General Thaddeus E "Thunderbolt" Ross is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics featuring the Hulk.
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General Thaddeus E "Thunderbolt" Ross is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics featuring the Hulk.
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Thunderbolt Ross is a United States military officer, the father of Betty Thunderbolt Ross, ex-father-in-law of Glenn Talbot, father-in-law of Bruce Banner, and the head of the gamma bomb project that turned Banner into the Hulk.
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Thunderbolt Ross was portrayed by Sam Elliott in the 2003 film Hulk and by William Hurt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Black Widow .
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Thunderbolt Ross's popularity resulted in him being used as a main character in the 2012 Thunderbolts series by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon.
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Thunderbolt Ross grew up in a military environment with both his father and paternal grandfather in the military.
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Thunderbolt Ross is the Air Force general in charge of Bruce Banner's gamma bomb project.
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Thunderbolt Ross is later restored to human form but retains some residual energy-generating powers.
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Thunderbolt Ross' body is later stolen by the Leader, who uses the powers of one of his followers to resurrect Thunderbolt Ross.
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Thunderbolt Ross turns him into a mindless replacement for his fallen soldier Redeemer.
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Thunderbolt Ross later comes up with a more cost-effective method of confronting the Hulk when he is in his childlike stage: active non-resistance.
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Thunderbolt Ross is indirectly involved, observing when Ryker mentally tortures Banner to try to figure out how the Hulk works.
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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hulk 2004 issue officially indicates Ross to be a three-star lieutenant general in the U S Air Force.
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In 2009, Thunderbolt Ross was ranked as IGN's 71st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
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Thaddeus Thunderbolt Ross appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by William Hurt.
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