Right Hand of Doom
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The Right Hand of Doom is Hellboy’s oversized, stone-like right hand, a mystical artifact central to his identity and destiny in the Hellboy comic series.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body part
ⓘ
fictional artifact ⓘ mystical object ⓘ |
| affiliation | Hellboy ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics series)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellboy comic series
Hellboy spin-off stories ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ogdru Jahad
ⓘ
Ragnarok-like end of the world ⓘ ancient prophecy ⓘ apocalypse ⓘ |
| cannotBe | removed without great difficulty ⓘ |
| color | reddish stone ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Hellboy’s more human-like left hand ⓘ |
| creator | Mike Mignola ⓘ |
| depictedAs | massive stone gauntlet-like hand ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Hellboy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Hellboy: Seed of Destruction ⓘ |
| function | key to apocalyptic events ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ |
| iconicStatus | one of the most recognizable features of Hellboy ⓘ |
| inspiredTitle | Hellboy story arc "The Right Hand of Doom" ⓘ |
| inUniverseAge | ancient ⓘ |
| materialAppearance | stone-like ⓘ |
| medium | comic books ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central to Hellboy’s destiny
ⓘ
symbol of fate and doom ⓘ |
| notableFeature | oversized compared to Hellboy’s left hand ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedWith | engraved or segmented stone plates ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Hellboy’s desire for a normal life ⓘ |
| origin | grafted onto Hellboy as a child ⓘ |
| owner | Hellboy ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellboy’s body ⓘ |
| power |
near indestructibility
ⓘ
superhuman strength ⓘ |
| property |
cannot be easily damaged
ⓘ
much larger than a normal hand ⓘ rigid, stone-like surface ⓘ |
| publisher | Dark Horse Comics ⓘ |
| sideOfBody | right hand ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
burden of destiny
ⓘ
conflict between free will and fate ⓘ |
| usedBy | Hellboy for combat ⓘ |
| usedFor |
punching and striking enemies
ⓘ
unlocking or activating cosmic mechanisms ⓘ |
| visualDesignBy | Mike Mignola ⓘ |
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