Henry McCoy (Earth-8092)

"When I first evolved I was horrified, I felt like I had been cursed by some higher power. I was angry, I was confused, and I was lost. But now I realize how my mutation was a blessing, because it has allowed me to accept my true self, my true beauty. Mutant and proud."

- Beast

Hank McCoy is a scientist and an X-Man on Earth-8092.

Trivia

 * Hank is a big fan of William Shakespeare.
 * He has developed a serum allowing him to shift between human and Beast form, but he destroyed every last drop after accepting himself for who he is.
 * He is very close friends with Bobby Drake.
 * When Colossus is in his normal form, Beast is stronger than him.
 * He has the first 407 digits of Pi memorized.
 * He designed every model of the X-Jet except for the third version, which was designed by Moira MacTaggart.
 * He dreams of one day winning a Nobel Prize.
 * He has no desire to have children of his own, as he sees many of the younger students at the Institute as his children.