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 fictional 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 was 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 travels to Earth, befriends the Hulk and Rick Jones, and encounters the criminal Jackdaw. [3]

Krylor and its population were destroyed by Ego the Living Planet during the Maximum Security crossover. [4]

Powers and abilities

Bereet does not possess any superhuman physical abilities besides a semi-avian physiology with hollow bones. However, she wields various technology of her own design, including floating cameras and a bag containing a small pocket dimension.

In other media

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

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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 (Jan. 1977)
  3. The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #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.