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Michael Maxwell is B'wana Beast, an avatar of The Red.
History
B'wana Beast was considered as a possible new member for the Justice League International by United Nations head of intelligence Andre Briggs. They decided he was not right as a candidate for the team at that time, and he was not invited to join.[1]
During The Wild Games in The Wild Realms, B'wana Beast was the presenter of the event that brought together the champions of the Parliament of Limbs who competed to decide which animal species will rule the Earth over the next ten thousand years.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Conduit of The Red: After being empowered by the Parliament of Limbs, B'Wana Beast became an avatar of the morphogenetic field known as the Red,[3] that gifted him many abilities, including:
- Chimera Power: B'Wana Beast possesses the ability to merge two distinct animals together to form a unique creature.[3]
- Superhuman Agility[4]
- Superhuman Speed[4]
- Superhuman Strength: B'Wana Beast has enough raw strength to send Etrigan the Demon flying with his punches.[4]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- B'wana Helmet
Notes
- B'wana Beast was created by Bob Haney and Mike Sekowsky, first appearing in Showcase #66. However, B'wana Beast first appeared as part of Prime Earth continuity in Justice League International (Volume 3) #1 by Dan Jurgens and Aaron Lopresti.
- B'wana is a Swahili word which is used in an equivalent way to several English forms of address.
Trivia
- He is vegetarian.[5]
Related
- 14 Appearances of Michael Maxwell (Prime Earth)
- 4 Images featuring Michael Maxwell (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Michael Maxwell (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Michael Maxwell (Prime Earth)
Footnotes