Michael Payson Maxwell (New Earth)

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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 3 Paraphernalia 3.1 Equipment 4 Trivia 5 See Also 6 Recommended Reading 7 Links and References 7.1 Footnotes

History

The B'wana Beast, Mike Maxwell, is a superhero of the jungle. He has the ability to merge the best qualities of animals into composite creatures with incredible powers, which he controls. His helmet, and an elixir he drinks, transform him into a taller and more powerful man than in his civilian identity as a ranger.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Animal Control
• Animal Empathy
• Bio-Fusion: B'Wana Beast possesses the ability to create living Chimera by merging the body parts of various animals together to form a unique creature.

  Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat
• Hunting
• Tracking

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Special helmet which grants B'Wana Beast limited mind control capabilities. These powers seem to work exclusively against targets from the animal kingdom.

Trivia

• B'wana is a Swahili word which is used in an equivalent way to several English forms of address.

See Also

• Discuss Michael Payson Maxwell (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Michael Payson Maxwell (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Michael Payson Maxwell (New Earth)
• Quotations by Michael Payson Maxwell (New Earth)
• Images featuring Michael Payson Maxwell (New Earth)

Recommended Reading

• Animal Man (Volume 1)

Links and References

• B'wana Beast at Wikipedia
• B'Wana Beast at the DCU Guide
• B'Wana Beast at the DC Animated Universe Wikia
  

Footnotes