Bereet is a fictional character appearing in

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. Melia Kreiling portrayed the character in the

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'' (2014).

Publication history

Bereet first appeared in ''The Rampaging Hulk'' #1 (Jan. 1977), and was created by

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and

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. She also appeared in ''The Rampaging Hulk'' #9 (June 1978). This version was subsequently revealed to be an alternate universe version. The mainstream

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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

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. Most of the population is obsessed with the escapist movie-like fantasies of techno-art films, leading to her popularity among her people. Bereet later travels to Earth, befriends the Hulk and Rick Jones, and encounters the criminal

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. Krylor and its population were destroyed by

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during the '' Maximum Security'' crossover.''Maximum Security'' #1 (2001)

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 ''

'', portrayed by Melia Kreiling.

References

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