We Now Know Why Hulk Was Injured By The Infinity Gauntlet

The mystery of the Hulk's sizzled right arm in Avengers: Endgame has finally been answered.

The reason the Green Goliath was injured so badly using the Infinity Stones while, if you'll recall, Thanos was not is simple. According to co-director Joe Russo, it was a purposeful choice to continue highlighting the magnitude of the Mad Titan's strength, as well as to display how potent the Infinity Stones are when used.

In the film, well-adjusted and emotionally stable Professor Hulk, a merging of the brains and mild temperament of Bruce Banner with the green, super-strong physique of the Hulk, wielded the Infinity Stones to bring back the lives lost in Avengers: Infinity War. Of course, his act of service didn't come without a heavy penalty: Hulk experienced substantial cosmic charring up his entire right arm and part of his neck. By the end of the movie, the arm was rendered pretty much useless.

Since he's presented as one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it came as a surprise to the audience — and even his fellow Avengers — that Hulk took such a substantial hit using the Infinity Stones — especially since he was deemed most likely to survive the impact of using Tony Stark's Infinity Gauntlet 2.0 to channel their power.

Fans will recall that in Infinity War, Thanos used the stones to snap half of all life in the universe out of existence, with relatively little injury to himself — though his Infinity Gauntlet was heavily damaged in that first usage. It was only when he used the Stones again — to destroy them, this time — that it really took a toll, as he emerged from the experience with a noticeable hobble and some pretty bad damage to his Gauntlet arm.

Russo explained that it was important for the filmmakers to revisit how the Hulk, for all his incredible power, paled compared to Thanos. Keep watching the video because we now know why Hulk was injured by the Infinty Gauntlet!

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