As a Marvel fan, you learn to expect the unexpected. A newspaper headline here, a background news report there — the breadcrumbs of a crossover. The streets of Hell’s Kitchen? Daredevil’s probably nearby. A story set in Wakanda? You can bet on Black Panther or someone in his orbit.

So when an episode opens with mystical hidden cities, spiritual healing, martial arts, ninjas, and the majesty of the Tibetan Alps… you’d expect Iron Fist, right?

Or was that just me?

Instead, we get a power-mad lord seeking ultimate control over his sacred homeland. He needs a medallion to reach it — which, on a date night (the most believable part of the episode, frankly), somehow ends up in Hulk’s hands. The medallion’s peaceful aura calms the beast into Banner, triggering a quest to Tibet in search of Anavrin — a not-so-brilliantly disguised Nirvana nestled beneath Everest’s shadow.

What follows is a swirl of ancient sibling feuds, cyber-ninjas, and a high-stakes clash between technology and spiritualism.

Don’t get me wrong — it’s a good story.

It’s just not a Hulk story.

A man runs through the shadows of Chinatown, clutching half a medallion. Ninjas descend. Banner and Betty hear his cries and rush to help. Banner is wounded. Betty is surrounded. Rage takes hold — and the Hulk emerges.

He scatters the attackers. They flee. The man, barely conscious, hands Hulk the medallion. It glows — and Hulk reverts to Banner. The man whispers a task: deliver the medallion to his twin brother in China. Then he vanishes.

Banner, Betty, and She-Hulk investigate. The medallion may be more than a relic — it might be the key to controlling the Hulk. They travel to China.

In a quiet shop, they find the twin. Banner enters alone — and is ambushed. Lord Scimitar strikes, flanked by ninjas. Banner Hulks out, but Scimitar is unlike any foe he’s faced. Hulk’s blows do nothing. Scimitar casts him down a well and escapes with the medallion. But the brother reveals the truth: he switched the medallion with a fake.

Together, Hulk, Betty, She-Hulk, and the brother journey into the mountains, seeking Anavrin — a hidden village the medallion unlocks. Scimitar ambushes them again, hurling them over a cliff and stealing the real medallion. At the bottom, they find an ancient temple. A portal opens. The people of Anavrin welcome them.

The king greets them. He calms Hulk into Banner and heals the wounded. Then he reveals the deeper truth: Scimitar is his son. Banished. Consumed by ambition.

Scimitar returns, leading an assault to overthrow his father. Banner knows what must be done. He becomes the Hulk. The battle is fierce. Hulk unleashes everything. Scimitar is struck — and vanishes into the horizon, his fate unknown.

Banner, Betty, and She-Hulk return home. The medallion’s mystery remains, but for now, the storm has passed.

Scimitar is an original character for the series. The village’s name, Inavrin, is Nirvana spelt backwards. His cyborg ninjas resemble some factions of the Hand, the ninja clan that has often plagued Daredevil.

At one point in the episode, Bruce’s black clothes rip, leaving the Hulk in a vest-like top. This look resembles the smart Hulk from the early 90s.

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