Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense
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The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense is a fictional secret government organization in the Hellboy universe that investigates and combats supernatural and occult threats.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book organization
→
fictional organization → secret government agency → |
| abbreviation |
B.P.R.D.
→
B.P.R.D. →
surface form: "BPRD"
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| appearsIn |
B.P.R.D. comic series
→
Hellboy →
surface form: "Hellboy (2004 film)"
Hellboy →
surface form: "Hellboy (2019 film)"
Hellboy II: The Golden Army → Hellboy →
surface form: "Hellboy animated films"
Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics series) →
surface form: "Hellboy comics"
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| associatedWith | Dark Horse Comics → |
| country |
United States government
→
surface form: "United States government (fictional)"
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| creator | Mike Mignola → |
| employs |
Abe Sapien
→
Hellboy → Johann Kraus → Kate Corrigan → Liz Sherman NERFINISHED → Roger the Homunculus → |
| foundedBy | Professor Trevor Bruttenholm → |
| genre |
horror
→
occult detective fiction → supernatural fiction → |
| governedBy | U.S. government oversight (fictional) → |
| hasDivision |
field operations division
→
occult investigations unit → research division → |
| hasMember |
non-human agents
→
occult experts → paranormal investigators → psychics → |
| headquartersLocation |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States (fictional locations)"
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| medium |
animated films
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comic books → films → |
| notableEnemy |
Rasputin (Hellboy)
→
The Black Flame → frog monsters → |
| notableStoryline |
Plague of Frogs
→
The Black Flame → The Dead → |
| purpose |
defense against supernatural threats
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investigation of paranormal phenomena → research of occult and mystical phenomena → |
| typeOfThreatsHandled |
occult threats
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paranormal threats → supernatural threats → |
| universe |
Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics series)
→
surface form: "Hellboy universe"
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Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.