Henry McCoy

As a cheerful and bouncing superhero, Beast established a renowned reputation as a veteran Avenger, a Defender, and a founding member of X-Factor. Having found himself back at the X-Men and the Xavier Institute, Beast was one of the most engaged X-Men in carrying on Xavier's dream. However, under the leadership of his longtime teammate Cyclops, the X-Men turned to extremism, leading Beast to defect. His opposition escalated with the schism between Cyclops and Wolverine, for he joined the latter in building the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. The war between the Avengers and the X-Men consolidated Beast's allegiances, as he supported the Avengers and focused on opposing Cyclops' operations in any possible way. Additionally, he also assumed Professor Xavier's legacy in the shadowy organization known as the Illuminati