front of his son while intending to kill Bruce, resulting in him getting sent to jail.
83	* AdaptationNameChange: Bruce Banner's father was named Brian in the comics. David ''was'' called Brian in an early script, but this was changed.
84	* AdaptationalBadass: At the time of the movie's original release, David Banner's comic counterpart was just a scumbag who abused his family before dying, and the only damage he did to the Hulk was Bruce's psychological trauma. In this movie he lived to discover his son as the Hulk, and eventually becomes a nigh-unkillable gamma monster himself.
85	* AdaptationalDumbass: In Michael France’s script, no mention is made of David being a scientist or experimenting on himself. Instead, he tried and failed to hold a job for most of Bruce’s early childhood.
86	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In the film, David started out as a hard-working but loving father (a stark contrast to [[AbusiveParents his comic book counterpart]]) and though he does become antagonistic, it's mostly for different reasons. His novel counterpart is closer to the comics' depiction.
87	* AdaptationalVillainy: While his AdaptationPersonalityChange already invoked this on him in the film, his {{Novelization}} counterpart is even worse, lacking almost all of Film!David's sympathetic qualities and being noticeably more selfish, [[LackOfEmpathy apathetic]], [[TheUnfettered unfettered]], and vindictive.
88	* AlasPoorVillain:[[spoiler: Even after all the evil he's wrought, David's demise is shown somberly with a brief flashback to when he was a more loving father to little Bruce. The novelization also has Bruce "forgive" him as his Father drains the Hulk, finally seeing the old man as not a monster, but a pitiful, scared human who went insane from his own work.]]
89	* ArchnemesisDad: To Bruce. After performing dangerous tests on himself, some of it was passed on genetically when Bruce was conceived. He attempted to murder Bruce but failed, striking down his wife in the process. Thirty years later, following his release from prison, he tracks down Bruce and attempts to rebuild their relationship while [[spoiler:secretly plotting to drain Bruce's powers in order to rebuild his own decaying cellular structure and get his revenge on the military]]. A very, very bad dude, though not without his sympathetic moments, at least in the film.
90	* AxCrazy: Particularly in the novelization, where he briefly contemplates beating Betty to death with a mop soon after meeting her.
91	* BeardOfEvil: He sports a big, scraggly beard in the present day after his years in prison.
92	* BigBad: He is responsible for destroying Bruce's life and creating the Hulk by experimenting on himself and his son out of an obsession with advancing humanity beyond its limits. He intends to [[spoiler:drain Bruce's powers to regenerate himself]] and get his revenge on the military.
93	* BodyHorror: His transmutation abilities are depicted as much more disturbing and monstrous than with the comics' Absorbing Man. This reaches its peak in the climax [[spoiler:when he siphons the Hulk's power. He painfully swells into a massive radioactive blob that concept art refers to as a "Jellyfish".]]
94	* ChewingTheScenery: A figurative and literal example just before [[spoiler:his transformation]], as that page's image shows.
95	* ColdHam: He shifts between this and LargeHam.
96	* CompositeCharacter: Is based on Brian Banner, but later [[spoiler:gains the powers of Absorbing Man before transforming into a [[ShockAndAwe being of pure electricity]] similar to Zzzax]]. The detail of [[spoiler:his form being unstable and deteriorating without the Hulk's power]] is similar to [[spoiler:Half-Life]], also making it a case of DecompositeCharacter as [[spoiler:Half-Life]] later appears in the video game.
97	* CreateYourOwnVillain: He experimented on his dogs with his son's DNA, mutating them.
98	* DespairEventHorizon: He crossed this when he killed Edith and set off the Gamma explosion.
99	* DisappearedDad: David was sent to prison after his wife's death, and Bruce did not see him again until adulthood.
100	* ElementalPowers: [[spoiler:Gains these every time he touches rocks, water or electricity.]]
101	* ElementalShapeshifter: [[spoiler:His form after his mutation.]]
102	* EnergyAbsorption: His ability after his gamma mutation. It's to the point that he freezes an entire lake solid while attempting to drain the Hulk.
103	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: David Banner is a monster, make no mistake about it, but he genuinely loved his wife and was devastated when he accidentally killed her, and is shown treating Bruce with occasional affection as a son rather than a lab experiment. This is downplayed greatly in the novelization.
104	* EvilIsHammy: He likes being a ham.
105	%%* EvilOldFolks
106	%%* EvilSoundsRaspy: Courtesy of Creator/NickNolte's voice.
107	* TheGhost: Unlike the final version, David makes no physical appearance in Michael France’s script. However, his abuse still haunts Bruce.
108	* GrumpyOldMan: Became this after spending thirty years in prison.
109	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He gets exactly what he wanted so much, his son's dormant powers...too bad it's too much for him to handle, and his body becomes so unstable that he gets blown up by the military.]]
110	* HollywoodAtheist: He believes that religion "infected humanity's soul".
111	* HumanoidAbomination: After [[spoiler:his mutation]], David retains his human appearance but [[spoiler:gains the ability to take on different forms depending on what he touches. Even his mutated forms still look somewhat humanoid]].
112	* HumansAreBastards: He has this belief of humanity after his imprisonment.
113	* KillAndReplace: In the novel, he murders Berkeley's janitor and takes his place to get closer to Bruce.
114	* LargeHam: He shifts between this and ColdHam.
115	* LoveIsAWeakness: In the novelization, he's horrified at the realization that he loves Bruce.
116	* LoveMakesYouEvil: His love for his deceased wife is what caused his estranged son to be born.
117	* MadScientist: His amorality is pretty apparent throughout the film, what with his willingness to use human test subjects for his experiments (including his own infant son), but it's not until near the end that the full extent of his megalomania is on display.
118	* MaterialMimicry: [[spoiler:Becomes able to absorb anything he touches after exposing himself to gamma radiation.]]
119	* MercyKill: He attempted this on his son, but his wife stopped him, which resulted in her accidental death. It devastated him.
120	* MythologyGag: His aforementioned AdaptationNameChange is probably a reference to Bruce being renamed David in [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 the TV show]].
121	* NeverMyFault: In the novel, his attempt to kill Bruce wasn't out of mercy, but instead because he blamed him for causing him to lose his job. However, he does have a brief moment where he acknowledges that Bruce's condition is his fault while shedding TearsOfRemorse.
122	* OffingTheOffspring: Attempted to kill Bruce supposedly out of "a father's mercy" but failed. Thirty years later, he intends to [[spoiler:absorb Bruce's powers to stabilize himself]], arguing that he gave Bruce life in the first place and that Bruce should give it back.
123	* ProfessorGuineaPig: He experimented on himself after he was denied permission to create an army.
124	* PsychoElectro: [[spoiler:His first form.]]
125	* RightHandAttackDog: His subjects.
126	* SanitySlippage: After his thirty years in prison.
127	* ShadowArchetype: To his son, Bruce. Both are very brilliant researchers and gained abilities through exposure to radiation. However, unlike Bruce, David has next to no moral fiber or concern for human life.
128	* TragicVillain: In the film, he regretted accidentally killing his wife in spite of his more devious actions. Averted in the novelization, where David is far more callous.
129	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:His mutated form.]]
130	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: David set off the gamma explosion all because he wanted his work to get appreciated.
131	[[/folder]]
132
133	[[folder:Thaddeus Ross]]
134	!!Thaddeus Ross
135	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6ada765076382143bcd739db38a81000_4.jpg]]
136	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/SamElliott, Todd Tesen (young)
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138	* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comics, Ross developed an obsessive envy of the Hulk and his seemingly infinite power. Here, he's portrayed as a more well-meaning General.
139	* AntiVillain: He's a concerned general who deeply loves his daughter and is just trying to stop the Hulk menace, but goes out of his way to pursue and distrust Banner [[SinsOfOurFathers because of who his father is]].
140	* JerkassHasAPoint: Even though he spends a good portion of the film provoking the Hulk, he is right to be concerned about the damage Bruce could cause should he transform in public.
141	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As harsh as Ross can be, he does truly love his daughter Betty.
142	* PapaWolf: To his daughter Betty.
143	* PetTheDog: He has his moments.
144	** After having his men arrest David Banner, Ross takes his time to try and comfort a young, traumatized Bruce Banner.
145	** When he sees Betty tearfully embracing Bruce as he's about to be taken into custody, he shows a faint sign of regret for breaking his daughter's heart.
146	[[/folder]]
147
148	[[folder:Glenn Talbot]]
149	!!Major Glenn Talbot
150	[[quoteright:316:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/glenntalbot.jpg]]
151	[[caption-width-right:316:''[[TemptingFate "So long, big boy."]]'']]
152	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/JoshLucas [[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/BrunoChoel (European French)[[/labelnote]]
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154	* AdaptationalDyeJob: Talbot is a brunet in the comics. In this film, he has Josh Lucas' natural blonde hair.
155	* AdaptationalJobChange: Downplayed. He was a military officer in the comics, but here, he's a bio-science executive who used to work in the military.
156	* AdaptationalWimp: Talbot is a Major here, not Colonel as in the comics.
157	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Talbot is more aggressive compared to his comic book appearances.
158	* AttackBackfire: [[spoiler:His death in the film. He fires a GrenadeLauncher only for the round to ricochet off the Hulk and embed itself in the wall behind Talbot, who barely has time for an OhCrap reaction before being blown up.]]
159	* BullyingADragon: After the army captures Bruce, Talbot decides that shocking him repeatedly with a cattle prod to provoke a transformation and get a blood sample from him is a good idea. Luckily for Talbot, this attempt fails, or he probably would've ended up in intensive care or the morgue. Unluckily for Talbot, his next effort ''does'' work and [[spoiler:the morgue is exactly where he ends up]].
160	* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:His death in the novel is far more gruesome than in the film. In the latter, he's blown up after his GrenadeLauncher embeds itself in the wall behind him; in the former, he dies after being riddled in a hail of bullets that ricochet off of the Hulk's toughened skin.]]
161	* FauxAffablyEvil: He tries to be polite but can never fully hide his malicious intent, smugness or total lack of scruples.
162	* HateSink: Compared to [[BigBad David Banner]] and [[AntiVillain General Ross]], Talbot's main contribution to the story is to repeatedly bully Bruce whenever he can, and he has no sympathetic traits whatsoever.
163	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:His death.]]
164	* {{Jerkass}}: He's a bullying, smarmy jerk who is deeply unpleasant to be around.
165	* MadeOfIron: After Hulk hurls him through a wall, Talbot is still conscious, and it takes a second hit for him to go down. Although he is still severely hurt, the extent of his injuries isn't specified: his arm is in a sling, and his neck and knee are in braces, but he shouldn't be in one piece, let alone alive, walking, or wielding any sort of weaponry.
166	* SmugSnake: The man just ''oozes'' smarmy self-confidence. Just look at his smirk.
167	* TooDumbToLive: He seriously thought it was a good idea to provoke Bruce to transform when he was alone with him in a small bathroom.
168	[[/folder]]
169
170	[[folder:Edith Banner]]
171	!!Edith Banner
172	[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/edith_hulk_3.png]]
173	[[caption-width-right:340:''"David, I have wonderful news. I'm gonna have a baby."'']]
174	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/CaraBuono
175	----
176	* AdaptationNameChange: In the comics, Bruce's mother was named Rebecca.
177	* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation:
178	** In Michael France’s script, her death was caused by a medical condition that worsened due to stress from David’s abuse.
179	** In the film, she's fatally stabbed by David instead of dying from head trauma like her comics counterpart. In addition, her death was an accident here, whereas in the comics it was deliberate.
180	* GoodParents: To her son, Bruce.
181	[[/folder]]
182
183	[[folder:Old Man]]
184	!!Old Man
185	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/StanLee
186
187	[[Creator/StanLee An old man]] who works as a security guard at the Berkeley Lab.
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189	* AmbiguousSituation: Given that ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' has established non-MCU films as part of the same multiverse, he may or may not be the same entity as [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 The Watcher Informant]].
190	* TheCameo: [[TheCameo/StanLee Because this is Stan Lee we're talking about.]]
191	* ThoseTwoGuys: He is seen talking with a fellow security guard, who is portrayed by Creator/LouFerrigno, another important figure from ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk mythos.
192	[[/folder]]
193
194	[[folder:Security Guard]]
195	!!Security Guard
196	!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/LouFerrigno
197
198	A security guard of the Berkeley Lab.
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200	* TheCameo: He is portrayed by Creator/LouFerrigno, who is best known for having played the Hulk with Creator/BillBixby as Bruce Banner in ''[[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 The Incredible Hulk]]'' television show and its three {{Made For TV Movie}}s.
201	* NiceGuy: He pauses his conversation with a fellow guard to greet Bruce.
202	* ThoseTwoGuys: He is seen talking with a fellow security guard, who is portrayed by Creator/StanLee, another important figure from ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk mythos.
203	[[/folder]]
204
205	!!Introduced in the video game
206
207	[[folder:Professor Geoffrey Crawford]]
208	!!Professor Geoffrey Crawford
209	!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/PaulDobson
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211	* AdaptationDyeJob: In the comics, Crawford has brownish-gray hair as Ravage. Ravage’s depiction here has darker hair.
212	* EvilIsHammy: All of his lines are pretty hammy, especially after he becomes Ravage.
213	* EvilOldFolks: An aging, wheelchair-bound professor who uses the Hulk's energy to regain his mobility and goes on a rampage simply because he can.
214	* FalseFriend: To Bruce.
215	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When he transforms back to human form, he admits to Bruce that his actions have given the Leader everything he needs to create an army of gamma mutates.
216	* ThatManIsDead: His dialogue in "One and All" indicates that he ''wants'' this to be the case with his human self.
217	-->''"I’ll never give up this energy. There will be no more Crawford!"''
218	* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: During "Desperate Measures," he communicates with Bruce via earpiece and only makes a physical appearance at the end of the mission.
219	[[/folder]]
220
221	[[folder:Half-Life]]
222	!!Half-Life
223	!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/LeeTockar
224	----
225	* AdaptationDyeJob: In the comics, Half-Life had green hair and skin. Here, he's pale-skinned and [[BaldOfEvil bald]].
226	* EnergyAbsorption: He can leech Hulk's health upon direct contact with him.
227	* EvilSoundsRaspy: Has a raspy voice.
228	[[/folder]]
229
230	[[folder:The Leader]]
231	!!The Leader
232	[[quoteright:183:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/samuelsterns2003.jpg]]
233	[[caption-width-right:183:''"Clumsy scientist!"'']]
234	!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MichaelDobson
235
236	A mysterious individual spearheading a plot to create an army of fellow gamma mutates. Ravage, Half-Life and Madman all appear to work with/for him, and he comes into direct conflict with Bruce when he gets his hands on the Gamma Orb.
237
238	Other versions of the Leader appeared in early film scripts. John Turman's version of the character is an electrical engineer named Edward Leder, who receives his powers after he tries to steal radioactive material from the testing site. In Michael France's script, Samuel Sterns is a scientist whose origins are tied to the gammasphere accident.
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240	!!Tropes applying to multiple versions
241
242	* AdaptationalJobChange: In the comics, Sam was a simple worker at a chemical plant before receiving his powers. Both script versions give him a different occupation:
243	** In Turman's script, Leder is an electrical engineer.
244	** In France's script, Sterns is a scientist that works with Bruce.
245	* BodyHorror: Leder and Sterns both start to look increasingly frail as their transformations progress, with their hair falling out and their heads enlarging. This also applies to how they receive their powers:
246	** Leder steals two vials of gammadium and puts them in his coat pocket. When the vials clink together, they start to spontaneously fission and break. Realizing this, Leder tries to take the vials out of his pocket, but ends up smearing the radioactive material all over his face. He's later described as looking "transparent, almost alien", with light green skin and milky green blood.
247	** Sterns' mutation is triggered by irradiated computer fluid pouring into his eyes and mouth. The increased neural activity creates visible crackles of electricity in his skull.
248	* SuperIntelligence: All versions of the Leader have vastly increased intelligence.
249
250	!!Turman script version
251	* AdaptationNameChange: His civilian identity is Edward Leder, not Samuel Sterns.
252	* {{Jerkass}}: He pins the blame for the explosion on Bruce, just to make himself look good.
253	* PsychicPowers: Leder possesses the ability to [[CharmPerson mind control others through sheer force of will.]]
254	* YoureInsane: Is on the receiving end of this from both Betty and Bruce (with the latter even saying it verbatim). Neither affects him.
255	!France script version
256	* GreenEyedMonster: Before the gammasphere accident, he appears jealous of Bruce’s intelligence.
257	* PsychicPowers: After the gammasphere accident, Sterns discovers that he has gained psionic powers in addition to his SuperIntelligence. As he mutates, his powers evolve to include telekinesis, telepathy, and mind control.
258	* {{Technopath}}: His telepathic abilities extend to being able to mentally perceive electric signals and control technology with his mind.
259
260	!!Video game version
261	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: This iteration has more blue-ish skin than the bright green he’s normally depicted with.
262	* BaldOfEvil: Sports an [[MyBrainIsBig enlarged]], bald cranium. If the player is using the Grey Hulk skin, Hulk will even comment on the size of his head.
263	* BeardOfEvil: Like his comics counterpart, he has a goatee.
264	* BigBad: Of Gamma Games.
265	* MesACrowd: The second phase of his boss fight has him create three duplicates/mental projections. Hulk must destroy the clones to find the real Leader.
266	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The game never refers to him by his real name.
267	* PowerFloats: He constantly hovers above the ground.
268	* TeleportSpam: During his boss fight in "Mind Games," he teleports every so often, forcing Bruce to outrun his attacks while trying to access the Gamma Orb.
269	* WeCanRuleTogether: Tells Hulk this while he’s fighting his way through the base in "Reckoning".
270	-->''"Come, my gamma brother! Let us shed your human weakness, and begin a partnership that will be unstoppable."''
271	* WeWillMeetAgain: His last lines.
272	-->''"This is ''not'' a victory! Today, we ''both'' lose!"'' (cue angry noises followed by an exit via teleportation)

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