John Ryker

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General John Ryker
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #12 (March 2000)
Created by	Paul Jenkins Ron Garney Mike McKone
In-story information
Full name	John Ryker
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Gamma Corps Origins Corporation
Abilities	Genius strategist Master manipulator Adept deceiver

General John Ryker is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is depicted as an enemy of the Hulk.

Publication history

Created by writer Paul Jenkins and artists Ron Garney and Mike McKone, John Ryker first appeared in The Incredible Hulk Vol. 3 #12 (March 2000).^[1]

Fictional character biography

John Ryker is a corrupt U.S. Army general who joined the military at a young age and wanted to help determine future history from the shadows. One of his most prominent actions was manipulating the creation of the conspiracy around

Ryker is responsible for the special Gamma Corps military unit that dealt with the Hulk. He was spurred into action after his wife (who seemed to have been cured by a transfusion of the Hulk's blood) died from a sudden revival of cancer. His Hulkbuster unit was unable to stop the Hulk (who went after Ryker) and caused his subordinate Grey (who had the Hulk's DNA within) to lose his temper, resulting in a Hulk-like rage that tore down Ryker's base with the General still inside.^[5]

However, Ryker later reappears as the CEO of Origins Corporation, which specializes in giving average people superpowers through gene therapy, and sending the new Gamma Corps: Black unit under Norman Osborn's auspices to harvest the new She-Hulk's DNA.^[6]

Skills and abilities

General John Ryker has no superpowers, but he is a genius strategist and master manipulator, as well as an adept deceiver.^[7]

Other versions

Ultimate Marvel

The Ultimate Marvel reality has a general named Ryker who is one of the ones in charge of Project PEGASUS in Devil's Point, Wyoming when the Serpent Squad attacks until stopped by the Fantastic Four.^[8]

In other media

• General John Ryker appears as a non-playable character in the 2003
  Flux
  fight the Hulk. At the game's end, he is seen in the base where his henchman went to recover and presumably began experimenting.