Who Is Behemoth? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Behemoth is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Manfred Ellsworth Haller, with over 26 comic issue appearances. She-Hulk villain.

Who is Behemoth?

Origin Haller first wore a battlesuit of an elephant. Later he would find a small shard of a gem of Cyttorak (notably not the Crimson Gem ) that transformed him to a Man-Elephant. Creation Manfred Haller was created by David Anthony Kraft , Mike Vosburg and Frank Springer in 1981and first appeared as Man-Elephant in The Savage She-Hulk # 17. Haller would transform into Behemoth in She-Hulk # 25 in 2005, written by Peter David and pencils by Adriana Melo . Mayor Story Arcs Haller was a successful businessman that specialized in hydraulics and initially created the Man-Elephant battle-suit to save lives and enable explorers and construction workers to survive in hostile environments. Haller's plan to use the Man-Elephant suit to capture She-Hulk when she was wanted as a fugitive for publicity backfired when the emerald beauty defeated him. Haller would eventually go out of business by Tony Stark when he found out that he was supplying parts to unlicensed armored contractors. Haller traveled to Timbuktu where a blind, wise woman showed him a fragment of a gem that supposedly came from Ganesha, the God of Obstacles and New Beginnings.

Key facts

Behemoth is of other origin and first appeared in "Make Way for the Man-Elephant". The character is published by Marvel. With 26 recorded issue appearances, Behemoth ranks among the most featured characters in comics.