Dominic Mndawe (New Earth)
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History
A South African by birth, Freedom Beast was born Dominic Mndawe. His first appearance was in Animal Man #13. That issue takes place during the rule of apartheid in South Africa; Dominic was under arrest for taking pictures of racially motivated acts of violence being committed by white Afrikaner policemen. In a cell, Dominic was about to be killed by his captors when he is rescued by Animal Man and B'wana Beast (Mike Maxwell), Mndawe's predecessor and future mentor.
After the rescue, Maxwell gives Mndawe the elixir and helmet that confer powers on their owner. Those powers include mind control and the ability to fuse two or more animals into one hybrid beast under the control of Freedom Beast.
Animal Man and Freedom Beast then prevent the massacre of a group of peaceful demonstrators by Afrikaner police. Animal Man returns to the USA, while Maxwell and Freedom Beast stayed in South Africa.
Animal Man and Dominic team up once again during the Day of Judgment incident, protecting African wildlife from the murderous intentions of demon invaders.
Current status
- See also: Infinite Crisis
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Mind control, super strength, healing factor, and the ability to fuse any two animals to make a powerful chimera.
Trivia
He has also made several cameo appearances in the Justice League Unlimited comic book.
See Also
- Discuss Dominic Mndawe (New Earth) on the forums
- Appearances of Dominic Mndawe (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Dominic Mndawe (New Earth)
- Images featuring Dominic Mndawe (New Earth)
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Footnotes
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