Write Ups: THE HULK! SHE HULK! TIGRA! PUNY BANNER!

Alter Ego, AVENGERS style!

This week I decided to do three of my favorite Marvel characters of all time!

You may notice that for Marvel, a lot of characters have unique options, like the Hulk's Endless Rage. Marvel seemed to have a thing for making every character highly unique in its early days. I've tried to capture that spirit by doing this. 

Marvel is very different from DC in that DC essentially reset their universe after Crisis on Infinite Earths, whereas Marvel's characters have been the same since 1963. Instead of a big, reset-button crisis, they used retcons, revisions, mutations, and character growth to make changes to their universe. It makes writing them up a far more lengthy and tricky process. Those unique power situations are the results of that approach to the characters. In addition, I have chosen to go with a write up of each character that presents a version of the character that I'd describe as 'classic'- having the most instantly familiar and consistent abilities of the character.

THE HULK

DEX	12	STR	16	BODY	16	Alter Ego
INT	3	WILL	12	MIND	11	Bruce Banner
INFL	5	AURA	9	SPIRIT	13	Motivation
INIT	22	WEALTH	N/A	HP	100	Unwanted Power
POWERS Density Increase: 2 (Always On, Factored In), Growth: 1 (Always On, Factored In), Jumping: 12, Invulnerability: 18 (Applies to MIND and SPIRIT as well), Iron Will: 6, Magic Resistance: 6, Power Reserve: 8 (Adds to STR and BODY, Rampage, see below), Regeneration: 6 (Applies to MIND and SPIRIT as well), Running: 6, Shockwave: 3, Strike: 3, Systemic Antidote: 18
ENDLESS RAGE The Hulk’s power is actually limitless. When his Power Reserve hits 0, he reduces his INT and INFL by 1 and his Power Reserve resets to 8 APs. His INT can go only as low to 0 APs, at which point, the Hulk is a mindless engine of destruction with a STR and BODY of 30 and an INFL of 2.
ADVANTAGES Buddies (Rick Jones, Betty Ross), Immortal, Iron Nerves, Lightning Reflexes
CONNECTIONS Low- Betty Ross, Rick Jones, Avengers, Defenders
DRAWBACKS Altered Biology (Inhuman), Alter Ego (Uncontrollable- Bruce Banner, when calmed), Arch Enemies (the Leader, the Abomination), Innocent, Media Bias, Mistrust, Public Identity, Catastrophic Rage, Strange Appearance

BRUCE BANNER

DEX	4	STR	3	BODY	4	Alter Ego
INT	12	WILL	9	MIND	6	Bruce Banner
INFL	7	AURA	7	SPIRIT	6	Motivation
INIT	22	WEALTH	2	HP	100	Unwanted Power
SKILLS (* Linked) Medicine: 12*, Scientist: 12*, Thief: 4
ADVANTAGES Buddies (Rick Jones, Betty Ross), Genius, Immortal, Iron Nerves, Scholar (Gamma Radiation), Sharp Eye
CONNECTIONS High- Rick Jones, Betty Ross; Low- Fantastic Four, Avengers, Scientific Community, Medical Community
DRAWBACKS Altered Biology (Near Human), Alter Ego (Uncontrollable- the Hulk, When emotionally out of control), Arch Enemy (General Thunderbolt Ross), Dark Secret (He’s the Hulk), Guilt (Over Hulk’s activities), Media Bias, Mistrust, Catastrophic Rage, Secret Identity, Unluck

SHE-HULK

DEX	9	STR	12	BODY	13	Alter Ego
INT	7	WILL	7	MIND	7	Jennifer Walters
INFL	7	AURA	6	SPIRIT	6	Motivation
INIT	25	WEALTH	7	HP	100	Thrill of Adventure
POWERS Density Increase:1 (Always On, Adds to STR, Factored In), Growth: 1 (Always On), Jumping: 6, Invulnerability: 12, Regeneration: 5, Shockwave: 1, Strike: 2, Systemic Antidote: 9
SKILLS Charisma: 8, Detective: 8
ADVANTAGES Attractive, Free Access (Legal), Gift of Gab, Lightning Reflexes, Luck
CONNECTIONS High- Avengers, Fantastic Four, the Hulk, NYPD, Judicial System
DRAWBACKS Alter Ego (Automatic- Jennifer Walters), Altered Biology (Near Human), Public Identity
EQUIPMENT Avengers Communicard [BODY: 4, Radio Communications: 20 (Only used to communicate with other Avengers and their headquarters)]

 

JENNIFER WALTERS

DEX	2	STR	2	BODY	2	Alter Ego
INT	7	WILL	7	MIND	7	She-Hulk
INFL	7	AURA	6	SPIRIT	6	Motivation
INIT	25	WEALTH	7	HP	100	Thrill of Adventure
SKILLS Charisma: 6, Detective: 8
ADVANTAGES Business, Free Access (Legal), Luck
CONNECTIONS High- NYPD, Judicial System, the Hulk; Low- Avengers, Fantastic Four
DRAWBACKS Alter Ego (Automatic- She Hulk), Public Identity, Misc: When not transformed, Walters is mousey and insecure

TIGRA

DEX	12	STR	8	BODY	9	Alter Ego
INT	5	WILL	7	MIND	6	Greer Nelson
INFL	6	AURA	5	SPIRIT	5	Motivation
INIT	26	WEALTH	6	HP	85	Thrill of Adventure
POWERS Claws: 4, Running: 6, Jumping: 1, Analytical Smell/Tracking Scent: 8 (Can be stunted to detect emotions in others), Super Hearing: 5, Directional Hearing: 4, Extended Hearing: 4, Telescopic Vision: 4, Thermal Vision: 4, Ultra Vision: 8
SKILLS Acrobatics: 10, Charisma: 6, Detective: 5, Military Science (Camouflage, Tracking): 9, Occultist: 2, Thief (Escape Artist, Stealth): 9, Vehicles: 5
ADVANTAGES Attractive, Free Access (Regular), Lightning Reflexes, Sharp Eye
CONNECTIONS High- Avengers, Fantastic Four; Low- NYC Police, The Cat People
DRAWBACKS Minor Irrational Attraction to flirting, Public Identity, Serious Irrational Fear of large bodies of water, Attack Vulnerability: -1 vs Sonics
EQUIPMENT Cat’s Head Amulet [BODY: 9, Alter Ego (Controllable), Insta Change] Without this amulet, Tigra cannot transform back into Greer Nelson Avengers Communicard [BODY: 4, Radio Communications: 20 (Only used to communicate with other Avengers and their headquarters)]

Earlier in her career, Tigra did not have a tail.

 

GREER NELSON

DEX	4	STR	2	BODY	2	Alter Ego
INT	5	WILL	7	MIND	6	Tigra
INFL	6	AURA	5	SPIRIT	5	Motivation
INIT	26	WEALTH	6	HP	85	Thrill of Adventure
SKILLS Acrobatics: 5, Charisma: 4, Detective: 5, Occultist: 2, Thief: 4, Vehicles: 5
ADVANTAGES Free Access (Regular), Lightning Reflexes, Sharp Eye
CONNECTIONS High- Avengers, FF; Low- NYC Police, The Cat People
DRAWBACKS Public Identity
EQUIPMENT Cat’s Head Amulet [BODY: 9, Alter Ego (Controllable), Insta Change] Without this amulet, Nelson is stuck in her Tigra form and cannot transform back

One of my favorite covers of all time.

Note: I revised the mystical power HEX today to better reflect its uses by the Scarlet Witch. I also revised the ATTRITION limitation.