 McCoy is often referred to as "Beast" in those alternate realities, although it is not always the case.His appearance in the various universe varies from appearing like a normal human being to various feral forms of the blue furred "Beast" version.While the main Beast from the universe designated Earth-616 is a scientist, a super hero and a member of the Avengers (comics) and the X-Men (comics) some of the alternate reality McCoys are portrayed as the opposite, such as the Dark Beast from the "Age of Apocalypse" alternate reality where he is an evil geneticist.