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Buddy Baker, a struggling stuntman and family man, gains the ability to channel animal life after a mysterious accident connects him to the Red, the living force binding all animal existence. As Dr. Phineas Potter’s experiments, the Hunters Three, B’wana Beast, Maxine’s growing connection, and Anton Arcane’s Rot pull him deeper into a war between life and decay, Buddy learns that his powers are not just abilities — they are part of a cosmic cycle. Across two seasons, ANIMAL MAN follows Buddy’s transformation from accidental hero to avatar of the Red, as he fights to protect life without denying death, and discovers that survival means nothing unless balance remains.