The Beast

The Beast is a Conduit that is twice the height of an average city while still having a human-like form. Kessler warns Cole of The Beast ahead of time, and Cole prepares for their encounter. Upon leaving to go to New Marais to get new powers to fight The Beast, it appears as the boat out of Empire City is ready to leave. Cole goes back to fight it, and deals massive amounts of damage to it. However, this is not enough and The Beast grabs Cole and drains him of all his abilities to regenerate itself. And so, Cole goes to New Marais to gain new powers seemingly as if he had none to begin with.


 * Spoilers Below

When The Beast returns to a human form, it is revealed that The Beast is John White, who was believed to be killed upon the destroying/use of the Ray Sphere for the second time in the first game. He was split apart atom by atom, and tried to put himself back together. He tells Cole that the only reason he is going state to state is because he is curing people of the plague and allowing potential Conduits to become full Conduits. However, his method of doing so kills thousands of others in the process.