Post by Silverback on May 10, 2005 11:42:50 GMT
Professor Herman von Klempt was a Nazi scientist who survived into the 1990s as a disembodied head inside a bottle. His assistant was a giant ape named Brutus. Von Klempt was involved in a variety of Nazi programs, most notably the attempt to send physicist Ernst Oeming into space. A team of Roderick Zinco's men in South Africa later discovered Von Klempt. He was in a coma and appeared dead for all intents and purposes. Zinco personally delivered von Klempt's head to Professor Kroenen in Norway. While not a member of Project Ragna Rok, von Klempt was a respected colleague of Kroenen who had his head exhumed against the advice of Leopold Kurtz. He was presumed to be dead after an explosion in Norway, but resurfaced at Hunte Castle along with Brutus.
Von Klempt had also modified his appearance somewhat. Rather than floating around as a head in a jar, von Klempt had fashioned a robotic body so he could pass as a man. The jar that contained his head was stored in the torso of the robot. Von Klempt had returned to Hunte Castle to await the return of Ernst Oeming and the Conqueror Worm. Hellboy foiled his plans, and his jar was bashed against a rock outside Hunte Castle. Von Klempt is presumed to be dead.
Von Klempt had also modified his appearance somewhat. Rather than floating around as a head in a jar, von Klempt had fashioned a robotic body so he could pass as a man. The jar that contained his head was stored in the torso of the robot. Von Klempt had returned to Hunte Castle to await the return of Ernst Oeming and the Conqueror Worm. Hellboy foiled his plans, and his jar was bashed against a rock outside Hunte Castle. Von Klempt is presumed to be dead.
