Disbanded after Hannibal was trapped in a time vortex, the Bean Brigade has returned bigger and badder than ever. Only a few of its' original members remain, but the group has added some fresh new blood that Hannibal is certain will help him conquer the world. So enjoy the profiles of some of the most underused or obscure villains this side of the TV screen.

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The Beekeeper

Real Name: Doc Beesley

First Appearance: Johnny Test episode # 27B "Johnny Bee Good."

Costume: Yellow bodysuit with horizontal black stripes and a beehive emblem in a red circle on chest; black gloves, boots with gray fringe; gray full-face mask with yellow mouth and top with black stinger on the latter; red goggles with light-blue lenses.

Weapons: "Honeymobile" a truck with a large beehive on back; "Honey Blaster", a multi-barreled weapon; parasail-like device made of bee netting. Since joining the group, Mather has built him several additional weapons, including stingers that fire from his gloves and beehive shaped grenades.

Chief Henchmen: A swarm of bees that he controls.

Biography: The Beekeeper first came on the scene in the town of Porkbelly, where he forced his bees to steal all the chocolate in the town. That way, people would have no choice but to buy nutritious honey bars. Eventually, he was defeated by Johnny Test and unmasked as Doc Beesley, manufacturer of the honey bars. After spending some time in prison, he was freed by former toy manufacturer Wack-O to join "the Super Duper Johnny Stopping Evil Force Five", a group of villains who had been defeated by Johnny. The group was successful in capturing Johnny, but were eventually defeated when his sisters, Susan & Mary, formed a group to help rescue him. Spending another tilt in prison, he eventually escaped and became of one of the new members of the Brigade, leading to another confrontation with Johnny. One of his annoying trademarks is his habit of making frequent "bee" puns (using the word in place of "be"). Due to his rather silly gimmick and costume, his best friends in the group are Tolinator & Mather.

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Black Cuervo

Real Name: Zoe Aves

First Appearance: El Tigre: the Adventures of Manny Rivera episode #2a "Enter the Cuervo."

Costume: Black bodyshirt, boots, gloves (see weapons), helmet with pink goggles and stripe down front with two ovals near bottom, forming bird-like face; pink tights with thin horizontal black lines.

Weapons: Jet wings for flight, laser blaster on wrist, claws on gloves, sonic device for summoning family members.

Biography: Zoe is a member of the Flock of Fury, a group of bird-themed super villains that includes her mother, Voltura & grandmother, Lady Gobbler. By day, she's a moody, Goth-like teen, but at night she becomes the villainous Black Cuervo (Black Raven in Spanish). She has a love-hate relationship with classmate and conflicted hero El Tigre. When the BB came to Miracle City to recruit a new member to replace Camille Leon, Zoe caught their attention. She proved herself in a battle against El Tigre and, though she lost, she was offered membership. Her closest relationship in the group is with fellow female Charmcaster.

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The Box Ghost

First Appearance: Danny Phantom episode #2 "One of a Kind."

Costume: Dark gray overalls, cap; gray gloves, shirt; black shoes. His skin is light blue.

Weapons/Powers: The Box Ghost can control any kind of box, levitating them and releasing their contents on his victims. He can also control bubble wrap, which he coils around people like a snake.

Biography: No one knows the origins of the Box Ghost, or how he obtained his powers. Though he thinks of himself as a great villain, he is considered a minor nuisance by his ghostly peers and his enemy Danny Phantom (indeed, his one only true act of great villainy was to unleash the contents of Pandora's Box). Because of this, he is good friends with Tolinator. BG hopes that joining the Brigade will increase his reputation, but only time will tell if that indeed happens.

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Charmcaster

First Appearance: Ben 10 episode # 23 "Tough Luck."

Costume: Pink jacket with tails and high color, with purple cuffs, heart designs on sleeves and designs on tips of tails; purple tights, shirt, shoes.

Weapons/Powers: A small bag, worn on her hip, from which she can produce a number of items, including razor sharp rings, bombs and even bats. The bag is apparently bottomless, as it can hold items much larger than it. Charmcaster also possesses inherent magical abilities, allowing her to cast spells (though she requires a spellbook to do this).

Biography: Charmcaster first came on the scene when she freed her uncle, the evil sorcerer Hex, from prison. The two sought to recreate the Keystone of Bezel, which would give Hex ultimate power, although she later double-crossed her uncle to possess its' powers for herself. Defeated by Ben Tennyson & his cousin Gwen, she was sent to prison, but escaped and sought to possess Ben's body and control the Omnitrix. After accidentally switching bodies with Gwen, she was defeated again and sent to juvie. After briefly joining the Negative 10, she learned of auditions for the new BB, and the rest is history. Charmcaster's closest friend in the group is Black Cuervo. Her magic powers make her a valuable asset to the group and she often takes charge when Hannibal or Mad Jack are not around.

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Control Freak

First Appearance: Teen Titans episode #18 "Fear Itself"

Costume: Black overcoat with silver shoulders and patches on sleeves and front; brown pants, sash, boots, bandolier, and fingerless gloves; tan shirt and stockings.

Weapons: A remote control, which allows him to animate any object he chooses or control or travel through any electric device (i.e. a television).

Biography: Nothing is known of the origin of this peculiar villain, a portly nerd. His pursuit of wealth and fame has brought him into contact with the superheroic Teen Titans, who have foiled him on two occasions. After that, Control Freak fell in with the Brotherhood of Evil, who gave him new equipment to destroy the Titans. Facing the Titans East instead, he was handily defeated and sent to prison. Freed by the Brotherhood, he was frozen with the rest of the villains when they faced the new expanded Titans. After thawing out, he was recruited to join the Bean Brigade, facing the Titans again, until the group disbanded following Hannibal's disappearance. When Hannibal returned, CF gladly rejoined the group, becoming one of only 3 original members to do so. He has a big crush on fellow member Charmcaster, and frequently attempts to woo her, much to her chagrin.

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Hannibal Roy Bean

First Appearance: Xiaolin Showdown episode #42 "the Life and Times of Hannibal Roy Bean"

Costume: None, Hannibal is simply a small, brown bean.

Weapons: The Moby Morpher, a Shen Gong Wu that allows Bean to transform himself or others, into whomever he wishes. Through unknown means, it also allows him to increase in size. On occasion, Bean also wears a mechanized suit of armor, equipped with hand blasters.

Chief Henchman: The Yin Yang Bird, a black & gray colored bird, which occasionally serves as a means of conveyance.

Biography: Hannibal Bean has been around for years, causing evil wherever he goes. It was he who turned Chase Young evil by preying on his desires to become the greatest warrior ever. However, Chase ultimately turned on his benefactor, sealing him in the Yin Yang world. Inadvertently freed by the Xiaolin Dragons, Hannibal has resumed his goals of world conquest, while also attempting to destroy Chase and the Dragons. Realizing he needed allies in his plans for world domination, he organized a gang of underappreciated or overlooked villains to create the Bean Brigade. In his most grandiose scheme, he attempted to restructure all of time, but was knocked into a time vortex and presumed lost forever. As luck would have it, the time travelling villain Mad Jack located Hannibal and returned him to the present, where they quickly began rebuilding the group. Now Hannibal has resumed his plans for world conquest and will crush anyone who stands in his way.

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Lock-Up

Real Name: Lyle Bolton

First Appearance: Batman: The Animated Series episode #45 "Lock-Up."

Costume: Blue tights, leotard with silver collar; black bodyshirt, boots, belt with silver buckle, balaclava; silver shoulderpads, connected by chains running vertically down leotard to belt; white gloves.

Weapons: Length of chain; assorted high-tech traps/restraints.

Biography: Bolton was originally the head of security at Arkham Asylum in Gotham City, but was fired after his sadistic treatment of the prisoners was revealed. Believing that it was those in power who allowed criminals to exist, he became Lock-Up and captured several of Gotham's most prominent people (Mayor Hamilton Hill, Commissioner Gordon, etc.) and took them to an abandoned prison ship to kill them. The hero Batman confronted and defeated Bolton, sending him back to Arkham as an inmate. He eventually escaped and was recruited by Hannibal to create restraints to hold the Teen Titans. His trial successful, he was granted full membership, even after the Titans escaped and stopped the villains. Though he originally viewed himself as someone who wanted to lock up criminals, his time spent in jail has changed this and he has no plans to incarcerate his teammates.

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Mad Jack

First Appearance: Time Warp Trio episode #11 "The Seven Blunders of the World."

Costume: Black shoes, tuxedo with red lapels; lavender shirt, socks; red bowtie; monocle in left eye.

Weapons: Pocket watch, which allows him to travel through time, later obtained a staff with an hourglass head that possessed similar abilities.

Biography: Mad Jack is the brother of Joe, a talented magician and uncle of a nephew of the same name. When his brother gave Joe (the nephew) a magic book, Jack sought out his nephew to obtain it and become "master of all time." This has brought him into conflict with Joe and his friends Sam & Fred (as well as their granddaughters from the future), who frequently outwit the villain in his many attempts to obtain the Book. While travelling through time, Jack encountered Hannibal Bean, stuck in a vortex following his latest scheme, and returned him to the present. Hearing Hannibal talk about the Bean Brigade, and liking the idea of having a group of villains to help him in his schemes, Jack helped Hannibal reform the group. As a reward, Hannibal made Jack second-in-command of the group, and he can often be found leading them on missions. However, due to his lack of fighting skills, he tends to let the others do the grunt work for him.

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The Mather

First Appearance: Kim Possible episode #79 "Mather & Fervent."

Costume: Purple mask, boots, bodyshirt with yellow division sign emblem on chest; light green skullcap with yellow "M"-shaped horn (see Weapons), belt with black buckle and two " " on front, cape; tan shorts covered with various mathematical symbols; pink gloves, tights.

Weapons: Helicopter blade in horn for quick escapes; assorted math related weapons including the "calcu-laser", a human sized slide-rule, various throwing projectiles shaped like numbers or mathematical signs, and "decimal points" that can melt through anything. "Infinity-Dome" a device in his headquarters that allows his thoughts to be emitted as blasts of energy.

Chief Henchmen: The Co-Efficients, a collection of thugs that wear costumes identical to his, save for the skullcap and chest emblem (which is a yellow number).

Biography: The Mather was once a normal scientist in Go City, who turned to crime when the city refused to fund his "unethical mathematical experiments." During a battle against Hego of Team Go, the Mather ran afoul of Kim Possible & Ron Stoppable, and vowed to destroy the latter, using his resources to erase all records of Ron's existence. He then used the calcu-laser to turn Ron into an "anti-matter boy" capable of destroying anything he touched. Tracking the fiend to his lair at the Equator (located at 0 longitude & 0 latitude) Kim & Hego battled him, but it was Ron's dad, an actuary, who defeated him, using the power of the Infinity Dome against him. He was imprisoned in Go City, until he escaped and joined the Brigade. As a member of the BB, the Mather's skills come in handy, though his math/number related puns are annoying to his teammates.

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Motor Ed

Real Name: Eddie Lipsky

First Appearance: Kim Possible episode # 41 "Motor Ed."

Costume: Blue T-shirt with ripped sleeves; gray pants; black gloves, shoes, belt with gold buckle; blue "ED" tattoo on left arm.

Weapons: Large, destructive monster truck.

Chief Henchmen: Chops, his miniature "main bro" who wears a light green shirt, dark green pants, black gloves, and brown shoes, belt, and bandolier; assorted nameless thugs/mechanics in green outfits.

Biography: Despite his grunge rock appearance, Ed was once a great engineer. However, the scientific firm he worked for wanted him to cut his mullet hairdo, and he promptly quit. Since then, he has dedicated his mechanical skills to crime or random destruction (usually the latter). He has had two runs-ins with teen hero Kim Possible, one of which involved his cousin, Dr. Drakken. Eventually, Ed was recruited to join the Bean Brigade, and fought Kim again with some of his teammates, in a losing effort. After the group disbanded following Hannibal's disappearance, Ed launched a plan to use a high-powered rocket engine to create a super fast car, but was once again jailed. Luckily, Hannibal returned and freed him from jail, and he happily rejoined the group.

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Slipstream

Real Name: Heavy C (possible nickname, real name unrevealed)

First Appearance: Static Shock episode #9 "Winds of Change."

Costume: White short-sleeved shirt; gray metal visor, breastplate with pink tornado insignia on purple circle; purple shoulder pads, studded wristbands, kneepads, tennis shoes with white sides; pink shin guards, terrycloth cape; light blue pants; blue cap; black belt.

Biography: This villain was once a portly bully, who used his size and strength to intimidate others. After the infamous "Big Bang" occurred in his hometown of Dakota, he developed the power to control wind. He can use it to fly, fire concentrated tornadoes at foes, create gale force storms, or pick up objects. He wreaked havoc on Dakota and clashed with the city's resident hero Static, but ended up in prison. After escaping, he joined the Bean Brigade until they disbanded, then went back to Dakota, where he lost his powers along with all of the other Bang Babies. When Hannibal returned to reform the group, he had Mad Jack pluck Slipstream from the past so he could still possess his powers. Now he's back and more of a blowhard than ever.

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Tolinator

Real Name: Lou

First Appearance: Codename: Kids Next Door episode 2B "Operation: N.O. P.O.W.U. H."

Costume: Yellow bodysuit, gloves; toilet paper rolls as wristbands (see Weapons) and cowl; long, toilet paper cape; blue toilet seat collar; brown shoes.

Weapons: Wristbands allow him to mummify people in toilet paper; also uses plunger on occasion. During one outing, he donned a toilet-shaped breastplate equipped with urinal cake throwing discs, and plungers and scrub brushes used as projectiles.

Biography: Nothing is known about the origin of this bathroom based baddie. He is an enemy of the Kids Next Door, but is not respected by either his foes, or his criminal peers. Still, he never gives up, hoping one day to best the KND and achieve the fame and success that has eluded him. Unfortunately for him, Tolinator has experienced failure after failure against the KND, achieving only one significant victory (destroying their plan to make the Grand Canyon into a large bowl of cereal). Desperate for an edge, he saw an ad recruiting villains for a new team and showed up. Although initially rejected, he stowed away on the team's first mission and proved himself enough to be made a full member. Since joining the new BB, Tolinator has developed a friendship with the Box Ghost, who knows what it's like to not be respected.