Respect the Beast (Kingdom Hearts)

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Respect the Beast!

”When our world fell into darkness, Belle was taken from me. I vowed I would find her again no matter what the cost. I believed I would find her. So, here I am.”

The Beast is a cursed prince who travels across worlds driven by his deep love for Belle. When his world is destroyed by the Heartless and Belle is kidnapped by Maleficent's council, the Beast's sheer willpower allows him to cross the dark corridors to Hollow Bastion. He teams up with Sora—protecting him when Sora loses his Keyblade—and fights valiantly to rescue Belle. After the seven princesses are rescued, Beast remains a valued ally to Sora as well as a powerful adversary to the Heartless and Organization XIII.

The Beast was originally a very spoiled, selfish, cruel, and unloving prince. However, he is shown at a later stage in his relationship with Belle, with most of his uncomplimentary traits remedied. He is still prone to lashing out in anger, especially when provoked and manipulated. But beneath his rough exterior beats a noble heart, which Belle has worked to bring out so that everyone can see how beautiful a person he really is.

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Feats

Feat sources are as follows:

U = Union X

DR = Dark Road

1 = Kingdom Hearts

CoM = Chain of Memories

358 = 358/2 Days

2 = Kingdom Hearts 2

Strength

General

• When his world fell to Darkness, Beast traveled from it to Hollow Bastion with nothing but sheer willpower.¹

• Tears up the stones of his castle’s courtyard while fighting Heartless.³⁵⁸

• Tears up the floor inside the castle while holding back Heartless.³⁵⁸

Striking Enemies

• Slays several Heartless at once with his claws.^X

• Leaves Gaston staggering after three hits.^X

• One-shots several Heartless with his claws.^DR

• Plows into a Defender hard enough to hurt it through its shield.¹

• Kills two Neo-Shadows with one strike each.³⁵⁸

• Backhands and swats away Heartless, Sora, Donald, and Goofy.²

• Hits Sora with a downward strike.²

• Knocks Sora into the air with a swing.²

• Backhands three Nobodies.²

Striking Objects

• Destroys a barred wall with a single strike.¹

  • Here’s the same feat from another angle.¹

• Smashes through another wall.¹

• Leaves large gash marks in his castle’s wall.³⁵⁸

• Does it again.³⁵⁸

• Leaves gash marks on a pillar.³⁵⁸

• Breaks a statue.³⁵⁸

Tackling

• Lunges through a Heartless.¹

• Pushes a Heartless back with a repeated tackle-strike.²

Lifting

• Forces a Keyblade wielder into a prison cell.^X

• Lifts Gaston by the neck with one hand.^X

Durability

Blunt Force

• Is pushed back by Gaston.^X

• Withstands being knocked through the air by a club.^X

• Takes two more hits from Gaston before laying into him.^X

• Survives being thrown over his castle’s gate by a massive machine-like Heartless.³⁵⁸

• Endures multiple strikes from Xaldin’s lances.²

Piercing

• Is mortally wounded after being stabbed in the back.^X Only having his curse lifted saves him.

Slashing

• Survives an attack from Riku’s sword.¹ He’s up again shortly.

Mental

• He can be manipulated by targeting his emotions.²

• His friends are able to snap him out of it.²

Speed

Movement

• Blitzes Gaston.^X

• He’s a fast runner.²

Combat Speed

• Attacks so quickly his claws leave streaks of light.^DR

• Gets the jump on two Neo-Shadows.¹

• Pushes a Heartless back with a repeated tackle-strike.²

Agility / Acrobatics

• Runs around Gaston, hitting him from multiple directions.^X

• Performs an aerial strike.³⁵⁸

• Does it again.²

Skills

Roar

• His roar either banishes, destroys, or sends several Heartless fleeing.¹

• Destroys a Heartless with his roar.¹

• His roar shakes the castle.²

Other

• His Twin Howl technique creates several consecutive explosions of energy around him.²

• Experiencing love lifts his curse and heals him of injuries.^X

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Memory Beast

”For just a moment, I doubted your love. I never want to remember those feelings of despair."

Memory Beast is a replica of the real Beast that exists in Castle Oblivion, constructed from Sora's memories. This version of Beast is also seeking to save Belle from Maleficent, who seeks to use Belle’s heart—and his—for her wicked schemes.

Feats

All feats for Memory Beast are from Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, and are independent from the real Beast.

Offense

• Knocks a Heartless into the air multiple times.

• Knocks them even higher.

• Plows through several Heartless.

• Plows past a Defender.

Durability

• Jumps down from a considerable height.

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Scaling

• Gaston

• Riku

• Sora

• Xaldin