Thaddeus Ross (Earth-11584)

History
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Powers & Abilities

 * Military Strategist: Having graduated from West Point with High Honors, Thunderbolt Ross is a master at military strategy and planning out patterns of attack. He is capable of coordinating multiple forces at once in the aim of completing a stated objective.
 * Marksmanship: Though it has never been displayed, it can be assumed that Ross' marksmanship is on par with most above-average human beings, given the rank insignia on his uniform.
 * Covert Operations: In accordance with his military training and being the director of SHIELD, Ross is fully qualified to run any number of covert operations at any given time.

Weaknesses
Due to his daughter's involvement with its creation, Ross has an almost unhealthy obsession with capturing Bruce Banner, AKA The Hulk. This is to the detriment of many of his other ideas, including using the personal Army of the Thunderbolts he collected for this purpose, and immediately directing SHIELD to find Hulk following his takeover after Age of Ultron.

As revealed in Iron Man 4, some one or something is apparently impersonating Thunderbolt Ross. What the status of the real general is is unclear at this point.

Appearances
Ross appears in the following films within the Earth-11584 continuity. In all cases, he is portrayed by actor William Hurt.
 * The Incredible Hulk (2008)
 * The Avengers (2012)
 * Thunderbolts (2013)
 * Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
 * Ant-Man (2015)
 * The Incredible Hulk 2 (2015)
 * Captain America: Civil War (2016)
 * Iron Man 4 (2016)
 * World War Hulk (2017) [mentioned only]