In a new interview with the hollywood journalist, She-Hulkby Jessica Gao confirmed that the Hulk’s son, Skaar, was a cameo that came directly from Kevin Fiege himself. Skaar appeared alongside the Hulk at the very end of the Last episodeappearing in the middle of a family picnic just before the the credits ran. No explanation given, of course, but I’m here to explain everything you need to know about Skaar, and the implications that His look has for the MCU.
Who is the Hulk’s son, Skaar?
Remember in Thor: Ragnarak when Thor fell from the Rainbow Bridge, was thrown through the magnatar wormhole known as the Devil’s Anus, and had to confront the Gladiator Hulk in the Sakaar Arena? Well, it turns out that while the Hulk was busy being the champion, he got busy too.
Skaar, in the comics, was “born” in Sakaar after his mother, Caiera, made a cocoon and threw him into a post-Hulk-coitus volcano. She’s descended from an alien race known as the Shadow People, and she has semi-magical supernatural powers that make her super strong and durable. So Skaar was born, crawling out of the lava I guess, and he and Daddy Hulk rule Sakaar. It’s generally considered a bad and entirely traumatic time. The planet is going to shit, being king is kind of a drag, being a prince isn’t super fun either, society is falling apart, etc. etc You know how it goes.
So when the Hulk decides to return to Earth to get revenge on the Avengers who exiled him, Skaar isn’t super excited to realize that his father has left town. He follows the Hulk, swearing revenge, and when he arrives on Earth, guess who meets him first? First cousin, once removed, She-Hulk! They fight, obviously that’s what Hulks do, but Skaar was after his dad, so it wasn’t worth much.
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Planet Hulk? World War Hulk?
You may have heard of Planet Hulk Where world war hulk after the finale – these are two comic arcs, similar to Age of Ultron Where Civil war. Multi-character stories that go on for years and introduce a million new characters, take forever to wrap up, and are only half the time satisfying. These are comics, you stick to your favorites.
Planet Hulk (2006-2007) served as the basis for Thor: Ragnarok, so you know the story. Hulk, forcibly exiled from Earth by Nick Fury, crosses the Devil’s Anus, becomes a gladiator, then foments a revolution with Korg. The comic does not include Thor or the Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast, played by Jeff Goldblum). Hulk, alongside his gladiators known as the Warbound, defeats the Red King. He stays there for a while until his spaceship explodes, shattering Sakaar. End of arc. It’s actually a pretty tight bunch of comics, and I generally find these kinds of standalone arcs much more satisfying than open/crossover events.
world war hulk picks up directly after Planet Hulk. Hulk/Bruce Banner returns to Earth, intent on delivering a brutal fuck straight to the Illuminatithe faces. What follows is just kind of a non-stop ride. He kills Black Bolt (on the moon, naturally) attempts to confront all of the X-Men, but spares Professor X, for some reason. He returns to New York, confronts Iron Man: Hulkbuster, destroys him, tears up Ghost Rider? I suppose? Hit Doctor Strange, say fuck off to the sentry, and generally wreak havoc until Iron Man does some “science” and de-Hulks Banner. I suppose. I certainly haven’t read this race. world war hulk was a hot mess and I’m not afraid to say it. So, Skaar… he shows up at the end of world war hulkemerging from his lava/cocoon and then traversing the galaxy in search of revenge, because it worked so well for his father.
Skaar appearing at the end of She-Hulk is definitely weird, but there is a bit of configuration in Thor: Ragnarok for its existence, at least. Who knows if we’ll have a Planet Hulk prequel as the first Hulk movie in the MCU proper, but until then… you can still check out the 2010 animated film, Planet Hulkto get a taste of what might come next.
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