Beast

Beast is a character in the Fables comics. He is the husband of Beauty, with whom he shares the longest marriage out of all the Fables.

Book of Fables Entry
''Beast and his wife, Beauty, left everything behind when they escaped the Homelands in the Exodus. Without his former wealth, Beast must pick up extra work to make ends meet. He is able to get around Fabletown wiithout a glamour most of the time, but if Beauty gets too angry with him he becomes more beastly by the minute, growing horns and large teeth. Despite the occasional bickering, the two are truly in love and have the longest lasting relationship of anyone in Fabletown.''

Background
In the Homelands, Beast and Beauty live a lifestyle of wealth and luxury in their enchanted castle. However, during the Exodus, they are forced to leave everything behind in order to escape. Upon fleeing to this world, Beast and Beauty live in Fabletown.

The Wolf Among Us
To make ends meet, Beast finds himself working a number of jobs, some of which involving working for the Crooked Man. Unknown to Beast, Beauty starts working at the Open Arms Hotel. Beast eventually manages to track his wife down to the Open Arms, where he sees Beauty with Bigby Wolf. Assuming that Beauty is having an affair with Bigby, Beast becomes furious and attacks him. However, he calms down when the subsequent fight results in Beast and Bigby crashing into Room 207, where they discover the murder scene of Lily. Bigby later finds out that Beast and Beauty are being financially supported by the Crooked Man. Beast is present at the Crooked Man's trial.

Volume 1
Beast and Beauty have a meeting with Snow White about Beast slowly reverting to his monstrous appearance. Snow, while sympathetic to their plight, reminds them that she is not a marriage counsellor and that they must resolve the problem themselves or risk being sent to the Farm. Beast and Beauty later attend the Remembrance Day ball, with Beast back to his human self.

Trivia

 * He is based on the beast from the fairytale Beauty and the Beast.

Appearances
Volume 1= The Wolf Among Us (Season 1)=
 * Issue 01: "Old Tales Revisited"
 * Issue 04: "Remembrance Day"
 * Episode 1: "Faith"
 * Episode 2: "Smoke & Mirrors"
 * Episode 3: "A Crooked Mile"
 * Episode 4: "In Sheep's Clothing"
 * Episode 5: "Cry Wolf"
 * -|The Wolf Among Us (Comic)=
 * Issue 03
 * Issue 20
 * Issue 21
 * Issue 22
 * Issue 35
 * Issue 47