Little brat. Batman's brat. I am remembering you. I am cutting you to ribbons.

-- KGBeast ^src

Contents 1 HistoryEdit 1.1 Origin 1.2 Ten Nights of the Beast 1.3 Face the Face 1.4 Blackest Night 2 Powers and AbilitiesEdit 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 2.3 Strength level 3 ParaphernaliaEdit 3.1 Weapons 4 NotesEdit 5 Recommended ReadingEdit 6 Related 7 LinksEdit 7.1 Discover and Discuss 7.2 Footnotes

HistoryEdit

Origin

Anatoli Knyazev, alias KGBeast is believed to have killed over 200 people, including Anwar Sedat. He was trained by an elite top secret KGB cell called "The Hammer." He is ruthless, has no regard for human life, and has been known to take such extreme measures to complete his missions as poisoning an entire banquet of 80 people to kill one target, and chopping off his own hand with an axe to avoid capture.^[1] After the collapse of the Soviet Union, without a cause, he became a freelancer and traditional supervillain.

Ten Nights of the Beast

Main article: Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast

When the Russian government shut down his KGB cell because it was too dangerous, the KGBeast was given one last mission by his commanding officer before the man killed himself. The KGBeast was to eliminate nine people necessary to America's "Strategic Defense Initiative" (the "Star Wars" program), who would be in Gotham at some point over the course of a two week period. Despite Batman's best efforts, combined with the GCPD, the FBI and the CIA, Beast was able to kill all but two of his targets, a senator, and President Ronald Reagan. His total body count in Gotham, in the 10-day period alone, was over 100 people. Despite this, as a member of the Soviet embassy, he could not be legally punished for his crimes in America, but if caught would have to be turned back over to the Russians. Eventually he was cornered by Batman in a sewer compartment. He offered Batman to fight with him, so they could see which of them was truly better, but Batman declined, instead opting to leave and lock the door behind him, so the Beast would not be able to get out.^[2] Although the "Ten Nights of the Beast" arc ended implying Batman had left him to die, Batman remarks off-hand during the "Year Three" story that afterwards he had called the police to have him taken in.^[3]

Face the Face

Main article: Batman: Face the Face

After some time functioning as a standard villain, KGBeast was eventually reduced to working for the Penguin as a hitman. During the "Face the Face" arc, he was shot in the head by the new Tally Man under the orders of the Great White Shark, as part of a larger scheme to cripple the Penguin's empire.^[4]

Blackest Night

Main article: Blackest Night

KGBeast is one of the many villains raised from the dead in Gotham City to join the new Black Lantern Corps as zombies during Blackest Night. Along with Abbatoir, Deacon Blackfire, Blockbuster, King Snake, Magpie, the Trigger Twins, and the Ventriloquist, he has received a Black Lantern Ring.^[5] He has been seen terrorizing the city, and tearing out the hearts of innocents to feed on their emotions and life force when they're feeling the most fear.^[6]

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Cybernetic Enhancement: Supplemented physique due to cybernetic enhancements.

Abilities

• Demolitions: Benefits of extreme KGB conditioning.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): Extraordinary hand-to-hand combatant.
• Marksmanship
• Weaponry: Master of weapons.

Strength level

Enhanced. The KGBeast is said to have the strength of ten men.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Weapons

• The KGBeast has been known to show no discrimination in the weapons he chooses to use. Having cut off his arm to avoid Batman, the KGBeast has since had it replaced with a prosthetic gun. He has impeccable aim with it, it is an automatic, and also features at least a bayonet, tear gas dispenser and scope, although its full capabilities are unknown.
• Black Lantern Ring (formerly)
  

NotesEdit

• Has trained a protege, the NKVDemon.
• Worked as a henchman for Lock-Up during his tenure as Blackgate warden during the events of No Man's Land.
  

Recommended ReadingEdit

• Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast
• Batman: Prodigal
• Robin III: Cry of the Huntress
• Batman: Face the Face

Related

• 39 Appearances of Anatoli Knyazev (New Earth)
• 11 Images featuring Anatoli Knyazev (New Earth)
• 2 Quotations by or about Anatoli Knyazev (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Anatoli Knyazev (New Earth)

LinksEdit

 

• Anatoli Knyazev (New Earth) at Wikipedia.org 
• KGBeast at the Unofficial DCU Guide

Discover and Discuss

• Search this site for: KGBeast · Anatoli Knyazev · Anatoli Knyazev (New Earth)
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Footnotes

1. ↑ Batman #419
2. ↑ Batman #420
3. ↑ See excerpt
4. ↑ Detective Comics #817
5. ↑ Blackest Night: Batman #1
6. ↑ Blackest Night: Batman #2

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