History ComicBook / RedHulk

* LampshadeHanging: ''Hulk'' #30.1, [[LiteraryAllusionTitle "The Whale"]], points out Ross and Fortean's similarities to [[Literature/{{Moby-Dick}} Captain Ahab]], and to each other. Ross is aware of the parallels; Fortean isn't.

* AntiHero: ]]Analysis/AntiHero Type IV]]

* AntiHero: Type IV
* AntiVillain: Type III

Had his own title, officially taking over the ''Hulk'' series while ''Incredible Hulk'' was focused on Banner's story, up until issue 58, where the title is renamed and taken over by Red She-Hulk, his daughter Betty. The Red Hulk was further announced to be moving into a relaunched volume of the {{Thunderbolts}}, alongside other antiheroes such as SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}, ComicBook/{{Elektra}}, ComicBook/{{Venom}}, and ComicBook/ThePunisher.

Ross has made frequent appearances in other Hulk-related media. The Red Hulk made his cross-media debut in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', and is set to be part of the main cast in the forthcoming ''[[WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]''. The Red Hulk is also available as an alternate skin for the Hulk in ''MarvelVsCapcom3'' and as his own playable character in ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance''.

* ButtMonkey: Jeff Parker did his best to give Rulk what was coming to him for all the VillainSue behavior of the early issues - effectively dropping Ross' KarmaHoudiniWarranty. Unfortunately, this is not good news for anyone around Rulk...

** Ross has impeded and even outright stopped Banner's attempts to cure himself of the Hulk many, many times, usually unwittingly

* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler: In ''Age of Ultron'', he brutally kills Taskmaster for attempting to escape with the parts of the Ultron drones the group acquired. It gets even worse when you realize that Taskmaster didn't have any means of fighting the Ultron drones, was shaken after witnessing Black Panther's sudden death, and the fact that ''his job was to escape with the Ultron parts!'']]

* InAnotherMansShoes: In Jeff Parker's run. Transformed into a Hulk, hunted by the U.S. Army, unable to convince them of his good intentions... Ross is ''finally'' finding out what Banner was going through when Ross was leading the hunt. Whether he's actually figured that out yet is another matter - seeing the other person's perspective has never been one of his strong suits.

* LampshadeHanging: ''Hulk'' #30.1, [[LiteraryAllusionTitle "The Whale"]], points out Ross and Fortean's similarities to [[{{Moby-Dick}} Captain Ahab]], and to each other. Ross is aware of the parallels; Fortean isn't.
* 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 it) hang for treason for his crimes as Rulk.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: At once, he was possessed by the symbiote and the spirit of vengance turning him into a gamma-mutated symbiotic red colored [[FourStarBadass General]] of vengeance. [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Red_Hulk_%28Thaddeus_Ross%29?file=Thaddeus_Ross_%28Earth-616%29_as_Ghost_Rider.JPG It looks]] every bit as awesome as it sounds.

* ReluctantRetiree: All Ross has known has been military service. Now he's unable to go back, he's at a loss for what to do with himself.

* {{Hammerspace}}: MarkWaid has put forth the suggestion that [[http://www.comicvine.com/news/interview-mark-waid-on-indestructible-hulk-daredevil-and-hulk-mustaches/145238/ Ross' mustache]] goes into the Negative Zone when he transforms. It has its own adventures there.

The Red Hulk persona first appeared in ''Hulk'' vol. 3 #1 (March, 2008), created by JephLoeb and Ed [=McGuinness=]. The Red Hulk's first mission was killing the Abomination, and from there he proceeded to run amok across the MU, [[KickTheDog kicking a lot of dogs]] and getting on the bad side of a lot of major players - culminating in his stripping Banner of the Hulk.

* JephLoeb: Creator and initial writer of Red Hulk.

* HomoeroticSubtext: During ''Circle of Four'' story, Ross and Venom (Flash Thompson) quickly found common ground because of their military background.
-->'''Comicbook/GhostRider:''' I swear, you two are just hair away from kissing each other.\\
'''Venom:''' Don't ask; don't tell.

* PsychoRangers: Headed up the Offenders, an EvilCounterpart team to {{the Defenders}}.

* HoYay: During ''Circle of Four'' story, Ross and Venom (Flash Thompson) quickly found common ground because of their military background.

Had his own title, officially taking over the ''Hulk'' series while ''Incredible Hulk'' was focused on Banner's story, up until issue 58, where the title is renamed and taken over by Red She-Hulk. The Red Hulk announced to be moving into a relaunched volume of the {{Thunderbolts}}.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: WordOfGod from Jeff Parker, supported later in the comic, is that the Army Air Force being currently active was intentional (in RealLife, it was abolished in 1947).

Ross has made frequent appearances in other Hulk-related media. The Red Hulk made his cross-media debut in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', and is set to be part of the main cast in the forthcoming ''[[HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]''. The Red Hulk is also available as an alternate skin for the Hulk in ''MarvelVsCapcom3'' and as his own playable character in ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance''.

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Ross has made frequent appearances in other Hulk-related media. The Red Hulk made his cross-media debut in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', and is set to be part of the main cast in the forthcoming ''[[HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]''. The Red Hulk is also available as an alternate skin for the Hulk in ''MarvelVsCapcom3''.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: At once, he was poessed by the symbiote and the spirit of vengance turning him into a gamma-mutated symbiotic red colored [[FourStarBadass General]] of vengeance. [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Red_Hulk_%28Thaddeus_Ross%29?file=Thaddeus_Ross_%28Earth-616%29_as_Ghost_Rider.JPG It looks]] every bit as awesome as it sounds.

* BadassAbnormal: Quite apart from the Red Hulk, there was the time Ross took over the body of {{energy being}} Zzzax. Or the time he was given the Redeemer armor.

General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross was overseeing the testing of the gamma bomb when Bruce Banner raced out onto the testing grounds to save teenager Rick Jones. For Banner's pains, he was blasted with gamma radiation, turning him into [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]].

In the end, the death of Ross' daughter Betty at the hands of the Abomination, the Hulk's betrayal by the Illuminati, and the assassination of [[spoiler:CaptainAmerica]] plunged Ross into the depths of despair, where the Intelligencia, a cabal of MadScientist supervillains, found him. [[DealWithTheDevil They made Ross an offer:]] the power to "rescue" America, and the chance to have Betty brought {{back from the dead}}. He accepted, and by combining cosmic energy with gamma radiation siphoned off from the Hulk, the Intelligencia transformed him into the Red Hulk.

* 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 it) hang for treason for his crimes as Rulk.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: WordOfGod from JeffParker, supported later in the comic, is that the Army Air Force being currently active was intentional (in RealLife, it was abolished in 1947).

* BondVillainStupidity:[[spoiler: New]] MODOK is looking to completely avert this. He knows not to underestimate anyone and is very pragmatic. He even thanks Black Fog for beating him down, reminding him to never think oneself invincible.

** He then [[RoyalWe manages to]] [[HulkSpeak combine all]] [[Revenge three voice tics]] into one epic line.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: At once, he was poessed by the symbiote and the spirit of vengance turning him into a gamma-mutated symbiotic general of vengeance. [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Red_Hulk_%28Thaddeus_Ross%29?file=Thaddeus_Ross_%28Earth-616%29_as_Ghost_Rider.JPG It looks]] every bit as awesome as it sounds.

Ross has made frequent appearances in other Hulk-related media. The Red Hulk made his cross-media debut in ''TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', and is set to be part of the main cast in the forthcoming ''[[HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]''. The Red Hulk is also available as an alternate skin for the Hulk in ''MarvelVsCapcom3''.