Beast (Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy) is a fictional superhero
appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a
founding member of the X-Men. Originally called "The Beast", the
character was introduced as a mutant possessing ape-like superhuman
physical strength and agility, oversized hands and feet, a
genius-level intellect, and otherwise normal appearance and speech.
Eventually being referred to simply as "Beast", Hank McCoy underwent
progressive physiological transformations, permanently gaining
animalistic physical characteristics. These include blue fur, both
simian and feline facial features, pointed ears, fangs, and claws.
Beast's physical strength and senses increased to even greater
levels.Despite Hank McCoy's inhuman appearance, he is depicted as a
brilliant, well-educated man in the arts and sciences, known for his
witty sense of humor, and characteristically uses barbed witticisms
with long words and intellectual references to distract his foes. He
is a world authority on biochemistry and genetics, the X-Men's medical
doctor, and the science and mathematics instructor at the Xavier
Institute (the X-Men's headquarters and school for young mutants). He
is also a mutant political activist, campaigning against society's
bigotry and discrimination against mutants. While fighting his own
bestial instincts and fears of social rejection, Beast dedicates his
physical and mental gifts to the creation of a better world for man
and mutant.One of the original X-Men, Beast has appeared regularly in
X-Men-related comics since his debut. He has also been a member of the
Avengers and Defenders.The character has also appeared in media
adaptations, including animated TV series and feature films. In X2
(2003), Steve Bacic portrayed him in a very brief cameo in his human
appearance while in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) he was played by
Kelsey Grammer. Nicholas Hoult portrayed a younger version of the
character in X-Men: First Class (2011). Both Hoult and Grammer
reprised their roles in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). Hoult also
reprised the role in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Dark Phoenix (2019),
and had a cameo in Deadpool 2 (2018).
appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a
founding member of the X-Men. Originally called "The Beast", the
character was introduced as a mutant possessing ape-like superhuman
physical strength and agility, oversized hands and feet, a
genius-level intellect, and otherwise normal appearance and speech.
Eventually being referred to simply as "Beast", Hank McCoy underwent
progressive physiological transformations, permanently gaining
animalistic physical characteristics. These include blue fur, both
simian and feline facial features, pointed ears, fangs, and claws.
Beast's physical strength and senses increased to even greater
levels.Despite Hank McCoy's inhuman appearance, he is depicted as a
brilliant, well-educated man in the arts and sciences, known for his
witty sense of humor, and characteristically uses barbed witticisms
with long words and intellectual references to distract his foes. He
is a world authority on biochemistry and genetics, the X-Men's medical
doctor, and the science and mathematics instructor at the Xavier
Institute (the X-Men's headquarters and school for young mutants). He
is also a mutant political activist, campaigning against society's
bigotry and discrimination against mutants. While fighting his own
bestial instincts and fears of social rejection, Beast dedicates his
physical and mental gifts to the creation of a better world for man
and mutant.One of the original X-Men, Beast has appeared regularly in
X-Men-related comics since his debut. He has also been a member of the
Avengers and Defenders.The character has also appeared in media
adaptations, including animated TV series and feature films. In X2
(2003), Steve Bacic portrayed him in a very brief cameo in his human
appearance while in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) he was played by
Kelsey Grammer. Nicholas Hoult portrayed a younger version of the
character in X-Men: First Class (2011). Both Hoult and Grammer
reprised their roles in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). Hoult also
reprised the role in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Dark Phoenix (2019),
and had a cameo in Deadpool 2 (2018).
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