Random Hulk Fan Theories That Actually Make A Lot Of Sense (15 items)

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  (#6) Professor Hulk Isn't Seen Fighting In 'Endgame' Because Banner Never Learned How To Fight

  From Redditor u/The_Brolander:

  I was a little annoyed by how underwhelming Hulk was in this movie. I thought that the Hulk would’ve had a sweet little redemption fight with Thanos... after how quickly he was dismantled in the last movie. At least one round even... but nothing. I think I just realized why. The reason Professor Hulk isn’t really seen fighting, is because Banner (who is now driving the Hulk car) never learned how to fight. His strength is hardly showcased at all. He held up some rocks... he threw a bench across the state... And he picked up a motorcycle and tossed it aside and that was the extent of Hulk showing his power. The reason why I think this is, is because Banner never really learned how to fight and he’s always just been a spectator in the Hulk’s berserker show. Sure, when he was wearing the hulk buster armor, he was piloting something super strong, but that was a suit of armor programmed to react and fight and super enhance wearer ability (even if they are limited). Savage Hulk was never a skilled fighter himself. He was a berserker who just destroyed everything trying to hurt him or his friends. His rage fueled all of his punches. During that five years, he became soft and complacent... banner only used his strength only to wow kids, but never knowing how to really use his strength for combat. Some of this is evident when they travel back to New York and Banner is off to get the time stone. Cap tells him to wreck some stuff and Banner isn’t really sure what to do... he punches a car... he tosses a motorcycle to the side and just stands there dopey. Banner doesn’t have rage and isn’t a berserker. He should really be working with Clint, Bucky and all of the other hand to hand combatants on how to use his power.
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  (#9) Banner Was Actually Inhibiting Hulk’s Voice In 'Ragnarok'

  From Redditor u/tekeous:

  tl;dr Banner was overriding Hulk’s ability to speak, so it wasn’t until Hulk had control that he was able to speak.

  One of the “plot holes” pointed out by fans in Ragnarok was that Hulk suddenly developed the ability to speak. However, there is evidence to show that Banner was actually inhibiting Hulk’s voice. Banner says that instead of having a “hand on the wheel” the Hulk had full control. In earlier Avengers films, Banner retained control of the Hulk(at least enough to prevent friendly fire) and retained memory of what was happening. He did remember Sokovia despite being Hulk at the time.When Banner and Hulk had their 50/50 split Banner may have had control of vocal functions, but Banner’s voice was incompatible with Hulk’s body. It wasn’t until Hulk gained full control that he was able to speak, and I suspect it wasn’t until after Bannerhulk had hung up on Nat on his was out.
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  (#4) Hulk Knew He Couldn’t Bring Back Natasha Because He Met Her In The Soul World

  From Redditor u/Crispworthy:

  Think about it..... we’ve only seen the soul stone used a couple of times; Thanos wiping out half the universe... and as soon as he does that, he has a moment in the soul world with the one he loves (Gamora: “did you do it?” etc) When the Hulk used it to bring everyone back. When Iron Man used it to get rid of Thanos and his army. We then see in a ‘deleted scene’ that Tony has a conversation in the soul world with his loved one (his daughter, all grown up).

  So, going back to number two: doesn’t it make sense that Hulk got to meet his loved one in the soul world after he used the stones? Especially when we consider that he told Cap that he tried to bring her back. How does he know he didn’t!? Everyone appeared exactly where they were when they were dusted, maybe she came back to life there! But no, Hulk KNOWS she didn’t... how could he KNOW? Did Dr Strange go to Vormir and see if she was around? It’s possible, but did he chat to Hulk about it? Also, consider that Thanos meets Gamora in the soul world; because her soul maybe lives there now due to the sacrifice. The same could be said for Nat?
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  (#11) Banner Is Unable To Bring Out The Hulk In 'Infinity War' Because He's Actually Happy

  From Redditor u/unionjunk:

  About Bruce's problem with the Hulk in Infinity War. In the first Avengers movie, Bruce says his secret is that he's always angry, which is how he can turn into the Hulk on command. Since then, he's been part of this amazing group of people who deeply care for him, he's actually had a conversation with Romanov about settling down, and even on Sakaar when he stopped being the Hulk, you could see he was enjoying his time hanging out with Thor and the others (and if you remember back on Asgard, Bruce jumped out of the ship expecting to turn into the Hulk and landed on his face on the bifrost bridge). Most importantly, he hasn't had to live his life constantly looking over his shoulder since Romanov came to get him in India. So basically, Bruce Banner was unable to bring out the Hulk in Infinity War because he's been a lot happier/content lately than he was when he met the Avengers.
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  (#15) Dr. Strange Sent The Hulk To Sakaar Then Tried To Kill Him

  From Redditor u/Arc_the_lad:

  TL;DR: Dr. Strange sent The Hulk to Sakaar which was the first of his four attempts at getting rid of The Hulk.

  Evidence: STRANGE HAS THE MOTIVE

  The Hulk is too dangerous to ignore. Strange keeps a list of dangerous beings from other worlds per Ragnarok. It's not a stretch to believe he also keeps a list of dangerous humans on earth which would include Bruce Banner who as both a giant green rage monster and co-creator of Ultron is probably right at the top of it.

  [Read the full theory here]
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  (#7) Hulk Was Actually On Sakaar A Lot Longer Than We Thought

  From Redditor u/Starnbarge:

  I think the Hulk has been on Sakaar for a very very long time, possibly a hundred years or more. Hulk has been missing since Avengers Age of Ultron and Thor says to him he’s been gone for 2 years and Bruce Banner has no recollection of the 2 years Thor’s talking about. Loki was on Sakaar for 2 weeks before Thor was, but the time between them being knocked out of the Bi-Frost was a total of about 30 seconds. So, if 30 seconds in the reference frame outside of Sakaar is equal to 2 weeks inside Sakaar then how long is 2 years outside of Sakaar equal to on Sakaar? My thought is Hulk has been on Sakaar for a very long time, and never as Banner, and that leads to other things such as Hulks intelligence increasing as he spends so much time not stuck Banners body.

  Also this only works assuming the time difference doesn’t fluctuate, which it could, maybe do evidenced by the fact that time on Sakaar and Asgard seem to be more or less synchronized, shown by Hella's actions because otherwise Thor would’ve shown up in Asgard a mere 5 minutes after Hella got there. However this synchronized time could be a side affect of Thor and Loki smashing through the Bifrost which cause Sakaar to synch with Asgard.

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