Hellboy

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• Base
• Prince of Hell

• Young
• Adult

“	Professor? I had to...right?	„
	~ Hellboy to Professor Trevor Bruttenholm after murdering August Breccan

“	For fifty years, I've been out there saving lives, beating the crap out of things like you. That makes me the good guy. You're the monster.	„
	~ Hellboy

“	A giant striding across the mountains, wrapped in flames.	„
	~ Hellboy in his demon form

Summary

Anung Un Rama, better known as Hellboy, was conceived around the 16th century in 1574 when his mother, an East Bromwich witch named Sarah Hughes, became a consort to the demon Azazel.

Despite Sarah's attempt to repent for her sins years later while on her death bed, Azazel claimed her so their child would be born and chopped the newborn's right hand off to replace it with the Right Hand of Doom, a relic tied to the Ogdru Jahad. Azazel then sent his half-demon child away when the other demons learned of his actions, appearing on Earth on the night of December 23, 1944, as part of the ritual by Grigori Rasputin and Nazi-based Project Ragnarok.

But the child appeared in the churchyard where his mother was abducted, found by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm when he and a military group were investigating Project Ragnarok. Bruttenholm befriended the infant, affectionately naming him ‘Hellboy,’ and the demon child was raised in secret by the U.S. government and trained/educated to be a paranormal investigator in the established Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD). Eventually, his demon heritage aging him slowly, Hellboy would meet Liz Sherman, Abe Sapien among other agents of the BPRD as they defend humanity while gradually, he learns of his origins.

Powers and Stats

Tier: Unknown | 9-B, likely 8-B, higher as Prince of Hell | At least 8-B physically, 9-B to 7-B with weapons/equipment, higher as Prince of Hell | At least 7-C, likely 7-B, higher as Prince of Hell | High 7-C via size and Fire Manipulation, up to 7-B physically, potentially far higher

Key: Young | 1st Chapter | 2nd Chapter | 3rd Chapter | Prince of Hell

Name: Hellboy, Urush An Rama, Hell Boy, The Right Hand of Doom, The Beast of the Apocalypse, The World Destroyer, The Great Beast, HB, Red, Hell-Boy, Red Ape, Monkey Boy (Real name is Anung Un Rama)

Origin: Hellboy

Gender: Male

Age: At least 50 (As of 1994; actual age unknown)

Classification: Cambion (Half-Demon, Half-Human)

Powers and Abilities:

• Young
• 1st Chapter
• 2nd Chapter
• 3rd Chapter

Weapon Mastery

• Base
• With Equipment
• Prince of Hell

• Powers and Abilities
• Resistances

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics, Longevity, Immortality (Types 2, 3 and likely 1), Regeneration (Low-Mid; was skewered and chewed by Hecate, but still recovered), Self-Resurrection, Demonic Transformation and Awakened Power (Can assume a more demonic form under special circumstances), Supernatural Willpower (Possesses an "iron will"; fiercely rejected his role when forced to either accept his destiny to bring the apocalypse or die), Weapon Mastery, Martial Arts, Pressure Points (Can KO people by hitting certain nerve junctions), limited Preparation (Quickly hooked up a timed explosion to Nazi munitions)

Resistance to Pain, Paralysis (Broke out of a spell that paralyzed him) and possibly Illusions (Woke up from an illusion)

Ectoplasm Nullification with Arbutus (Demonstrated here), Explosions with Vulcan 65 and Concussion Grenades, Damage Boost and Reduction with Agrippa's Charm (Works only on demonic animals),

Same as base, including: Transformation and Body Control (Can sprout wings and grow his horns to full length), Bodily Weaponry (With horns), Statistics Amplification (Gets increased strength, speed, durability, reaction time, and healing factor)

• Base
• With Equipment
• Prince of Hell

• Powers and Abilities
• Resistances

Same as before, including: Immortality (Types 4 and likely 8; is "as deathless as Koshchei" and reliant on being unable to die until he's ready and unless he believes he should), Enhanced Senses (Picked up a voice and chalkboard from another room), Extrasensory Perception and Necromancy (Can see and communicate with the dead), Rage Power and Berserk Mode (Entered briefly into a feral state of mind while massacring giants), Non-Physical Interaction (Can hit a ghost/intangible creature)

Same as before, including: Resistance to Fire (Shown here)

Same as before, including: Fire Manipulation with Silver Buttons, Resurrection with Mohlomi's Bell (Can bring Hellboy back from the dead and can also ward off evil animals), Heat Manipulation and/or Deconstruction with Magic Shovel (Was blessed by a priest to smite evil; reduced the Crooked Man to ash), Invisibility with Invisibility Flower, Plant Manipulation with Vasilisa's Comb, Water Manipulation with Vasilisa's Handkerchief, Explosions with Vulcan 50, possible Summoning with Excalibur (Can potentially summon and command armies of the undead)

Same as before

• Base
• With Equipment
• Prince of Hell

• Powers and Abilities
• Resistances

Same as before, including: Immortality (Type 7)

Same as before, including: Resistance to Electricity (Demonstrated here) and possibly Holy (revealed to be no "simple creature of Hell")

Same as before

Same as before, including: Electrokinesis (Destroyed a castle with lightning), can accesss Large Size (Type 3), possible Light Manipulation (Implied to have blinded demons after breaking his horns) and Flight

Attack Potency: Unknown | Wall level (States he's stronger and tougher than a human; can harm those who can harm him and crush a skull with his bare hands), likely City Block level (Usually harms those who can harm him and possesses similar durability), higher as Prince of Hell | At least City Block level (Was able to damage Koshchei; eventually defeated a vessel of the Ogdru Jahad), Wall level to City level with weapons/equipment, higher as Prince of Hell | At least Town level, likely City level (Stronger than before; can harm those who can harm him), higher as Prince of Hell | Large Town level via size and Fire Manipulation (His flames are this powerful; his size puts him on this level), up to City level physically (Battled and defeated Grigori Rasputin in his demonic form), potentially far higher

Speed: Unknown | Transonic travel speed with Sub-Relativistic reaction and combat speed (Dodged a laser; evaded a punch from a giant Roger and quickly hacked a giant octopus to pieces) and Supersonic attack speed (His Good Samaritan, a revolver, should be as fast as a real-life revolver), higher as Prince of Hell | Transonic travel speed (Caused a man to flee and appeared right in front of him) with Sub-Relativistic reaction/combat speed and Supersonic attack speed, higher as Prince of Hell | Supersonic travel speed (Kept up with Rasputin) with Sub-Relativistic reaction and combat speed and Supersonic attack speed, higher as Prince of Hell | Hypersonic+ flight and travel speed via size, Supersonic with Sub-Relativistic reaction/combat speed physically, potentially far higher

Lifting Strength: Unknown | Class 5 (Threw a tree into a giant Roger's neck), higher as Prince of Hell | At least Class 5 (Lifted a rock and crushed his enemy with it), likely Class 100 (Far stronger than before; managed to push a rock this heavy with his legs), higher as Prince of Hell | Class 100 (Should be as strong as before), higher as Prince of Hell | Class G via size, Class 100 physically, potentially far higher

Striking Strength: Unknown | Wall level (Can smash through brick walls), likely City Block level (Capable of trading blows with those of similar strength), higher as Prince of Hell | At least City Block level (Traded blows with Koshchei and managed to damage the Ogdru Jahad), higher as Prince of Hell | At least Town level, likely City level, higher as Prince of Hell | Large Town level via size (Damaged the Leviathan who is this large in size), up to City level physically, potentially far higher

Durability: Unknown | Wall level (No sold being in close proximity with his concussion grenade; withstood a gas station from exploding), likely City Block level (Survived a castle-sized explosion and took in blows from Roger who destroyed a building with his size), higher as Prince of Hell | At least City Block level (Should be as durable as before; withstood blows from Koshchei; took in and survived fatal blows from the Ogdru Jahad), higher as Prince of Hell | At least Town level, likely City level (More durable than before; survived the destruction of a UFO base; took in blows from Rasputin), higher as Prince of Hell | Large Town level via size (Can withstand the energy of his own flames), up to City level physically (Withstood attacks from Rasputin in his demonic form), potentially far higher

Stamina: Superhuman (Withstood multiple shots of electricity, for which each shock had the power to light up an entire city), higher as Prince of Hell

Range: Standard Melee Range normally, Extended Melee Range with swords and spears, Tens of Meters with guns and other firearms, Kilometers via size as Prince of Hell (Roughly 2 km tall)

Standard Equipment: The Right Hand of Doom, 1941 US Army-Issue M1911A1 .45 Caliber Pistol, Good Samaritan, Knives, Spears, Vulcan 50 and 65, Iron Horseshoe, Mohlomi's Bell, Silver Buttons and Bullets, Arbutus, Concussion Grenades, Agrippa's Charm

• Optional Equipment: Excalibur, Horns (via Prince of Hell), Magic Shovel, Invisibility Flower, Vasilisa's Comb and Handkerchief

Intelligence: Gifted, likely higher (After he was taken in by the US government and became a part of the BPRD in 1952, Hellboy possesses 50 years of considerable knowledge and experience as both a detective and paranormal investigator. He's able to rig up Nazi munitions to a timed explosion and speak Old Lemurian which was the language of the first race of men in the golden age. Aside from his occult knowledge, Hellboy is an incredible strategist both inside and outside of combat. He can figure out a way to destroy an enemy after learning the weakness and use the environment to his advantage such as when he used a damaged sign to skewer his enemy. He has also displayed skill with swords and other improvised weapons). Unknown as Prince of Hell (Although he retains sentience in his demonic form, he hasn't displayed any signs of intelligence)

Weaknesses: Even though he has a healing factor, Hellboy's regeneration doesn't always save him, and his half-demonic nature allows him to be damaged by certain types of holy spells and magic. Some of his weapons often malfunction and there are a few times when he's indicated to not being a great shot even though he states he's improving. Despite his intellect and skill, Hellboy is rather brutish and short-tempered and may rush into situations and do stupid things just to later get surprised in the process. He also apparently has a soft spot for cats and Baby Ruth bars | Same as before; is missing his left eye, though this isn't shown to be much of a hindrance for him | Same as before, though he might not be weak to holy weapons as he is no "simple creature of Hell" | None notable

Feats:

• Strength
  • Lifting, Pushing, Pulling
    • Snaps a thick wooden post to which he's shackled
  • Striking, Throwing, Gripping
    • Breaks a large rock
    • Kicks down a thick stone column
    • Breaks a super strong gorilla's robot hand

• Speed
  • Movement/Attack
    • From a sitting position, grabs a spear and lunges to skewer the goddess Hecate
    • Lands a punch on a swarming, flying enemy
    • Catches an escaping demon that's in fly form
    • Quickly pursues a flying/falling vampire outside of a castle and underground
  • Reactions
    • Dodges a sudden attack and drops a looped line around his attacker's neck as he flies by
    • Dodges attacks from an undead warrior and disarms him
    • Avoids a flying punch
    • Blocks darts (miniature spears)
    • Intercepts a frog monster's attack with his invulnerable hand and throws it
    • Reacts to a surprise charge from a super gorilla
• Durability
  • Impact and Piercing
    • Withstands blows from a monster in an underground fight that's strong enough to crack the ground
    • A duke of Hell sends Hellboy flying and smashes him into a stone bridge (Note: perspective of the enemy's size)
    • Tanks machine gun fire and endures a subsequent explosion
    • Chewed by a hydra but he seems okay
  • Energy and Other
    • Withstands his rocket pack exploding and a long fall through a castle roof and he's still on his feet and ready to fight afterwards
    • His gun blows up in his hand but his hand seems okay
• Skills
  • Combat
    • Fights his way up a tower through a horde of enemies
    • Throws a projectile into a super-gorilla's mouth so that it smashes into equipment and then saves a woman and makes his getaway

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Demonic Transformation: Hellboy assumes an even more demonic form under special circumstances, either artificially or when under emotional duress. In this form, Hellboy's stumps become full-grown horns. After coming to terms with his heritage, Hellboy seems to be able to transform at will, while also sprouting wings. Hellboy becomes much stronger and gains access to his latent magic. In his full-demon form, Hellboy was able to effortlessly slaughter Hell's most powerful inhabitants.

• Size-Shifting: Hellboy can increase his size to the point where he's very larger such as Leviathan and Behemoth.

• Hellfire Manipulation: While in his demonic form, Hellboy has the power to control the fires of Hell. With the power of Hellfire, Hellboy can create and manipulate massive devastating infernos from his body that obliterate anything in their path.

• Electrokinesis: In his demonic form, Hellboy has the power to command lightning from the sky and strike down whoever he wishes.

• Flight: When transformed into his demonic form, Hellboy sprouts wings which grant him the power of flight. However, it's unknown whether he uses wings or magic to achieve this feat.

Note: As we no longer consider tanking heat/fire as a durability feat, the staff has concluded here that Hellboy's durability cannot be scaled to Liz Sherman's feat of setting the world on fire. Even if he could scale to this feat, it would most likely be considered an outlier.

Explanations

• Although Hellboy's strength, speed and durability increases when he taps into his demonic powers, the true extent of them isn't revealed until his third key, where he fought Leviathan and Behemoth with his demonic form and Rasputin both with and without his demonic form.
• Hellboy's demon form only activates either artificially or when under emotional duress. However, after coming to terms with his heritage during the events of Hellboy in Hell, he seems to be able to transform at will.

Gallery

Hellboy With A Sword

Notable Matchups

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Losses:

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