in a video game: a (temporary) state in which a human transforms into an animal or mythical creature, typically having extra power or skills; (hence) a (temporary) state of aggression or great performance
Sometimes associated with the 1988 Sega arcade game Altered Beast, although the original literature for that game refers to this ability as a ‘Special Force’. Popularized by the animated television series Beast Wars: Transformers (1996–9), in which the robot characters initiate the process of transforming into the form of a wild animal by vocalizing the command ‘Beast mode!’.
I’ve also got mutant healing power, a beast mode, and I’m the best at what I do.
Transformation ability: Beast Mode for all-terrain ability, Humanoid for combat.
Transform into beast mode as soon as it is safe to do so. This helps to build up your Energon resistance. Resting in beast mode also builds up your Energon resistance.
Yugo takes a bite outta Alice. Hey, nobody said ‘Beast Mode’ was pretty!
Near these pictures was a small poster of Wolverine, the superhero, the X-man, with his razor fingers, and another one of the same guy, in rage-against-the-world mode, beast mode.
Note [sc. for the game ‘Altered Beast’]: When the Centurion transforms into beast mode, the controls change to fit the beast’s special attacks.
I could hear Coach Pool, off to the side, telling me, ‘Thirty seconds!’ I heard that and went into beast mode. I rushed this dude, picked him up—boom! Let him up, picked him up again—boom!
Aggressive is one thing; what Williamson did is another. He listened to his coach and teammates, went beast mode and Hulk-smashed the Spurs in the fourth quarter. He want on a personal 17–10 run—yes, Williamson scored 17 straight Pelicans points in a little more than three minutes.
antedating 1992
Added to OED in 2021, with a first quote from 1995.
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