Beast (Hank McCoy)

*As a member of the first class of X-Men, the intelligently gifted Dr. Hank McCoy has been fighting for the peaceful coexistence between mutants and humans for most of his life, under the tutelage of Professor Xavier. Born with an enhanced physique, strength, and muscular structure, he has adopted the name Beast. McCoy's mutation further developed when he worked at the Brand Corporation and developed a serum that triggered his transformation into a blue-furred creature with sharp fangs and claws. As a cheerful and bouncing super hero, Beast established a renowned reputation as a veteran Avenger, a Defender, and a founding member of X-Factor. Having found himself back to the X-Men and the Xavier Institute, Beast was one of the most engaged X-Men in carrying on Xavier's dream. However, under the leadership of his longtime teammate Cyclops, the X-Men turned to extremism, leading Beast to defect. His opposition escalated with the schism between Cyclops and Wolverine, for he joined the latter in building the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. The war between the Avengers and the X-Menconsolidated Beast's allegiances, as he supported the Avengers and focused on opposing Cyclops' operations in any possible way. Additionally, he also assumed Professor Xavier's legacy in the shadowy organization known as the Illuminati. When Mutantkind was reunited by Professor Xavier on the mutant nation of Krakoa. Beast became a central part in planting the first seeds of the Krakoan civilization. In order to deal with external threats to the mutant nation, Beast took the position as the chief of the intelligence agency X-Force. He descended to increasingly questionably authoritarian actions to guarantee the Krakoan sovereignty. Ultimately, his corruption led him to go rogue and later brutally attack his former allies, resulting in his demise. As of current, a duplicate of Beast with no memory recollection of several recent years of his life has assumed his position in the X-Men.*