BEAST

Real Name:

Henry Philip McCoy

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Active

Additional Status Info:

X-Men

Category:

Mutant

Alias:

Kreature, Mutate #666, Wildlife, Beast Prime.

Nationality:

American

First Appearance:

X-Men (1st series) #1

Powers & Abilities:

superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance, reflexes, dexterity, and acrobatic prowess, night vision, enhanced senses, healing abilities, low-level pheromones, razor edged claws

Affiliation:

Avengers, Brand Corporation, Defenders, Exemplars Squad, Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, M.O.N.S.T.E.R., Queen's Vengeance, S.W.O.R.D., Secret Avengers, The Illuminati, X-Club, X-Factor, X-Men, X-Terminators, New Tian, X-Force VIII (Krakoa), Weapons of X

Avengers Membership:

Probationary member and associate as of Avengers (1st series) #137. Accepted full membership in #151.

Notes:

Beast created a mutagen that accelerated his mutation in Amazing Adventures (2nd series) #11, creating his first gray furred form, stabilizing as blue furred in #14. Years later, Carl Maddicks' retromutagen eradicated Beast's animal features in X-Factor (1st series) #3. After a series of bio-chemical influences and changes, McCoy stabilized as blue furred again in #33.

Beast experienced a secondary mutation after Sage jumpstarted his healing powers in X-Treme X-Men (1st series) #3, leading to the cat-like appearance he first showed in New X-Men (1st series) #114. This remained stable for years until the onset of another mutation changed his appearance in All-New X-Men (1st series) #1-5.

Beast spiraled down a dark path during his time on Krakoa, eventually styling himself as Beast Prime overseeing the Weapons of X, clones of himself and Wolverine performing strategic analysis and wetwork. This version of Beast died in X-Force (6th series) #50. A Cerebro back-up of Hank McCoy whose mind only went as far as the original Defenders era was activated in X-Force (6th series) #48, and is apparently the new "main" Beast.

Alternate Versions:

BEAST (Exiles), DARK BEAST, BEAST (Ultimate), SHADOW BEAST, BEAST (O5) and BEAST (BotA).

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Last Updated:

5th September 2024 by Monolith