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=== The comics: ===
== The films: ==
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Karl Ruprecht Kroenen, Kate Corrigan.
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* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]:
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Rasputin, obviously. He had some contact with [[Baba Yaga]] while he was alive, but he got a ''real'' upgrade when he threw in with the Cosmic Horror crowd after his (first) death.
* [[Holy Shit Quotient]]: The vision of the apocalypse in ''King of Fear'', not to mention {{spoiler|Hellboy paying back the Baba Yaga... with his *own* eye}}.
* [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]: If certain visions of the future come to pass we're looking at... {{spoiler|a massive [[Cosmic Horror]], the [[Legions of Hell]] and [[The Fair Folk]] vs. Hellboy, his undead army of Knights, and the BPRD loaded for bear with a ginormous [[Military Mashup Machine]]}}.

=== The films: ===
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* [[Alas Poor Villain]]:
** The death of the plant elemental.
** The death of the plant elemental.
** Prince Nuada {{spoiler|and his sister Nuala}}. As the heir to the third race (Elves, Goblins and Humans), when he says "We die and the world will be poorer for it," he's speaking the truth.
** Prince Nuada {{spoiler|and his sister Nuala}}. As the heir to the third race (Elves, Goblins and Humans), when he says "We die and the world will be poorer for it," he's speaking the truth.
*** Considering that Nuada is a genocidal madman, more like half truth.
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: Prince Nuada, [[White Haired Pretty Boy|naturally enough]] for an expy of [[Elric of Melnibone|Elric]].
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: Prince Nuada, [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|naturally enough]] for an expy of [[Elric of Melnibone|Elric]].
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Kroenen
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Kroenen
* [[Flanderization]]: In the comics, Tom Manning is a bureaucrat who has a hard time ''getting'' the unusual people under his command, but he's not a wholly unreasonable guy. In the movies, he's a full on [[Pointy Haired Boss]].
* [[Flanderization]]: In the comics, Tom Manning is a bureaucrat who has a hard time ''getting'' the unusual people under his command, but he's not a wholly unreasonable guy. In the movies, he's a full on [[Pointy-Haired Boss]].
* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Nuada's fighting style is mostly based on speed and agility, doing all kinds of elaborate maneuvers to land hits on his opponent without being hit back. And he shares a magical link with his twin sister that means that everything that physically happens to him also happens to her and vice/versa. It stands to reason that he developed his fighting style in order to keep his sister from getting hurt along with him, supported by the first fight scene where he gets hit in the face and then turns to Nuala, clearly horrified as they both start bleeding.
* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Nuada's fighting style is mostly based on speed and agility, doing all kinds of elaborate maneuvers to land hits on his opponent without being hit back. And he shares a magical link with his twin sister that means that everything that physically happens to him also happens to her and vice/versa. It stands to reason that he developed his fighting style in order to keep his sister from getting hurt along with him, supported by the first fight scene where he gets hit in the face and then turns to Nuala, clearly horrified as they both start bleeding.
* [[Fridge Logic]]: The second movie in particular has [[Plot Hole|Plot Holes]] you could drive a garbage truck through. See [[Hellboy (Film)/Headscratchers|the Headscratchers page]] for a complete list.
* [[Fridge Logic]]: The second movie in particular has [[Plot Hole]]s you could drive a garbage truck through. See [[Hellboy (film)/Headscratchers|the Headscratchers page]] for a complete list.
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Rasputin, obviously, though his villainy didn't start until after his historical death.
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Rasputin, obviously, though his villainy didn't start until after his historical death.
* [[Ho Yay]]: It says something about the writers (or maybe the actors) that the most romantic scene in the either of the films is two dudes getting drunk and singing "Can't Smile Without You" to each other.
* [[Ho Yay]]: It says something about the writers (or maybe the actors) that the most romantic scene in the either of the films is two dudes getting drunk and singing "Can't Smile Without You" to each other.
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* [[Sequel Decay]]: Humanity goes from being heroic, productive, and cautiously positive towards ( still loosely secret ) Hellboy, to being at best useless and in the way. The biggest reason Nuada has fans is because its hard to disagree with him about humanity, as far as the sequel is concerned.
* [[Sequel Decay]]: Humanity goes from being heroic, productive, and cautiously positive towards ( still loosely secret ) Hellboy, to being at best useless and in the way. The biggest reason Nuada has fans is because its hard to disagree with him about humanity, as far as the sequel is concerned.
* [[Ugly Cute]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxVPrrNZntI I'm not a baby], [[Crowning Moment of Funny|I'm a tumour]]."
* [[Ugly Cute]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxVPrrNZntI I'm not a baby], [[Crowning Moment of Funny|I'm a tumour]]."
** Baby Hellboy, too.
* [[Visual Effects of Awesome]]: And relatively small budgets.
* [[Visual Effects of Awesome]]: And relatively small budgets.
* [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]: Nuada, [[Put Them All Out of My Misery|sort of]].
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Nuada, [[Put Them All Out of My Misery|sort of]].


=== The animated shorts: ===
== The animated shorts: ==
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not for Kids]]: The animated films are in no way child-friendly, and in some ways are [[Darker and Edgier]] than even the live-action films.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]]: The animated films are in no way child-friendly, and in some ways are [[Darker and Edgier]] than even the live-action films.


=== The video games: ===
== The video games: ==
* [[The Problem With Licensed Games]]: Both Hellboy games had outdated graphics and repetitive gameplay, and the first one was full of bugs. Although ''The Science of Evil'' was supervised by Mignola and Del Toro, it didn't make up for the programming shortcomings.
* [[The Problem with Licensed Games]]: Both Hellboy games had outdated graphics and repetitive gameplay, and the first one was full of bugs. Although ''The Science of Evil'' was supervised by Mignola and Del Toro, it didn't make up for the programming shortcomings.


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Latest revision as of 00:20, 18 May 2021


The films:

  • Alas, Poor Villain:
    • The death of the plant elemental.
    • Prince Nuada and his sister Nuala. As the heir to the third race (Elves, Goblins and Humans), when he says "We die and the world will be poorer for it," he's speaking the truth.
      • Considering that Nuada is a genocidal madman, more like half truth.
  • Draco in Leather Pants: Prince Nuada, naturally enough for an expy of Elric.
  • Ensemble Darkhorse: Kroenen
  • Flanderization: In the comics, Tom Manning is a bureaucrat who has a hard time getting the unusual people under his command, but he's not a wholly unreasonable guy. In the movies, he's a full on Pointy-Haired Boss.
  • Fridge Brilliance: Nuada's fighting style is mostly based on speed and agility, doing all kinds of elaborate maneuvers to land hits on his opponent without being hit back. And he shares a magical link with his twin sister that means that everything that physically happens to him also happens to her and vice/versa. It stands to reason that he developed his fighting style in order to keep his sister from getting hurt along with him, supported by the first fight scene where he gets hit in the face and then turns to Nuala, clearly horrified as they both start bleeding.
  • Fridge Logic: The second movie in particular has Plot Holes you could drive a garbage truck through. See the Headscratchers page for a complete list.
  • Historical Villain Upgrade: Rasputin, obviously, though his villainy didn't start until after his historical death.
  • Ho Yay: It says something about the writers (or maybe the actors) that the most romantic scene in the either of the films is two dudes getting drunk and singing "Can't Smile Without You" to each other.
  • Jerkass Woobie: Nuada.
  • Periphery Demographic: The first film received a good review from Focus on the Family, of all people.
  • Sequel Decay: Humanity goes from being heroic, productive, and cautiously positive towards ( still loosely secret ) Hellboy, to being at best useless and in the way. The biggest reason Nuada has fans is because its hard to disagree with him about humanity, as far as the sequel is concerned.
  • Ugly Cute: "I'm not a baby, I'm a tumour."
    • Baby Hellboy, too.
  • Visual Effects of Awesome: And relatively small budgets.
  • Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Nuada, sort of.

The animated shorts:

The video games:

  • The Problem with Licensed Games: Both Hellboy games had outdated graphics and repetitive gameplay, and the first one was full of bugs. Although The Science of Evil was supervised by Mignola and Del Toro, it didn't make up for the programming shortcomings.
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