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Let me know what you think, obviously the history can and will need to be changed but this is a general gist. 



Name: Bruce Banner/The Hulk

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Affiliation: Lexcorp (Formerly), Fugitive

History:
Bruce Banner was born in Ohio to an abusive father and a fearful mother. When Bruce was four years old his father murdered Bruce's mother in a fit of rage and scared the young boy into silence. A few moths later people caught on and Bruce's father was arrested. Bruce was then sent to Chicago where he lived with his aunt and uncle Walters and their daughter Jennifer.

Achieving great prestige in the science world from an early age Bruce, after receiving his doctorate, was head-hunted by Lexcorp and put to work in their R&D division. Bruce was responsible for many pieces of technology that Lexcorp soon patented and, on occasion, even worked with the head of the company Lex Luthor himself.
Upon the revelation of figures with special abilities Bruce was given the task of developing countermeasures to combat the emerging super-beings. Although he was indirectly involved with the creation of a great deal of technology that would later be incorporated into Lexcorp weaponry and test subject Bruce would become more well-known and posthumously vilified for his work in attempting to create a copy of Superman.

In a Lexcorp facility in Arizona Bruce was given access to some of Superman's DNA (recovered from numerous battle sites) and achieved a modicum of success in creating a 'Super Soldier Serum' when he added a liquid kryptonite compound. Eager to test his creation Bruce injected the serum into his own veins.
This caused the creation of (what would alter become known as) the Hulk. Bruce's body underwent a critical transformation into a green-skinned giant of a man. Acting on instinctual rage, the Hulk destroyed the Arizona facility and ran on a destructive rampage to Metropolis where he ran afoul of Superman. The battle wasbrief but fierce with the two beings almost matching in strength. However, Superman's experience won him the day and Hulk fled the city. Upon reverting to Bruce Banner, he saw what had happened and went into hiding.

Despite being officially listed as 'missing' after the destruction of the Arizona facility, Bruce Banner has appeared in several unconfirmed sightings over the years. A conspiracy theory linking the scientist and the green-skinned Hulk still occasionally springs up on the forums online. The Hulk has made some confirmed appearances over the years; usually reported as a monster causing great destruction wherever he appears but sometimes is reported to have been a positive change on an area, ridding regions of local super-powered criminals and the like.


Supporting Cast:
Friends & Family:
Jennifer Walters - Bruce's younger cousin, currently working as a lawyer in Metropolis, she was Bruce's closest friend in childhood but the two lost touch when her morals stopped allowing her to accept his position in Lexcorp. A big critic of Lex Luthor, Jennifer often takes on the cases of Lexcorp victims, rarely winning but always a voice of reason against Luthor's well-paid lawyers.

Curtis Holt - Bruce worked with Curtis for the first year of his employment in Lexcorp. The two got along incredibly well personally but were so different in their approaches to science that they had to be separated to have any sense of productivity. Regardless, Bruce lived with Curtis for the first month after his nervous breakdown and the two always promised they'd go into business together someday. When Bruce became the Hulk Curtis left his job at Lexcorp and went to work on starting his own company 'Cyberwear'. He has since made millions.  

Professor Emil Hamilton - Professor Hamilton was one of Bruce's mentors in his college days. The two never officially met but Emil had read one of Bruce's papers on the future of physics in the modern world and reached out to the young man online. They struck up an intellectual friendship and kept in touch over the years. When Bruce disappeared Hamilton reached out to Lexcorp and offered his assistance in locating the errant scientist but was met with emphatic refusal.

Betty Ross - An army brat, Betty was the daughter of General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, she met Bruce on several occasions where she accompanied her father to Lexcorp to inspect technology that the military would purchase. The two hit it off well and found themselves going on a few dates before engaging in a long distance relationship. Since his disappearance Betty has thought on occasion that she sees Bruce in a crowd but has started to let go and move on with her life.

Notable Individuals:

Jimmy Olsen - Jimmy is well up to date with the conspiracy surrounding Bruce Banner and the Hulk; always asking for leave to go check out the sightings. So far the response has always been an emphatic 'no'.

Rivals:

Lex Luthor - Bruce and Lex, after Bruce came to work for Lexcorp, had worked together occasionally on the superhuman deterrents that Lexcorp still use even now. Bruce held a fierce respect for the billionaire and his ideals until after the accident that turned him into the Hulk. Now he blames Lex for his condition and wants nothing more than to bring him down. Hulk barely knows who Lex is.

Superman - To date their interactions have been brief but fierce. Bruce has always harboured a mistrust for the alien protector of Metropolis, how much of that is his own feeling or simply that of Luthor's ideology that he has latched onto during his time in Lexcorp is unknown. But Bruce blames Superman's biology for his condition. Hulk feels an instinctual familiarity with the Kryptonian and, after their bout, irrational anger that superman might just be proof that Hulk 'is not the strongest there is'.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:
The most notable difference is that Banner worked for Lexcorp prior to the accident that created Hulk. Because the Hulk was created with the aid of Superman's cells and Kryptonite there is a possibility of having different colours of Kryptonite causing him to change into the different coloured Hulks from comics with different abilities each time. Also, because he was created with Supermans cells, Hulk is affected by the yellow sun in a similar way to Superman, allowing him to be just as strong and potentially more so if fuelled by his rage (the angrier he gets, the stronger he gets).

I want to explore the duality of the character as many people do, but Bruce Banner will be the villain of the piece as far as morality goes. (Not that he's a villain or anything, but the Hulk just wants to be left alone, Banner's the one with ideas and objectives.) The Hulk is almost a Superman/Justice League villain who's gone on to have a spin-off in this. Having said that, despite the risk of terrible destruction, the Hulk is no more a villain than usual, he just wants to be left alone or have people around him who understand him. Bruce's intellect allows him to be just as useful as the Hulk in many capacities, his genius level intellect allows him to come up with scientific and technological solutions to situations where the Hulk's raw strength is not required.


Sample Writing:

Hulk is the strongest there is!
Bruce awoke with a start. Checking his pulse he realised that his heartrate was above average; breathing deeply Bruce rearranged himself so he was sitting cross-legged on the rickety motel bed and allowed himself to fall into meditation. 
He had figured out this method of keeping the creature contained a few months back. Everything that upset his balance from a rude passer-by to a stubbed toe had sent him into convulsions and only sheer force of will had kept the Hulk from breaking free. He had thought back to his childhood, the days when his father had made him sit outside an office while the older man had gone to anger therapy. Bruce had always had good hearing and had listened carefully to what his father's doctor had said.
'Just allow yourself to let go, don't think about anything pressing, just take yourself back to your happiest memory. Deep breaths.'
The man hadn't saved Bruce's mother but his advice was helping Bruce stay sane enough to hold the Hulk within his mind. He felt his breathing slow and the worry in his heart began to ease. 

After showering and getting dressed Bruce left the motel. Pulling a worn hood up over a baseball cap to cover his features Banner began to walk the busy streets of early morning Metropolis. He'd argued with himself about coming back; he could be seen and recognised and there were so many things around that could make him angry enough to bring out the Hulk, but his need to be somewhere familiar has won out and besides, the Hulk hadn't emerged in months. He had to believe that it was possible to maintain control.

'Hey!' Bruce kept walking, having no reason to believe that the voice was addressing him. 'Hey!' Louder this time, Bruce turned to see who was calling and caught a glimpse of an overweight man in a blue jacket and flatcap. 'Where you goin'!'It was more a statement than a question but Bruce saw no reason to draw attention to himself by pointing this out. He began to pick up his pace but stopped when he saw the loud man grab the arm of another rough looking type. 

Bruce exhaled softly and turned back in the direction he was going, just in time to see a flurry of orange hair and freckles crash into him.
The Hulk might have been big enough to remain standing in a collision with a locomotive but Bruce had the proportional strength of, well, a slightly weaker than average human being. He fell backwards to the floor, hood coming away from his head and baseball cap flying into the road. Squinting, Bruce stared up at the youth who had knocked him down. The kid was very apologetic, pulling Bruce up and dusting him down, all the while bemoaning his own clumsiness and worrying about what the Chief (whoever that was) would say if ever he heard. 
'It's...' Bruce began, 'it's fine.' 
'I just,' the kid babbled before stopping and looking at him curiously. 'Are you-'
Oh no.
'Are you Bruce Banner?'

Inwardly Bruce cursed, of course someone would recognise him, he pulled his hood up over his head. 'Who?'
Leave Hulk alone!
'You're Bruce Banner!' The kid was stepping closer to him now, his bowtie pressing into Bruce's chest as he peered under the hood.
'Leave me alone kid.' Bruce lurched away, feeling the convulsions start in his chest, he stumbled into the road and was immediately the target of shouts and the horns from several vehicles as they slowed or swerved to avoid the figure stumbling through the busy road. 

Bruce saw a car approaching out of the corner of his eye, the car was coming on too fast and the driver clearly had no intention of stopping. Bruce steeled himself to jump clear but felt another convulsion coming and doubled over. His mind, momentarily startled by the traffic and noise around him, let go of its control and immediately Banner felt a primal force rush into his body.
Puny Banner not cage Hulk, Hulk is the strongest there is!
Without warning, Banner's arm reached out and grasped the front of the approaching car. The car halted immediately, Banner stared uncomprehending at his hand as a shade of green began to appear along his veins. Eyes widening, he realised the danger. He took several deep breaths and ran, not caring about the rest of the traffic. He ran for the nearest alley and didn't stop until the horns and shouts faded into nothingness behind him.

Hulk smash, Hulk smash, Hulk smash, Hulk smash, Hulk smash, Hulk smash, Hulk smash.

And, one day, Bruce knew he would.
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