"What If...The Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers?" is the season three premiere of the of the Disney+ streaming television series, What If...? and the nineteenth episode of the series overall. It was written by Ryan Little, after a story by A.C. Bradley and Bryan Andrews and directed by Stephan Franck. It premiered on December 22, 2024.
Synopsis
Captain America/Sam Wilson must suit up in a colossal mech suit to battle Bruce Banner after an attempt to cure himself of the Hulk goes horribly wrong. Bucky Barnes, Monica Rambeau, Moon Knight, and others must join Sam as his new team of Mech Avengers.
Cast
Main cast
- Jeffrey Wright as The Watcher
- Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson
- Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk/Mega-Hulk
- Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau
- Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes
- David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov
- Simu Liu as Shang-Chi
- Oscar Isaac as Moon Knight
- Kari Wahlgren as Melina Vostokoff
- Brittany Adebumola as Nakia
Guest stars
- Ozioma Akagha as Asolescent Girl
- June Christopher as Additional Voices
- David Collins as Additional Voices
- Terri Douglas as Additional Voices
- Robin Atkin Downes as Additional Voices
- Alexandra Smith as Additional Voices
- Matthew Wood as Additional Voices
Trivia
- This is the first What If... episode to feature Sam Wilson as Captain America instead of Steve Rogers.
- The episode appears to be a homage to the Tokusatsu genre, particularly Super Sentai, which was adapted to Power Rangers for Western audiences.
- The opening scene with Sam Wilson and Bruce Banner running in Washington DC mirrors the scene from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, where Steve Rogers runs alongside Sam, which is how they meet. Only this time, Sam is Captain America and Bruce has the same reaction as Sam did in the film, where he lies against a tree to rest. Also, when Bruce introduces himself, Sam responds with "yeah I kinda put that together", which is a similar response he gave Steve when he introduced himsel
- This episode marks the first appearances of Sam Wilson since The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes since "What if... The Avengers Assembled in 1602?", Monica Rambeau since The Marvels, Bruce Banner/Hulk since Deadpool & Wolverine, Moon Knight since Moon Knight, and Shang-Chi since Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
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