hell boy He earned his recognition as a comic book icon with incredible cinematic scenes in his various adaptations, always promising at least one cool or memorable moment in his films. Called to Earth to be a demon of destruction, Hellboy was raised by humans to become the Paranormal Research and Defense Bearau’s most talented paranormal investigator. With the launch of Hellboy: The Crooked Man, the character now has four feature film appearances, not to mention two straight-to-DVD animated films, all of which contain incredibly cool scenes.
Admittedly, like comic book movies, most of Hellboy’s coolest cinematic scenes revolve around creative battles with evil supernatural forces. However, a rare few of them also explore Hellboy’s skill as a true detective, taking advantage of all the tricks of the trade he’s learned throughout his long career. With his nonchalant attitude and patented Hellboy one-liners, the hellish investigator is always a fun movie character.
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Hellboy Frees the Big Baby
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
One of Hellboy’s most immediately memorable scenes takes place in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, in which Big Red finds himself facing an ancient forest god. Seeing the size of his target, he quickly comments “I’m gonna catch me, Big Baby“, referring to a special firearm reserved for such dire occasions – a monstrous six-barreled shotgun/grenade launcher with a hilarious lullaby box built into the cocking mechanism. A complication is thrown into the fight when Hellboy also is forced to rescue a real baby from the wrath of the forest god.
Narrowly escaping the creature’s tentacles in time, Hellboy has to park around town to keep himself and his new friend in one piece. He ends up literally juggling both babies in an effort to take down the gigantic creature, eventually pulling the trigger with the line”You woke up the baby!“. In the end, the colossal plant creature is defeated, but things take a dark turn when he realizes that Hellboy has just exterminated an endangered species, the corpse of the forest god blooming into an enormous flower. Spectacular, funny and tinged with sadness, this scene is classic Ron Perlman Hellboy.
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Hellboy meets a talker
Hellboy (2004)
It’s important to remember that Hellboy is not just a fighter, but a talented student of the paranormal, with a whole collection of trinkets and trinkets aiding his investigations. Undermining FBI Director Tom Manning’s leadership in the search for Rasputin’s mausoleum, Hellboy eschews sophisticated techniques and prefers the old-fashioned method. Using a strange artifact, Hellboy digs up a specific corpse and surprisingly brings it to life by hanging a strange pendant over it and reciting some words of power.
The looks on the BPRD’s faces when Hellboy returns with an animated torso are nothing short of shocking, even more so when the desiccated creature speaks in a clipped Russian whisper. This scene is an incredible showcase of Hellboy’s ingenuity, know-how, and smug disregard for authority. The moment is made even cooler by the fact that it is a direct adaptation of a Hellboy comic book, The corpseimplemented in the events of 2004’s Hellboy.
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Hellboy vs Kroenen
Hellboy (2004)
One of the most memorable villains of any Hellboy film was the insidious Nazi cyborg Kroenen. An officer present at Hellboy’s summons who has become addicted to surgical procedures, turning him more machine than man over time, Kroenen kills Hellboy’s father early in the film, leading to a hate-filled revenge deep within the mausoleum. by Rasputin. This battle is one of the coolest in the entire franchise, with a suitably angry Hellboy displaying his full strength.
From the ominous churning of gears in the background to Kroenen’s own costume that looks like it jumped off the pages of Mike Mignola’s art, Guillermo del Toro’s art direction is in full force in this scene. Kroenen’s eerie laugh, the bloodshot eyeball peeking out from his crushed helmet, and the sand that leaks from his body instead of blood all add to the mystery of what exactly the depraved villain did to his own body. Hellboy’s defeat of the character leaves him with a fate worse than death, a deserved end for the depraved man who killed Broom.
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Demon Attack
Hellboy (2019)
In fact, there’s not much to admire about the 2019 version of Hell boy. As great as David Harbor was as a character, his only film was a mess of clashing tones, eclectic ideas from many different comics, and strange action scenes. If there’s one scene that stands out as a shocking break from mediocrity, however, it’s the moment when Hellboy appears to truly fulfill his destiny as Amung Un Rama. Growing his horns to their natural length and adorning his head with a crown of fire, Hellboy causes the earth to crack, allowing horrible demons to spill out.
These monsters go on a violent murder spree that takes full advantage of the film’s R rating, creating one of the most harrowing depictions of demons in a film ever. Their frighteningly unique designs and faceless sadism, not just killing but painfully torturing any terrified victim they encounter, is a chilling sight. Even though it’s a terrifyingly terrifying sequence, it’s also one of the most impressive scenes in a Hellboy movie.
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Prince Nuada kills King Balor
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
The best scenes in a Hellboy movie don’t necessarily have to feature Hellboy himself, with Guillermo del Toro in particular having a good idea of supporting characters to populate the universe. Another of the franchise’s most engaging villains is the elf Prince Nuada, the mastermind behind the activation of the Golden Army that seeks to usurp the age of man. Against the wishes of his father, King Balor, Nuada ends up making the decision to commit regicide and parricide to make his vision a reality.
While her father can barely watch, Nuada deftly weaves between the attacks of the armored royal guard, passing through them with ease, much to the dismay of her psychically linked twin sister, Princess Nuala. Actor Luke Goss performs some impressive martial arts moves that keep the action believable, using the guards’ own weapons against them. It is a bittersweet moment when Nuada comes to the throne, tearfully killing his father, whose death turns his body into a beautiful ivory statue. From here, Nuada is able to free the last piece of the crown, allowing him to command the Golden Army.
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The tooth fairies
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
A major strength of the Hellboy series is the creativity of the various monsters Hellboy faces, often featuring interesting twists on the standard lore. In Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyHellboy and the rest of the BPRD face tooth fairies, far from the friendly fairies of typical folklore. Initially cute, these creatures soon reveal themselves to be voracious flying piranhas, capable of stripping an adult man down to the bones in just a few moments, with a special taste for eating teeth. Their mouths moan like a dentist’s drill as they attack Hellboy and company. in the thousands.
Things look bleak for the group, as their weapons are largely ineffective against the dense cloud of flying creatures, which manage to kill everyone except Hellboy, Liz, and Abe Sapien. As a last resort, Liz is forced to use her powers to burst into fire, frying all the beasts as her crucifix necklace glows with heat. Fortunately, Abe Sapien manages to escape to safety behind the doors of a huge vault just before the fireworks start. A tense and creative action scene that twists the popular children’s figure, it’s hard to top The Tooth Fairies Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
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I’m fireproof… you’re not
Hellboy (2004)
Hellboy’s “punch first, ask questions later” approach to monster battles in the first 2004 film ends up getting him into serious trouble with Sammael, the horrific monster created by Rasputin to harass his demonic enemy. Although Hellboy is able to overpower the beast early, he is infinitely resistant to physical damage, earning him the title of Resurrection Hound. In a second match, Hellboy faces Sammael in the claustrophobic confines of a subway system.
The dynamic fight on the train tracks goes through many creative beats, from the crown turning on Hellboy and throwing him out of the train car due to his monstrous appearance to the underside of the vehicle causing Hellboy’s horns to glow with heat. when it hits you. In the end, Hellboy manages to defeat Sammael once and for all in a creative way, using his body as a conductor to channel the heat of the electrified railroad. Calmly lighting a cigar with his burning hand, Hellboy calmly explains “I’m fireproof… you’re not.”.
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Hellboy vs Kappa
Hellboy: Sword of Storms
In many ways, Hellboy is better suited to animation as a character, with his own appearance requiring hours in a makeup chair in live-action films. The direct-to-DVD series Hellboy: Animated took advantage of this, impressively reproducing Mike Mignola’s original work in a style not unlike Amazing Spider-Man, one of the best animated Spider-Man shows. The first film, Hellboy: Sword of Storms, sees Hellboy travel to Japan, where he becomes involved with a variety of Yokai spirits from traditional Japanese folklore.
The most memorable of his encounters is easily his battle with a kappa, a turtle-like lake demon. With the help of a local resident, Hellboy is able to fight his aquatic opponent in a tense battle, eventually subduing him when he manages to pour water from his saucer-shaped head. The scene also gives Hellboy a chance to do some classic paranormal investigation, interrogating the kappa for clues to the overarching plot as he withers and dies.
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Hellboy refuses Hecate
Hellboy: Blood and Iron
Hellboy’s destiny as a harbinger of the apocalypse and his repeated refusal to accept it is one of the fundamental tenets of his character. This is something that the second part of Hellboy: Animated, Hellboy: Blood and Iron, understands perfectly, as shown in an encounter with one of Hellboy’s most important recurring enemies, the goddess Hecate. In the film, Hecate has an insidious background presence that reaches a boiling point when she finally confronts Hellboy deep underground.
Taunting what she sees as a fellow deity, Hecate questions why he should continually refuse his birthright as Amung Un Rama, berating him for a miserable existence among mortals. Hellboy enrages her by cruelly disregarding her divine plea, infuriating her enough to send giant snakes after him, eventually joining the fray in the form of a possessed iron maiden. This scene exemplifies Hellboy’s tenacity, commitment to humanity, and refusal to submit to his circumstances in an incredible way that few live-action films can match.
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The raccoon scene
Hellboy: The Crooked Man
Despite leaning much more into horror than any other Hellboy film, the recent Hellboy: The Crooked Man adapts the lore in a terrifyingly cool way, with one scene in particular standing out. On a chilling investigation in the Appalachian Mountains, Hellboy must enlist the help of a shape-shifting witch, only to discover that the empty skin on his body is the only chilling proof of his existence. When his raccoon “familiar” returns, Hellboy and BPRD newcomer Bobbie Jo Song are treated to a horrific sight.
The raccoon is actually revealed to be the witch herself, having to crawl back into the shell of her original body and undergo a grueling transformation in order to speak freely. The practical effects of the stomach-churning scene are a wonderful sight to behold, as it’s difficult to spot the change from the prop to the real actor. It’s disturbingly cool beats like these that keep the hell boy interesting films after 20 years.