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<td valign="top">[[Image:Beast.jpg|left|100px]]'''Beast:''' [[Dr. Henry McCoy| Henry - better known as Hank - McCoy]] was born late in life to Edna and Norton, a hardworking farming family in Iowa. His over-developed hands and feet marked him as a mutant from birth, but his parents were nothing but loving and supportive. As Hank grew, he demonstrated that not only did he have increased strength, mass and agility, but he was also extremely intelligent. Indeed, Hank was at his most troublesome when he was bored, and his parents struggled to keep him occupied lest his undirected inventiveness run riot.
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Beast.jpg|left|100px]]'''Beast:''' [[Dr. Henry McCoy| Henry - better known as Hank - McCoy]] was one of the [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters| school's]] original students, and left to form an illustrious career as a scientist. When an experiment went horribly wrong and accelerated his mutation, giving him the appearance of the Beast of his codename, Hank sank into depression, nearly killing himself on several occasions in attempts to find a cure. Eventually brought out of despair by his friends from the school, plus colleagues such as [[Moira MacTaggart]], he resumed his career, returning periodically to the school to act as the mansion's inventor and doctor, as well as an [[X-Men| X-Man]]. It was during one of these sojurns that he adopted the [[McCoy Family| son]] of one of the students, [[Danielle Moonstar]], fulfilling a life-long dream to become a father. With fellow doctor [[Madelyn Bartlet]], he found love, and eventually the couple moved to Edinburgh to raise Billy in a safer environment and further their careers. However, who knows what consequences lie in wait in Hank's genes from [[Infectia (plot)| his brush]] with the genetic alterations of [[Infectia]]? Can the perfect life remain perfect?
  
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When Hank reached his teens, it became clear his intellect was far outstripping his education, and it was arranged that he attend a new, prestigious school in Westchester: [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]], where he was part of the founding class along with [[Scott Summers]], [[Jean Grey]], [[Ororo Munroe]] and later, [[Warren Worthington]]. The friendships Hank formed as a student lasted well after he graduated and began his illustrious academic career.
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Prior to his accident, Hank had increased agility and strength, plus over-sized hands and feet that aided him in climbing. After the accident, that agility and strength increased, as did his bulk. Hank is able to leap further than a normal human, can balance and walk on his hands as easily as his feet, and is capable of lifting weights up to two tonnes.  
  
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Life seemed golden for Hank, until an accident with a genetic accelerant mutated him even further, turning him blue and furry, increasing his bulk and giving him [[Feral| feral]] characteristics including fangs and claws. Devastated by this, Hank tried several times to reverse the process, almost killing himself several times. It was only a promise extracted by Alison and Moira that prevented him from trying any more, and he sank into a deep depression. Fortunately his friends supported him through this trying period and he eventually was able to continue his career, albeit much subdued and self-conscious about his appearance. It was around this time he created the [[Image inducer| image inducers]] that projected a hologrammatic image of himself to the world; these devices were frequently used in the mansion by students with obvious mutations that made them unsafe.
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Hank's fur also keeps him warm in cold climates and acts to protect him somewhat. He has an accelerated healing rate, although not a full [[Healing factor| healing factor]].
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Hank maintained his links with the school, frequently reappearing as medic, teacher and advisor on mutant powers and training, as well as an [[X-Men| X-Man]]. However his responsibilities to his research frequently took precedence, and he was an intermittent presence at best during 2003 and 2004. This changed at the end of 2004, when [[Sound and Fury| Alison's overload]] and various other disasters stretched the medical facilities of the mansion to the limit. Responding to a plea for help from Moira and [[Madelyn Bartlet| Madelyn]], Hank finally returned to the school on a full time basis in [[December 2004]].
 
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Hank fulfilled two life-long dreams during this time. In adopting [[Danielle Moonstar| Danielle Moonstar's]] son, [[McCoy Family| Billy]], he became a father. And in his successful wooing of [[Madelyn Bartlet]], he gained a partner. However, there were still moments of dissatisfaction, particularly with his work, and when Madelyn expressed a desire to leave the school and become director of [[The Anodyne and Cornucopia Foundation]] in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hank agreed to go with her, obtaining work at Moira's [[Muir Island Research Facility]] as well as other locations in Britain. Hank and his new family relocated in [[December 2005]] and whilst they maintain contact with various individuals at the school, have thrown themselves into their new lives.
 
  
 
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Beast: Henry - better known as Hank - McCoy was one of the school's original students, and left to form an illustrious career as a scientist. When an experiment went horribly wrong and accelerated his mutation, giving him the appearance of the Beast of his codename, Hank sank into depression, nearly killing himself on several occasions in attempts to find a cure. Eventually brought out of despair by his friends from the school, plus colleagues such as Moira MacTaggart, he resumed his career, returning periodically to the school to act as the mansion's inventor and doctor, as well as an X-Man. It was during one of these sojurns that he adopted the son of one of the students, Danielle Moonstar, fulfilling a life-long dream to become a father. With fellow doctor Madelyn Bartlet, he found love, and eventually the couple moved to Edinburgh to raise Billy in a safer environment and further their careers. However, who knows what consequences lie in wait in Hank's genes from his brush with the genetic alterations of Infectia? Can the perfect life remain perfect?

Prior to his accident, Hank had increased agility and strength, plus over-sized hands and feet that aided him in climbing. After the accident, that agility and strength increased, as did his bulk. Hank is able to leap further than a normal human, can balance and walk on his hands as easily as his feet, and is capable of lifting weights up to two tonnes.

Hank's fur also keeps him warm in cold climates and acts to protect him somewhat. He has an accelerated healing rate, although not a full healing factor.

This character is currently unplayed, but is open for applications. If you are interested in applying for this character, you can contact the mods at x_moderators @ googlegroups . com and you can find the application form here.

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