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| “ | Hellboy, as you can see, she's made sure you receive a proper f-cking welcome. You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this. | „ |
| ~ Gruagach confronting Hellboy. |
Gruagach is the secondary antagonist of the 2019 live-action superhero reboot film Hellboy.
He is a monstrous boar-like fairy who served as a childhood rival of Hellboy. Long ago, Hellboy was responsible for Gruagach’s exile and the stripping of his powers. Gruagach is later the one responsible for restoring Vivienne Nimue and serves as her primary bodyguard.
He was portrayed by Douglas Tait, who also played the Black Shuck in The Conjuring franchise, and voiced by Stephen Graham, who also played Fulvio in Inkheart, Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire, and Jacob Marley in the 2019 TV movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
History[]
Background[]
In 1992, Gruagach and his fellow fairy folk kidnapped baby Alice in hopes of restoring their dying race; Gruagach himself took her place as a changeling. Hellboy exposed him and branded Gruagach with iron before setting out to rescue the real Alice. The vengeful Gruagach tried unsuccessfully to stop the cambion, and the attempt turned him into the humanoid boar he is now.
Meeting Baba Yaga[]
Gruagach consulted with Baba Yaga to plan the defeat of their common nemesis. Their conversation revealed that Gruagach had learned about the legendary dark witch Nimue and that she had the power to turn the tide against the cambion. Baba Yaga implored Gruagach to gather her remains scattered all over the world in order to restore her.
The search for Nimue's remains[]
Gruagach entered the church where Nimue's severed head was hidden, slaughtered the silent monks within and threatened the last one to reveal the head and unseal it with an incantation. The monk refused. Gruagach tore out and consumed the monk's tongue, thereby learning the incantation, then successfully uttered it to awaken Nimue. The head successfully showed Gruagach how to find the rest of her body.
Massacre at Osiris Club headquarters[]
Gruagach perpetrated the massacre at the Osiris Club, killing the members in brutal ways. Hellboy discovered Gruagach leaving the scene with the last piece of Nimue and recognized him. Hellboy pursued him after a brief fight, but Nimue distracted Hellboy with a vision and confused him. Gruagach escaped.
Fighting Hellboy, betrayed by Nimue and Death[]
| “ | This ain't fair! F**k you Hellboy! | „ |
| ~ Gruagach's last words before his death. |
When Hellboy and his allies arrived at a church in London, Gruagach confronted them. Gruagach's durable skin deflected Hellboy and Ben Daimio’s bullets. During the ensuing fight, Gruagach bested Hellboy with his enhanced strength and durability and impaled him with one of his tusks. Hellboy broke off another tusk and stabbed Gruagach in the head with it.
Gruagach threw him to the ground and threatened to kill him as he lay there. Daimio transformed into a monstrous jaguar and attacked Gruagach. Gruagach easily defeated both of them, and attempted to crush Hellboy's skull. Nimue stopped him despite his protest that he resurrected her and they were allied against their common foe. Nimue then shrank him to small size. Gruagach raged about the betrayal and cursed Hellboy just before his body exploded in a bloody mess.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Shapeshifting: Gruagach's fairy physiology allowed him to shapeshift, notably taking on the form of infant Alice in 1992.
- Superhuman Strength: Gruagach had massive strength, being able to punch through walls, rip off a monk's jaw and fight Hellboy with ease. He was capable of picking up boulders and knocking out Daimio in his jaguar form.
- Superhuman Durability: Gruagach had extreme durability, his body being impenetrable to bullets as well as attacks by Hellboy and Daimio in his jaguar form. However, Hellboy was able to wound him by stabbing Gruagach with his own tusk, but it didn't have that much effect on him during their final fight.
- Superhuman Stamina: Gruagach's stamina was powerful, being able to fight without showing signs of becoming tired.
- Sharp Tusks: Gruagach's tusks were sharp and strong enough to impale Hellboy, causing him to bleed.
Weakness[]
- Iron: Only iron can burn and weaken Gruagach.
Trivia[]
- Gruagach was based on a character of the same name in the Hellboy comics.
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