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|journalKH=A prince who was changed into a hideous beast because of his selfish heart. Belle has helped heal the loneliness he's suffered due to his ugliness. To save Belle, he made his way to Hollow Bastion alone.<br><br>He was first enchanted by Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" (1991).
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|journalKH2='''First Entry'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br><br>A hideous beast with sharp teeth and claws. A mysterious rose is his most important possession, kept in a glass case.<br><br>Sora and his friends helped the Beast free Belle from Maleficent's clutches once before.<br><br>'''Second Entry'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br><br>A cold-hearted prince. Because of his selfish heart, he was changed into a beast by a beautiful enchantress.<br><br>He was so ashamed of his hideous appearance that he turned his back on the world. Meeting Belle softened his heart and gave him hope for the future.<br><br>'''Third Entry'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br><br>A spoiled and selfish prince.  As punishment for his cold heart, a beautiful enchantress changed him into a beast.<br><br>Unless he can learn to love and earn love in return before the last petal falls from the enchanted rose, he'll remain a beast forever.<br><br>When Belle came into his world, he felt something change in him for the first time in his life.
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|journalUX='''Beast/HD Beast'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br>A spoiled prince who was turned into a beast by an enchantress.<br><br>'''Sweetheart Beast'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br>A prince who was changed into a hideous beast because of his selfish heart.<br><br>'''Illustrated Belle & Beast'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br>A spoiled prince who was turned into a beast and a young woman who sees his kind nature.<br><br>'''Prince & Belle'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br>Belle's love broke the spell on the Beast and turned him back into a human.
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The '''Beast''' is a recurring character in the [[Kingdom Hearts (series)|''Kingdom Hearts'' series]]. He plays a major role in ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' as an ally to [[Sora]] and his friends. He first appeared in Disney's "''{{w|Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}''".
{{Q|I came to fight for Belle. And though I am on my own, I will fight. I won't leave without her. That's why I'm here.|Beast to Sora}}
The '''Prince''', known in his cursed form as the '''Beast''', is a recurring character in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series. He plays an important role in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' as an ally to [[Sora]] and his friends and is the master of the eponymous [[Beast's Castle]]. He first appeared in Disney's ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}''.


==Journal entries==
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
===''Kingdom Hearts χ''===
''A prince who was changed into a hideous beast because of his selfish heart. Belle has helped heal the loneliness he's suffered due to his ugliness. To save Belle, he made his way to Hollow Bastion alone.''
Beast's power was channeled by the [[Book of Prophecies]] to form various {{c|Medal|ucx}}s, specifically {{khux|Beast}}, {{khux|Sweetheart Beast}}, {{khux|Illustrated Belle & Beast}}, {{khux|HD Beast}}, and {{khux|Prince & Belle}}.
 
''He was first enchanted by Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" (1991).''


===''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''===
Beast appears within the [[Book of Prophecies]]'s hologram of [[Beast's Castle]].
''A prince transformed into a beast because of his selfishness. Meeting Belle restored humanity to his heart.''
{{sec-stub}}


''Though stunned by Belle's cold behavior, his faith in their love never wavered.''
===Between ''Kingdom Hearts χ'' and ''Birth by Sleep''===
The Prince lives a spoiled life in his castle. When he denies an enchantress in disguise as an old beggar woman asking for shelter from a fierce snowstorm, the Prince is transformed into a hideous beast by the enchantress as punishment, who is disgusted at the Prince's lack of love in his [[heart]]. As an additional consequence, the enchantress placed a powerful spell upon the castle and turns all of the Prince's servants into household objects, including [[Cogsworth]], [[Lumière]], [[Mrs. Potts]], [[Chip]], and [[Wardrobe]]. After this, the Prince decides to call himself the Beast.


===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
The enchantress puts a spell on a rose she had carried, saying that it would bloom until the Beast turned twenty-one, at which point it would begin to wilt. By the time its last petal falls, the Beast would stay in his terrible form forever, as would his servants. Nearly ten years later, [[Belle]] appears at the [[Beast's castle|castle]], seeking her father, [[Maurice]], who had gone missing. Belle finds her father in the Beast's dungeon, and exchanges her freedom for his. After many days of tension between Belle and the Beast, the two start to grow close to each other.
;'''First Entry'''
''Beauty and the Beast (1991)''


''A hideous beast with sharp teeth and claws. A mysterious rose is his most important possession, kept in a glass case.''
Some time after Maleficent attacks [[Radiant Garden]], Belle is captured by the [[Heartless]], and the Beast's [[world]], along with all of his servants, are swallowed by the [[darkness]].


''Sora and his friends helped the Beast free Belle from Maleficent's clutches once before.''
===''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''===
[[File:The True Master 01 KH.png|thumb|left|200px|Beast prepares to attack Riku.]]
After the destruction of his world, the Beast appears in [[Hollow Bastion]], due to his determination to find Belle. Sora, [[Donald Duck]], and [[Goofy]] witness him detailing his history to [[Riku]] at Hollow Bastion's rising waterfalls; Beast claims that it was his love for Belle that had helped him travel all the way to Hollow Bastion from his castle without a craft to assist him—but in reality, it was his strong feelings of hatred that allowed him to open a [[corridor of darkness]].<ref>'''''[[Director's Secret Report XIII]]''''', p. 26; '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "The other way is to use a 'corridor of darkness'. These routes are like a loophole of sorts and not pathways that should rightfully be used. While only those known as beings of darkness and beings of between are able to create entries and exits, in rare cases even other kinds of beings such as the Beast and DiZ, who held strong sentiment or hatred in their hearts, have been able to open a path themselves." Translation via Goldpanner.</ref> He demands that Riku return Belle to him.


;'''Second Entry'''
When his request is denied, Beast attacks Riku, but Riku manages to wound the Beast. Then, Sora loses control of the [[Keyblade]] to Riku, and Donald and Goofy had no choice but to follow Riku due to [[Mickey Mouse|their king]]'s orders to follow the [[Keyblade Master]], leaving Sora alone with the Beast. The two of them briefly explain to each other that they’re both looking for someone, before heading into Hollow Bastion as a team; with the Beast being a great asset to Sora, whose combat abilities are weakened without his Keyblade.
''Beauty and the Beast (1991)''


''A cold-hearted prince. Because of his selfish heart, he was changed into a beast by a beautiful enchantress.''
However, once inside Hollow Bastion's main entrance, the Beast witnesses a vision of Belle being turned into a Heartless, and in fury the Beast ditches Sora, chasing after the [[Shadow]]. After Sora battles Riku and regains the Keyblade, the Beast returns to his senses and continues to assist Sora, who has Donald and Goofy back on his side now.


''He was so ashamed of his hideous appearance that he turned his back on the world. Meeting Belle softened his heart and gave him hope for the future.''
The four of them encounter [[Maleficent]], who battles them in her human and dragon forms. Once she is defeated, the Beast isolates from the group while Sora, Donald and Goofy enter the chamber where the [[Princesses of Heart]] are being held; here, Sora faces Riku one more time, who is possessed by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] now.


;'''Third Entry'''
[[File:Belle and Beast 01 KH.png|thumb|200px|Beast reunites with Belle.]]
''Beauty and the Beast (1991)''
After Sora wins the battle, he uses the [[Keyblade of heart]] to release [[Kairi]]'s heart from his own, as well as to return all of the other princesses' hearts, including Belle's. When Sora, Kairi, Goofy and Donald are surrounded near Hollow Bastion's exit, the Beast stays behind as Hollow Bastion becomes infested with Heartless, refusing to leave without Belle, who is still encased in glass and crystal, and also to get the Heartless' attention from Sora and his friends so they can get away safely.


''A spoiled and selfish prince. As punishment for his cold heart, a beautiful enchantress changed him into a beast.''
When Sora returns to Hollow Bastion, he takes the Beast into the library, where Belle is researching ways to stop the darkness that has started to engulf Hollow Bastion. She and the Beast lovingly embrace, happily reunited at last. Beast continues to help Sora in battle at Hollow Bastion, and waits there with Belle following Sora's departure afterwards, anticipating Sora's victory so that he and Belle can return home. He returns to his castle with Belle after Ansem's defeat.


''Unless he can learn to love and earn love in return before the last petal falls from the enchanted rose, he'll remain a beast forever.''
The Beast is also present for battle the with [[Xemnas|an unknown challenger]], who came to Hollow Bastion with the intent of testing Sora's strength.
{{-}}


''When Belle came into his world, he felt something change in him for the first time in his life.''
===''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''===
 
==Story==
===Before ''Kingdom Hearts''===
Prior to the events of ''Kingdom Hearts'', the Beast had been a prince, living a spoiled life in his castle. But approximately nine years before ''Kingdom Hearts'', the prince had been transformed into a hideous beast by an enchantress, who was disgusted at the prince's lack of love in his [[heart]]. As punishment, she transformed him into a creature that befit the nature of his "cold black heart". As an additional consequence, the enchantress turned all of the prince's servants into household objects.
 
The enchantress put a spell on a rose she had carried, saying that it would bloom until the Beast turned twenty-one, at which point it would begin to wilt. By the time its last petal fell, the Beast would stay in his terrible form forever, as would his servants. Nearly ten years after this event, [[Belle]] appeared at the [[Beast's castle|castle]], seeking her father, Maurice, who had gone missing. Belle found her father in the Beast's dungeon, and exchanged her freedom for his.
 
After many days of tension between Belle and the Beast, the two eventually grew close to each other. During this time, Belle was captured by the [[Heartless]], and the Beast's [[world]], along with all of his servants, was swallowed by the [[darkness]].
 
===''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''===
In a rare occurrence for the characters of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, Beast made his first appearance outside of his home world, due to its destruction. Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] witnessed him detailing his history to [[Riku]] at [[Hollow Bastion]]'s backward waterfalls; Beast explained that it was his love for Belle that had helped him travel all the way to Hollow Bastion from his original world without an aircraft to assist him. He demanded that Riku return Belle to him.
 
When his request was denied, Beast attempted to attack Riku, but Riku managed to injure the Beast. Sora then lost control of the [[Keyblade]] to Riku, and Donald and Goofy had no choice but to follow Riku due to [[Mickey Mouse|their king]]'s orders to follow the Keyblade master, leaving Sora alone with the Beast. The two briefly explained to each other that they were both looking for someone, before heading into Hollow Bastion as a team; the Beast's strength was a great asset to Sora, whose old [[Wooden Sword]] was ineffective against the Heartless.
 
However, once inside Hollow Bastion's main entrance, the Beast witnessed a vision of Belle being turned into a Heartless (which did not actually happen, although at that exact moment Belle had lost her heart), and in a fit of rage the Beast abandoned Sora, chasing after the Heartless in his vision. After Sora battled Riku and took back the Keyblade, the Beast returned to his senses and continued to assist Sora, who now had Donald and Goofy back on his side.
 
The four encountered [[Maleficent]], who battled them in her human and dragon forms. Once she was defeated, the Beast separated from the group while Sora, Goofy and Donald entered the chamber where the [[Princesses of Heart]] were held; here, Sora once again fought Riku, who was now possessed by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]].
 
After Sora won the battle, he used the [[Keyblade of People's Hearts]] to release [[Kairi]]'s heart from his own, as well as to return all of the other princesses' hearts, including Belle's. When Sora, Kairi, Goofy and Donald were surrounded near Hollow Bastion's exit, the Beast stayed behind as Hollow Bastion became infested with Heartless, refusing to leave without Belle, who was still encased in glass and crystal, and also to divert the Heartless' attention from Sora and friends so they could escape.
 
When Sora returned to Hollow Bastion, he took the Beast into the library, where Belle was researching ways to stop the darkness that was beginning to engulf Hollow Bastion. She and the Beast lovingly embraced, happily reunited at last. Beast continued to help Sora in battle at Hollow Bastion, and then waited there with Belle following Sora's departure, anticipating Sora's victory so that he and Belle could return home, which they eventually did.
 
In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]'', the Beast was also present for the special fight with [[Xemnas]], who had come to Hollow Bastion with the intent of testing Sora's strength.
 
===''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''===
An illusion of the Beast appears in [[Castle Oblivion]] as a figment of Sora's memories of Hollow Bastion. He is shown coming to Hollow Bastion to rescue the captured Belle much like the real Beast, but is coldly refused by Belle and told to return home. The Beast becomes depressed, not knowing that Belle is merely faking her cruelty to foil Maleficent's plans to steal her heart.
An illusion of the Beast appears in [[Castle Oblivion]] as a figment of Sora's memories of Hollow Bastion. He is shown coming to Hollow Bastion to rescue the captured Belle much like the real Beast, but is coldly refused by Belle and told to return home. The Beast becomes depressed, not knowing that Belle is merely faking her cruelty to foil Maleficent's plans to steal her heart.


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===''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''===
===''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''===
Upon returning to his home world, the Beast finds [[Beast's Castle|his castle]] under attack by the Heartless and does everything he can to fight them off, though his constant fighting strains his relationship with Belle. He is defeated while trying to keep an [[Infernal Engine]] from breaking into the castle, and finally stops fighting knowing that Belle and his servants are safe.
Upon returning to his home world, the Beast finds his castle under attack by the Heartless and does everything he can to fight them off, though his constant fighting strains his relationship with Belle. He is defeated while trying to keep an [[Infernal Engine]] from breaking into the castle, and finally stops fighting knowing that Belle and his servants are safe.


Some time later, the Beast is contacted by [[Xaldin]] of [[Organization XIII]], who begins to sow seeds of distrust for Belle into the Beast, and he slowly begins to fear that he will lose everything he holds dear. By observing the Beast during his missions, [[Roxas]] begins to learn about love and the desire to protect something precious.
Some time later, the Beast is contacted by [[Xaldin]] of [[Organization XIII]], who begins to sow seeds of distrust for Belle into the Beast, and he slowly begins to fear that he will lose everything he holds dear. By observing the Beast during his missions, [[Roxas]] begins to learn about love and the desire to protect something precious.


===''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''===
===''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''===
====First Visit====
[[File:The Trouble with Beast 01 KHII.png|thumb|left|200px|Beast picks up his precious rose.]]
[[File:Beast KHII.png|thumb|Beast in his formal attire|150px]]
One year after the defeat of Ansem, the peace in Beast's castle is interrupted by a high-ranking Organization XIII member, [[Xaldin]], who infuriates the Beast by telling him that Belle will leave him, and that her feelings for him are not true. In his fury, the Beast throws his servants into the dungeon and frightens Belle to the point that she will not venture beyond the West Wing of the castle.
In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Belle and the Beast have been back in their world for a year following the events of ''Kingdom Hearts''. However, the peace was once again interrupted by a high-ranking Organization XIII member, [[Xaldin]], who angered the Beast by telling him that Belle would leave him, and that her feelings for him were not true. In his rage, the Beast threw his servants into the dungeon and frightened Belle to the point that she would not venture beyond the East Wing of the castle.


When Sora, Donald and Goofy arrived in Beast's Castle, they were attacked by [[Shadow]] Heartless, but were saved by the Beast. However, despite having saved them, the Beast was not the least bit interested in seeing his old friends again. He shoved them aside and reached for his enchanted rose, which he took back to his room in the West Wing.
When Sora, Donald and Goofy arrive in Beast's Castle, they are ambushed by [[Shadow]] Heartless, but they are rescued by the Beast. However, despite having reached them, the Beast is not the least bit fascinated with seeing his old friends again. He shoves the three of them aside and reaches for his enchanted rose, which he takes back to his room in the West Wing.


After rescuing the castle's servants at Belle's request, Sora, Donald, Goofy and the Beast's butler, [[Cogsworth]] found the Beast in his room, being provoked by Xaldin. After battling the Beast to calm him down, the Beast came to his senses and decided to apologize to Belle.
After rescuing the castle's servants at Belle's request, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the Beast's majordomo, Cogsworth, find the Beast in his room, being provoked by Xaldin. After battling the Beast to calm himself down, the Beast comes to his senses and decides to owe Belle an apology.


However, Belle was not in her room. The Beast and company found her running from [[Shadow Stalker and Dark Thorn|Shadow Stalker]] in the castle's ballroom. She escaped to the balcony as the Beast confronted Xaldin and fought the Shadow Stalker that Xaldin attacked the group with. After the fight, the Beast apologized to Belle, who accepted. However, Belle was still disappointed in the Beast's lack of trust for her, and Sora left their world wondering if they would ever manage to work out their differences.
However, they don’t find Belle in her room. The Beast and company discover her running from the [[Shadow Stalker]] in the castle's ballroom. She retreats to the balcony as the Beast confronts Xaldin and takes on the Shadow Stalker that Xaldin sends after the group. After the fight, the Beast tells Belle he is sorry, who accepts the apology. However, Belle is still displeased with the Beast's lack of trust in her, and Sora leaves their world wondering if they will ever manage to work out their differences.


====Second Visit====
When Sora returns, he finds the Beast milling around in the main entrance. The Beast is dressed elegantly, and after a few hesitant grunts, he eventually confesses that he and Belle are on a date for the evening. Unfortunately, as the both of them begin to dance in the ballroom, Xaldin shows himself. The Beast charges at Xaldin, while Belle bemoans the Organization's interjection with her romantic evening. Following a different battle, Xaldin tells the Beast that something precious to him was gone. The Beast realizes Xaldin means the enchanted rose, and abandons his friends to check if his fear is true.
[[File:Prince Adam KHII.png|thumb|130px|left|Beast, after turning back into Prince Adam.]]
When Sora returned, he found the Beast pacing in the main entrance. The Beast was dressed very nicely, and after a few reluctant grunts he finally admitted that he and Belle were on a date for the evening. Unfortunately, as the two began to dance in the ballroom, Xaldin returned. The Beast charged at Xaldin, while Belle bemoaned the Organization's interference with her romantic evening. Following yet another battle, Xaldin told the Beast that something precious to him was now gone. The Beast realized Xaldin had been talking about the enchanted rose, and abandoned his friends to check if his fear was true.


Unfortunately, this was exactly the case, and in his despair, the Beast lashed out at Belle and Sora, telling them to leave his castle. But, while Belle walked to her room to prepare for her departure, Sora stayed and convinced the Beast that he needed to show Xaldin who was boss. The Beast, realizing Sora's words were true, went to find Xaldin, who was waiting for him in the entrance hall. When Xaldin retreated outside, the Beast followed.
Sadly, in his despair, the Beast lashes out at Belle and Sora, telling them to leave his castle. While Belle walks to her room to prepare for her departure, Sora stays and convinces the Beast that he needs to show Xaldin who was boss. The Beast, realizing Sora's words are true, goes to look for Xaldin, who waits for them in the entrance hall. When Xaldin goes outside, the Beast follows him.


Meanwhile, Belle stood on the balcony outside of her room, lost in thought. When she saw Beast and the others emerge from the castle, she ran back inside, but saw the rose sitting beside her door. She happily held the rose over the balcony to show it to the Beast, but she was suddenly grabbed behind by Xaldin and whisked away to the castle's bridge.
[[File:Belle or the Rose 01 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Beast chooses Belle instead of the rose.]]
Meanwhile, Belle stands on the balcony outside of her room, lost in thought. When she sees Beast and the others emerge from the castle, she starts to run back inside, but she spots the rose sitting beside her door. She contentedly holds the rose over the balcony to show it to the Beast, but she’s grabbed from behind by Xaldin and whisked away to the castle's bridge soon after. Xaldin forces the Beast to either choose to save Belle or his rose; he chooses Belle. Fortunately, Belle catches Xaldin off-guard by painfully elbowing him in the stomach, allowing her the opportunity to grab the rose and run to safety, making certain the Beast loses neither her or the rose.


The Beast was then presented with the choice of keeping Belle or his rose; he chose Belle, but did not have to worry, as Belle briefly took matters into her own hands; she caught Xaldin off guard, painfully elbowed him in the stomach, grabbed the rose, and ran off toward Sora and party, ensuring that the Beast lost neither her or the rose.
[[File:Always Together 01 KHII.png|thumb|200px|left|Beast and Belle dance.]]
After a fierce confrontation with Xaldin which the Organization member lost, the Beast proudly takes his rose back from Belle. However, he is guilty of how he hollered at Belle. With a little encouragement from his friends, he bashfully asks her to stay with him. Belle smiles and accepts, and the both of them dance the night away in the castle courtyard.


After a fierce confrontation with Xaldin (which the Organization member lost), the Beast gladly took his rose back from Belle. However, he was ashamed of how he had yelled at Belle, and (with a little encouragement from his friends) bashfully asked her to stay with him. Belle smiled and accepted, and the two danced the night away in the castle courtyard.
Some time later, the Beast transforms back into the Prince while he is dancing with Belle.
{{-}}


During the credits of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' it was revealed that the Beast transformed back into Prince Adam.
==Design==
{{-}}
The Beast's appearance is a combination of physical characteristics from various wild animals, including a wild boar, wolf, buffalo, bear and lion. He often wears a torn purple cape and dark blue pants. When dressed up, he ties his hair back with a blue bow, and wears a blue and yellow jacket, an orange vest, and black pants. He is mostly shown hunched, except when he is in his formal dress.
==Personality==
The Beast was originally a very spoiled, selfish, cruel, and unloving prince. However, in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series he is shown at a later stage in his relationship with Belle, with most of his uncomplimentary traits remedied. The Beast is still prone to lashing out in anger, especially when provoked by characters like Maleficent or Xaldin. But beneath his rough exterior beats a true heart of gold, which Belle has worked to bring out so that everyone can see how beautiful a person the Beast really is.


Matching with his ferocious appearance is his extreme bravery, demonstrated when the Beast shows no fear in challenging opponents such as Maleficent, Shadow Stalker and Xaldin, despite their menacing strength and appearance. Even after being wounded by Riku, the Beast still presses on, determined to save Belle from Maleficent at any cost.
When in his human form, the Prince has shoulder-length red hair. He dons the same formal suit he wore as the Beast, tailored to fit him; he also wears brown boots. The only striking similarity between the Prince and his beastly alter ego is his blue eyes.


==Appearance==
==Personality==
The Beast's appearance is a combination of physical characteristics from various wild animals, including a wild boar, wolf, buffalo, bear and lion. He often wears a torn purple cape and dark blue pants. When dressed up, he ties his hair back with a blue bow, and wears a blue and yellow jacket, an orange vest, and black pants. He is mostly shown hunched, except when he is in his formal dress.
The Beast was originally a very spoiled, selfish, unkind, and abusive prince. However, in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, he is shown at a later stage in his relationship with Belle, with most of his uncomplimentary traits remedied. The Beast is still prone to lashing out in fury, especially when he gets provoked by characters like Maleficent or Xaldin. However, beneath his rough exterior beats a true heart of gold, which Belle has worked to bring out so that everyone can see how beautiful a person the Beast really is.


When in his human form, Prince Adam has shoulder-length red hair. He dons the same formal suit he wore as the Beast, tailored to fit him; he also wears brown boots. The only striking similarity between Prince Adam and his beastly alter ego is his blue eyes.
Matching with his ferocious appearance is his extreme courage, demonstrated when the Beast shows no fear in challenging opponents such as Maleficent, Shadow Stalker, and Xaldin, despite their menacing strength and appearance. Even after being wounded by Riku, the Beast still presses on, determined to rescue Belle from Maleficent at any cost.


==Abilities==
==Abilities==
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
Beast's stats are very high, which is fitting as he is Sora's ally in Hollow Bastion, the final world, when Sora is incapable of fighting on his own. His attack and defense are just as high as Sora's, and he has decent MP and high HP. Beast's abilities increase his physical prowess even more, and he attacks using tackles, charges and his claws. He has one equipment slot and eight item slots. Beast's abilities are as follows:
Beast's stats are very high, which is fortunate, as he is Sora's only ally in the early portion of Hollow Bastion, when Sora is forced to fight at greatly reduced strength. His attack and defense tend to be higher than Sora's, and he has decent [[MP]] and high HP. Beast's abilities increase his physical prowess, attacking with tackles, charges, and {{c|claws|kh1}}. He has one equipment slot and eight item slots.
 
Beast is a supremely offensive party member with powerful combat abilities. He has two special attacks, [[Ferocious Lunge]] and [[Furious Bellow]], which are both heavily aggressive attacks. Beast also has access to a number of support abilities, including [[Berserk]], [[MP Rage]], [[Second Wind]], [[Second Chance]], and [[Critical Plus]].
 
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
While the Beast is not used in-game for fighting, he still displays high strength, slaying two Neoshadow Heartless with a single strike. It is also implied that he was able to hold his own against the Infernal Engine long enough for Roxas to reach the entrance to the castle, though he is sent over the outer walls just as Roxas nears the door.


*'''Ferocious Lunge''': Charges forward and tackles enemies.
===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''===
*'''Furious Bellow''': Roars to attack nearby enemies.
[[File:Beast (card).png|right]]
*'''Berserk''': Boosts attack power when HP is critical.
Beast appears as a [[friend card]] in [[Hollow Bastion]]. His attacks and sleights differ greatly between ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories''.
*'''MP Rage''': Restores MP when attacked. Beast has this ability twice.
*'''Second Wind''': Recovers from KO quickly.
*'''Second Chance''': Ensures 1 HP is retained after being hit with a critical attack.
*'''Critical Plus''': Increases chance of landing a critical hit.


===''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''===
In the original game, activating a Beast card causes him to charge in a straight line. Stocking two or three Beast cards creates the [[Ferocious Lunge Lv2]] or [[Ferocious Lunge Lv3]] sleight, which increases the effectiveness of Beast's charge.
====Sleight====
*'''Ferocious Lunge Lv2'''- Stock up 2 Beast cards
*'''Ferocious Lunge Lv3'''- Stock up 3 Beast cards


====''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'''====
In the remake, a Beast card initiates an attack where Beast knocks an enemy towards Sora. Then, {{button|pst}} is pressed for Sora to knock the enemy back to Beast. Stocking multiple cards creates [[Furious Volley Lv2]] and [[Furious Volley Lv3]], which increases the number of times the enemy is knocked back and forth.
*'''Furious Volley Lv2'''- Stock up 2 Beast cards
*'''Furious Volley Lv3'''- Stock up 3 Beast cards


===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
As one would expect, Beast is a physical attacker with few abilities, relying on his brute strength to fight with a series of tackling and charging attacks. He has no armor slots, one accessory slot, and four item slots. The Beast's abilities are as follows:
As one would expect, Beast is a physical attacker with few abilities, relying on his brute strength to fight with a series of tackling and charging attacks.  
 
Beast's action abilities include [[Furious Shout]] and [[Ferocious Rush]], which are powerful, rage-induced attacks. Beast's attacks, while powerful, mostly lack in range, though he can use Ferocious Rush to close the distance between him and his target. His limit, [[Howling Moon]], involves Beast unleashing shockwaves and howling aggressively while he and Sora attack enemies from all sides.
 
He also has a number of support abilities, including [[Item Boost]], [[Defender]], [[Second Chance]], {{c|Auto Limit|support ability}} and [[Hyper Healing]].


*'''Furious Shout''': Roars to attack nearby enemies.
Beast starts with 40 HP and 100 MP. He has 0 armor slots, 1 accessory slot, and 4 item slots, all of which start equipped with [[Potion]]s. Beast can obtain an additional 35 and 25 HP after defeating the [[Dark Thorn]] and Xaldin respectively.
*'''Ferocious Rush''': Charges forward and tackles enemies.
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*'''Item Boost''': Boosts the effectiveness of healing items like Potions.
{{frm-atk|{{nihongo|'''Right Claw Swipe'''|地上右ツメ振り|<br>Chijō Migi Tsume Furi|lit. "Ground Right Claw Swing"}}|att|Physical|x0.65|—|O|X|11=Attacks sideways with the right hand.}}
*'''Defender''': Increases defense when HP is critical.
{{frm-atk|{{nihongo|'''Left Claw Swipe'''|地上左ツメ振り|<br>Chijō Hidari Tsume Furi|lit. "Ground Left Claw Swing"}}|att|Physical|x0.65|—|O|X|11=Attacks sideways with the left hand.}}
*'''Second Chance''': Ensures 1 HP is retained after being hit with a critical attack.
{{frm-atk|{{nihongo|'''Diagonal Claw'''|地上斜め振り|<br>Chijō Naname Furi|lit. "Ground Diagonal Swing"}}|att|Physical|x1.0|—|O|X|11=Swings and scratches diagonally with the right hand.}}
*'''Auto Limit''': Sets the Reaction command to [[Limit]], if a Limit has been equipped.
{{frm-atk|{{nihongo|'''Rising Claw Swipe'''|上昇ツメ振り|<br>Jōshō Tsume Furi|lit. "Rising Claw Swing"}}|att|Physical|x1.0|—|O|X|11=Jumps while diagonally scratching with the left hand.}}
*'''Hyper Healing''': Quickly revives a fallen party member and restores their HP.
{{frm-atk|{{nihongo|'''Falling Claw Swipe'''|下降ツメ振り|<br>Kakō Tsume Furi|lit. "Falling Claw Swing"}}|att|Physical|x1.0|—|O|X|11=After jumping, swings the right hand down and scratches while falling.}}
*'''Howling Moon''': The Limit [[Limit#Beast|Twin Howl]] becomes available. Sora and Beast attack enemies from all sides with blast-like moves.
{{frm-atk|'''[[Furious Shout]]'''|att|Neutral|x5.0|—|X|X|11=Knocks down nearby enemies with enraged shouts. MP Cost: 10}}
{{frm-atk|'''[[Ferocious Rush]]'''|att|Physical|x0.01<br>Final: x2.0|—|X|X|11=Attacks the enemy successively with a rush of enraged tackles. MP Cost: 10}}
{{frm-c}}
{|border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" align="center" width=900px
!style="{{style|kh2|a}}; font-size:12px" colspan="3"|Support Abilities
|-style="{{style|kh2|b}}; font-size:12px"
!Ability
!AP
!Description
|-
|'''[[Item Boost]]'''
|2
|Increases effect done with healing items on the field by 50%. Equip more to increase the effect.
|-
|'''[[Defender]]'''
|3
|Increases defense by 3 in a pinch. Equip more to increase the effect.
|-
|'''[[Second Chance]]'''
|4
|Ensures 1 HP remains after taking massive damage.
|-
|'''{{c|Auto Limit|support ability}}'''
|1
|Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Limit in a pinch, if Limit Form is usable.
|-
|'''[[Hyper Healing]]'''
|3
|Quickly revives a fallen Party Member and greatly restores their HP.
|}


==Origin==
==Origin==
The Beast is based on his appearance in Walt Disney's 1991 film, ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}'', which was in turn inspired by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast|La Belle et la Bête}}'', published in 1756. However, the Beast's character has made various appearances in hundreds of incarnations of the ''Beauty and the Beast'' story. In this adaptation of the story, the Beast starts out as arguably an evil villain, callously imprisoning Belle's father, Maurice, in his dungeon solely for wandering into the castle for help.
The Beast is based on his appearance in Walt Disney's 1991 film, ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}'', which was in turn inspired by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast|La Belle et la Bête}}'', published in 1756. However, the Beast's character has made various appearances in hundreds of incarnations of the ''Beauty and the Beast'' story. In this adaptation of the story, the Beast starts out as arguably an evil villain, callously imprisoning Belle's father, Maurice, in his dungeon solely for wandering into the castle for help.


Belle offers to replace Maurice with herself and the Beast accepts. The Beast treats Belle with nothing but contempt at first, and at one point frightens her so much that she attempts to flee the castle, but he realises his mistake and follows her into the woods to save her from a pack of hungry wolves. After Belle thanks him for saving her by treating his wounds, he returns her kindness by giving her his library as a gift. Following this major change in his behaviour, the Beast's inner goodness begins to surface and he also heals his strained friendships with Lumiere and Cogsworth. Eventually, the two fall in love, but as they are on the verge of admitting it, Belle discovers Maurice dying in the woods, having lost his way while searching for the Beast's castle, and the Beast, regretting his previous behaviour with the old man, allows Belle to leave to find him, and he admits to Cogsworth that he loves her. Unfortunately, this leads to the simple-minded villagers discovering the Beast's existence, since until then he had been considered a rumour at best, and a rival suitor for Belle, '''Gaston''' (the film's villain, absent in the games), leads the villagers to attack the castle and kill the Beast. Gaston finds the Beast, depressed since Belle's departure, and starts to beat him, but the Beast fights back upon seeing Belle return and defeats Gaston, but shows him mercy. Gaston manages to stab the Beast in the back before falling to his own death, and the Beast dies in Belle's arms as she admits she loves him. However, the spell breaks and the Beast is reverted to his human form, Prince Adam, as well as revived. He embraces Belle and his servants and they hold a ball to celebrate.
Belle offers to replace Maurice with herself and the Beast accepts. The Beast treats Belle with nothing but contempt at first, and at one point frightens her so much that she attempts to flee the castle, but he realizes his mistake and follows her into the woods to save her from a pack of hungry wolves. After Belle thanks him for saving her by treating his wounds, he returns her kindness by giving her his library as a gift. Following this major change in his behavior, the Beast's inner goodness begins to surface and he also heals his strained friendships with Lumière and Cogsworth. Eventually, the two fall in love, but as they are on the verge of admitting it, Belle discovers Maurice dying in the woods, having lost his way while searching for the Beast's castle, and the Beast, regretting his previous behavior with the old man, allows Belle to leave to find him, and he admits to Cogsworth that he loves her. Unfortunately, this leads to the simple-minded villagers discovering the Beast's existence, since until then he had been considered a rumor at best, and a rival suitor for Belle, Gaston, leads the villagers to attack the castle and kill the Beast. Gaston finds the Beast, depressed since Belle's departure, and starts to beat him, but the Beast fights back upon seeing Belle return and defeats Gaston, but shows him mercy. Gaston manages to stab the Beast in the back before falling to his own death, and the Beast dies in Belle's arms as she admits she loves him. However, the spell breaks and the Beast is reverted to his human form, the Prince, as well as revived. He embraces Belle and his now-human servants and they hold a ball to celebrate.


==Trivia==
==Notes and references==
*Beast's Japanese voice actor, Kôichi Yamadera, also provides the voices of [[Donald Duck]], [[Mushu]], and [[Sebastian]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''. He voiced the same roles, in addition to [[Genie]] and [[Stitch]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', and [[Jaq]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''.
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*He is the only party member who has been a temporary party member in more than one world throughout the series. He was a temporary party member in Hollow Bastion in ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'', and was a party member in Beast's Castle in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
*Beast is the only Disney party member who has the distinction of having participated in direct battles against Organization XIII (and even helping destroy one). The first is against Xemnas in ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', and the second is against Xaldin in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
*One of Beast's abilities, Howling Moon, shares its name with one of [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Red_XIII Red XIII]'s Limit Breaks from ''[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII Final Fantasy VII]''.


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Latest revision as of 01:15, 29 July 2024

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Prince

the Prince (王子, Ōji?) in his formal attire

Beast KHII.png

Japanese 王子
Rōmaji Ōji
Other names Beast
(ビースト Bīsuto?)
Voice actors (Ja:) Kōichi Yamadera
(En:) Robby Benson
Homeworld Beast's Castle
Hollow Bastion
Origin Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Games Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts χ
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Prince

Kingdom Hearts
A prince who was changed into a hideous beast because of his selfish heart. Belle has helped heal the loneliness he's suffered due to his ugliness. To save Belle, he made his way to Hollow Bastion alone.

He was first enchanted by Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" (1991).
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
A prince transformed into a beast because of his selfishness. Meeting Belle restored humanity to his heart.

Though stunned by Belle's cold behavior, his faith in their love never wavered.
Kingdom Hearts II
First Entry
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

A hideous beast with sharp teeth and claws. A mysterious rose is his most important possession, kept in a glass case.

Sora and his friends helped the Beast free Belle from Maleficent's clutches once before.

Second Entry
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

A cold-hearted prince. Because of his selfish heart, he was changed into a beast by a beautiful enchantress.

He was so ashamed of his hideous appearance that he turned his back on the world. Meeting Belle softened his heart and gave him hope for the future.

Third Entry
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

A spoiled and selfish prince. As punishment for his cold heart, a beautiful enchantress changed him into a beast.

Unless he can learn to love and earn love in return before the last petal falls from the enchanted rose, he'll remain a beast forever.

When Belle came into his world, he felt something change in him for the first time in his life.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Beast/HD Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
A spoiled prince who was turned into a beast by an enchantress.

Sweetheart Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
A prince who was changed into a hideous beast because of his selfish heart.

Illustrated Belle & Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
A spoiled prince who was turned into a beast and a young woman who sees his kind nature.

Prince & Belle
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Belle's love broke the spell on the Beast and turned him back into a human.
"I came to fight for Belle. And though I am on my own, I will fight. I won't leave without her. That's why I'm here."
—Beast to Sora

The Prince, known in his cursed form as the Beast, is a recurring character in the Kingdom Hearts series. He plays an important role in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II as an ally to Sora and his friends and is the master of the eponymous Beast's Castle. He first appeared in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Story

Kingdom Hearts χ

Beast's power was channeled by the Book of Prophecies to form various Medals, specifically Beast, Sweetheart Beast, Illustrated Belle & Beast, HD Beast, and Prince & Belle.

Beast appears within the Book of Prophecies's hologram of Beast's Castle.

Between Kingdom Hearts χ and Birth by Sleep

The Prince lives a spoiled life in his castle. When he denies an enchantress in disguise as an old beggar woman asking for shelter from a fierce snowstorm, the Prince is transformed into a hideous beast by the enchantress as punishment, who is disgusted at the Prince's lack of love in his heart. As an additional consequence, the enchantress placed a powerful spell upon the castle and turns all of the Prince's servants into household objects, including Cogsworth, Lumière, Mrs. Potts, Chip, and Wardrobe. After this, the Prince decides to call himself the Beast.

The enchantress puts a spell on a rose she had carried, saying that it would bloom until the Beast turned twenty-one, at which point it would begin to wilt. By the time its last petal falls, the Beast would stay in his terrible form forever, as would his servants. Nearly ten years later, Belle appears at the castle, seeking her father, Maurice, who had gone missing. Belle finds her father in the Beast's dungeon, and exchanges her freedom for his. After many days of tension between Belle and the Beast, the two start to grow close to each other.

Some time after Maleficent attacks Radiant Garden, Belle is captured by the Heartless, and the Beast's world, along with all of his servants, are swallowed by the darkness.

Kingdom Hearts

Beast prepares to attack Riku.

After the destruction of his world, the Beast appears in Hollow Bastion, due to his determination to find Belle. Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy witness him detailing his history to Riku at Hollow Bastion's rising waterfalls; Beast claims that it was his love for Belle that had helped him travel all the way to Hollow Bastion from his castle without a craft to assist him—but in reality, it was his strong feelings of hatred that allowed him to open a corridor of darkness.[1] He demands that Riku return Belle to him.

When his request is denied, Beast attacks Riku, but Riku manages to wound the Beast. Then, Sora loses control of the Keyblade to Riku, and Donald and Goofy had no choice but to follow Riku due to their king's orders to follow the Keyblade Master, leaving Sora alone with the Beast. The two of them briefly explain to each other that they’re both looking for someone, before heading into Hollow Bastion as a team; with the Beast being a great asset to Sora, whose combat abilities are weakened without his Keyblade.

However, once inside Hollow Bastion's main entrance, the Beast witnesses a vision of Belle being turned into a Heartless, and in fury the Beast ditches Sora, chasing after the Shadow. After Sora battles Riku and regains the Keyblade, the Beast returns to his senses and continues to assist Sora, who has Donald and Goofy back on his side now.

The four of them encounter Maleficent, who battles them in her human and dragon forms. Once she is defeated, the Beast isolates from the group while Sora, Donald and Goofy enter the chamber where the Princesses of Heart are being held; here, Sora faces Riku one more time, who is possessed by Ansem, Seeker of Darkness now.

Beast reunites with Belle.

After Sora wins the battle, he uses the Keyblade of heart to release Kairi's heart from his own, as well as to return all of the other princesses' hearts, including Belle's. When Sora, Kairi, Goofy and Donald are surrounded near Hollow Bastion's exit, the Beast stays behind as Hollow Bastion becomes infested with Heartless, refusing to leave without Belle, who is still encased in glass and crystal, and also to get the Heartless' attention from Sora and his friends so they can get away safely.

When Sora returns to Hollow Bastion, he takes the Beast into the library, where Belle is researching ways to stop the darkness that has started to engulf Hollow Bastion. She and the Beast lovingly embrace, happily reunited at last. Beast continues to help Sora in battle at Hollow Bastion, and waits there with Belle following Sora's departure afterwards, anticipating Sora's victory so that he and Belle can return home. He returns to his castle with Belle after Ansem's defeat.

The Beast is also present for battle the with an unknown challenger, who came to Hollow Bastion with the intent of testing Sora's strength.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

An illusion of the Beast appears in Castle Oblivion as a figment of Sora's memories of Hollow Bastion. He is shown coming to Hollow Bastion to rescue the captured Belle much like the real Beast, but is coldly refused by Belle and told to return home. The Beast becomes depressed, not knowing that Belle is merely faking her cruelty to foil Maleficent's plans to steal her heart.

When he is rejected again, however, the Beast declares he will stay and fight for her even if it is against her wishes, confessing his own feelings for her in the process and prompting Maleficent to try and steal his heart instead, but Belle is so moved that she sacrifices her own heart to save his. The Beast joins Sora and his friends in defeating Maleficent, and Belle's heart is restored. The Beast apologizes for doubting Belle's love for him, and the two lovingly embrace.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Upon returning to his home world, the Beast finds his castle under attack by the Heartless and does everything he can to fight them off, though his constant fighting strains his relationship with Belle. He is defeated while trying to keep an Infernal Engine from breaking into the castle, and finally stops fighting knowing that Belle and his servants are safe.

Some time later, the Beast is contacted by Xaldin of Organization XIII, who begins to sow seeds of distrust for Belle into the Beast, and he slowly begins to fear that he will lose everything he holds dear. By observing the Beast during his missions, Roxas begins to learn about love and the desire to protect something precious.

Kingdom Hearts II

Beast picks up his precious rose.

One year after the defeat of Ansem, the peace in Beast's castle is interrupted by a high-ranking Organization XIII member, Xaldin, who infuriates the Beast by telling him that Belle will leave him, and that her feelings for him are not true. In his fury, the Beast throws his servants into the dungeon and frightens Belle to the point that she will not venture beyond the West Wing of the castle.

When Sora, Donald and Goofy arrive in Beast's Castle, they are ambushed by Shadow Heartless, but they are rescued by the Beast. However, despite having reached them, the Beast is not the least bit fascinated with seeing his old friends again. He shoves the three of them aside and reaches for his enchanted rose, which he takes back to his room in the West Wing.

After rescuing the castle's servants at Belle's request, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the Beast's majordomo, Cogsworth, find the Beast in his room, being provoked by Xaldin. After battling the Beast to calm himself down, the Beast comes to his senses and decides to owe Belle an apology.

However, they don’t find Belle in her room. The Beast and company discover her running from the Shadow Stalker in the castle's ballroom. She retreats to the balcony as the Beast confronts Xaldin and takes on the Shadow Stalker that Xaldin sends after the group. After the fight, the Beast tells Belle he is sorry, who accepts the apology. However, Belle is still displeased with the Beast's lack of trust in her, and Sora leaves their world wondering if they will ever manage to work out their differences.

When Sora returns, he finds the Beast milling around in the main entrance. The Beast is dressed elegantly, and after a few hesitant grunts, he eventually confesses that he and Belle are on a date for the evening. Unfortunately, as the both of them begin to dance in the ballroom, Xaldin shows himself. The Beast charges at Xaldin, while Belle bemoans the Organization's interjection with her romantic evening. Following a different battle, Xaldin tells the Beast that something precious to him was gone. The Beast realizes Xaldin means the enchanted rose, and abandons his friends to check if his fear is true.

Sadly, in his despair, the Beast lashes out at Belle and Sora, telling them to leave his castle. While Belle walks to her room to prepare for her departure, Sora stays and convinces the Beast that he needs to show Xaldin who was boss. The Beast, realizing Sora's words are true, goes to look for Xaldin, who waits for them in the entrance hall. When Xaldin goes outside, the Beast follows him.

Beast chooses Belle instead of the rose.

Meanwhile, Belle stands on the balcony outside of her room, lost in thought. When she sees Beast and the others emerge from the castle, she starts to run back inside, but she spots the rose sitting beside her door. She contentedly holds the rose over the balcony to show it to the Beast, but she’s grabbed from behind by Xaldin and whisked away to the castle's bridge soon after. Xaldin forces the Beast to either choose to save Belle or his rose; he chooses Belle. Fortunately, Belle catches Xaldin off-guard by painfully elbowing him in the stomach, allowing her the opportunity to grab the rose and run to safety, making certain the Beast loses neither her or the rose.

Beast and Belle dance.

After a fierce confrontation with Xaldin which the Organization member lost, the Beast proudly takes his rose back from Belle. However, he is guilty of how he hollered at Belle. With a little encouragement from his friends, he bashfully asks her to stay with him. Belle smiles and accepts, and the both of them dance the night away in the castle courtyard.

Some time later, the Beast transforms back into the Prince while he is dancing with Belle.

Design

The Beast's appearance is a combination of physical characteristics from various wild animals, including a wild boar, wolf, buffalo, bear and lion. He often wears a torn purple cape and dark blue pants. When dressed up, he ties his hair back with a blue bow, and wears a blue and yellow jacket, an orange vest, and black pants. He is mostly shown hunched, except when he is in his formal dress.

When in his human form, the Prince has shoulder-length red hair. He dons the same formal suit he wore as the Beast, tailored to fit him; he also wears brown boots. The only striking similarity between the Prince and his beastly alter ego is his blue eyes.

Personality

The Beast was originally a very spoiled, selfish, unkind, and abusive prince. However, in the Kingdom Hearts series, he is shown at a later stage in his relationship with Belle, with most of his uncomplimentary traits remedied. The Beast is still prone to lashing out in fury, especially when he gets provoked by characters like Maleficent or Xaldin. However, beneath his rough exterior beats a true heart of gold, which Belle has worked to bring out so that everyone can see how beautiful a person the Beast really is.

Matching with his ferocious appearance is his extreme courage, demonstrated when the Beast shows no fear in challenging opponents such as Maleficent, Shadow Stalker, and Xaldin, despite their menacing strength and appearance. Even after being wounded by Riku, the Beast still presses on, determined to rescue Belle from Maleficent at any cost.

Abilities

Kingdom Hearts

Beast's stats are very high, which is fortunate, as he is Sora's only ally in the early portion of Hollow Bastion, when Sora is forced to fight at greatly reduced strength. His attack and defense tend to be higher than Sora's, and he has decent MP and high HP. Beast's abilities increase his physical prowess, attacking with tackles, charges, and claws. He has one equipment slot and eight item slots.

Beast is a supremely offensive party member with powerful combat abilities. He has two special attacks, Ferocious Lunge and Furious Bellow, which are both heavily aggressive attacks. Beast also has access to a number of support abilities, including Berserk, MP Rage, Second Wind, Second Chance, and Critical Plus.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

While the Beast is not used in-game for fighting, he still displays high strength, slaying two Neoshadow Heartless with a single strike. It is also implied that he was able to hold his own against the Infernal Engine long enough for Roxas to reach the entrance to the castle, though he is sent over the outer walls just as Roxas nears the door.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Beast (card).png

Beast appears as a friend card in Hollow Bastion. His attacks and sleights differ greatly between Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.

In the original game, activating a Beast card causes him to charge in a straight line. Stocking two or three Beast cards creates the Ferocious Lunge Lv2 or Ferocious Lunge Lv3 sleight, which increases the effectiveness of Beast's charge.

In the remake, a Beast card initiates an attack where Beast knocks an enemy towards Sora. Then, is pressed for Sora to knock the enemy back to Beast. Stocking multiple cards creates Furious Volley Lv2 and Furious Volley Lv3, which increases the number of times the enemy is knocked back and forth.

Kingdom Hearts II

As one would expect, Beast is a physical attacker with few abilities, relying on his brute strength to fight with a series of tackling and charging attacks.

Beast's action abilities include Furious Shout and Ferocious Rush, which are powerful, rage-induced attacks. Beast's attacks, while powerful, mostly lack in range, though he can use Ferocious Rush to close the distance between him and his target. His limit, Howling Moon, involves Beast unleashing shockwaves and howling aggressively while he and Sora attack enemies from all sides.

He also has a number of support abilities, including Item Boost, Defender, Second Chance, Auto Limit and Hyper Healing.

Beast starts with 40 HP and 100 MP. He has 0 armor slots, 1 accessory slot, and 4 item slots, all of which start equipped with Potions. Beast can obtain an additional 35 and 25 HP after defeating the Dark Thorn and Xaldin respectively.

Action Abilities
Attack Attribute Power
Multiplier
Form
Value
Guard? Finisher?
Right Claw Swipe (地上右ツメ振り
Chijō Migi Tsume Furi
?, lit. "Ground Right Claw Swing")
Attack Command Physical x0.65 O X
Attacks sideways with the right hand.
Left Claw Swipe (地上左ツメ振り
Chijō Hidari Tsume Furi
?, lit. "Ground Left Claw Swing")
Attack Command Physical x0.65 O X
Attacks sideways with the left hand.
Diagonal Claw (地上斜め振り
Chijō Naname Furi
?, lit. "Ground Diagonal Swing")
Attack Command Physical x1.0 O X
Swings and scratches diagonally with the right hand.
Rising Claw Swipe (上昇ツメ振り
Jōshō Tsume Furi
?, lit. "Rising Claw Swing")
Attack Command Physical x1.0 O X
Jumps while diagonally scratching with the left hand.
Falling Claw Swipe (下降ツメ振り
Kakō Tsume Furi
?, lit. "Falling Claw Swing")
Attack Command Physical x1.0 O X
After jumping, swings the right hand down and scratches while falling.
Furious Shout Attack Command Neutral x5.0 X X
Knocks down nearby enemies with enraged shouts. MP Cost: 10
Ferocious Rush Attack Command Physical x0.01
Final: x2.0
X X
Attacks the enemy successively with a rush of enraged tackles. MP Cost: 10
Support Abilities
Ability AP Description
Item Boost 2 Increases effect done with healing items on the field by 50%. Equip more to increase the effect.
Defender 3 Increases defense by 3 in a pinch. Equip more to increase the effect.
Second Chance 4 Ensures 1 HP remains after taking massive damage.
Auto Limit 1 Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Limit in a pinch, if Limit Form is usable.
Hyper Healing 3 Quickly revives a fallen Party Member and greatly restores their HP.

Origin

The Beast is based on his appearance in Walt Disney's 1991 film, Beauty and the Beast, which was in turn inspired by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's La Belle et la Bête, published in 1756. However, the Beast's character has made various appearances in hundreds of incarnations of the Beauty and the Beast story. In this adaptation of the story, the Beast starts out as arguably an evil villain, callously imprisoning Belle's father, Maurice, in his dungeon solely for wandering into the castle for help.

Belle offers to replace Maurice with herself and the Beast accepts. The Beast treats Belle with nothing but contempt at first, and at one point frightens her so much that she attempts to flee the castle, but he realizes his mistake and follows her into the woods to save her from a pack of hungry wolves. After Belle thanks him for saving her by treating his wounds, he returns her kindness by giving her his library as a gift. Following this major change in his behavior, the Beast's inner goodness begins to surface and he also heals his strained friendships with Lumière and Cogsworth. Eventually, the two fall in love, but as they are on the verge of admitting it, Belle discovers Maurice dying in the woods, having lost his way while searching for the Beast's castle, and the Beast, regretting his previous behavior with the old man, allows Belle to leave to find him, and he admits to Cogsworth that he loves her. Unfortunately, this leads to the simple-minded villagers discovering the Beast's existence, since until then he had been considered a rumor at best, and a rival suitor for Belle, Gaston, leads the villagers to attack the castle and kill the Beast. Gaston finds the Beast, depressed since Belle's departure, and starts to beat him, but the Beast fights back upon seeing Belle return and defeats Gaston, but shows him mercy. Gaston manages to stab the Beast in the back before falling to his own death, and the Beast dies in Belle's arms as she admits she loves him. However, the spell breaks and the Beast is reverted to his human form, the Prince, as well as revived. He embraces Belle and his now-human servants and they hold a ball to celebrate.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Director's Secret Report XIII, p. 26; Tetsuya Nomura: "The other way is to use a 'corridor of darkness'. These routes are like a loophole of sorts and not pathways that should rightfully be used. While only those known as beings of darkness and beings of between are able to create entries and exits, in rare cases even other kinds of beings such as the Beast and DiZ, who held strong sentiment or hatred in their hearts, have been able to open a path themselves." Translation via Goldpanner.