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"**What If... the Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers?**"
"What If... the Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers?"
What If...? episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 1
Directed by	Bryan Andrews
Written by	Matthew Chauncey
Editing by	Anton Capaldo-Smith
Original release date	December 22, 2024
Running time	32 minutes
Cast
	Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America; Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk; Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau; Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes; David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian; Simu Liu as Xu Shang-Chi; Kari Wahlgren as Melina Vostokoff; Brittany Adebumola as Nakia; Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector / Moon Knight.;
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"What If... the Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers?" is the season premiere of the third season and nineteenth episode overall of the American animated television series What If...?, based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. It follows Sam Wilson and his team of Avengers as they battle an "Apex Hulk" and its army of Gamma Beasts in gigantic mechs. The episode was written by Matthew Chauncey and Ryan Little and directed by Bryan Andrews.

Jeffrey Wright narrates the series as the Watcher, with this episode also starring the voices of Anthony Mackie, Mark Ruffalo, Teyonah Parris, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Simu Liu, Kari Wahlgren, Brittany Adebumola, and Oscar Isaac.

"What If... the Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers?" was released on Disney+ on December 22, 2024.

Plot

In an alternate 2014, Sam Wilson meets Bruce Banner in Washington D.C., convincing him to attend his group therapy sessions to deal with the trauma of being the Hulk and the two became friends. However, when Banner "Hulks Out" in front of Wilson at his sister Sarah's boat, he flees and attempts to put an end to the Hulk once and for all. Unfortunately, bombarding himself with more Gamma just creates a second, monstrous "Apex" Hulk who splits from Banner and becomes a rampaging kaiju capable of spawning an army. The original six Avengers assemble in giant mechs, but are outnumbered and killed by the creatures. 10 years later, the creatures were vanquished and Wilson, now Captain America, leads a team of heroes consisting of Monica Rambeau, Bucky Barnes, Marc Spector, Alexei Shostakov, Melina Vostokoff, Shang-Chi, and Nakia. The Apex has somehow returned, which Wilson and Rambeau discover when they head to the Arctic. The latter tasks Barnes with finding Banner and, despite initially being reluctant, Wilson agrees to seek his help on the Astra Islands where the former Avenger has gone into hiding. Banner refuses to get involved with the fight; instead, he provides Wilson with the "Mighty Avenger" protocol which will allow the team's mechs to combine into one gigantic robotic Avenger (he originally created this to stop the Hulk). The Mech Avenger assembles and lays waste to the Apex's army; unfortunately, the Apex is still too strong for the team, but Banner returns. Strapping himself inside a Gamma bomb, he becomes a Godzilla-like "Mega Hulk" and kills the Apex after a helping hand from Wilson. Now leading the Apex's army, Mega Hulk heads towards New York but is confronted by Wilson, who reminds Banner of their friendship and promises that will never change; prompting Mega Hulk to lead the monsters back to his island where he becomes the Gamma beasts' new ruler, and Wilson heads there to find a way to try and bring Banner back.

Production

Development

TBD

Casting

Jeffrey Wright narrates the episode as the Watcher,^[1] with Marvel planning to have other characters in the series voiced by the actors who portrayed them in the MCU films.^[2]^[3] The episodes stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian, Simu Liu as Xu Shang-Chi, Kari Wahlgren as Melina Vostokoff, Brittany Adebumola as Nakia, and Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector / Moon Knight.

Animation

Reception

Notes

References

External links

"What If... the Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers?" at IMDb

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