Adrenaline Unleashed: How Marvel’s New Hulk Breaks the Rage Mold

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There’s a new Hulk on the scene—and this time, their strength isn’t fueled by suppressed anger. In Miles Morales: Spider-Man #34, psychiatrist Dr. Keisha Kwan is transformed into Powerlift after a clash with a demigod leaves her awash in gamma energy. Unlike Banner’s endless fury, her power comes from a very different source.

Powerlift’s abilities trace back to her parents’ gamma-radiation research. Exposure to that eldritch energy rewrote her DNA, granting her Hulk-level strength—but only under one very specific condition: an adrenaline surge.

When her heart races, her muscles swell with gamma-charged might, allowing her to lift colossal weights and dispatch monsters with surgical precision. But once that adrenaline spike peaks, her powers vanish just as quickly, leaving her vulnerable in the aftermath.

Bruce Banner may tap into a bottomless well of rage, but Powerlift operates on a biological timer. Her “Hulk” state is an emergency burst of raw power, not a sustained transformation. Once the buzz wears off, so do her super-strength and durability.

This twist turns fitness into a strategic asset. The more conditioned Dr. Kwan is, the longer she can maintain those adrenaline highs—and the longer she can stay in Hulk form without crashing. It’s an ingenious tie-in to her love of exercise, giving her agency over her own power window.

Another key difference: Powerlift retains her full intelligence and tactical savvy when she transforms, much like She-Hulk and Red Hulk. During her showdown with the war god Philomelus, she not only out-muscled him but out-witted him on the battlefield.

By reframing Hulk powers as adrenaline-driven boosts rather than rage-fueled rampages, Marvel adds a fresh dynamic to gamma-powered heroes. Powerlift’s limitations make her victories more suspenseful and her defeats more poignant—she’s real-world relatable under that green skin.

Powerlift isn’t the only Hulk to break the rage mold—others draw on magic, cosmic energy, or even lunar cycles. But her adrenaline twist opens up new narrative doors for science, strategy, and sheer human will in the Hulk lineage.