Editing Beyonder (section)

==Fictional character biography==

===''Secret Wars''===
The Beyonder is the manifestation of the "Beyond-Realm", which exists separately from the multiverse.<ref>''Secret Wars II'' #3 (Jun. 1985). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://i39.servimg.com/u/f39/19/00/38/35/41498710.jpg | title= [Excerpt of synopsis] |format= Comic book | publisher= Marvel Comics | access-date= August 28, 2017| via= servimg.com}}</ref> This dimension was accidentally accessed by lab technician Owen Reece; some of the energy from the dimension escapes and imbues Reece with infinite powers, which he wields as the villainous [[Molecule Man]], and the remaining energy gains sentience and becomes the Beyonder.<ref>''Secret Wars II'' #8 (Nov. 1985). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref name="FF319">''[[Fantastic Four]]'' #319. Marvel Comics.</ref> The Beyonder creates a planet called [[Battleworld]] out of pieces of various planets and abducts a number of [[superhero]]es and [[supervillain]]s from Earth and forces them to fight each other so that he can observe the never-ending battle between good and evil.<ref>''Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars'' #1 (Jan. 1984). Marvel Comics.</ref> During this time, his powers are briefly stolen by [[Doctor Doom]].<ref>''Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars'' #10 (Feb. 1985). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===''Secret Wars II''===
Intrigued by what he has witnessed during the first Secret Wars, the Beyonder comes to Earth during the ''[[Secret Wars II]]'' story line to walk among humans and study them and learn of human desire firsthand. He creates a human body for himself (this body originally resembles Molecule Man). He also transforms a television writer named Steward Cadwell into Thundersword.<ref name="SWII#1">''Secret Wars II'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> Finally, the Beyonder creates a form for himself based on that of [[Captain America]] after witnessing him defeat [[Armadillo (character)|Armadillo]].<ref>''Captain America'' #308. Marvel Comics.</ref>

After learning of the importance of money from [[Luke Cage]], the Beyonder turns a building into pure gold,<ref>''Secret Wars II'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> causing [[Spider-Man]] to rescue those trapped in the building, while the U.S. government works to get rid of the gold to avoid a financial crisis.<ref>''Web of Spider-Man'' #6. Marvel Comics.</ref> The Beyonder later meets the blind superhero [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]] and restores his sight, asking for legal representation in return. After realizing that the desire to protect his eyesight might compromise his integrity and dedication, Daredevil demands that the Beyonder take his sight away again, which he does.<ref>''Daredevil'' #223. Marvel Comics.</ref> After becoming involved with a woman named Sharon Ing, when we learn that he is open to loving women and men and can also change his own gender, Beyonder attempts to get [[Dazzler (Marvel Comics)|Dazzler]] to fall in love with him, but fails, leading to feelings of despair.<ref>''Secret Wars II'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref> Following this, the Beyonder is recruited to be a professional wrestler and is nearly killed by [[Thing (comics)|Thing]] in a [[UCWF]] wrestling match.<ref>''The Thing'' #30. Marvel Comics.</ref>

In order to combat Beyonder, [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephisto]] sent his demon agent Bitterhorn to form the Legion Accursed. While waiting for the Legion Accursed to arrive, Mephisto tricked Thing into signing a contract that would increase his strength. When the Legion had arrived, Thing had to defend Beyonder from them. By the time Mephisto planned to drop his contract with Thing, nearly all of the Legion were defeated. Due to Beyonder and Thing ruining his plan, Mephisto returned all the villains to where they were before he began his scheme.<ref>''Secret Wars II'' #7. Marvel Comics.</ref>

After being encouraged to find enlightenment by [[Doctor Strange]], and failing, a frustrated Beyonder decides to destroy the entire multiverse, leading to several more battles with various Marvel superheroes, all of which end up with the Beyonder victorious. The Beyonder is finally defeated by a huge group of superheroes, including the [[Fantastic Four]], [[X-Men]], [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], and [[Spider-Man]], after the [[Molecule Man]] intervenes and kills him, while he had temporarily transformed into an infant in the midst of a re-birthing process. The Beyonder's energy returns to the Beyond-Realm, where it evolves into a new universe.<ref>''Secret Wars II'' #9. Marvel Comics.</ref>

====''Deadpool Team-Up''====
Long after the ''Secret Wars II'' crossover had ended, a [[Deadpool]] special featured the "Secret Wars II continues in this issue" corner tag that was used during that original storyline. In this issue, a younger, less-experienced Deadpool is hired by the [[Kingpin (character)|Kingpin]] to kill the Beyonder. The flashback sequence ends with Deadpool chasing him into a portal with a footnote saying "to be continued in Secret Wars III".<ref>''[[Deadpool]] Team-up'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Kosmos and the Maker===
The tale of the Beyonder continues several years later when it is revealed that, in the distant past, the enigmatic [[Beyonders]] created [[pocket universe]]s holding vast amounts of sentient energy. Some are tapped into by various beings, including [[Skrull]]s and humans, to create reality-warping [[Cosmic Cube]]s. The Beyonder is told that this is his origin, but he is missing a containment vessel and the [[Molecule Man]] absorbed part of his energy. They merge and shape themselves into a Cube.<ref name="FF319" />

The Cube expels the Molecule Man from its form, returning him to Earth, and soon evolves into the cosmic being known as Kosmos. Kosmos takes on a female form and is tutored by [[Kubik (comics)|Kubik]], touring the universe with him.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' Annual #23. Marvel Comics.</ref> When the Molecule Man's lover [[Volcana (Marvel Comics)|Volcana]] leaves him, he becomes angry, extracts the Beyonder from Kosmos, and proceeds to attack him until Kubik intervenes.<ref name= "FF27"/>

At some unknown point, Kosmos becomes insane and assumes a mortal form, now calling itself the Maker. After the [[amnesia]]c Maker destroys a [[Shi'ar]] colony, the [[Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)|Imperial Guard]] imprison it in the interstellar prison called the [[Kyln]]. The Maker's madness takes control of several inmates but is finally subdued by [[Thanos]] and several of his allies among the prisoners. Thanos confronts the Maker, and, by refusing to reveal its origins at a critical juncture, manipulates it to psychically shut down its own mind. Thanos instructs the Shi'ar that the body should be kept alive but brain-dead, or the Beyonder essence would go free again.<ref>''Thanos'' #10 (2003). Marvel Comics.</ref>

In the "[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]" crossover story line, the [[Fallen One]], a former [[Galactus|Herald of Galactus]] under the control of [[Thanos]],<ref>''Thanos'' #12 (2004)</ref> is sent to investigate the aftermath of the Kyln's destruction by the Annihilation Wave and ascertain the Beyonder's fate. The Fallen One finds the lifeless form of the Maker in the rubble, confirming the Beyonder's freedom.<ref>''Annihilation: Silver Surfer'' #1 (April 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===The Illuminati===
[[File:Beyonder - by Jim Cheung.jpg|thumb|right|170px|The Beyonder in his human form. Art by [[Jim Cheung]].]]
In a [[retcon]] of past events, [[Professor X|Charles Xavier]] reveals to his fellow [[Illuminati (comics)|Illuminati]] members that in the original Secret War, he had attempted to mind-scan the Beyonder, revealing him as one of the [[Inhumans]] previously ruled over by [[Black Bolt]]. Xavier also deduced the apparent secret behind the Beyonder's seemingly godlike abilities, which was that the Beyonder was not only an Inhuman but also a [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]], and the exposure of his mutant genes to Terrigen Mists had created an unprecedented power.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070525111356/http://www.popcultureshock.com/new-avengers-illuminati-3/41826/ "New Avengers: Illuminati #3 Preview"]}}. Pop Culture Shock. </ref>
	
This revelation leads to a confrontation with the Beyonder during the events of the second Secret War, wherein Black Bolt expresses his extreme displeasure toward the Beyonder's activities. When encountered, the Beyonder is dwelling in a simulacrum of Manhattan Island on [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]]. The Illuminati convince the Beyonder to leave the universe, causing the Beyonder's human form and his simulacrum city to crumble into dust. However, Black Bolt admits that he has no memory of an Inhuman becoming the Beyonder, and the final image of the story reveals that the entire event was in the pupil of the Beyonder's right eye, thus making the revelations dubious.<ref name="NAI3">''New Avengers: The Illuminati'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Time Runs Out===
[[Hank Pym]] is sent by the [[Illuminati (comics)|Illuminati]] to investigate the Incursions and the collapsing multiverse. Upon discovering the truth of the Ivory Kings, Pym returns to the Illuminati to warn them about their enemy: the [[Beyonders]]. He refers to the Beyonder from the original Secret Wars as a "child unit" of the Beyonders.<ref name="NA30">''New Avengers'' vol. 3 #30 (Feb. 2015). Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Molecule Man later reiterates the same thing while also revealing that the accident that gave him his power and the "child Beyonder" his awareness was engineered by the Beyonders.<ref>''New Avengers'' vol. 3 #33 (April 2015). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Defenders===
The Beyonder appears to the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]] after they left the multiverse.<ref>''Defenders: Beyond'' #1 (July 2022). Marvel Comics.</ref> He explains the history of the Beyonders before reluctantly joining the Defenders on their quest.<ref name="DB2">''Defenders: Beyond'' #2 (August 2022). Marvel Comics.</ref> Upon reaching the House of Ideas, he decides to break free from and leave the story of [[List of Marvel Comics characters: O#One-Above-All|The One-Above-All]], promising to return on his own terms.<ref>''Defenders: Beyond'' #5 (November 2022). Marvel Comics.</ref>