WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Gamma Flight #4, available now from Marvel Comics.
The saga of the Immortal Hulk has been one of the most terrifying that the Marvel Universe has ever seen, and the heroes of Gamma Flight have just its next most horrifying layer. In the midst of everything else the team has discovered Abomination's own dreadful plot, one that he is dangerously close to putting into action. With an army of Gamma Zombies at the ready and the Son of the Hulk himself leading the charge, it doesn't look like the heroes have any chance of saving the day. Then again, they might not have to consider one of them may have just changed Skaar's mind about which side of this fight he wants to be on in Gamma Flight #5 by Al Ewing, Crystal Frasier, Lan Medina, Antonio Fabela and VC's Joe Sabino.
Despite the threat of an entire army of Gamma Zombies waiting to be unleashed, Doc Sasquatch knows just how to put an end to the fight before it has even begun. The Cathexis Ray technology empowering Abomination's forces just so happens to be one that Doc invented himself, putting the heroes in a position to turn the tide of battle so long as they can make their way to the ray generator itself. Getting to the generator isn't as difficult as it sounds, at least not as long as they have Del Frye leading the way past Abomination's unwitting soldiers.
Unfortunately, Del can't help them when it comes to the villain's security system. Before long, Skaar is upon them, and he has a bone to pick with Dionne Fortean aka Stockpile. It was Skaar's return that paved the way for Dionne's own transformation, making her defection to the other side something of a personal blow to the Son of the Hulk. That isn't the only deep cut that Skaar has been dealt lately, however, as in the midst of their battle, Stockpile accuses the villain of being just another pawn in someone else's war -- something he knows all too well.
First introduced in 2007's World War Hulk #5 by Greg Pak and John Romita Jr., Skaar was born to the Hulk and Caiera the Oldstrong during the Avenger's exile on the planet Sakaar. Skaar's early life was fraught with torment as he sought revenge against those he believed to be a blight on his world, all while it loomed under the shadow of Galactus himself. Eventually, Skaar would find his way to Earth to confront his father for seemingly abandoning him. This kicked off a long and complicated relationship between Skaar, Bruce Banner, and the various Hulk personas that lived within him.
Over time it became clear that Bruce was not Skaar's father, nor was the Hulk, really, but rather the Worldbreaker Hulk -- one with whom he never achieved any meaningful reconciliation. Like Stockpile tells Skaar, both of them know what it's like to have someone living in their father's body "using my unfinished business with him to string me along." Even if this blatant callout is a low blow, it isn't a lie, and it may have even just brought Skaar around to the other side of the fight.
Based on looks alone, Skaar is clearly shaken by what Stockpile says to him. If she has truly been able to get through to him and make Skaar rethink whose side he wants to be on, she may have just given Gamma Flight their best shot at stopping Abomination's plot. Aside from Abomination bringing him back from his depowered state, Skaar doesn't really have anything to gain by continuing to help the villain unleash his Gamma army. Working with Gamma Flight to save the day, on the other hand, could very well give him another opportunity to make peace with his difficult past, or at the very least another shot at playing the hero.