I love Hulk too, he's one of the greats, I've just never understood the need many fans have for their favourite character be the "greatest ever of all time" of whatever niche they're in. Hulk not being the strongest being ever doesn't make him less of a character, he's still a great character.
We all have a little bit of Hulk in us, which is why he appeals to so many. I get it. But at the same time, the Hulk, like most franchise characters, benefits from decades of writers who have tweaked his powerset to make him exponentially more powerful than he ought to be. It gets to the point where disbelief can no longer be suspended.
As long as it's done in narratively satisfying ways i really don't mind. Like i don't mind what Greg Pak did with Planet Hulk and events that followed and i don't mind what Ewing is currently doing with Hulk. These 2 writers have arguably given the biggest jump in power in regards to Hulk and both have crafted 2 of the most memorable stories Hulk has ever had(one of which is still ongoing). As long as it's done like that i really don't mind.
However i do hope Hulk never goes far away from being a "brick", i feel like with his immortality and insane healing factor he is veering far away from it to the point where it gets harder and harder to call him a brick.
The Hulk kind of stopped being just a brick way back when they established that he can perceive astral forms. It was a small tweak to his power set, but sufficient a digression that it all but announced that anything goes. I guess they figured if gaining random powers from nowhere worked for Golden and Silver Age Superman, then it can work for the Hulk, too.
As for his healing powers, isn't he already at the point where you can't really kill him? Doesn't he heal from everything up to and including complete atomization in a matter of minutes, if not seconds?
Juggernaut with Cyttorak empowerment theoreticaly limited strength.Also, lore-wise Zeus is absolutely powerful, and hercules is actually a god of sttenghth in marvel universe, his strenghth is seemingly limitless.
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Pure physical strength? Hulk, easily. That is literally his niche; His physical strength knows no bounds.
Zeus doesn't count. He has Godlike powers that put him beyond pure physical strength.
Man you re wrong cytorrak is stronger than hulk.
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well hulk was empowered by the one below all who used him as a vessel to destroy the 9th cosmos
"theoretically" he may also be said to have unlimited strength (i assume you meant unlimited in post #69)
His ability to perceive astral forms was more thematic it was tied to his ability to see ghosts, which is why there were times his father haunted and tortured him. SA Superman would literally shoot a tiny Superman out of his arm lol i don't think that had any thematic or story value it was literally just pulling random powers out of their butt.
Thor is also a god of strength, not just lightning but being a god of something doesn't mean you are the best at something and Hercules strength is definitely not limitless, in fact Hulk has already overpowered him.
As for Juggernaut, well yea if Cyttorak gives him enough power he should be stronger but most of the time that is not the case.
Yeah i meant that exactly, and
There s info on marvel wiki that states it s exactly unlimited.
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I guess there s popularity and plot factor, which seems
nearly always goes against herx or juggy.They might be ultra
Super duper strong, but as long as people like hulk, because of his SMASH and various things like she hulk... That s about popularity.
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