Beast

This article is about the character from Marvel Comics. For other characters, see Beast (disambiguation).

Prof. Henry "Hank" McCoy, also known as Beast, is a Marvel Comics character who is a mutant with blue fur and beastly agility.

Beast was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Appearances[]

X-Men series[]

X2[]

Beast makes a brief cameo on a television screen as his human counterpart Hank McCoy. He is portrayed by Steve Bacic.

X-Men: The Last Stand[]

Beast is a member of the cabinet of the President of the United States, serving as Secretary of Mutant Affairs. After a "cure" for human mutation is developed and weaponized, he resigns from his position in the government and helps the X-Men fight Magneto's forces on Alcatraz Island. He ultimately injects Magneto with the cure. After the incident, he is appointed United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

X-Men: First Class[]

Beast appears in portrayed by Nicholas Hoult In the film, he originally possesses only prehensile feet and enhanced speed, agility and reflexes. He attempts to cure himself of his mutation with a serum derived from Mystique's DNA, but this causes his transformation into his familiar blue-furred feline form. Starting from this film he has a crush on Mystique.

X-Men: Days of Future Past[]

Hoult and Grammer returned as Beast in the 2014 film, X-Men: Days of Future Past. Hoult revealed to Joblo that Hank created a serum which controls his mutation, making him appear human unless he gets angry. Grammer reprised his role as the older Beast in a cameo at the end of the film.[93] When asked by the younger Beast if he is alive in the future, Wolverine tells him that he is not. A viral marketing website for the film shows that Beast was killed in 2015 by an angry mob of human protesters outside his home in upstate New York. Wolverine's actions in the past – during which he interacted with the younger Beast and warned him and Xavier about the future – create a new timeline where Beast is alive, with Wolverine seeing the older Beast walking through the Xavier Mansion when he returns to the future.

Deapdool 2[]

Beast, along with a few other members of the X-Men appear in a brief cameo. They can be seen conversing in another room, while Wade is in the X-Mansion, complaining the studio haven't allowed them to bring in one of the more famous members of the team. Beast quickly closes the door to the room he and the rest of the X-Men are in during Wade's rant, without him realizing it.

Marvel Cinematic Universe[]

The Marvels[]

After Monica Rambeau crosses the inter-universe portal, she ends up in another universe. Beast finds her and tends to her wounds. After Monica wakes up, she is greeted by Beast and Binary, an alternate version of her mother, both who don't know who Monica is. Beast comments that Monica managed to travel to a parallel world, identical to her own and hopes that she can explain how she wound up in this new reality. Beast then leaves Monica with Binary who says she can look after the mysterious visitor, and he says he will come by later to check on Monica again.

Marvel Animation[]

X-Men '97[]

Beast appears as a member of the X-Men in this continuation of the 90's series.

Other appearances[]

Beast can be seen on Fury's wall of Skrull suspects in the The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Infiltration". In Ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man imagines the musical "Mutant and the Beast" starring Mystique and Beast. In Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, Beast is seen alongside Cyclops during the Avengers' party.

Trivia[]

• One of the "Beautiful & Beastly Mail" correspondences in the second issue of the Beauty and the Beast Marvel Comics actually requested for a crossover between Beast from Marvel Comics and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, with Barbara Slate stating that, while one isn't in the works, if they do have one, expect "fur to fly."^[1]

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Media X-Men '97 • comics • Marvel Studios: Assembled Characters X-Men: Scott Summers/Cyclops • Logan/Wolverine • Anna-Marie Raven/Rogue • Ororo Munroe/Storm • Henry McCoy/Beast • Jubilation Lee/Jubilee • Jean Grey • Roberto Da Costa/Sunspot • Remy LeBeau/Gambit • Charles Xavier/Professor X • Kevin Sydney/Morph • Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler Villains: Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto • Ronan the Accuser • Helmut Zemo/Baron Zemo • Crimson Dynamo Other Characters: Thaddeus Ross • Steve Rogers/Captain America • Tony Stark/Iron Man • Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange • Matthew Murdock/Daredevil • Cloak and Dagger • T'Chaka/Black Panther • Darkstar Episodes Season One: "To Me, My X-Men" • "Mutant Liberation Begins" • "Fire Made Flesh" • "Motendo / Lifedeath Pt. 1" • "Remember It" • "Lifedeath Pt. 2" • "Bright Eyes" • "Tolerance is Extinction" Locations X-Mansion • Genosha • Egypt • New York City • Wakanda • Madripoor See also X-Men Theme • Mutants • Captain America's Shield • Vibranium • Web-Shooters • Adamantium

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Media Captain Marvel (video/soundtrack) • The Marvels (video/soundtrack) • As Told by Emoji • Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite • Marvel: Contest of Champions Characters Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel • Monica Rambeau • Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel • Nick Fury • Goose • Talos • Korath the Pursuer • Ronan the Accuser • Maria Rambeau • Supreme Intelligence • Wendy Lawson/Mar-Vell • Phil Coulson • Yon-Rogg • Soren • Dar-Benn • Muneeba Khan • Yusuf Khan • Aamir Khan • Maria Rambeau/Binary • Valkyrie • Kate Bishop • Henry McCoy/Beast • G'iah Objects Carol's Bangle • Quantum Bands • Kamala's Bangle • Infinity Stones • Tesseract Locations New Avengers Facility • Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. • Khan Residence • New Orleans • New York City • Los Angeles See Also Dark Aster • S.H.I.E.L.D. • Skrulls • Ms. Marvel