John Q.T. Nguyen
May 13, 2004, 07:14 pm
<B>Real Name:</B> Henry "Hank" McCoy
<B>Group Affiliation:</B> X-Men, (Former) X-Factor, Avengers, Defenders
<B>Height:</B> 5'11"
<B>Weight:</B> 355 lbs.
<B>Eyes:</B> Blue
<B>Hair:</B> Blue Black
<B>Powers:</B> Beast is strong enough to lift 2,000 pounds, has the agility of a great ape, and the acrobatic prowess of the most accomplished aerialist or acrobat. He is able to run on all four at approximately 40 miles per hour and his stamina is approximately triple that of a well-trained athlete. The Beast is also an incredibly intelligent geneticist.
In our reality, the Beast was a founding member of both the X-Men and X-Factor as well as a member of the Avengers and the Defenders. His greatest accomplishment has been implementing the work of his former colleague, the late geneticist Moira MacTaggert, to eradicate the plague known as the Legacy Virus.
<B>Appearances:</B>
Exiles #1-4, 8, 14, 21-22, 34
For more information about this character in the mainstream universe, please refer to ComiX-Fan's <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=47" TARGET="blank">S.H.I.E.L.D. Files</A>.
The following entries are made for appearances in various alternate realities. Brief descriptions of the alternate realities are made in parenthesis. For further comments about these alternate reallities, please refer to the <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27020">Alternate Realities Thread</A>:
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/004/beast.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beast (Morph's Reality)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #1
Beast was also a part of this world's version of the Avengers at the same time that Morph was, though both would later return to rejoin the X-Men.
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<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #1, 14
Like our world's McCoy, this Beast was a founding member of the X-Men.
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/007/beast.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beast (Zero Tolerance)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #2
Hank was held at a Maximum Security Prison one hundred miles off the coast of Tahiti alongside Magneto and an assortment of other Super Beings before being rescued by Magnus, Magneto's son from an alternate reality.
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/008/beast.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beast (Trial of the Phoenix)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #2-4
Beast fought in the Trial of Phoenix alongside his fellow X-Men, but was taken out early by the shape-shifting Morph who turned into an Elephant and dropped down on top of McCoy. This proved to be a blessing in disguise as Beast, for although he would not be able to contribute for the rest of the fight, he would be one of only two X-Men who were not killed by the Phoenix.
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<FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beastling (The Skrull Colonies)</B></FONT>
<B>References:</B> Exiles #8
Though we never get to see this world's Beast in action, he is a competitor in the Games known by all as the Beastling.
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/036/beast.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beast (Legacy)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #21-22, 34
A member of the Avengers, Earth's mightiest and only super heroes on a world overrun with Vi-Locks. Beast took part in the unsuccessful infiltration of the Vi-Lock Mainframe and was essential in mitigating the effects of the Warlock Virus when Blink became infected with the disease in its purest form.
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<B>Group Affiliation:</B> X-Men, (Former) X-Factor, Avengers, Defenders
<B>Height:</B> 5'11"
<B>Weight:</B> 355 lbs.
<B>Eyes:</B> Blue
<B>Hair:</B> Blue Black
<B>Powers:</B> Beast is strong enough to lift 2,000 pounds, has the agility of a great ape, and the acrobatic prowess of the most accomplished aerialist or acrobat. He is able to run on all four at approximately 40 miles per hour and his stamina is approximately triple that of a well-trained athlete. The Beast is also an incredibly intelligent geneticist.
In our reality, the Beast was a founding member of both the X-Men and X-Factor as well as a member of the Avengers and the Defenders. His greatest accomplishment has been implementing the work of his former colleague, the late geneticist Moira MacTaggert, to eradicate the plague known as the Legacy Virus.
<B>Appearances:</B>
Exiles #1-4, 8, 14, 21-22, 34
For more information about this character in the mainstream universe, please refer to ComiX-Fan's <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=47" TARGET="blank">S.H.I.E.L.D. Files</A>.
The following entries are made for appearances in various alternate realities. Brief descriptions of the alternate realities are made in parenthesis. For further comments about these alternate reallities, please refer to the <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27020">Alternate Realities Thread</A>:
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/004/beast.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beast (Morph's Reality)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #1
Beast was also a part of this world's version of the Avengers at the same time that Morph was, though both would later return to rejoin the X-Men.
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/005/beast.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beast (Mimic's Reality)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #1, 14
Like our world's McCoy, this Beast was a founding member of the X-Men.
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/007/beast.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beast (Zero Tolerance)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #2
Hank was held at a Maximum Security Prison one hundred miles off the coast of Tahiti alongside Magneto and an assortment of other Super Beings before being rescued by Magnus, Magneto's son from an alternate reality.
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/008/beast.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beast (Trial of the Phoenix)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #2-4
Beast fought in the Trial of Phoenix alongside his fellow X-Men, but was taken out early by the shape-shifting Morph who turned into an Elephant and dropped down on top of McCoy. This proved to be a blessing in disguise as Beast, for although he would not be able to contribute for the rest of the fight, he would be one of only two X-Men who were not killed by the Phoenix.
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<FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beastling (The Skrull Colonies)</B></FONT>
<B>References:</B> Exiles #8
Though we never get to see this world's Beast in action, he is a competitor in the Games known by all as the Beastling.
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/036/beast.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Beast (Legacy)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #21-22, 34
A member of the Avengers, Earth's mightiest and only super heroes on a world overrun with Vi-Locks. Beast took part in the unsuccessful infiltration of the Vi-Lock Mainframe and was essential in mitigating the effects of the Warlock Virus when Blink became infected with the disease in its purest form.
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