Man-Beast
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| − | '''Man-Beast''' is a male comic supervillain | + | '''Man-Beast''' is a male comic supervillain who features in [[Marvel Comics]]. |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
[[File:ThorV1-135.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Man-Beast in Thor v1 #135.]] | [[File:ThorV1-135.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Man-Beast in Thor v1 #135.]] | ||
| + | The Man-Beast was one of the [[New Men (Marvel)|New Men]] that was created by the experiments of the [[High Evolutionary]]. Originally, he was but a normal wolf that was the first taken by the High Evolutionary to his laboratory at [[Wundagore]]. He was to be the first wolf to be uplifted in this manner but a distraction led to the machinery transforming the specimen further along the evolutionary ladder. (Thor v1 #135) | ||
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| + | He returned to Wundagore where he established a base of operations in secret and began abducting New Men to make them his followers by using technology to make them feral. This was all a part of a scheme to draw the High Evolutionary back to Earth so that he could confront his father. Part of his plot was to remove the High Evolutionary's armor and equip it to himself to amplify his own powers to that of a god. During a battle with his father, he managed to defeat the High Evolutionary and had removed his armor with his creator transforming into energy. This led to the Man-Beast believing that such a path lay for him as well and wore the armor with him confronting those New Men that opposed him who had chosen Kitty Pryde as their champion. The Man-Beast was wounded and stripped from his armor by Wolverine who had flown into a rage making him immune to the villains mindblast causing him to retreat to re-evaluate his plans. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
| + | In appearance, the Man-Beast was said to be an impossible cross between man and wolf. (Thor v1 #135) | ||
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| + | He considered himself to be the ultimate end of evolution where the supreme beast was combined with the supreme man. (Thor v1 #135) | ||
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| + | The Man-Beast believed that all life must be destroyed and sought it out wherever he sensed it. (Thor v1 #135) It was noted that he was nihilistic. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #3) Man-Beast was said to be driven by a desire to destroy others and snuff out the lives of others with it believed that he found no peace except that on the battlefield. In fact, he believed that evolution was driven by the struggles of the fittest with himself as being the best. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4) | ||
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| + | He hated his father with him viewing the High Evolutionary's titanic narcissism with disgust. Man-Beast saw his father as being an old man and that he himself was his better. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4) | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| + | Originally, he was a wolf but was evolved by the High Evolutionary's machines into a powerful member of the New Men race. He claimed that he possessed the brain of a man as it would be in a million years with this being merged with the power of a wolf that had undergone similar evolution. (Thor v1 #135) | ||
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| + | With his great intellect, he was able to re-evaluate plans and his strategies. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4) | ||
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| + | Through his powers, he was able to mentally sense the pressure points of his opponents allowing him to find vulnerable areas to strike. (Thor v1 #135) | ||
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| + | With his vast mental powers, he had a range of abilities such as being able to craft psionic illusions. Such was his skill that he could perform a psychic lobotomy of enemies with a mindblast. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4) | ||
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| + | In addition, he was a skilled martial artist with knowledge of every form of combat that was a million years more advanced than some of his enemies. (Thor v1 #135) | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| − | *''Thor v1'': | + | *''Thor v1'': (1966) |
*''Quicksilver v1'': | *''Quicksilver v1'': | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Man-Beast_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry] | ||
| + | *[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/man-beast/4005-14524/ Comicvine Entry] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Beast Wikipedia Entry] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Beast Wikipedia Entry] | ||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Male | + | [[Category:Male Characters]] |
| − | [[Category:Comic | + | [[Category:Comic Characters]] |
[[Category:Wolves]] | [[Category:Wolves]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Hybrids]] | ||
[[Category:New Men]] | [[Category:New Men]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Martial Artists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Martial Artists (Marvel)]] | ||
[[Category:Supervillains]] | [[Category:Supervillains]] | ||
[[Category:Marvel Comics Supervillains]] | [[Category:Marvel Comics Supervillains]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:43, 13 December 2020
Man-Beast is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
The Man-Beast was one of the New Men that was created by the experiments of the High Evolutionary. Originally, he was but a normal wolf that was the first taken by the High Evolutionary to his laboratory at Wundagore. He was to be the first wolf to be uplifted in this manner but a distraction led to the machinery transforming the specimen further along the evolutionary ladder. (Thor v1 #135)
He returned to Wundagore where he established a base of operations in secret and began abducting New Men to make them his followers by using technology to make them feral. This was all a part of a scheme to draw the High Evolutionary back to Earth so that he could confront his father. Part of his plot was to remove the High Evolutionary's armor and equip it to himself to amplify his own powers to that of a god. During a battle with his father, he managed to defeat the High Evolutionary and had removed his armor with his creator transforming into energy. This led to the Man-Beast believing that such a path lay for him as well and wore the armor with him confronting those New Men that opposed him who had chosen Kitty Pryde as their champion. The Man-Beast was wounded and stripped from his armor by Wolverine who had flown into a rage making him immune to the villains mindblast causing him to retreat to re-evaluate his plans. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, the Man-Beast was said to be an impossible cross between man and wolf. (Thor v1 #135)
He considered himself to be the ultimate end of evolution where the supreme beast was combined with the supreme man. (Thor v1 #135)
The Man-Beast believed that all life must be destroyed and sought it out wherever he sensed it. (Thor v1 #135) It was noted that he was nihilistic. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #3) Man-Beast was said to be driven by a desire to destroy others and snuff out the lives of others with it believed that he found no peace except that on the battlefield. In fact, he believed that evolution was driven by the struggles of the fittest with himself as being the best. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4)
He hated his father with him viewing the High Evolutionary's titanic narcissism with disgust. Man-Beast saw his father as being an old man and that he himself was his better. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4)
Powers and abilities
Originally, he was a wolf but was evolved by the High Evolutionary's machines into a powerful member of the New Men race. He claimed that he possessed the brain of a man as it would be in a million years with this being merged with the power of a wolf that had undergone similar evolution. (Thor v1 #135)
With his great intellect, he was able to re-evaluate plans and his strategies. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4)
Through his powers, he was able to mentally sense the pressure points of his opponents allowing him to find vulnerable areas to strike. (Thor v1 #135)
With his vast mental powers, he had a range of abilities such as being able to craft psionic illusions. Such was his skill that he could perform a psychic lobotomy of enemies with a mindblast. (Wolverine: First Class v1 #4)
In addition, he was a skilled martial artist with knowledge of every form of combat that was a million years more advanced than some of his enemies. (Thor v1 #135)
Notes
- Man-Beast was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Thor v1 #135 (December, 1966).
Appearances
- Thor v1: (1966)
- Quicksilver v1:
External Links
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