In 1944 a team of paranormal researchers,
Together with the US Army,rescued a strange creature
During a classified mission off the coast of Scotland
Sectetly adopted,this creature
Now lives among us.
It loves candy and TV.
Code Name: Hellboy
Douglas Army Base,N.M.
Christmas Eve,1955
My son, will you turn off that wretched puppet?
Brush your teeth.
Don't call him a puppet.
I beg your pardon.
Look, he's not a puppet.
Howdy doody's real.
Well... he's real.
Mr. deedee doodoo will have to say good night.
Oh, no.
And remember, you have to be asleep
When he comes down the chimney.
It's not even a chimney, pop.
He has his ways.
Then I want to wait up. watch him do it.
Nonsense.
Okay. I want a story then.
Oh, no, no, no. no stories tonight.
Just one. and then I'll go to bed.
Right away.
Then I'll brush my teeth, I promise.
It is said that at the dawn of time,
Man, beast and all magical beings
Lived together under Aiglin the father tree.
But man had been created with a hole in his heart,
A hole that no possession, power or knowledge could fill.
And in his infinite greed,
Man dreamt of expanding his dominion
Over the entire earth.
The blood of many an elf, ogre and goblin
Was spilled in their war with man.
And king balor, the one-armed king of elfland,
Watched the slaughter in dread and despair.
But one day, the master of the goblin blacksmiths
Offered to build the king a golden mechanical army,
"Seventy times 70 soldiers
That would never know hunger and could not be stopped.
Prince nuada begged his father to agree.
'Build me this army, ' the king said.
So a magical crown was forged
That would allow those of royal blood
To command the golden army
If unchallenged.
'I am king balor, leader of the golden army.
'Is there anyone who disputes my right? '
And in his throne room no one challenged his word.
But, wait, what if someone could challenge him?
Would they have a fight?
Well, most likely.
A challenge must be answered.
But do you want to hear the end of this story or not?
Yes, please.
Right.
So the world was changed,
And the next time the humans marched,
They felt the earth tremble beneath their feet
And saw the sky darken with monstrous shapes.
The golden army had no remorse, felt no loyalty or pain.
And king balor's heart grew heavy with regret.
So he called a truce and divided the crown in three pieces,
One for the humans, and two for himself.
In exchange, man would keep to the cities
And the magical beings would own the forests.
This truce would be honored
by their sons and the sons of their sons
Until the end of time.
But prince nuada did not believe in the promises of man.
And it is said that he went into exile,
Vowing to return the day his people needed him most.
So the golden army lay dormant,
Locked inside the earth, waiting.
And there it is to this day,
Awaiting the day the crown is made whole again.
Silent, still and indestructible."
Wow. what does it mean "industrable"?
Indestructible.
Indestruct...
It means no one can destroy them.
Go to sleep, my son.
But it's just a story, right, pops?
Is it now?
Yeah, come on.
Those guys, they can't be real.
Well, my son, I'm sure you'll find out.
Hellboy 2:The Golden Army
How long have you been there, my friend?
They're over there.
I bought them today.
I haven't fed them at all.
I will go up first. you will follow.
And remember, mr. wink, don't be shy.
Manhattan September 26th 20:00 Hrs
Next lot. number 776.
This is an important votive figure,
A fertility goddess dating .
Approximately 15,000 to 10,000 b.c
This was found in a loess deposit
In a terrace about 30 meters from the shannon river.
And we'll open the bidding at $300,000.
Three hundred thousand.
Three hundred and twenty-five, thank you.
Three hundred and fifty, thank you.
Three seventy-five.
Three hundred and seventy-five.
Going once. going twice. sold.
And now we move on to our next item, lot 777,
A piece of the royal crown of bethmoora.
The origin of this piece harkens back
To the saga of the sons of the earth
And the creation of the fabled golden army.
And here it is, our next item.
Ladies and gentlemen, please keep your seats.
The auction will restart shortly.
I'm sure this is just a temporary loss of power.
Now, for the first time at auction,
A piece of the royal crown of bethmoora,
Coming to us from a long lost culture.
Lost?
Not at all.
Forgotten by you, perhaps,
But very, very much alive.
Who are you, sir?
Sir, please identify yourself. you can't just...
I am prince nuada silverlance
Son of king balor.
And I am here, sir, to reclaim what is rightfully mine.
Security. call security!
What do you think you're doing?
This is outrageous.
Take what you want. please leave.
Anything, take anything.
Be quiet.
Sit down!
Proud, empty, hollow things that you are.
Let this remind you why you once feared the dark.
Trenton,N.J. 22:08 Hrs
Bureau for paranormal research and defense
Fishstick. we have to talk.
Undercover.
Can't he get the meaning of the word?
Look, we are still government-funded.
We are still a secret, although a dirty secret, if you ask me.
Officially we do not exist, you see.
So that's the problem when we get these.
Subway. highway. park.
And he posed for this one and gave an autograph.
I suppress each photo. cell phone videos.
They cost me a fortune and they show up on youtube.
God, I hate youtube.
Well, he just wants the world outside to know what we do,
What he does.
He loathes me.
I don't think so.
No?
Target practice.
Oh, dear.
And then he posts them around.
Do you know how that makes me feel?
What's going on?
h, it's friday.
I tell you, fishstick, he hates me.
He's out to destroy me.
My street cred is low.
Street cred?
My mojo.
Washington, they're wondering if I've got the stuff.
You think I have an easy job?
Do you think I enjoy being a pain in the neck?
I am medicated.
I mean, this is not candy.
This is... it's an antacid.
Yes, it's an over-the-counter medicine,
But this is medicine.
You see, I worry because, you know,
I mean, I am, we are, after all,
We're just humble public servants.
It's not about you. he's acting out.
Things are a little tense with liz.
Tense? how tense? tense how?
Well, you know, the usual.
A new couple making adjustments.
-They argue. -They argue, huh?
-Sometimes. -How bad?
Like everybody else.
They have good days and bad days.
I'm not done with you.
Hey, abe.
Red, come back here!
Manning.
Pick up your clothes!
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Put away your things!
Watch it, boys, she's on fire.
Then again, there are the really bad days.
I'm not afraid of you, you know.
You should be. look at this mess. look around.
I have one rule. don't touch my stuff.
Oh, I get it. that's your rule. okay.
The one and only. I'm easy.
How's that even possible?
Everything is your stuff.
The same cd, lp.
It's all green.
You can't listen to all green on cd.
But it's good to keep.
And an eight-track. an eight-track, red?
Yeah, well, one day, the world's gonna realize its mistake.
Eight-track was the way to go, baby.
Come on, kids, you can come out now.
That's right, it's all over. that's right.
And what about me, red?
I need some space.
At least enough to find my toothbrush.
Toothbrush? wait a minute.
It's right there.
RedŁ¬I can't live like this.
Oh, damn.
Gotta go. we all gotta go.
It's an emergency, right?
Let's go.
Red. red!
Hold on a sec.
Oh, jeez, it's manning. watch yourself, liz.
Red. red!
Listen.
Manning. hi.
We're going to downtown manhattan.
Yeah, it'll be fun.
Downtown. very dangerous.
Dangerous for you.
And for me.
Now, I know you dream of the outside world,
But, trust me, it's not that great.
It's savage, as a matter of fact. bad.
Come on, fellas, let's get this out of here.
These, on the other hand, are good.
Cuban.
Good.
Being seen?
Bad.
Exactly. I confiscated a box of these,
And I'll get you some more.
But you've gotta do me a little favor tonight, out there.
You have to be... you have to be very, very...
Discreet.
-What? thank you. yes. -You're welcome.
Discreet.
Invisible. in and out.
Really?
Hey, I can be discreet if I wanna be.
I followed you and myers, didn't i?
And then you had him transferred to antarctica.
That's very discreet.
He said he liked the cold.
Like a shadow.
Like a shadow in the night.
Manhattan,23:37 Hrs
Us customs discovered a few illegally imported items.
It's a minor infraction. and a gas pocket.
They detected a gas pocket up there.
Now fbi agents, under my command,
Are going up there right now with special gas equipment.
Jeez, it stinks in here.
This is worse than my room.
Waiting for a report on that.
Say "cheese."
Let's go.
Whatever they called us for is over.
We had over 70 guests reported.
We have no survivors, no bodies.
Same story here, babe.
Don't call me "babe."
"Abe," I said. "abe." wrong channel.
Abe, I think liz is still mad at me.
Still the same channel.
Can I ask you a question?
No.
Now, listen. When we get home later,
I'm gonna clean up my whole mess.
That's not the problem.
What is it?
Not now.
Abe, what have you got?
Oh, this is interesting.
Both boxes have the royal seal.
Only delivered at a time of war.
Red? We have company.
Come on, blue, give me something to work with here.
Burrowing creatures.
-How many of them? -Many.
There are no corpses because there are no leftovers.
Have you noticed the floor?
Oh, crap.
Precisely.
All these things do is eat and eat.
Then poop, and then eat again.
Remind you of anyone?
Damn it, abe. What are these things?
English, english.
Oh, they're tooth fairies.
No, no. Third century, black forest.
Feed mostly on calcium, bones, skin, organs.
But they do go for the teeth first.
Hence the name tooth fairies.
I bet you they don't leave money, either.
Oh, my god.
Liz, you're pregnant.
No, I'm not.
Yes, you are.
What have you got, marble?
Think I may have found one.
But he's kind of cute.
Don't go near it!
It's biting me!
Marble.
It hurts! It hurts!
Red, we need you here!
Marble.
Nasty little...
Keep firing, abe. Keep firing!
Damn.
Sorry, lady.
You should be running.
There's a safe upstairs.
How do we get there?
We need a clearing.
Run!
Up to the safe, now!
Abe. Up the stairs.
Come on, liz, burn them all. Go. Go!
Yes, we're going!
Get in the safe, abe. Get in the safe!
Oh, no, no.
No, no, no!
Steel!
Damned beasts.
Fire is mine.
Fire is in me.
Red, stay away from the window!
Fire is me.
Stop biting me!
Fire is me.
World, here I come.
What have you done?
Guess we're out.
Hey, hellboy, over here.
East side railyards, Midnight
Your royal highness.
Prince Nuada...
...You honor us with your return.
Before entering the council chamber,
You must surrender your weapon.
I will not.
It is protocol, sire, for peasant and prince alike.
It will be my pleasure to finish you off,Chamberlain
Please bother...
...Surrender it.
For you, sister,
Anything.
According to multiple eye witnesses,
Lives were, in fact, endangered.
There you have it, hellboy.
But is he really on our side?
Do you have superpowers?
Well, yeah.
But, really, all I wanna be is just an ordinary person,
Just like you and you and everybody.
Hey, guys. You're missing this.
We're on tv.
Liz. Liz, are you all right?
Yeah, i'll be out in a minute.
You don't need to do that. You can trust me.
My readings are quite accurate.
Shut up, abe.
Get your damn hand away from the door.
You have nothing to fear.
In spite of appearances,
I believe red would be an excellent father figure.
And what about this guy?
Walking around with a toilet seat on his head.
A toilet seat!
It's quite obvious it's a breathing apparatus.
Hey, I think we gotta lose the garbage truck.
Sends out the wrong signal.
You think that's our problem?
Transportation?
And this girl,
We definitely have to find out what's wrong with her.
She's cute, though. We should get her on the show.
I hate it when people stare at me.
Makes me feel like a freak.
You had no right, red.
It's manning. Could you...
How many times do I have to tell you?
It's a gas pocket.
And a gaseous phenomenon that occurred...
Gas pocket. What an idiot.
You've murdered me.
You have murdered me.
You have ridiculed me.
And you have brought this unto yourself.
What?
Washington is sending down a new bprd agent.
A new guy?
Why?
To look after you.
Sire, please.
Father.
Why?
Why have you done this?
Why?
To set us free. All of us, father.
You have broken an ancient truce...
...Between our people and mankind.
A truce based on shame.
The humans have forgotten the gods,
Destroyed the earth. And for what?
Parking lots. Shopping malls.
Greed has burned a hole in their heart
That will never be filled.
They will never have enough.
What humans do is in their nature...
...To honor the truce is in ours.
Honor?
Look at this place. Where is the honor in it?
Father, you were once a proud warrior.
When did you become their pet?
I have returned from exile to wage war
And reclaim our land, our birthright.
And for that, I will call upon
The help of all of my people.
And they will answer,
The good, the bad
And the worst.
The Golden Army!
You cannot be that mad.
Perhaps I am. Perhaps they made me so.
Awaken the army...
...But our green fields cannot grow out of all that blood.
Let the army sleep.
If our days have ended...
...Let us all fade.
We will not fade.
For the last time,my son,I ask you...
...Is this the path you wish to take?
It is.
I am sorry, father.
Then you leave me no choice.
Death!
And you, sister,
Are you at peace with your king's verdict?
I am, my brother. I am.
Then very well. Death it is.
I always loved you, Father.
Now, for the final piece, my sister.
Where is she, wink? Where is she?
Go find her. Now! Find her!
Elevator arriving now to section 42.
Pardon me, boys. Excuse me. Excuse me.
-Is he here? -Not yet.
I'm telling you, we don't need this guy.
Well, I think we do.
Evidently, this guy's
Quite the big shot in washington.
What's his name?
His name is johann krauss.
Johann krauss? Sounds german.
He's the top man in...
Ectoplasmic.
Yes, thank you. Ectoplasmic research.
Comes highly recommended by our european liaison.
-Johann krauss. -"Liaison."
I love that word, don't you?
It's so hoity toity.
-I don't like germans. -No fingerprints.
-Here he comes. -Germans make me nervous.
No photo. Dossier says,
And I translate, "he has a nice open face."
Oh, my god.
Damen und herren, johann krauss at your service.
I like him.
Look at that. Poor little thing.
Bought and sold on the black market.
Crammed into cargo containers.
Smuggled, abused.
He has very expressive hands.
The seal on the box worries me also.
A warring emblem.
Yes, from the bethmoora clan.
The sons of the earth.
Your file says you're the brains of the operation,
And I must admit, I'm impressed.
In my file, you'll see, mr. Krauss,
That I worked very closely with abe in his training.
Ja, okay.
Let's see what our little friend here can remember.
Memory gets a little sketchy
Right after you've burned to death.
But maybe saint malachy can help.
Oh, no, no. No amulets, mein herr.
Teleplasty.
Plastic. Very modern.
Teleplasty by which an ectoplasmic medium,
Such as dr. Krauss, can control inanimate things,
Organic, mechanical, dead or alive.
Take it, take it all in, mein junge.
There we are. Get up.
Get up. Get up.
Now I have full control of its limbic system.
Let us see how long I can hold it.
What?
Hey, you chewed off the tip of my tail.
Yeah, you, you little...
It says you're rude, brutish und not very bright.
It seems our little friend here
Remembers market sounds and voices.
And a peculiar troll language spoken
In the last place his cage was opened.
The troll market.
The troll market? Come on.
No one's ever found it.
That's because it doesn't exist.
Mr. Krauss? Dr. Krauss, sir.
Our little informant there doesn't look so good.
Back inside, you. There we are.
So, now we know where to begin.
Trolls dwell under bridges.
Wow. You're a genius.
By the way,
There's over 2,000 bridges in new york city.
But vladimir vanya,
19th century occult historian,
Places the troll market directly under
The east end of the brooklyn bridge.
We've already looked there.
Yes, you have, but not with me, agent.
Not with me.
We're moving in.
Brooklyn Bridge 03:00 Hrs
Keep it coming, keep it coming. Hold it.
"Not with me, agent." what an ego.
I like him.
Well, you can keep him.
I mean, am I the only one
That thinks this guy is full of...
No, no, no, no, don't lean.
Lot 336, the schufftein glasses. Could it be?
The three surviving pairs,
And we will use them to locate the troll market.
Dr. Krauss, what a coup.
The schufftein glasses.
You're my hero.
Hey. You hellboy?
Yeah.
You're ugly, man.
Two more on the wall in front of me
And then three on the alleys facing that way.
What do you think of mr. know-lt-all?
Don't know, too early to tell.
Hey, you're hellboy.
I know, I'm ugly.
Forget it.
We'll talk about it later.
He's sure of himself
And I think maybe you're intimidated.
Intimidated. huh?
Keep us up to date on the cameras,
Agent sherman. over and out.
What's this?
Normally, we can't see fairy folk and trolls.
They generate a cloaking aura
Called "glamour."
But in 1878, emil schufftein
Designed and built these.
Four crystal diopters that penetrate that effect
And reveal the true nature of things.
Oh, dr. krauss, they're more beautiful than I'd imagined.
You must try them on then. oh, yes.
Try them on, agent. they'll look good.
I love these tight little leather straps.
Intimidated?
Mr. kraut? sir?
Krauss, agent. with a double "s."
S-s. right, right.
Listen, those gizmos?
How do you know they work?
I have a suspect.
Give me a vector, agent sherman. a vector.
B-12, the alley, northbound.
Well, track the target. we're coming down.
Keep an eye on her. I'll be right back.
This little old lady? come on.
It's a fragglewump, an ugly scottish troll.
They're afraid of canaries.
Oh, my god. canaries, huh?
What about the kittens?
She feeds on them.
Come on, then. kitty, kitty, kitty.
That thing is a "she"?
Under the Brooklyn Bridge,4:57 Hrs
Down, you fools.
What do you think you are doing?
She's gonna eat the cat.
You'll make her aware of our presence.
We should use the canary now.
She's gonna eat it!
We should use the bird, dr. krauss.
The bird.
She's going to eat the cat.
You will stay put and follow my orders.
I can't sit by here...
You are directly under my command, and you have to obey.
-Stay put! -Oh, screw this!
Hey! lucy.
Come back here.
I'm home.
Oh, yes, dearie. can I help you?
Give it up, nasty. we can see you.
You see me?
How? how do you see me?
We're looking for the entrance to the troll market. any clues?
Come any closer and I'll rip your heart.
We're gonna have to get a little old-school, abe.
Give me the bird.
Not a canary.
What, you're afraid of this little guy?
Who'd know?
No more, no more.
I'll take you there.
Come on, let's go, you dirty old troll.
Let's go.
Agent sherman, we are going into the troll market.
Keep communication to a minimum.Over und out.
I like him.
You see, this is a man who takes charge.
You think?
Yeah. he's efficient.
He's precise.
You add "resistant" to that, you got yourself a new watch.
Dr. krauss is aware of the chain of command, and he...
Oh, brother!
He seems to like me.
Here we are.
Wow, that's some door!
It's a complex combination lock.
What do you think, agent sapien?
Not good.
With the number of symbols on the combination,
We'll be here for days.
Well, not necessarily.
Let me try my technique.
Open it, lucy.
I will not.
Pretty please.
Do as you may, demon.
Release the yellow beast.
Tear my eyes out.
Rip my insides and my legs and my tongue,
But I will never open that door.
Is that your investigative technique?
It said "never."
It's unconscionable.
That means he didn't like it.
What?
So, what, you're gonna show us how it's done,
Mr. by-the-book?
Is that it?
Yes, I think I will.
There we are.
Let me see. yes.
Gentlemen, welcome to the troll market.
Fresh fish
Get your fresh fish...
Liz.' red, there's something really important
That I need to tell you.
Oh, liz, you should be here. you'd love it.
Nobody's looking at us. we blend right in.
Agent, I said keep communication to a minimum.
You'll blow our cover.
You know? I think he's right.
I'm bringing you here for sure, babe.
The fishbowl wants radio silence. so...
Over and out.
The royal seal.
Brother red. red, do you read me?
Yeah, I read you, blue, but I'm watching sherlock at work.
I'll get back to you.
Excuse me, sir.
Sir, excuse... pardon me. sir, may I ask a...
I gotta tell the boys that one.
Excuse me, gentlemen.
Have you seen anyone purchasing this type of tooth fairy?
No one sells them down here, pal.
Over in jersey, maybe.
Well, what about this, then?
Do you recognize this seal?
Make him go away. make him go away.
No. we don't.
Please, dear sir.
You'd better go. now!
We'll make it worth your while.
Don't waste your time. we will not talk!
What are you doing?
You're absolutely sure about that, huh?
Absolutely.
You won't talk, eh?
Never.
Never, huh?
Never ever, ever.
Feeling a little chattier now?
We'll never talk.
Yes, yes.
We will, only don't hit me anymore.
Chicken.
Who bought the tooth fairies?
Prince nuada.
They say prince nuada broke the truce,
And now there is talk of war,
A war with the human world.
Sorry, kid.
That's all right.
Nice baby.
I'm not a baby. I'm a tumor.
Yes, red. I am following a lead right now.
It may turn out...
It may turn out to be nothing,
But I will let you know soon enough.
What do you want? tell me your name.
Follow me.
Your father left you this map.
In it, he said, lies the secret
To the location of the golden army.
Move away! quickly, your highness.
Can I help you with something?
No, thank you. I'm just looking.
You can't go in there!
Sir, why are you following me?
I...
I was just hoping to find an old map chart of algiers.
Why are you following me?
I was not.
Did my brother send you to steal the crown piece?
Your brother?
Oh, you're sorely mistaken, I assure you.
Then answer me truthfully.
Why were you following me?
My name is abraham sapien.
There is no such name.
Oh, I don't like it either, but i...
Enough.
Give me your hand.
Your hand.
You are an agent
For the bureau of paranormal research and defense.
And your name is...
Horrible, I know.
I'm nuala, princess nuala.
Yes, I know.
Forgive me, your highness,
But as you were learning about me,
I couldn't help but learn a bit about you myself.
I know that you need our help.
I'm afraid it's the other way around.
The window. out now.
I will take care of this.
Oh, dear.
Go! now go!
Get out of here, blue.
Yes. come with me, your highness.
You.
Let me put this to you as delicately as I can.
My cigar, it was cuban.
Now you pissed me off.
Oh, crap.
Now stay down!
Damn.
A tooth. happy?
Give it up, pal. it's over.
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
Wow. told you.
Oh, my god, what have you done, agent hellboy?
Look at this! now we have to leave.
Red. this is princess nuala.
Lady.
We should leave. now. now!
Let's go.
Wink is dead
A big red man killed him.
Is there something you need to tell me?
Up there. No,up there! Up at the market
Wink is dead
To wage his war, my brother needs this,
The final piece of the crown of bethmoora
And this map to the location of the golden army chamber.
The golden army.
The harbingers of death.
The unstoppable tide.
Howdy doody.
Your highness, if you hand the crown piece over to us...
No. where it goes, I go.
My father died to uphold the truce with your world.
You must honor his noble intention.
The lady's in dire danger.
I take it you're vouching for her, agent sapien?
Most emphatically. yes, I am.
Even so.
I am sorry, but we simply cannot assume
Such responsibility on our own.
The lady just lost her father.
What more do you want?
You may not care, but there are procedures, rules
And little handbooks...
She's coming with us.
You got that, gas bag?
What did you call me?
You.
You will pay for what happened to my friend down there.
Yeah, right. you take checks?
Demon.
Born from a womb of shadows.
Sent to destroy their world
And you still believe you belong.
Are we gonna talk all night?
Cause I'm really sleepy.