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| Real Name: Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross | ||||||||
| Also Known As: General Ross, Red Hulk, Redeemer, Zzzax | ||||||||
| Place Of Birth: New Hampshire | ||||||||
| First Appearance: Incredible Hulk Vol.1 #1 (1962) Silver Age Villain | ||||||||
| Known Associates: Major Glenn Talbot, Quartermain, Doc Samson, Abomination, M.O.D.O.K, The Leader | ||||||||
| Group Affiliation: Power Elite; formerly U.S. Air Force, Stark Seven, Riot Squad, Hulkbusters, A.I.M., Offenders, Avengers, Code Red, Control, Thunderbolts (founder and leader); former ally of the Intelligencia | ||||||||
| Base Of Operations: Mobile | ||||||||
| Grudges: The Hulk | ||||||||
| Creators: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby | ||||||||
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| Thaddeus Ross is physically fit as a result of regular exercise and training. He is also an incredibly skilled militarily tactician and strategist from his years in the Army. He is skilled at flying military and commercial planes and is familiar and adept at using multiple firearms and melee weapons. After the Intelligencia experimented on Ross at his request, he gained the ability to turn into the behemoth in the form of Red Hulk. | |||||||
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| Born and raised in a military family, the young Thaddeus Ross spent much of his early life planning to join the Army, as had his father and his grandfather before him. However, the death of a close friend caused Ross to choose the Air Force instead. He attended West Point and came top of his class, and served bravely in several battles. He met and married Karen Lee, the daughter of his then-commanding officer. The couple had one daughter, Betty, and Ross used his influence to give the child a stable upbringing. However, Karen died of cancer when Betty was young teen, which caused Ross to grow distant with her. He rose quickly through the ranks, eventually obtaining the rank of general. He was assigned to command Desert Base, New Mexico, where Dr Bruce Banner's gamma ray experiments were carried out. He was in control of the base when the accident that caused Banner to become the Hulk occurred. Following the creation of the Hulk, Ross became involved in hunting the monster down. | ||||
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| General "Thunderbolt" Ross at Marvel Database | ||||
| General "Thunderbolt" Ross at Marvel.Com | ||||
| General "Thunderbolt" Ross at Comic Vine | ||||