In 1944, at Castle Drachespitze in the Rhine River Valley, RASPUTIN led the occult society, THE WOTANIC CIRCLE, in a ritual designed to bring Anung un Rama, the Ender of Worlds, to Earth. They expected a powerful demon who would release the seven dragons, the OGDRU JAHAD, to burn the world to a cinder so that a new paradise could grow.
PROFESSOR BROOM, voiced by John Hurt and James Arnold Taylor (Young Broom)
Professor Trevor Broom is a British academic who has investigated the supernatural and the occult throughout his life. As a young man in interviewed mystics, attended séances and researched the texts of lost civilizations. He became versed in several “lost” languages including Old Lemurian which includes the oldest written records yet discovered.
To date, Abe Sapien is the world’s only amphibious humanoid. His origin is a mystery; Abe himself has no memory prior to the moment BPRD scientists woke him with electrical stimulation.
Liz Sherman was raised in Kansas City with a normal childhood until the onset of puberty at age 11. When teased by a neighborhood bully she became emotional which lead to a full manifestation of her pyrotechnic power. The resulting fire leveled a city block, killing 32 people including her family.
Professor Kate Corrigan is one of the world’s leading experts on folklore and occult history and probably Hellboy’s closest friend.
Kate was originally a consultant for the BPRD but Hellboy kept encouraging try some field work. She joined him on an investigation that led to a town of werewolves and her first conversation with a ghost. She joined the Bureau full time and currently acts as Assistant Director to Tom Manning.
Agent Sidney Leach, the human metal detector, is a relatively new agent. When completing his degree in mechanical engineering, he found he had the psychic ability to detect metals at a distance of several yards, even through granite blocks.
PROFESSOR BROOM, voiced by John Hurt and James Arnold Taylor (Young Broom)
ABE SAPIEN, voiced by Doug Jones
LIZ SHERMAN, voiced by Selma Blair
KATE CORRIGAN, voiced by Peri Gilpin
SIDNEY LEACH voiced by Rob Paulsen
