Carbon Costume

The Beast is the primary antagonist in the Cartoon Network miniseries, Over the Garden Wall. He lurks in the Unknown, cloaked in shadow, with two glowing eyes. Black turtles indicate his presence. He speaks in a deep voice, and sings “Come Wayward Souls.” He influences the Woodsman to do his bidding under the premise of protecting his daughter’s soul in the lantern. In the final episode, the Beast tries to capture Greg’s soul to turn into a tree. Wirt realizes the Beast’s soul is trapped in the lantern all along and destroys it, defeating the Beast. References to Dante’s Inferno equate the Beast with Lucifer.