Hellboy 3: 10 Comic Plots That Should Be Used

Ultimately, any comic book action fantasy is only going to be as good as its villain. For a possible finale of his onscreen story, then, Hellboy is going to need to face off against an adversary above and beyond the threats offered by Rasputin or Prince Nuada. In the comics that role goes to the Queen of Blood, whose grand plan sees England virtually destroyed and Hellboy essentially dead and sent to Hell.

In the comics, the Queen of Blood is the adversary that emerges to rule over the witches after the demise of Hecate. In a fashion that always signals an imposing villain, other lesser villains are terrified of her. In the past her body was torn to pieces, sealed in a box and buried deep beneath the earth with a giant to guard it. Her return requires a blood sacrifice and is so ominous that many of the witches just drown themselves so as not to be a part of what happens next.

Crucially, as the climactic villain of Hellboy's comic story, the Queen of Blood ties together some of the disparate plot influences, being part of both the interdimensional chaos gods story of the first movie and the fairy tale world of The Golden Army. She is part of the Arthurian storyline as her past persona is Nimue, the Lady of the Lake, but she is also a vessel for the chaos gods, the Ogdru Jahad who, at the high point of the battle, possess her and turn her into a dragon-like creature for Hellboy to fight.

Assuming that Del Toro chooses to adapt any element of the overarching plot of Mignola's comic, then some version of the Queen of Blood story should be in there. On the other hand, assuming Del Toro might want to just make up his own story, we could well still see the hero fighting a dragon and wielding a huge sword. It seems like the kind of thing the director would like.

And if the movie ever does get made and, remarkably, proves popular enough to make people want more, then there's always Hellboy In Hell to go to next.