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In the twilight of World War II, a desperate Nazi occult faction, led by the fanatical Karl Ruprecht Kroenen and guided by the mystic Rasputin, opens a dimensional portal on a remote Scottish island. Their goal is to unleash the Ogdru Jahad, ancient cosmic entities of chaos, to conquer the dying world. Allied forces, led by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, storm the ritual site just as the portal collapses. While they thwart the immediate apocalypse, the dark magic leaves behind an unexpected survivor: a glowing red infant demon with a stone right hand. Adopted in secret by the newly formed Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.), the creature is named Hellboy and raised as a defender of humanity.Decades later, an aging Professor Bruttenholm worries for the future of his surrogate son, who now works publicly as a paranormal investigator alongside Abe Sapien, a brilliant amphibious psychic, and Liz Sherman, a pyrokinetic woman struggling to suppress her destructive abilities. Sensing the rising tide of darkness, the B.P.R.D. welcomes John Myers, a young, idealistic FBI agent assigned to be Hellboy’s keeper. Myers immediately clashes with Hellboy’s gruff, cigar-chomping exterior, but quickly learns that underneath the menacing red skin lies a soul plagued by insecurity, driven by a desperate need for human acceptance, and fiercely in love with Liz.Rasputin is resurrected in a mausoleum, aided by the undead Kroenen and a shape-shifting minion named Ilsa Haupstein. Rasputin’s master plan is to sever the tether keeping Hellboy in the mortal realm and awaken his true identity: Anung Un Rama, the harbinger of the apocalypse. To break Hellboy’s resolve, Rasputin targets his deep-seated affection for Liz. After manipulating events to drive Liz to a psychiatric facility, Rasputin infiltrates the B.P.R.D. headquarters, brutally murdering Professor Bruttenholm and leaving behind clues that draw Hellboy and his team into the heart of Moscow for a final confrontation.Descending into the sprawling, clockwork-like subway lair of Rasputin, the B.P.R.D. faces horrific subterranean monsters and the lethal, clockwork assassin Kroenen. During the fierce battle, Abe Sapien is incapacitated, and Liz seemingly perishes, her energy drained by Rasputin. Consumed by grief and rage, Hellboy is subdued by Rasputin’s magic, which shatters his stone hand and fully awakens Anung Un Rama, summoning the tentacled Ogdru Jahad through a newly opened portal.As the apocalyptic beasts begin to breach the dimensional tear, Hellboy holds a dying Liz in his arms. However, remembering Liz's final whispered confession of love, Hellboy uses the shards of his broken stone hand to impale Rasputin from behind. The mystic is consumed by his own summoned demons, sealing the portal and saving the world. In the film's climax, Hellboy’s love miraculously revives Liz. Embracing his monstrous form not as a curse of destruction, but as a badge of honor to protect the innocent, Hellboy flies away with Liz into the stormy night sky, finally accepting his humanity.