Hellboy

comic book character created by Mike Mignola
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Summary

Hellboy is a half-demon in a work of fiction[1]. He was born on October 5, 1617[2]. He has worked as a ghost hunter[3], superhero[4], spy[5], demon hunter[6], and swordfighter[7]. He draws 17,401 Wikipedia views per month (half demon in a work of fiction category, ranking #1 of 6).[8]

Key Facts

  • Occupation: psychic detective[9]
  • Creator: Mike Mignola[10]
  • Member of: Bureau for Paranormal and Research Defense[11]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Instance of: comics character[14], film character[15], animated character[16], video game character[17]
  • Performer: Ron Perlman[18], David Harbour[19], Michael-Leon Wooley[20], Jack Kesy[21]
  • Commons category: Hellboy[22]
  • Color: red[23]
  • Country of origin: Outer Hebrides[24]
  • Official website: http://www.hellboy.com[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hellboy[26]
  • From narrative universe: Hellboy Universe[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • Topic has template: Template:Hellboy[29]
  • Present in work: Hellboy[30], Hellboy: Blood and Iron[31], Hellboy: Sword of Storms[32], Hellboy II: The Golden Army[33], Injustice 2[34], Hellboy: The Science of Evil[35], Hellboy Animated[36]
  • Birth name: Anung un Rama[37]
  • Name in native language: Hellboy[38]
  • Different from: Hellboy[39]
  • Superhuman feature or ability: superhuman strength[40], superhuman durability[41], healing factor[42], superhuman endurance[43]
  • Enemy: Grigori Rasputin[44], Baba Yaga[45], Ogdru Jahad[46], Nimue[47], Gruagach[48]
  • Character type: superhero[49]
  • P14470: Characters/Hellboy[50]
  • P14536: 382600[51]

Why It Matters

Hellboy has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What did Hellboy do for work?

Hellboy worked as a ghost hunter[3], superhero[4], spy[5], demon hunter[6], and swordfighter[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [24] ↑ . en-academic.com. en-academic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 30
    Image of cosplay → Hellboy - Flickr - ViNull.jpg
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu',
    Image → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Image to Image of cosplay"
  2. 6w ago · Mannivu · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database profile id → 33177, 4801
    P14738 → 8079
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14738: 8079"
  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9901-CC73-7EEE-A1B6-0E58
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
  4. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 382600
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 382600, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  5. 16w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Hellboy
    Color → red
    Topic's main category → Category:Hellboy
    Present in work → Hellboy, Hellboy: Blood and Iron, Hellboy: Sword of Storms +5
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Characters/Hellboy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293403014|Hellboy (#293403014)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8006|‎Giant Bomb "
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