Hank McCoy / Beast — X-Men: Apocalypse Character Profile

About Hank McCoy / Beast

Brilliant scientist and agile mutant with blue fur and superhuman strength.

Hank McCoy / Beast — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Enhanced_human

Abilities

Superhuman strength, Agility, Genius intellect, Scientific expertise, Enhanced senses

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• X-Men
• Avengers
• Defenders
• X-Factor
• S.W.O.R.D.
• X-Terminators
• Earth-616

Quick Facts about Hank McCoy / Beast

Occupation

superhero, university teacher, biochemist

First Appearance

X-Men #1

Hank McCoy / Beast's Known Relations

• Norton McCoy — Father
• Edna McCoy — Mother
• Abigail Brand — Unmarried partner
• Professor X — Student of
• X-Men — Member of
• Avengers — Member of
• Defenders — Member of
• X-Factor — Member of
• S.W.O.R.D. — Member of
• X-Terminators — Member of
• Dark Beast — Enemy

Hank McCoy / Beast appears in 8 titles

• X-Men (1992) — character page
• X2 (2003) — character page
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) — character page
• X-Men: First Class (2011) — character page
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — character page
• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
• Deadpool 2 (2018) — character page
• Dark Phoenix (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Nicholas Hoult

Appears in

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Hank McCoy / Beast — Professional Colleague — Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy)

  Long-time academic partners and co-founders of the school.

• Hank McCoy / Beast — Professional Co-Trainer — Raven / Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence)

  Partners in rebuilding the institute and training new mutants.

• Hank McCoy / Beast — Professional Trainer — Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver (Evan Peters)

  Mentor-student dynamic focused on combat and control training.

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