The Beast is the deuteragonist of Disney's legendary film Beauty and the Beast. A young prince, selfish and spoiled by the luxuries of his royalty, rejects an old beggar in need out of disgust towards her ugly appearance. As it turns out the deprived woman was actually an enchantress of extraordinary power. To punish the price for his arrogance, she curses him. Giving him a deformed, animalistic appearance. The enchantress then tasks him with the mission of finding one who'll love him despite his dreaded looks. If he is unable to find such a woman by his 21st birthday, he is to stay this way forever.