Thunderbolt Ross

Thunderbolt Ross first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as a nemesis for the Hulk.{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=300}} He was a recurring character throughout this series. His character origin was revealed in The Incredible Hulk #291. The Red Hulk first appeared in Hulk vol. 3 #1 (January 2008), created by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness, but his identity as Ross was not revealed until later. The origin of Red Hulk was revealed in Hulk #23.

Red Hulk began appearing as a regular character in Avengers vol. 4, from issue #7 (January 2011) through its final issue #34 (January 2013). His popularity resulted in him becoming a main character in the 2012 Thunderbolts series by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon.{{cite web |last=James |first=Adam |date=September 12, 2012 |title=Way and Dillon Confirmed For Marvel NOW! "Thunderbolts" |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40965 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913232926/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40965 |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |access-date=September 12, 2012 |website=Comic Book Resources |publisher=}} He also appeared in the issues #1–3 of the 2011 series The Avenging Spider-Man (November 2008) by Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira as a team-up character for Spider-Man.

Born to a prominent military family, with both his father and grandfather having served, Thaddeus Ross was primed to follow in their footsteps.Defenders: Strange Heroes one-shot (February 2012) He joined the Air Force straight out of high school and climbed the ranks quickly while raising a family.

Holding the rank of lieutenant general, Ross is chosen to oversee Bruce Banner's gamma bomb project. His daughter, Betty, takes a liking to the young scientist, deepening Ross' dislike for the "weakling". After Banner's transformation into the Hulk, Ross spends years chasing the monster, becoming obsessed enough to commit treason by allying himself with supervillains such as the Leader, MODOK and the AbominationIncredible Hulk #159 (January 1973) to destroy the Hulk. Dismissed from the military, he shows up at Betty and Bruce's wedding with a gun and shoots Rick Jones. He is recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Clay Quartermain to merge with the electric creature Zzzax, a process that gives Ross superpowers but also makes him mentally unstable. He is later restored to human form but retains some residual energy-generating powers.Incredible Hulk #325–327 (November 1985{{spnd}}February 1986)

Finally, the Nevermind, a mutant who drains people of their life energy, attacks Gamma Base in search of a strong host, in this case the Hulk. After witnessing Banner and Jones (who was the Hulk at that time) heroically engaging the mutant, Ross realizes that he has been wrong about the Hulk being a mindless monster. He saves his daughter by allowing the mutant to latch on him and discharging the energy resources he retained from Zzzax. Giving his blessing to Banner and Betty, he dies in his daughter's arms.Incredible Hulk #330 (April 1987)

Ross' body is later stolen by the Leader who uses the powers of one of his followers to resurrect him as a replacement for his fallen soldier Redeemer. Ross is eventually recovered and revived by agents of the alien Troyjan and returns to the Air Force. He later comes up with a more cost-effective method of confronting the Hulk: ignoring him.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=August 2012}}

Ross would become friends with Banner, but when Betty is seemingly killed due to what both Ross and Banner believed to have been Banner's gamma-irradiated DNA interacting with Betty's, he once more pursues the Hulk with a vendetta.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=August 2012}}

Around this time, General John Ryker takes over the pursuit of the Hulk. Ross is indirectly involved, observing when Ryker mentally tortures Banner to try to figure out how the Hulk works. The Hulk escapes from Ryker's control and, after several adventures, is lost in space.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=August 2012}}

After the Hulk returns from exile and initiates "World War Hulk", General Ross, now a full general, makes his own return, electing to bring the fight to his nemesis once more after the Hulk beats Iron Man. After a failed assault on the Hulk, Ross and his men are captured and placed in chains under the watch of the Warbound, the army he has brought back from space. The Hulk is eventually defeated via satellite weapons that revert him back to his human form.Hulk (vol. 2) #23 (August 2010)

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The Red Hulk (also known as the Rulk[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004174348/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17678 "'Hulk' #5 is red hot – second printing announced"]. Comic Book Resources. August 12, 2008 or the IncREDible Hulk) was introduced in 2008 in Hulk (vol. 2) #1.Hulk (vol. 2) #1 (February 2008) The Red Hulk was created to be an uninhibited, tactically intelligent adversary to the Hulk. Although Kenneth Johnson, the creator of the 1970s TV series The Incredible Hulk, had suggested a red Hulk for that adaptation decades earlier,Cronin, Brian. [http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-62/ "Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #62"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712160610/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/08/03/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-62/ |date=July 12, 2016 }}. Comic Book Resources. August 3, 2006. Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada proposed the idea for the comics to debut a red version of the character whose human identity was a secret.{{Cite news |last=Cavna |first=Michael |date=September 3, 2008 |title=The Interview: Hulk Writer Jeph Loeb |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2008/09/interview_with_the_cartoonist.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903223055/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2008/09/interview_with_the_cartoonist.html |archive-date=September 3, 2008 |access-date=March 4, 2009 |newspaper=Washington Post}} Initially, the Red Hulk's identity was unknown both to the characters in the story and the reading audience.Phegley, Kiel (July 24, 2009). [https://web.archive.org/web/20090727033749/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22202 "CCI: Introducing... Red She-Hulk"]. Comic Book Resources.Strom, Marc. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090620054812/https://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.8413.Who_is_the_Red_Hulk%3F "Who is the Red Hulk?"] Marvel.com. June 17, 2009

The opening story arc of the Hulk (vol. 2) series that premiered in 2008 established that the Red Hulk is very aggressive, as he murders the Wendigo and Abomination; destroys the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier; defeats several Marvel heroes; and, after causing an earthquake in San Francisco, is defeated by the Hulk and Thor. In a subsequent storyline, the Collector places the character with other villains on a team called the Offenders, an evil version of the Defenders, in a bid to prevent the Hulk from reuniting with Jarella. In that story, the Red Hulk siphons the Power Cosmic from the Silver Surfer, seemingly killing him, steals his board and Terrax's cosmic axe, and kills Namor, Tiger Shark, Doctor Strange, Baron Mordo, the Grandmaster, Terrax, Hulk, and Psycho-Man. When the Red Hulk reveals this to Galactus, Galactus takes back the Power Cosmic from him. Subsequently, almost everyone he killed is resurrected with no memory of the event.Hulk (vol. 2) #10–#12 (April – June 2009)

The Red Hulk was created as part of a super soldier program by several persons, including Doc Samson and the criminal think tank the Intelligencia, headed by MODOK.Fall of the Hulks: Alpha one-shot (February 2010)Hulk (vol. 2) #1–#6 (March – November 2008)Incredible Hulk #600 (September 2009) The 2009 "Code Red" story arc also made allusions to the Red Hulk's real identity, and introduced Red She-Hulk.Hulk (vol. 2) #14–17 (October – December 2009)

In the 2010 story line "Fall of the Hulks: Gamma", the Red Hulk is related in flashback to have killed General Ross at the behest of Bruce Banner, with whom he has formed an alliance.Fall of the Hulks: Gamma one-shot (February 2010) However, the 2010 "World War Hulks" story line reveals that the Red Hulk is Thunderbolt Ross, the Red She-Hulk is Betty Ross, and the Ross who was "killed" was a Life Model Decoy (LMD). The Red Hulk then thwarts the Intelligencia's plan to take over the United States with an LMD of Glenn Talbot by destroying the Talbot LMD and attempts to take over the country himself. He is thwarted by a restored Hulk, who beats the Red Hulk mostly due to the Red Hulk's exhaustion from overheating. The Hulk tells the Red Hulk that it was his idea to fake Ross' death and that he can never again resume that identity. After imprisoning the Red Hulk in Gamma Base, Banner makes arrangements with Steve Rogers for the Red Hulk to join the Avengers.Hulk (vol. 2) #24 (September 2010)Hulk (vol. 2) #25 (November 2010)

After Rogers recruits the Red Hulk, the Red Hulk stops the Intelligencia's failsafe plan "Scorched Earth". Although Banner had claimed that he removed the Red Hulk's energy-draining ability from him because it was killing him, he is shown to still possess this ability.Hulk (vol. 2) #26 (December 2010) After the events of the Scorched Earth program, the Red Hulk is paired up with an LMD named Annie. The Red Hulk is occasionally assaulted by Ross' former protégé General Reginald Fortean, a scientist given superhuman mutations by MODOK named Zero/One, and the Indian serial killer Black Fog.Hulk (vol. 2) #30 – 33 (April - July 2011)

The Red Hulk plays a vital role in the Infinity Gem crisis of the "Heroic Age" story line.Avengers (vol. 4) #12 (June 2011) During the 2011 "Fear Itself" story line, the Red Hulk attempts unsuccessfully to stop the Thing (in the form of Angrir, Breaker of Souls) from destroying Avengers Tower,Avengers (vol. 4) #14 (July 2011) as MODOK Superior and Black Fog converge on both combatants during the fight. Angrir dispatches the Red Hulk by knocking him out of the city and into Vermont.Hulk (vol. 2) #37 (September 2011)

As part of the 2012 Marvel NOW! relaunch, the Red Hulk leads a non-government sponsored version of the Thunderbolts. This incarnation is a strike team that cleans up the messes left by Ross' military career, but the team later decides on a new arrangement in which the team will do one mission for Ross, then a mission for a random member.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

Ross is later depowered by Doc Green, a new personality of Bruce Banner who believes that gamma-powered superhumans are a threat to humanity.Hulk (vol. 3) #10 - 15 (March - June 2015) He is subsequently imprisoned, but eventually paroled for helping a resistance cell during "Secret Empire".Civil War II: The Fallen one-shot (October 2016)Captain America (vol. 9) #1 (September 2018) After being tortured by Cutthroat, who is acting on orders of Alexa Lukin and Crossbones, Ross suddenly regains his ability to transform into Red Hulk.Captain America (vol. 9) #26 (December 2020) During the One World Under Doom event, Ross is kidnapped by Doctor Doom, who forces him to join his think tank.{{Cite web |last=Brooke |first=David |date=2025-02-26 |title=Red Hulk #1 hooks you with a great opening and premise |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2025/02/26/red-hulk-1-review/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=AIPT Comics |language=en-us}}Red Hulk #1 (April 2025)

Marvel editor Mark Paniccia described the Red Hulk as "absolutely uninhibited, tactically intelligent",{{cite web |last=George |first=Richard |author2=Schedeen, Jesse |date=May 30, 2008 |title=The Future of the Hulk: Marvel reveals new details about the current and future status of the Hulk line |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/877/877905p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602065916/http://comics.ign.com/articles/877/877905p1.html |archive-date=June 2, 2008 |website=IGN |publisher=}} while writer Jeph Loeb said "The Red Hulk is the kind of Hulk we haven't seen before—a thinking, calculating, brutal weapon-toting kind of Hulk." To further distance the character away from the original: "Everything the Green Hulk isn't, the Red Hulk is. Except, of course, for his powers which are identical. And he looks the same, except he's red. And he's the same size. But other than that, they're complete opposites."{{Cite news |last=Colton |first=David |date=February 17, 2008 |title=The reliably green Incredible Hulk gets pulled into a crimson tide for '#2' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-02-17-incredible-hulk_N.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312044004/https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-02-17-incredible-hulk_N.htm |archive-date=March 12, 2008 |access-date=June 12, 2008 |work=USA Today}} The character has abilities almost identical to those of the Hulk. The character can also emit heat at will from his eyes during non-enraged periods and can augment power levels by absorbing various types of energy, such as gamma radiation and the Power Cosmic.Hulk (vol. 2) #12 (July 2009) When infected with Cable's techno-organic virus during the "X-Sanction" storyline, he was able to control this heat to burn the virus out of his system.Avengers: X-Sanction #3–4 (April – May 2012) Red Hulk was created through a combination of gamma radiation and cosmic rays. The satellites used to revert the Hulk to human form at the end of World War Hulk were used to power the device used to turn Ross into the Red Hulk.Hulk (vol. 2) #23 (July 2010) Unlike the green Hulk, the Red Hulk does not revert to human form when rendered unconscious, and his blood is a fluorescent yellow instead of green,Hulk (vol. 2) #6 (September 2008) remaining that color even in human form. Unlike the green Hulk, who gets stronger as his rage increases, Red Hulk's body temperature rises with his anger. Though the heat is intense enough to melt desert sand into glass, it causes him to weaken when it becomes too intense, as his physiology lacks a cooling mechanism to deal with the excess heat. Red Hulk has also been shown to have a weakness to Negative Zone energy, which caused him burning pain and drained him when he attempted to absorb it.Hulk (vol. 2) #19 (March 2010)

In 2009, Thunderbolt Ross was ranked as IGN's 71st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.{{cite web|url=http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/71.html|title=71. Thunderbolt Ross|publisher=IGN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509075929/http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/71.html|archive-date=May 9, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=January 23, 2017}}

Comics featuring the Red Hulk sold well but received mixed reviews. The first five issues of the 2008 Hulk title sold out, and second printings featured new covers.{{Cite news|title = 'Hulk' #5 is – second printing announced | url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17678| publisher =CBR.com| date = August 12, 2008 | access-date = August 28, 2008}} Issue #6 was the second-best-selling title of September 2008,{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13519.html |title=Top 300 Comics Actual—September 2008 |publisher=ICv2.com}} and issue #10 was sixth in February 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/14518.html|title=Top 300 Comics Actual—February 2009|date=March 17, 2009|publisher=ICv2|access-date=March 19, 2009}}

Augie De Blieck Jr. of Comic Book Resources gave the first six issues a positive review, describing it as a "silly fun action romp" and a "popcorn comic". De Blieck liked Loeb's lack of subtlety when giving out clues, saying "this is a book where anytime someone is about reveal the solution to the big mystery, they get knocked out by a slap in the face from the Red Hulk or a machine gun to the gut." His one criticism was that, although he liked the artwork, he would have preferred Dale Keown as the artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19411|title=Pipeline|last=De Blieck| first=Augie Jr. |date=January 6, 2009|publisher=Comic Book Resources|access-date=March 4, 2009}}

In 2012 Red Hulk was listed as #41 on IGN's "Top 50 Avengers".{{cite web |date=April 30, 2012 |title=The Top 50 Avengers |url=http://www.ign.com/top/avengers/41 |publisher=IGN |access-date=July 28, 2015}} IGN reviewer Jesse Schedeen was generally critical of the series, citing a lack of character development and the emphasis on action over the ongoing question of Red Hulk's identity.{{Cite news |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=May 25, 2008 |title=Hulk #4 Review, Who is the hulkiest Hulk of them all? |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/884/884159p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630190142/http://comics.ign.com/articles/884/884159p1.html |archive-date=June 30, 2008 |access-date=August 28, 2008 |publisher=IGN |quote=Each issue provides about 30 seconds of plot development, which usually centers around heaping more layers of mystery atop the Red Hulk's identity. The rest involves smashing, being smashed, or a bit of both.}} Schedeen also derided the treatment of other mainstream Marvel characters within the pages of Hulk, saying about issue #5 "The series has already treated She-Hulk and Iron Man like ragdolls who crumple under the awesome might of Red Hulk. Now it's Thor's turn".{{Cite news |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=August 6, 2008 |title=Hulk #5 Review, It's hammer time for Red Hulk |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/896/896771p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080809043256/http://comics.ign.com/articles/896/896771p1.html |archive-date=August 9, 2008 |access-date=August 28, 2008 |publisher=IGN}} Schedeen disliked the series for its poor dialogue, pacing, and characterization, and stated that Ed McGuinness' artwork was its only saving grace.

• {{anchor|Age of Apocalypse}}An alternate universe variant of Thunderbolt Ross from Earth-295 appears in "Age of Apocalypse". This version is a member of the Human High Council, a movement dedicated to protecting humans from Apocalypse.X-Universe #2 (June 1995)
• {{anchor|Amalgam Comics}}An alternate universe variant of Thunderbolt Ross from Earth-9602, amalgamated with Uncle Ben, appears in the Amalgam Comics one-shot Spider-Boy.Spider-Boy #1 (April 1996)
• {{anchor|Days of Future Past}}An alternate universe variant of Thunderbolt Ross appears in X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday #2. This version resigned in protest over the government's increased anti-mutant legislation, which he saw as a violation of individual rights due to American citizens.X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday #2 (October 2023)
• {{anchor|Heroes Reborn}}An alternate universe variant of Thunderbolt Ross from a pocket dimension created by Franklin Richards appears in "Heroes Reborn". This version is the Chief of Staff for the United States military.Iron Man (vol. 2) #1–4 (November 1996 – February 1997)
• {{anchor|Marvel 1602}}An alternate universe variant of Thunderbolt Ross from Earth-311 appears in 1602: New World. This version is an Admiral in the Royal Navy.Marvel 1602 #3 (December 2003)
• {{anchor|Marvel Magnaverse}}An alternate universe variant of Thunderbolt Ross from Earth-2301 appears in Marvel Mangaverse #1. This version is the commander of a space station before he is killed by Galactus.Marvel Mangaverse #1 (April 2002)
• {{anchor|Mini Marvels}}An alternate universe variant of Thunderbolt Ross from Earth-99062 appears in Mini Marvels.Hulk and Power Pack #4 (August 2007)
• {{anchor|Newuniversal}}An alternate universe variant of Thunderbolt Ross from Earth-555 appears in Newuniversal. This version is the Chief of Staff.Newuniversal #5 (June 2007)Newuniversal #6 (July 2007)
• {{anchor|Ultimate Marvel}}An alternate universe variant of Thunderbolt Ross from Earth-1610 appears in the Ultimate Marvel universe. This version is the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and an ally of the Fantastic Four.Ultimate Fantastic Four #1–4 (February–May 2004)

• Thunderbolt Ross appears in The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Claude Rae.
• Thunderbolt Ross appears in The Incredible Hulk (1982), voiced by Robert Ridgely.
• Thunderbolt Ross appears in The Incredible Hulk (1996), voiced by John Vernon.{{cite web |title=General Thunderbolt Ross Voices (Hulk) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Hulk/General-Thunderbolt-Ross/ |access-date=January 10, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
• Thunderbolt Ross makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "Hard Knocks".
• Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, respectively voiced by Keith Ferguson and Fred Tatasciore.{{cite web |title=Red Hulk Voices (Hulk) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Hulk/Red-Hulk/ |access-date=January 10, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is the leader of the Hulkbusters and a secret member of Red Skull's "Code Red".
• Thunderbolt Ross appears in Iron Man: Armored Adventures, voiced by Eric Bauza.
• Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., voiced by Clancy Brown.{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Eric |date=April 21, 2012 |title=Eliza Dushku Will S.M.A.S.H. as She-Hulk |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/122/1223159p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421033522/http://tv.ign.com/articles/122/1223159p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-04-21 |website=IGN}}{{cite web |last=Feily |first=Karl |date=October 19, 2011 |title=NYCC: Marvel Television Has Big Plans |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021042950/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35004 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-10-21 |access-date=November 13, 2011 |publisher=Comic Book Resources}}
• Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced again by Clancy Brown.
• Additionally, a Marvel Noir-inspired incarnation of Ross appears in the episode "Return to the Spider-Verse" as a member of Joe Fixit's gang.
• Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced again by Clancy Brown. This version is a member of the Mighty Avengers.
• Thunderbolt Ross appears in the X-Men '97 episode "Bright Eyes", voiced by Michael Patrick McGill.

Thunderbolt Ross appears in Hulk (2003), portrayed by Sam Elliott. This version is a four-star administrator of Desert Base, later known as Gamma Base, in the 1970s and was a colleague of David Banner. After the murder of Edith Banner, Ross continues to supervise Bruce Banner and Betty Ross at the Berkeley Lab.

{{See also|Thaddeus Ross (Marvel Cinematic Universe)}}

Thaddeus Ross has appeared in various media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), initially portrayed by William Hurt and subsequently by Harrison Ford following Hurt's death.{{cite web |author=Vary, Adam B.; Jackson, Angelique |date=October 17, 2022 |title=Harrison Ford Joins Marvel's Captain America: New World Order as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, Replacing William Hurt |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harrison-ford-marvel-captain-america-4-william-hurt-1235403286/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017164328/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harrison-ford-marvel-captain-america-4-william-hurt-1235403286/ |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |language=en-US |magazine=Variety}} Hurt portrayed the character in The Incredible Hulk (2008),{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5847 |title=William Hurt Joins The Incredible Hulk! |access-date=October 13, 2007 |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com |date=June 13, 2007 |archive-date=May 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505010810/http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5847 |url-status=dead }} Captain America: Civil War,{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/24586/marvel_studios_begins_production_on_marvels_captain_america_civil_war |title=Marvel Studios Begins Production on Marvel's 'Captain America: Civil War' |website=Marvel.com |access-date=March 27, 2018}}; {{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/24/william-hurt-talks-a-much-different-general-ross-for-captain-america-civil-war |title=William Hurt Teases A "Much" Different General Ross For Captain America: Civil War |publisher=IGN |last=Fowler |first=Matt |date=June 24, 2015}}; {{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/video/william-hurt-on-humans-robots-and-red-hulk/033CF5FC-D786-4823-8863-6B5466640A13.html |title=WSJ Café: William Hurt On AMC's 'Humans', Robots and The Red Hulk |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |last=Farley |first=Christopher John |date=June 25, 2015}}Pearson, Ben (2015). 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• Thunderbolt Ross makes a minor appearance in the Hulk (2003) tie-in game.
• Thunderbolt Ross appears in The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, voiced by Dave Thomas.
• Red Hulk appears as an alternate costume for the Hulk in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2,[http://theflickcast.com/2009/09/15/marvel-ultimat-alliance-2-alternate-costumes-revealed/ Raub, Matt "‘Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2′ Alternate Costumes Revealed!"] The Flick Cast, September 15, 2009 Marvel Super Hero Squad, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite.
• Red Hulk appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online.
• Red Hulk appears as an unlockable character in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
• Thunderbolt Ross appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by John DiMaggio.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130822144021/https://www.marvel.com/news/story/21069/galactus_lands_in_new_lego_marvel_super_heroes_trailer#ixzz2cc1c8jqE "Galactus Lands in New LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Trailer"]. Marvel.com. August 21, 2013.
• Red Hulk appears as a playable character in Marvel: Contest of Champions.
• Red Hulk appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.{{Citation|title=Marvel Future Fight on Facebook Gaming|url=https://www.facebook.com/MarvelFutureFight/videos/things-are-heating-up-for-red-hulk-in-marvel-future-fights-v625-update-whos-read/2982798005166206/|language=en|access-date=2021-08-26}}
• Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers.
• Red Hulk appears as a playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy.
• Red Hulk appears as a playable character in Marvel Puzzle Quest.{{cite web |last=Kollar |first=Philip |date=October 1, 2015 |title=Marvel Puzzle Quest celebrates second birthday with an epic Galactus boss fight |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/10/1/9429395/marvel-puzzle-quest-birthday-galactus-boss-fight-year-two-second |access-date=March 27, 2018 |website=Polygon}}
• Thunderbolt Ross / Red Hulk appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.{{cite web|title=Characters|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/lego-marvel-super-heroes-2/Characters|website=IGN Database|date=May 19, 2017 |access-date=13 January 2018}}

Red Hulk has been merchandised in the form of action figures[https://www.amazon.com/Marvel-Universe-Action-Figure-Hulk/dp/B002AIX3N6 Marvel Universe 3 3/4" Series 4 Action Figure Red Hulk] at Amazon.com, Accessed January 20, 2010Marx, Julius. [http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/main/hulk-has-big-bad-toy-store-seeing-red "Hulk Has Big Bad Toy Store Seeing Red"] Action Figure Insider, June 17, 2008; [http://www.cmdstore.com/marvel-legends-exclusive-red-hulk-baf-red-hulk-loose.html "Marvel Legends Exclusive Red Hulk Build-A-Figure Action Figure: BAF Red Hulk Loose"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624140920/http://www.cmdstore.com/marvel-legends-exclusive-red-hulk-baf-red-hulk-loose.html |date=June 24, 2017 }} CmdStore.com, Accessed January 2010 and miniature statues.[http://starstore.com/acatalog/Starstore_Catalogue_MARVEL_STATUES___BUSTS_4635.html Marvel Statues & Busts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616110308/http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/Starstore_Catalogue_MARVEL_STATUES___BUSTS_4635.html |date=June 16, 2019 }}, StarStore.com, Accessed January 20, 2010

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