The Hulk may struggle to defeat Thanos in a fistfight, but when he met his brother Starfox, the former Avenger almost killed him with one blow.

Since 1962, The Incredible Hulk has been a hero known for committing daring feats of strength and overcoming massive adversity. But nearly killing the younger brother of Thanos? That's a feat worthy of specific attention in Hulk's long, exemplified superhero career.

Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema's The Incredible Hulk #300 was a crossover issue which saw Hulk, no longer coexisting with Bruce Banner, go up against every Earthbound Marvel superheroin New York City. That includes bouts with Spider-Man (wearing the symbiote), Doctor Strange, Human Torch, S.H.I.E.L.D., Heroes for Hire, and even Hulk's former colleagues The Avengers. But one particular Avenger who has the unfortunate turn of running into the green goliath is the brother of the Mad Titan Thanos, Eros a.k.a. Starfox. And he would never forget it.

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For those who may not know, Starfox and his brother Thanos are members of the Eternals race, with Eros being born the ideal Eternal in every way... while Thanos was created deformed and much more in line with the monstrous Deviant counter race. Though Starfox comes with the standard skill set of an Eternal such as super strength, super speed, flight, teleportation, and immortality, Eros' main asset is his pleasure stimulation technique. The technique allows Eros to make other beings feel pleasure by stimulating the brain's pleasure centers of those within about 25 feet of him, which backfires on Eros when the Eternal uses the power on the insusceptible Hulk, who responds by smashing Starfox into the arms of fellow Avenger Thor, nearly taking the brother of Thanos off the table completely.

Though Starfox's Eternal lineage ultimately saves his life in the end, the Hulk once more truly shows where his strength lies by defeating Starfox with relative ease. Without Banner anchoring the beast within, the Hulk is allowed to brawl with the Titan born hero without holding back. Similar to Spider-Man, who constantly holds back on his opponents for fear of potentially killing them, the Hulk's connection to Bruce Banner throughout the years somewhat restrains the raw potential of Hulk's power.

There are forces in the Marvel Universe that can easily match the power of The Incredible Hulk, but there is not a force that the Hulk cannot match in his own way. As far as opponents go, Hulk has faced several superheroes and aliens but defeating a royal Eternal as swiftly as he did Starfox is an impressive feat. While Thanos would prove much more of a worthy threat, the Hulk can at least mark off one Eternal as a win.

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