History ComicBook / RedHulk

In the end, believing he'd been let down by both sides, the Red Hulk made his own bid for power - only to be stopped and de-powered by a re-Hulkified Banner.

General Ross appeared in the MarvelCinematicUniverse in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', and is slated to appear in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.

* StanLee: Ross' co-creator, with JackKirby.

* JackKirby: Ross' co-creator, with StanLee.
* Creator/JephLoeb: Creator and initial writer of Red Hulk.

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 was 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.

->''"I've trashed my military career, [[LaserGuidedKarma I'm constantly being attacked by my supposed allies]], my family won't talk to me... and the only place I can be human is on a secret base with the one man I can't stand.\\
[[DeadpanSnarker I'm doing great.]]"''

Ross has made frequent appearances in other Hulk-related media. The Red Hulk made his cross-media debut in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', and is part of the main cast in ''[[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 ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance 2'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' and as his own playable character in ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance''. He also appears as a free-roam boss fight and unlockable character in [[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptatioNGame Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]. Red Hulk was added as a playable character to the roster of [[VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight Marvel: Future Fight]] during the Ant-Man game update.

* EnergyAbsorption and SuperSenses - able to see various forms of energy, including gamma radiation and cosmic energy, and absorb them to boost his strength. He's even able to use this on living beings, allowing him to permanently rob gamma mutates of their powers. [[spoiler:However, doing so runs the risk of burning him out, forcing him into ShapeshifterModeLock.]]

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:ComicBook/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.

* {{Revenge}}: Ross has been on both sides of this, but perhaps the most impressive example is Uatu the Watcher retaliating for Ross punching him in the face by launching what may be the most passive-aggressive revenge schemes ever, courtesy of the {{Alien Non-Interference Clause}}.

There was at least some method behind the rampage: the Red Hulk was working with the Intelligencia on a coup to overthrow the United States government in the hope of making a better world. Finally, his treatment at the Intelligencia's hands led him to break ranks with them, teaming with the Hulkless Bruce Banner to bring them down in ''FallOfTheHulks''.

In the end, believing he'd been let down by both sides, the Red Hulk made his own bid for power - only to be stopped by a re-Hulkified Banner. Now, even after joining the ranks of Comicbook/TheAvengers, Ross is discovering that when you become a Hulk, there are certain consequences...

Ross has made frequent appearances in other Hulk-related media. The Red Hulk made his cross-media debut in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', and is part of the main cast in ''[[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 ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance 2'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' and as his own playable character in ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance''. He also appears as a free-roam boss fight and unlockable character in [[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptatioNGame Lego Marvel Super Heroes]].

* PapaWolf: For all Ross' faults, he's fiercely protective of his daughter Betty. One of the reasons he hunted the Hulk so obsessively is because he felt Betty's relationship with Banner would endanger her... and he was arguably right. [[spoiler: Not to mention that right after becoming the Red Hulk, he tracked down the Abomination, who had killed her, and murdered him.]]

* [[spoiler:ShapeshifterModeLock: Red Hulk's EnergyAbsorption abilities are set to force this sooner or later. General Fortean implanted him with nano-mines set to go off when he turned human, but he managed to get them deactivated.]]

* WeaponizedExhaust: When he starts overheating, the heat is extreme enough melt sand, let alone the effects it can have on his opponent.

Ross has made frequent appearances in other Hulk-related media. The Red Hulk made his cross-media debut in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', and is part of the main cast in ''[[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''. He also appears as a free-roam boss fight and unlockable character in [[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptatioNGame Lego Marvel Super Heroes]].

* FanNickname: Rulk, which achieved AscendedFanon status.

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

* MilitaryBrat: Ross' family has been in the military at least since the AmericanCivilWar.

* TheInsomniac: Type D, superpowered. Red Hulk is able to go for long stretches without sleep... but even he needs to sleep eventually.
** Which was very bad news when Fortean infected him with nanites that would kill him if he turned human. Which he does whenever he sleeps. Ironically, this prevented Ross from taking the opportunity to show Fortean that Rulk and Ross are one and the same.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: On the one hand, Ross is rather uncomfortable with the Life Model Decoys' nature; on the other, they're human enough he often acts as he would around flesh-and-blood humans.
** Then it turns out [[spoiler:these [=LMDs=] dissolve when they're destroyed; they can't be repaired. Like humans, they only have one life.]]
*** [[spoiler:Ross eventually enters [[{{Robosexual}} a relationship with Annie]]. ]]

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: At one point, gets briefly possessed by both the Comicbook/{{Venom}} symbiote and the [[Comicbook/GhostRider Spirit of Vengeance]], 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.

Ross has made frequent appearances in other Hulk-related media. The Red Hulk made his cross-media debut in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', and is part of the main cast in ''[[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''.

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