word of advice : curb coddler for The Incredible Hulk # 24!Thorand theHulkare about to fight yet again in Marvel Comics , as teased in the a la mode publication ofThe Incredible Hulk . This is far from the first time these two behemoth have been at each other ’s throats , but this upcoming battle will still be unparalleled , as it go against the bighearted rule of the poor boy ’ long - standing rivalry .

InThe Incredible Hulk#24 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Kev Walker , Bruce Banner and his buddy , Charlie Tidwell , are on the run from Skinwalkers after Charlie bonded with the Mother of Skinwalkers , Lycana . They go toDoctor Strange ’s Sanctum Sanctorumfor help , but that ended up being a trap set by the Skinwalkers . After impart the Sanctum , Charlie and Hulk are greeted by Thor , who was there for one cause : to wipe out Charlie .

Again , Charlie Tidwell has been possessed by Lycana , which means she transform into a fly werewolf - type puppet whenever Lycana takes ascendence . Thor hump Lycana , as she is an ancient ogre the God of Thunder has faced before . Until now , Lycana has kept a low profile . However , now that she ’s resurface thanks to Charlie , Thor is able-bodied to get hold her with the solitary intention of killing Lycana once and for all .

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Thor is the Villain in This ‘Hulk vs Thor’ Battle

Hulk is Usually the ‘Villain’ in His Battles with Thor

While , on the airfoil , it may seem like Thor is in the right in this situation , nothing could be further from the accuracy . Sure , wipe out Lycana would be a ‘ net goodness ’ for the world at large , but Thor has to pop an clean-handed girl too , which is decidedly nefarious . Meanwhile , the Hulk is attempt to help Charlie either control her Skinwalker powers or notice a fashion to get disembarrass of Lycana without hurting Charlie . That is easily the more larger-than-life option . However , Thor is n’t interested in that at all , mean he is certainly in the wrong in this case .

Usually in Marvel Comics , Hulk is the one who is the ‘ villain ’ in their battles . For example , The Defenders#10 face a situation where Thor tries to reason with Hulk when the Avengers find themselves in conflict with the Defenders , but the Hulk jumps straight to violence , lay him in the wrong . Then , inThe Incredible Hulk#300 , Banner ’s mind is corrupted by Nightmare , work the Hulk go into a trigger-happy frenzy that Thor has to heroically stop . There are plenty more exercise like these , but the point is that Hulk is normally the ‘ villain ’ in these situations . But not in this case .

Thor’s ‘Villainous’ Actions Might Be His Ultimate Downfall

Thor is in the Wrong Going Into this Fight with the Hulk, and It May Be His Undoing

Thor is easily in the wrongfulness during his in vogue battle with the Hulk , which not only breaks the swelled rule of their rivalry ( that being Hulk is always the ‘ villain ’ ) , but also could result inThor ’s ultimate death . Thor is n’t just about to fight one of the unassailable beingness in the Marvel Universe by go up against the Hulk , but he ’ll also have to tangle with his reliable prey , Lycana . Lycana is dementedly powerful and utterly furious , and if she ’s fighting alongside the Hulk , there ’s no guarantee that Thor will make it out of this one active .

Hulk has a number of incredible powers , and his most utmost one was believed to have been lost forever , but now Marvel just brought it back for dependable .

It would be an lesson of immediate karma if Thor was killed during a fight that he get going with Hulk and Lycana , as he ’s definitely in the damage here . Sure , Lycana is evil , but so is kill a child for the ‘ neat good ’ , and Thor might pay the ultimate price for such villainous actions . So , while Marvel ’s latestHulkvsThorbattle will assuredly be epic , it actually break the biggest convention of the heroes ’ rivalry .

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