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| Thuderbolt Ross | |
| Real name: | Thaddeus E. Ross |
| First Appearance: | The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) |
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Created by: |
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby |
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Team affiliations: |
U.S. Army |
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Abilities: |
See Red Hulk |
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Portrayed by: |
Paul Kligman (voice), Robert Ridgely (voice), John Vernon (voice), Sam Elliott, William Hurt |
General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross is a Marvel Comics character. He is the father of Betty Ross.
In the comics[]
When Betty agreed to marry Bruce he was furious. He shot a gun, but it hit Rick Jones, who is also the A-Bomb, the second Abomination. Betty told her father to let her do what she wants. General Ross appeared to be helping the Red Hulk, AKA Leonard Samson. It later turns out that the Red Hulk and Rulk were both General Ross. The Rulk version of Ross had also fought the Hulk twice. The Rulk had succeeded in the first battle of the brawns but Hulk had somehow devised a tactical strategy and had defeated The Rulk the second time. Ross had also gotten Blonksy, better known as Abomination, to help him in trying to kill Hulk. After many failed attempts at killing Hulk, Ross then shot Abomination. The original comic book continuity has been designated as taking place on Earth-616.
Other versions[]
The Mini Marvels comics are children's comedy comics in which most Marvel characters are children, only a few are adults. In them the red Hulk is not General Ross but a copy of the child Hulk (in terms of behavior). General Ross was featured in a comic book where the Hulk and Betty Ross had a date and he sent a Hulkbuster robot to follow her, as if he were a very upset father of his daughter to have a date that wants to follow her and watch over. two on the date. The Hulkbuster ended up fighting the Hulk, and the Hulk beat him.
In other media[]
The Incredible Hulk 1966 animated series[]
In the The Incredible Hulk (1966 animated series), which was part of The Marvel Super Heroes series, Thunderbolt was voiced by Paul Kligman. Stories and art in this series were taken directly from the Marvel comic books. Despite of the similarities between the comic and the cartoon, this reality has been designated as Earth-600026.
The Incredible Hulk 1982 animated series[]
In The Incredible Hulk (1982 animated series) (designated as taking place on Earth-8107), General Ross was voiced by Robert Ridgely. This version remained unaware that Bruce Banner and the Hulk were the same person. However, he was generally dismissive about Banner's abilities, being a mere scientist instead of a military man like him.
The Incredible Hulk 1996 animated series[]
In The Incredible Hulk (1996 animated series) (designated as taking place on Earth-534834), Thunderbolt Ross was voiced by John Vernon. In this version, Bruce Banner's identity as the Hulk was public knowledge before the start of the series. This made Ross even more protective of his daughter Betty and willing to use any means necessary to erase the threat of the Hulk.
Hulk (2003 film)[]
In Hulk General Ross is the tertiary antagonist. He is portrayed by Sam Elliott.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes[]
He appeared a few times in the 2010-2012 animated series. His most important appearance was in the debut episode of Red Hulk. It was hidden from the public that he is the guy who was being turned into the Red Hulk after having an unknown substance injected into him. For a while the red skull controlled him along with some characters, but then he was released. And used a device to drive the Hulk crazy and if he was a hero, the avengers freed the Hulk and an iron man trap reverted him to normal, revealing that he is Thunderbolt Ross.
In Marvel Cinematic Universe[]
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ross has appeared, portrayed by William Hurt, in The Incredible Hulk (2008), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Black Widow (2021).
He reportedly will be portrayed by Harrison Ford in the upcoming films, Captain America: New World Order and the Thunderbolts (both scheduled for 2024).