The Hulk...a hero? a villain? or anti-hero?

Hulk

After becoming accidentally bombarded with a massive dose of gamma radiation during the testing of an experimental bomb, Dr. Bruce Banner was transformed into the Incredible Hulk: a green behemoth who is the living personification of rage and pure physical strength.

The Hulk...a hero? a villain? or anti-hero?

#1 Posted by Blob (575 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago - Show Bio

The Hulk...a hero? a villain? or anti-hero? Take your basic Savage Hulk what do you think of him as? I see him as an anti-hero he has saved numerous peoples lives before but he is also capable of being a nearly unstoppable angry destructive monster as well.

#2 Posted by gravitypress (2060 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago - Show Bio

Reluctant Hero would be my guess.

#3 Posted by joshmightbe (19473 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago - Show Bio

I hate the term Anti-hero because by definition Anti means against therefore an anti-hero would be a villain

#4 Posted by OhItsThatGuy (377 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago - Show Bio

I personally view Hulk as a flawed, yet generally good guy who was given a bad hand. Not really a hero, but not a villain either.

#5 Posted by cattlebattle (11097 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago - Show Bio

@joshmightbe said:

I hate the term Anti-hero because by definition Anti means against therefore an anti-hero would be a villain

I know what you mean, it's become a simpler way to say gray area character,

#6 Posted by Caligula (12417 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago - Show Bio

None of the above.

He is simply Hulk.

#7 Posted by joshmightbe (19473 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago - Show Bio

Under most circumstances he's more like an animal running on instinct and if people would just get the hell out of his way most of the time he'd just move on

#8 Posted by daredevil21134 (7474 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago - Show Bio

This thread is making me angry......you won't like me when i'm angry

#9 Edited by gethere (164 posts) - 1 year, 9 months ago - Show Bio

I will say very heroic anti-hero, because despite the many times he had been heroic, such as saving people, the country, the world etc. He has never really fit very will the hero crowd as it been show so many times, and he does not like heroes that much nor does he think of himself as one. Yet when people are in trouble and he is written correctly he never turn a blind eye, as in he always wither intent or not helps people.