The Beast (Over the Garden Wall)

"No. There is only me, there is only my way, there is only the forest, and there is only surrender."

- The Beast to The Woodsman. "Perhaps we better make a deal"

- The Beast tempting Wirt. The Beast is the main antagonist of the 2014 Cartoon Network mini-series, Over the Garden Wall. He is the monster of the place known as The Unknown. His goal is to take the souls of the people who come to his woods, in this case the brothers, Wirt and Greg.

He was voiced by Samuel Ramey.

Appearance
Throughout the series, The Beast is shown to be a shadowy figure with bright eyes whose color changes depending in how The Beast wants. He also has two large branch-like horns on his head.

When light is shine on him, it is shown that he is made of the spirits he had turned into Edelwood trees, showing as well their terrifying and depressing faces of hopelessness.

Personality
The Beast is a deceitful, mysterious, calculating, and manipulative being. He is solely motivated by his own self-preservation, and is indifferent to the pain and suffering caused by his actions. The Beast is very well-spoken and complaisant, so he speaks matter-of-factly, the traits that he uses to lull his victims into a false sense of security. To accomplish this he may also feign concern. He is a master of deception, knowing exactly what to say to get people under his power. He typically has an even temperament, but threatening the lantern or defying him for too long can cause him to lose some composure.

The Beast also has a tendency to sing. He has a song for chopping the Edelwood and another song directed to his intended victims.