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The Maestro Analysis Blog

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Background The Maestro Aliases: Hulk, Joe Fixit, The Devil, Has Unusually Large Kidneys Height: 7’6 Weight: 1150 lbs Occupation: Tyrant, nuclear physicist (formerly), superhero (formerly) First appearance: Hulk: Future Imperfect #1 (December 1992) Backstory “You're fighting against the inevitable , Hulk. I'm simply the final product of natural selection. The strong survive. I'm the strongest. I survived .” Born to atomic physicist Brian Banner and his wife Rebecca, Robert Bruce Banner had an extremely troubled childhood. Though he was loved by his mother, Brian despised his son, believing Bruce was stealing Rebecca’s affection toward him. And when he witnessed the unnaturally high intelligence Bruce had, Brian became convinced his work in radiation had turned his son into some sort of mutant freak. After years of physically abusing Bruce, things would come to a head when Brian wound up murdering Rebecca in front of Bruce. After his father was placed in a mental ward, Bru...
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Ashi (Samurai Jack) Analysis Blog

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Background Ashi Occupation: Assassin First appearance: Samurai Jack Season 5, Episode 1: “Episode XCII” (March 11, 2017) Backstory Long ago in a distant land, Aku, the shapeshifting master of darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil. But a FOOLISH samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose him. The two did battle in Aku’s lair, with the young prince nearly emerging victorious… but before the final blow was struck, Aku tore open a portal in time, sending him thousands of years into the future where Aku’s evil was law. The nameless samurai known only as Jack wandered the land in search of a way to return to the past. All the while he battled the various robots, bounty hunters, aliens, and demons that worked under Aku, aiming to undo the evil that was him. But following a humiliation whereupon Jack became unworthy of his magic sword and disappeared into the wilderness, fifty years had passed. Time had lost its effect on the samurai, but the suffering continu...
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