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Kluh (Earth-616)
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Kluh is a grey-skinned, hideously disfigured clone of the Hulk created by the alien Xemnu on Earth-616. A gamma-irradiated artificial being built to serve his creator's purposes, he carried the Hulk's raw destructive power in a grotesque, twisted form. He has since died, leaving behind little legacy beyond his origins as a dark reflection of one of Marvel's most iconic figures.
Origins
Kluh was engineered by Xemnu, an alien entity who used gamma-ray science to produce a clone derived from human gamma mutate biology — essentially a warped duplicate drawing on the same fundamental energies that power the Hulk. Where the original Hulk's grey form is already a brutish, morally ambiguous incarnation, Kluh's appearance pushed that aesthetic further into something openly monstrous and disfigured. Unlike Bruce Banner, Kluh possessed no dual identity — no hidden human self beneath the surface. He was what he was, without the psychological complexity that defines Banner's transformations.
Appearance & Abilities
Kluh's most immediately striking traits are his grey skin and severely disfigured features, marking him as a deliberate dark echo of the grey Hulk. As a gamma-powered clone, he would be expected to share the core physical capabilities associated with that lineage: superhuman strength, durability, and resilience well beyond ordinary human limits. His alias — simply "Hulk" — underscores that he was conceived as a replacement or surrogate for the genuine article, though his grotesque form made clear he was a pale and twisted imitation rather than a true successor.
Fate
Both Kluh and his creator Xemnu are listed as deceased, closing off what was always a fairly narrow chapter in Marvel continuity. Created by writer Jeff Parker and artist Ed McGuinness, Kluh existed largely as a villain-adjacent figure whose purpose was tied directly to Xemnu's schemes rather than any independent ambition. His brief existence serves as a reminder of how the Hulk's gamma legacy can be weaponized and distorted by those willing to exploit that science for destructive ends.
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