Extra-dimensional teleportation using his own power. Nonetheless, he possessed vastly limitless psionic abilities allowing him to control and manipulate numerous matter and energy at a cosmic level beyond all, but the strongest and most powerful of cosmic entities. Through Doom it was shown that a fraction of his power could listen to conversation from several miles away and use telekenises to drop a large mountain on our heros. The Beyonder intended to see which one was stronger. He then went to Avengers Mansion to talk to the Avengers, but Jarvis told him they were in space. The Beyonder was about to do it, but then suddenly Kubik and the Shaper of Worlds appeared. Reece said that it was important that he saw the difference between knowledge and understanding, and that he believed that experience was the best teacher. He exists beyond space and time. When the Beyonder later came to Earth, he fought a number of Earth ape heroes before being defeated by Iron Mandrill--except that reality's Watcher, who was telling the story, then seemed confused, saying that Iron Mandrill was never that powerful, and that maybe the story didn't happen that way at all, leaving the whole narrative up in the air. 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. For his recklessness, the Beyonder was punished, although very leniently: the Living Tribunal exiled him and forced him to remain in his own universe, where he once again was bored with life, because everything was just him. He said that with death gone, there was no longer any point to life. This would have wrecked Mephisto's since he would have to recalibrate the machine. Beyonder last edited by The heroes and villains found bases, and began a long series of skirmishes. 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. He first visited Owen Reece and Marsha Rosenberg (Volcana), since the Molecule Man was one of the only beings anywhere near his power. In other words, the Beyonder learned the lesson that Phoenix learned about the infinite value of every individual life. 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. Finding himself in a blank void of nothingness, Loki is confronted by Those Who Sit Above in Shadows, allegedly the creators of the Asgardians, who demanded to be given the Asgardians' essence to feed on it. It was then that he realized that the Beyonder wasnt the galactic entity of unknown origin that he presented himself to be. He explored New York City in a naive fashion, trying to replicate basic human experiences like eating and wearing clothing, but inevitably made innocent mistakes, like eating a soda bottle along with its contents. He said that he had offered them a chance to go out with a bang--implying that the M'Kraan gambit had not really been Rachel's idea, but his--but they had flubbed it. She thought he would be mad, but instead he fixed the bruises her father gave her. His powers were feared by the gods themselves. Strange could have trapped him in a pocket dimension and kept him inebriated; he said Rachel Summers, as Phoenix, almost had a chance to defeat him when he gave her some extra power; he said that Puma, under a mystic universal alignment of power, could have killed him; he said that the heroes in the final battle against him almost had a chance (due to the involvement of the Molecule Man); it is possible that Beyondersbane would have worked. He later ran across Peter Parker, and recognizing him from Battleworld, followed him home. The Cube then took on a new body and persona, calling itself Kosmos. Douglas was still weak, and the Dragon tried to prey on her mind and thus recombine them. He brought her back to her time in the future, trying to talk her through her feelings of guilt and rage. Galactus was apparently unable to leave, but summoned his worldship, Taa II, to the skies above Battleworld. [7][8] This dimension was accidentally accessed by lab technician Owen Reece; some of the energy from the dimension escapes and imbues Reece with infinite powers, which he wields as the villainous Molecule Man, and the remaining energy gains sentience and curiosity as the Beyonder. She was now bluish white, instead of gold. When the Legion Accursed had arrived, Thing had to defend Beyonder from them. Doom disintegrated him again in turn, and the cycle repeated itself. He was interested in the offer, but felt that there was too much else to experience in the universe, so he left again. Rachel then wanted revenge against the students, but Magneto persuaded her to stop. While watching them, his attention was drawn to Dazzler singing at a mutant battle arena--his first contact with her. They were originally called "Omegas" by the Celestials. She later explained to Kubik (another sentient Cube like herself) that she felt that taking on the female form would obviate some of her previous problems, which had been partly derived from her male format. 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. Hence the Beyonder's energy caused the creation of a new universe. Instead of seeing them all as amoebas, he was forced to see that they each contained an infinity of their own, which were perhaps equal to his own, other kind of infinity. Right in front of her, he search the world for a more suitable partner (including both men and women; he decided, however, that he had gotten used to being a man), and settled on Dazzler. He then decided to try to take over the world in a more "limited" fashion than he had before: by doing it legally. Strange and Professor X no longer sense the Beyonder's presence. Childlike and vastly powerful, he grew up in a universe created by the other Beyonders for their young. He finally calmed down, and revived Blaire. 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. He realized that he "could erase the universe with a thought." However, he did have certain circumstances where he felt there was a chance for someone or something to defeat him. Spider-Man, Lizard, and the Fantastic Three make their way to Dr. Dooms kingdom. The Beyonder then vanished, and the participants in the "secret war" returned to the various places from which they had been transported. Reece's warning had come true, and the Beyonder now knew the emotional despair of rejection. The people of Earth began to worship him for calming the catastrophes, not realizing he had started them in the first place. As everyone figures out that they have been teleported several miles away, Johnny Storm asks what Doom will do next. The Beyonder attacks them, but Doom persuades him that they are there to talk. Created by writer Jim Shooter[1] and artist Mike Zeck, the Beyonder first appeared in Secret Wars #1,[6] as an unseen, apparently nearly omnipotent being. Captain Hero stopped by, looking for Iron Fist. [49] Later, he attempts to hold captive the ruler of the Universal Church of Truth, Protg. 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. The Beyonder asked Black Bolt why he was still alive after all this time, seemingly meaning that it had been an extremely long time since Black Bolt had been king, and thus that the Beyonder was perhaps in or from some other time line. He turned invisible and followed Captain America as he left the fight scene. She once again attempted to talk to him, but he left. In many ways their motives are like a mix of the Watchers and the Celestials--over the eons of existence, they have observed and manipulated the evolution of life and intelligence in our dimension. He finally turned his life around and decided to take a more positive, proactive approach. Doom informs the heros that they will be held trail for treason,if they are found guilty they will be executed. At home, he started to get bored, and made a bunch of his favorite gadgets, then pictures of Dazzler. Then, when Doom was struggling to control it during a battle with Captain America, the Beyonder left Klaw's body and reclaimed his full power. 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). He came back to Earth, found her trying to hitch a ride, and picked her up. [26], In a retcon of past events, Charles Xavier reveals to his fellow Illuminati members that in the original Secret War, he had attempted to mind-scan the Beyonder, revealing him as one of the Inhumans previously ruled over by fellow Illuminati member Black Bolt. 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 In addition, Eternity itself would be the gunner for the weapon. Worseit reminds me of someone." The heroes argued over what to do: some thought they should kill him, while other could not stomach such a deed. 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 Uncanny X-Men #203 (by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr., Al Williamson, and Glynis Oliver), portrays The Beyonder's opportunity for redemption. Doom is awaken and is shown the creatures he created while he was sleeping. The Beyonders are what Doctor Doom calls "linear beings". They often hire aliens from our universe to do their work for them. As Kosmos, the Beyonder did not use her powers much. (The Thing was angry at the Beyonder for various events in the past.) Bereft of another host, the cosmic energy creates The Beyonder and imbues him with all the wisdom, power, and purpose of The Beyonders. He then looked at the surrounding heroes, and Magik in particular. In order to interact outside their dimension the Beyonders are forced to operate through agents. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. He was, however, missing his memories of the time he spent in the other man's body. The other heroes, who didn't see exactly what happened, thought the Beyonder had done something to them, and Wolverine attacked, slashing his face and torso. Mr. Indeed, upon the realization that he (as he heretofore thought) was not all that existed, he began to view himself as incomplete, and, as a result, found that he too now felt desire. This would destroy the universe as well, although a new universe would take it's place. 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 mystery of desire was still at the forefront of his mind: as an omnipotent being, he couldn't understand what it meant to want something and not be able to get it (ironically, the one thing he was unable to do was understand desire). He then appeared to Rachel, Cannonball, and Magik. Kurse had finally reached New York, and randomly happened to hurt Margaret Power. 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. Mr.Fantastic suceeds and Dr. Curt Conners takes the dominant consciousness. Spider-Man tries to stop this, but Doom had already sent a portal going toawrds the heros; this portal teleported all the heros (with the exception of Ben) to a distant location. [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. He thought that the action would teach her that she was a hero and not a killer, but she just felt used like a puppet, and once again the Beyonder failed in his role of helping others find their own path. He knew he needed a friend like Tabitha. 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. The experience apparently proved too enlightening in itself, and he ran away. 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. Powers and Abilities: Reality Warping, Spatial Manipulation, Time Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Matter Manipulation (On a Sub-Quantic level, controlling the building blocks of all creation), Information Manipulation, Flight/Levitation, Forcefields, Portal Creation, and numerous others. Doctor Strange 2 Sets the Stage for the MCU's Secret Wars - But Which One? 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. As she was being held there, she was revered but rarely seen. Her mind was opened to his infinity and majesty, which she felt must be like her mother's experience as Dark Phoenix. 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. The Beyonder then pulled the body of Captain America down underground and absorbed his memories. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars introduces The Beyonder's immortality, omnipotence, and unparalleled power to create and destroy at will. Impressed, the Beyonder kept his word and allowed existence to continue for another day. He was much more peaceful at first; when the Molecule Man attacked him, Doom did not kill him, but instead took away Reece's self-imposed mental blocks, allowing Reece to reach his full potential as the most powerful being in the multiverse other than the Beyonder. The Illuminati then went through several imaginary situations reflecting what would happen if their inner desires came true. After realizing that the desire to protect his eyesight might compromise his integrity and dedication, Daredevil demands that the Beyonder take his sight away again, which he does. The Lizard fixes Iron Man suit to the point where he is capable of doing minor tasks. This fact did not please the One from Beyond. He then stopped the effects, and decided to punish the dealers instead, erasing them--and all other drug dealers--from existence. The Beyonder knew it was all a magical illusion, however, and was able to reclaim his power again. Doom, however, began to wrestle with his new limitless nature, and started to become unstable. He chooses the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Captain America, and Storm to fight along side him. Reece left in a fit of pique after saying his piece, and Dave finally understood. Living in a self imposed exile for centuries, Druig led his secret . large insect like robots had been hidden in the desert sands assault the two,but are quickly defeated. A great light then shone out of a hole in space, and infamously said, "I am from Beyond! 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. He repelled Galactus "like a bug",[46] and exceeded the collected energy of the latter's World-Ship. Still, Gladiator called her (perhaps with typical comics hyperbole) "the most powerful being in the known universe" even in this stage of her existence. The living embodiment of The Beyond-Realm, a reality outside of the Marvel multiverse, he utilizes his powers over reality, space, and time to observe the neverending battle between good and evil, serving as both an ally and enemy to Earth's greatest heroes. Where he existed he was everything and everything was him, in a sense he was like God before there was Genesis. 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. Madame Web said "It was too large of a strain on his powers." On a journey to the Andromeda Galaxy to locate the Avengers, he was responsible for the escape of their foe Nebula. Doom found that his stolen power was not enough; the Beyonder was beating him. This must be a similar to the situation with Puma. [48] However, his scale of power was stated to be significantly below that of the Living Tribunal and Eternity,[3] the Celestials,[45] or the Molecule Man (when unfettered from his emotional weaknesses). From his first appearance as a celestial being to his transition into human form, The Beyonder has starred in some of the most existential and exciting stories Marvel has ever told. Inspired by the Thing's heroism, the Beyonder decided to inspire others in turn to find their true role in life. 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). 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. As Black Cat chases after the Red Skull she confronts him, but is captured by Dr. Octopus. The an event,which we will discover later,opened a hole into our universe,and he saw Earth. They imprisoned his dormant body in the center of the Earth. [31], The Beyonder is an infinite-dimensional,[32] or beyond-dimensional,[2] entity and was originally portrayed as the most powerful being in the Marvel Comics multiverse, and as the be-all and end-all of the "Beyond Realm",[33][34] that took human form to better understand the nature of human beings. Some are tapped into by various beings, including Skrulls and humans, to create reality-warping Cosmic Cubes. Secret Wars introduced fans to the celestial god known as The Beyonder. Strange found them and said that Summers was the key to saving them from the Beyonder. He then used his powers to pull the old male Beyonder essence out of Kosmos and brought him to Earth to fight. He later said that even as he was a human who was learning to be omnipotent, they were omnipotents who were learning to be human. [5], The Molecule Man later reiterates the same thing, while also revealing that the accident that gave him his power and the "child Beyonder" his awareness was engineered by the Beyonders. 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. Mephisto convinced him to make a wager: if Mephisto won, the Beyonder would wait 24 hours before destroying everything. So while his feats existed, they don't share the original magnitude of Pre-Retcon Beyonder's actions. He suddenly appeared in front of Parker, scaring him at first. 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. The machine's destruction unleashed the Beyonder's titanic energy, which the Molecule Man projected into another dimension. By the event's conclusion, it is undoubtedly clear that no one, save the celestial god himself, can defeat The Beyonder. A riot at the Kyln set her free. His inner quandry reflected itself upon the nature of reality without him even trying, imploding suns and collapsing parallel universes. However, he did not completely abandon her. This Cube, as with the other Cosmic Cubes, continued to develop its own powers and self-awareness. The Lizard regained conscienceness and ran outside where he was attacked by alien giant sand worms. AzureSky2099 According to the Shaper, they are beneficent in their motives. She returned to the Defenders' compound and attacked them again. Spider-Man takes notes on his tape recorder and makes a pun "I feel doom hiding behind every corner." However, the immediate effect was that Galactus sensed the Beyonder's power, and desired it, for he could tell that it would be able to take away his hunger to destroy worlds. He clearly realized how he was himself acting like a child feeling the need to strike out. [29] He explains the history of the Beyonders before reluctantly joining the Defenders on their quest. Once a celestial figure of cosmic light, The Beyonder now fashions a human body to observe humanity firsthand. 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. Pym then led them in an attack against the Stranger to force him to stop his Beyonder-inspired experiments. 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. [29], Deciding he could not simply return to the Beyond-Realm and forget that he had ever experienced desire, the Beyonder remained on Earth but fell into despair. 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. [31], Furious, the Beyonder now believed that he had no role in the universe at all, and decided that he would be happier if he destroyed the Multiverse so that he would be alone once more. [13], The Beyonders are what Doctor Doom calls "linear beings". She wanted him to take her, and just kill Reece. The Beyonder first appeared during the first Secret Wars, as a being that was stated to be the omnipotent embodiment of an entire separated multiverse. The Beyonder is a recurring antagonist of Avengers Assemble. She did not put up a fight, and Oracle shut down her mind. The One-Above-All: Who Is Marvel's Supreme Being? The Beyonder is more powerful than Eternity, The Living Tribunal, and most any other Marvel Comics character to date. Muramoto explained that this situation was the Beyonder's greatest challenge: he wanted to help people find their roles, but what if the Puma's role was to kill the Beyonder? A powerful alien supervillain and master of all reality, Beyonder manipulated Loki Laufeyson (not realizing it was in fact Loki who manipulated him) into telling him of Earth's existence. The powers that be are ordained of God.Bible: New Testament St. Paul, in Romans, 13:1. During a meeting of the Illuminati, Professor Charles Xavier relates new facts about the Secret Wars. He then sent her to "convert" the other New Mutants to his cause of purity and peace. The Beyonder now shows Spider-Man the villains have caused destruction across the entire planet and have formed territories for themselves to individually rule over. Asking for more information about him, the Illuminati sadly discovered that Black Bolt, the Inhuman leader, did not seem to remember the Beyonder prior to the Beyonder's elevation to nigh (?) Unlike his creators who were content to observe, The Beyonder seeks to fulfill his desires and discover his purpose. The Beyonder is an infamous member of the Beyonder race. 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. This is also a bit odd in relation to the Beyonder's various origins. He appeared in his silvery armored form which he had once used in the Avengers. He either could or would not answer how long it had been since he had last seen Black Bolt. Home; News. The Puma found the Beyonder, and suddenly realized how powerful he was--unlike Foxxe, the Beyonder radiated power. Rachel Summers, meanwhile, had fully accepted the power of the Phoenix and decided to kill the Beyonder so as to keep him from hurting anyone else. The Beyonder was first introduced as a being from outside the, As a note regarding his retcon history, the Beyonder was, As a consequence of his retcons, the other sentient Cosmic Cubes may be Beyonders in a "larval stage. Doom sets the heros free and teleports the villains to Earth; he invites the remaining to be his guests. Dracula finally brings the Beyonder/Goblin Queen to Havok's location, and Havok comes out and attacks, buoyed by the power of several mystics and other characters. That is a difficult question to answer since the three main symbiotes - Venom, Carnage and Riot - share some similar abilities, but each have their own strengths and weaknesses. He brought them to his new headquarters, a giant floating building in the ocean, complete with TVs that monitored everyone on Earth. 09:52AM Taking his inspiration from Reece, he was going to be human and omnipotent at the same time. She found his essence and took it over. The Beyonder First Appeared In Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1 By Writer Jim Shooter, Penciler Michael Zeck, Inker John Beatty, Colorist Christie Scheele, And Letterer Joe Rosen Almost everybody who is a dedicated Dr Doom fan knows that his most powerful form is God Emperor Doom - a version of Dr Doom who, with the help of Molecule Man's matter manipulation powers, managed to absorb the powers of thousands of Beyonders, essentially becoming a God. This was the Beyond-realm's first appearance on panel, other than his fight with Doom in Secret Wars I. They also received an entry in Secret Wars Official Guide to the Marvel Multiverse. [9], Later, Rabum Alal reveals to Doctor Strange that the Beyonders are responsible for the accident that turned Owen Reece into the Molecule Man, by using the child unit "The Beyonder" which in turn made the Molecule Man to be a singularityidentical in every realityto function as a "bomb" that would destroy its native universe. Kubik took upon himself the tutoring of the new being, who had forgotten much of what she learned in her previous life. Kubik appreciated and encouraged her questions about her place in the multiverse; it was unclear where exactly Kubik and Kosmos fit into this hierarchy of power. The Beyonder, once again sensing the possibility for an experiment, turned Cadwell into Thundersword. 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. His powers' applications are nearly endless. Essentially the Ultimates, consisting of Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and others, increased Galactus' power so much that his hunger ceased. They tried to help him, but it was not enough, and this time the Beyonder swept Reece aside with all the others. in: Character. Reed reasoned that if the Beyonder killed Doom, instead of sending him back in time, he would destroy the continuum of history, and perhaps not even the Beyonder could survive that. The Beyonders are a fictional enigmatic higher-dimensional race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Strange found out what happened, and found him in a bar--one of the very ones he himself used to drink at after he had his accident and could no longer do surgery. Beyonder has Hulk level strength, cellular replication, super durability, and superhuman intelligence. However, his despair led him to a need for enlightenment, and he sought out Dr. Marvel's Secret Wars Is Coming to the MCU - But Which One? 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. Powers and abilities The Beyonders have been witnessed killing all of the Celestials in the Marvel multiverse at the same time, destroying abstract entities. Outraged Spider-Man told the Beyonder he could not do this and attacked only to jump right through him. On the other hand, the Black Knight's Ebony Blade, and Magik's Soul Sword, which normally can cut through magic, had no effect on him at all.