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The Beyonder (/ b i ˈ ɒ n d ər /) is a fictional cosmic entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer Jim Shooter [2] and artist Mike Zeck, the Beyonder first appeared in Secret Wars #1 (May 1984) as an unseen, nigh-omnipotent [3] being from outside the multiverse who kidnapped the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe to have them do battle on ...
Reece was briefly merged with the Beyonder to take part in the creation of the complete Cosmic Cube being known as Kosmos. [19] The Cube expelled him and he returned to Earth. He was then defeated in combat by Klaw, and separated from Volcana. [20] The Molecule Man was later placed under the mental control of the Puppet Master.
The Beyonder later underwent another retcon, briefly becoming a mutant inhuman, and after a last retcon is now considered to be a member of the alien race of the same name and is referred to as a "child unit" by the Beyonders. [2] The Beyonders were greatly expanded upon in Al Ewing's Defenders: Beyond series.
In Secret Wars II, Mephisto seeks to steal the Beyonder's powers or to destroy him to win the favor of Death. Mephisto sends an army of supervillains called the Legion Accursed to attack the Beyonder, who is saved by the Thing. After the Legion Accursed was defeated, Mephisto returned its members to where they were before he formed the group. [21]
Spider-Man overcomes Zarathos' nightmarish attempts at corrupting him and saves the Kingpin's life; thus, the Beyonder (after re-imprisoning Zarathos inside the Soul Crystal) allows the universe one more day to exist (during that additional day came the Beyonder's defeat and seeming death). [10]
When Bobby asks for a new piano, Lunella wishes for the "baddest" piano, but the new model ends up turning Bobby evil. Lunella angrily tells the Beyonder to go away, forcing Lunella and Devil to defeat Bobby and returning him back to normal. Lunella decides to no longer jump to follow trends, before wondering what happened to the Beyonder.
Thanos battles the Beyonder, causing its mind to shut down and leaving its power trapped within a comatose physical form. Thanos then instructs the Kyln officers to keep the Beyonder on life support indefinitely to prevent the entity from being reborn. [44]
They were used in part of a plot to kill the Beyonder with Mephisto's Beyondersbane weapon, but were delayed by the Thing until the weapon melted down. [9] Graviton then recruits the supervillains Halflife, Quantum, and Zzzax as allies, but they are once again defeated by the West Coast Avengers. [10]