Height: 5'
9"
Weight: 128 lbs.
The Savage Banner persona originally came about when Bruce Banner, Tony Stark, and Scott Lang got together and designed a very small machine that was implanted into Bruce's body. It was designed to regulate Bruce's pulse with the idea that it would prevent the transformation. Stress came about and Banner transformed anyway. As a doctor from Gamma Base explained the physical transformation was prevented, but the psychological aspect of Bruce and Hulk being two separate personalities was not addressed. Eventually the nuclear power of the device altered Hulk's body as well.
Savage Banner next emerged as a result of the
understanding Bruce gained through the therapy Doc Samson gave
him in 377. Bruce knew knew that he was going to lose control and
revert to a savage persona. Bruce's mind built a safeguard inside
itself. When Bruce 
became so
enreaged that he would lose mental control of Bruce Banner's
mind, he would also lose control of the Hulk's body. To avoid
monumental destruction that a Savage Hulk brings Hulk's body
would revert to Bruce's. Therefore for the first time ever the
saying about Hulk became, "the madder he gets, the weaker he
gets".
Appearances: Incredible Hulk #425-437
Cutting Edge #1
Doc Samson #1
Iron Man #131-132
Marvel vs. DC #1-4
Over the Edge #3
Shadows and Light #1
Thor #488, 489
War Machine #19
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