MCU Alternate Timeline: Hulk Defeats Thanos

MCU: What If Hulk Defeated Thanos?
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Avengers: Infinity War started off with a bang! The Mad Titan Thanos had wiped out most of the Asgardians, including Loki and Heimdall, while also adding another Infinity Stone to his collection. But it’s not like they didn’t put up a fight. Thanos ended up going toe-to-toe with Hulk, but the end result was an epic beatdown that left Hulk’s ego bruised and a refusal to come out to fight again for the rest of the movie.
But what if things went differently? What if instead of hiding for the rest of the film, Infinity War ended with Hulk finally stepping up and reemerging in the fight at Wakanda to help deliver some payback to Thanos? Well today’s MCU Alternate Timeline will ask that question: what if Hulk defeated Thanos at the end of Infinity War? Not only would it provide a satisfying character arc resolution to Bruce Banner and Hulk’s struggles, but it also could pivot the franchise into something else entirely. Because in this timeline, maybe Thanos was just a red herring, and the REAL big bad of Avengers: Endgame could’ve been a rampaging, ultra-powerful Hulk! I think that’s a fun possibility!
So ahead and check out the video below all about Hulk vs. Thanos and the ramifications of another matchup! When you’re done, be sure to hit that big like and subscribe button for more awesome MCU content like this. And leave a comment while you’re at it talking about how much you want to see World War Hulk in the MCU! Thanks for watching CBR! Let’s get started.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
Hulk Defeats Thanos
05:32 Hulk is the MCU’s Next Big Bad
09:32 Hulk Deserves Better
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[@Mainevent41]

Captain Marvel's fight with Thanos should've been the Hulk at the end of End Game. The scene with the headbutt etc. That should've been the Hulk, period.

[@slimmkazzh5957]

Literally. Idc what anybody says . He deserved that rematch.

[@jeffelkins1905]

Exactly

[@Young_SlayerKO]

@@slimmkazzh5957 bro Thor so and spiderman are so overpowered they had to less them out because first Thor could kill thanos Spiderman can just get captain universe powers like literally how do you think superman ruined be they used him to much in movie endgame would be ruined Edit: I put a so before and 😂

[@blessings1015]

Unfortunately RUSSO BROS aren’t hulk fans They wouldn’t had to re release in theaters hulk rematch would have flooded the seats

[@slimmkazzh5957]

@@blessings1015 wym ?

[@just3brothers157]

Hulk has always been my favourite character forever. Me and my 2 brothers recently started a podcast where we often talk about the MCU. Hope one day Hulk gets his day in the sun again. Hulk Smash. Amazing Video!

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

I really wish hulk had more screen time, I would have love to see cap tell every one to stand back, Bruce got this. He should have got his pay back in end game. We need more hulk in the MCU, wish universal would just play along and let the MCU make another solo hulk film.

[@theserpent8667]

Unfortunately, their egotism is overwhelmingly stupid. They aren't going to let marvel do anything with the Hulk's character, so long as they own the rights to him.

[@collinschram]

Alternate ending: Drax uses his invisibility and defeats Thanos

[@Uding11]

LOL only people who watched gaurdians of the galaxy know

[@sonic_biscuit7240]

LOL HES SO FUNNY

[@eclipsegaming8375]

@@Uding11 he will win if he can’t see them they can’t see him 100

[@henc6615]

😂😂😂

[@wesleywilliamson978]

Hahahaha agreed!

[@videogames9565]

Mean while in another universe “hello we will discuss what if thanos won against hulk”

[@Rat-Bandit]

Ha hA hA chicken nugget zoom

[@nate8604]

Would love to see this in a “what if” episode, or a great scenario for the upcoming Doctor Strange film.

[@timotseries2088]

Hulk or bruce would never beat Thanos in any scenerio hulk fans could not accept that

[@nate8604]

@@timotseries2088 He’s beaten him a few times. Thanos is just as big as the Hulk, he just has thousands of years of battle experience on him. From what I know, doesn’t he normally try to avoid fighting Hulk if he doesn’t need to??

[@MegaCloud05]

@@nate8604 correct

[@Akashvani.13]

It's beyond me how they could give him an offscreen resolution (between Infinity War and Endgame). I never understood why the Hulk got hurt when he snapped his fingers with the gauntlet. I feel like they missed a chance for him to have a really cool resolution where he gets more power from the gamma radiation and an even rematch with Thanos. Also, marvel really wasted our time with the Black Widow/Hulk arc. I'm pretty sure the studio didn't want him to be epic bc they knew they can't make a solo movie about him (or so I remember).

[@mickeyjohno6231]

I completely agree

[@theserpent8667]

That would be awesome. Imagine he knocks Thanos flying, and he has to send 3 leviathans to keep him busy.

[@mrac7483]

World War Hulk should be in Avengers Endgame when Black Widow dead

[@julianpagano1659]

It's still unbelievable to me how much the Russo brothers fucking wasted The Hulk....

[@lilabaddie7491]

No

[@dwightschrute832]

Ikr. But i did like Hulk dressing up its cute but i missed smash hulk

[@seanmiles6991]

It's still unbelievable to me that Disney allowed the Russo Bros to waste the Hulk. Under no circumstance Disney shouldn't have allowed the Hulk to be domesticated.

[@wesleywilliamson978]

Right! IMO they twisted Hulk and Thor to push Captain Marvel. Permanently crippling the Hulk with the snap and where was the Odin force that thor was suppose to inherit after Odin's passing?

[@Hughjasswipe]

Russo brothers are over rated, despite what people say they wasted way to many opportunities in the movies they made, infinity war was pretty damn good but endgame honestly isn't as good as people think, yeah it was a huge conclusion to 10 years of movies but so much more could have been done.

[@GoofyMemesGen]

Hulk could've put up a good fight but the Russo brothers messed him up

[@Progamer-ss9vs]

Yes they really did man and i cant believe they even made him weaker than thor

[@b00m_box14]

They really did mess the Hulk up. It should be a crime.

[@seanmiles6991]

@@Progamer-ss9vs They made him weaker than Black Widow.

[@MegarionZ]

Hulk was never a good fighter, he just had an unmatched strength. Once you put him against an enemy with equal strength that actually knows how to fight, he has no chance. It did make sense for him to lose against Thanos, in my opinion.

[@Progamer-ss9vs]

First of all no cause if u didnt watch the incradible Hulk movie then u are stupid and second i think that the Hulk in that movie was the best i mean cmon even the abomintation could take out thanos in the comics

[@RayfieldA]

My only problem with the idea of an "Iron Hulk", is that debatably Hulk's hide is just as tough if not stronger than Ironman's armor. Unless maybe using Vibraniaum armor for Hulk. But I fully agree that the fight with Hulk and Thanos in Endgame was just way too Phooey. It Did make Hulk look like a coward whether it was meant to or not.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

Ed Norton's Hulk revealed that Bruce is always angry, that's why he needed that spiritualist guy to teach him how to stay calm. The always angry line was to connect Ruffalo's Hulk to Norton's Hulk.

[@ccl7983]

I mean they are the same mcu hulk

[@BlackHatCinephile]

@@ccl7983 CBR dude said Ruffalo's Banner established that Banner is always angry. I'm saying, no, Norton's Banner did. Ruffalo saying it only establishes that he's the same Banner that Norton played.

[@ccl7983]

@@BlackHatCinephile exactly it’s like they forget that the incredible hulk movie existed in the mcu . That Flim is criminally underrated

[@BlackHatCinephile]

@@ccl7983 Yeah, these "info" people are sloppy with their trivia.

[@ccl7983]

@@BlackHatCinephile yea

[@jaylenjayden9305]

That timeline is where mcu immortal hulk is born

[@a.jthomas6132]

We need the World Breaker Hulk! 🌎 💥 👊🏻

[@classicdomdadicewa1359]

Why are their theories so amazing.

[@rafaelarianto2638]

Because they're on point with the comics itself. How it's supposed to be.

[@marvelcolorheroes3947]

Am i only KZbinr who edits my own Videos???!??

[@stephenong9714]

@Mr Dublin bus j7

[@stephenong9714]

@@kidYT514 ,,,

[@THE-X-Force]

@@kidYT514 ok fk you .. the 1st few times you spammed this, fine. Now you're reported and you're showing exactly why no one wants to sub to your spammy channel.

[@nyyfrm0]

always love his vid keep up the good work

[@lilabaddie7491]

@@kidYT514 no

[@user-ub8gd9ts3s]

@@lilabaddie7491 hi 😁

[@itz_reverbe]

Cool vid

[@lilabaddie7491]

@@kidYT514 no

[@Itsme_.139]

If Hulk got angry enough, then he could defeat Thanos.

[@lilabaddie7491]

@@kidYT514 no

[@joaquinleyva6869]

@@kidYT514 no

[@mdb1863]

I concur in the comics previous to infinity war the Hulk and Thanos never met. And Thanos only defeated the Hulk with the infinity gauntlet.

[@mikel4526]

absurd

[@jeffelkins1905]

Anyone who knows anything about the hulk know hulk can get strong enough to defeat anyone but the sad thing is to m as my people think the mcu is right about everything when in reality they are wrong about everything

[@jaylenelkins809]

Lol why did this video hype me up so bad. That Hulk ending would actually be amazing

[@izzy-yt4kk]

Love these videos keep it up 💛😁

[@cotten45]

I can't tell you how much awesome this is!

[@trexadvent4726]

What do you think Thanos would be like if he went all the stuff Hulk went through in Sakaar in the comics?

[@simpjournaal6854]

This is exactly what I wanted to see

[@vashlotus1891]

All the big hitters are underwhelming in Avenger movies IMO.

[@siyadai7592]

Hulk is way more powerful than we see But always no one talks about it Just like flash in DC

[@bigdexmedia5233]

This version of Hulk would’ve been great to see . I would love to see this in the cinematic landscape.

[@smperl0c0]

Love the MCU. But the way they handled Hulk really sucked

[@nikk4183]

Why is your stories so amazing 😍

[@GokulAnanth]

Nice editing 👍

[@MitWS]

Didn't the original Hulk action figure for Infinity War have him half out of the destroyed Hulk Buster armor?

[@THE-X-Force]

Show me

[@MitWS]

@@THE-X-Force www.amazon.com/dp/B072QN2HM3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_06T08EJNXGDQBZ887098 I remember reading about retailers getting and listing toys ahead of the theatrical release that also spoiled Thor's Stormbreaker plot thread

[@mr.griffin952]

Cbr ur the best

[@hirenshah7828]

I literally got goosebumps while watching the video

[@mikel4526]

that's actually AIDS

[@trippytimesjosh355]

Yes!! This was my one big complaint about Infinity War/Endgame!!

[@RWSfan2024]

Coincidentally, your idea inspired me to make a Marvel What If script based on it. I really love the way how to introduce Maestro into the MCU

[@Vqtpv]

Early and this is an awsome theory

[@Calebsark_]

Dude you made it sound so cool. Long live the Hulk.😎😎😎

[@cornermercury7756]

9:10 The match ups that I want to see are: Cap vs. Thor, and Iron man vs. Captain marvel. The Black widow vs. Hawkeye fight can stay the same.

[@blackSUAAAVE]

If Capt. wields Mjolnir (effectively becoming as powerful as Thor) he would wreck Thor. Capt. has better fighting skills, but Thor is much, much stronger.

[@theserpent8667]

@@blackSUAAAVE Thor has fought for centuries, and defeated multiple shield agents without his powers. His fighting skills are arguably the best in the MCU.

[@fluffffycat]

I wanted to be first, but this awesome vid distracted me. Better luck next time :*

[@OnkelCthulhu]

*_nice_*

[@jackmcfadyen8244]

Good idea Personally I would of wanted hulk and banner to split and both have a body each and then we could of had a hulk vs thanos rematch in endgame

[@phantomchallenger]

MCU Alternate Timeline: Thor goes for the head

[@zeyadmohammed5033]

We already did that one

[@mrac7483]

Black Widow and Loki never dead and Bucky stays evil as the Winter Soldier

[@danyalmalik4905]

Do a video about MCU people we will never see

[@antonissa8345]

Don’t you remember when Ms. Mojo said that moon knight wouldn’t be in the MCU but... yeah

[@omarmonteon1667]

Captain America turning evil would be very epic since he’s Mr. good guy

[@THE-X-Force]

Hail Hydra

[@CharlieDarkon]

That would have been a much better ending of Infinity War, and a much better 4th movie ! Amazing alternate theory !

[@juanmata9814]

I want to see more Hulk in the mcu

[@blessings1015]

russo bros aren’t hulk fans They embarrassed hulks legacy. If they did a REMATCH they wouldn’t have had to re release endgame in theaters.

[@keihbrown2650]

Cbr is the best of talking about marvel

[@Simonbusch8]

Mindexplosion 🤯

[@REALMRTRUMP]

Next question why are these the best

[@nate8604]

An armored Hulk you say??? Man that would’ve been epic to see Hulk burst out of the armor, which I thought he was going to do during the course of the film. You gave some great insight to your ideas; Endgame grossed more money than any movie in film history, but how they treated the Hulk was a huge miss.

[@cotten45]

LOVE!!!!!!!!! THIS IS PLATINUM!!! $$$$$$$$

[@arjayroop122]

The hulk we all know and love

[@aaronmarshall5694]

The Russos' misuse of the Hulk in Infinity War and Endgame drastically reduced their rewatchability for me. He went from one-punching that Leviathan in Avengers to getting sucker-punched from behind by Iron Man to not even being the main character of his own story (Planet Hulk) in Thor: Ragnarok. Then he got trashed in the opening minutes of Infinity War and we essentially never saw him again (the most anger he shows is tossing a bench in the wake of Black Widow's death). Instead we got the "new" most powerful Avenger, Captain Femin-er, Captain Marvel (who incidentally threw everything she had at Hulk in the comics only for him to grin and one-punch her unconscious into orbit), getting the last go at Thanos before Iron Man's sacrifice. It felt like both films fell victim to Disney's increasingly encroaching SJW agendas in certain ways, and no character was impacted by that in a worse way than Hulk.

[@theserpent8667]

It's the God paradox, but since it's a woman, you don't get to point it out, lest you be branded a sexist.

[@arjayroop122]

That would have been the best 💯💯

[@TouVang1990]

Best superheroes ever

[@yousefkaldany2779]

Dude! I would love to see this as a Marvel What If episode for season 2 🤩🤩

[@mr.eeee3eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee837]

You should do a theory on White Wolf. I’d love to see what you would have on him 😀

[@jakubrejak1114]

Bruh. It's the Winter Soldier.

[@ashwin3000]

If hulk did make an army then he could recruit beta ray bill and introduce him

[@mikel4526]

sloppy sentence. redo it.

[@henc6615]

Wow Facts 😳😳 I wish it would been reality 🙂 I think You should be the directer of next mcu movie 😂 ❤️❤️

[@heidiburks3398]

do a video on What if Rocket Racoon wielded and kept thor's hammer, before Guardians of the Galaxy, oh and more stories with tony stark as sorcerer supreme,and the avengers in the star wars universe fighting a star wars transformed doctor doom! And What if Bucky Barnes ,instead of being rescued by Zola was taken by the Ravagers and became Star Lord?

[@jaylegend8952]

Cool

[@traytonvanderecken3311]

Damm Hulk is a badass

[@Earth-uu3nf]

HULK SMASH

[@lisakim5925]

We need to see the thunderclap and more

[@thebeast9606]

This would be good for the "What If" series.

[@Jamie_Winsh]

Planet hulk and Hulk busting out from inside hulkbuster would be sick. But tbh banner has always been feared, so the end of smashing hulk was best for his arc. We should be thankful for the epic hulk scenes we got to see over the years

[@StormRoxas]

Maestro and WWHulk aren't the same character. Although your explanation would be an acceptable version

[@yordan859]

and Imagine if capitan america remembers one men with claws, who helps him and that's the only one who can beat the hulk--- Wolverine

[@tbone2123]

Wolverine can’t beat the hulk, he never has

[@mgorham9245]

hope they do a future imperfect storyline in the mcu. because the maestro is a fascinating character and he's one of the most sinister versions of hulk.

[@abdiazizqadi9411]

Thanos vs hulk the movie

[@Nico-vj3io]

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

[@lilabaddie7491]

@@kidYT514 no

[@arnoldselva7912]

He is back and everyone is dead baby.....

[@dylanmuna3029]

It's crazy how this could actually work

[@trexadvent4726]

What would happen if the Gladiator, Hyperion, Blue_Marvel and Sentry fought against Thanos in the MCU?

[@akustyxmusic]

Superman would jump in, smack all of his ripoffs into dust and team up with Darkseid to do the same to Thanos for ripping him off.

[@tbone2123]

I rather have hulk then any of those other characters

[@trexadvent4726]

What would happen if Maestro, World War Hulk or Immortal Hulk fought against Thanos?

[@theskull4666]

Easy thanos will lose

[@J.T.7]

It would be really cool to see Hulk and Venom/Eddie and Bruce talk about having two personalities! Could you make a video about that?

[@RWSfan2024]

I feel like he two would be best friends as they would understand each other’s experiences

[@blessings1015]

RUSSO BROS. Weren’t hulk fans period

[@slimmkazzh5957]

I’m so glad ppl are finally starting to feel the way I felt since THE BEGINNING ! hulk deserved so much more . They played him so BAD . Hulk is suppose to be the wild card ... the last hope pretty much ! They had plenty of opportunities to show hulks true power... but instead they just wasted him . So annoying .

[@David_Scar]

Facts bro, couldn't have said it better.💯

[@mallikeshpagi553]

All they wanted was to showcase someone else as the main reason to win against Thanos and increase the runtime of the movie

[@the_guy117]

This is a possibility. Think about it. WandaVision introduced the Evan Peters Quicksilver which means ethier we've entered a multiverse or that Wanda revived him. If it is a multiverse situation then we could see a Hulk from another universe go all World War Hulk and still have the smart hulk the MCU has now. Maybe I'm spitballing but hey it's something.

[@masonmarine4384]

I am one of the frisk comments love u guys.

[@thebaneking4787]

If anything. After Ragnarok we should've got a lot more Hulk.

[@henc6615]

May be we see these comics storyline in mcu's what if series If they do so ❤️

[@williamsummerson1204]

I think that concept would be 🔥. Seeing hulk annihilate thanos on screen, I'm here for that. I don't know who would be able to stop world war hulk. Any ideas?

[@mickeyjohno6231]

They definitely screwed hulk in the last two films.

[@SamuraiOfTheSix]

Hulk is my favorite superhero and I’m very disappointed in what they did to him in the last 2 avenger movies.

[@loyallemon6994]

This is possible because the after effects of hulk snapping could change his personality and make him stronger and go on that crazy rampage, but then Tony comes back to life but not human but a celeschal and beats the hulk and make a machine that makes hulk normal again!

[@Ishida0528]

Fun fact: hulk have a power that he can be more stronger than Thanos, its from his gamma radiation

[@cammoore___]

I think they would plot twist where Black Widow is killed by Maestro Hulk when she tries a lullaby

[@sauceyemu9312]

there is also another story line that would go so good in the MCU Immortal Hulk

[@Hughjasswipe]

Its amazing they gave him the chance to snap everyone back. To bad they never mention it and its always over shadowed by something to do with iron man or iron boy Jr

[@dutchnamekian256]

They even nerfed his regen too in end game he cant use his right arm anymore u can also see troughout the movies he becomes more and more grayer his banner side weakens him

[@akustyxmusic]

World War Hulk and Maestro are completely different Banner personas. Maestro is evil but WWHulk was vengeful because he was betrayed by Earth’s heroes and mourning the death of his wife. Combining both personas is like Spiderman 3... too many characters and not enough time to develop them. I like everything you proposed up to introducing Maestro. WWHulk would work though.

[@starlord7636]

0:10 - 0:13 thats until godzilla vs kong comes out people are gonna shit thier pants

[@wazaifoamaliyatkihaqeeqat547]

Well the world breaker hulk is coming and thanos is going to get his his ass wooped so chill

[@randomname6049]

I honestly that type of person that just believe that hulk power is not limited at all

[@sasamichan]

I have to disagree with the gladiators thing I would do a green Hulk vs Red Hulk battle. I would also make shore to include Dare Devil, Iron Fist nd others and to bring in Fantastic Four and X-Men

[@ahmadmahmoodi229]

is hulk going to be in avengers 4 does he become a super hero agian

[@imeldatangga2828]

I was thinking of galactus being the last enemy or or thanos going back or even ultron getting all the stones

[@MegaCloud05]

"In the end they will be forced to take Hulk out." First of all if the movie writers are using World War Hulk that eventually becomes Worldbreaker Hulk, and its just Avengers, or even if its X-Men and Fantastic 4 and Sentry etc, they still wont be able to take him out. Don't believe me? Read the World War Hulk storyline. He whooped everyone. He tanked everything and spanked back harder. He was literally gonna break the world after.

[@arjayroop122]

I wish that had happen

[@Claudefrom2001]

Accurate

[@captainpunchahoe7500]

Yes

[@lilabaddie7491]

@@kidYT514 no