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|caption=Roger by [[Mike Mignola]]

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|character_name=Roger the [[Homunculus]]

|real_name=Roger

|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]]

|debut=Hellboy - Wake The Devil (1997)

|creators=[[Mike Mignola]]

|alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0

|status=active

|alliances=[[B.P.R.D.]]

|previous_alliances=none

|aliases=none

|relatives= a brother (deceased)

|powers=energy conduit/breaker, superhuman strength

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'''Roger the Homunculus''' was a [[fictional character]] featured in the ''[[Hellboy]]'' and ''[[Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense]]'' [[comic books]] published by [[Dark Horse Comics]]. He was a [[homunculus]], a humanoid being said to be created by means of [[alchemy]].

| name = PRIDE 2

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| image = PRIDE FC II.jpg

==''Hellboy: Wake the Devil''==

| promotion = [[PRIDE Fighting Championships]]

| date = [[March 15]], [[1998]]

| venue = [[Yokohama Arena]]

| city = [[Yokohama]]

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = [[PRIDE 1]]

| followingevent = [[PRIDE 3]]

|}}

'''PRIDE 2''' was a [[mixed martial arts]] event held by [[PRIDE|KRS-PRIDE]] (later renamed PRIDE Fighting Championships). It took place at [[Yokohama Arena]] in [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]] on March 15, 1998. Kazushi Sakuraba, Mark Kerr, Vernon White, and Marco Ruas all made their PRIDE debuts at this event.

Roger was discovered in 1996 in a medieval [[Alchemy|alchemist's]] lab beneath the ruins of Czege Castle, [[Romania]] by BPRD agents [[Liz Sherman]], Bud Waller, and Sidney Leach during the ''Wake the Devil'' affair. Waller explained that a [[homunculus]] is created from blood and herbs, stewed in a jar, and then incubated in horse manure. Although lifeless upon discovery, the as-yet nameless Roger was activated when Liz touched the socket on his chest. Roger sprang to life in a violent rage, killed Waller, and fled the castle.

== Results ==

==''Hellboy: Almost Colossus''==

==={{flagicon| BRA}} [[Royler Gracie]] vs. {{flagicon| JPN}} [[Naoki Sano|Yuhi Sano]]===

Gracie defeated Sano by armbar at 33:14 of round 1.

==={{flagicon| BRA}} [[Juan Mott]] vs. {{flagicon| JPN}} [[Akira Shoji]]===

''Hellboy: Almost Colossus'' actually begins during the ''Wake the Devil'' story.

Shoji defeated Mott by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:47 of round 1.

==={{flagicon| JPN}} [[William Roosmalen]] vs. {{flagicon| USA}} [[Ralph White]]===

Liz Sherman, subconsciously looking to rid herself of her [[pyrokinesis]], touched the mysterious homunculus' chest cavity. The creature absorbed her pyrokinetic abilities, effectively hollowing her out. The creature escaped into the countryside.

William Roosmalen defeated Ralph White by KO (knee to the body).

==={{flagicon| JPN}} [[Kazushi Sakuraba]] vs. {{flagicon| USA}} [[Vernon White]]===

Liz entered a comatose state and was rushed to hospital under the supervision of [[Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense|BPRD]] doctors. Hellboy and [[Kate Corrigan]] were sent back to Romania to find the homunculus in the hope that Liz' power could be restored to her. Meanwhile, the homunculus was wracked by guilt and prayed for [[God]] to kill him. However, he soon encountered his 'brother', a more crude homunculus created earlier.

Sakuraba defeated White by submission (armbar) at 6:53 of round 3.

==={{flagicon| BRA}} [[Renzo Gracie]] vs. {{flagicon| JPN}} [[Sanae Kikuta]]===

The brother sought to take revenge on humanity using a colossal homunculus that he created from human [[fat]]. The sinister homunculus captured Kate and planned to sacrifice her for use in the giant homunculus. Roger saved her, but his brother entered the body of the gigantic colossus and began to rampage. While Hellboy struggled against the colossal homunculus, Roger intervened by asking his brother to forgive him. His brother forgave him, and Roger is allowed to join the colossus. Roger then used Liz' power over fire to melt the giant body and slay his brother.

Gracie defeated Kikuta by submission (guillotine choke) at :43 round 6.

==={{flagicon| TRI}} [[Gary Goodridge]] vs. {{flagicon| BRA}} [[Marco Ruas]]===

Roger returned to base with Hellboy and Kate, and restored Liz's pyrokinesis. Roger, now without a source of energy, returned to his comatose state.

Ruas defeated Goodridge by submission (Heel Hook) at 9:09 of round 1.

==={{flagicon| CRO}} [[Branko Cikatic]] vs. {{flagicon| USA}} [[Mark Kerr]]===

==''Abe Sapien Vs Science''==

Cikatic was disqualified for grabbing the ropes at 2:14 of the first round.

Three years later, BPRD scientists were stopped from dissecting Roger's comatose body by [[Abe Sapien]], who used an overdose of electricity to awaken the dormant homunculus. The BPRD fitted Roger with a mobile generator and made him an agent. At the same time, they planted a bomb within him to prevent any uncontrolled outbursts. This decision would later be a factor in Hellboy leaving the Bureau.

==See also==

==''Hellboy: Conqueror Worm''==

* [[List of PRIDE events]]

== External links==

During the Hunte Castle affair in 2001, Roger proved himself as an agent at last. Roger managed to contain the Conquerer Worm (a energy-based monster from space) within himself, which nearly subsumed his psyche. Even while wrestling with the Worm, Roger managed to destroy [[Herman von Klempt]] by throwing them both off of a mountain. Roger was saved by the ghost of [[Lobster Johnson]], who used a lightning rod to shock the worm out of Roger.

* [http://www.pridefc.com/ Official PRIDE Website]

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&eventid=47 Sherdog.com]

==''B.P.R.D.''==

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Roger returned to work with the Bureau, fitted with a new generator.

[[Category:Mixed martial arts events|PRIDE 02]]

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During the invasion of America by frog monsters (creatures encountered in ''Hellboy: Seed of Destruction'') Roger proved to be very effective in wiping them out. Eventually, he was promoted to a leadership role and led his own squadron of agents. However, his new-found cockiness proved to be his undoing. Surprised by the villainous [[Ogdru Jahad|Black Flame]], who was leading the frog monsters, Roger and his team were blown to pieces.

Kate Corrigan went to [[France]] to secure the book that could restore Roger to full health. However, the ageless marquis who held the book attempted to bargain for Roger's corpse, using Kate as collateral. Kate managed to overpower the marquis by releasing the demon [[Marchosias]], but in the ensuing carnage the book was lost and Roger's fate was sealed. As of the end of ''The Universal Machine'', Roger's body remained destroyed; his spirit, in communication with [[Johann Kraus]], was shown to exist in a peaceful dream-world resembling an Etruscan shrine dedicated to [[Cloacina]]. Roger told Johann that he was finally at peace and would prefer to stay "dead".

Roger's grave, marked with a false identity, was shown in the first issue of ''B.P.R.D.: The Garden of Souls''.

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==Trivia==

* Roger almost always appeared without pants.

* Roger is in the film version of ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'', although only in his dormant state. When [[Trevor Bruttenholm]] first showed Agent Myers around the BPRD, a large glass display case with Roger inside was visible in the background of a hall of artifacts, albeit only for one brief scene.

* In 2006, Roger made his debut as an [[action figure]]; he was part of the Hellboy Comic line (Series 2) from [[Mezco Toyz]].[http://mezco.net/products.asp?pline=hbc2006] Roger was one of four figures; the others included Rocket-pack Hellboy, Johann, and the Alien from ''Seed of Destruction'' and ''Conqueror Worm''.

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