She-Hulk: Attorney at Law made it clear from the start that Jennifer Walters' blood was important. Her unique genetic makeup means it could be used to create new Hulks, and over the course of the series, we saw the mysterious "HulkKing" attempt to acquire that for his own nefarious purposes.
The expectation among fans had been that The Leader was behind The Intelligencia, using the group of incels as a means to get what he needed from She-Hulk. It was a good theory, but the truth was that Todd, a goof spurned by Jen after a bad date, was behind the persona.
He transformed into "Hulk-Todd" in the finale, though that was all wiped away after She-Hulk broke the fourth wall and confronted "K.E.V.I.N." at Marvel Studios.
Talking to ComicBook.com, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Head Writer Jessica Gao confirmed The Incredible Hulk's Samuel Sterns was indeed considered for the show. "In my original pitch, I did have The Leader in there. Just as an option, as a suggestion, you know? But really, I can't remember why [it was scrapped]."
"I don't remember if it was organically taken out, because we just came up with other stuff, or if we were told no," she continues. "I honestly don't remember. But there was thought about either bringing him back or doing some version of a new version of Leader, or some relation to him."
"But, I mean truly, this was three years ago, and the show has evolved so much that I don't remember what actually happened."
The Leader is set to make his official return in Captain America: New World Order, though only time will tell whether he'll wind up having some sort of connection to the events of She-Hulk's solo outing. It would be a missed opportunity to not revisit that blood subplot, particularly if the groundwork is being laid for Harrison Ford's General "Thunderbolt" Ross to become Red Hulk.
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