Bi-Beast
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The Bi-Beast is a fictional character that exists in the Marvel Comics Universe and first appeared in the Incredible Hulk vol. 1, #169.
[edit] Fictional character biography
The Bi-Beast was originally a huge android with two heads - one atop the other - created many years ago by an Avian race that were in turn a sub-species of the Inhumans. The top skull was given knowledge of warfare while the bottom skull was given a knowledge of culture, but both apparently lacked a knowledge of science. For reasons unknown, the Avian race died out, and the Bi-Beast was left to its own devices in the Avian city. Years later, the creature saw the Harpy with Bruce Banner, and was reminded of its former Avian masters. The Bi-Beast captured them both and instructed Banner to fix the now-decaying machines in the city. Banner instead chose to cure the Harpy, who reverted back to her original form of Betty Ross soon after. The Bi-Beast became aware of Banner's deception and fought Banner's alter-ego the Hulk, but was distracted when an AIM strike force led by Modok stormed the city. Rather than allow its home to be captured, the Bi-Beast activated a self-destruct mechanism and perished in the explosion.
Unknown to all, a cylinder containing a second Bi-Beast was ejected from the city at the moment of the explosion. It came to rest on the ocean floor, and was later retrieved and taken to the SHIELD helicarrier. The second Bi-Beast awakened soon after, and imbued with the memories of the first, decided to take control of the helicarrier and launch its missiles at major metropolitan cities, believing the human race to be responsible for the extinction of the Avian people. General Thunderbolt Ross became aware of the danger and forcibly inserted Bruce Banner into the helicarrier, where he changed into the Hulk and battled the Bi-Beast once more. The two fell mid-battle through an opening activated by SHIELD, and plunged many miles to the ocean. The Bi-Beast went missing and was assumed to have drowned.
Several years later the Bi-Beast reemerged. The creature was capturing and enslaving the crews of naval ships and slowly building an army for another revenge attack on the human race. Donald Blake, however, was travelling on the latest vessel to be attacked (planted there by Tony Stark, who was aware of Blake's true identity and wanted some added "insurance") and became Thor, who quickly defeated the Bi-Beast and freed the captives. An apprehended Bi-Beast was then freed by his secret ally, the Man Beast and together the two battled Thor and Iron Man (Stark's own alter-ego).
Defeated once more, the Bi-Beast was eventually captured by the Stranger for study, and battled the Hulk and ally She-Hulk. The Bi-Beast was last seen battling the Thing and Squirrel Girl, and was afterwards killed off-screen prior to the beginning of Beyond!
[edit] Powers and abilities
The Bi-Beast was originally some 20 feet in height, but sacrificed this in a pact with the Man Beast. Courtesy of one of the Man Beast's machines, the Bi-Beast was instilled with pure hate while the Man Beast was granted even greater will power. A side effect was the Bi-Beast's reduction in both height and weight, although not strength. After the process the creature was closer to 8 feet in height.
Being a very sophisticated android, the Bi-Beast was easily as strong as the Hulk, was tireless and felt no pain. The Bi-Beast also possessed an extensive knowledge of Avian warfare and culture, though the dissemination of this information to two minds instead of one has proved a handicap.
[edit] Appearances
- Hulk vol. 1, #169, 214 - 216, 412
- Thor vol. 1, #315 - 316
- Quasar vol. 1, #14 - 16
