B'wana Beast

B'wana Beast was a strongman in P.T. Barnum's circus, also acting as his enforcer and bodyguard at times.

Biography
At some point prior to 1870 an unknown man joined P.T. Barnum's travleing circus as a strognman, performing under the costumed alias of B'wana Beast.

After a busy day at the cirucs B'wana Beast joined Barnum and Hildi in the bar, where the latter was harrased by a bar patron. Observing Nate Heywood defending her, he was ready to intervene, but was stopped by Barnum, who was curuious about Nate's actions.

Later B'wana Beast assisted Barnum at kidnapping Ray Palmer and Jefferson Jackson, knocking out both. Taking a part in the next day's performance, the strongman assisted Barnum as he tried to coerce Nate Heywood to perform as "Man of Steel" holding Amaya Jiwe at gunpoint. As Jiwe escaped her cell using the Anansi Totem, she knocked B'wana Beast out, throwing him at a certain distance.

Abilities

 * Physical strength: B'wana Beast is exceptionally strong and phyiscally fit.
 * Skilled performer: B'wana Beast is an experienced circus performer.

Behind the scenes

 * In the DC Comics B'wana Beast super-hero who has the ability to communicate with animals, and merge them together into more powerful creatures.
 * In the show B'wana Beast displays some heroic behaviour trying to intervene in the bar fight, although mostly he is seen as a henchman villian.
 * Also he observes Amaya Jiwe using her powers which are very similar to his own in the comics.
 * Mari McCabe seen briefly in the same episode is B'wana Beast's lover in some continuities.