Diamond Select - Marvel Select - Beta Ray Bill Action Figure

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Energy Sensing: Stormbreaker can sense cosmic or mystical energy in the proximity of Beta Ray Bill. It can even sense evil psychic energy. Of the many attributes that I could specifically list, their four guarantees prove their commitment to fans and collectors alike. Superhuman Speed: He is capable of running and moving at speeds greater than even the finest human athlete. With Stormbreaker, he can fly at speeds faster than light. Bill has had representation in the form of Minimates, a Bowen Designs bust and statues, a Marvel Gallery PVC diorama, several Marvel Legends 6” figures—and now, his very first Marvel Select action figure by Diamond Select Toys. Note: While Stormbreaker is quite similar to Mjolnir, it is unable to perform abilities innate to Thor's unique heritage, such as the God Blast, Warrior's Madness, and Rune Magic. Although Stormbreaker can, in theory, perform most of the other abilities Mjolnir has displayed (magnetism, anti-matter creation, anti-force, etc.), Stormbreaker has not demonstrated some of the finer and less often seen abilities that Mjolnir has. Whether this is by choice, Stormbreaker's limitations, or simply due to Bill's inexperience with that power is unknown.

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Flight: By spinning Stormbreaker in a circle and twirling it upwards, Beta Ray Bill can fly in any atmosphere or space. Although, Beta Ray Bill on one occasion displayed the ability to hover in the air with Stormbreaker at his side. He then awoke in the body of a homeless war veteran named Simon Walters. With the assistance of the hero Spider-Man, Bill was able to take down the villain, Boar. While sharing some pizza together on the roof of a New York skyscraper, Bill tells Spider-Man his story and says that he was approached by a man in a white cloak. The cloaked figure took the Meta-Orb and then bonded Bill's dying spirit to that of Simon's body. After parting ways with the web slinger, Bill set off to find a new purpose on Earth. [18] When Surtur destroyed the Burning Galaxy on his crusade to destroy Asgard, a race of beings called the Korbinites left their planet in a massive fleet. Before the journey, however, their scientists created a guardian who would travel with the fleet and protect them during their journey. Their first guardian, Alpha Ray, was riddled with problems. He was a mindless automaton, and deemed too unstable in both body and mind to be their protector. His body was put into stasis in a Meta-Orb, while the Korbinite Bill was selected after various tests and challenges, and he was later turned into a cyborg. Incalculable Superhuman Strength: Beta Ray Bill possesses vast superhuman strength, the limits of which are unknown, if one exists. He has claimed to be able to crush moons with his fists, and can destroy planets with his strikes. Bill, in their first encounter, matched Thor pound for pound to a certain extent, and thus, his physical strength allows him to easily lift/carry at least 100K Metric Tons. He is comparable to beings such as Thor, the Hulk, and Gladiator.

Major Story Arcs

Superhuman Durability: Bill's body is far more resistant to physical injury than the body of an ordinary human. He is capable of withstanding great impact forces, such as blows from Thor and Gladiator, temperature and pressure extremes, surviving in the heart of a Sun without even a slight discomfort, and even survive at point blank range, powerful energy blasts capable of destroying entire planets without any visible physical injury. [57] Healing: The ability to heal others of their injuries or diseases. Although, it has not displayed the ability to regenerate lost limbs or missing organs. Sensing this, Odin transported both Thor and Bill to Asgard, where Bill demanded he be allowed to keep the hammer because he had beaten Thor. However, Odin said that the contest was not fair because Thor had an artificial limitation, so he temporarily restored both of their powers and arranged for them to fight to the death in the realm of Skartheim, a lava-filled wasteland. After a long and grueling battle, both combatants succumbed to exhaustion and collapsed. However, Bill's race was naturally enhanced by warm climates and he awoke before Thor but refused to take his life, thus passing Odin's final test. Odin then created a new hammer, Stormbreaker, imbuing it with all the powers of Mjolnir, but none of the limitations. Thor and Bill became friends and they, along with Sif, returned to save his people from the armies of Surtur. Creation First appearance. Obviously Diamond Select was looking to do something fresh with their Bill to break up the monotony of what’s come before, and I think in this instance it really works. I never thought I needed another Beta Ray Bill action figure, but this one (despite only having 16 points of articulation and no articulated jaw) offers something not seen before in toy form.

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Meanwhile, he’ll include an ever-popular “spinning hammer” Stormbreaker accessory (like the one DST’s modern Thor Select pioneered), an accessory No Toybiz or Hasbro version of the character has ever boasted. After the battle, Thor departed to New York to assist the other heroes in defeating the primary Skrull army, while Bill left for the stars, hoping to take his revenge upon the surviving Skrulls for his ordeal. Beta Ray Bill appears in The Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Steve Blum, in the episode "The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill." Here his story is almost the same as what happened in comics: Beta Ray Bill battles Thor, and is worthy of lifting Mjolnir. Proving to be worthy, Odin has a new hammer for Beta Ray Bill to keep that shall give him the powers as Mjolnir: Stormbreaker. Video Games MUA Concept art

Skuttlebutt: Bill's sentient warship. It was lost after Bill had "died" and reborn bonded with a mortal named Simon Walters. Extended Longevity: In his cyborg body, he is immune to the effects of aging making him effectively immortal. When he was in the body of Simon Walters, he was the same as a mortal. When the Devourer himself arrived to consume the world and its energies, Bill unleashed the Voidian's arsenal, destroying the planet and denying Galactus his meal. Standing before the beaten Stardust, Bill told him that since he could not destroy Galactus in an outright battle, he would instead starve the entity, destroying any world that he could save from Galactus and his Heralds rather than let him feed. Casting Stardust into the shattered ruins of the planet, Bill next encountered the Silver Surfer, who asked him to end his quest. But Bill had changed and refused.