Teen Titans

The Beast Within

Season 3, Episode 9, Aired 10/30/04

Episode Summary

During a fight with Adonis, Beast Boy gets covered in toxic waste. The day after the fight, he shows different changes, such as eating meat, pumping iron and acting nasty. He has a fight with Raven and turns into a Man-Beast and runs amock in the sewers. The Titans discover Raven in his mouth and go to the conclusion that he attacked her and threatened to put him in prison, which makes him angry and form into the Man-Beast once more. But When Cyborg and Robin leave to fight him, leaving Starfire to watch over her, Raven wakes up and says that he saved her. When the guys get to Beast Boy, he gets attacked by another Beast. Beast Boy wins and the other Beast turns out to be Adonis.moreless

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Tara Strong

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Khary Payton

Cyborg
Greg Cipes

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An awesome Beast Boy and Raven episode, giving the BBxRae fans something to be happy for!

10

"Perfect"

By SoupBubbles, Feb 03, 2008 Report Abuse

The Beast Within was one of the first Teen Titans shows I ever saw, back when it was on Toonami at about 7:00. I remember watching it and thinking "Wow, this seems like an awesome show!". It's probably the reason why Raven and Beastboy are my favourite characters (Robin's just the tiniest bit behind, Starfire and Cy are okay but I LOATHE TERRA!). The first bit wasn't that interesting, but I liked Beast Boy's opening line ("I think my appendix and my spleen just switched places!"). Adonis wasn't really necessary, in my opinion, I think they should either have made it a natural were-beast or used an existing character, throwing a pointless and new one into the mix was a bit stupid. Even the biggest of Raven fans (and I consider myself a big Raven fan) couldn't fail to feel sorry for BB, because even though he was acting like a jerk, it wasn't really his fault, and Rae wasn't helping matters much =P.
There are three things that I loved in this episode - a) The fact that Beast Boy saved Raven and didn't hurt her
b) The fact that we see just how much Robin cares about Raven (in a brotherly way, before the RobStar fans start sharpening the daggers)
c) The fact that everything turned out okey dokey in the end!

This, along with Haunted and Spellbound, was the best episode in Series Three, making up for the trash that they gave us like the boring Titans East series end. 10/10!moreless

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My favourite episode ever! Beast Boy is the best!

8.8

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By herculehastings, Jun 18, 2007 Report Abuse

This episode marks another BBxRae thing present in the series. Beast Boy gets infected with some chemical and turns beastly when indignant. However, why was Beast Boy so fed up when Adonis was mocking him? This is so unlike him. Anyway, a pretty meek ending to the suspenseful beginning. Still, the first time Beast Boy has clashed with Raven, so humour is intertwined with darkness and suspense. Very well done and incredibly exciting. I believe Beast Boy is so cool when he turns mean! Plus, it shows the deep friendship between Cyborg and Beast Boy when the former refused to shoot the latter. And it reveals Robin as a berserk, cold leader.moreless

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Pretty good Beast Boy episode.

8.0

"Great"

By titiembe, Apr 16, 2007 Report Abuse

Again, I would like to say that the reason I am only giving this episode a great rating is because that it was centered around mainly one titan, Beast Boy. Although I really did love the small hints of Beast Boy and Raven. So basically Beast Boy and Adonis get into this toxic waste and the next day Beast Boy starts doing the complete opposite of what he usually does. He gets into a fight with Raven and he and she go missing but the other titans think Beast Boy took her. Which is not true because Adonis did. In the end everything gets figured out while Beast Boy beats Adonis. I absolutely loved the end when Beast Boy and Raven talked together. So great episode.moreless

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What do you get when you piss off Beast Boy??

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By Darkwolf92, Nov 28, 2006 Report Abuse

You get one hell of a Teen Titans episode. I was in aww when this episode was over. Thsi treats us to a version of Beast Boy we never thought exsisted. Agressive, pissed of, and not taking crap from NO ONE!! You see a lot of tention between Beast Boy and Robin in this episode when he is questioning him, but it also portrays Robins concern for his fellow Teamamtes. He is not just being a Jerk, he needs to know the truth to make sure Beast Boy is NOT responsible for harming Raven, and to make Sure that Raven is not harmed further. The episode had a major plot twist at the end, and the Fight Between Beast Boy and Adonis was just priceless. Brute force versus Brute Force!! And when all is said and done, Beast Boy won. And showing he could indeed be a force to reckon with.moreless

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Enjoyed this episode

8.7

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By emoluc, Nov 22, 2006 Report Abuse

This episode focused on the bets characters in the teen titans series as both are really funny!
Enjoyed the fact that beast boy has actually got some spot light and so with raven and there is some character development with beast boy as well which is good all the same. Liked to see that Robin and Beast boy have a least a little chat with each other and enjoyed seeing Cyborg have a bit of a tiff with each other.
Raven in this episode is not all that dark as the series develop but I think that means that something going to happen in her character soon xxxxmoreless

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Trivia
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- When Beast Boy transforms into the Werebeast for the second time, he completely tears off his clothes, yet when he changes back they are intact. Edit
- Starfire's favorite television program is 'World of Fungus'. Edit
- When Cyborg burst through a wooden fence in the T-Car, in his pursuit for Raven and Beast Boy, he clearly hits two pedestrians. Edit
Notes
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- Beast Boy is more aggresive in this episode. Edit
- Adonis did not appear in the Teen Titans comics. He was made up by the creators, specifically for the animated series. Edit
- Opener: The team fights Adonis, afterwhich, Adonis is defeated by Beast Boy, who is sick of being pushed around. Edit
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- Robin: Beast Boy! (The scene shows Beast Boy taking Raven's cloak) Robin: Leave her alone! Cyborg: What's going into you, man? Starfire: You are behaving like a Royal Zargnarf! Edit
- Robin: You need to tell me what happened. Beast Boy: I told you, I don't remember—any of it. We had that argument, I went to my room, I was angry, and then nothing. Claws… a scream… nothing. Robin: (Persistent) Claws and a scream isn't nothing. What else? Beast Boy: (Getting really angry and annoyed) That's all! Robin: (Persistent) No, it isn't! You have to focus! Beast Boy: (Getting pissed off) I am! Robin: (Persistent) You have to remember! Beast Boy: (Officially pissed off) I'm trying! Robin: (Persistent and in Beast Boy's face) Try harder! If you can't tell me what happened, I have to assume the worst. I have to put you in jail! You need to remember! Beast Boy: I CAN'T!!! (His heart monitor starts beeping like crazy) ***Beast Boy starts to change*** Starfire: Beast Boy! (About to go over to Beast Boy because he is in extreme pain) Robin: (Puts out a hand a sign not to move closer) No! Beast Boy: (Changing) Get away from me! ***Beast Boy now fully changes and starts trying to get to Raven at all costs*** Edit
- (Beast Boy loses a game to Cyborg) Beast Boy: Dude, no fair, you can't do that! Cyborg: I can, I did, and baby, that's why I win! Beast Boy: That's what you think! (Throws the controller and scratches Cyborg's chest with his claws) Cyborg: Yo, man, chill! It's just a stupid game. Edit
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- This episode is somewhat similar to The Powerpuff Girls episode "Bubblevicious". Both Beast Boy and Bubbles were viewed as weak, and they behaved aggressively towards others, trying to prove that they're tougher than they appear to be. Edit
- Episode Title: The Beast Within The title "The Beast Within" is similar to Ian Watson's novel: The Alien Beast Within. The story shows some similarity, too. In the cartoon, Beast Boy gets poisoned by a chemical, which makes him turn into a beast. In the novel, Ey-Lindy (an assassin), uses a chemical called Polymorphyn to change into a monster. Edit
- Legion of Super Heroes Beast Boy's were-beast form looked like the full beast form of Timber Wolf from the Legion of Super Heroes, who coincidentally was created by his father as the "ultimate" fighting animal. Edit