Come on: when it comes to sheer, bone-shattering brute force in Marvel Comics, no one packs a greater punch than the Hulk. But the catch is—not all Hulks are created equal. Through the years, Bruce Banner’s emerald alter ego has branched into a crazy array of forms, each with something new (and nightmarish) to offer. From pure rage-fueled monsters to cosmic juggernauts who could end worlds, the Hulk mythos is one of Marvel’s most fascinating power showcases. So buckle up—we’re counting down the ten strongest versions of the Hulk ever created, and of course, saving the biggest smash for last.
10. Savage Hulk
The image that comes to mind when most people think “Hulk” is this version—the Savage Hulk. He’s the old-fashioned, boy-like Hulk we initially encountered in the comics, with his strength proportionate to how angry he is. The angrier he is, the more powerful he becomes, and that “limitless potential” has been validated over and over. This Hulk has warped impenetrable metals such as adamantium, thrown tanks around like they were toys, and earned the Avengers a lot of late-night worrying. Though not the most nuanced interpretation of Hulk, he’s unadulterated chaos in muscle-bound form, and that makes him iconic.
9. Starship Hulk
Starship Hulk is one of the most creative reinterpretations of the character in recent years. It’s Bruce Banner making Hulk his own mech suit—driving the body of Hulk like a spaceship. Within Hulk’s mind, Banner keeps Hulk’s consciousness in an endless simulation of battle, making him fight repeatedly so the rage engine is never drained. This configuration enables Starship Hulk to accomplish things fans could never imagine: soaring across space, blasting energy beams, and battling Avengers such as Thor and Iron Man at once. It’s Banner’s intellect combined with Hulk’s brute force, optimized into something calamitous.
8. Weapon H
If the Hulk weren’t frightening enough standing alone, think of combining him with Wolverine. That’s Weapon H, a lethal hybrid produced during the Weapon X program. Behind the monster is Clayton Cortez, and his abilities sound like a wish list of unending powers: Hulk strength, Wolverine’s healing factor, and adamantium claws that can cut through almost anything. On top of that, he can manipulate gamma energy to switch between different Hulk forms. It’s basically an overpowered experiment gone wrong (or right, depending on which side you’re on).
7. Red Hulk
General “Thunderbolt” Ross spent years trying to capture or destroy the Hulk—until he became one himself. As Red Hulk, Ross brought military precision and brutal force to the gamma mutation. His attacks are said to be as destructive as nuclear explosions, and unlike most Hulks, he is actually able to absorb cosmic energy and radiation. He’s even pilfered power directly from entities like the Silver Surfer. The only catch? The hotter his rage gets, the more he risks overheating. Still, with a resume of fighting Marvel’s biggest guns, Red Hulk is not someone to be underestimated.
6. Devil Hulk
Devil Hulk is among the darkest, most disturbing manifestations Banner has ever brought forth. With his reptilian appearance and evil aura, Devil Hulk is the epitome of Banner’s intense need for protection warped into monstrosity. He’s not only physically frightening—his regenerative powers hang on the brink of the grotesque. He is capable of reforming himself from tattered pieces, with each limb moving independently if necessary. As disturbing as he is, Devil Hulk takes great care to protect Banner, and so he becomes a twisted combination of guardian and horror.
5. Worldbreaker Hulk
Worldbreaker Hulk is the result of cranking up the Hulk’s anger to a point no one can handle. Following the catastrophic occurrences on Sakaar, Banner’s anger forced Hulk into this world-ending shape and turned him into a living earthquake who can destroy entire civilizations. A single step by Worldbreaker Hulk is enough to destroy cities, and his strength is so enormous that he poses a threat to entire dimensions. In the World War Hulk saga, it required the concerted efforts of Earth’s finest heroes simply to slow him down. He is the very model of furious uncontainability.
4. The First Hulk (Tammuz/Enkidu)
Many years before Bruce Banner was born, there existed Tammuz, a character from 9500 BC who transformed into the original Hulk after being exposed to a mysterious gamma-radiated meteorite in a sacrificial collision. Resurrected as a horned, grotesque creature, he first opened the Green Door and made a spooky compact with the One Below All. His abilities were just as limitless as Banner’s, but with ancient, magical beginnings. Tammuz roamed the Earth for millennia, both destroyer and unwilling savior, clearing the way for the legacy of the Hulk to follow.
3. Maestro
Give Hulk strength, add decades of exposure to gamma radiation, and mix it with Banner’s cleverness—what you have is Maestro, a tyrant from a dystopian future world. Maestro is not only strong; he’s strategic, vicious, and completely without constraint. In his universe, he killed almost all the heroes and villains to reign as a dictator. He’s basically Hulk with no moral boundaries, and that makes him a lot scarier than any monster on a rampage. Maestro demonstrates precisely what it is that occurs when the Hulk ceases to hold something back and chooses to conquer rather than destroy.
2. Titan
If Hulk ever had a Hulk of his own, it would be Titan. Born of Banner’s innermost pain and darkest recesses of his mind, Titan is a skyscraper-height behemoth dwarfing all but a handful of other forms of the Hulk. He unleashes destruction by breathing it, spewing out killer gamma blasts from his eyes, and shattering worlds like tissue paper. Unlike most incarnations of the Hulk, Titan is an entirely independent personality with the power to supplant control from both Banner and Hulk. When Titan emerges, it’s not a bad day—it’s the apocalypse.
1. Entropy Hulk
Occupying the pinnacle of gamma hierarchy is Entropy Hulk—the monstrous endgame incarnation of the character. Taken over by the One Below All, this iteration isn’t merely powerful; it’s doomsday. Entropy Hulk balloons to Galactus-scale size, capable of consuming galaxies, extinguishing stars, and wiping life on a cosmic level. He’s not just Banner reborn—he’s a vessel of destruction itself. This is the darkest possible ending to the Hulk mythology: not only the strongest there is, but the end of all there is.
And there you have it—the ten most powerful Hulks of Marvel Comics. Each one is an intriguing “what if” developed from Banner’s curse, from old-school rage monster to cosmic destroyer. Love the ageless purity of Savage Hulk or the brain-twisting horror of Entropy Hulk, one thing is certain: when Marvel’s strongest are concerned, the Hulk is always ready to remind everyone just who the strongest really is.