History Characters / IncredibleHulkVillains

* BadassGrandpa: A very dark and twisted example.

* ColdBloodedTorture: Subjects one of the captured rebels to torture by forcibly extracting information from his brain to the point, he ends up frying his mind in the process.

* CurbStompBattle: Being much stronger than his present self and knowing how he thinks meant this was the inevitable result of Hulk trying to fight him. Or indeed, practically anyone. [[spoiler:In the 2015 ''Future Imperfect'' miniseries the Maestro kills God Emperor Doom with relative ease after merging with the [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Destroyer armour]], although that turns out to be an [[LotusEaterMachine illusion.]] ]]

* FreudianExcuse: Up there with ComicBook/{{Magneto}} as Marvel villains go. He went through everything "our" Hulk did, plus several decades of ''more'' of the same, watching his friends and loved ones die of various causes, [[spoiler:in one version, having his infant son kidnapped at birth and raised as a weapon against him who he was forced to later kill,]] and TWO nuclear wars. [[spoiler:The ''Omega Hulk'' storyline implies that the Maestro may be an extension of the Doc Green persona, which only came about because Bruce Banner was shot in the head and had his brain restored with Extremis. Making this the ''second'' time Banner has suffered brain damage (and the first time that happpened he temporarily turned into a young "Maestro", complete with long hair [[BadassBeard and beard)]]. ]] Nothing excuses his atrocities, but ''anyone'' would be messed up in the head after all that.

* GeniusBruiser: What makes him especially dangerous. He has all Banner's intellect and the Hulk's power without a shred of morality or conscience left.

* SlasherSmile: More like [[Pun ''Smasher'' Smile]]. Often sports one when he's about to ''ruin'' someone's day.

* FreudianExcuse: Up there with ComicBook/{{Magneto}} as Marvel villains go. He went through everything "our" Hulk did, plus several decades of ''more'' of the same, watching his friends and loved ones die of various causes, [[spoiler:in one version, having his infant son kidnapped at birth and raised as a weapon against him who he was forced to later kill,]] and TWO nuclear wars. [[spoiler:The ''Omega Hulk'' storyline implies that the Maestro may be an extension of the Doc Green persona, which only came about because Bruce Banner was shot in the head and had his brain restored with Extremis. Making this the ''second'' time Banner has suffered brain damage (and the first time that happpened he temporarily turned into a young "Maestro", complete with [[BadassLonghair long hair]] [[BadassBeard and beard)]]. ]] Nothing excuses his atrocities, but ''anyone'' would be messed up in the head after all that.

* ColdBloodedTorture

* Archenemy: He's a contender despite only fighting the Hulk a few times; the events of ''Future Imperfect'' and the fear that he might become the Maestro himself haunt the Hulk for years afterward.

* {{Dystopia}}: He chose this as the ''name'' of the kingdom he built. Also serves a cruel irony - The one who saved what's left of humanity is the one who has such little regard for it.

* Archenemy: He's a contender despite only
fighting the Hulk a few times; the events of ''Future Imperfect'' and the fear that he might become the Maestro himself haunt the Hulk for years afterward.

%%* AxCrazy
%%* CloudCuckooLander

%%* EvilutionaryBiologist
%%* FauxAffablyEvil
%%* FromNobodyToNightmare: Similar to his more infamous brother.
%%* GreenEyedMonster: His whole motivation for mutating himself was envy of Banner's academic success and the Hulk's power.

%%* InsaneTrollLogic

%%* MadScientist
%%* MoodSwinger
%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Dude calls himself "Madman" and lives up to it.

%%* PsychopathicManchild

%%* TalkativeLoon

* [[spoiler:AGodAmI: Briefly gains {{Reality Warper}} abilities during ''Contest Of Champions (2015) through the IsoSphere.]]

* BloodKnight: ''Really'' loves throwing down, and fully admits to being this in ''Contest Of Champions'' (2015). Since anyone else in his world who could stand up to him is dead or incapacitated, it's no surprise that he relishes taking on any extra-dimensional/time-travelling heroes who pop up in Dystopia.

* FallenHero: A fallen version of ''our'' hero, to be exact.

* BadassBeard [[BeardOfEvil Of Evil]]/{{Beard Of Barbarism}}: A huge, shaggy one.

* TheCaligua: Oh ''yeah''. He even holds orgies at his court.

* HealingFactor: Enough to reconstitute his body after being ''atomised''. Granted, this took over a decade and when he finally revived he was literally skin and bones. According to him, given time, he and the Hulk may never die permanently thanks to this.

!!Maestro/Robert Bruce Banner (alternate)

* BadassBeard [[BeardOfEvil Of Evil]]: A huge, shaggy one.
* BadassGrandpa: Over 100 years old, and he's only gotten {{Stronger With Age}}, to the point where he can [[CurbStompBattle steamroll]] the Merged/Professor Hulk, and pretty much anyone else below that weight class. Even in human form he can still draw on at least some of his Hulk strength.

* BaldOfEvil: Actually has a full head of hair as Banner, but it recedes to the crown of his head in Maestro form as his head and forehead distort and broaden.

* CurbStompBattle: Being much stronger than his present self and knowing how he thinks meant this was the inevitable result of Hulk trying to fight him. Or indeed, practically anyone. The one exception so far was an alternate version of the Silver Surfer, who casually [[NoSell shrugged off his attacks]]. [[spoiler:In the 2015 ''Future Imperfect'' miniseries the Maestro kills God Emperor Doom with relative ease after merging with the [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Destroyer armour]], although that turns out to be an [[LotusEaterMachine illusion.]] ]]

* DeadpanSnarker: An smart, evil version of the Hulk as created by Peter David. Taken even further in ''Contest of Champions'' written by Al Ewing, where he ''relentlessly'' snarks at everyone and everything.
* DirtyOldMan: If you're a attractive young woman, expect to end up in his "harem", whether you like it or not. He's almost never seen without several of his scantily-clad "consorts" draped over him.

* MaddenIntoMisanthropy: [[JerkassHasAPoint Not surprising]], as he spent his childhood and early adulthood being abused and victimised by peers and authority figures (not least his own father), and then decades of being tormented and hounded by humanity as the Hulk before they nuked themselves to near-extinction.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: See {{Freudian Excuse}} and {{Then Let Me Be Evil}}. He's a despicable monster ''now'', but he is/was the same Bruce/Hulk we [[TheWoobie pity and root for]], and the many, ''many'' tragedies and hardships in his life clearly warped his mind as much as the radiation absorption.

* LaughablyEvil: He's horrific, but during ''ComicBook/ContestofChampions'' in particular, it's hard not to be amused by his barbed wit.

* FauxAffablyEvil

%%* EnemyWithin

* AssimilationPlot: More than once, his goal has been transforming most/all the world's population into gamma beings.

* EvilIsPetty: It's been pointed out several times that many of his schemes would have worked... if he chose not to preemptively involve the Hulk, who would have in all likelihood, ignored him. But his petty grudge against the not-so-jolly green giant prevents him from leaving the Hulk out of his plans, thus shooting himself in the foot.

* MyBrainIsBig: And depending upon the artist and how advanced his mental state is, may be exposed. Sometimes he has even worn external braces to help support his head upright. Once when he nearly-lost his intellect and had to get it back, he instead wound up with a thick, gigantic cranium that made it ''look'' like he had a giant brain.

* CreativeSterility
* RealityWarper

* GreyGoo: Incorporates matter into itself, making itself larger and more powerful. It is unclear as to what type of matter can be incorporated into itself, but it's large, ship-like exterior form seems to be made from floating space debris fused together.

See [[Characters/TheMightyThorEnemies here.]]

* GenreSavvy: Griffin/Clown. He guessed Stryker's plan exceedingly quickly.

* GenreSavvy: When the present-day Hulk threatens suicide to prevent his future, the Maestro scoffs at him, pointing out that since he has no memory of fighting a future variant of himself, he concludes that the Hulk is from an alternate timeline and therefore is free to do whatever he wants to himself without any consequence to the Maestro. Having called his bluff, the Hulk relents.

* SuperEmpowering: Through a combination of Old Power and Power Cosmic, Hiro was able to create a unique energy all his own called the New Power. Which basically was a combination of both without any new applications or abilities, but given his skill with both, he was able to share this power with those he wished ala GALACTUS.

* DarkChick: In the Thaddeus Ross' newly formed ''ComicBook/Thunderbolts'' team. But, during "Thanos' invasion", Mercy went rogue, and the Thunderbolts decided to get rid of her once and for all.

* StalkerWithACrush: Yes, romantically, in a completely unhinged AxCrazy {{Yandere}} fashion.
* SuperStrength: Even stronger than a calm Hulk, and able to grow and increase his density further still.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: So he claims.

* UpToEleven

* DarkChick
* DependingOnTheWriter: Very different assigned origins and motivations, from alien, to angel of mercy, to artificial mutate. One moment she will turn into a giant monster, and the next help a soul to the afterlife. LampShaded in that she has mentioned that she is simply very fickle.
** NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Consequently.

* {{Immortality}}

* RealityWarper

%%* AxCrazy

%%* FangsAreEvil

%%* SupernaturalGoldEyes
%%* SuperpoweredEvilSide

%%* SuperStrength

%%* BeardOfEvil

%%* InsufferableGenius

%%* SmugSnake

%%* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans

* AfterTheEnd

* EvilOverlord

* FreudianExcuse: Up there with {{Magneto}} as Marvel villains go. He went through everything "our" Hulk did, plus several decades of ''more'' of the same, watching his friends and loved ones die of various causes, [[spoiler:in one version, having his infant son kidnapped at birth and raised as a weapon against him who he was forced to later kill,]] and TWO nuclear wars. [[spoiler:The ''Omega Hulk'' storyline implies that the Maestro may be an extension of the Doc Green persona, which only came about because Bruce Banner was shot in the head and had his brain restored with Extremis. Making this the ''second'' time Banner has suffered brain damage (and the first time that happpened he temporarily turned into a young "Maestro", complete with [[BadassLonghair long hair]] [[BadassBeard and beard)]]. ]] Nothing excuses his atrocities, but ''anyone'' would be messed up in the head after all that.

* EvilCounterpart: To the Hulk.

* KilledOffForReal: Not that it did much good.

* TheWorfEffect: Courtesy of the Red Hulk, [[spoiler:aka General Ross.]]

%%* GalacticConqueror

* AbusiveParents: In a class of his own.
%%* AlcoholicParent

%%* DomesticAbuser

%%* PosthumousCharacter