Freedom Beast

FREEDOM BEAST

Real Name: Dominic Mndawe

Class: Human magic-user

Occupation: Superhero

Group Affiliation: Global Guardians II

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Capetown, South Africa

First Appearance: Animal Man #13 (July, 1989)

Powers: Using his helmet the Beast could read the minds of animals and control them, and could for a limited duration transform two species into a singular mutant with the greatest strengths of the two species it came from. By drinking the unique waters of a Kilimanjaro cavern his body could grow to heroic proportions and he gained superhuman strength, senses and speed.

History: B'Wana Beast chose Mndawe to be his successor, although Mndawe chose the name Freedom beast because he felt B'Wana was a white supremacist term.

(Day of Judgment #4) - Freedom Beast and Animal Man battled an army of demons unleashed on South Africa when Asmodel brought Hell to Earth.

(52 / WWIII Part One: A Call to Arms #1) - <Week 50, Day 1> Black Adam declared war on humanity after the death of his family, starting WWIII. Freedom Beast joined the Global Guardians, an international team of heroes, and the newly formed Global Guardians battled Black Adam, but were defeated.

(Green Lantern IV #11, Green Lantern IV #15 (fb, BTS) - The Faceless Hunters mind-controlled the Global Guardians to claim a bounty set on Hal Jordan by Amon Sur. The Guardians went to France to recruit Crimson Fox, but she told them she disliked their vilification of Green Lantern for doing his job. Team leader Gloss told her she didn’t have an option.

(Green Lantern IV #14-17) - Freedom Beast and the Guardians confronted Hal after he once again broke the Freedom of Powers Act to attack a terrorist cell in Chechnya that had his friend Cowgirl captive. Jet incinerated the terrorists and decided to blame Hal for her actions to vindicate their statements that he was a threat to international relations. The Guardians subdued Hal, but the Hunters disliked Hall’s resistance and strong will, and debated lobotomizing him before handing him over to Sur. They were interrupted by the Rocket Red Brigade, who were after Hal for violating Russian airspace, and the JLofA, who wanted to bring Hal home. The League held off the Brigade while Hal rescued Cowgirl, and Hal told the League to send the Global Guardians to Martian Manhunter, so he could unscramble their minds. Martian Manhunter rebooted their minds, turning them from pawns back into the heroes they were. Their first act as heroes was to repair Edwards Air Force Base, which had been torn asunder by Amon Sur, the Faceless Hunters’ employee.

Comments: Created by Grant Morrison & Chas Truog.

Freedom Beast had a cameo in Green Lantern IV #12.