Abe Sapien

Abraham "Abe" Sapien is a fictional character in the comic book series Hellboy, created by Mike Mignola. He is an "icthyo sapien", something of a merman, although at first glance, one might mistake him for an aquatic "gray" alien.

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Fictional character - Comic book - Hellboy - Mike Mignola - Merman

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Abe was found in a water-filled casket in a Washington, D.C. hospital. He got his name from a piece of paper in the casket dated the day of Abraham Lincoln's assassination (April 15, 1865). Whether Abe was captured or created by those who placed him in the casket was unknown at the time.

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Washington, D.C - Abraham Lincoln - April 15 - 1865

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Abe entered the ranks of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense (BPRD), joining the demon hero Hellboy and the pyrokinetic Liz Sherman as a field agent. As well as being extremely agile and adapted for aquatic life (he can survive out of water, but only for short periods without mechanical aid), Abe is highly intelligent and has displayed both telepathic and psychometric abilities, making him an invaluable member of the team. Abe is quiet and reserved, a thinker more than a fighter; he and Hellboy often clash due to their wildly different personalities. However, the two enjoy a close friendship, identifying with each other as outsiders in a world full of humans.

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Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense - Demon - Pyrokinetic - Liz Sherman - Telepathic - Psychometric

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Abe doesnt possess any telepathic abilities in the comic books. He is an extremely capable agent and has solved a great number of cases. He is also the de facto leader of the BPRD field team.

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Abe first appeared in the Hellboy series Seeds of Destruction. As well as regular appearances in Hellboy and BPRD, Abe has also starred in his own one-shot comic, Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead by Brian McDonald and Derek Thompson.

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Brian McDonald - Derek Thompson

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In the miniseries BPRD: The Dead, part of his origin was revealed. He was a scientist from Virginia, who made a fortune in sea travel. He visited Africa and the Far East. Eventually, he settled in New England, becoming famous in the local newspapers for 'conducting experiments of a scientific nature and meeting foreign gentlemen'(at least one of these experiments involved a submarine). He disappeared a few months before the date on the canister.

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In the movie adaptation, Abe is played by Doug Jones and voiced by David Hyde Pierce.

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Doug Jones - David Hyde Pierce

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