Beta Ray Bill (Planet Hulk)


 * Beta Ray Bill is from the Non MAU video .

Beta Ray Bill is a powerful hero from Earth. He played a vital, though small, role in the overthrow of Red King on Sakaar.

Early Life
The early life of Beta Ray Bill is unknown.

At some point he went to. There, Bill befriended. The two would often go to where they would fight the forces of evil there. While Thor was powerful, Bill was equally and possibly more powerful.

Beta Ray Bill was given the hammer, similar to Thor's. Because of this, the two had almost identical powers. They even dressed themselves similarly.

Through other warriors he heard tales of, a powerful being from Earth whose power increases with his rage. While the two apparently never met, both were able to easily recognize the other.

Kronans
Once while on Earth Bill found Thor battling a group of four aliens called s. Thor managed to kill one and smash the arm of another. The aliens then unleashed the, a six-legged robot designed to fight armies. The robot attacked Thor by engulfing him in a.

Bill chose that moment into intrude. He used his lightning to strike the robot, which caused a fire in the surrounding area. The robot advanced as Thor got up. Bill then threw Stormbreaker into the robot. The four Kronans looked in astonishment as they saw Bill and Stormbreaker stand alongside Thor.

The two raised Stormbreaker and Mjolnir and shot lightning at the robot. The robot was stopped before it exploded. The Kronans got into their and left the planet.

Bill left Thor and pursued the aliens for reasons unknown. Their only option to leave him behind was to flee through the. However, their ship crashed on the planet of. The Kronans were captured and through the use of were forced into the.

Gladiator Champion
Bill also arrived on the planet and managed to avoid become a gladiator for some time. While the specifics are vague, it was stated by that he nearly defeated  single-handedly. He then became the notorious outlaw on the planet.

Eventually even he was forced to wear an obedience disk. The disk sapped his powers and prevented him from unleashing his full force though he was still considerably strong. Bill was forced into the games where he became the champion. He was nicknamed Battlin' Beta Ray Bill.

Background
Beta Ray Bill was voiced by Paul Dobson. Dobson also voices on  and ;  and  on ;, , a scientist, train intercom voice, and additional voices on ; and The Hunter and additional voices on SMU undefined.

The producers changed Silver Surfer, who was in the original comic story, to Beta Ray Bill for two reasons. The first was because Beta Ray Bill fit within the story better. The other was that they would have had legal problems getting the Silver Surfer. The character's rights are currently held by 20th Century Fox. Bill also fit in since he also is an alien that travels the cosmos.

The producers incorrectly thought that Beta Ray Bill was not used in animation before and thought they were the first. He appeared in SS undefined, though his story was heavily altered.

The flashback with Thor is based on Journey into Mystery #83, Thor's first appearance. Though Beta Ray Bill wouldn't actually appear until twenty years later.

The producers attempted to make the fight between Hulk and Beta Ray Bill different than and  in.

Hulk pummeling Beta Ray Bill was to show that he could easily become either the Sakaarson or Worldbreaker.

The producers intended that the obedience disks prevented Beta Ray Bill from using his full powers, which is why he couldn't destroy the disks before.