Rally the Rage

Filed by Sam Wilson, Acting Commander of the Defense Grid

When Hulk drops onto the battlefield, you don’t waste time — you get him in position, you draw the enemy’s fire, and you let the big guy do what he does best.

My job? Simple. I take every hit so Hulk can get angry — really angry.

Every attack redirected to me isn’t just a save for the team… it’s fuel. Every blow I absorb stacks another Rage counter on Hulk. And Rage? Rage is power. Rage is momentum. Rage is the kind of force that ends battles.

With Draw Their Fire, I can pull attacks off every ally on the field. In a full squad deployment, that means four incoming strikes, all aimed at me — and every one of them makes Hulk stronger. No ceiling. No limit. Just raw, escalating fury.

But a good commander doesn’t rely on one tactic. If Draw Their Fire isn’t in hand, I’ve got backup maneuvers:

Bait and Switch — lure the villain into striking me

Taunt — force their attention where I want it

“I Can Do This All Day” — Steve taught me well; I can stand back up and defend again without breaking stride

And when Draw Their Fire is online? Practiced Plan pulls it right back into my hand, letting me redeploy the tactic again and again. That’s how you keep the pressure off your allies and the heat on Hulk.

Of course, taking this many hits means I need a way to stay airborne. That’s where Angel’s Aerie comes in — a sanctuary in the sky. Every clean defense charges the Aerie, letting me patch myself up and get right back into the fight. Heavy hitters might knock me down, but they won’t keep me down.

Once the defenses stack up — ten, twelve, fifteen successful blocks — Hulk becomes something else entirely. Not just a powerhouse. Not just a bruiser. A walking catastrophe with enough Rage to level a villain in a single earth‑shattering blow.

And we keep him standing with a little support from Med Team — because even the strongest Avenger deserves someone watching his back.

This is the mission: I fly. I defend. I draw the fire. Hulk smashes.

And together? We end the fight.