Anatoly Knyazev

**Anatoly Knyazev**, also known as "**KGBeast**" in KGB is a former KGB agent . In 2019, Anatoly volunteers for cybernetic experiments. After Batman, Black Canary, Green Arrow and Robin defeated him, he was sent to Belle Reve.

## Biography

#### Early Life

At some point prior to 2019, Anatoly was recruited into the KGB.

In 2019, he volunteers to a cybernetic experiment. He went to Belle Reve after being stopped by Batman and Green Arrow

#### The Reign of Darkseid

In late 2022, Anatoly broke out of Belle Reve and stole a thermobaric bomb to upgrade his cybernetics. However, he was later stopped by Superman and Green Arrow and returned to Belle Reve.

During the Reign of Darkseid, Anatoly as well as everyone on Earth-0 except for seven specific heroes became affected by the Anti-Life Equation, only to be freed two weeks later after the Justice League stopped Darkseid.

## Powers and abilities

* Cybernetic Enhancement: After Anatoly volunteers. He was injected with cybernetics, thus supercharging his DNA.
	+ **Cybernetic Force**: Supplemented physique due to cybernetic enhancements which gave him the strength of 4 men and the ability to literally tear a man in two with his bare hands.
	+ **Cybernetic Velocity**: Physical supplement due to the cybernetic improvements that gave him the speed of 4 men, being able to reach 112 km / h.
	+ **Cybernetic energy**: production: Cybernetic physical supplement that allows you to generate energy and manipulate it and remodel it as you want, being almost impossible to escape its attack.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: Flexible parts of his body are replaced by volatile cybernetic parts allowing him to have a superhuman agility and can deflect lead bullets.

### Abilities

* **Peak of human physical condition:** Anatoly is in considerable physical form for a man of his age; he has fast reflexes, a remarkable durability, and is strong enough to swiftly incapacitate or even break the neck of a much larger foe with ease.
	+ **Honed senses:** Anatoly has sharp hearing and sight, as well as keen skills of perception. He is able to pick up an incoming danger and react extremely quickly.

* **Explosives expert:** Having worked for KGB, Anatoly is an expert in explosives, knowledgeable in how Russian and Japanese bombs work.
* **Expert interrogator/Torturer:** During his time with the KGB, Anatoly became an effective interrogator and torturer. He is capable of inflicting much physical pain into a target without killing them and even employs mind games to worsen the discomfort.
* **Bilingual:** As a native Russian, Anatoly speaks that language fluently, in addition to English.
* **Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist:** Although Anatoly prefers to use firearms, he is proven to be an excellent unarmed combatant and martial artist, able to compete against dangerous fighters and easily disarm or kill armed men with his bare hands.
	+ **Expert marksman:** As a former member of the KGB, Anatoly is highly skilled in the use of firearms.
* **Indomitable will/High pain tolerance/Expert survivor:** Anatoly has an extremely high tolerance for pain; presumably due to his experience with the KGB, he is proven to be quite resistant to torture

## Appearances

### Batman

#### Season 3

* Justice War Part lll
* Canaries (mentioned)

## Quotes

* "I have power most men only dream of"- Truth, Justice and the communist way
* "You won't be the top of the food chain forever, the world is constantly changing"- Truth, Justice and the communist way

## Behind the scenes

* In the DC comics, Anatoly Knyazev is a Russian assassin known as "KGBeast". He is primarily an enemy of Batman and his allies.