Beast in other media

This is a list of media appearances of Beast.

Television

The Marvel Superheroes

* Beast made his first ever animated appearance on the 1966 "Marvel Super Heroes" episode of "The Sub-Mariner" with the original X-Men line-up (Angel, Cyclops, Iceman, and Jean Grey).

pider-Man and His Amazing Friends

* Beast appeared, alongside the other original X-Men, in the episode called " The Origin of Iceman" of the animated television series "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends". He was seen only in a flashback in his original form and had no lines.

X-Men and Spider-Man (1990s)

* Beast was a regular in the original "X-Men" animated series voiced by George Buza.

* Buza also voiced Beast in two episodes of the "Spider-Man" animated series, in which he aided Spider-Man in seeking a cure for his mutagenic disease, and uncovered a plot by the Brand Corporation to eradicate mutants.

The Avengers: United They Stand

* For a brief moment, during the episode "Remnants" of the animated series "", Beast's picture is seen hanging on the wall during a meeting of the Avengers. However, Beast is never actually seen on the show, nor is it actually mentioned he was a member of the team in the past. If a second season were to have been made, he would appear in the two-parter where the Avengers team up with the X-Men.

X-Men: Evolution

* In "", Beast is called Hank McCoy (voiced by Michael Kopsa). He attended Bayville school in Bayville, New York, and was even approached by Professor Xavier when he was a teenager. At the time, though, Hank turned down Xavier's offer of help and went on to become a chemistry and gym teacher. During the years, Hank had managed to control his mutation through a serum he developed. The serum starts to fail however and he eventually loses control and mutates into the "Beast". As the "Beast", he causes massive destruction and is now a wanted fugitive. After his first transformation he is able to regain control (with the help of Spyke and Professor X), but became permanently trapped in the physical form of the "Beast" (though he manages to have his intelligence overcome the hostility caused by the transformation, thanks to Spyke's help). Unable to return to his previous life of teaching, he chooses to join Xavier's school and now helps to instruct the New Mutants.

Wolverine and the X-Men

* Beast is confirmed to appear in the upcoming TV series "Wolverine and the X-Men" voiced by Fred Tatasciore. He is the first X-Man recruited by Wolverine in the series. In this series he retains his ape-like appearance, however instead of wearing a pair of brief and a belt, he wears a uniform similar to he wore during Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men run.

Non-Traditional Appearances

* In the "Robot Chicken" episode "Sausage Fest," Beast was among the featured X-Men who died in battle against a Sentinel.

Films

X-Men

Beast was set to appear in "X-Men", but was taken out due to make-up problems. His doctor persona was transferred into Jean Grey's character. George Buza, who voiced him in the Animated series made a cameo appearance as a truck driver in the beginning of the movie.

X2: X-Men United

In the movie "", Dr. Hank McCoy is seen in his normal human appearance in a small cameo played by Steve Bacic. He appears on the television in the bar scene as an authority on human mutation. A deleted scene during the sequence in which Dark Cerebro is set to kill all mutants shows Hank McCoy affected by the machine, causing him to take on his blue-furred simian appearance seen in the next movie.

X-Men: The Last Stand

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thumb|Kelsey Grammer as the Beast, in "".] In "", Kelsey Grammer portrays him. Beast is established as one of the earlier X-Men, and after having graduated from the Institute, he left and became involved in politics, becoming Secretary of Mutant Affairs. He is also confirmed to be a brilliant scientific researcher with vast intelligence and insight into mutant genetics on the official website. [http://www.x-menthelaststand.com] This is never explicitly revealed in the film, though there are hints that Beast is a scientist, e.g. Beast having a doctorate (he is referred to by the President as Dr. Hank McCoy near the end), his reading of "Scientific American", and his interrupted correction to Storm's words, "Well, scientifically speaking ..."

After meeting Leech and the cure is released, he contacts Xavier and informs him of the situation, saying he can understand why some mutants would want to be free of persecution. Once the weaponization of the cure is made without his knowledge, Beast resigns from his position in the government and arrives at Xavier's mansion, where he feels he should be due to his principles. When the Brotherhood makes a move upon Alcatraz Island (the location of the lab which created the cure, as well as young Leech's location), Beast joins the X-Men, donning his old uniform (commenting on how it feels smaller than before), and helps to hold the Brotherhood back. He seems to revert to a more primal nature in the fight, often roaring as well as defeating his opponents with a savage fighting style that even surprises Wolverine. He ultimately injects Magneto with the cure. After the incident, he is made United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

In the of the film, and in an alternate ending on the , he turns this position down and remains at the school as a teacher. A deleted scene shows him breaking the neck of one of the Brotherhood mutants invading Alcatraz Island.

Video games

* Beast appeared in "".

* Beast appeared in both games of the "X-Men: Mutant Academy" series, ' and '.

* Beast also appeared in "".

* In "X-Men vs. Street Fighter", Beast and Blanka are visible in the background of a certain stage.

* Buza also voiced Beast in the less than popular 'X-Men Cartoon Maker' PC game.

* Beast also appeared in the game "", giving Wolverine a watch which would tell him how much time he had to get an antidote for the Shiva Virus before it killed him.

* Beast also appeared in the Super Nintendo Game "" as a playable character.

* Beast also appeared in the first level in "" voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.

* Beast appears as a playable character in "X-Men Legends" voiced by Richard Doyle. The player can tour his lab when not on a mission.

* Richard Doyle reprises his role in "". Beast appears as a non-playable character, who is a merchant and villain after Apocalypse kidnaps and brainwashes him into "Dark Beast."

* Beast was one of the X-Men that got taken out by Doctor Doom in the "" Doom's Day cut-scene. Weasel referred to him as "the blue ape" during his stay at the X-Mansion.

* Beast is shown in "". He was first mentioned when Xavier notes that he promised Henry that he would find Magneto. He was shown when Xavier questions him about the Sentinels after the fight with Multiple Man on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Toys

* Beast has appeared in the Marvel Legends toy line in series 4 and in the X-Men Legends box set (with a lab coat and glasses).
* Beast is in the X-Men Classics toyline by Toy Biz. In series 1, he is available in 2 versions, the cat-face version and the regular-face version, both wearing a "stealth" suit. In series 2, Beast is wearing a "tech-suit" and is available only with the regular-face version.
* Beast is also in the Marvel Icons twelve-inch action figure line in series 3 with grey fur and a variant blue-furred figure with a lab coat and glasses exists.
* When Hasbro took over Marvel toys in 2007, the company released an "" (Kelsey Grammer) Beast as part of the Annihilus build-a-figure series.

Print

* In the Marvel magazine, "Marvel Vision", for most of the series Beast was the supposed author of his self-titled "Beast Files". This series of 2-page articles was perhaps the first time a character in any comic universe was depicted to be keeping detailed profiles on other heroes and villains. This format has been adopted since by many other books, including most notably the Alex Ross series, "Justice" (DC Comics) which had 2 profiles in each issue during the mini-series' 12 issue run. The files appeared for over 2 years, and the column was voted the fan-favorite. "Beast Files" was actually written by Benny R. Powell.