So I’m watching *Hellboy *with my slightly retarded friend Cliff, and he keeps going, Why’s his hand so big? Why’s his hand so big? So before he starts to rock and moan and possibly pee his pants, could someone please explain to us why Hellboy’s hand is so big? Thank you.
Tell him to STFU and watch the movie. It’s revealed in the last ten minutes.
It’s made of stone…for some reason.
ETA here’s wiki’s explanation: Right hand of Doom.
There appears to be a long, geeky backstory for it. I lost interest after about two sentences.
Admit it, there is no Cliff. You’re Cliff aren’t you?
Why does this guy have one claw bigger than the other, Huh? I wanna know!
BTW, if you like Hellboy, I recommend the sequel, Hellboy II: Golden Army. I think it’s better.
Because he’s very, very lonely?
No, it isn’t. It’s used, but there’s no explanation of what it is and why he has it.
Some Russian ladies supposedly did that with Rasputin’s tallywhacker.
But I digress.
His big freaking hand is the key to the lock that allows Space-Cthulu to eat the world the world.
He’s Cliff Clavin isn’t he? You must be…
NORM!
Tell Cliff to take a little walk to the edge of town … across the tracks, where the viaduct looms like a bird of doom.
I’m sure he’ll find out once he wraps you in his arms.
Hey, buddy, I’m warning you … if you see it on the TV screen, turn it off.
That may well be the first time anybody has ever thought lissener was the norm.
Back on topic: So is the hand an homage to Moorcock?
You’re one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan,
Designed and directed by his - um, something something something.
It wasn’t revealed for years in the comics. All we knew is that
It can’t be injured
It feels no pain
It’s spoken of in many ancient prophecies
Various bad guys seem to know more about it.
When the full story was revealed (I think it was in Hellboy-The Island) the wikipedia article was updated right away.