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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:56:44 GMT

Hello!

Just a quick note re: Bruce's position in canon, and what constitutes canon. I'll get it up on his bio at some point soon.

He's coming in from just after The Incredible Hulk, pretty much right after the culmination of that movie. So he's pre-Avengers at this point. I'm going to be ignoring Hulk, because a) I didn't like it, and b) The Incredible Hulk started with him zapping himself with the gamma rays, so it's essentially a first-movie anyway.

Obviously, he's not going to be shouting about his alter-ego. He won't be surprised if anyone from his world knows about the Hulk though - the Other Guy wasn't exactly discreet when he came back to America. And when he's become a little more acquainted with the bar, and how it works, he won't be surprised to hear that people from other worlds know about him either. He's a scientist, he's familiar with the theory of parallel universes and whatnot. I don't want him specifically canon-punctured, but recognising his name/the Hulk is OK. Just give him a little while to settle in to the place first, please.

If any pup tries to deliberately goad him into turning, his reaction will be much like it was with Tony when he tried it in The Avengers. Though with maybe a little less humour, if he doesn't like you as much as he likes Tony. If any pup would IC'ly try to push him that far, please still do tag! He'll just remove himself from the situation after a while. Milliways is a fairly enclosed space, and we can't be putting it back together every couple of weeks from people making him rage out. The bar may never see the Hulk! We'll see. I'm playing that one by ear. If your character becomes good friends with him though, and needs a hand on their home world, we should be able to work something out.

So, I think that's it. Apart from - I know there's comic book/TV/film disparity over whether he's an actual MD, as well as physicist. I'm going with Avengers canon here, and assuming he has doctoring capabilities. I think I'll end up having him not possessing official qualifications, though. Helping people under-the-radar in the Third World seems like something he'd do.

OK. So! Any questions or comments, leave them here. Or email at writetolive at gmail.

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