Male Species male Balor was alive when Aiglin, the father tree ('tree of life' in many human religious and cultural beliefs) was the focal point of activity on earth. Nuada likely participated in the battles and, as seen at the beginning of the film Hellboy II: The Golden Army, bears many scars on his back and shoulders from battling for the protection of his kind. Balor sent the army out against the humans at the next available battle, but the Army was without mercy and slaughtered the humans more greatly than they did them. Menu. Goss was previously cast as mutant vampire Jared Nomak in del Toro's 2002 film Blade II, and the director approached the actor to be cast in Hellboy II. It is implied that Balor refused to give Nuada his rightful piece of the crown (as seen in the film and novelization in Nuala's possession which breaks tradition with a patriarchal society) and gave it to Nuala while also keeping one piece for himself. Balor's armies began to dwindle (even while using goblins, trolls, ogres, and fairies as soldiers). Luckily, the prince survived each battle, but Balor began to grow restless and desperate. Balor turned to the same smooth, white stone that all elves became when killed as Nuada took the crown piece and summoned the rest of the court to war, threatening to kill all that opposed him. At the urging of his desperate son, Nuada, the goblins built an invincible force. King Balor - Stabbed by Nuada; Mr. Wink - Threw his iron fist at Hellboy, who avoided it causing it to get caught in a furnace with spiky wheels, which pulled him in and crushed him; Forest God - Shot in the head by Hellboy with a grenade launcher; Princess Nuala - Stabbed herself to kill Nuada No infringement is intended. It is 70 times 70 soldiers, as in 4,900 soldiers, all made from clockwork and all wound up. your own Pins on Pinterest Where is the honor in this? SHOW COMMENTS (0) Why Is This One Of Your Favorites? Balor, king of the elves, was seen with antlers on his head before he was slain by … And King Balor, the king of Elfland-- watched the slaughter with dread and despair. King Balor VOICE John Fitzgerald. Why?Prince Nuada: To set us free. [turns to the council] Nuada did not want humans deciding the fate of their world and begged his father to see that he was right (at this time, Nuada also scorned his father for having moved their throne into human refuse in the rail-yards and told him that the only place left to go was to the sewers and derelict ones). In the film, Balor is portrayed by the late Roy Dotrice. John Fitzgerald is the voice of King Balor in Hellboy. He has a daughter, Princess Nuala, and a son, Prince Nuada, who are twins. Before killing him, Balor also managed to 'disarm' King Nuada, necessitating the creation of a silver hand for him. At that time, Ireland was known to humans as Erinland or Eirin, near what is known today as the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim. When Hellboy was a boy, Professor Broom told him the story of Nuada and the Golden Army. King Balor was the oldest living elf on earth surviving into the 21st Century (in theory). Balor returned to his throne as his son wandered away vowing to return when 'his people needed him most'. King Balor Balor remarks (in the texts left behind) that they did not differentiate between soldier and bystander, man or woman, child or adult leading readers to believe that the army marched not only onto the battle field, but pursued fleeing humans to settlements and destroyed them. Hellboy The Golden Army King Balor is the legendary one-armed king of Elfland and ruler of all magical races (collectively known as 'the sons of the earth' or the Bethmoora Clan). Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) John Hurt as Professor Broom. A beautiful feat of goblin engineering, beautiful yet deadly. Rated: K+ - English - … King Balor was the oldest living elf on earth surviving into the 21st Century (in theory). On September 26, 2008, Nuada had found the human's piece of the crown and took it to his father's court after declaring war to the human world, stating that the elves would take what was 'rightfully theirs'. To honor the truce is in ours. The one armed king of Bethmoorah. King Balor's (Roy Dotrice) antler headpiece from Guillermo del Toro's action-adventure fantasy Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Nuala (daughter)Nuada (son) One for the humans, and Two for himself. Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional Dark Horse Comics character, Hellboy.After the elven Prince Nuada steals the first piece of the ancient crown which controls the Golden Army, he declares war upon the humans, and all hell is unleashed.. Balor sent the army out against the humans at the next available battle, but the Army was without mercy and slaughtered the humans more greatly than they did them. King Balor, who ruled the elves and the magical races (Prince Nuada's father), watched his people undergo slaughter at the hands of the humans. Painted with exceptional detail, the antlers are made of resin and fixed to a fibreglass skullcap. Build me this army the King said. King Balor is the one-armed king of Bethmoora, also called Elfland. Section Header Notable Roles Edit. Why have you done this? Neither Nuada nor Nuala mention their mother, leading fans to believe that she died while they were very young and Balor tried to blot her loss from his memory. I can sense it stirring the air and the lingering words of a vow made long ago, haunts my mind. Nothing is said of what happened to the she-elf, but it is shown in the film and in the novelization that she was not present when Balor formed the Golden Army. Prince Nuada voiced by Brooke Burgess . Balor's two children (twins being odd for elves) were blessed with a supernatural link and equally impressive abilities; Nuala held spiritual and emotional abilities, telepathy for elves being more linked to spiritual and emotional aspects instead of cerebral activity; while Nuada held physical and mental prowess. The warring with man saw the decline of the king and the rise of his son in his place. The King’s son Prince Nuada (Luke Goss) did not agree with the truce and went into exile. Short: Hellboy Franchise: Hellboy. - Share your reason with the rest of the community. Why?Prince Nuada: To set us free. One day, the humans waged war against Balor where neither side was victorious. Prince Nuada (Luke Goss) kills King Balor (Roy Dotrice) and steals his piece of the crown, Nuada is trying to gain the pieces of the crown to unite the Golden Army. Despite forming a truce with humanity, Balor lost the war to man's conquest and his son, Prince Nuada's, anger. Father, you were once a proud warrior. After years of fighting, elf Prince Nuada convinces his father, King Balor to have blacksmiths build an indestructible golden clockwork army controlled by a golden crown. He then broke up the crown, giving the one piece to the humans and the others to his family, while the golden Army was buried in the earth beneath Balor's original throne and palace in Bethmoora (also known by the other magical races as 'the nightlands' due to the darkness and nightmarish powers that overshadowed the realm after the army was sealed). Balor received a crown that would allow him (or anyone with royal blood) to command the Army. The blood of many an elf, ogre, and goblin was spilled in their war with man, and King Balor, the one-armed king of Elfland, watched the slaughter in dread and despair. Balor, king of the elves, was seen with antlers on his head before he was slain by … https://hellboy-cinematic.fandom.com/wiki/King_Balor?oldid=285. Hellboy as Adult Simba Liz Sherman as Adult Nala Abe Sapien as Rafiki Angel of Death as Young Kiara Chamberlain as Pumbaa Johann Krauss as Timon Prince Nuada as Scar Princess Nuala as Shenzi Trevor Bruttenholm as Mufasa Cathedral Head as Ed Fragglewump as Banzai King Balor as Zazu. King Balor: What humans do is in their nature. King balor, the one armed king of Elfland watched the slaughter in dread and despair. 00:03:52 " that would allow those of royal blood. Balor refused to take arms against humanity or try to reason with his son. Movie Description In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. Prince Nuada: Honor? At that time, Ireland was known to humans as Erinland or Eirin, near what is known today as the Giant's Causeway in County A… Dotrice also appeared in the television series. SHOW COMMENTS (0) Why Is This One Of Your Favorites? One should note in the film, that the hand is magical and has the ability to move at the wrist and fingers like a normal hand. In Celtic Mythology, Balor was a Formorian King who slew Nuada (Nuadha Airgetlam). A goblin blacksmith offered to build the Golden Army for Balor and Nuada urges his father to agree which he hesistantly does. Balor was mourned briefly by Nuala, but there was no sorrow among the people for the loss of the king who had already begun to fade centuries ago.