Category: Hellboy

Hellboy is among the most popular series in Dark Horse Comics. It’s an interesting blend of folklore, mythology, Christian beliefs, and superstitions. The story tells about a small child Hellboy who had exceptional parents. Azzael, the major infernal demon was his father, and his mother was a witch. He appeared on our planet for the first time in the 1940s when Grigory Rasputin, a crazy evil villain convened him to satisfy the demands of Nazi Reich.
His demonic title is Anung Un Rama meaning that thare is a crown of flame on his forehead. His appearance is really peculiar – red skin, massive body, a stone arm, a tail and a pair of noticeable horns, which he got rid of later. Though he’s looking like a real demon, he was raised by humans and possesses a lot of human traits, for example, sarcasm. But his descents are very controversial. Half-human, half-demon infant Hellboy landed in England immediately to meet with Trevor Bruttenholm that became him a father, teacher, and friend. He is an academic scholar and an employee of a secret organization named the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (shortened B.P.R.D.). Its primary aim is to defend the planet and all citizens from evil paranormal substances and creatures.
As a kid, Hellboy was legally accepted as a paranormal investigator to fight any evil threatening average humans’ welfare. He has a lot of demonic peculiarities. His muscular body possesses supernatural endurance, exceptional power, and is growing rapidly. He always carries his gun, the Torch of Liberty, with himself and a number of occult relics, herbs, and tools to fight demons storing them in his enormous black coat.
As a full-fledged agent, he travels a lot, searching supernatural creatures. For instance, the Baba Yaga, and remnants of the Nazi regime, like Herman Von Klempt, a crazy Nazi scientist whose only alive part is his head kept in a jar and who has created an army of aggressive apes. Hellboy’s destiny is truly not to save our world – he has the power and means to terminate life in our universe. His stone arm is called the Right Hand of Doom and initially belonged to a spirit that gave birth to the Ogdru Jahad. These are the deadly dragons that have been sealed away by this arm which has been handed over from generation to generation.
Eventually, the last owner of the artifact was Azzael, Hellboy’s father, who gave it to him at the same time chopping his normal hand. This arm can control and release these evil creatures into the world. It can be used separately from the owner that’s why he decides that it would be safer if this arm stays with him. This arm can bring the end of the world, Ragnarok; and Hellboy is often considered to be the messenger of this apocalypse.
Hellboy’s team consists of two companions who are his best friends. Abe Sapien is human-like amphibian who is able to breathe underwater and Liz Sherman who can manipulate fire using pyrokinetics. One of their tasks is to seek and exterminate Grigory Rasputin that considers himself a representative of horrible Ogdru Jahad. His main goal is to accelerate the beginning of Ragnarok, that’s why he called Hellboy from Hell. One day his father Trevor is being murdered on Hellboy’s eyes. And he detects that it was done intentionally by Grigory Rasputin that can be hiding in the Antarctic cherishing his hopes to wake up dreadful monsters. B.P.R.D. team sets off to conquer evil and prove that each person can choose their destiny.