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"You're not Martin Chatwin, you're not The Beast, you hate The Beast."
"True. But you show up with a face full of moths and everyone loses their shit. People think that The Beast is invincible. Who wouldn't use that to their advantage?"
―Alice Quinn and Quentin Coldwater[src]

Quentin Makepeace Coldwater was a former Brakebills University student and powerful Magician known as The Beast. Quentin was killed shortly after he and his friends traveled to Fillory to face Martin Chatwin, who also tore his Shade asunder in the process.

After being revived by Alice Quinn, Quentin killed The Beast and Ember, stealing the god's power and slaughtering every Magician he could find after the Old Gods turned off magic. Afterwards, Quentin discovered the Vision Key, which gave him a vision of Julia Wicker releasing an ancient evil into the universe in her quest to save magic. Coldwater later killed himself with the Leo Blade after mortally wounding Alice, not wanting to live without her.

Biography[]

Death in Fillory[]

"The Beast, he- he tore you apart piece by piece, but not just your body, your- your Shade, everything."
―Alice Quinn[src]

While attending Brakebills University, Quentin and his friends discovered Fillory existed, and decided to visit the magical world. Before leaving, Quentin managed to convince his friend Julia Wicker to go, despite her boyfriend being against it.[1] After arriving, Quentin and his friends were killed by The Beast; however, Martin tore Quentin's Shade apart as well.[2]

Resurrection and Rampage[]

"I was so heartbroken, I thought maybe we could fix it together once he returned. It was the biggest mistake of my life. Without his Shade, he-"
"He wasn't Quentin."
"No. He wanted Fillory for himself. So, he killed the Beast. But that wasn't enough, so he found a way to kill Ember, and steal his powers. But because he killed a God-"
"The Old Gods took magic away."
―Alice Quinn and Julia Wicker[src]

Quentin was later resurrected without his Shade by Alice Quinn, who sold her soul to a creature in the Northern Marsh in exchange for the power to revive Quentin, hoping he'd try to help repair his soul. However, when Quentin returned, he went to Fillory and killed The Beast by himself. He later killed Ember, stealing the god's power in the process. Once the Old Gods took away magic in the universe, Quentin retained his powers and began killing anyone he saw as a threat to him. At some point, he modeled his appearance after the Beast, growing extra fingers and using moths to conceal his identity.[1]

Finding the Vision Key[]

"What makes you think he'll make a deal instead of killing you?"
"You. When he showed up here with his key killing everybody, he kept asking for you."
―Julia Wicker and Marina Andrieski[src]

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Personality[]

Following his resurrection and his lack of a Shade, Quentin adopted a cold and analytical view on the world; one without an emotional understanding of his actions. This lack of empathy and willingness to achieve his own goals no matter what, allowed him to brutally go on a massacre, targeting Magicians anywhere he found them, even killing all the staff and students at Brakebills University. Instead of killing Alice, Quentin let her live to torture herself for ultimately causing the deaths of others by bringing Quentin back. Quentin then adopted the appearance and moniker of "The Beast" to empower the myth that The Beast was invincible in order to scare off any would-be heroes from attempting to stop him. This was all out of a twisted desire to make Fillory, the magical land he'd loved all his life, into his own personal possession and ensure no magician anywhere could ever take it from him. Quentin even said that he finally understood Martin Chatwin, how he was the only person who appreciated Fillory like he did.

Magic and Abilities[]

Magic[]

"The Beast should be here soon. He can sense magic, no way he'd miss that Tesla Flexion."
―Marina Andrieski[src]

Divine Magic: Quentin Coldwater, after being resurrected without his Shade, was able to kill The Beast on his own, and later discovered a way to kill the Fillorian God Ember, somehow stealing his power in the process. As a result, Quentin became as strong as Ember and, when the Old Gods shut off the Wellspring after Ember's death, Quentin became the most powerful being in the universe. Coldwater was capable of single handedly massacring everyone at Brakebills, as well as kill anyone he thought would pose a threat to him. Julia Wicker was able to harm him using the Rhinemann Ultra, although it only killed the months covering his face. The Leo Blade was powerful enough to kill him, with Coldwater stabbing himself with it after being forced to realize the destruction he had caused.

  • Mutated Hands: Quentin grew an extra finger on each hand like the original Beast. Whether these added appendages allowed him to incorporate the same kind of magic he used, or where purely aesthetic, is unknown.
  • Enhanced Durability: Quentin was able to survive a direct hit from the Rhinemann Ultra cast by a god spark empowered Julia. While the strike staggered him and obliterated the moths around his head, ultimately, he was unharmed. Displaying an even higher level of durability than the original Beast.
  • Teleportation: Quentin was able to suddenly appear in Brakebills and catch Julia and Josh off guard as well as travel between Earth and Fillory. As it was stated that Quentin had Ember's power, he can likely teleport himself anywhere he wanted in a similar manner to Traveling.
  • Enhanced Senses: Quentin was able to sense the use of magic anywhere it was cast and was able to track down Julia Wicker after detecting the Tesla Flexion used by Josh Hoberman and Marina Andrieski. He was also able to determine someone's identity by their scent alone. Detecting Alice and Julia hiding in the throne room at Castle Whitespire.

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References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Magicians: 3.11: Twenty-Three
  2. ↑ The Magicians: 2.10: The Girl Who Told Time
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