Strange warned that the Beyonder was going to destroy all the multiverses. [49] Despite this, he was claimed to be either omnipotent or nigh omnipotent on different occasions, and to have power millions of times greater than Multiversal scale. He looked for more advice about life from Peter. Doctor Strange 2 Sets the Stage for the MCU's Secret Wars - But Which One? As part of his attempt to help others find peace, he visited the New Mutants. In the end, Protege was defeated by the Tribunal and Scathan. [43], Upon reaching the House, he hid himself until the Defenders finished their business. He is an extradimensional being who has been depicted as a cosmic force with unimaginable power. When Rachel tried to mindlink them all, he unwittingly set off a trap set by some anti-mutant students, which badly hurt the three X-Men. This would destroy the universe as well, although a new universe would take it's place. While Reece was not as strong as the Beyonder, he was able to hold him off until the other heroes regained consciousness. One of the passengers, Tabitha, ran up and started to walk with him. They found the Beyonder and their tachyon beam attracted his attention. At first, he was changed to a gift from the race of Beyonders, a Cosmic Cube, but was flawed due to his shared history with the Molecule Man. [32], In an underground sanctum sanctorum deep beneath the Colorado Rocky Mountains, the Beyonder decided that perhaps he could find the contentment he sought by becoming a mortal being. Some are tapped into by various beings, including Skrulls and humans, to create reality-warping Cosmic Cubes. The Beyonder showed up and destroyed the base himself, complaining that the humans fear everyone more powerful than themselves, and saying that they're all paranoid. Meanwhile, the Defenders were in a very difficult battle against the Dragon of the Moon. He sent down an enormous blast of energy from the heavens that destroyed everything in its pathexcept that the Molecule Man had saved a bit of energy, and managed to not only save all the heroes, but also put every other living thing in the path of the blast into subspace. Perhaps there was another way to be fulfilled without destroying everything. Protege tried to copy all of their powers and become the new One Above All. They set up a situation where Spider-Man found out about a planned hit on the Kingpin--something he couldn't let happen, given his morality. He met a Unlimited Class Wrestling promotor at a bar as he downed Heinekens. The Beyonder decided to use Zarathos as his catspaw. Beyonder View source History Talk (0) Beyonder Name: Beyonder Origin: Marvel Comics Gender: Male Classification: Omnipotence Age: Primordial Strength Lifting: Infinite Striking . Iron Man's suit later ran out of power, the Lizard states he can fix this within one hour. Meanwhile, Rachel Summers teleported all the heroes of Earth to the Rockies, above his bunker. Part of the energy from the dimension escapes and imbues Reece with near-infinite powers, which he wields as the villainous Molecule Man . But everything he had heard led him to believe that being partly mortal was the only way to make it through. The character played in a more antagonistic role in the 1985 sequel, Secret Wars II, in which he took human form to learn about desire, but threatened to destroy the multiverse out of increasing frustration. With a complete mind, he could possibly control it. They traveled across the universe as observerers, and as they came to Earth they learned many new concepts,the most interesting were the concepts of good and evil. He turned invisible and followed Captain America as he left the fight scene. Additionally, readers can behold The Beyonder's appearance for the first time, discovering a mysterious clothed in celestial light. There are several meaningful glances and close-ups of Black Bolt's face at several points in the story that could be interpreted in different ways.) Cage was still angry, but Rand calmed him down, and Cage eventually went on to explain more about the importance of time and money. [30] Upon reaching the House of Ideas, he decides to leave the story, promising to return on his own terms. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment More posts you may like . He remained a totally mysterious force to the people on Battleworld, hero and villain. So he might possibly be 1-A in his realm Does this upscale beyonder to 1-a? Having nothing else to do, he decided to go along with the man. However, when he talked to Foxxe, Foxxe told him that the Beyonder lived nearby, and gave him the address. The Beyonder was created by Jim Shooter and first appeared in Secret Wars #1. What Sequence number is he? He tried giving her fame and success in show business, and he faked a fight with the Avengers to make her feel sympathy for him, but none of it worked. Mephisto convinced him to make a wager: if Mephisto won, the Beyonder would wait 24 hours before destroying everything. The Molecule Man, however, convinced the Beyonder that existence was meaningless without death, and so the Beyonder brought Death back into existence by using his power to kill the reporter Dave, who willingly sacrificed his life. They can also directly choose the opponents Beyonder powers as targets for punishment, giving them the strength to break it. He found desire a nuisance, and wondered whether he should continue to study it or just return to the Beyond-Realm, where he would feel complete unto himself. Giving her a tour of a mall from the air, he said he would join her crusade of public awareness for mutants, but she said she would rather do it on her own, so he brought her back to the place from where he had taken her originally, and they parted on good terms. He also showed him that he had kidnapped Protege and Malevolence, holding them in a miniature crystal as a source of amusement. Each Cosmic Cube is a receptacle for energy that comes from their dimension. As a consequence, he was naturally surprised to discover that Earth's beings were merely a part of a greater whole making up their universe; one that was itself but a member of a larger collection of universes, perhaps of infinite extent, called a multiverse! He begins to float and is met by two yellow eyes. The heros are quickly held captive by Doombots. He also transforms a television writer named Steward Cadwell into Thundersword. They normally had low levels of power, but those powers became amped as they got near her. Kubik took upon himself the tutoring of the new being, who had forgotten much of what she learned in her previous life. (Since it was implied that her essence would escape if her body was killed, then it would seem that her essence should be on the loose, but this has never been dealt with or mentioned.). To test it, he had the machine recreate the New Mutants (whom he had killed earlier). Muramoto's new band was playing, and the Beyonder and Parker were watching. OtakuKart. He has the power to manipulate and bend the fabric of space . There are several odd things about this story. Klaw then went out to fight the heroes. But, he warned, "love gone wrong can be dangerous--even to guys like us!" Beyonder claims that the war is over and teleports everyone to space. He was, however, missing his memories of the time he spent in the other man's body. As he became self-aware, he recognized himself as the only person in his Universe. However, even in this state, he was capable of easily sending a horde of demons back to hell with a wave of his hand. After watching for a while, his interest was picqued, due to Thor's decision to use his belt of strength, thereby negating Kurse's advantage. Fictional character biography. Unsure of what was going on, they watched a galaxy be destroyed before their eyes, and a planet was formed from the spare parts of other planets. Then, trying to teach her a lesson, he gave her an enormous amount of power--enough to kill him. This would have wrecked Mephisto's since he would have to recalibrate the machine. Some USAF jets attacked him as he flew by in the car, and he switched vehicles with one of them, taking the jet to Owen and Marsha's apartment. She thought he would be mad, but instead he fixed the bruises her father gave her. Quantu 3,995 3,326 May 8, 2022 #1 Hello, I completely redid Beyonder's power and abilities section from scratch. The Beyonder's curiosity about our plane and planet continued, and eventually decided he wanted to know more. . The most omnipotent character in Marvel is arguably the cosmic entity known as "The Beyonder". Thing breifly shows disappointment as he will be stuck in his non-human form. She alerted the Avengers as to his threat, and they in turn informed other superhuman champions. As Thundersword, he began to wreck various Hollywood studios and other businesses. However, he did have certain circumstances where he felt there was a chance for someone or something to defeat him. So perhaps in this one case the Beyonder's meddling actually resulted in a net positive result (albeit with horrible side effects). This, in conjunction with the fact that he thinks Black Bolt died long ago raises the possibility that he is actually coming from a future timeline somehow. He did attack the heroes, but then slipped back inside, trailing Captain America. These Cubes eventually develop and gain an intelligence and desires of their own. While they walk around they are invited to Dr. Dooms castle. Thankfully, Owen Reece, a humble lab technician in New York, opens an interdimensional portal connecting The Beyond to Earth-616. After informing them about the Beyonders, he and the other Beyonders wanted the Defenders to go back inside the Multiverse; however, the Defenders resisted. In this reality, the Secret Wars never happened. And yet Doom remained Doom, and his will was indomitable. Within his universe the Beyonder was complete; indeed he was all of his reality. He realized that he was still far too attached to our world. He teleported himself to the offices of Heroes for Hire and upon finding that Power Man and Iron Fist were not there he brought them forward through time to see him. Additionally, this issue introduces the all-powerful Cosmic Cube, which dominated the MCU. Inspired by the Thing's heroism, the Beyonder decided to inspire others in turn to find their true role in life. Later they created Cosmic Cubes. To explain the events of Secret Wars I and II that seemed to contradict this, Kubik explained that at least some of them had been illusions, created by the other cosmic entities. They were originally called "Omegas" by the Celestials. The Beyonder is a powerful, reality-warping being from another dimension. Here is an explantion of the Beyonder's powers and power shifts as a result of the rectonned storylines. While Cloak and Dagger had in the past acted as judge, jury, and executioners for many drug dealers, they realized now that this was going too far, and that perhaps some of them might have reformed, if they had been given more mercy. He started to take over other arenas of power, including the Kingpin's crime syndicate, and then moved on to take over the United States from the president. The Beyonder then left. Beyonder demonstrates his abilities by splitting the Hulk and Bruce Banner apart before sending them to the other parts of Battleworld. It was a desperate gamble, to say the least. The Lizard fixes Iron Man suit to the point where he is capable of doing minor tasks. Phoenix. While his flesh was being peeled away layer by layer, he managed to somehow will his hand to touch his armor (which had been lifted away from him), and activate his "sling," thereby defeating the Beyonder and taking his power. The Beyonder simpily turns intangiable and proceeds to explain his plans to Spider-Man. He was also invisibly observing Captain America, who was visiting the West Coast Avengers and then battling Armadillo and Dr. Malus. In shock, she teleported herself and several others away. [11], A number of survivors of the Multiverse were also collected and brought to Battleworld, now under the reign of the now-cosmically powered "God Emperor" Doom - their memories altered to become the lords and ladies of various factions of a medieval new order. Vinnie showed up with some of his gang, including Toots, who had since shown him the bar of gold. He was once again dressed in his baroque silver armor. His ultimate goal is to discover the true meaning of existence, and his journey takes him across the Marvel universe. Reece was annoyed, and didn't want to talk to Uatu, but Marsha did. Strange had once done himself, thus proving that the Beyonder, like Strange, had some goodness still inside him. Once the Avengers arrived, however, they were angry with him because they wanted to capture her, not banish her. By the time Mephisto planned to drop his contract with Thing, nearly all of the Legion Accursed were defeated. Manga. [3] The Illuminati suggested he was a mutant Inhuman. She converted Sam Guthrie before he realized what she was doing, but the others rejected his "gift." Doom proceeds to drop a mountain on them. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The inhabitatants have worked hard to eliminate diseases and famine. Also, Namor has no recollection of him, and he had met him during Secret Wars II. Deciding to confront the Beyonder before became a viable threat once more, the Illuminati employed a Skrull ship and traveled to Ceres, only to find a hidden replica of the island of Manhattan in the middle of the asteroid belt. Instead, he learns the incursions are being caused by the Beyonders, whom he also refers to as the Ivory Kings. The heroes stopped them, and the Molecule Man brought them all down to the Beyonder's base. While this storyline fails to flesh out The Beyonder's origin, it does, however, provide deeper insight into his powers, personality, and intent. Beyonder has Hulk level strength, cellular replication, super durability, and superhuman intelligence. This was the first time the Beyonder was actually "seen" on panel; he appeared simply as a omnipresent energy surrounding Doom. He showed some power limitations in the season finally when it was shown that he was becoming powerless the longer he was outside his realm. He lifted them into the sky and looked through their minds, but couldn't find anything, so he just dropped them to their deaths. Doom was unsure what to do with his newfound omnipotence, which was even greater than it was when he had Galactus' power. Although the Beyonder is usually male, he can become female if he wishes to and is open to having male love interests. Douglas was still weak, and the Dragon tried to prey on her mind and thus recombine them. It was then revealed that Pym was correct and the entire experiment was being conducted by the Stranger under the guise of the Beyonder. At the end of. He brought her back to her time in the future, trying to talk her through her feelings of guilt and rage. The good side of Reece finally won out, and returned the Beyonder persona and power to Kosmos. The Beyonder stood thinking on his own for a while, now understanding how the experience of being in a fight and being hurt was quite different from observing others being in a fight--experience was indeed the best teacher. The Defenders went further beyond into the White Hot Room and the Beyonder followed as he was caught in Loki's narrative arc. He can also fire powerful bursts of anti-matter energy and is capable of reactivating Manhunters with his power. An infinity of powers--with no finite element inside! He exists beyond space and time. Puma was coming in, prepared to kill the Beyonder. In Kosmos' 'Maker' incarnation, she was stated as capable of reversing The Crunch itself, essentially collapsing the entire universe. The Beyonder has been the source of many retcons and reinventions over the years. [28], Now the Beyonder's mood began to change. The Sphinxes Superpower is that he's Mysterious. The Beyonder promises to fulfill the winning team's deepest desires. Doom insists he can simpily will them away, but his powers have no effect. Druig is a member of the genetically engineered Eternals, which came to Earth around 5000 BC. The Beyonder then pulled the body of Captain America down underground and absorbed his memories. Under Vinnie's influence the Beyonder sought wealth, pleasure, and power over others. After liberating Marsha, he decided it was just a phase and didn't bother to interfere further. (His appearance happened to stymie an attack on Alpha Flight by Omega Flight.) Beyonder transforms into a cloud and both the Beyonder and Spider-Man vanish. They were then transported to another station millions of miles away in space. Then he decided to show off, and started a fight with them. Fantastic attempts to unlock the alter ego of the Lizard. He was docile and said he desired "to understand." He was actually pleasantly surprised to see them there, despite being somewhat hesitant to accept their reality; at first he thought they might be creations of his own that he made himself forget in order to surprise himself. Fireheart didn't really believe this, but agreed to look into it, and looked up Spider-Man to help him. They told the Beyonder not to grant Doom's wish, but he didn't listen, since he thought himself far above them in power and station. His senses are similarly enhanced, allowing him to hear things from further away and at higher frequencies than a normal human, including radio broadcasts. on 10/17/22 Galactus planned, as a last resort, to destroy Taa II instead of Battleworld, and absorb its unspeakably extensive energy. The Red Skull and Doctor Octopus escape while Black Cat chases after. She left a message for the X-Men and flew towards the west coast. Once again he used the too-manipulative approach he tried with Dazzler, giving her gifts: making her beautiful, older, without powers. as a help to the upcoming war. Strange wanted to know more about him, and peered inside him with the Eye of Agamotto, where he saw his true self. [22] When the Molecule Man's lover Volcana leaves him, he becomes angry, extracts the Beyonder from Kosmos, and proceeds to attack him until Kubik intervenes. The Beyonder took control of Klaw's subconscious mind and thus motivated him to encourage Doom's fears of his superhuman opponents in the "secret war" as well as playing upon Doom's own deep-seated doubts over his ability to control his newly gained powers. The Beyonder first became aware of our universe when the Molecule Man gained his powers through an atomic accident. Strange and The Multiverse of Madness. The Maker's madness takes control of several inmates but is finally subdued by Thanos and several of his allies among the prisoners. A giant white burst of energy exploded out of the machine, and for a minute, it seemed as if all of the universe was destroyed anyway. The Beyonders are what Doctor Doom calls "linear beings". The Beyonder was going to erase the multiverse entirely; he erased Death; he destroyed multiple galaxies; he defeated powerful beings like Galactus and a whole group of Celestials with ease; he was able to recreate the same things he erased; with a simple hand wave he shattered a dome the Molecule Man created to endure multiversal destruction; he easily survived a blast from the Molecule Man that could have slagged "several billion" dimensions; when he had a large portion of his power in the cup that was going to kill Death, he still had more power than the combined cosmic entities of our multiverse; when Mephisto created Beyondersbane using the Beyonder's own expended power plus all of the power in our multiverse, Mephisto still wasn't sure it was enough to destroy him; his battle with the Molecule Man affected every being on every planet on every dimension. Other heroes could stop muggers or tidal waves, but only he could stop the named Death. It should be noted that of course alcohol could only affect him if he wanted to let it. [41] However, on another occasion, after trying to be a superhero by fighting a superpowered biker gang, the Beyonder stated that he limits his powers to keep them more in line with the world around him. Doctor Octopus agree to these terms and begins working. She had a choice--kill him, or save the X-Men, whom he then put in danger, making the Blackbird plummet towards the sea, with Sentinels on the chase and spread throughout the city. (which is basically using the abilities from other pathways like a scribe or reader or Shepard). This was surprising, since the Beyonder had chosen to appear in a male form. He claims that through the Beyonder's power he had had attained the only thing he wanted in life, total control. Protege's great raise in power gained the attention of the Living Tribunal, who put both Protege and the Beyonder on trial. The rest of the energy flowed into the empty Beyond-realm. For the book by Brandon Mull, see, Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beyonders&oldid=1141077256, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 06:33. [10] His energy returned to his realm where it evolved into a new universe. Childlike and vastly powerful, he grew up in a universe created by the other Beyonders for their young. He was no longer omnipotent as many initially believed, being an incomplete Cosmic Cube, with less raw power and the same limitations of a complete cube. Despite their vast powers and knowledge, they seem unable to travel forward or backward in time. The Beyonder put out the fire, and the Wasp offered him membership in the Avengers, thinking that at least that way they could keep an eye on him. Soon, numerous people were coming to the island, thinking the Beyonder was a guru of sorts. [19], After being encouraged to find enlightenment by Doctor Strange, and failing, a frustrated Beyonder decides to destroy the entire multiverse, leading to several more battles with various Marvel superheroes, all of which end up with the Beyonder victorious. He disintegrated Warlock, Cypher, and Wolfsbane. Later, as he walked through some slums, he met some heroin dealers. Even Dr. Doom and Phoenix try to outsmart and overpower the celestial being, yet, The Beyonder, capable of mind control and time travel, usurps their folly each time. [14] They have also displayed other limitations, as an explosion strong enough to destroy a few thousand universes was sufficient to kill them. While the various heroes he had met had tried to answer the big questions, Vinnie taught him how to eat, get dressed, and even adopt a sense of humor. He tried again to convince her to love him (when the ring didn't spark her interest, he just tossed it away). He was simply being far too artificial in his approach, and didn't understand. As the Beyonder himself replied, "But I'm part of the universe's natural order. He then appeared to Rachel, Cannonball, and Magik. She had a new idea--go to the M'Kraan Crystal, from which the Phoenix derived its power, and destroy it. He had the power to achieve whatever he pleased. But his genetic anomaly radically changed the Terrigen experience for him, and his power grew exponentially to an unprecedented scope. He had never possessed a true form of his own before, but now he created for himself a physical form that resembled a composite of the bodies of various participants in the "secret war," in order that he could walk amongst humanity and fulfill his own desire for experience in this world. Around this time he also started exploring what Marvel was then calling the "multiverse": all the dimensions outside of the normal universe, such as Asgard, Mephisto's realm, the Microverse, the Dark Dimension, and eventually the Crossroads, a nexus of realities. And so, as the narrative ended,"within the new universe begat by the Beyonder's powermortal beings live their mortal livesgiving meaning to the infinity in which they dwellthus, finally, is the desire of the One from Beyondfulfilled!". In order to talk about the Beyonder's formative moments (his "childhood"), they went to the Beyond-realm and the Beyonder showed him the pinhole that first showed him our universe. He was frozen in indecision. Doom, however, began to wrestle with his new limitless nature, and started to become unstable. [26] He thereafter encountered a number of costumed adventurers, but found it difficult to understand even to relate to counsel offered him about the nature of life by some of them. Cloak and Dagger followed, and took down the dealers, but not before they had given him the heroin. He quickly pulled himself out of this dead end and changed his angle of thinking. Although not native to this dimension, the Beyonder was one of the absolute strongest and most powerful beings ever to exist in the Marvel Universe. He then turned it on himself thus becoming a mortal being with no superhuman powers. Worseit reminds me of someone." Dispersing the forms of Cage and Iron Fist, the Beyonder teleported himself up to the Illuminati. This flashback story took place after the events of Secret Wars I and before Secret Wars II. It is also capable of absorbing the energy and life-force from a foe. The question for him now was, should he tell the Beyonder? Venom is often considered the strongest overall because his powers and abilities are the most versatile. However, while he had expected that he could absorb it effortlessly, he could not: he "tries to turn away--only to learn he cannot. [20] There, over the next several days, they engaged in a "secret war" amongst themselves; most of the criminals sought to destroy the heroic adventurers in order to gain the prize that the Beyonder had promised. The Beyonder, however, summoned Death to a restaurant, where he poured a cup of his godly power, which would destroy her. Gladiator volunteered to be placed in the Kyln to keep an eye on her and destroy her if necessary. But, as soon as he did it, he realized he needed to try it again. Reece himself became much less angry and frustrated now that he had come into his own, and soon left Battleworld with most of the other villains. Beta Ray Bill and Power Pack came up, and they were able to stop Kurse by having Energizer drain the energy from their hammers and shoot it all out as an energy ball. In lack of better options, we consider the Beyonders being killed by an explosion sufficient to destroy 100,000 universes, as well as an Infinity Gauntlet managing to slow down Doctor Doom when he was wielding their powers, as outliers. The Beyonder is finally defeated by a huge group of superheroes, including the Fantastic Four, X-Men, Avengers, and Spider-Man, after the Molecule Man intervenes and kills him, while he had temporarily transformed into an infant in the midst of a re-birthing process. Klaw had been acting as Doom's confidant and court fool, and using him now, the Beyonder was able to continue to push Doom toward instability. [16][10][12], While he was still growing up,[3] the other Beyonders orchestrated the "accident" of Owen Reece, the Molecule Man. Mephisto was particularly fearful and enraged. The Beyonder would often return to their apartment to discuss his recent experiences and philosophical quandries. Richards realized who he was and tried to pay attention, but there were too many distractions, including Sue Storm's desire for revenge for what the villains had done to her (they had turned her into Malice). The superhero team that deals with big level cosmic threats known as the Ultimates, drastically changed Galactus's hunger for cosmic energy. The Beyonder then vanished, and the participants in the "secret war" returned to the various places from which they had been transported. The Beyonder sensed him on his ocean base; he was there as part of a SHIELD mission to destroy it, but is now unsure if it's the right thing to do.
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