It is raided by Ultron in a bid to kill the Avengers. After Red Hulk drained the gamma energy from Hulk, A-Bomb had enough intelligence to get Bruce Banner to safety. [30] Due to Genis' recreation of the universe and powers Rick came face to face with himself as a teenager and himself years later while operating as Captain America's sidekick wearing Bucky's old uniform. At one point Jones wielded the Destiny Force, a powerful ability utilized during the Kree-Skrull War storyline. After the Hulk's climactic battle with the Sentry resulted in him reverting to Bruce Banner, one of the Hulk's associates, Miek (who witnesses and did not prevent the true cause of the deaths on Sakaar which was not the humans), impales Rick through the chest to provoke Bruce into turning back into the Hulk. [54] Phil Coulson's group learns about Pleasant Hill and Rick's involvement. [volume & issue needed] Guilt over causing Banner to be hit with the gamma rays made Rick decide to expose himself to gamma rays in an attempt to become another Hulk-like being that could stop the Hulk. The full limits of the Destiny Force, its overall nature, and why Jones has been able to harness it at only certain times, all these are currently unknown. He lost his parents at a young age and as a result grew up at an orphanage. After a period of estrangement that also involved Moondragon and Death becoming involved with Marlo, the two reunited. [33] Neither of them realizes, however, that a portion of Death remains in Marlo. [volume & issue needed] This piece of Death attracted many strange visitors to the wedding, including Mephisto and Death herself. [80], In the future time period seen in The Last Avengers Story, Rick Jones has created a super-hero vault to hold important artifacts and information. [39], Rick served as one of the pallbearers at the memorial service for Captain America, along with Ben Grimm, Ms. Marvel, The Falcon, T'Challa and Tony Stark. With Rick in tow, Hulk, Harpy, and Jackie fled the area upon Hulk seeing Gamma Flight approaching. Strange arrived and attacked the hulk, utilising the power of the demon Zom, and again attempted to talk the Hulk down by reminding that he was a hero and Bruce Banner at heart to no avail. This was on Jones' own insistence, but Captain America continues to have guilty objections, noting that others have lost partners and it was time to move on. Captain Marvel directed Rick Jones to the location of his Nega-Bands, and Rick Jones arrived to find Ely and Marlo. [citation needed], Rick soon began dating Marlo Chandler, a former girlfriend of the Hulk's. Rick was at Mar-Vell's bedside when he died. No definitive explanation has yet been determined. Soon afterward, Jones ran away from the institution. Rick has been a sidekick and friend to Bruce Banner / Hulk, Steve Rogers / Captain America, Mar-Vell / Captain Marvel, Rom the Spaceknight, and Genis-Vell / Captain Marvel. [volume & issue needed] Over time he bonds with Wolfsbane of X-Factor, who also killed another insane murderer during the same debacle (he even ends up inviting her to his wedding). [10][11], After being neglected by Captain America, Rick became fed up with the Captain's ego. [57], During the "Secret Empire" storyline, a hacker named Rashaun Lucas is entrusted with key data by Rick Jones that Jones says will prove the truth about Captain America, who at the time was reprogrammed by Red Skull's clone using the powers of Kobik into being a Hydra sleeper agent. His resemblance to Bucky was noted,[18] Rick even wore Bucky's costume for a time. [36], Rick Jones had in fact not been killed by Ely but instead launched into the future and still maintained his connection to Captain Marvel. Suspecting this, Bruce was able to trigger Rick at an earlier time of his choosing and talk him down, thus preventing Rick from being triggered in the future when his plans were to be carried out. [52], Even though the New Avengers had rescued Rick, he doubted their true intentions due to the track record of the previous iteration of A.I.M. [3] After the Red Hulk was defeated, A-Bomb reverted back to Rick. [8], Captain America rescues Rick from one of Hulk's rampages, and after that Rick becomes Captain America's sidekick, briefly taking the title and uniform of Bucky, Captain America's long-dead junior partner. This caused Rick to spare her life. [39] Rick tells Excelsior that he wanted the Runaways back in foster care because he didn't want them to go through the same experiences he went through. The New Avengers invading the S.H.I.E.L.D.