Bereet

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Bereet
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Publication information
Publisher Curtis Magazines
Marvel Comics
First appearance The Rampaging Hulk #1 (Jan. 1977)
Created by Doug Moench (writer)
Walt Simonson (artist)
In-story information
Species Krylorian

Bereet is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Contents

Melia Kreiling portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).

Publication history

Bereet first appeared in The Rampaging Hulk #1 (Jan. 1977), and was created by Doug Moench and Walt Simonson. [1] She also appeared in The Rampaging Hulk #9 (June 1978).

This version was subsequently revealed to be an alternate universe version. The mainstream Earth-616 version of Bereet first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #269 (March 1982), and continued to appear in the series in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #270-282 (April 1982-April 1983), #285 (July 1983), and #287 (Sept. 1983).

Bereet received an entry in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hulk (2004).

Fictional character biography

Bereet is a Krylorian techno-artist who used her alien technology to produce films concerning fictional adventures of herself and the Hulk. Most of the population is obsessed with the escapist movie-like fantasies of techno-art films, leading to her popularity among her people. [2] Bereet later traveled to Earth and became involved with the Hulk at a time when had Bruce Banner's intelligence, befriending him and Rick Jones. [3]

The planet Krylor and its population was destroyed by Ego the Living Planet during the "Maximum Security" storyline. [4]

Powers and abilities

Bereet possesses a semi-avian physiology with hollow bones, with physical abilities identical to a human's. She uses a number of techno-art creations including her Spatial Distorter, Banshee Mask, Defendroids, Energy-Eaters, "Flitter," Insula-Sphere, Life Support Spider, "Spindrone," Star Eyes, and Web-Spider.

In other media

Bereet appears in Guardians of the Galaxy , portrayed by Melia Kreiling. [5]

References

  1. DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 47. ISBN   978-1-4654-7890-0.
  2. The Rampaging Hulk #1 (January 1977)
  3. The Incredible Hulk #269-282 (March 1982-1983)
  4. Maximum Security #1 (2001)
  5. Gunn, James (July 2014). "#gotgpicoftheday Posting this one as I land in Singapore. It's @meliakreiling as Bereet and @prattprattpratt as I think you know by now. Thanks for all your kind messages about the 17 minute preview. Glad you all enjoyed it! #guardiansofthegalaxy #gotg". Instagram. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.