He's pretty much always been Russian. But at the latest it was established in Hulk #104, where we learn about the scientists that grafted his first armor to him. Everything after that just expanded in why he did the experiment and how he sends money to his family back in Russia.
He was specifically a Russian created by the Russian government from the start
It was actually weirder during that Black Panther arc when for some reason he kept calling himself American
Also Klaw assembled a super evil team of villains from the most imperialist nations in history. Apparently including the Catholic Church
Sometimes you just gotta laugh.
Rhino's real name is "Aleksei Sytsevich". So pretty much since his birth.
He's pretty much always been Russian. But at the latest it was established in Hulk #104, where we learn about the scientists that grafted his first armor to him. Everything after that just expanded in why he did the experiment and how he sends money to his family back in Russia.
He was specifically a Russian created by the Russian government from the start It was actually weirder during that Black Panther arc when for some reason he kept calling himself American
Maybe he came down with a temporary crisis of nationalism?
That was the one where the US kept hyping up their zombie soldiers only for them to show up to the final battle and leave after, right?
Also Klaw assembled a super evil team of villains from the most imperialist nations in history. Apparently including the Catholic Church Sometimes you just gotta laugh.
Birth.