Why The MCU Is Making Hulk & Abomination Human Again At The Same Time
Amid the rumors and theories surrounding the upcoming MCU show She-Hulk and its characters, a question at the forefront is why both the Hulk and Abomination seem to be returning to their human forms in the MCU. She-Hulk doesn't have an exact release date yet other than sometime in 2022, but it's been confirmed that in addition to starring Tatiana Maslany, the Disney+ series also sees Mark Ruffalo and Tim Roth reprising their roles as Hulk/Bruce Banner and Abomination/Emil Blonsky, respectively. While it's no surprise that these characters will feature in She-Hulk, it does raise some questions that Banner and Blonsky could appear as humans in addition to rage monsters.
In the Marvel comics, Jennifer Walters, a.k.a. She-Hulk, is Bruce Banner's cousin who gains a version of his powers after receiving a blood transfusion from him. It's not entirely clear from the She-Hulk teaser released on Disney+ Day whether the new MCU show plans to stick to Walters' comic origins exactly, but it does show Bruce (in Smart Hulk form) coaching her through her powers and probably conducting some experiments with her, too. From this brief glimpse at the series, then, it's clear that while She-Hulk will of course focus primarily on its eponymous hero, it will also offer more development on Banner's MCU arc as well. Given the sloppiness of that arc thus far, this will hopefully come as a much-needed reset.
Related: Why Bruce Banner Is Still Smart Hulk in She-Hulk After Shang-Chi's Retcon
The need to clean up Ruffalo's Hulk storyline is likely the main reason why the MCU is returning him to human form for the time being, as evidenced in Shang-Chi's credits scene. The confirmation that Tim Roth's human form is in She-Hulk further supports this
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