He was overwhelmed when Rachel Summers returned the enormous powers that he had bestowed upon her along with the thoughts of the past and present beings in the universe, to the point that he collapsed on the ground,[38] and he was apparently slowed down in battle against the Molecule Man. Even though Strange had seen so many mysteries and beings of power, and had "stood unafraid before Eternity himself," he recoiled at the sight of the Beyonder's true nature and power. Then, trying to teach her a lesson, he gave her an enormous amount of power--enough to kill him. He also cured Princess Mari and Huntarr. He then wanted know the reason of the Illuminatis visit, and even directed his questions to his King, stating that his highly destructive voice would not cause anyone harm if he used it, due to his own powers containing it. Doom was unsure what to do with his newfound omnipotence, which was even greater than it was when he had Galactus' power. He also saved Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, then known as Talisman, from entrapment in an other-dimensional world. The Beyonder possessed Omnipotence,Omniscience, and Omnipresence and had the power to surpass The Living Tribunal and to equal One-Above-All as he killed the concept of death itself and revive it a feat not even the powers of the cosmic beings of the omniverse can do such a impossible thing let alone reverse it he was shown to self-limit himself In classic continuity, the thing that attracted his attention in both instances was the presence of the Molecule Man. Although there have been momentary setbacks and deceptive tricks, The Beyonder has outlasted and outsmarted every trap set in his way. Chapter 2 "The Gauntlet of the Red Skull" Spider-Man and the present others decide to use the remaining energy of the device initially used to recruit heros to teleport Black Cat (at the time she was assisting Blade and Morbius the Living Vampire in a battle with Mirium, Blade's mother.) Beyonder transforms into a cloud and both the Beyonder and Spider-Man vanish. As thanks for their help, the Beyonder turned their entire building to gold, which then collapsed under its own weight. Finally, many of Earth's costumed champions joined forces to stop the Beyonder once and for all, but none succeeded. Now, they had to fight, or die; they all meant less to him than an amoeba, other than perhaps Rachel, who he called a "starsoul." All these add up to the possibility that this was not the true Beyonder, or was only a ploy by the Beyonder to confuse the heroes for some reason. However, he was still able to observe, and potentially manipulate, the Guardians' universe through the costume he gave to Vance Astro. Iron Man's suit later ran out of power, the Lizard states he can fix this within one hour. The Puma was now brought to the absolute limit of his anger and his sense of righteousness in his cause. At the end, he proclaimed himself "The" Beyonder, freed himself from the House of Ideas, and stated that he would return on his own terms.[9]. The Beyonder is told that this is his origin, but he is missing a containment vessel and the Molecule Man absorbed part of his energy. [28], Now the Beyonder's mood began to change. He was at this time still wearing the face of the Molecule Man. He exists beyond space and time. While he was under Red Skull's employment he created and memorized a super human transformation formula (this would be responsible for Steve Rogers becoming Captain America.) He was shown and described to repel Galactus "like a bug", and even greatly exceeded the collected energy of the latter's World-Ship. First, it is unclear when it takes place. A train came along behind him, and he "zapped" it with his fingers shaped into a child's "gun" position. One day, the Fantastic Four, with the Thing, She-Thing, Human Torch, and Doctor Doom, showed up in his universe. He was now ambushed by the New Mutants, but he brushed them aside. He couldn't believe the people of Earth were still "hounding" him. She converted Sam Guthrie before he realized what she was doing, but the others rejected his "gift." Since the Beyonder had no memories before the pinhole, the Molecule Man was in a sense responsible for the existence of the Beyonder. Nothing you dream of is impossible for me to accomplish!" This would have wrecked Mephisto's since he would have to recalibrate the machine. The Beyonder was created by Jim Shooter and first appeared in Secret Wars #1. Felicia's father disappeared for several years.Later, the Kingpin, Wilson Fisk, captured Felicia and agreed to keep her free of harm if her father gave Kingpin the formula,the agreement was made and Kingpin received the formula. They can interfere with outside divination. She was apparently completely unsurprised to see him use his powers, and because of her lifetime of hard experience began to tell him many of the hard truths about the world. The entities that were shown to have shared their power included Chaos and Order, the Gardener (and presumably the other Elders), Galactus, the Living Tribunal, Eon, the Celestials, and the In-Betweener. [22] Too weakened to strike back against Doom, the Beyonder secretly took possession of the body of Klaw,[23] who had been resurrected on Battleworld[24] after his seeming destruction by Dazzler. He was now "nothing but raging power personified! Ben explains that they were all brought here by some being called the Beyonder. Rachel was occasionally able to feel his presence, but couldn't get a lock on him. Each Super Power also has 3 levels (SPL). In this issue, a younger, less-experienced Deadpool is hired by the Kingpin to kill the Beyonder. Powers and Abilities Stated to be a race of beings of infinite power they only lacked infinite knowledge but through this, they studied mankind and others like them, through the Marvelverse they have been one of the top beings who manipulates its realities. Finally they stopped, realizing they could do nothing, and he just walked away, saying that he still knew he couldn't take the easy way out, and that he had 10 pointshe won. As he did, he teased the Molecule Man, whose power exceeded everyone else's in the universe, as if he were a child, saying "Sorry to 'burst your bubble,' Owie, but if I want in, nothing can stop me--and you might as well know now!" [15] He eventually threatened to end existence but accidentally allowed himself to get killed, or so it seemed. 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. He also has cosmic strength, which he frequently put his power to the test in order to learn more about humanity. Finally he released her from his control, at which point she told him how his respect for her had led her to leave the life of the streets and get a real job. Beyonder has Hulk level strength, cellular replication, super durability, and superhuman intelligence. Beyonder then tells Iron Man, Thor, and Loki to stick to being part of his experiment or else they'll get what Hulk got. The Beyonder quickly reclaimed his tremendous power and immortality, and decided that, in order to protect himself from his foes, he would use the machine to transform himself into a mortal beingbut one who still retained his full power. Hold together a planet that he made out of remnants of destroyed realities by thought alone. Despite their vast powers and knowledge, they seem unable to travel forward or backward in time. There is a short series of ambiguous flashbacks that seem to show the Beyonder walking into the Terrigen Mists. Mephisto suddenly attacked with demons, but sadly to no avail. The Beyonder left, saying that he was above such human emotions, and went back to the Beyond-realm. It was around this time that he ran into Rachel again, this time in a deli in New York. He brought her back to her time in the future, trying to talk her through her feelings of guilt and rage. But the Beyonder felt that he had to keep doing something, he needed a role in the universe. During the Dark Reign, the Molecule Man created a group of beings that resembled the Beyonder, Mephisto, Dormammu, and Enchantress. The heros attempt to stop the assult and don't suceed until Iron Man fires a laser to knock the Lizard out. The Beyonder decided to come to earth and spend time among us. However, he and Doom were, as Captain America said, "swatted back like flies!" Dispersing the forms of Cage and Iron Fist, the Beyonder teleported himself up to the Illuminati. The Beyonder agreed to play it safe, and restored Doom to his original body (and Norm McArthur's mind back to his body), then sent him back in time to the beginning of Secret Wars I. A bag lady saw him do it, and reprimanded him while she simultaneously explained to him how to adjust its tailoring so it would fit better on him. Thousands of years later, the Beyonders created the Fortisquians as agents to observe other worlds, including Max. She ran away, and had another vision, this time of her grandfather, who recounted the conflict between the Cheyenne and the white settlers, and how the Cheyenne tried to face extermination with honor. He appeared in an amalgam form, based on the many heroes that fought on Battleworld. While his legacy has faded, The Beyonder still demands respect from readers. He went to the Beyond to live with his fellow Beyonders. The Thing realized he could just do nothing and let the Beyonder die at their hands, so he fought them. (Whether or not Black Bolt actually remembered him, or just didn't want to talk about it, is somewhat ambiguous. But when too many people started coming to his island, he began to wonder if he should move. As he matured, he discovered love. As Black Cat chases after the Red Skull she confronts him, but is captured by Dr. Octopus. They then engaged in an all-out battle which was felt by "every creature on every planet in every dimension." [3], The Beyonders have been witnessed killing all of the Celestials in the Marvel multiverse at the same time, destroying abstract entities such as Eternity and Infinity, and three members of the race together managed to kill the Living Tribunal itself. His inner quandry reflected itself upon the nature of reality without him even trying, imploding suns and collapsing parallel universes. Gladiator volunteered to be placed in the Kyln to keep an eye on her and destroy her if necessary. Galactus was left in a coma, and Doom gained Galactus' god-like powers, becoming largely omniscient and omnipotent. For example, Klein being able to create a town (Utopia) out of nowhere even if none of his beyonder powers corresponds to such a feat. However, the Dragon was able to take her over anyway, and just took advantage of her extra power. The Illuminati then went through several imaginary situations reflecting what would happen if their inner desires came true. [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. More heroes arrived, but the Beyonder continued to mow them down. He said the Earth heroes were just jealous, and that the Beyonder would be the greatest hero of them all--that only Death itself had anything to fear from the Beyonder, and the heroes certainly had no reason to worry. The Beyonder is an entity of great power, responsible for the Secret Wars. Whether you are a die-hard fan of Secret Wars or a new reader hoping to catch up for the MCU's next big event, this guide will help you explore The Beyonder's rich legacy in Marvel Comics. He appeared in Matt Murdock's legal office and said he wanted to hire them to help him legitimately control the Earth. They can also directly choose the opponents Beyonder powers as targets for punishment, giving them the strength to break it. She was so much happier now, and it was all because of him--but pointedly, he understood, she loved him for what he had given her emotionally, and not because he was the overlord of the world. Vinnie showed up with some of his gang, including Toots, who had since shown him the bar of gold. Beyonder tells Spider-Man to think of him and his assistant, Madame Web, as 'ones from beyond.' Sue Richards provides a barrier until Storm is able to use her weather manipulation to recharge the bases defense mechanism. [53], "Go big or go home: Why Marvel's new 'Secret Wars' could be too much", "New 'Secret Wars' is Marvel Comics' major event of 2015", "Jim Shooter in an Interview for Secret Wars 2", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beyonder&oldid=1142895369, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 22:33. The Beyonder and Muramoto had been having a number of conversations about enlightenment. 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. He single-handedly defeated them, including the Juggernaut. He said that when he was drunk, Dr. Also, his power is omnipotence. 09:52AM As long as you have a power that has a Binary counterpart, you can instantly use both powers at the same level, such as Fire and Water, Light and Darkness etc" "Boundary Master (UNIQUE DIVINITY) :- Become the Gaurdian that resides between the fabrics of what is real and what is false, between what is true and what is fiction, between life and death, between any Boundary that separates anything . The Heroes and Villains Arrive on Battleworld as the Secret Wars Begin! Once there, they (Doom, Thing, She-Thing, and the Human Torch) arrived, to their surprise, in a sunny, happy, populated land that recalled Earth. Thankfully, with an upcoming Marvel Comic run slated for June, The Beyonder is ready to reintroduce himself to readers. He took a trip to soak up the good things about life on Earth. In contrast to the original event, Secret Wars II delves deep into The Beyonder's internal struggle to find fulfillment. Then several of Earth's heroes found him and attacked. Dr. Doom arrives and claims that he only wants Ben and his subjects to be happy; he calls his new kingdom New Latveria. As everyone arrives to the base, Spider-Man and the heros defeat the cyber skulls and fight the villains. RELATED: When Did the Molecule Man's Personality Change So Dramatically? Unsure of the morality of such an act, he decided to put the Beyonder through the same experiences he had when he was a drunk, showing him the seediness of alcoholism, the enlightenment of the Ancient One, and the treachery of Baron Mordo, when Mordo originally tried to kill the Ancient One. Doom informs the heros that they will be held trail for treason,if they are found guilty they will be executed. The Beyonder simpily turns intangiable and proceeds to explain his plans to Spider-Man. Marvel characters can be divided into two categories: Superheroes and Supervillains. They would have a contest to see if humanity deserved life. The Beyonder told him his story, and Vinnie, believing him, sensed a business opportunity in his apparent lack of understanding of our world. The Beyonder informs everyone that they will be teleported back to Earth with no memory of these events and will be as they were before this ever occured. He is the secondary antagonist of the Battleworld arc in Season 4: Secret Wars. [4], They eventually hired the Pegasusian alien race as agents, to tow Counter-Earth to the Beyonders' museum. She was running away from home because her father had beaten her upon finding out she was a mutant. It told her the Beyonder could give her that power. In order to stall them, he sent the New Mutants to attack them. No, Wait, He's an Inhuman! When the Molecule Man extracted the Beyonder from Kosmos, their battle took place in more than three dimensions, and threatened vast portions of reality. Her love had helped him overcome his own self-hate, and enabled him to love her back more freely. The Beyonder's curiosity about our plane and planet continued, and eventually decided he wanted to know more. He began a life of vice, gaining weight until he realized how bad it looked. While all the heros make their trek to the Red Skull's base they take a hovercraft to cross the desert,a sandstorm causes the hovercraft to come to a stop and crash due to it's overwhelming force. At one point in the battle, Kubik held the Beyonder's entire universe in his hand, and was about to crush it, when the Shaper stopped him. He went to talk to Vinnie about it, but all he could do, now that he was controlled, was offer platitudes of obeisance. The good side of Reece finally won out, and returned the Beyonder persona and power to Kosmos. [21], The tale of the Beyonder continues several years later when it is revealed that, in the distant past, the enigmatic Beyonders created pocket universes holding vast amounts of sentient energy. Immediately after the Beyonders departure, all his creations began to crumble and fall apart. Thus, The Beyonder, once an immortal, omnipotent god, falls victim to his strange obsession with desire, purpose, and death. First he had an affair with a beautiful woman named Sharon Ing. [35][36][40] He also stated that the Pumawhen in perfect harmony with the Universewas capable of killing him. (His appearance happened to stymie an attack on Alpha Flight by Omega Flight.) Or at least so Mephisto hoped; even with all this power, he wasn't sure it could kill the Beyonder. Set before Secret Wars II #9, The story forces The Beyonder to reconsider his thoughts on life, death, and human existence. Meanwhile, the Defenders were in a very difficult battle against the Dragon of the Moon. [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. Superman's arch-nemesis is Lex Luthor, a brilliant [] Mr Fantastic. The Beyonder next walked along a train track in a melancholy mood, still obsessed with his failed relationship with Dazzler. He next visited Peter Parker, of whom he said, "I like you better than anyone I've met!" [50], In an alternate reality depicted in the "Heroes Reborn" miniseries, a character named Mister Beyonder appears as an inmate of the Negative Zone before escaping and confronting Hyperion, claiming that his reality is not what it seems. The Molecule Man made a force field around Denver, hoping to protect them, but the Beyonder happened by and laughed as he effortlessly shattered the dome. He claims that through the Beyonder's power he had had attained the only thing he wanted in life, total control. The Beyonder knew it was all a magical illusion, however, and was able to reclaim his power again. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. This disturbed the Beyonder because he was finally content with his existence and wanted to forget about the other universe that he had once lived in. 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. However, just as Galactus destroyed Taa II, Dr. Doom was able to steal the resulting energy and possess it for himself. So, who can stop Superman? The Molecule Man, narrates The Beyonder's origin story while Doctor Doom and The Fantastic Four listen on. More impressively, The Beyonder can destroy the multiverse, possess every human on earth, and, as exemplified in Secret Wars' Battleworld, transport people between planets--or universes--at will. This statement was the prologue to a war between the two groups, as the villains attempted to fulfill the Beyonder's mission, and the heroes simply tried to return home. [14] Later, he gave himself human form to experience the Marvel Universe. As he recounted, Doom participated in the first Secret War despite the fact that he had already died; in the second Secret War, it was revealed that Doom had secretly swapped minds with Norman McArthur. However, when they opened the door, they ignored her and tried to attack the Beyonder. However, there are cases in the normal world where a weaker object can break a stronger object if it hits it in exactly the right way--for instance it can set up dissonant shock waves that are a counter to the other object's structure, and force it to break itself apart. The Beyonders explained their origin and history before the Defenders went further beyond into the White Hot Room. Created by writer Jim Shooter [1] and artist Mike Zeck, the Beyonder first appeared in Secret Wars #1 (May 1984) as an unseen, nigh-omnipotent [2] being from outside the multiverse who kidnapped the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe to have them do battle on Battleworld. While Reece was not as strong as the Beyonder, he was able to hold him off until the other heroes regained consciousness. The Beyonder intentionally limited his power to that of a "normal" super hero, and enjoyed the complexity and pressure of battle. [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. Upon entering the construct, the adventurers (as well as the construct itself) were teleported to an area of space-time near a galaxy far from the vicinity of Earth's. As it is the nexus of all psionic energy, it has mental abilities of cosmic scope, including telepathy and telekinesis. He either could or would not answer how long it had been since he had last seen Black Bolt. He stood in space, thinking. Now fully-grown, he lived with his fellow Beyonders in the Beyond,[1] until he escaped the House of Ideas. The Beyonder created a vast machine necessary to bring about this transformation and tested it by resurrecting the New Mutants that he had killed earlier. He realized that if the Thing could have doubts about his role, then it was OK for him to have doubts too. As the Beyonder himself replied, "But I'm part of the universe's natural order. However, his despair led him to a need for enlightenment, and he sought out Dr. They managed to separate Heather Douglas, Moondragon, from her possession by the evil creature, and they fled together. The Beyonder tried to court Dazzler by zapping her around to a number of exotic places throughout space, but she reacted with anger and fear, not knowing who he was or what he was trying to do! [6] One of these energy modicums would later develop sentience and take its name after its creators, the Beyonder.[7]. During the Fall of the Hulks, the Intelligencia reported that long ago, they used a special tachyon beam, based at Doom's castle, to search for power sources in the cosmos. The Beyonder became a much lesser super being, and his previous super feats were all, or at least partially, in his mind. After listening to Cloak and Dagger's arguments, the Beyonder agreed, and brought the drug dealers all back to life, then left. She gathered a following of inmates who worshipped her. He later appeared in front of her, Professor Xavier, and Magneto. 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. Looking in, they saw the accident that had transformed Reece into the Molecule Man! Galactus planned, as a last resort, to destroy Taa II instead of Battleworld, and absorb its unspeakably extensive energy. He came back to Earth, found her trying to hitch a ride, and picked her up. Rather than be derived from a Cosmic cube or a mutant Inhuman originally, if he wishes to be or for people to think he is either of those things or anything else, then with regards to his power, then he is those things. Then the Avengers attacked, but to no avail--he just lay there, listless, ignoring their attacks. They then said that this was not true, because he was created by his mutant gene, as if that were not natural. 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. Strange creatures come from a vortex and fly towards Ben. Dazzler eventually realized that he had stimulated the situation by amping the bikers' powers, and made him stop the fight. Later, Dr. Doom asks Ben how everyone was brought to this world; Ben said he will tell him if Doom releases the heros. Dani Moonstar saw death visions above all her comrades, and knew what was about to happen. But the bigger the difference in Class is, the more obvious it is who'll win in a fight. He was once again dressed in his baroque silver armor. However, it was finally the Beyonder's friend and inspiration, Owen Reece, who let go a lethal bolt of energy, killing the baby. Frank became obsessed with Earth gadgets at this time as well, buying or making hordes of Cuisinarts, motorcycles, and the like. Allistar Smythe stays behind, Smythe agrees to help Spider-Man. According to the Shaper, they are beneficent in their motives. Because of this, Strange decided to let him out of the illusion. When the events of Secret Wars I took place, the mind of Earth 616's Doom was living in another man's body, so the Beyonder took a future Doom's mind and body back to our time and put him in the Secret Wars. He invented, and was sometimes manipulated by other cosmic entities into believing, the events of the original Secret Wars as a way to cope with cosmic awareness. He tried to explain, but Reece had made up his mind, and attacked again with a shot that "could've slagged several billion entire dimensions." This is the first, or Cosmic Cube, retcon. 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. The Beyonder's whole philosophical interest in the ways of desire came from a Cosmic Cube's innate desire to fulfill its owner's desires. Part of the energy from the dimension escapes and imbues Reece with near-infinite powers, which he wields as the villainous Molecule Man . As the Lizard is knocked out once again,the heros place his body on a table.Mr. [27], 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. Right then, some punks tried to mug them. [12], The Defenders encountered the Beyonders when they went outside the Multiverse. While the Beyonder's legacy is forever tied to Secret Wars, there are a few key issues that expand--and challenge--his character, as well. When they arrive the giant sand worms attack, but they are easily thwarted off by Doom's robot. As he became self-aware, he recognized himself as the only person in his Universe. Kurse had finally reached New York, and randomly happened to hurt Margaret Power. In the meantime, the Beyonder went back into his machine. They were both actually thankful at this. The Beyonder begged him for enlightenment. They were revealed to be the same race as the "Omegas" previously seen in Defenders (20112012) and briefly appeared in Ultimates 2 (2016) #6. No, Wait Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 1, Power Grid/Durability/Virtually Indestructible, Power Grid/Energy Projection/Virtually Unlimited, Power Grid/Fighting Skills/Master: Several Forms of Combat. Ultimately, the superior symbiote will depend on the situation. A wave of negative energy was sweeping through the Microverse, and would destroy it all unless stopped. They also received an entry in Secret Wars Official Guide to the Marvel Multiverse. Once a celestial figure of cosmic light, The Beyonder now fashions a human body to observe humanity firsthand. The Beyonder ordered fish and collard greens, and the other diners, who are black, thought he seemed out of place (too white). Having learned his lesson, the Beyonder then released the rest of the world from his control. 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. First, however, it was time for revenge. The Beyonder then returned to his original bar to do more drinking. The Illuminati convince the Beyonder to leave the universe, causing the Beyonder's human form and his simulacrum city to crumble into dust. Impressed with Rogers' physical abilities and affect on those around him, he decided to take on Rogers' body's form for his next physical incarnation, and became blonde and blue-eyed. He then restored the power of Thor and Beta Ray Bill's hammers, and left. The Beyonder's unlimited power and his drive to experience desire like a human were a dangerous combination, which prompted the Molecule Man to take advantage of a moment of weakness and destroy the Beyonder's physical form, releasing his energy into another universe. While watching them, his attention was drawn to Dazzler singing at a mutant battle arena--his first contact with her. This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other
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