Captain America: Brave New World
Warning : This article contains spoilers for Captain America : Brave New World .
Samuel Sterns ' takings to theMCUas the Leader inCaptain America : Brave New Worldhas broken a major rule that is followed by every other Hulk - alike character in unrecorded - natural action . Tim Blake Nelson first appeared as Samuel Sterns , a.k.a . the Mr. Blue help Bruce Banner canvass his gamma - ray blood , in 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk . 17 twelvemonth after his last visual aspect in the MCU ’s Phase 1,Samuel Sterns has now returned to the MCU , but his new design has have a stir among many of Marvel ’s die - hard fan .
Captain America : Brave New Worldcould have been mistaken for a unmediated sequel toThe Incredible Hulk , as the Phase 5 movie spotlighted both Samuel Sterns andThaddeus " Thunderbolt " Ross . Harrison Ford took over the role of Ross , the newly - elected President of the United States , from the late William Hurt , and Ford ’s version of the former Hulk - track down General became theRed Hulk inCaptain America : Brave New World . This transformation was orchestrated by Sterns ' raw MCU villain , but while the Red Hulk ’s show has been praised , Sterns has n’t been so prosperous .
Why The Leader Looks Like That In Captain America: Brave New World
Samuel Sterns Began To Transform Into The Leader In The Incredible Hulk
ThroughoutThe Incredible Hulk , Edward Norton ’s Bruce Banner was in contact with an American scientist know as Mr. Blue , who was revealed to beTim Blake Nelson ’s Samuel Sternswhen the distich actually came face - to - face . Sterns had been examine Bruce Banner ’s stemma , and had replicated a huge stock certificate of it to aid his probe , go for to detect a curative for the Hulk . Sterns used Banner ’s blood to transmute Emil Blonsky into the Abomination , butduring the ensuing struggle , an exposed wound on Sterns ' head was expose to some of Banner ’s line , too .
The Incredible Hulkended with Sterns ' forehead bulging more or less , teasing his transformation into the Leader . audience did n’t get a consummate look at his full shift untilCaptain America : Brave New World . The Leader ’s deformed , brain - alike head and enhanced intelligence and probability knowledge were the result of picture to Bruce Banner ’s bloodline and also Thaddeus Ross ' ongoing treatment of tooshie with gamma radiation . This more - visceral design has caused arguing , as it ’s not incisively funny - precise , butthe Leader ’s disfigurement have much darker rootsin the MCU .
The Leader Is Unlike The MCU’s “Normal” Hulks
The MCU Has Many Hulk-Like Characters Now
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Even though his deformities and abilities stem from exposure to Bruce Banner ’s Vasco da Gamma - irradiated blood and peeled gamma irradiation , the Leader has one immense difference when compared to the otherHulks of the MCU . Marvel Studios now has a large roster of Hulk - alike characters , including Thaddeus Ross ' Red Hulk inCaptain America : Brave New World , butall of these other Hulks , except for Skaar ( who is of alien parentage ) , can transform back into their human forms when the gun trigger to their transformation subsides . The Leader , however , can not .
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The fact that most of the MCU ’s Hulks can switch between human and Hulk form is an of import element of their storylines . reference such asBruce Banner and Jennifer Waltershave clamber with balancing their grotesque alter self , while Emil Blonsky and Todd Phelps want to transmute to become stronger and better . The transformation was storm upon Thaddeus Ross , though even he , unlike in Marvel Comics , can interchange back to human form . Samuel Sterns is not so lucky , as he is stuck in the Leader configuration for good , which chip in to his 16 - class - long internment .
Why The Leader Doesn’t Transform Like Other Hulks
The Leader’s Backstory Is Much Darker Than Many Other Hulks In The MCU
The most obvious reason that the Leader can not transform back into his regular Samuel Sterns form in the MCU is a narrative one . nates just want his normal aliveness back , and this desire allow Thaddeus Ross to manipulate Sterns for over a decade - and - a - half , forcing him to do wreak for him with the promise of being lease go when he became President of the United States . If the Leader could take the form of a human being whenever he wanted , this would n’t have sour , but the in - universe reasoning could be far blue .
Captain America : Brave New World may draw on ideas and inspiration from the Marvel Comics , but it certainly forges its own path within the MCU .
Perhaps the simple exposure toBruce Banner ’s blood inThe Incredible Hulkwould have resulted in Samuel Sterns experience enhanced intelligence service , but still experience the show of a human being . It could be Thaddeus Ross ' extended and inhumane experimentation on Sterns that means he ’s stuck in the var. of the Leader , as Ross increase the amount of gamma radiation in Sterns ' rip . This would further explain Sterns ' vendetta against Ross inCaptain America : Brave New World , as Sterns would want to turn Ross into a monster just as the latter did to him .
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