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Heinkel Wulf (ハインケル・ウーフー, Hainkeru Ūrufū?) is a supporting antagonist in the Hellsing series created by Kohta Hirano. She is voiced by Mitsuki Saiga in the Japanese sub and Karen Strassman in the English dub.

She is an agent of the Iscariot Organization working under Alexander Anderson directly, and partners up with Yumiko Takagi. A skilled agent wielding two handguns with silver ammunition, Heinkel is one of the key members of Iscariot and was an orphan under the teaching of Anderson.

Appearance

Heinkel has neck-length, straw-colored hair, and grey-green eyes. She dresses in the priest uniform of the Iscariot Organization and wears glasses. Occasionally, she is seen smoking a cigarette. Heinkel is usually seen with two pistols as her preferred weapons. After The Captain shoots her through the face, she wears medical bandages around her nose, cheeks, and chin, and continues to wear them for the 30 following years.[4] The shot from the Captain damaged her vocal cords, as she is now speaking with a more masculine voice. Furthermore, she also becomes more impulsive.

Personality

Initially, Heinkel appears as a calm and fearless person.[5][6] Though on the surface she keeps a serious demeanor, she isn't susceptible of making humorous comments in the face of her enemies; such as mocking them before their death.[7] In Crossfire, how both Yumie and Heinkel deals with urgent situations in a bloody and disastrous manners constantly gets them into trouble with Maxwell.[8] Nevertheless, they remain on good terms.[9] Her calm demeanor was lost ever since Yumie's death at the hands of Walter and her vocal cords being damaged by The Captain. She appears to be more compulsive and angered, lust for revenge.[10]

History

Heinkel makes a couple of small appearances in Volume 4, as a non-speaking character who shoots a corrupt priest when Maxwell instructs her to. Later, she aims a pistol at Schrödinger when he appears suddenly at the Hellsing-Vatican meeting with the Queen of England.

She often acts as a bodyguard for Enrico Maxwell along with Yumie Takagi. She is later seen among the brigade of Catholic priests sent to apprehend Integra under Father Anderson's leadership. She and Yumie chastise Anderson for saving Integra, but he explains that it is only the Vatican who are worthy of destroying Hellsing. After the fight, with the Millennium forces sent to apprehend Integra, she reports that half of their priests have fallen before ordering the Artificial Vampire corpses to be burned. She and Integra then engage in an argument, in which Heinkel attempts to keep her in the custody of the Vatican, against Integra's wish to return to her mansion.

After an exchange of insults, Integra insists that Heinkel light the former's cigar. She protests, insisting that since she's holding the gun on Integra, she's in control of the situation, but eventually relents. She then bickers with Yumie as to whether to tie Integra up or just shoot her, but Anderson shuts the two of them down, stating "we're paladins, not rapists." Integra talks the remainder of the priests into accompanying her home, to the shock of Heinkel and Yumie. On the walk, a bewildered Heinkel notes that they have figuratively taken Integra into custody, but screams at Yumie to shut up after the latter firmly states that Enrico Maxwell would never buy it.

Heinkel is seen later witnessing Bishop Maxwell's crusade with Anderson, Yumie, Integra, and the rest of the Iscariot priests. She reminds an enraged Anderson of Maxwell's orders to capture Integra, and responds to Anderson's protests with the fact that it doesn't matter whether he likes it or not. Integra is then saved by Seras Victoria. Upon learning that Seras is a proper vampire now, she and Yumie take up arms but are told to stand down by Anderson, who says that neither of them would be enough to stand against her. She then witnesses the arrival of Alucard, and his removal of his Control Art Restriction Level 0.

In his final battle with Alucard, Anderson orders Heinkel and Yumie to return to Rome. However, both of them stay behind and fight with the rest of the priests, most of whom are subsequently killed. She is present when Anderson uses the Nail of Helena, and is visibly horrified at his transformation, asking "Father...!! What have you turned into?!" Alucard explains that Anderson is no longer human, and the only way either of them can die is to bore the bowels of [their] hearts. She witnesses the end of the battle, and is among those present at Anderson's death. Upon the arrival of a newly-rejuvenated Walter, she is furious at his disrespect of Anderson's memory. When Walter kills an infuriated Yumie, Heinkel points a gun at the former in rage, but is shot in the side of the face by The Captain. The bullet entered through her left cheek and exited through the right, severely damaging the right side of her face.

Heinkel is bewildered as The Captain gestures to her with his head, which she interprets as "don't interfere" He tosses her a first-aid kit, and Heinkel realizes that the Captain spared her life when he could have easily killed her. After seeing Yumie's remains, a bandaged and enraged Heinkel swears revenge on Walter C. Dornez, and takes a sniper rifle from the small group of remaining Iscariot priests, despite the priests' protests. She remains out of the way of Alucard and Walter's fight. As a damaged Walter celebrates his presumed victory against Alucard, Heinkel shoots him through the eye. Walter allows her to continue shooting, and she empties the clip into him.

However, it has no effect, and as she advances, Walter uses his wires to cut off her arm and foot before staggering away. A furious Heinkel remains behind, demanding he comes back so she can finally kill him, but Walter insists she will not be the one to kill him.

In the final chapter, Heinkel appears as a silhouette next to Makube and an unnamed younger Iscariot 30 years later. Heinkel's face still has severe scarring from the wound inflicted by the Captain. She appears to have all four limbs once more, possibly replaced by prosthetics. The younger Iscariot suggests trying to destroy Hellsing right then and there and Heinkel calls him a "stupid kid" and "blind," but agrees it would be possible to take out at least half of the Round Table at the certain cost of their own lives. Makube refuses the idea and it's revealed, that as of now, the Vatican, and presumably the Iscariot Organization, is too weak after the 9th Crusade, and that the next crusade will have to take place at least some centuries from now.

Relationships

Allies

  • Yumiko Takagi: Heinkel has a close relationship with Yumiko. In flashback sequences, the ending sequence of OVA VIII and chapter covers depicting Anderson with young trio, Heinkel and Yumiko were always playing around whilst Maxwell took his studies seriously.[11][12] When grown, Heinkel and Yumiko remains close; often acting like a duo, with their differences in combat style complimenting one and another.[13] Heinkel was able to kept her composure when Anderson's remains were stepped on, but Yumiko went berserk and hastily confronted Walter. It was not until Yumiko's death Heinkel went to make a move herself in a fit of rage, however was put to a stop by The Captain.[14] Heinkel was enraged by Walter's action, and revenge became the main focus of her shortly after.[15]
  • Alexander Anderson: Heinkel was among of those raised and taught by Anderson personally. With Anderson's teachings, Heinkel climbed up the ranks of the Vatican with Maxwell and Yumiko.[16][17] Although Anderson and Heinkel both have had their share fair of conflicts with one and another, Heinkel greatly respects Anderson.[18] When Anderson fell, Heinkel and Yumiko both cried; until his remains were trashed and stepped upon by Walter C. Dornez who Heinkel sought revenge for both Yumiko and Anderson.[19]

Enemies

  • Walter C. Dornez: Heinkel thought nothing of Walter until his grand re-appearance as an artificial vampire. When Walter stepped on Anderson's remains, it greatly angered Heinkel, but not to an extent as Yumiko who went out of her way to confront Walter herself only to get killed in the process. Heinkel in response, screams out her name and pulls out her gun only to be shot by The Captain through her cheeks.[20] Though spared of death, Heinkel's lust for revenge wasn't over and continued to wait patiently until the perfect chance comes.[21] Though she was able to get multiple confirmed shots at Walter, she wasn't able to kill him before Walter dismembered her left arm and leg.[22]
  • The Captain: When The Captain shot Heinkel's cheek, Heinkel was particularly angered that she was spared; as she felt that he took pity on her which the thought of that enraged her. Thoughts of uselessness began to cloud Heinkel's mind and she lost her composure.[23]
  • Seras Victoria: The looks exchanged by Heinkel and Seras Victoria at the end of the manga and the OVA have led to speculation they may have developed a rivalry similar to Anderson and Alucard.[24]

Abilities

Abilities and Skills
Marksmanship: In a contrast with Yumiko's swordsmanship, Heinkel is a highly skilled gunwoman.[25] The OVA shows much more of Heinkel's marksmanship skills, where her action sequences stands out more than in the manga.[26][27][28][29] In Crossfire, Heinkel took out multiple terrorists armed with assault rifles in relative ease, later also skillfully taking out highly trained and armed Russian bodyguards hired by Ilyushin.[30][31]
Combat Experience: Trained under the teaching of Father Anderson, Heinkel has gone through so much assassination missions under the orders of Iscariot; therefore, gaining much experience in the process. When half of the Iscariot's Armed Priest Vanguard died in battle during their first encounter with Millennium Vampires, Heinkel was one of the few that had survived.[32] In the OVA, she was shown to dodge incoming attacks from the Last Battalion.[33] Heinkel also later survived the encounter with Alucard's familiars.[34]

Weapons

Iscariot Sezioni 13
Dragunov SVD

Other Weapons

  • Hand cannon: In the third chapter of Crossfire, Heinkel uses a 25mm hand cannon against Van Rogh and his followers. First used to create a distraction and take the opportunity to shoot all the men stunned from the explosion radius, it was then used to blow off Van Rogh's right arm after he had retaliated. It was never seen again since.[35]

Concept and Creation

Heinkel was a character derived from the short-lived Crossfire manga series Hirano did years ago before Helling came into fruition. In creating Heinkel as a character, Hirano made her a "Hermaphrodite," which is a term previously used to refer to people who are Intersex.[36] Her androgynous appearance are very clear and understandable throughout the entirety of the Crossfire series, yet however because of her short appearance in the Hellsing series overall, this caused a confusion with even the staff of the OVA; who had to change the casting of Heinkel from a male voice actor to a female voice actor after Hirano confirmed to them that she's a "Futanari."[37][38]

Name

Her first name, Heinkel, has been translated consistently ever since she was introduced. Her last name however, was first translated as "Wulf" by Dark Horse Comics in the release of Volume 5. The OVA rendered her name as "Wolfe," but the biggest deviation came from the guidebook which translated her name as "Uhu." Since they all appear in official medias, all variations of her name are technically correct whether it's "Wulf," "Wolfe," or "Uhu."

Trivia

  • It is possible that she is of German origin, given her name. Heinkel was a World War II aviation company, which produced, among others, Heinkel He-111s used during the battle of Great Britain. The fact she may be a German Catholic means she may have originated from Southern Germany.
  • There has been much speculation regarding Heinkel and how she may have become a Regenerator during the time skip to replace Anderson.

References

  1. Referred to as a "Futanari" by Hirano
  2. HELLSING official guide book Kohta Hirano Vs. Interviewer: Battle 01
  3. Crossfire: Chapter 1
  4. Order 89: Romancia
  5. Crossfire: Chapter 1
  6. Order 40: Final Fantasy (5)
  7. Crossfire: Chapter 2
  8. Crossfire: Chapter 1 pp. 21-22
  9. Crossfire: Chapter 3 pp. 1-4
  10. Hellsing: Ultimate IX
  11. Hellsing: Ultimate VIII ending
  12. Order 66: Might and Magic (2) chapter cover
  13. Hellsing: Ultimate V
  14. Order 71: Relics pp. 4-10
  15. Order 73: Finesthour (1) pp. 4-6
  16. Hellsing: Ultimate VIII ending
  17. Order 66: Might and Magic (2) chapter cover
  18. Hellsing: Ultimate VIII
  19. Hellsing: Ultimate IX
  20. Order 71: Relics pp. 4-10
  21. Order 73: Finesthour (1) pp. 4-6
  22. Hellsing: Ultimate X
  23. Order 73: Finesthour (1) pp. 1-4
  24. Order 89: Romancia
  25. Crossfire
  26. Hellsing: Ultimate V
  27. Hellsing: Ultimate VIII
  28. Order 41: The Screamer
  29. Order 64: Hundred Swords (3)
  30. Crossfire: Chapter 1
  31. Crossfire: Chapter 2
  32. Order 43: Gun Bullet
  33. Hellsing: Ultimate V
  34. Order 65: Might and Magic (1)
  35. Crossfire: Chapter 3
  36. HELLSING official guide book Kohta Hirano Vs. Interviewer: Battle 01
  37. Puff Interview
  38. HELLSING official guide book Kohta Hirano Vs. Interviewer: Battle 03
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