Dark Beast (Henry Philip McCoy), sometimes known as the Black Beast, is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an alternate reality evil version of the X-Men’s Beast. Created by Scott Lobdell and Roger Cruz, he first appeared in X-Men: Alpha (1995). This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Scott Lobdell (born 1963) is an American comic book writer. ... Roger Cruz is the pen name of the Brazilian comic book artist Rogério da Cruz Kuroda. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... The Morlocks were a group of Marvel Comics mutants associated with the X-Men. ... Gene Nation is a Marvel comics mutant terrorist organization and enemies of the X-Men. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, this in turn is part of a larger multiverse. ... For other uses, see Evil twin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Doppelgänger (disambiguation). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Beast (disambiguation). ... Scott Lobdell (born 1963) is an American comic book writer. ... Roger Cruz is the pen name of the Brazilian comic book artist Rogério da Cruz Kuroda. ...

In the Age of Apocalypse reality, McCoy was a nefarious geneticist who implemented cruel experiments under the tyrant Apocalypse. He was one of a handful of characters to escape the Age of Apocalypse reality to the regular Marvel Universe, where he has continued his unethical experiments. The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... They LAUGHED at my theories at the institute! Fools! Ill destroy them all! Caucasian, male, aging, crooked teeth, messy hair, lab coat, spectacles/goggles, dramatic posing — one popular stereotype of mad scientist. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ...

Fictional character biography

In the alternate dimension he came from, Hank McCoy was a mad scientist working for Mister Sinister in his breeding pens, intent on breeding more powerful mutants according to Apocalypse's "survival of the fittest" dogma. While Sinister was methodical and rational in his experiments, McCoy, ruthless as his mentor, delighted in causing pain to his lab subjects and in the cruelty of his experiments, which is why he was nicknamed the Beast both by prisoners and Sinister's Elite Mutant Force. McCoy also experimented on himself in order to further his mutation, and gained his ape-like feral appearance. Any mutant that he deemed unworthy was turned into a genetic stew that was used to create Apocalypse's army of Infinites. They LAUGHED at my theories at the institute! Fools! Ill destroy them all! Caucasian, male, aging, crooked teeth, messy hair, lab coat, spectacles/goggles, dramatic posing — one popular stereotype of mad scientist. ... Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Herbert Spencer coined the phrase, survival of the fittest. ... For other senses of this word, see dogma (disambiguation). ...

Besides being one of the creators of the Infinites, the Dark Beast also experimented on Blink, on Jamie Madrox (thus being one of the creators of The Madri), merged all of the Power siblings into one hideous creature, made Nemesis into Holocaust following his defeat at the hands of Magneto, and was also responsible for the creation of Holocaust's lead hunter Wolverine (not to be confused with the Wolverine of the X-Men, who was known only as Weapon X in that reality). Blink (Clarice Ferguson) is a Marvel Comics superheroine featured in various X-Men-related series. ... For the rapper of Twiztid, see Jamie Spaniolo. ... For the 1965 American military operation, see Operation Power Pack For other uses of the term, see Power pack The Power Pack is a team of fictional child superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Holocaust (also known as Nemesis) is a supervillain from the X-Men series of comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ...

X-Men Unlimited Vol. 1 #10, featuring Beast vs. Dark Beast.

With the end of the Age of Apocalypse, the Dark Beast was able to escape into Earth-616 through the M'Kraan Crystal. He was believed to have died due to Quicksilver's interference in his set trajectory. However, the only damage was that he landed twenty years in the past in the Morlock Tunnels. Upon his arrival he was met by a young Emma Frost, who helped him to regain some of his scattered memories.^[1] The Dark Beast was responsible for the creation of the Morlocks. Download high resolution version (400x606, 52 KB)Cover to X-Men Unlimited #10. ... Download high resolution version (400x606, 52 KB)Cover to X-Men Unlimited #10. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics Universe, the MKraan Crystal (pronounced EM-kron or MA-Cran/MA-crayon as in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance the video game) is a gigantic crystalline artifact that lies at the nexus of all realities. ... For Quicksilver (DC Comics), see Max Mercury. ... Emma Grace[1] Frost, formerly known as the White Queen, is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Morlocks were a group of Marvel Comics mutants associated with the X-Men. ...

The Dark Beast later kidnapped the real Beast and kept him a prisoner behind a brick wall. He infiltrated the X-Men in his place by altering his appearance to match the real McCoy's fur color. He helped keep up the ruse by slaying many of Hank's childhood friends and teachers, although he found himself unable to kill Hank's parents. Angered at this emotional weakness, he decapitated a pedestrian as he left town. The Dark Beast was able to keep up his ruse until the Onslaught Saga, during which the Dark Beast joined Onslaught. The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Onslaught is a Marvel Comics supervillain who was the focus of an enormous intra-company crossover in 1996. ... Onslaught is a Marvel Comics supervillain who was the focus of an enormous intra-company crossover in 1996. ...

He also had a few run-ins with Generation X and Gene Nation.^[2][3][4] There he was the leader of the newly revamped Gene Nation, although through the robotic body of Wynter, attempting to capture Generation X in order to experiment on them. The previous meeting between him and Emma Frost was also revealed. He led an incarnation of the Brotherhood of Mutants and was revealed to have created the Morlocks, which would later be revealed as the cause for the Mutant Massacre. Generation X was a Marvel Comics superhero team, a 1990s-era X-Men junior team. ... Gene Nation is a Marvel comics mutant terrorist organization and enemies of the X-Men. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Morlocks were a group of Marvel Comics mutants associated with the X-Men. ... The Mutant Massacre or the Morlock Massacre was a major Marvel Comics crossover, which took place during the summer of 1986. ...

Right before House of M, the Dark Beast was in Genosha where he joined Xavier's team after being offered parole. It was confirmed in The 198 Files one-shot that he stayed powered after M-Day. Dark Beast returns and finally confronts his counterpart in the Endangered Species storyline where he ambushes him in Neverland, the extermination camp ran by Weapon X, to offer his services regarding finding a cure for M-Day. The two form an uneasy alliance to tackle the impending mutant extinction but part ways due to their drastically different moral approaches to science.^[5] House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... It has been suggested that Medical parole be merged into this article or section. ... Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Governments Department K (and secretly funded by the US government) which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. ...

Powers and abilities

The Dark Beast has the same superhuman abilities and intelligence as the main Marvel Universe's Beast before he underwent his recent cat-like mutation. However, Dark Beast was not physically as strong as his counterpart was in the normal Marvel continuity as he did not train on a regular basis and that he is, essentially, 20 years older than the main universe's Beast. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... For other uses, see Beast (disambiguation). ...

While as intelligent as his counter-part, "normal" Beast seems to possess a larger spectrum of knowledge, as evidenced when Dark Beast was infiltrating the X-Men, he became annoyed at the amount of knowledge the X-Men expected him to possess. This is due to Dark Beast specalising in genetics, while 616 Beast maintained study in multiple fields.

Other versions

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In other media

Video games

In the X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse video game, Dark Beast appears as a brainwashed Beast, believing himself to be a follower of Mr. Sinister and Apocalypse. He battles the player as a boss along with Mr. Sinister. The cause of Beast's actions was the drugs created by Sinister. After being cured, Beast begins to feel guilty for his actions. Dark Beast has special dialogue with Storm.

External links

• Dark Beast on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki

Footnotes