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| User: | big_red (250555) HELLBOY
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| Name: | big_red | |||||||||
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| Bio: |  Character Info -Full Name: Anung un Rama, but called Hellboy -Nicknames: Red, Big Red -Gender: Male -PB: Ron Perlman -Character Age: 65 -Height: 6'1" -Hair Color: Black -Eye Color: Yellow -Skin Color: Red -BRIEF DESCRIPTION A demon whose true name is Anung un Rama, Hellboy was brought to Earth as an infant by Nazi occultists. He was rescued by the Allied Forces, and raised by the U.S.A.'s Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD). Hellboy grew up to be a large, red-skinned demon with a tail, horns (which he filed off, leaving behind the signature circular stumps on his forehead), and an oversized right hand made of stone. In the introduction to Odd Jobs he is described as smelling of dry-roasted peanuts. Although a bit gruff, he shows none of the malevolence thought to be intrinsic to demons, and works with other strange creatures in the BPRD. Hellboy has been dubbed as the "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator". -BIOGRAPHY Hellboy is a creature summoned or perhaps born in the final months of World War II by the historical figure Grigori Rasputin on Tarmagant Island, off the coast of Scotland, having been commissioned by the Nazis to change the tide of war ("Project Ragna Rok"). He appears in a fireball in a ruined church in East Bromwich, England, on December 23, 1944. Proving not to be a devil, but a young, devil-like creature with red skin, horns, a tail, and a large stone right hand, he is dubbed "Hellboy" by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm. Taken by the United States armed forces to an Air Force base in New Mexico, Hellboy is raised by the United States Army and by the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD), a federal agency dedicated to combating occult threats. As an adult, Hellboy becomes the primary agent for the BPRD, alongside other human and quasi-human agents that include Kate Corrigan, a professor of folklore at New York University; Abe Sapien, an amphibian humanoid (Ichthyo sapien); Liz Sherman, a young pyrokinetic; Roger, an unusually large homunculus; Johann Krauss, the spirit of a medium kept in a containment suit; and Captain Ben Daimio, a special operations man with occult experiences, the latter two of which have not met Hellboy due to Hellboy's resignation from the Bureau.  During a visit to Bromwich Church (the place of his "birth"), Hellboy learns he had been conceived 300 years ago by a witch, Catherine Tanner-Tremaine, and a demon Prince of Sheol. At this time, Hellboy had not existed as a baby in the "real" world; the prince's "favorite son" was considered to be "a power waiting to be born." Hellboy's "mother" also had children: a nun and a priest who would later haunt the church, dying in an attempt to stop the demon from claiming Tanner-Tremaine on her deathbed. Hellboy is regarded as a minor celebrity, having been granted "honorary human" status by the United Nations in 1952, and is known as the "world's greatest paranormal investigator". As such, he interacts regularly with humans, primarily law enforcement officials, the military, and various "scholars of the weird", most of whom are not presented as overtly reacting to his strange appearance. Conversely, the film adaptations depict Hellboy living at the BPRD with limited access to the outside world, and considered simply an urban legend by the general populace. -POWERS AND ABILITIES Hellboy's superhuman abilities would seem to stem from his demonic nature. While his specific powers and abilities have never been explicitly described in the comics, Hellboy is much stronger and significantly more physically durable than an ordinary human being. The movie makes much of the idea that Hellboy is fireproof. However, in the comics and subsequent novels Hellboy is not actually fireproof. He can be burned and damaged like any living thing but he is possessed of a "healing factor" (much like Marvel characters Wolverine or Hulk) that allows him to recover from wounds at an incredible rate. In "The Lost Army" Hellboy was noted to be able to see farther than the normal human, and quickly heal from wounds that would be almost instantly fatal to humans, one example being he once took a sword thrust through his chest and out his back. He also has the innate ability to comprehend ancient and magical languages. He has been savagely beaten by large monsters on several occasions and survived, often with relatively minor injuries. On one occasion, Hellboy directly charged an MG-42 machine gun and took numerous bullets to the chest before destroying the gun. The extent of Hellboy's strength is unclear, but he has, for example, torn down a large tree and hurled it at an opponent. He has also thrown opponents weighing at least four to five hundred pounds. Hellboy also seems to age differently than humans. In the story Pancakes he is two years old but appears to be far older. In the story Nature of the Beast he appears to be a full grown adult, but as this story is set in 1954 he is merely ten years old. His rapid maturation is in contrast to his actual rate of aging, which seems to be much slower than normal. Throughout the sixty-year span of the comics, he does not appear to age beyond the point he reached maturity. Hellboy is haunted by the knowledge of his past. In "Wake The Devil", the second graphic novel, he says, "I like not knowing. I've gotten by for fifty-two years with not knowing. I sleep good not knowing."  In addition to his natural gifts, Hellboy carries a variety of items, such as holy relics, horseshoes, and herbs, in his utility belt, as well as a variety of grenades and other demolition tools; these often come in handy when fighting supernatural beasts. He commonly carries an oversized pistol. In the film adaptation, this gun is called the "Samaritan," and Hellboy states that he uses "really big bullets" containing silver shavings, holy water, garlic, and white oak, to ensure the weapon's effectiveness against supernatural creatures. It is also stated that the gun is fashioned from melted-down church bells and fragments of the True Cross. Hellboy, by his own admission, is not a good marksman, and prefers hand-to-hand combat over weapons. The Right Hand of Doom Hellboy's right hand, referred to as the "Right Hand of Doom", consists of a large forearm and hand that seems to be made from red stone. The Hand is articulate enough to catch a fly, but its large size causes Hellboy to prefer his normal-sized left hand to operate weapons and devices. The Hand is effectively invulnerable and feels no pain, serving much like a sledgehammer when used to punch an enemy. As revealed in the graphic novel collection Strange Places, the Right Hand of Doom was formerly the right hand of one of the "greater spirits" that watched over the burgeoning Earth, and the hand the spirit used to create the dragon Ogdru Jahad. With that same hand, he bound the dragon, but then his fellow spirits turned upon him for his deeds, and destroyed him utterly - save for his right hand, which was kept and preserved by many races throughout history, including the first race of man. As the hand which created and bound the Ogdru Jahad, it is also the key which will "loose and command" them; in other words, it is a catalyst that will bring about Armageddon. The comic books themselves never actually mention how the Right Hand of Doom would actually perform these tasks; it is only ever announced that this is the case and that someone or something intends to do it with or without Hellboy's consent. It is made clear that it is not even necessary for the arm to be attached to Hellboy at all, even on its own it would perform its tasks. However, it has been suggested that if Hellboy dies while the Hand is attached to him, it would become useless. He has thus come to the conclusion that the only way to prevent it falling into the wrong hands is to keep and protect it. -Likes: Liz Sherman, Cats, Cigars, Samaritan (his gun), Baby Ruth candy bars -Dislikes: Demons, Red Tape, Pushy Bureaucrats, Smooth talkin pretty boys -Family : Catherine Tanner-Tremaine (a witch and his mother), Demon Prince of Sheol (father), Professor Trevor Bruttenholm (adopted father), also has a brother and sister who are a nun and a priest. -Friends: See paragraph on agents of BPRD. -Location of Character: The Planet  | |||||||||
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