What If...?

[Stalker0]

It wasn't even new tech - just one of the 'grenades' introduced in the first movie, delivered to the right place.

For my personal head canon I’ll assume it is, else hulk truly ks much weaker than in the comics.

considering his regenerative powers, an internal explosion should be no more threat to hulk than a bullet in the heart. So my assumption is the tech “disconnects” his heart from his gamma powers that allows the damage to stick.

 

[MarkB]

For my personal head canon I’ll assume it is, else hulk truly ks much weaker than in the comics.

considering his regenerative powers, an internal explosion should be no more threat to hulk than a bullet in the heart. So my assumption is the tech “disconnects” his heart from his gamma powers that allows the damage to stick.

I'm pretty sure having you heart expand to a few dozen times its normal size could be deadly even to the Hulk, especially if all the blood flowing through it was also expanding. When the cells that are regenerating are themselves giant-sized, regeneration becomes part of the problem rather than the solution.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

This was a fun "Who Dun It" episode, and it really showed off the power of

Spoiler

Ant-Man, as an infiltrator you just can't match him, and though he has been more of a joke character in the MCU this shows we can really do when the gloves come off.

So the fact that he could make tech that kills the hulk is insanely awesome, and technically could be something that comes into play in our main universe should they wish to use it.

Spoiler

The evil version of Hank Pym in his Yellowjacket suit, according to the credits, not Ant-Man.

 

[Umbran]

considering his regenerative powers, an internal explosion should be no more threat to hulk than a bullet in the heart.

I don't think it is an internal explosion. It is making his heart bigger than the entire rest of his body.

 

[Rune]

I don't think it is an internal explosion. It is making his heart bigger than the entire rest of his body.

As well as, importantly, all of the blood inside of it at the time.

 

[Rune]

The hulk burst really reminds me of the kinds of hypothetical scenarios I’d discuss with my geek-friends back in the day. Usually starting with, “ Who would win…”

 

[Umbran]

As well as, importantly, all of the blood inside of it at the time.

I don't know if that's actually an important bit, just a gross and messy bit.

 

[Rune]

I don't know if that's actually an important bit, just a messy bit.

If it was just the heart growing, I don’t think he would have essentially disintegrated. He might still have burst, depending on the size of the heart, but there should have been pieces left. Including the heart.

 

[Umbran]

If it was just the heart growing, I don’t think he would have essentially disintegrated.

I think you have rather more expectation of highly detailed consideration for the mechanics of gory, messy death than I do.

 

[Rune]

I think you have rather more expectation of highly detailed consideration for the mechanics of gory, messy death than I do.

Isn’t deep analysis a hallmark of comic-book culture, though? And all geek-culture, really?