an outright villain. At the end of the Krakoan Age, the original Beast dies in an act of last minute redemption, and is replaced by his younger clone whose memories stop short of the events which corrupted the original Beast. The clone Beast goes on to rejoin the X-Men, while the original Beast is revealed to have survived and becomes the leader of 3K.

The character has also appeared in media adaptations, including animated TV series and feature films. Beast has been a cast member in all X-Men animated