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==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
The Beyonder was one of the absolute strongest and most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. In the original Secret Wars storyline, he was the be-all and end-all of the "Beyond Realm"<ref>''Secret Wars II'' #8</ref> that took human form to better understand the nature of human beings.
The Beyonder was once one of the absolute strongest and most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe in the existence of the pre-retcon era. In the original Secret Wars storyline, he was the be-all and end-all of the "Beyond Realm"<ref>''Secret Wars II'' #8</ref> that took human form to better understand the nature of human beings.


Narration stated that he possessed power a million times greater than a [[Brane cosmology|multiversal]] scale, and it was similarly claimed that a regular 3-dimensional universe was as a drop of water in the ocean compared to the Beyond Realm.
Narration stated that he possessed power a million times greater than a [[Brane cosmology|multiversal]] scale, and it was similarly claimed that a regular 3-dimensional universe was as a drop of water in the ocean compared to the Beyond Realm.


The Beyonder proved capable of destroying the conceptual entity [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Death]] itself, although it extremely exerted and weakened him to do so.<ref>''Secret Wars II'' vol.1 #6</ref>
The Beyonder proved capable of destroying the multiversal conceptual entity Mistress [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Death]] itself, although it extremely exerted and weakened him to do so.<ref>''Secret Wars II'' vol.1 #6</ref>


He also displayed certain limitations when being overloaded by [[Rachel Summers]] as host to the [[Phoenix Force (comics)|Phoenix Force]], to the point that he collapsed on the ground,<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' vol.1 #203</ref> or when exerting himself in battle against the Molecule Man,<ref>''Secret Wars II'' vol.1 #9</ref> and he lost all or part of his power on various occasions. He also stated that the [[Puma (comics)|Puma]] when in perfect harmony with the Universe was capable of killing him.<ref>''Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man'' vol.1 #111</ref>
He also displayed certain limitations when being overloaded by [[Rachel Summers]] as host to the [[Phoenix Force (comics)|Phoenix Force]], to the point that he collapsed on the ground,<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' vol.1 #203</ref> or when exerting himself in battle against the Molecule Man,<ref>''Secret Wars II'' vol.1 #9</ref> and he lost all or part of his power on various occasions. He also stated that the [[Puma (comics)|Puma]] when in perfect harmony with the Universe was capable of killing him.<ref>''Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man'' vol.1 #111</ref>


After his creator, [[Jim Shooter]], left Marvel, writer-editor [[Tom DeFalco]] re-tooled the Beyonder: He was no longer almost omnipotent, as certain other cosmic entities were retroactively vastly upgraded to transcend the scale of infinity that the character worked on. For example, the [[Living Tribunal]] went from simply being able to detonate stars during the time of [[Secret Wars II]] into being an at least [[Projective geometry|16-dimensional]] entity transcending multiversal scale by at least 11 degrees of infinity. <ref>''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' Vol.2 #7 (June, 1986)</ref><ref>''Fantastic Four'' #319 (1988)</ref><ref name="FF23"/><ref name="FF27"/>
After his creator, [[Jim Shooter]], left Marvel, writer-editor [[Tom DeFalco]] re-tooled the Beyonder: He was no longer omnipotent, as certain other cosmic entities were retroactively vastly upgraded to transcend the scale of infinity that the character worked on. For example, the [[Living Tribunal]] went from simply being able to detonate stars during the time of [[Secret Wars II]] into being an at least [[Projective geometry|16-dimensional]] entity transcending multiversal scale by at least 11 degrees of infinity. <ref>''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' Vol.2 #7 (June, 1986)</ref><ref>''Fantastic Four'' #319 (1988)</ref><ref name="FF23"/><ref name="FF27"/>


Nonetheless, The Beyonder apparently retained most or all of his vast psionic abilities, allowing him to control and manipulate matter and energy at a cosmic level beyond all but the strongest and most powerful of [[cosmic entities (Marvel Comics)|cosmic entities]].
Nonetheless, The Beyonder apparently retained most or all of his vast psionic abilities, allowing him to control and manipulate matter and energy at a cosmic level beyond all but the strongest and most powerful of [[cosmic entities (Marvel Comics)|cosmic entities]].

Revision as of 10:53, 16 December 2014

The Beyonder
The Beyonder from Secret Wars II #3,
Art by Al Milgrom
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceSecret Wars #1,
(May 1984)
Created byJim Shooter (writer)
Mike Zeck (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesCosmic entity, possibly Inhuman mutant (see below)
Notable aliasesFrank, Kosmos
AbilitiesNear Omnipotence (pre-retcon)
Reality warping (post-retcon)

The Beyonder is a fictional character in Marvel Comics Universe.

Publication history

Created by Jim Shooter,[1] and Mike Zeck, the Beyonder first appeared in Secret Wars,[2] as an unseen force. He reappears in Secret Wars II #1 (July 1985), which was written by Jim Shooter and drawn by Al Milgrom.

Fictional character biography

Secret Wars

The Beyonder is the sum total of a parallel reality called the Beyond-Realm or simply "Beyond", hence the name "Beyonder". This dimension is accidentally accessed by lab technician Owen Reece. Part of the energy from the dimension escapes and imbues Reece with near-infinite powers, which he wields as the villainous Molecule Man - potentially one of the most powerful villains in the Marvel Universe. The remaining energy of the pocket dimension apparently gains sentience and curiosity. The Beyonder creates a planet called "Battleworld" out of pieces of various planets (one such piece being a suburb of Denver) and abducts a number of superheroes and supervillains from Earth so that he can observe the never-ending battle between good and evil.[volume & issue needed]

Secret Wars II

Intrigued by what he has witnessed during the first Secret Wars, the Beyonder comes to Earth to walk among humans and study them and learn of human desire firsthand. He creates a human body for himself; originally, this body resembles Molecule Man. He also transforms a television writer named Steward Cadwell into Thundersword. Finally, the Beyonder creates a form for himself based on that of Captain America.[volume & issue needed]

Deadpool Team-Up

Long after the Secret Wars II crossover had ended, a Deadpool special featured the "Secret Wars II continues in this issue" corner tag that was used during that original storyline. In this issue, a younger, less-experienced Deadpool is hired by the Kingpin to kill the Beyonder. The flashback sequence ends with Deadpool chasing him into a portal with a footnote saying "to be continued in Secret Wars III."[3]

Kosmos and Maker

The tale of the Beyonder continues several years later when it is revealed that the energy which comprises the Beyonder and the energy that gives the Molecule Man his powers needs to be combined in order to create the basis for a mentally stable, mature cosmic entity to be born. The Beyonder then merges with the Molecule Man.[4] This being, called Kosmos, expels the Molecule Man from its form, and returns him to Earth. Kosmos takes on a female form and is tutored by Kubik, touring the universe with him.[5] When the Molecule Man's lover, Volcana, leaves him, Owen Reece gets angry, extracts the Beyonder from Kosmos, and proceeds to attack him until Kubik intervenes.[volume & issue needed]

At some unknown point, Kosmos goes mad and assumes a mortal form, now calling itself the Maker. After the now amnesiac Maker destroys a Shi'ar colony, the Imperial Guard manage to imprison it in the interstellar prison called the Kyln. The Maker's madness takes control of several inmates, but is finally subdued by Thanos and several of his allies among the prisoners. Thanos confronts the Maker, and, by refusing to reveal its origins at a critical juncture, manipulates it to psychically shut down its own mind. Thanos instructs the Shi'ar that the body should be kept alive but brain-dead, or the Beyonder essence would go free again.[6]

"Annihilation"

In the "Annihilation" crossover, the former Herald of Galactus, the Fallen One, now under the control of Thanos,[7] is sent to investigate the aftermath of the Kyln's destruction by the Annihilation Wave and ascertain the Beyonder's fate. The Fallen One soon finds the lifeless form of Kosmos in the rubble.[8]

The Illuminati

File:Beyonder.jpg
The Beyonder in his human form.
Art by Jimmy Cheung.

In a retcon of past events, Charles Xavier reveals to his fellow Illuminati members that in the original Secret War, he had attempted to mind-scan the Beyonder, revealing him as one of the Inhumans previously ruled over by fellow Illuminati member Black Bolt. Xavier also deduced the apparent secret behind the Beyonder's seemingly godlike abilities, which was that the Beyonder was not only an Inhuman but also a mutant, and the exposure of his mutant genes to Terrigen Mists had created an unprecedented power.[9]

This revelation leads to a confrontation with the Beyonder during the events of the second Secret War, wherein Black Bolt expresses his extreme displeasure toward the Beyonder's activities. When encountered, the Beyonder is dwelling in a simulacrum of Manhattan Island on Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.[10]

Powers and abilities

The Beyonder was once one of the absolute strongest and most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe in the existence of the pre-retcon era. In the original Secret Wars storyline, he was the be-all and end-all of the "Beyond Realm"[11] that took human form to better understand the nature of human beings.

Narration stated that he possessed power a million times greater than a multiversal scale, and it was similarly claimed that a regular 3-dimensional universe was as a drop of water in the ocean compared to the Beyond Realm.

The Beyonder proved capable of destroying the multiversal conceptual entity Mistress Death itself, although it extremely exerted and weakened him to do so.[12]

He also displayed certain limitations when being overloaded by Rachel Summers as host to the Phoenix Force, to the point that he collapsed on the ground,[13] or when exerting himself in battle against the Molecule Man,[14] and he lost all or part of his power on various occasions. He also stated that the Puma when in perfect harmony with the Universe was capable of killing him.[15]

After his creator, Jim Shooter, left Marvel, writer-editor Tom DeFalco re-tooled the Beyonder: He was no longer omnipotent, as certain other cosmic entities were retroactively vastly upgraded to transcend the scale of infinity that the character worked on. For example, the Living Tribunal went from simply being able to detonate stars during the time of Secret Wars II into being an at least 16-dimensional entity transcending multiversal scale by at least 11 degrees of infinity. [16][17][18][19]

Nonetheless, The Beyonder apparently retained most or all of his vast psionic abilities, allowing him to control and manipulate matter and energy at a cosmic level beyond all but the strongest and most powerful of cosmic entities.

He repelled Galactus "like a bug",[20] and exceeded the collected energy of the latter's World-Ship.[21] He once destroyed a galaxy on a whim to meet his needs during the first Secret Wars,[20] and later created a universe out of his own being.[22] When the Molecule Man extracted the Beyonder from Kosmos, their battle took place in more than 3 spatial dimensions, and threatened to cause a trans-multiversal scale of destruction.[19] In Kosmos' 'Maker' incarnation, she was stated as capable of reversing The Crunch itself, essentially collapsing the entire universe.[23] The Beyonder could endow himself with a corporeal form of practically limitless strength and endurance. However, his scale of power was stated to be significantly below that of the Living Tribunal and Eternity,[22] the Celestials,[18] or the Molecule Man (when unfettered from his emotional weaknesses).[19]

Other versions

In the Earth-691 timeline seen in Guardians of the Galaxy, the Beyonder provides Guardian Vance Astro with a black undergarment resembling a Symbiote.[24]

In the alternate Earth of Mutant X, the Beyonder allies with Dracula, to wage war on Earth's forces and to confront the entity known as the 'Goblyn Queen'. Many of the Mutant X heroes are killed in this confrontation. The battle ends up threatening all realities.[volume & issue needed]

Mister Mxyzptlk parodied the Beyonder in his first appearance in the post-Crisis continuity by assuming a form and identity that was similar in clothing and appearance to the Beyonder. He called himself "Ben Deroy", an anagram of the name "Beyonder." When asked by Lois Lane where he came from, he answers by saying, "Oh...here and there. Yonder, let's say. Yes. Yonder."[25]

In the Spider-Ham universe, "The Bee-Yonder" briefly appears to give Spider-Ham a version of the black uniform, stating that the familiar red-and-blue uniform was out of style.[26]

The Behinder was another satirical version of the Beyonder, that appeared in Marvel's What The--?! humor magazine.

In other media

The Beyonder in Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

The Beyonder made a single appearance in the Spider-Man: The Animated Series, voiced by Earl Boen.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Rivera, Joshua (October 10, 2014). "Go big or go home: Why Marvel's new 'Secret Wars' could be too much". Entertainment Weekly.
  2. ^ Truitt, Brian (October 9, 2014). "New 'Secret Wars' is Marvel Comics' major event of 2015". USA Today.
  3. ^ Deadpool Team-up #1
  4. ^ Fantastic Four #319, in a story called "Secret Wars 3"
  5. ^ Fantastic Four Annual #23
  6. ^ Thanos (2003) #10
  7. ^ Thanos #12 (2004)
  8. ^ Annihilation: Silver Surfer #1 (Apr 2006)
  9. ^ New Avengers: Illuminati #3 Preview
  10. ^ New Avengers: The Illuminati #3
  11. ^ Secret Wars II #8
  12. ^ Secret Wars II vol.1 #6
  13. ^ Uncanny X-Men vol.1 #203
  14. ^ Secret Wars II vol.1 #9
  15. ^ Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man vol.1 #111
  16. ^ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol.2 #7 (June, 1986)
  17. ^ Fantastic Four #319 (1988)
  18. ^ a b Fantastic Four Annual #23 (1990)
  19. ^ a b c Fantastic Four Annual #27 (1994)
  20. ^ a b Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars v.1, #1
  21. ^ Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars v.1, #10
  22. ^ a b Fantastic Four #319
  23. ^ Thanos #10-12
  24. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy #38 (1993)
  25. ^ Superman #28
  26. ^ Spider-Ham #17

External links

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