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Justice League Unlimited
KGBeast in Justice League Unlimited.
KGBeast in Justice League Unlimited.
KGBeast appeared in the episode "Kid Stuff" in Justice League Unlimited. He, Blockbuster, Copper Head, and Cheetah were robbing a bank. They were all defeated by Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. He later disappeared to another dimension, with other adults of the world. He was not voiced by anyone, but he started screaming when he was shocked by the electricity in his back pack. KGBeast later made a couple of background appearances as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society in "I Am Legion", "Dead Reckoning" and "The Great Brain Robbery". In the episode "Alive" he is seen fighting on Gorilla Grodd's side during his attempted mutiny, firing his gun at unknown villains. Hovewer, he was seen in Luthor's group when Killer Frost froze his allies. He was probably killed in the blast when Darkseid blew up the ship.
Arrow
Anatoli Knyazev in Arrow
Anatoli Knyazev in Arrow
Anatoli Knyazev appears in the CW TV show Arrow, played by David Nykl. He was mentioned in the episode "Vertigo" in the first season, but did not appear. His first on-screen appearance was in the episode "Crucible". Before Oliver Queen returned to Starling City, he was captured by Anthony Ivo and held prisoner aboard his ship, the Amazo. Knyazev was also a prisoner of Ivo, and this is where he and Oliver became acquainted. The two men became friends while imprisoned, and it is implied that Oliver learnt Russian from Anatoli. Years later, Anatoli would describe Oliver as "my favorite American". At some later point, Oliver saved Knyazev's life, and the latter considered himself forever in Queen's debt after that . Returning to Russia after his imprisonment, he rose up the ranks of the criminal underworld until he became the head of Solntsevskaya Bratva, a mafia outfit based out of Moscow.
In the episode "Keep Your Enemies Closer", Oliver and Diggle travel to Moscow after Amanda Waller informs them that Diggle's ex-wife, A.R.G.U.S agent Lyla Michaels, disappeared while following Deadshot's trail. Upon arriving in the city, Oliver suggests they first make contact with Knyazev to gather information and make a plan. Anatoli greets them warmly and extends his full hospitality. He digs around and finds out that Deadshot had been captured and imprisoned in a gulag, and that Lyla had also been captured and imprisoned in the same prison after trying to break in and bring Lawton back to A.R.G.U.S. He then provides Diggle with a way inside the prison and a way out after Lyla and Deadshot are retrieved.
This version of the character is not known by his alias "KGBeast" and does not possess any of the special powers or abilities of the original comic book character.
Anatoli Knyazev appears in the CW TV show Legends of Tomorrow. He is portrayed as a young boy in the episode "Fail Safe. " He is played by George Klimovich. The episode takes place in 1986 as Rip Hunter and his crew pursue Vandal Savage through time and space.
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