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A young girl in Chicago watches an episode of Go-Avenger: Heroes of the Gamma War, but the internet stops working. She calls to her mom, but sees a rumbling. Her building falls apart, allowing her to see a Gamma Beast attacking her city.[1][2]
The Avengers meet virtually, with Sam Wilson, Monica Rambeau, and Bucky Barnes in the Helicarrier. Wilson tells them that more Gamma Beasts are emerging, and Rambeau warns it could be a much larger wave. Marc Spector expresses concern at the increased number, and Shang-Chi asks where the Gamma Beasts came from.[1][2]
Nakia says that Wakandan satellites picked up Gamma Radiation in the Arctic that matches Apex. Rambeau wants to involve Bruce Banner, but Wilson abjectly refuses. Wilson makes a plan for him and Rambeau to investigate in the Arctic while the rest fight in their homes. Wilson leaves, and Rambeau asks Barnes to look into Banner's location before joining him.[1][2]
As Rambeau and Wilson arrive in the Arctic, Rambeau tells Wilson that the source of the gamma signature is very large. They touch down, but cannot find the source of the gamma radiation. A Gamma Beast suddenly breaks through the ice below them, and they begin fighting it. Wilson and Rambeau are thrown aside as the Gamma Beast is joined by two more.[1][2]
Rambeau and Wilson stand up theirarmors and fire at the beasts, walking toward them. An explosion occurs, breaking the ice below them. As their armors sink, Wilson and Rambeau see thousands of gamma beasts in the ocean. They surface and watch Apex command the beasts to bow, leading Wilson to realize that they are facing an invasion. Apex growls, causing debris to hit and damage both armors while the beasts celebrate and walk into the sea toward land.[1][2]
Rambeau and Wilson work to fix their armors when Barnes calls Rambeau. Barnes tells Rambeau that Banner is at an abandoned black site. Rambeau approaches Wilson, saying that Wilson knows who they need. Wilson reminds Rambeau that Banner is responsible for the Gamma Beasts, lead Rambeau to ask why Wilson is more afraid of Banner than the beasts. Rambeau tells Wilson that their friendship is the only thing preventing the end of the world. Wilson says he does not know where Banner is, leading Rambeau to reveal that Barnes found Banner's location.[1][2]
Wilson flies to the Astra Islands and expresses hesitance to promise that he will return with Banner. He at the shore and walks to land.[1][2]
Walking through the island, Wilson comes across Banner. Wilson greets Banner coldly, and Banner asks if Wilson was expecting a monster.[1][2]
Banner takes Wilson on a tour of the abandoned laboratory where he lives. They passes a nuclear bomb, but Banner insists that it is inactive. Banner asks why Wilson was there, so Wilson explains that Apex returned.[1][2]
Banner refuses to transform into Hulk to help. Wilson says that they need help, but Banner continues to refuse. He takes a flash drive containing the Mighty Avenger Protocol, showing Wilson what it does. Wilson accuses Banner of hiding in fear, but Banner refers to himself as a threat. Banner asks why Wilson thinks he built the protocol, leading Wilson to realize that Banner built it for use against himself. Wilson softens and says he never saw Banner as a monster and walks away.[1][2]
Banner watches as Wilson flies away from the island.[1][2]
Rambeau contacts Wilson, who refuses to talk about what happened, leading Rambeau to realize Banner is not going to fight with them. The Avengers fly toward New York City as Wilson uploads the Mighty Avenger Protocol into the teams' armors, worrying Alexei Shostakov as they are using Banner's science. Barnes and Spector voice similar confirms, but Wilson insists that it is their only chance.[1][2]
Gamma Beasts surface in New York as people flee into S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicopters, which take people away as the Avengers arrive. At Rambeau's orders, the team spread out and fight the beasts, hoping to hold the beasts at the harbor until Wilson's arrival.[1][2]
Wilson reaches New York and activates the Might Avenger Protocol, combining the armors into one larger Mighty Avenger armor. The Avengers admire the design and confront the Gamma Beasts in their new armor, destroying many of them.[1][2]
A second wave of Gamma Beasts appear, and the the Avengers enjoy using the Mighty Avenger to destroy them. Apex attacks, and the Avengers attack him with everything they have. However, Apex lets out a burst of Gamma energy, sending the Mighty Avenger flying backward and draining its power. The Gamma Beasts celebrate.[1][2]
The Avengers struggle to get the Mighty Avenger to stand up, when Rambeau reports on a plane in the sky. Banner reveals himself from inside the bomb, leading Nakia to realize that Banner is going to absorb a significantly higher amount of gamma radiation. Wilson tries to talk him out of it, but Banner insists he wants to and drops the bomb, telling Wilson that he is not afraid. The bomb hits the ground, causing a large explosion that sends the gamma beasts and Mighty Avenger flying backward.[1][2]
The Gamma Beasts gather around the crater of the explosion and watch as Banner, now transformed into a much larger Mega-Hulk, emerges and roars at them, causing a shockwave. Apex challenges Mega-Hulk, and the two fight. Having gotten out of the armor, the Avengers watch as Melina Vostokoff realizes that the smaller Gamma Beasts are waiting to see who wins. Wilson realizes that Banner wanted to replace Apex.[1][2]
Mega-Hulk repeatedly punches Apex, who counters with an uppercut. Apex starts beating Mega-Hulk into the ground and roars, making Wilson panic. Wilson activates a fist in the Mighty Avenger, sending it flying at Apex and punching him. Mega-Hulk takes the advantage and breathes radiation at Apex, causing the Avengers to brace themselves as Apex disintegrates. Mega-Hulk absorbs Apex's gamma radiation and roars as the Gamma Beats bow to him.[1][2]
Mega-Hulk turns to the Avengers and roars. Spector and the others prepare to shoot Mega-Hulk, but Wilson orders them to stand down and approaches Mega-Hulk despite the Avengers shouting for him not to. Wilson repeats Rambeau's warning that their friendship would save the world.[1][2]
Wilson attracts Mega-Hulk's attention, and Mega-Hulk gets down to Wilson's level as Wilson. Wilson tells Mega-Hulk that he only sees a friend, betting that Mega-Hulk sees Wilson the same. The Avengers watch anxiously as Mega-Hulk turns around, bringing the remaining Gamma Beasts back into the ocean. The Avengers approach Wilson, and Rambeau offers condolences. Wilson insists that Banner is still his friends as the Watcher watches.[1][2]
↑ 2.002.012.022.032.042.052.062.072.082.092.102.112.122.132.142.152.162.172.182.192.202.21In What If... The Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers?, the starting point for history going differently is shown to be Bruce Banner meeting Sam Wilson in a parallel to when Steve Rogers met Wilson in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. These events can be taken to have happened on the same day as in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, placing them on March 1, 2014 (see 2014 references). It can then be approximated that Wilson and Banner went out on Wilson's boat a short time later, suggesting it occurred approximately March 9, 2014. Apex's birth was an immediate reaction to the boat scene, so it can be taken to be the next day. Approximating a brief period of time for the Avengers' mech suits to be built, it can be approximated that the Avengers were killed on March 17, and that the new Avengers team picked up fighting immediately and defeated the gamma beasts the following day before they could rebuild their forces, March 18, 2014. A title card places the main events of the episode “Ten Years After the Gamma War.” A weighted calculation places these events on April 22, 2024.
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