His fathers abuse caused Bruce to start to develop dissociative identity disorder which would go undiagnosed for years, partly due to the fact his D.I.D. Bruce, grew up as a highly withdrawn, intellectually gifted youth, in fact, a child prodigy. Susan never wanted to deal with her brother after what he had done to Bruce and Rebecca. Susan raised Bruce with love and care, as if he were her own child.
After that, Bruce was raised by his aunt and father's sister, Susan Banner, who understood his great pain and rage over his childhood sufferings. īruce's life reached a turning point when Brian murdered Rebecca, and was placed in a mental hospital after being removed from his father's negative influence.
One of the people who helped Bruce cope with Brian's tantrums was his paternal cousin Jennifer Walters, with whom Bruce used to spend summers in the public library reading for hours, losing themselves to books. These factors led to Brian abusing Bruce physically. Further, Brian believed that his radiation work had altered his DNA and given him a mutant son. Although Rebecca deeply loved Bruce, who returned her affection, Brian hated their child and was driven by an insane jealousy of Bruce for being an object of Rebecca's love. Brian Banner, an atomic physicist, and his wife Rebecca. For a complete history see Bruce Banner's Expanded History Early yearsīruce's mother killed by his father in blind fury History This is an abridged version of Bruce Banner's history. Scar, Ol' Green Skin/Greenskin, Once-Savage, One Below All, Patient #113, Professor, Robert Baker, Ross Oppenheimer, Sakaarson, Son of Sakaar, Terran Behemoth, The Eye of Anger, The Healer, The Hulking Hammer of Hope and Horror, The Liberator, The Savior, 'The Universe', Two-Hands, Two-Minds/Two Minds, War, Wendihulk, World Breaker, and numerous other aliases Affiliation and Relationships Bob Banner, Eye of Rage, Friday, Fulk, Gargoyle, Glenn Summers, Golem, Gray Goliath, Gray Hulk, Green Brute, Green-Genes, Green Golem, Green Goliath, Green Hulk, Greenie, Green King, Green One, Green Scar, Greenskin, Grulk, Haarg, Harkanon, He-Hulk, Hideous Green One, Holku, Hulkerino, Hulkie, Hulksicle, Hulkster, Hulkus Doofus, Hulky, Incredible Qantas, Jade Giant, Jade Jaws, Joe Fixit, 'Jolly Green Village Idiot', Joseph Brown, King of Smash, Kluh, La Mole (The Mass), Mechano, Merged Hulk, Mighty Bob, Mongrel Spawn Of Science, Mr. Formerly Immortal Hulk, Banner Hulk, Ωmega Hulk, Savage Hulk, Indestructible Hulk, Incredible HulkĪnnihilator, Anti-Hulk, Banner of the Apes, Big Man, Bob Danner, Bruce Bancroft, Bruce Barnes, Bruce Baxter, Bruce Bixby, Bruce Davidson, Bruce Franklin, Bruce Green, Bruce Jones, Bruce Roberts, Bruce Ross, Bruce Smith, Captain Universe, David Banner, David Bannon, David Bixby, Devil, Devil Hulk, Doc, Doc Green, Dr.