Phase 3 · 2006–2007

Planet Hulk

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Inspired Thor: Ragnarok: exiled into space, the Hulk becomes a gladiator on a distant planet; collects Incredible Hulk #92–105

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Quick recap

The Illuminati, a secret group of heroes, trick the Hulk and send him on a ship to a peaceful, empty planet. The ship goes off course and crashes on Sakaar, a barbaric world ruled by the Red King. Enslaved as a gladiator, the Hulk forms a band of arena comrades, the Warbound, with rocky Korg and insect-like Miek. He refuses to kill on command, becomes the face of a rebellion and is hailed as a prophesied savior. The Hulk defeats the Red King, takes the throne and marries the warrior Caiera. Peace doesn't last: an explosion destroys the capital, and he heads for Earth bent on revenge.

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ReferenceSakaar came from here
Having Mark Ruffalo on board let Ragnarok borrow from Planet Hulk: the planet Sakaar, the gladiator arena, and allies Korg and Miek.
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ChangeNo Grandmaster in the comic
In the comic, Sakaar is ruled by the Red King. The film swapped in the Grandmaster, and its Hulk fights by choice rather than by force.
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Behind the scenesExiled by his friends
The Hulk ends up in space because a secret group of heroes, the Illuminati, decides to send him away from Earth.
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