Thursday, June 12, 2008

Info on the Hulk characters part 2: The Abomination

Next character to be featured is The Abomination, the main antagonist for The Incredible Hulk.

Emil Blonsky is a past-his-prime veteran soldier nearing his retirement, leading the special forces to help General Ross in hunting down the Hulk. Following a one-on-one confrontation wih the Hulk that left him humiliated, Blonsky personally volunteers to be injected with Banner's gamma formula (the same one that created the Hulk) to aid Ross in his capture, and it creates a mutation more extreme than the Hulk. Blonsky's skin, muscles and bones become exaggerated, making him look more inhuman than the human-looking Hulk. Blonsky can use his spine and bones sticking out of his elbows and heels as weapons. Emil Blonsky will be portrayed by Tim Roth in the film.

Blonsky's transformation into The Abomination substantially increases his strength and durability, giving him many of the same powers as the Hulk. Like the Hulk, The Abomination is also resistant to damage, can hold his breath for extended periods of time, and breathe underwater. Blonksy is also capable of regenerating from damage, but at a slower rate. Like the Hulk, he can travel many miles with one bound. The Abomination differs from the Hulk in several ways. The biggest setback is that although Blonsky retains his mentality, he is unable to revert back into his human form due to the extremity of his mutation. Originally, the Abomination was shown to be stronger than a calm Hulk, but his strength would not increase with anger.
More info on The Abomination can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abomination_%28comics%29

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