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.
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. Whether Abe was captured or created by those who placed him in the casket is unknown.
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.
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. More details of his past are set to be revealed in the BPRD series The Dead beginning in November 2004.
In the movie adaptation, Abe is played by Doug Jones and voiced by David Hyde Pierce.it:Abraham Sapien