Beowulf (New 52) Backup

A super-soldier from the far future, this retelling of [Beowulf](https://imgur.com/a/pbj3qye) is more science fiction than fantasy.  Initially assigned to guard an isolated facility, Beowulf is found by the young man, Wigstaf, who asks him to slay the monster, Grendel.  He nearly slays the beast, who leads him back to the bio-engineer who created both Grendel and Beowulf years ago.

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##**Sword**##

* [Wields a monomolecular blade, described by Grendel’s mother as capable of “cleav[ing] neatly through anything”](https://imgur.com/a/1vlV7Mc "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #3")
* [Chops a man in half at the waist](https://imgur.com/a/uiHCLD1 "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #0")
* [Cuts through three man  and their swords in quick succession](https://imgur.com/a/9aqU13b "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #1")
* [Cuts the Grendel’s arms off](https://imgur.com/a/ukJcH4s "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #2")
* [Chops halfway through  a monster’s torso](https://imgur.com/a/k2dRrHS "DC Universe Presents #19")

##**Physicals**##

**Strength**

* [Runs a man through on his sword, then holds the body up in the air](https://imgur.com/a/uDcACPy "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #0")

**Durability**

* [Fights through the Grendel’s poison](https://imgur.com/a/oYHH0Hn "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #2")
* [Gets thrown through a table](https://imgur.com/a/QGkkzcF "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #2")

**Agility**

* [Decapitates a man before he can draw his sword](https://imgur.com/a/uDcACPy "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #0")
* [Runs from minigun fire](https://imgur.com/a/O49PH5x "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #1")
* [Cuts a thrown spear in half midair](https://imgur.com/a/3M0oSSK "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #3").  The thrower claims that he’s seen Beowulf move faster, but he intentionally hesitated to let a piece hit Grendel’s mother.
* [Escapes an exploding facility by leaping and grabbing a ledge on the rock wall](https://imgur.com/a/jBoyTpP "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #3")

##**Other**##

**Skill**

* [Cuts through a robot’s leg, causing it to fall over and fire upon its partner](https://imgur.com/a/O49PH5x "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #1")

**Senses**

* [Can detect if someone is a human or a shape-shifting monster](https://imgur.com/a/o1JtW52 "DC Universe Presents #19")
* [Can track a shape-shifting monster by smell](https://imgur.com/a/LWi6RL9 "DC Universe Presents #19")
* [Can analyze weapons and armor with his cybernetic eye](https://imgur.com/a/OIvkpIu "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #1")
* [Tracks and identifies the components of the Grendel’s blood through smell](https://imgur.com/a/f8w7HYB "Sword of Sorcery (2012) #2")