Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Thor vs. Hulk: Champions of the Universe #1-6 (2017)The rivalry between Hulk is nearly as legendary as the individual heroes themselves. Since the formation of the Avengers, Thor and Hulk have consistently clashed in petty competitions to prove one’s dominance over the other. Still, Thor, the demi-Elder God and All-Father to the Ten Realms, frequently struggles to match the Hulk’s overwhelming and seemingly-endless strength – yet brawn aside, there’s one major reason why Hulk will always prevail.
In 2017's Thor vs. Hulk: Champions Of The Universe – written by Jeremy Whitley, with art by Alti Firmansyah – Thor and Hulk have been dispatched to recover the Tactigon, one of the universe’s deadliest weapons.
This ultimate power naturally adapts to exploit weaknesses against its wielder’s enemies. However, when the Avengers discover the artifact, they are kidnapped and forced to compete in a cosmic contest hosted by the Grandmaster. While Thor and Hulk find a quick ally in the contest’s “Promoter,” the Promoter soon turns on the heroes and unleashes the Tactigon against them.
The Hulk Can Tolerate More Pain Than Thor, Giving Him An Advantage In A 1-V-1 Showdown
Thor Vs. Hulk: Champions Of The Universe #6 (2017) – Written By Jeremy Whitely; Art By Alti Firmansyah; Color By Irma Kniivila; Lettering By Jimmy Betancourt; Cover Art By Dan Mora & David Curiel
Because of the Tactigon’s adaptive power, not even Mjolnir can pierce through the weapon’s offensive and defensive might. Every attack the Avengers throw at the Promoter is counterattacked with the exact weapon needed at the moment. Yet, the combined offense of two Avengers soon overwhelms the Promoter, who then unleashes an energy beam upon the contest’s warriors. Hulk, Thor, and the contest’s reigning champion are all overwhelmed with inconceivable pain, halting the combatants in their tracks. While Thor and the Champion are left paralyzed in agonizing pain, the Hulk faces his pain without hesitation.
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Thor, screaming in utter agony, asks the Hulk if he does not feel the pain. However, despite the Green Goliath’s anguish, he persists. Hulk musters his strength and valiantly walks through the beam, still reeling in pain with each step. The Avenger is even able to hold a firm conversation with the Promoter while experiencing the excruciating trauma. This is what makes the Hulk stronger than Thor ; pain is trivial to him. To the Hulk, pain becomes his strength: the more he is hurt, the angrier he gets; the angrier he gets, the stronger he becomes.
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Bruce Banner Has Been In Pain His Whole Life
Since infancy, Bruce Banner and his Hulks have endured fear and agony and rage and pain. These horrid emotions have become the pillars on which Banner’s trauma, and the Hulks, stand. The Hulk, regardless of which form, has spent his entire existence hurting for one reason or another. When faced with the excruciating powers of the Tactigon, its manufactured pain is nothing compared to what the Hulk has faced. This is something that Thor may never fully understand. Thor is seen as a god and, therefore, is treated like one. But for the Hulk’s entire life, he has been a monster.
The existential horror as Bruce and his Hulks are ripped apart, twisted and malformed, and utterly shattered through their reincarnations is something that Thor will never know.
Thor, despite his godly strength and kingly resolve, knows little of the immortal torture that gamma mutates are forced to endure. The existential horror as Bruce and his Hulks are ripped apart, twisted and malformed, and utterly shattered through their reincarnations is something that Thor will never know. The Hulk is a creature with no uper limit; his strength is proportional to his pain and rage. His power is derived from the omniverse’s ultimate God/Devil. Against the inconceivable strength that suffering like the Hulk’s breeds, Thor will never compare to the Hulk’s raw power.
Thor Vs. Hulk: Champions Of The Universe #1-6 (2017) is now available from Marvel Comics
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Associated with the mythical realm of Asgard, Thor is a Marvel Comics hero who channels the power of thunder to slay their foes. Though the name is chiefly tied to Thor Odinson, several other characters also take on the role of God of Thunder, including Odinson's love interest, Jane Foster. Odin is portrayed as a physically imposing hero with incredible strength and typically wields the dwarven forged hammer, Mjolnir.
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The Hulk, a Marvel Comics superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, is physicist Bruce Banner transformed by gamma radiation. He morphs into a giant, green-skinned creature of immense strength and invulnerability when angered. Struggling with his transformations, Hulk allies with other heroes, battling villains while balancing his intellect with uncontrollable rage, making him a central figure in Marvel's universe.
