Appearing next to the bomb itself, Maestro was seemingly killed in the same moment that created the Hulk, but some part of his consciousness still remained, tied to the skeletal fragments at the Gamma Bomb site. Maestro is a fictional comic book supervillain in Marvel Comics' The Incredible Hulk publications, combining Bruce Banner's intelligence with the Hulk's more malevolent aspects. 's compound. Hulk is known for his incredible strength but he has just proven that when his body fails, his mind can get the job done. Driven insane by excess radiation, the Maestro wields Bruce Banner's intelligence and the Hulk's strength to rule a dystopian realm of the future.This quality 6-inch Marvel Legends Series Maestro … He’s basically a future version of the Hulk with Bruce Banner’s intelligence, but driven insane by radiation and stripped of all his empathy/humanity. ... After all, a clash between Hawkeye and a twisted Bruce Banner … Bruce Banner is a character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962. The Maestro first appeared as a vision in The Incredible Hulk vol. 's custody, and he and Shulk were mutated and strengthened by the nuclear fallout like Maestro. As the Destroyer, he battled the Hulk, but as the Hulk and Maestro shared the same DNA, Hulk's spirit was able to enter the Destroyer and defeat it by slamming its visor shut just as it discharged a disintegration beam. He then goaded Hulk into a fight and easily bested him. Hulk vanished for a number of years before returning with the villain Vapor. The character also made appearances in Exiles vol 2 #79-80 and Captain Marvel vol 4 #27-30 (Mar-May 2002), which come before Future Imperfect chronologically. The Maestro had also been absorbing gamma radiation from the Hulk each time he returned to the site, gradually restoring himself. Maestro finally absorbed enough radiation to restore himself to life, although in a weakened and emaciated form. Acquiring Doctor Doom's time machine, the rebels opposing the Maestro (led by Rick Jones) eventually decided to bring the "Professor" Hulk forward from the past, hoping that he could defeat Maestro. Eventually the Hulk learned that the "homing sense" which had always allowed him to locate ground zero, his "birth" place, was actually attracted to the Maestro's spirit and remains. maestro #3 keown cover marvel comics hulk bruce banner. Real Name. The Maestro was a version of the Hulk from an alternate future timeline, approximately a hundred years into the future, combining Banner's intelligence with the Hulk's more malevolent aspects. After a nuclear war killed almost all of the Earth's superhumans and brought the world to the brink of extinction, the Maestro seized control and became the ruler of Dystopia.Grey-haired and balding, the Maestro was clearly older than the Hulk bu… Disguising himself as Odin, Maestro allowed himself to be found by Ruby Summers, wh… However, Maestro isn’t the only immortal around. Maestro. Approximately a hundred years into the future, a nuclear war has killed almost all of Earth's superhumans and has taken the world to the brink of extinction. Dr. Brian Banner was an atomic physicist who worked on producing clean nuclear power as an energy source, but he was afraid his exposure to it mutated his son's genes. That was when Hulk learned that what remained of New York City had been remade into the city of Dystopia and ruler by someone called Maestro. Maestro's Powers and Origin Story In terms of powers, Maestro has the impressive intellect of Bruce Banner combined with all the strength of the Hulk. 2 #401 (January 1993), Peter David, based upon the Hulk by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, unlimited strength, speed, stamina, and durability, regenerative healing factor, ability to see astral forms, radiation absorption, transformation, resistance to mind control, genius-level intellect in certain, The Maestro appeared as an opponent in the PlayStation game. The pair teamed up to fight Maestro, but they were both defeated with Abomination losing a hand and eye and Shulk being kept in stasis for seven years. His figure came with the left arm of Apocalypse. Already have an account with the League of Comic Geeks? immortal hulk #16 bennett 2nd print variant marvel comics bruce banner. An alternate timeline version of the Maestro appears in Peter David's novel, The Maestro appears as an unlockable costume for the Hulk in the 2012 mobile app game, The Maestro appears as an alternate costume for the Hulk in. Maestro is a version of the Hulk from an alternate future timeline, approximately a hundred years into the future, combining Bruce Banner's intelligence with the Hulk's more malevolent aspects. He had found the happy medium between being Bruce and The Hulk and had complete control in his big green form. However, after the Siege of Midgard, the Hulk was left wandering the ruins of America by himself. Hence Maestro also possesses the genius level intellect of Bruce Banner, although he uses it rarely. He emerges, initially in a weakened and emaciated form. Approximately a hundred years into the future, a nuclear war has killed almost all of Earth's superhumans and has taken the world to the brink of extinction. Aliases. Not long after the war, Rick Jones encountered the reality hopping mutant Proteus, who had possessed the body of an alternate reality Hulk from the year 2099. 6) Maestro also possesses the ability of regenerative healing. Grey-haired and balding, the Maestro was clearly older than the Hulk but was also significantly stronger due to the radiation he absorbed since the war. Abomination later went on to conquer another area of the world. 5) Maestro is merged with Dr. Bruce Banner, just like Professor Hulk. Maestro, a far-future Hulk from another universe, is the primary antagonist in the Multiverse Special Event.He utilizes both Bruce Banner’s incredible intelligence and the Green Goliath’s nastier qualities to rule with an iron fist.