| The Beast | |
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| Appeared in | Series 1 2006 Series |
| Number | 43 |
| Point Value | 5 |
The Beast is monster #43 from Series 1. He also appeared as monster #2 in the 2006 Series.
Series 1[]
The Beast appears in all 4 base colors and neon colors, as well as a Pink Premium color. The Beast also appears in the 2006 series and the 1993-94 Peru series.
Official Biography[]
Species: Humanoid / Animal
Born: 1756 in an English castle
Size: 6 Feet Tall
Habitat: Lives in a dreary mansion hidden away in a European forest
Once a handsome young prince, The Beast was cursed by an evil fairy who turned him into a frightful creature resembling a two-legged lion. In order to break the spell which will allow him to regain his good looks and return to his kingdom, The Beast must find a beauty who will agree to become his wife. Unfortunately, most women are not interested in marrying someone who has fleas, likes to eat live sheep and snores loudly! this monster wears a cape, and carries a sword which ca be used to turn his enemies into stone. He is often seen loitering around shopping malls, offering roses to eligible women in hope that they will become his queen and transform him from the "King of Beasts" to the "King of his Castle.
2006 Series[]
The Beast is a monster in the class "The Beasts." He is monster #2. The 2006 redesign is very different from its original series design as the beast is now displayed as a green traditional looking beast and has stripped away the nod to Beauty and The Beast.
His background photo is the inside of a dungeon or castle courtyard.
Official Card Biography[]
The Beast is a gigantic, powerful creature who is very green and very mean. Towering over his opponents, The Beast uses his size and great strength to destroy his enemies... a mere flick of his humongous wrist can send them flying, never to return again.
In other media[]
Video Game (1992)[]
The Beast appears in Stage 1, Area 2. He tries to rush at the player to deal damage.
His instructions manual description reads: "An expert knife thrower who moves quickly."
Origin[]
The Beast is one the titular characters in Gabriele Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve's famous fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.
After Beauty's widowed merchant father enters the Beast's castle and picked one of the enchanted roses, the Beast catches him. The merchant begged for mercy, saying that he only picked the rose as a gift for his younger daughter. The Beast agreed to let him give the rose to Beauty, on the condition that he brings her to the castle without deception.
With no choice, the merchant agreed, and the Beast sent him on his way with wealth, jewels and fine clothes. As he gave the gifts to his daughters, the merchant tells Beauty of what happened at the castle. Beauty willingly decides to go to the Beast's castle. The following morning, the two head to the castle. Once they arrive, the Beast politely welcomes Beauty to his castle and sends her father home with a reward the following morning.
For several months, Beauty lives a life of luxury in the Beast's castle, having every whim catered to her. Eventually, she grows homesick and begs the Beast to allow her to see her family again. He agrees on the condition that she comes back to the castle exactly two months later. A few nights after she returns, Beauty had a dream of the Beast dying alone in his garden.
Two months later, Beauty returns to the castle and, sure enough, finds the Beast near death. Distraut, Beauty realizes that she loves the Beast and agrees to marry him. She kisses the Beast and he transforms into a handsome prince. The Prince explains that he was transformed into a beast by a witch and that the curse would only be broken if a maiden fell in love with him no matter how he looked. The two are wed and they lived happily ever after.
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