Secret Wars The Beyonder is the manifestation of the "Beyond-Realm", which exists separately from the
multiverse. This dimension was accidentally accessed by lab technician Owen Reece; some of the energy from the dimension escapes and imbues Reece with infinite powers, which he wields as the villainous
Molecule Man, and the remaining energy gains sentience and becomes the Beyonder. The Beyonder creates a planet called
Battleworld out of pieces of various planets, then abducts a number of
superheroes and
supervillains from Earth and forces them to fight each other so that he can observe the never-ending battle between good and evil.
Secret Wars II Intrigued by what he has witnessed during the first Secret Wars, the Beyonder comes to Earth during the
Secret Wars II story line to observe humanity firsthand. After learning of the importance of money from
Luke Cage, the Beyonder turns a building into pure gold, causing
Spider-Man to rescue those trapped in the building, while the U.S. government works to get rid of the gold to avoid a financial crisis. The Beyonder later meets the blind superhero
Daredevil and restores his sight, asking for legal representation in return. After realizing that the desire to protect his eyesight might compromise his integrity and dedication, Daredevil demands that the Beyonder take his sight away again, which he does. After becoming involved with a woman named Sharon Ing, when it is revealed that he is open to loving women and men and can also change his own gender, Beyonder attempts to get
Dazzler to fall in love with him, but fails, leading to feelings of despair. After being encouraged to find enlightenment by
Doctor Strange, and failing, a frustrated Beyonder decides to destroy the entire multiverse, leading to several more battles with various Marvel superheroes, all of which end up with the Beyonder victorious. The Beyonder is finally defeated by a huge group of superheroes and killed by Molecule Man. The Beyonder's energy returns to the Beyond-Realm, where it evolves into a new universe.
Kosmos and the Maker It is later revealed that that, in the distant past, the enigmatic
Beyonders created
pocket universes holding vast amounts of sentient energy. Some are tapped into by various beings, including
Skrulls and humans, to create reality-warping
Cosmic Cubes. The Beyonder is told that he is a Cube and that Molecule Man absorbed part of his energy. The two merge and shape themselves into a Cube. When the Molecule Man's lover
Volcana leaves him, he becomes angry, extracts the Beyonder from Kosmos, and attacks him until Kubik intervenes.
The Illuminati In a
retcon of past events,
Charles Xavier and the
Illuminati are revealed to have faced the Beyonder during the original Secret War. Xavier attempted to scan the Beyonder's mind and learned that he was an
Inhuman-
mutant hybrid, with his combined heritage giving him unprecedented power.
Time Runs Out Hank Pym is sent by the
Illuminati to investigate the Incursions and the collapsing multiverse. Upon discovering the truth of the Ivory Kings, Pym returns to the Illuminati to warn them about their enemy: the
Beyonders. He refers to the Beyonder from the original Secret Wars as a "child unit" of the Beyonders. The Molecule Man later reiterates the same thing while also revealing that the accident that gave him his power and the "child Beyonder" his awareness was engineered by the Beyonders.
Defenders The Beyonder appears to the
Defenders after they left the multiverse. He explains the history of the Beyonders before reluctantly joining the Defenders on their quest. Upon reaching the House of Ideas, he decides to break free from and leave the story of the
One Above All, promising to return on his own terms. ==Powers and abilities==