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Grigori Rasputin is a fictional character based on the real life Russian mystic of the same name. This fictional version of the so-called Mad Monk is the primary villain in the comic book series Hellboy. The character was created by Mike Mignola and John Byrne.

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction

Rasputin first appeared as he summoned the Beast of the Apocalypse for the Nazis during World War II. When the summoning accidentally placed the creature (Hellboy) in the hands of the Allies, Rasputin retreated to the Arctic Circle.

He returned in 1994 with Sadu-Hem, a monstrous spawn of the Ogdru Jahad, in tow. Rasputin's goal was to use Hellboy's stone right hand to free the Ogdru Jahad from their crystal prisons and permit them to raze the earth. However, Rasputin's plans were foiled by the timely intervention of Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien. Rasputin was killed and Sadu-Hem was destroyed.

Hellboy: Wake the Devil

Rasputin re-appears as a ghost while his pawns attempt to restore the vampire Vladimir Giurescu to life.

Hellboy: Conqueror Worm

Rasputin appears lastly in his ghostly form as a counsel to Inger von Klempt.

The Movie

Actor Karel Roden plays Rasputin in the 2004 film version. He is seen working with the Nazis in the film and demonstrates great occult abilities linked with the underworld. He is depicted, in the movie, as being in a sense immortal, as every time he dies, he resurrects with a part of his god within his body. The thematics of this are said to have originated upon stories of his numerous and evasive near-death experiences as a child preaching the word of god.

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 ==The Movie==
-Actor [[Karel Roden]] plays Rasputin in the [[2004]] [[Hellboy (film)|film version]]. He is seen working with the Nazis in the film and demonstrates great occult abilities linked with the underworld. He is depicted, in the movie, as being in a sense immortal, as every time he dies, he ressurects with a part of his god within his body. The thematics of this are said to have originated upon stories of his numerous and evasive near-death experiences as a child preaching the word of god.
+Actor [[Karel Roden]] plays Rasputin in the [[2004]] [[Hellboy (film)|film version]]. He is seen working with the Nazis in the film and demonstrates great occult abilities linked with the underworld. He is depicted, in the movie, as being in a sense immortal, as every time he dies, he resurrects with a part of his god within his body. The thematics of this are said to have originated upon stories of his numerous and evasive near-death experiences as a child preaching the word of god.
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