The Beyonder is a recurring antagonist of Avengers Assemble. This is also when he took on his new and now standard physical appearance as a heavily muscled man with dark Jheri-Curled hair and very mod '80s clothes. He killed Karma by reflecting her power back at her. He was once again dressed in his baroque silver armor. Still pondering the subject of desire, he happened upon Rick Jones, Brandy Clark, and the child Cindy Adams. [3] When the Molecule Man extracted the Beyonder from Kosmos, their battle took place in more than three spatial dimensions, and threatened to cause vast destruction across the multiverse. Created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck in 1984's Secret Wars #1, the Beyonder can shape reality, regenerate on a cellular level and change into any form. For her crime, the Maker was sent to the Kyln, a galactic prison for the most dangerous criminals. The Beyonder then says he will introduce evil to the planet; he teleports Doctor Octopus, Alistar Smythe, the Lizard, the Red Skull, and Doctor Victor Von Doom to this planet. However, there was one more appearance of the classic-looking male Beyonder after he turned into the female Kosmos. [4], Hank Pym is sent by the Illuminati to investigate the Incursions and the collapsing multiverse. Angrily, Namor, speaking on Black Bolt's behalf, demanded that the Beyonder behave as he should, obey his Kings wishes, and leave the Universe, never to return. At that exact moment, something strange occurred: Professor X sensed a strong presence nearby, which was mutant in nature. Madame Web said "It was too large of a strain on his powers." Character Profile - Beyonder (Pre-Retcon) And yet the Beyonder was once again unhurt. The Beyonder teleported Captain Hero to the base, and he and Iron Fist managed to stop the SHIELD attack. They then left to try to stop the wave permanently. Molecule Man | Marvel & DC Wiki | Fandom I also added scans and references. The Beyonder told him his story, and Vinnie, believing him, sensed a business opportunity in his apparent lack of understanding of our world. Doom, angred, accuses Spider-Man and the Thing of being simpletons. It was then that he realized that the Beyonder wasnt the galactic entity of unknown origin that he presented himself to be. When he appeared to see her, however, she placed a time bomb on him and ran away. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! [10], Ultimately, the Beyonder entered the machine and was transformed by it into a mortal infant and which then began transferring the Beyonder's vast power into this newly created form. The Puma was now brought to the absolute limit of his anger and his sense of righteousness in his cause. They were both actually thankful at this. The Beyonders | Alien Species | Fandom She was found guilty and sentenced to the Kyln in Creche confinement. Reece left in a fit of pique after saying his piece, and Dave finally understood. After the Beyonder and the Molecule Man learned that their power derived from the dimension that created Cosmic Cubes, they merged themselves together into a new Cube. The Beyonder apparently returned, reconstructed Battleworld and kidnapped several of Earth's heroes and villains again to conduct an experiment. The Beyonder is the manifestation of the "Beyond-Realm," or simply the "Beyond," which exists separately from the multiverse. Now he wanted to recreate his original body. Now fully-grown, he lived with his fellow Beyonders in the Beyond,[1] until he escaped the House of Ideas. Eventually, they all ended up at a punk club. It was a shocking revelation -- a whole new world of existence was revealed. This Beyonder claimed to be "one from beyond." Hence, he released everyone and everything on Earth from his control; wiped out even the memories of his conquest of Earth although he did allow some few of them to retain a vague reminiscence of it. Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Abstract Existence (Type 1), Immortality (Types 1 and 3), Reality Warping, Spatial Manipulation, Time Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Nothingness Manipulation, Void Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Matter Manipulation, Life & Death Manipulation, Conceptual But as soon as he stepped in the door, Reece blasted him with his full force. [20], 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. Who has omnipotent power? - coalitionbrewing.com In the meantime, the Beyonder went back into his machine. Extra-dimensional teleportation using his own power. As all of reality was being destroyed, the trickster Loki uses magic to both exit reality and safely contain the essence of his fellow Asgardians. Sometime later, due to unexplained events, Kosmos became mentally ill, and started calling herself the Maker. In this illusion, the Beyonder tried to stop Mordo, just as Dr. 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. The Beyonder and Muramoto had been having a number of conversations about enlightenment. Strange creatures come from a vortex and fly towards Ben. Galactus planned, as a last resort, to destroy Taa II instead of Battleworld, and absorb its unspeakably extensive energy. He had the power to achieve whatever he pleased. 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. The retcon does better explain the link between the Molecule Man and the Beyonder. Since he was still somewhat naive, and often intentionally limited his awareness of the world in order to experience things more like a true human would, they were able to draw him into their tenement, telling him that they could provide him with true happiness through their drug. After informing them about the Beyonders, he and the other Beyonders wanted the Defenders to go back inside the Multiverse; however, the Defenders resisted. This, obviously, did not work, and the diners got in a shouting match with him, ultimately punching him in the face, at which point Cage stepped in and beat them up. However, it can be inferred that her powers were more or less on the level of other sentient Cosmic Cubes like Kubik and the Shaper of Worlds, which are in essence limited omnipotents. According to Englehart, an editor hated the character and ordered the Beyonder "removed" from the Marvel Universe. The Beyonder and Doom, are now seperated. Even this could not stop him, and he emerged still bent on killing Thor. The Beyonder then returned to his original bar to do more drinking. The Beyonder once again said he desired to understand, and the petulant Cadwell filled him in on his cynical and anti-Hollywood ideology. RELATED: When Did the Molecule Man's Personality Change So Dramatically? Beyonder (Earth-616) | Spider-Man Wiki | Fandom The Beyonder left to seek answers elsewhere. In another example, he went to the Microverse. Finally the Shaper and Kubik explained the origin of the Beyonder's and the Molecule Man's power. To study the effects of enabling someone to fulfill his fantasies, the Beyonder transformed television writer Stewart Cadwall into the armored Thundersword. Whoever got the most, won. He sought his power, but this is far, far, more than even he can bear. Still cocky, the Beyonder tried to defeat Protege, but Protege's powers continued to grow until it was more than the Beyonder could handle. The Beyonder was everything in this universe, just as seen in the end of Secret Wars II. 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. Doctor Doom explains when the villains were being transported through space he traced the coordinates of the power being used to transport them from a lab. More heroes attack, and the Beyonder lets Dracula drain their lives and powers away. As he is about to wipe them out,Thing grabs the elemental spiltter and fires it at Doom. Similarly, a large number of costumed criminals, including the Absorbing Man, Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, the Enchantress, Kang, the Lizard, the Molecule Man, Ultron, the Wrecking Crew, as well as the planet-devourer Galactus, found themselves in another construct in the same area. This Cube, as with the other Cosmic Cubes, continued to develop its own powers and self-awareness. If this were so, then no mutant would be "natural." The dome (as powerful as the multiverse) Molecule Man created, which the Beyonder shattered, wasn't as powerful as the original. But the bigger the difference in Class is, the more obvious it is who'll win in a fight. Then all of a sudden, one of Boom Boom's time bombs went off; she didn't want him to forget her. After observing for some time, he decided to precipitate the first Secret Wars, in which he teleported numerous heroes and villains from Earth to battle each other. The heroes and villains found bases, and began a long series of skirmishes. As he became self-aware, he recognized himself as the only person in his Universe. 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. 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. Beyonder (Earth-616) | Marvel Database | Fandom He appeared in his silvery armored form which he had once used in the Avengers. However, his scale of power has been stated as below that of the Living Tribunal and Eternity, the Celestials, or the Molecule Man (when unfettered from his emotional weaknesses). But when too many people started coming to his island, he began to wonder if he should move. When encountered, the Beyonder is dwelling in a simulacrum of Manhattan Island on Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt. Although the Beyonder is usually male, he can become female if he wishes to and is open to having male love interests. [30] Upon reaching the House of Ideas, he decides to leave the story, promising to return on his own terms. It seemed that Kosmos had tried to take an even more "mortal" form than before, perhaps somewhat similar to what the Beyonder was trying to do at the end of Secret Wars II. Following Secret Wars and Secret Wars II, the Beyonder experienced many notable retcons. All of the religions therein were warped around him and he was the center of it all. Powers and Abilities. This version of the Beyonder was not to be trifled with: he had little of the sense of wonder and respect for human life that the 616-Beyonder at least occasionally possessed. The cosmic forces just couldn't understand why this new goal was so important. [34] The two sentient Cosmic Cubes took the new Cube, which would become sentient itself and the entity known as Kosmos. [10] During this time, his powers are briefly stolen by Doctor Doom. Strange and Havok teleport away, and the Beyonder finds Dracula. The Beyonder, however, just stood there staring at him. Meanwhile, he just got in a deeper funk, listening to Dazzler records. (Whether or not Black Bolt actually remembered him, or just didn't want to talk about it, is somewhat ambiguous. He was frozen in indecision. Stripped of their power, Kubik and Kosmos would not exist, while Reece would still exist. [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. During the battle, he famously said, "The trouble is, lesser beings can't really perceive the bulk of the action--the billions of feints, thrusts, and parries per second--or the countless levels, besides the physical, upon which this fight, however one-sided, is taking place!" The Molecule Man and Marsha Rosenberg also arrived with the intent of stopping the Beyonder. Consuming previous potions : r/LordofTheMysteries He then erased all memory of them from the universe. [12] After being visited by Kubik and the Shaper of Worlds, two sentient Cosmic Cubes, the Beyonder merged with the Molecule Man to become a new Cosmic Cube. [5], Every now and then the Beyonders would shunt a modicum of energy to the universe, allowing sentient beings to use them to create Cosmic Cubesa practice they appear to have given up after the admonishments by Eternity and the Living Tribunal regarding the disruptive effect of these actions. The One-Above-All: Who Is Marvel's Supreme Being? After observing humans, and ultimately interacting with them, the Beyonder still did not feel fulfilled. 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. When he returned, Dazzler was leaving. But, because he was limiting himself, and because he had intentionally gotten himself drunk, Strange realized that he had a chance to ensnare him with illusion, and perhaps take his danger away from the multiverse forever. He told the Beyonder to bring back Death, but the Beyonder said that the only way to do it would be if someone agreed to die and become the new Death. Here is an explantion of the Beyonder's powers and power shifts as a result of the rectonned storylines. The Cube then developed on its own over a period of time, and eventually expelled Reece's mind back to Earth. With a complete mind, he could possibly control it. Kubik showed up and explained that because he and the Beyonder/Kosmos were purely abstract containers of power, they did not contain the full degree of potential that Owen Reece, as a human, had. Captain Hero stopped by, looking for Iron Fist. He refers to the Beyonder from the original Secret Wars as a "child unit" of the Beyonders. [43], Upon reaching the House, he hid himself until the Defenders finished their business. These Cubes eventually develop and gain an intelligence and desires of their own. Thankfully, Owen Reece, a humble lab technician in New York, opens an interdimensional portal connecting The Beyond to Earth-616. Doom proceeds to drop a mountain on them. Dr. Doom arrives and claims that he only wants Ben and his subjects to be happy; he calls his new kingdom New Latveria. The Beyonder's first appearance was in the story Secret Wars I. Then he effortlessly erased the armada, as well as all their homeworlds, and every planet that had ever had any contact with any of those worlds. It took them a while to get up, however, and they had been knocked miles away. The Lizard fixes Iron Man suit to the point where he is capable of doing minor tasks. As he matured, he discovered love. Spider-Man then trys to tell the heros that this wasn't the Lizard's fault. It should be very obvious Uru Visser, also known as Beast, is the estranged older twin brother of Aethel Visser, the son and nephew of Rion Visser and Isis VisserIsis Visser is the leader of the Beyonder Sheltering Organization, A legendary Beyonder, and the brother to the lateRion Visser, as well as the Number III in the Red Barrow. Immediately after the Beyonders departure, all his creations began to crumble and fall apart. Spider-Man is contacted and is informed that the rebels are getting impatient and are in need of assistance while fighting cyber skulls. The Beyonder decided to come to earth and spend time among us. Doctor Octopus agree to these terms and begins working. The Beyonder was not exactly excited to hear this, given his monumental ego, and argued vociferously against them, but in the end saw that it was true. Remains to be seen. Mephisto, observing, was at wit's end, and tried to come up with a plan, but the Beyonder suddenly appeared in his realm so he could destroy it as well. There, he asked about love. Later on, the Avengers split into two groups to defeat Beyonder and his forces. None of them appeared to have much power, and were in fact simply illusionary "friends" the Molecule Man made for himself. Kosmos went off to explore the Marvel Universe with Kubik: venturing into its different dimensions; learning about its many mystical, demonic, and cosmic beings; testing the Fantastic Four; and pondering about the origin of the Celestials. He wished to see who was more powerful in a planetary scale battle of good and evil. Reece cryptically replied, "it's a happier ending than you know." [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. (At the end of Secret Wars I, when the Beyonder seems to kill Doom, he actually sends him back to the "present" again.) He teleports back to the lab and explains to Ben that he had gotten back simpily by willing it, and he had absorbed the Beyonder's power. You can drink more potions of the same pathways without problems but it doesn't increase your strenght or at least not much, but the excesive acumulation of the beyonder characteristic will make you more prone to losing control, but this can be solved by having a child or using specific beyonders abilities or artifacts, so you could get rid of the excesive characteristic. let me know in the comments Robo Thread Dec 11, 2022 beyonder ( pre-retcon ) marvel upgrade Replies: 22 Forum: Content Revision Pre Retcon Beyonder vs Lucifer Morningstar DC This time, however, in a contradiction with all previous encounters between the two, the Molecule Man proved to be the more powerful. The One Above All, The Living Tribunal, The Beyonder(s), and Emperor God Doom are more powerful than the Infinity Gauntlet. [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. The One-Above-All (The One-Above-All) - Super Powers - Superhero Database Summers, meanwhile, was in a coma due to a bite from Dracula, and was under the care of that world's X-Men. But even the man of steel has his weaknesses. 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. All of them are different [] Storm then informs Spider-Man over a computer that she is with an alien rebel army led by General Torg. Cloak and Dagger followed, and took down the dealers, but not before they had given him the heroin. Kubik took on the job of teaching Kosmos about how to live a fulfilling life as a sentient Cube; the two began to fall in love. But Malevolence's father, Mephisto, followed. The Beyonder actually made an appearance in Spider-Man the animated series. Doom could now fulfill the Beyonder's challenge and slay his enemies, but what would be the point? Beyonder - Super Powers - Superhero Database SHDb membership Beyonder Marvel's 92niverse About History Powers Equipment Movies Gallery Battles Comments Beyonder's powers and abilities No info yet. The Beyonder considered this request to be reasonable but was stopped by Shaper of Worlds and Kubik. He visited Alpha Flight and took a ring from Shaman's bag for her as a gift. Protg retaliates using his limitless ability to copy the abilities of other beings to become a match for the Beyonder. The Beyonder was so powerful that the fallout of this conflict left a wish-fulfillment-like effect on the planet, allowing many heroes to regain things they had lost: Captain America was able to recreate his broken shield, among other effects. When she got back to Earth, she called the Avengers, who got together to attack him. Then, the Illuminati tried to make the Beyonder understand that his very existence was an upset to the natural order of things, explained his origin to him, and requested that he abandon the Universe, at once. In this issue, a younger, less-experienced Deadpool is hired by the Kingpin to kill the Beyonder. The Beyonder also had Klaw persuade Doom to grant him part of his power. He stood up and closed Magma and Cannonball in a crevasse. They argued, and Rachel returned the power he had given her. Beyonders | Villains Wiki | Fandom He could even reshape the world in the hidden thoughts of the Illuminati, if only they wished it to be so. 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. Reece was annoyed, and didn't want to talk to Uatu, but Marsha did. She thought he was a mutant, and said she was one herself. Iron Man's suit later ran out of power, the Lizard states he can fix this within one hour. He made him feel as if he were being eaten by maggots, burned, and other tortures. Later they created Cosmic Cubes. It'sugly! At one point when he wanted to die, he was going to let the Thing kill him (or at least his body) by intentionally not healing himself. [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. Doom sets the heros free and teleports the villains to Earth; he invites the remaining to be his guests. And yet Doom remained Doom, and his will was indomitable. He turned invisible and followed Captain America as he left the fight scene. The Red Skull and Doctor Octopus escape while Black Cat chases after. He realized that if the Thing could have doubts about his role, then it was OK for him to have doubts too. Gained powers of a cosmic being known as Beyonder, where he obtained psionic abilities, can change states of matter, manipulate reality, and can fix damage done to his body by willing it to repair. 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. Hence, each sentient being on Earth was, in the Beyonder's unique point of view, inherently "incomplete" and thereby [he assumed] must strive to find some way to remedy its incompleteness. Professor X explained to his Illuminati colleagues that the Beyonder was not only an Inhuman, but a mutant Inhuman. Gladiator volunteered to be placed in the Kyln to keep an eye on her and destroy her if necessary. At first, he manipulated her into loving him, but quickly saw this was not the answer, and released her. It is also capable of absorbing the energy and life-force from a foe. 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. However, since he was limiting himself, he didn't cure her. Inspired by the Thing's heroism, the Beyonder decided to inspire others in turn to find their true role in life. Part of the energy from the dimension escapes and imbues Reece with near-infinite powers, which he wields as the villainous Molecule Man . As part of his attempt to help others find peace, he visited the New Mutants. As Thundersword, he began to wreck various Hollywood studios and other businesses. He placed several large space station-like platforms on Earth, and a number of Earth heroes went inside them. This itself was later retconned by Jonathan Hickman, who established that the Beyonder was actually a child unit of the Beyonders. The Beyonder offered to do all of this as well, but then they began to worry about unforeseen consequences. Lila Cheney teleported the X-Men away in order to avoid any retribution from him. The Beyonders were first mentioned in the team-up comic Marvel Two-in-One #63 (May 1980), by Mark Gruenwald and Jerry Bingham. 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 sought to make Alison Blaire (Dazzler), his lover, and even went so far as to bestow half of his power upon her so that they would be equals. A wave of negative energy was sweeping through the Microverse, and would destroy it all unless stopped. This time, after he was reborn, Mephisto showed up with a horde of demons, bent on destroying him. Marvel's Secret Wars Is Coming to the MCU - But Which One? [16][10][12], While he was still growing up,[3] the other Beyonders orchestrated the "accident" of Owen Reece, the Molecule Man. This happened through a somewhat disastrous path. 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." The Beyonder appeared again, and tried to convince the Puma to be more like Parker, who knew his role in the scheme of things. In shock, she teleported herself and several others away. Secret Wars' Beyonder's Powers, Weaknesses & Essential Reading - CBR In their first session, he took her on a tour of existence, showing her the various dimensions and cosmic entities in the multiverse, including the Phoenix; the Watchers; various combined life-forces such as Mangog, Overmind, and the Uni-Mind; the High Evolutionary; the Stranger; Eon; the Celestials; the Vishanti; the various forces of evil; Death; Master Order and Lord Chaos; the In-Betweener; the Living Tribunal; Galactus; Eternity; and the Beyonders (plural--the source of the Cosmic Cubes). The Beyonder thus destroyed three planets (with a hundred billion inhabitants) with the wave of his hand, creating a firebreak that would temporarily stop the energy wave. Peter did his best to explain the way the finite length of time we have on earth affects the way we act, and the Beyonder eventually left, saying that he may have talked him out of obliterating existence. He called the Guardians of the Galaxy to him, but it was too late. The Thing realized he could just do nothing and let the Beyonder die at their hands, so he fought them. Instead, he learns the incursions are being caused by the Beyonders, whom he also refers to as the Ivory Kings. 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]. After landing on the top of a building, Reed saw the Beyonder down on the street, apparently arguing with Luke Cage and Iron Fist, with Spider-Man swinging by as well (this was a copy of the scene in Secret Wars II where he turns their building into gold). Heroes from all corners of the Marvel Comics multiverse band together to thwart The Beyonder and stop his plan. In this reality, the Secret Wars never happened. He decided to try another experiment, and told them he could fulfill their desires. 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.