Bi-Beast
{{Infobox comics character
|character_name=Bi-Beast
|image=250px
|caption=The Bi-Beast's first appearance on the cover of The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #169 (November 1973).
Art by Herb Trimpe.
|alter_ego=
|publisher=Marvel Comics
|debut=The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #169 (November 1973)
|creators= Steve Englehart
Herb Trimpe
|alliances=Masters of Evil
Sinister Sixteen
|partners=Avians
Red Raven
Man-Beast
|aliases=Skull-Brother
|powers= Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and intelligence
}}
The Bi-Beast is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=49}}
Publication history
The 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."{{cite journal|last= Buttery|first= Jarrod|date= February 2014|title = Hulk Smash!: The Incredible Hulk in the 1970s|journal= Back Issue!|issue= #70|page= 8|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing}}
Fictional character biography
The Bi-Beast is a two-headed android created by an avian subspecies of the Inhumans.{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Timothy |date=January 13, 2023 |title=10 Most Underrated Hulk Enemies |url=https://www.cbr.com/hulk-foes-marvel-undervalues-sells-short/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Ben |date=May 13, 2020 |title=Hulk: 10 Most Pathetic Villains In His Rogue's Gallery, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/hulk-pathetic-villains-rogues-gallery-ranked/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Eckhardt |first=Peter |date=May 23, 2022 |title=8 Strangest Humanoid Characters In Marvel Comics |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-strangest-humanoid-characters/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Morelli |first=Trevor |date=January 17, 2019 |title=The Definitive Ranking Of The Hulk's 20 Most Powerful Enemies |url=https://www.cbr.com/hulk-powerful-villains-ranked/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}} 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.{{cite book|title=Hulk: The Incredible Guide|last=DeFalco|first=Tom|year=2009|publisher=DK Publishing, Inc.|isbn=978-0-7894-9260-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/hulkincrediblegu0000defa/page/62 62]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/hulkincrediblegu0000defa/page/62}} When MODOK attacks the city, the Bi-Beast activates a self-destruct mechanism and is killed in the explosion.The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #169 (November 1973)
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.{{multiref2|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 (August 2006)|Beyond! #1 (September 2006)|Incredible Hulks #631 (August 2011)|Secret Avengers (vol. 2) #2 (May 2013)|Superior Foes of Spider-Man #12 (August 2014)
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Powers and abilities
The 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.{{multiref2|The Incredible Hulk #214 (August 1977)|Thor #315 (January 1982)|Thor #316 (February 1982)
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In other media
=Television=
- Bi-Beast makes non-speaking appearances in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. 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|date=June 2022}}
=Video games=
Bi-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.{{cite web |title=Bi-Beast Voices (Hulk) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Hulk/Bi-Beast/ |access-date=December 13, 2019 |website=Behind the Voice Actors |postscript=. 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.}} This version was created by the Enclave to fight the Hulk.The Incredible Hulk 2008 video game
Reception
Bi-Beast was one of several supervillains referenced in The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood book.{{cite book |last1=Misiroglu |first1=Gina Renée |last2=Eury |first2=Michael |title=The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood |date=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=9780780809772 |url=https://archive.org/details/supervillainbook0000gina/page/346/mode/2up |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Ching |first=Albert |date=March 20, 2011 |title=Pak Ends His INCREDIBLE HULK Run with HEART OF THE MONSTER |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106145146/https://www.newsarama.com/7282-pak-ends-his-incredible-hulk-run-with-heart-of-the-monster.html |access-date=November 6, 2019 |website=Newsarama |language=en}} Additionally, he was ranked as the tenth greatest Hulk villain by ComicsAlliance, and included in various rankings of characters related to the Hulk.{{cite web |last=Morelli |first=Trevor |date=January 17, 2019 |title=The Definitive Ranking Of The Hulk's 20 Most Powerful Enemies |url=https://www.cbr.com/hulk-powerful-villains-ranked/6/?v=6&n=f&nextArticle=start |access-date=November 6, 2019 |website=CBR}}{{cite web |last1=Shiach |first1=Kieran |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Rogues' Gallery: The Hulk's Top Ten Villains |url=https://comicsalliance.com/top-hulk-villains/ |access-date=November 6, 2019 |website=ComicsAlliance |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Davidson |first=Chris |date=March 18, 2017 |title=15 Terrible Character Designs In Comics And Games |url=https://www.cbr.com/15-terrible-character-designs-in-comics-and-games/3/?v=6&n=f&nextArticle=start |access-date=November 6, 2019 |website=CBR}}{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Marvel: 10 Strangest Villains, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-strangest-villains/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}
References
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Category:Characters created by Herb Trimpe
Category:Characters created by Steve Englehart
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1973
Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability