Who Is Beast? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Beast is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Henry Philip McCoy, with over 9,966 comic issue appearances. A founding member of the X-Men, Dr. Hank McCoy is a mutant possessing animal-like strength and agility. Despite being covered in blue fur and resembling a ferocious beast, Hank possesses an astounding intellect and a superb wit. He is currently a key member of X-Force.

Who is Beast?

Origin Origin He was born in Dunphee, Illinois . Edna and Norton McCoy are his parents. Hank McCoy’s father was exposed to radiation during a meltdown when working at the nuclear power plant. Because of this, it seems to be the reason why Hank was born with unusually large feet and hands and a high I.Q. He had a huge curiosity since childhood, disassembling anything he could so he could understand the function of everything and to create a hypothesis. Because of his irregular proportions, his schoolmates teased him and gave him the nickname of "Magilla Gorilla " and "Beast". Hank only started to come out of his shell when he started tutoring Jennifer Nyles . She started to see the real Hank McCoy, and on the night of the prom she turned up at his place with a rented tuxedo and told him she was taking him to the prom.

Key facts

Beast is of mutant origin and first appeared in "X-Men". The character is published by Marvel. With 9,966 recorded issue appearances, Beast ranks among the most featured characters in comics.