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Superhero Origins: Beast


he possesses ape-like superhuman
strength and a brilliant scientific mind
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be exploring the origins of beast who is
one of the original members of the x-men
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1963 the uncanny x-men
amazing adventures and x-men origins
Beast Henry McCoy is the son of a
nuclear power plant worker who was
exposed to massive amounts of radiation
during an accident prior to the birth of
his son as a result henry begins to show
signs of mutation early in life these
features include large hands and feet as
well as advanced intellect as he reaches
his teenage years he develops advanced
agility reflexes and superhuman strength
becoming a star football player as a
teenager he tries to hide his mutation
until it becomes too obvious and he is
expelled from school it’s not long until
his remarkable abilities attract the
attention of Professor Charles Xavier
who is in the process of forming the
original x-men team approaching the
young man Xavier offers Hank unlimited
academic opportunities at his school for
gifted youngsters unfortunately a
costume criminal named El Conquistador
also takes notice of Hanks unique
abilities and captures McCoy’s parents
forcing him to help carry out diabolical
schemes with the assistance of Professor
Xavier mutants
Hank defeats the kidnapper saves his
parents and joins the x-men as its
fourth member there he takes on the
field codename of beast and helps the
team face various enemies including
Magneto
and his Brotherhood of mutants after
several years on the team he leaves on
his 20th birthday to become a scientist
at the brand corporation which is a
genetics research facility there he
discovers a way for anyone to take on
temporary mutant abilities using this
serum to change his appearance he goes
undercover to stop an attempt to steal
his research he waits too long to
reverse the process and as a result
begins growing grey fur all over his
body and this fur later turns blue not
only that but he also develops claws
fangs sharp ears feral tendencies and
the ability to run on walls and ceilings
depressed about his new monstrous
appearance
leaves the research facility and
publicly reveals his dual identity
recruited by the Avengers he
occasionally rejoins the x-men to lend a
helping hand
eventually he returns to Xavier school
as the resident tech and medical genius
and starts a career as a political
activist for mutant rights appearing on
the silver screen in x-men 3 the last
stand beasts introduction to the x-men
is finally explored in 2011 s prequel
x-men first class
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