Henry McCoy (Earth-414)

Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy, also known as Beast, is a class 3 mutant; who possesses superhuman strength, durability, endurance, speed, agility, dexterity, stamina, jumping, leaping and longevity.
Hank is the former second-in-command and the leader of the X-Men.
Hank is also the former boyfriend of the late Raven Darkholme and the ex-friend of Charles Xavier.
==Biography==
===Early life===
===X-Men: Days of Future Past===
===X-Men: Apocalypse===
===X-Men: Dark Phoenix===
===Deadpool===
==Personality==
===X-Men: Days of Future Past===
Despite the fact that; mutants had been treated unfairly; by most other humans, Hank is honorable and moral; to the point that; he has never given; into his inner darkness.
Hank is extremely brave and selfless; to the point that; he is willing to sacrifice his own life; in order to protect his both his friends and family alike.
Hank is extremely polite, respectful and well-mannered; unless he is aggravated or provoked; becoming extremely aggressive and violent.
===X-Men: Dark Phoenix===
Despite these positive traits of Hank's, there is a dark side to his personality; for example, he can be quite aggressive, cold, callous, cruel, ruthless, vengeful and violent; if he is provoked enough. After Hank's girlfriend, Raven Darkholme was (accidentally) killed; by Jean Grey; who was possessed; by the Phoenix Force and not in control of her actions at the time, he had informed Erik Lehnsherr of Jean's role in Raven's death; knowing full-well that; Erik would try to kill Jean; regardless of the fact that; she was not in control of her actions at the time.
Hank had; even joined forces; with Erik and the Brotherhood of Mutants, partly to get revenge for Raven's death; but mainly; because he had believed that; Jean was becoming a threat towards both humans and mutants alike; due to the fact that; she was possessed; by the Phoenix Force at the time, as he had wanted to have Jean eliminated; before she became a danger to everyone.
During the Brotherhood of Mutants's confrontation against the X-Men, Hank willingly fought against his allies, friends and teammates; without any hesitations at all. He; even went as far as to attack Scott Summers and would have killed him; if Charles Xavier had not telepathically incapacitated him; with his cerebrokinesis; proving that; Hank will not hesitate to attack or; even kill his allies; if they are presented as obstacles between him and his goals.
It wasn't; until Charles and Scott respectively had reminded Hank that; Raven would not want him to do this that; he stood; by the X-Men to protect Jean from the D'Bari aliens; proving that; he was not completely consumed in his quest of vengeance and was still reasonable, therefore; Hank's honorable and moral traits ultimately overcomes any of his desires he for revenge.
==Powers and Abilities==
===Powers===
*Mutant physiology: Due to being a mutant; Beast possesses superhuman attributes; such as superhuman strength, durability, endurance, speed, agility, dexterity, stamina, jumping, leaping and longevity respectively. Beast also has a bestial-like appearance; with blue fur and skin, bright yellow eyes, and razor-sharp claws and teeth.
**Transformation: Beast is capable of transforming between his bestial and human forms; at will.
**Superhuman strength: Beast is much stronger than normal humans and most other mutants; for example, he can lift objects that; weigh up to 10 tons quite easily. He is able to overpower several individuals simultaneously and send them flying several feet away; with little to no effort at all. Beast also possesses enough strength to destroy the sentinels mark i; but; with only some effort.
**Superhuman durability: Beast is far more durable than normal humans and most other mutants; for example, he was able to; withstand several blows from Azazel and was completely unfazed; by them.
**Superhuman endurance: Beast's endurance is far more greatly developed than normal humans and most other mutants; for example, he continue to fight back against Azazel; despite the fact that; he had received several blows from the latter.
**Superhuman Speed: Beast is much faster than normal humans and most other mutants; for example, he was capable of running around the entire X-Mansion in a matter of seconds. But after Beast's second mutation; he can now run at speeds up to 40 mph over short distances.
**Superhuman agility: Beast is far more agile than normal humans and most other mutants; for example, he is able to perform acrobatic and gymnastic stunts; such as flips, rolls and springs.
**Superhuman dexterity: Beast's dexterity is far more greatly developed than normal humans and most other mutants; for example, he is able to grab objects; with his hands and feet like an actual ape, as well as runs on all fours like an actual cat.
**Superhuman stamina: Beast possesses far more stamina than normal humans and most other mutants; allowing him to remain physically active for long periods of time.
**Superhuman jumping: Beast can jump much higher than normal humans and most other mutants; for example, he can jump more than 15 feet off the ground.
**Superhuman leaping: Beast can leap much further than normal humans and most other mutants; for example, he can leap 25 feet in a single bound.
**Superhuman immunity: Beast is immune to most; if not all types of disabilities, disorders, diseases, drugs, illnesses, poisons, radiation, sickness, toxins, etc. As noted; by Wolverine; when he had encountered Beast as a young adult; even in his human form, he is still very strong; implying that; Beast's body is significantly resistant to his own serum.
**Superhuman longevity: Beast ages much slower than normal humans and most other mutants; for example; by the year 2023; despite being at least 80 years old; he still maintains the physical appearance of a man in his prime.
**Retractable razor-sharp claws: Beast possesses five retractable razor-sharp claws on each of his hands and feet that; are capable of cutting through most other materials; such as concrete, flesh, metal, rock, stone and wood respectively.
**Razor-sharp teeth: Beast possesses razor-sharp teeth that; are capable of biting through most other materials; such as concrete, flesh, metal, rock, stone and wood respectively.
===Abilities===
*Genius-level intellect: Hank is a highly intelligent individual. Hank is also the third most intelligent individual on the entire planet; surpassed only; by Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr and the late En Sabah Nur respectively in "terms of intellect".
*Expert scientist: Hank is a highly skilled scientist; for example, he specializes in the fields of biochemistry, electronics, genetics, mechanics, science, technology and several other subjects respectively.
*Expert engineer: Hank is a highly skilled engineer; for example, he was able to successfully design and construct the blackbird, the x-jet, the x-uniforms, as well as several different types of gadgets and vehicles for the X-Men.
*Master acrobat: Due to Beast's superhuman agility; he is a highly skilled acrobat and gymnastics.
*Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Beast is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist; for example, he was able to best Azazel and Magneto quite easily; despite the fact that; both of them are highly skilled combatants and martial artists in their own rights. Beast's combat skills combined; with his superhuman physical attributes; makes him a formidable opponent alone in single combat.
*Expert pilot: Hank is a highly skilled pilot; for example, he is capable of flying most different types of aircrafts; such as airplanes.
===Weaknesses===
*Mortality: Despite Beast's superhuman levels of durability and endurance; he is still mortal; for example, he can be killed; just like other living beings.
====Former weaknesses====
*Lack of control: Initially, Beast could not control his transformations; to the point that; he was forced to utilize a serum; in order to suppress his bestial appearance. But; by 1992, Beast is now capable of transforming between his bestial and human forms; at will; to the point that; he no longer requires a serum to suppress his bestial appearance.
==Equipment==
*X-Man uniform: Hank wears a protective suit; when he is out on the field in battle.
==Relationships==
===Charles Xavier===
Charles is Hank's ally, ex-friend, former mentor and former team leader.
Hank had remained loyal and respectful towards Charles; until the tragic events of 1992.
In 1992; when Hank was about to shoot Jean Grey; with a firearm, Charles had telepathically froze him; which; had; resulted in Raven Darkholme being killed; by Jean; who was possessed; by the Phoenix Force at the time.
Hank had (rightfully) blamed Charles for Raven's death, as the firearm that; he had intended to utilize against Jean would have only incapacitated her and not killed her. If Charles had not intervened; by utilizing his telepathic powers to immobilize Hank; during that; critical moment, then Raven would still be alive day.
Hank became extremely angry; when Charles had refused to acknowledge his indirect role in Raven's death; even more so; when Charles had attempted to justify his abhorrent actions towards Jean; by erasing her memories of her father, John Grey giving her away and; by claiming that; it was all in the name of supposed good intentions.
An enraged Hank had criticised Charles for his disgusting actions. He; even went as far as to call him a "villain"; proving that; Hank has completely lost any trust and respect that; he once had for his ex-friend and former team leader, effectively ending their friendship forever.
After being apprehended; by the Mutant Control Unit, Charles had finally acknowledged that; Hank's assertion of his indirect role in Raven's death was accurate. But Charles also had reminded Hank that; Raven would not have approve of him eliminating Jean, Hank had (silently) acknowledged that; Charles is correct that; Raven would not want him to do this, that; he stood; by Charles to protect Jean from the D'Bari aliens.
But despite this, Hank has not actually forgiven Charles for any of his disgusting actions and obviously never will.
==Appearances==
*Revised Earth-10005 
**X-Men: Days of Future Past 
**Deadpool
**X-Men: Apocalypse
**X-Men: Dark Phoenix 
==Behind the scenes==
*In the Marvel comics, along; with , is one of the founding members of the ; but he later leaves the team to joins the .
*In some versions of the Marvel comics, Hank's bestial form physically resembles a cat; instead of an ape.
==Trivia==
*In the Earth-414 timeline; Hank McCoy's bestial form physically resembles an ape.
==Gallery==
===X-Men: Days of Future Past 1973===
===X-Men Apocalypse===
===X-Men: Dark Phoenix===
===X-Men: Days of Future Past 2023===
===Deadpool===
==See Also==
*Beast
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