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    Character » Beast appears in 9636 issues.

    A founding member of the X-Men, Dr. Hank McCoy is a mutant possessing animal-like strength and agility. Despite being covered in blue fur and resembling a ferocious beast, Hank possesses an astounding intellect and a superb wit. He is currently a key member of X-Force.

    Beast: X-Men or Avenger? Which does he inherently belongs to?

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    #1  Edited By ReVamp

    He's was an X-Men first, but soon joined the Avengers due to Age differences? Which team does he belong to?

    • In Classical Versions of Both teams?
    • In Current Versions of Both teams?
    • In General?
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    #2  Edited By cattlebattle

    Which team does he belong to the most??    Just sounds like its worded wrong or something,

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    #3  Edited By ReVamp

    @cattlebattle said:

    Which team does he belong to the most?? Just sounds like its worded wrong or something,

    I don't really see it >__>.

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    #4  Edited By cattlebattle
    @ReVamp said:

    @cattlebattle said:

    Which team does he belong to the most?? Just sounds like its worded wrong or something,

    I don't really see it >__>.

    but you fixed it!!??
     
    X-Men...Beast is first and foremost an X-Man, he was not only a "founding" member, but has been featured prominently in all other media. He is the teams brain and sometimes comic relief and just a necessary character when written correctly....the Avengers have so many other characters that can fill those roles.......I believe the only reason they put Hank on the Avnengers is because they can't figure out anything else to do with him, well, thats my opinion anyways
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    #5  Edited By ReVamp

    @cattlebattle: Yeah, wouldn't want any heat over something so trivial.

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    #6  Edited By TheGoldenOne
    X-Men.
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    #7  Edited By Afro_Warrior

    Classis version belongs with the X-Men, but the current Beast can stay with the Avengers. I just can't stand his current attitude and hypocrisy.

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    - While he has spent time with both teams, I would say X-Men because:

    1 - That is the team most fans associate him with

    2 - He was never more than a minor character in his Avengers stint

    3 - He was an original X-Man, but just one of many later Avengers recruits

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    #9  Edited By ReVamp

    @WarMachineMarkV said:

    2 - He was never more than a minor character in his Avengers stint

    3 - He was an original X-Man, but just one of many later Avengers recruits

    2. Not true.

    3. When he joined, there weren't "many" recruits. At least not as many as now.

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    @ReVamp said:

    @WarMachineMarkV said:

    2 - He was never more than a minor character in his Avengers stint

    3 - He was an original X-Man, but just one of many later Avengers recruits

    2. Not true.

    3. When he joined, there weren't "many" recruits. At least not as many as now.

    2 - In what sense was he a major character? It's been a while since I read the issues where he was with the team but he never seemed as prominent with the Avengers as he was with the X-Men

    3 - Again, how did he stand out more than any of the other 2nd tier Avengers that have come and gone?

    - His current place on the Avengers is a lot more integral than his first stint, but overall his ties are a lot more established with the X-Men

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    #11  Edited By Manchine

    Have to agree he is an Xmen First and a Avenger second. He provides a more pivotial roll in Xmen also.

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    #12  Edited By ReVamp

    @WarMachineMarkV said:

    2 - In what sense was he a major character? It's been a while since I read the issues where he was with the team but he never seemed as prominent with the Avengers as he was with the X-Men

    3 - Again, how did he stand out more than any of the other 2nd tier Avengers that have come and gone?

    - His current place on the Avengers is a lot more integral than his first stint, but overall his ties are a lot more established with the X-Men

    He was on the main Avengers team, featured just as equally as everyone else on the team.

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    I think in the end he is more an X-man than an Avenger, but just by a hair's width. With the X-men he has more responsibility because they are more of a secondary family. Some of his best friends may be Avengers, and he wouldn't have developed the same were it not for his time with them, but family matters will always trump time with your friends when it comes right down to it.

    So, x-men, but just barely.

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    #14  Edited By CATPANEXE

    S.W.OR.D. Forget the rest. S.W.O.R.D. actually has the kind of think tank and resources that can cater to his true ambitions. And Micheal Morbuis's position appears to be open there now.

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    #15  Edited By BatteredArmor

    @Afro_Warrior said:

    Classis version belongs with the X-Men, but the current Beast can stay with the Avengers. I just can't stand his current attitude and hypocrisy.

    this

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    @CATPANEXE said:

    S.W.OR.D. Forget the rest. S.W.O.R.D. actually has the kind of think tank and resources that can cater to his true ambitions. And Micheal Morbuis's position appears to be open there now.

    - With the X-Club, his place as the X-Men resident brain is filled

    - The Avengers have Tony Stark and Hank Pym so he really isn't needed there

    - I agree S.W.O.R.D. is probably a better fit currently, but their series was DOA so to put him there would send him to limbo

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    #17  Edited By kidchipotle

    @BlackArmor said:

    @Afro_Warrior said:

    Classis version belongs with the X-Men, but the current Beast can stay with the Avengers. I just can't stand his current attitude and hypocrisy.

    this

    This but i mostly associate Beast as an X-Man.

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    #18  Edited By CATPANEXE

    @WarMachineMarkV:

    I give up.

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    #19  Edited By One_Eye

    @Afro_Warrior said:

    Classis version belongs with the X-Men, but the current Beast can stay with the Avengers. I just can't stand his current attitude and hypocrisy.

    That makes two of us honestly.>_< The fact that he continues to get away with his trolling of Cyclops, his double-standards, and dismissive attitude towards Wolverine's actions have put him in bad standings with me as well. Hope he gets his fuzzy maw beat inside and out.

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    #20  Edited By Gambit1024

    @Afro_Warrior said:

    Classis version belongs with the X-Men, but the current Beast can stay with the Avengers. I just can't stand his current attitude and hypocrisy.

    Well said.

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    #21  Edited By JackRock

    i hope for x men he goes with them

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    #22  Edited By Enosisik

    He's more fitting as an X-man but he has strong realatiinships that may actually be stronger than his X-friends :)) ok jokes aside his best friend has long been shown to be Wonderman who is a classic Avenger. Also you'd think that Hank would enjoy being surrounded by other genius type heroes such as Pym and Stark rather than the often wild world of X-men characters.

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    #23  Edited By evilvegeta74

    That may be true, but I miss the day where him and wonderman would sit around the mansion joking!

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    #24  Edited By krspaceT

    the sheer fact is with how AVX is oh so slightly biased towards the avengers, the only way he'll get respect from the fans is wearing a A.

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    #25  Edited By Gambit1024

    At a first glance, I'd immediately place him as an X-Man, being a founding member. Looking at his behavior, the people he's closest to, and his stance on many issues, however, he's an Avenger.

    I'd say he's the best of both worlds. Either team is a great fit for him, but with the current circumstances and recent events, he's an Avenger.

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    #26  Edited By McKlayn

    @Enosisik said:

    He's more fitting as an X-man but he has strong realatiinships that may actually be stronger than his X-friends :)) ok jokes aside his best friend has long been shown to be Wonderman who is a classic Avenger. Also you'd think that Hank would enjoy being surrounded by other genius type heroes such as Pym and Stark rather than the often wild world of X-men characters.

    His closest friend used to be Iceman, the two had one of the greatest friendships in the Marvel Universe ages ago. I love beast personally and I am a big X man fan but honestly he has annoyed me for some time now, what i think is happening sadly in the entire Marvel U is a bit of transition for alot of characters, it fills to me they are catering to the Avengers in a large extent and buffing their rather unknown roster with some slightly better known X characters (they should just try to establish their own guys but what can you do right?) I think for the most part Beast much like some others (havok, rogue, for example maybe even Cannonball and sunspot) are currently X characters, but i think the idea is to establish them as Avengers for the new generation of readers.

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