In the Marvel universe, there are many characters that are stronger than anything one can imagine. Even villains like Thanos seem like mere mortals in comparison. One of the strongest beings in the multiverse lives at the lowest point of hell and is responsible for the Hulk.
Which being is it? In the Marvel universe, there are not only humans, Norse gods, or countless aliens. There is also a mystical realm and hell. It consists of several areas, and in the lowest one exists The One Below All.
He is the counterpart to The One Above All and a monstrous entity that wishes to destroy everything in the universe because he hates the mere existence of things. He also has an important connection to the Hulk.
A being that exists solely for destruction
How did The One Below All come into existence? The One Above All created everything in the Marvel multiverse and also its own existence. His task is pure creation, which comes from his love. However, another being came into being without being created by him: The Mother of Horrors.
She created the powerful being Udru to defeat The One Above All. To defend against Udru, The One Above All transformed into The One Below All. Rather than creating things, the only purpose of The One Below All was destruction.
The One Below All hates everything that exists, and his ultimate goal is the destruction of all existence so that nothing can be created anymore. At his core, The One Below All has no personality; it is an entity that simply wants to destroy.
To prevent him from causing harm to the multiverse, he exists in the Below-Place, which can only be entered through green doors. However, he can still influence the universe, specifically in the form of gamma radiation.
The Hulk is intertwined with him
What does The One Below All do with gamma radiation? The One Below All can manifest through extreme gamma radiation. However, the green doors must be opened for that. One such incident happened when Bruce Banner developed a gamma bomb that exploded.
Due to the gamma explosion, a green door opened, and Bruce was infected with gamma radiation and transformed into the Hulk. Through these green doors, The One Below All can infect other beings and turn them into his avatars.
He also tried this with the Hulk and the Leader, both created through gamma radiation. One of the main tasks of the avatars of The One Below All is to use the Hulk and his power to destroy all existing beings.
The One Below All accomplished this with the Earth-TRN781 Hulk (via Marvel Database). He destroyed Bruce Banner’s soul and took over the Hulk’s body. This created the Breaker of Worlds, who has managed to destroy almost all life in 10 billion years.
Not only is the origin story important, but also the parallels to the Hulk. The One Below All is not a new entity; it is a counterpart to The One Above All, just as the Hulk is the destructive side of Bruce Banner.
How can one read the story of the Hulk and The One Below All? Most of the content for the story can be found in the Immortal Hulk series by Al Ewing. The series ran from 2018 to 2021. Although it sounds like science fiction, there are many horror elements in the story. Furthermore, the upcoming film villain is not to be underestimated: The new villain in the upcoming Marvel film is so strong that he could easily defeat Hulk and Thor
