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[MCU] I know who Bruce Banner is, but who is The Hulk?

I'm writing my thesis* on Dr. Banner and his monstrous alter-ego, and I've run into a bit of a dead end. We've all heard the stories, about how he got trapped in a gamma chamber and was inundated with gamma particles in such a way as to not only *not* kill him, but to unlock a transformative effect in which he gains mass, strength and durability, but at the expense of his mind. That's the part I understand.

What I *don't* understand is *who* The Hulk actually is. I understand the theories behind dissociative identity disorder, but is that the answer? Is Banner simply a mutant, and when he changes does his mind just shift in such a way that it engages a personality Banner subconsciously created to control the change?

Or is it more complicated? Banner is a genius and would surely understand DSI, but doesn't seem to acknowledge that the Hulk is another personality, but rather an individual with his own motivations and relationships, and one he is often at odds with. Is the Hulk a person? One who uses Banner's body as a conduit through which they are able to travel? If so, where did they come from?

Hopefully someone knows more about this

*fictional thesis, is this still sort of an RP subreddit?
gpt
You must have been Blipped, because Banner figured this out between 2018 and 2023.

He and the Hulk finally realized and acknowledged that they are the same person.  Now they’re a single entity that’s always smart but also always big and green.  Banner’s new form has his old intellect and morality, and the strength *and confidence* of the Hulk as well.  He’s a lot more sociable these days and eager to please his fans, while he wasn’t big on photo ops before the merger.

TL;DR: They’re the same person, just took a while to embrace it.