The Bi-Beast is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.[1]
| Bi-Beast | |
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 The Bi-Beast's first appearance on the cover of The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #169 (November 1973). Art by Herb Trimpe. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #169 (November 1973) |
| Created by | Steve Englehart Herb Trimpe |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Masters of Evil Sinister Sixteen |
| Partnerships | Avians Red Raven Man-Beast |
| Notable aliases | Skull-Brother |
| Abilities |
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Publication history
editThe Bi-Beast first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #169 (November 1973) and was created by Herb Trimpe and Steve Englehart, who described it as "just another idea for something powerful/impressive enough to fight the Hulk."[2]
Fictional character biography
editThe Bi-Beast is a two-headed android created by an avian subspecies of the Inhumans.[3][4][5][6] After the species dies under unknown circumstances, the Bi-Beast is left alone in their city. Years later, the creature kidnaps the Harpy and Bruce Banner so they can fix the city's decaying machinery. However, Banner chooses to cure the Harpy instead.[7] When MODOK attacks the city, the Bi-Beast activates a self-destruct mechanism and is killed in the explosion.[8]
Several Bi-Beasts later appear as enemies of the Hulk and other heroes, with one possessing the memories of the first and two others being members of the Masters of Evil and the Sinister Sixteen.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Powers and abilities
editThe Bi-Beast is a highly advanced android who rivals the Hulk in terms of physical prowess. Additionally, he possesses an extensive knowledge of Avian warfare, culture and science.[19][20][21]
In other media
editTelevision
edit- Bi-Beast makes non-speaking appearances in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.[22] This version was originally imprisoned in the Cube until a technological fault enables him to escape in the pilot episode "Breakout".
- Bi-Beast appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Hajime Iijima in Japanese and Richard Epcar in English.[citation needed]
Video games
editBi-Beast appears in The Incredible Hulk film tie-in game, with the top head voiced by Keith Ferguson and the bottom head voiced by Chris Edgerly.[22] This version was created by the Enclave to fight the Hulk.[23]
Reception
editBi-Beast was one of several supervillains referenced in The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood book.[24][25] Additionally, he was ranked as the tenth greatest Hulk villain by ComicsAlliance, and included in various rankings of characters related to the Hulk.[26][27][28][29][3][4][6]
References
edit- ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Buttery, Jarrod (February 2014). "Hulk Smash!: The Incredible Hulk in the 1970s". Back Issue! (#70). TwoMorrows Publishing: 8.
- ^ a b Grant, Timothy (January 13, 2023). "10 Most Underrated Hulk Enemies". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Patton, Ben (May 13, 2020). "Hulk: 10 Most Pathetic Villains In His Rogue's Gallery, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Eckhardt, Peter (May 23, 2022). "8 Strangest Humanoid Characters In Marvel Comics". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Morelli, Trevor (January 17, 2019). "The Definitive Ranking Of The Hulk's 20 Most Powerful Enemies". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ DeFalco, Tom (2009). Hulk: The Incredible Guide. DK Publishing, Inc. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7894-9260-9.
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #169 (November 1973)
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #214–216 (August – October 1977)
- ^ Thor #315–316 (January – February 1983)
- ^ Quasar #14–16 (September – November 1990)
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #412 (December 1993)
- ^ The Thing vol. 2 #8 (2006)
- ^ Beyond! # 1–6 (2006)
- ^ Secret Avengers vol. 2 #2
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 631
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 633
- ^ The Superior Foes of Spider-Man #12
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol.2 #214 (August 1977)
- ^ Thor #315 (January 1982)
- ^ Thor #316 (February 1982)
- ^ a b "Bi-Beast Voices (Hulk)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved December 13, 2019. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ The Incredible Hulk 2008 video game
- ^ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
- ^ Ching, Albert (March 20, 2011). "Pak Ends His INCREDIBLE HULK Run with HEART OF THE MONSTER". Newsarama. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Morelli, Trevor (January 17, 2019). "The Definitive Ranking Of The Hulk's 20 Most Powerful Enemies". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Shiach, Kieran (July 7, 2016). "Rogues' Gallery: The Hulk's Top Ten Villains". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Davidson, Chris (March 18, 2017). "15 Terrible Character Designs In Comics And Games". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Harth, David (August 18, 2021). "Marvel: 10 Strangest Villains, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024.