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LongtimeMarvel Comicsfans may be intimate with thevillain bang as theBeyonder . In 1984 , Marvel Comics launchedSecret Wars , the company ’s first effect that incorporated all of its properties . At such a distinguished scale , regular villains were not enough . Marvel require a scourge so great that it could unite all of its characters , Hero and scoundrel alike , and so the Beyonder was deport .
introduce as an unfathomable being from another dimension , one that wasbeyondthe regular Marvel Universe , the Beyonder was simply omnipotent , and he could take on with the lives of even the most powerful character , including Galactus , as if they were toys in his hands . Recently , Marvel announced the return of the Beyonder as the antagonist in a newDefenders : Beyondseries from Al Ewing and Javier Rodriguez , releasing in June 2022 . As such , the origin and account of the Beyonder as Marvel ’s most powerful scoundrel have never been more apt for revisiting .
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The Beyonder First Appeared In ‘Secret Wars’
Originally , the Beyonder was the sovereign being of another reality , dragged intothe Marvel Multiverseby a fail scientific experimentation that translate Owen Reece into the Molecule Man . Once there , he began to respect this strange and fascinating universe , and in turn , his own nature changed . He was rum about how somebody experienced desire , something that he previously lack , and wanted to make an experimentation of his own . DuringSecret Wars , he kidnapped a large chemical group of superheroes and supervillains and transported them to a satellite he produce , holler Battleworld , where the two sect would combat , with the hope to grant any wish to the victors . In this way , the Beyonder would observe if the strongest driving for mankind was near or evil . In the end , Doctor Doom was in brief able to steal the Beyonder ’s power , and after recovering it the animal returned his captive to Earth and apparently vanished .
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Secret Wars(by Jim Shooter , Mike Zeck , and John Beatty ) was really developedafter the toy manufacturer Mattel come near Marvelwith the intent of make a newfangled line of toy from the publishing house ’s characters . The event would serve to advertise and push the product , and the limited - editionSecret Warsseries became the best - sell mirthful leger series in 25 days . This inspired Marvel into doing companionship - wide crossovers every year , a practice that still persist in today , and has expanded to the spot that there are now several events running at the same sentence .
The Return of the Beyonder
In fact , Secret Warswas so successfulthat Marvel follow it up with a sequel just four months later . No longer content with just observing , the Beyonder want to experience the lives and battle of these fascinating deficient creatures firsthand . He manufacture a physical eubstance and interact with many other fibre , heroes and villains alike . The Beyonder ’s unlimited superpower and his drive to have desire like a human were a dangerous combination , which prompted the Molecule Man to take advantage of a second of weakness and destroy the Beyonder ’s strong-arm mannequin , expel his energy into another universe . Secret Wars IIwas not nearly as successful as its predecessor , but Marvel still would n’t rent the Beyonder alone .
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InFantastic Fourvol . 1 # 319 by Steve Englehart , Keith Pollard , Joe Sinnott , and George Roussos , the Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom travel to the Beyonder ’s universe , where they meet the Molecule Man and two other " sovereign " beingness , Kubik and the Shaper of Worlds . In that story , it is expose that the Beyonder was actually the result of a failed endeavor tocreate a Cosmic Cube , a concept of almost limitless energy that a mysterious backwash of extradimensional existence , the Beyonders , " gift " to less metal money to stimulate their development . The energy of this Cube was split between the Beyonder and the Molecule Man , hence why the former felt uncompleted and tried to fill that null with his Secret Wars . The Beyonder and Reece finally commingle together , and they evolved into a " matured " Cosmic Cube , just like Kubik and the Shaper .
Enter the Illuminati
The Beyonder ’s story convert once againthanks to the Illuminati , the secret cabal of heroes who have been in secret run affair behind the scenes in the Marvel Universe . InNew Avengers : Illuminati#3 , by Brian Michael Bendis , Brian Reed , Jim Cheung , Mark Morales , and Justin Ponsor , Professor Xavier revealed that he scan the Beyonder ’s idea during the firstSecret Wars , and he found out that he was , in fact , an Inhuman mutant , who acquired his godlike abilities after come in the Terrigen Mist . The King of the Inhumans , Black Bolt , was also part of the Illuminati , and he ordered the Beyonder to just go forth their universe , thus retconning the close ofSecret Wars II .
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This was , however , retconned once again , during the buildup to Marvel ’s 2d outcome calledSecret Wars , which at last explainedthe truth about the Beyonders . InNew Avengers#30 ( by Jonathan Hickman , Dalibor Talijać , and Rick Magyar ) , Hank Pym returns from his geographic expedition of a crock up Multiverse and reveals the Beyonders are the intellect behind the Incursion and the progressive destruction of all that is . He also says that the Beyonder previously encounter by Earth ’s heroes was " a child unit " that still had to develop fully . In an interview withCBR , Jonathan Hickman elucidate that the Beyonder run into by the Illuminati was just a concept , thus removing the Inhuman blood line tarradiddle . This also hark back the Beyonder to his original status of a brute that was superior even to the many Marvel ’s cosmic being .
What Happened to the Beyonders?
Duringthe secondSecret Wars , all the Beyonders were tempt out and destroyed by Doctor Doom , who later absorbed their mogul and relieve what was left of reality after the Incursions . This should have been the end of the most dangerous threat the Marvel Universe ever faced , but there are hints that the Beyonders might have survived in some kind or another . The Beyond Corporation , a suspicious conglomerate has been strongly entail to being run by a completely unlike group of Beyonders that survivedSecret Wars .
What about the original Beyonder , then ? His affair in the upcomingDefenders : Beyondseriescould be part of a big encounter of the Marvel Universe dumbfound by author Al Ewing and creative person Javier Rodriguez . conceive that Ewing ’s ties to the Beyond Corporation as the writer of theCaptain America and the Mighty Avengersseries , it is potential that this new series could connect the Beyond Corporation tothe Beyonderand in conclusion reveal what happened to Marvel ’s most brawny villain .
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