Draal the Deadly

Draal the Deadly

Appears In TV Shows Trollhunters 8Below UpdatedWizards

Films Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (flashback) Books The Adventure Begins Welcome to the Darklands The Book of Ga-Huel Age of the Amulet The Way of the Wizard Angor Reborn Arcadia-Con (mentioned)

Comics The Secret History of Trollkind The Felled

Games Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia pictured) Character Information Full name Draal Alias Draal the Deadly Draal the Destroyer Brute (NotEnrique)

Gender Male Age 1200 Eye color Yellow and red Blue (while controlled by Gunmar)

Race Troll Height 8'6" (257 cm) Home Heartstone Trollmarket (formerly) Jim's house; formerly) Void Between Worlds

Affiliation Heartstone Trollmarket Gumm-Gumms (briefly; unwillingly) Team Trollhunters

Occupation Bodyguard of Jim Lake Jr. (formerly) Personality Tough, ruthless, arrogant, loyal, prideful, protective, stubborn, skeptic, kind, selfless Family Kanjigar (father) † Ballustra (mother) Tarigar (grandfather)

Romances Nomura † Friends/ Allies Jim Lake Jr. (surrogate brother) AAARRRGGHH!!! Blinky Galadrigal Vendel † Claire Nuñez Toby Domzalski † Nomura † NotEnrique

Enemies Gunmar † Bular † Queen Usurna † Dictatious Galadrigal Angor Rot †

Weapon(s) Axe Parlock Spear (briefly) Back spines

Likes Fighting, helping, training and protecting Jim, Nomura Dislikes Back-stabbing changelings, Jim (formerly), his father distancing himself from him, breaking his oath of protecting Jim, being possessed by Gunmar Fear(s) Mean dogs[1] Status Deceased (before time reset) Alive

Cause of death Stabbed in the chest by Angor using his Creeper's Sun dagger and turned to stone, sacrificing himself to save Jim Behind the Scenes Voiced by Matthew Waterson Clancy Brown (when possessed by Gunmar)

First appearance "Wherefore Art Thou, Trollhunter?" Last appearance Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (flashback) More Rate this character! Your battles won't always be waged in arenas. You won't have time to prepare, to study your opponent for weaknesses as you did me. You are the Trollhunter. It is time to start being afraid. Since I cannot go back to Trollmarket, I will guard your home. Draal

Draal the Deadly was a major character of Trollhunters and a minor character of Wizards.

He was the mentor/guardian of Jim Lake Jr., the son of Kanjigar the Courageous and Ballustra, and the grandson of Tarigar.

Official Biography "A particularly large and vicious Troll, Draal initially resents our hero Jim, believing the sacred mantle of Trollhunter should have been passed to him over a mere human. More than a vengeful brute, Draal wants what's best for his kin, but his pride prevents him from acknowledging Jim's true potential."

History Backstory Draal and his father, Kanjigar used to fight side-by-side in battles with the Gumm-Gumms. They fought side-by-side during the Battle of Killahead Bridge, where the evil Gumm-Gumm army was banished to the Darklands.

Centuries later, a deal called "The Pact" was made between the trolls and the humans, which allowed both of their kinds to live together in harmony. However, since the trolls had spent their whole lives fighting the Gumm-Gumms, they longed for battles and felt that the truce made them look weak and that humans looked down upon them. The trolls also limited their diets to cats and used articles of clothing. Deciding to move to a new location, Vendel sensed a new Heartstone in a place called, "The New World." They boarded a ship called, "The Mayflower" that was heading towards the New World, bringing along some gnomes for grooming and occasional nourishment. As soon as they snuck onboard, Bular arrived and attacked Deya right before sunrise. As soon as the sun rose, Deya fell into the ocean and was turned to stone by the dreaded sunlight, sinking her down to the river.

During the ride to the New World, the Amulet came onto the ship to choose the new Trollhunter. At first, Blinky thought he was going to be the Trollhunter, but it turned out to be none other than his friend, Kanjigar. On the journey, the trolls grew desperate with hunger and started eating stuff contained in the barrels and the cats boarding it.

Months later, Kanjigar and Draal discussed Kanjigar's new job as the Trollhunter. Since he trained Unkar the Unfortunate, Blinky offered to be Kanjigar's new trainer, but Kanjigar didn't want to listen. Suddenly, Kanjigar saw Plymouth Rock, confirming that they had finally reached the New World. The trolls sneaked off of the ship and headed off to a place called "New Jersey." Over the years, they traveled through the land with help from various human cultures. They even got aided by Lewis and Clark at one point. Unfortunately, the trolls started growing weak from being away from a Hearthstone for so long. Oftentimes, they had to sleep in caves between their travels, which caused delays and frustration.

One night on a Native American tribal camp, some mountain trolls invaded and Kanjigar was sent to take care of the problem. After Kanjigar defeated them, Blinky tried to offer advice, but Kanjigar still didn't want to hear it. Ultimately, Kanjigar decided to abandon the settlement because of the humans overthrowing the camp. Just then, some trolls found AAARRRGGHH!!!, a former member of Gunmar's army, behind a geyser and brought him to Kanjigar. AAARRRGGHH!!! revealed that he had been following them to the New World since he missed the boat, but made a few wrong turns along the way. Blinky suggested executing AAARRRGGHH!!! because he worked for Gunmar and might be a spy. AAARRRGGHH!!! then showed the trolls the remains of Deya. At first, the other trolls thought AAARRRGGHH!!! destroyed Deya, but Kanjigar convinced them otherwise when he reminded them about AAARRRGGHH!!!'s kind act towards him. Vendel allowed AAARRRGGHH!!! into their tribe, much to Blinky's dismay. Blinky tried to tell Kanjigar that it was a bad idea to let AAARRRGGHH!!! into the group, but Kanjigar assured him that change is a part of life and that AAARRRGGHH!!!'s good deeds taught him that lesson.

The trolls headed to the Rocky Mountains, where they got caught in a dangerous avalanche caused by the guardian, Craggen, who won't let them pass. Kanjigar tried to reason, but Craggen and his brothers wouldn't listen, so they challenged the trolls to a duel for the next day. During the meeting, everyone wanted to give up and leave the mountains, but Kanjigar gave them a speech about destiny and not to give up on their brotherhood.

The very next day, Kanjigar, Draal, and AAARRRGGHH!!! arrive back to Craggen and his brothers to battle them. Despite their strength and abilities, the mountain trolls managed to outsmart them.

Back at camp, Blinky starts thinking about what Kanjigar said earlier, and realized what Kanjigar's speech meant and decided to go help them fight the mountain trolls, which persuaded the others to join along. Just when AAARRRGGHH!!! was about to be crushed by one of Craggen's brothers, Blinky jumped in with his fire sword and rescued him, now truly believing AAARRRGGHH!!! to be reformed. The trolls all worked together to battle Craggen and his brothers, which resulted in an upper advantage, and the loss of a few soldiers. Ultimately, Kanjigar managed to defeat Craggen by "kicking him in the gronk-nuks." Thus, a legendary Trollhunter was born, and there was much rejoicing that night. AAARRRGGHH!!! also renounced his violent ways and became a pacifist during the celebration.

Months later, the trolls had arrived in California and finally found their new home. As they went underground and built their new kingdom, the young Heartstone helped the trolls regain their energy and power. They were inspired by Deya's stoned body to use the statues/remains of the past hunters as a tribute to their great history, and Blinky was made as Kanjigar's new trainer. Since then, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!! helped Kanjigar protect Trollmarket from danger and threats to expose their world to the mortals.

One day, Gunmar's son, Bular, invaded Arcadia and was set out destroy Kanjigar. When Kanjigar went out on night patrol, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! stayed in the library to wait for him to return home. When Kanjigar didn't come back, Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! became deeply worried and set out when the sun started to rise. They went under the bridge where Kanjigar was battling Bular and found Kanjigar's remains turned to stone, leaving the two deeply devastated and stunned in silence. They went back into the drain pipe to keep out of the sunlight. When Blinky started to feel sorry for himself, the two saw Jim and Toby riding on their bikes and were shocked to find that the amulet chose Jim as the new Trollhunter.

They went back to the library to read the Trollmarket recap book to make sure there were previous human Trollhunters, but to their shock, it turns out that Jim really is the first human Trollhunter. When Draal arrived, Blinky informed him of Kanjigar's demise. However, Draal figured that he was the next Trollhunter, due to being Kanjigar's son. Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! did not have the heart to tell him he wasn't.

It is also hinted that Draal has some romantic relationship with the Changeling Nomura, but it seemed that it had broken off once he discovered she was working for the Janus Order.

Trollhunters (Part One) A Human Trollhunter? When Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! bring Jim and Toby to Trollmarket for the first time, Draal comes up and demands to know who this "flesh-bag" is. Blinky replies that Jim is their new protector, much to Draal's disappointment and shock, since he wanted to be the new Trollhunter. To prove that Jim isn't worthy of the title, he challenges Jim to a fight to the death, and whoever wins, gets to be the new hunter.

During the next couple of days, Draal starts training and feeling confident about himself winning, especially since Jim knows nothing about how to properly wield the sword and has been somewhat slacking off on his Trollhunting studies.

The Fight Begins When the day of the battle begins, Draal is totally confident in himself. They begin to battle and Draal has the upper-hand with his roly-poly ability. Eventually, Jim does begin to overpower Draal and drive him to the edge of a cliff. Despite everyone's insistence, Jim does not let Draal drop off the cliff and saves him, which leads to the troll being shunned by all of the other trolls.

In spite of his humiliation and losing his dignity, Draal feels grateful towards the Trollhunter and goes to Earth to save him from Nomura, who is trying to steal the amulet. Draal informs Jim that he is moving in with him to help him train for upcoming battles, due to his experience in combat.

Training Jim Draal begins training Jim, but he is feeling a little blue. When Draal asks why Jim replies it's because he isn't feeling confident enough to talk to Claire. To help, Draal gives Jim a special totem necklace that will make him more confident than ever. Unfortunately, it also makes him arrogant, rude, and disrespectful towards his friends and teachers, not to mention, put him in danger when he decides to fight Bular himself.

Strickler Comes to Dinner When Strickler decides to come to dinner to confront Jim, the Trollhunter (having found out about Strickler's true colors) tells Draal his plan to keep Strickler busy while Toby, Blinky and AAARRRGGH!!! search his office for information on the Killahead Bridge. Draal immediately disapproved of his plan because it was devoid of killing the Changeling. Jim insisted on waiting on it until they find the Bridge and figure out Strickler's intentions. Though Draal suggested torturing Strickler, Jim forbade him from performing any violence in front of his mother unless it was a last resort. Thus, he instructed Draal that he would tap once if he was fine and twice if he needed help.

While dinner occurs, Draal finds Claire eavesdropping in the basement. When she sneezes, Draal says "gesundheit", which causes Claire to see him and faint. He then picks her up and takes her outside for safety before she wakes up.

The Second Battle of Killahead When Jim goes to the museum to rescue Blinky, who has been captured by Bular and his minions, Toby, AAARRRGGHH!!!, and Draal decide to follow him to assist. At the cost of his right arm, Draal manages to defeat Bular and stop the bridge from being opened. He is welcomed back into Trollmarket with open arms for his accomplishment and receives a mechanical prosthetic arm to replace his lost one.

The Return of the Trollhunter Draal is seen rebuilding the remains of his father, Kanjigar, so that he can take his place beside the other stone statues of past Trollhunters.

Human Blinky & Training Claire PyroBligst When Queen Usurna and the Kruberas come to take AAARRRGGHH!!! back to the Deep Caves after learning he was dying from the wound Angor Rot gave him, Vendel proposes a game of PyroBligst to decide his fate. AAARRRGGHH!!! was suppose to represent Trollmarket with Jim, but overheard the bet Vendel and Usurna made and left. As a result, Draal fills in for him. During halftime, Vendel inform the group what was at stake and they begin to play for AAARRRGGHH!!!, eventually evening the score.

Troll Assassin Trollhunters (Part Two) Rescues Jim from the Darklands Draal vs Gunmar After Vendel reveals that Queen Usurna has heard of Blood Goblin and Gruesome sightings in Arcadia, he reveals she was preparing a trial for Jim. While Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! goes to find out who told Usurna, Draal returns to the forest to look for any traces of Gunmar. While in the woods, he finds a footprints and hears a woman screaming. he then finds a vehicle in a tree and a woman's purse on the ground. At that moment Gunmar appears behind him and the two trolls fight. Gunmar soon gains the upper hand and Draal tells him he was Jim's protector. Upon hearing this, Gunmar uses his Decimaar Blade to brainwash Draal.

Jim is ready to confess once released from his Saturday detention. They are surprised to see Draal in the hallway. He charges at them and they realize he's been hit by the Decimaar Blade, meaning Gunmar is out of the Darklands. Jim tries to reach and get Draal to fight possession. Gunmar, through Draal, throws Jim aside, and Jim sees the mole mascot down the hall. Jim says he can't fight his friend. Gunmar tells Jim that his friend is gone. Jim says they will save Draal and defeat Gunmar. He lets Jim go and leave.

Alternate Reality Draal appears in the alternate universe of himself, Where he became the Trollhunter after his father died, which didn't happen in the original story. When Jim goes to the museum to find the amulet, he comes across the corpse of his friend with the sword of Bular planted in his back and the amulet was destroyed.

Gunmar Takes Trollmarket Draal later took part in the invasion of Trollmarket with Gunmar and Dictatious after Usurna revealed her true loyalties. He was ordered by Dictatious to find and bring Blinky to him, and later found Dictatious tied up in the library. Draal later found where Jim was evacuating the trolls from in the Gyre Station. AAARRRGGHH!!! seals the entrance, but the exits are sealed as well. Fortunately, Claire manages to help everyone escape using her Shadow Staff. Draal is last seen standing behind Gunmar and his minions as he is chanted by his army.

Trollhunters (Part Three) Freed from Gunmar Still brainwashed and under Gunmar's control, Draal follows both him and Angor Rot, although even possessed he shows signs of fatigue due to constantly being used by Gunmar as he struggles to climb a cliff (though he had a heavy metal chain to carry around his shoulder). As they arrive at the entrance of Merlin's Cave, Gunmar shoves Draal aside to go first. Only then is the brainwashed troll truly exhausted, unable to immediatly wake up and is seen catching up his breath. As Gunmar reads the message of magic being impossible in the wizard's final resting place, Draal wakes up from his trence, finally freed from the evil Gumm-gumm warlord's possession as he angrily realized that Gunmar had been using him this whole time. Despite being weakened both physically and emotionally from the possession, Draal lunges at Gunmar who easily defeats within seconds. As he is about to deal a fatal blow on the blue troll, claiming the chain they used this whole time was his leash, Angor Rot witnesses the fight, reminding him of Strickler who used the exact same words and also used him as his pawn with the help of the Inferna Copula. He stops Gunmar from further harming Draal, hidind the fact he wants him to live only so he could be useful to them further in the cave. What happens next is unknown as how they all three got further into the cave happened off-screen, but Angor didn't tie up Draal with the chain as Gunmar had ordered him to, likely feeling sympathic enough not to see him suffer any longer. It's also unknown how Draal ended up in the Geodes Cavern but its likely that Gunmar brought him with him and then placed him in a pillar of crystal to distract the Trollhunters while he was going to go look for the Staff of Avalon as the latter was unconscious since Draal was previously beaten up by Gunmar. Before that, he used Draal's mechanical arm to block the defense mechanism that leads to the Geodes Cavern, hoping the Trollhunters wouldn't find him so easily.

Later, and after escaping Angor Rot's never ending revenge towards him, Jim successfully locates Draal and gets him out of the crystals he was stuck in. Draal blames himself for breaking his oath of protecting Jim and getting possessed by Gunmar which lead up to him attacking Jim and the others, helping the evil warlord take over Trollmarket and resurrect Angor Rot. Jim reassures him it wasn't his fault, that Gunmar forced him to do things he never would have done and that he isn't only his protector but also his friend. Moved by the boy's words Draal looks away as Jim hugs him before he can react which suprises him before he himself answers back with a hug. That moment is interrupted by Gunmar's voice, as the Gumm-gumm warlord is heard in the entire cave, yelling his frustration at having not found the staff yet. The two surrogate brothers rush in, climbing down large crystals on their way to the staff. They finally see it and Gunmar who is about to grab it, however right before he can Draal takes Jim on his back, leaps from the crystal they were hanging onto, spins in his curved spiky ball appearence at high speed and takes out Gunmar who only noticed the attack coming seconds too late as the two trolls land on seperate crystals following the impact. Angor Rot then joins the fight, trying to kill Jim yet again as Draal is protecting him from the two evil trolls. As Jim is fighting Angor Rot on the other side of the long and large crsytal that they are all standing on (crystal that was as tall as a tower, standing vertically, now horizontally due to Angor Rot's powerful landing on it), Draal has a horn to horn fight with his archenemy. While throwing a few punches at Draal, which the latter returns, he tells him that he's nothing, to which Draal insists he's Jim protector and that he will never break his oath to keep him safe. After this, Draal manages to send Gunmar flying off the plateform with a punch as the warlord seemingly falls into the chasm below the giant crystal, he then rushes in to save Jim by knocking out Angor Rot with a punch from his mechanical arm. However, more determined than ever to kill the Trollhunter, Angor chases him and tries to stab him with his Creeper Sun Poison dagger before being sent flying down into the abyss as well, by Draal who had reached the top of the plateform and threw a crystal at Angor. Draal then jokingly hurries Jim up to climb the edge without making it weird (using the boy's words against him when he should have previously killed Draal instead of sparing him), as Draal grabs Jim's hand, Jim's eyes widen as he yells for Draal to look out behind him. As Draal turns to see Gunmar standing behind him about to attack, his happy expression turns into one of disbelief as he had previously sent the Gumm-gumm troll falling in the depths of the Geodes Cavern. Gunmar then violently slashes Draal on the chest with his large horns which briefly knocks him out and horrifies Jim who is forced to watch, unable to help his friend. Gunmar then grabs Draal and lifts him above his head as the latter screams in agony which echoes in the entire cave before slamming him on the plateform's ground and lifting up Jim and snatching the staff from his hands. Helpless, tears runs down Jim's cheeks as he yells the name of his troll friend who's desperatly trying to get up despite the brutal wound he's just been inflicted. Gunmar mocks the two and leaves them for dead as the plateform they are standing on is slowly sinking in the depths of the Geodes Cavern. At that moment, Blinky, AAARRRGGHH!!!, Toby and Claire arrives and witness the scene, too far away to intervene yet.

Unfortuneatly, Angor Rot who yet again came back, raises his dagger at Jim, about to murder him, before Draal uses the remaining strength he has and spins into the action, taking the fatal blow that was meant for Jim as his body slowly begins to turn to stone. Jim, shocked, yells out Draal's name as the blue troll uses the last ounce of strength he has to hold Angor Rot off and heads to the edge of the plateform. When Angor Rot questions his action to give up his life for a human, Draal replies with "Because, he's...my friend!", using yet again the same words the Jim had used to describe him earlier. As he reaches the edge, Draal bids farewell to Jim, stating it has been his honor fighting by his side as he leaps off the plateform still holding Angor Rot in his arms. Jim screams Draal's name and takes a final look at his friend before being pulled away from the edge by Toby and Blinky who had managed to make it and get him to safety. Angor Rot manages to free himself from Draal's hold and hangs on the the skining plateform as Draal's body completely turns to stone while he crossed both his arm in a sign of honor, like his father did in his last moments against Gunmar's son, dying with a smile and fading and falling below into the chasm, disappearing.

Legacy Shortly thereafter, Jim and his team found Merlin asleep. After being awakened by the Trollhunter, Merlin showed them a vision of the Battle of Killahead; Jim saw Draal lunging at Stalklings and looking at him with sadness as his friends comforted him. Later, after Morgana unleashed the Eternal Night, Jim fought Gunmar and managed to kill him declaring it was for Draal before throwing Skullcrusher off the roof and destroying his body.

Wizards Draal makes a brief cameo in Killahead: Part 1 and Part 2, where he deems himself worthy to be the Trollhunter.

Physical Description Draal is actually one our favorite designs. Initially, Guillermo and Rodrigo explored the idea of Steve Palchuk being a Changeling, so we set out to design a tough, butch character. While Steve's character changed, we kept this design for Draal. The design of his horns makes him unique, standing out from the rest. The Team at Headless Studio

Draal is a large, muscular troll with blue skin and a set of big horns on his head. He has two yellow eyes and spiky growths on his shoulders, arms, and back. He wears a ring in his nose, a brown leather kilt with a wide black belt, which has a triangular gold buckle, and green and brown leather wrapped on his right wrist. He also has patterns on his shoulders, chest, and chin.

Draal lost his right arm removing the Amulet from the Killahead Bridge, turning it to stone. He later replaced it with a mechanical prosthetic. After being brainwashed by Gunmar's Decimaar Blade, his eyes glow blue with no pupils.

Details: Based on the provided files, specifically image_0.png, image_1.png, and image_2.png, the character appears to be a large, bipedal male troll with an imposing, muscular build and significant body mass. His skin is predominantly a textured, uneven teal-blue, marked by darker blue striations and patterns, and dotted with small, sharp, dark blue crystal-like growths, particularly on his shoulders, arms, and lower legs. He has no visible hair on his head, which is instead crowned with large, prominent, branching tan and cream-colored horns that sweep backward. The skin on his forehead and temples has deep, dark grey ridges and folds that frame his eyes. His eyes are positioned forward, and while not emitting a glow in image_0.png, they appear to glow intensely blue in image_1.png and image_2.png; when not glowing (image_0.png), the visible portion around the slit-like pupil is a pale yellow. He has heavy, overhanging brow ridges and a broad, flat, dark grey nose structure that merges into the forehead ridges. His mouth is wide, with thin, dark blue-grey lips that reveal a set of blunt, squared-off white teeth, along with two lower fangs that are more pronounced. His jawline is massive and square. The neck is short and thick, leading into broad, powerful shoulders. The chest is barrel-like, with well-defined pectoral muscles. His arms are incredibly long, thick, and muscular, ending in large, powerful hands with claw-like, dark grey nails. Notably, in image_1.png, his entire right arm, from shoulder to hand, is covered in an intricate, textured gold-colored gauntlet or plating, segmented into interlocking plates with glowing blue lines. His abdomen is defined by large, thick plates of muscle, leading down to a thick waist. The legs are short and heavy, designed to support his weight, and end in large, multi-toed feet with dark grey clawed nails. He is clad in a simple, dark brown leather-like loincloth or kilt-like garment, with a visible triangular gold-colored buckle plate at the front center, held by a dark leather belt with small studs. The overall texture of his skin is rough, almost stone-like, contrasting with the smoothness of the gold plating on his arm.

Based on image_0.png, image_1.png, and image_2.png, the character is a large, bipedal male troll characterized by his imposing, muscular physique. His skin is a textured, uneven teal-blue with darker striations and numerous small, sharp, dark blue crystal formations on his shoulders, arms, and legs. He is bald, and his head is adorned with large, branching, tan and cream-colored horns that sweep backward. Dark grey, ridged skin folds above his eyes form his heavy brow. His eyes, which glow intensely blue in some instances (image_1.png, image_2.png) but appear pale yellow around a slit pupil in others (image_0.png), are set wide apart. He has a broad, dark grey nose and a wide mouth with thin lips and blunt, squared teeth, including two prominent lower fangs. His neck is thick and short, leading to massive shoulders and a powerful, defined chest. His arms are extremely muscular, and remarkably, his entire right arm is encased in a complex, segmented gold gauntlet with glowing blue lines. He has large, clawed hands and feet. His abdomen shows distinct muscle plates, and he wears a dark brown leather loincloth or kilt with a central triangular gold buckle and a studded leather belt. His skin has a rough, stone-like texture.

Personality The perceived heir-apparent Trollhunter (for which he has been preparing his whole life), Draal initially resents Jim, a fleshbag. When Jim shows mercy after defeating Draal in a duel, Draal vows to protect him in the human world and act as his bodyguard. The Art of Trollhunters

Initially, Draal despised Jim for taking his father's role as Trollhunter, having trained his whole life in the hopes of becoming Kanjigar's successor. He scorned Jim as inferior and weak, until he was beaten by Jim in combat.

But after sparing his life, Draal looked upon Jim with new and more humble eyes and chose to protect Jim and even assist in his training. While maintaining his gruff exterior, he comes to respect and even admire Jim, viewing him a worthy Trollhunter in his own way. Jim and Draal relationship reached up to the point that Jim considered Draal as his surrogate brother, and as a result, Jim confided in Draal more than he did to Blinky or and of his other friends. Draal in return had great respect for Jim and vowed to protect him forever, even at the cost of his own life. Draal also has a high regard for honor, as seen when he was broken emotionally after having broken his vow to protect Jim, while under Gunmar's sway.

Draal was proud and boastful but could be kind and helpful at times. But there is always a flippant aura about him, never really letting him seem too serious.

Powers & Abilities Powers Troll Physiology: Draal had super strength and the ability to curl himself into a ball and use his spikes to defend himself against enemies. Superhuman Strength: Draal's super strength was considerable, he was able to go horn to horn with Gunmar himself (who was at his strongest ever) and briefly outdid him in combat. Superhuman Endurance: As a troll, Draal can endure far more than an average human. Superhuman Durability: Thanks to his stone skin, Draal is able to resist attacks and damages more than an average human. He is able to withstand the savage, brutal attacks of Gunmar, and is even able to shove him down the abyss. Superhuman Stamina: Draal can physically exert himself for long periods of time without tiring or straining. This is incredibly effective when he is rolling around at lightning-fast speeds when he curls into a ball. Abilities Combatant: Draal is a very skilled combatant, proven to be able to go horn-to-horn with near-invincible foes, such as Gunmar. Swordsmanship: Draal has also trained himself with a sword if he one day was chosen to wield the Sword of Daylight, but instead taught Jim how to properly wield it. Due to Draal's training (and his new half-troll form), Jim is able to go blade-to-blade with both Gunmar and Angor Rot at the same time, and even emerges victorious. Selflessness: Even though Draal was severely injured by Gunmar, he wasted not a moment's time to step in between Jim and Angor Rot, when the latter was about to strike Jim with a lethal blow, taking the blow himself instead. Without a moment's thought, he sacrifices his life to save his friend, showcasing his character growth throughout the series. Weaknesses Direct Sunlight: As a troll, Draal is highly vulnerable to natural sunlight as it burns and turns him to stone on contact. Blind Spot: Draal’s weakness is a blind spot behind his back as he cannot look over his shoulders. Jim used this against him once during their duel in "Win Lose or Draal". Gunmar also used this to his advantage in "The Oath" to mercilessly wound him as he was helping Jim. Equipment Battle-Axe: Draal occasionally carries a battle axe when in battle. Parlok Spear: In "Young Atlas", Draal uses a Parlok Spear to help train Jim in single combat. Grit-Shaka (formerly): For unknown reasons, Draal carried a Grit-Shaka around with him, until he gave his Gumm-Gumm totem to Jim to help him face his fear for his kissing scene. Prothetic Arm: After losing his arm whilst removing the Amulet of Daylight out of the Killahead Bridge to prevent Gunmar from escaping, Draal is given a mechanical prosthetic to replace it.

Romances Nomura It was hinted that Draal once might have had a relationship with the Changeling Nomura that ended badly, given how hostile they are towards each other. However, they seem to have reconciled after Nomura reformed. When she heard about Draal's sacrifice in Angor Reborn she felt deeply sad about his death and kept a huge hate towards Angor Rot.

Family Kanjigar Kanjigar is Draal's father. When Jim is summoned into The Void for the first time, Kanjigar reveals that he had to distance himself from Draal in order to protect him. After each summoning, Draal asks Jim whether his father spoke of him and Jim gives him the same answer, "No".

In "Something Rotten This Way Comes", Kanjigar's spirit makes an appearance and, after his father finishes speaking to Jim, Draal reaches out to the apparition. Reaching back but unable to touch, Kanjigar then apologizes to Draal for pushing him away and says that he was proud of him. As Kanjigar's spirit then returns to The Void, Draal continues to reach out and call for him.

In "KanjigAAARRRGGHH!!!" Draal is able to hug his father and speak to him while he is possessing AAARRRGGHH!!!.

Ballustra In The Way of the Wizard when Baby Draal is born she, like all mother love and deeply care about her son.

Tarigar Not Much is known about their relationship and we don't know if Draal has ever met or heard about his grandfather.

Friends/Allies Jim Lake Jr. Draal initially despised Jim, whom Draal felt had robbed him of the mantle of Trollhunter. He was hostile towards him and set out to humiliate him to beat up during his training. After Jim defeated Draal in a duel but refuses to kill him, Draal was disgraced and unable to show his face in Trollmarket. He decided to live with Jim as his bodyguard instead, and the two form a brother-like relationship. Draal became very protective of Jim as the series went on and even taught him how to wield his sword better and because of this Jim would confide in Draal in ways he didn't with anyone else, not even Blinky.

In Part Two, Jim stayed loyal to Draal and was not willing to fight him after he got brainwashed by Gunmar's Decimaar Blade.

In Part Three, Draal was freed from his brainwashing and helped Jim and his friends to get the Staff of Avalon. However, before Draal could help them any more, a fight ensued between the Trollhunters and Gunmar and Angor Rot. During this battle, Draal was cursed with the same Creeper Sun poison that turned AAARRRGGHH!!! to stone and was transformed to stone completely when he saved Jim, saying that, "It has been my honor, fleshbag".

Jim was heartbroken by Draal's sacrifice and eventually avenged him by killing Gunmar.

AAARRRGGHH!!! Although they rarely interact alone, Draal seems to tolerate AAARRRGGHH!!! as a close acquaintance.

Blinky Galadrigal At first, Draal saw Blinky as an incompetent trainer, even retorts that people in his company forget how to fight (which offended AAARRRGGHH!!!). Later on, after Draal vows to protect Jim, Blinky agrees to allow Draal to train Jim in single combat.

Vendel Vendel and Draal don't seem to love or care for each other that much, but they have a grandson-grandfather relation.

Toby Domzalski At first, Draal didn't seem as please to see Toby in Trollmarket with Jim. Later on, despite not interacting much, they seem to get along just fine.

Claire Nuñez Draal and Claire don't interact much, but they seem to get along fine. During their training secessions, Draal helped her focus on her new Shadow Staff to make it work.

Enemies Gunmar Draal despised Gunmar, especially after he possesses his mind and forced him to attack his surrogate brother, Jim, which only intensified his hatred for the Gumm-Gumm warlord more.

Bular After learning that his father felled at the hands of Bular, Draal developed an intense hatred for the son of Gunmar. It's likely plausible that he also wanted to inherit the amulet because he wanted to avenge his father's death.

In "The Battle of Two Bridges", the two sons engaged in a brief but intense battle before AAARRRGGHH!!! intervenes to save Draal. In the end after Bular is killed by Jim, Draal became more at peace and was greatly relieved that Bular was gone once and for all.

Trollhunters "Human feet have never sullied the ground of Trollmarket before. Who are these fleshbags?"

"He can't be a Trollhunter. He's not a troll!"

"Bushigal! I am Draal, son of Kanjigar and the Amulet's rightful heir!"

"When my father fell, the honor should have passed to me."

"Ah! So, the Trollhunter's training begins. I thought the great Trollhunter might accept my services as a sparring partner. Part of your training regiment, isn't it?"

"I've waited my life to inherit the Amulet. I can wait until you fall in battle. (...) I suspect I won't have to wait very long. If you know what's good for you, you'll stay down and live, worm." [laughs] "Trollhunter."

"It was an epic pummeling! I was going to kill him, but I just couldn't make up my mind as to how. 'Trollhunter.' Bah! I mean, 'trollhunted' is more like it. (...) Over and over and over. It was incredible! All I want is the chance to wail on that fleshbag again." [1]

"Well, if it isn't the piece of flesh I'll pound into pancakes tomorrow. I look forward to your pain and I'll drink to your death."

"Postpone, you say? What a trainer! Does everyone in your company forget how to fight?"

"By Kanjigar's honor, I would've made your death swift and painless, but, for that act of cowardice, I will show no mercy when I take back what's rightfully mine. Bid farewell to your loved ones, Jim 'the Dead Meat.'"

"You cannot be the Trollhunter. You're a boy! I am the son of Kanjigar!"

Nomura: "What are you doing here?" Draal: "Delivering you pain again, Nomura. Do not touch the Trollhunter."

Jim: "Soo... you're not here to kill me?" Draal: "Not kill. Protect."

"Take it. Don't make it weird."

"I am. But, are you? Your battles won't always be waged in arenas. You won't have time to prepare. to study your opponent for weaknesses as you did me. You are the Trollhunter. It is time to start being afraid. Since I cannot go back to Trollmarket, I will guard your home."

"This is nice. Here I shall protect you and your fleshbag mother... Bar-bu-rah."

"Your mother will awaken soon. I protect. I do not clean."

"Fleshbag... Maybe you'll make a good Trollhunter, after all. When that time comes, I will be proud to fight by your side." [2]

"The Sword of Daylight is not a toy to be played with. It is a hallowed obligation I have spent my entire life training to be worthy of."

"If my destiny is to not hold the sword, perhaps it is to teach you how to properly wield it."

"Your blade is but an extension of your body, and your body, an extension of your eyes. Mimic my movements, Trollhunter."

"A real fight is never predictable, Trollhunter. You have to expect the unexpected and learn to embody the armor, force it to do what you want." [3]

"Were this an actual battle, Trollhunter... you would have just been deprived of your right leg, three fingers... and your gronk-nuks."

"Bular will use your distraction as an opportunity to cleave your head from your shoulders."

Draal: "What has you distracted this night?" Jim: "You wouldn't understand." Draal: "I am a son of the former Trolhunter, Trollhunter." Jim: "I'm a little preoccupied about kissing Claire." Draal: "I don't understand."

Draal: "I once had similar stirrings for an Impure. I know of something that may help. If these 'girls' require you not to be afraid, then you need a Grit-Shaka." Jim: "Is that a protein shake?" Draal: "A Grit-Shaka is a totem used by the Gumm-Gumms. If you wear it, it banishes all cowardice, makes you fierce and ready for battle." [4]

"I do not approve of this plan. It lacks a certain... 'killing the changeling' component."

"We could rip off his limbs, make him talk, more like scream. Now that sounds like a good plan." [5]

"I trust you, but I also fear for you. You are walking into a den of death. For what? Blinky?"

Jim: "Uh... If anything goes wrong, if it means anything, I hope you're the next Trollhunter." Draal: "And I hope it won't come to that."

"I am Draal the Deadly, son of Kanjigar, and you will suffer for my father's death!"

Nomura: "Care to rekindle what we had, Draal?" Draal: "Rekindle this!"

"My father has been avenged. Thank you, Trollhunter." [6]

"I do not make statues. This is my father." [7]

Draal: "Jim, did you see my father?" Jim: "I did." Draal: "Did he... speak... of me?" Jim: "Yeah. He wished the Soothscyer could let you in, but, you know, the rules are the rules." Draal: "It's all right, Trollhunter. You don't have to lie to protect my feelings." Jim: "He said we can't kill Gunmar. I would only be leading my friends to their death." Draal: "Too bad. I was looking forward to proving him wrong." [8]

Draal: "I didn't have time to tell you. While you were seeking the stone, that changeling Stricklander dropped your mother off outside." Jim: "Yeah, I know. I sorta caught him on the way out." Draal: "But maybe you did not see, he... Uh... ugh, smushed faces with the Barbara." Jim: "He what?!" Draal: "What is the word you use? Uh, 'kissed'? I should have struck him down."

"He's trying to get under your skin, Trollhunter. Do not let him." [9]

"Slow down, young one. You must learn to empower the staff itself. Focus, imbue it with your will. The stronger the emotions, the greater—"

AAARRRGGHH!!!: "Ugh, should we stop them?" Draal: "Uh... nah. This is the Forge. Let them spar."

"She nearly took my head off with the Shadow Staff. The chubby one's just as bad." [10]

"It will be my honor to compete in the Forge once again."

"In PyroBligst, combatants must earn their weapons, including your amulet."

Jim: "Why don't we ever get the Gorb?" Draal: "In—" Jim: "Wait, let me guess. Have to earn that, too." Draal: "Now you are learning PyroBligst!"

"We may be down, but we're not out! This is the Forge where heroes are born! (...) And we're going to be down one more if we give up on AAARRRGGHH!!! My father watches us from above. Let us make the Trollhunters of the past proud. Let us make Trollmarket proud. Let us show our guests the humbling they deserve!"

"Goodbye, old friend. I shall protect them in your stead." [11]

Draal: "Why trust this changeling when all he does is betray you?" Jim: "Because... Because, unfortunately, I have to. Is this all the canned food we have?" Draal: "You need more? Mm. We should chop him into little pieces and can him right now."

"Disguise? Angor is a cunning and ruthless assassin. You think he'll be fooled by a hat and mustache?"

"Fine. I have rocks for brains. Would someone tell me what's so obvious?"

"Right. We fight here. Take back the tactical advantage. An ambush! Yes, I like it."

"Gunmar's eye, Angor's eye. Enough of these eyes!" [12]

"I am not afraid of death, Father. For in the afterlife, I shall see you again." [13]

"Always had a thing against authority." [14]

"Bring back our Trollhunter, my friends." [15]

"My father said I had a choice. This is my choice. Get in!" [16]

Draal: "If we are to conquer this realm, we must show no mercy! I'll charge the doors and tear the men limb from limb!" AAARRRGGHH!!!: "Careful. Guards will notice." Draal: "That does not matter if none survive to tell the tale! I will split them with my axe!" Blinky: "This role-playing game is addictive."

Blinky: "Great Gorgus! That is a troll arm! Who would be so careless to lose an arm?" Draal: "Not mine." [17]

"I do not run. I am Draal. Protector of James Lake, the Bular Slayer!" [18]

"You... took... my mind! I will not be enslaved again!"

"I made an oath to protect you. I have broken that oath. I remember attacking you. I have lost my honor, failed you all!"

"By my father's name, he will taste vengeance!"

"I'm the sworn guardian of the Trollhunter. And here... I honor my oath!"

"Take it. Don't make it weird."

Angor Rot: "You would give your life for a human? Why?" Draal: "Because... he's... my friend!"

"It has been my honor, fleshbag." [19]

Wizards "Stop gawking, outsider. I, Draal, Dwoza's strongest, shall be chosen for glory!"

"Bushigal! It chose Callista the Calamity? She's basically a fleshbag."

"Gumm-Gumms are coming for us and we've wasted time with your silly games!" [20]

Trivia Draal is the fourth character on the side of good to be killed off. The first being his father, Kanjigar the Courageous. Draal is one of a few trolls whose age is actually stated. According to Aaron Waltke on his Twitter page, Draal was originally meant to sacrifice himself in "The Battle of Two Bridges", but Draal's voice actor, Matthew Waterson, convinced the staff to let him survive and lose his right arm instead. His sacrifice was moved to the Part Three episode "The Oath". Also on a Twitter reply, Draal's prothetic arm is based on an old prototype found in the Trollmarket archives; a rusty mechanical relic of ivory and gold, said to have been constructed by Merlin himself a millennium ago for a noble knight of the Round Table, Lancelot. At the end of The Way of the Wizard, it's revealed that after his death, Draal's spirit has joined his father, Kanjigar, and the other Trollhunters in the Void Between Worlds. This is most likely due to him being the son of a previous Trollhunter. This makes Draal the first known troll besides the Trollhunters to reside in the Void Between Worlds after his death. According to The Art of Trollhunters, Draal's appearance is based off of Steve's troll form from the original concept of Steve being a Changeling, like his book counterpart. When the idea of Steve being a changeling was scrapped, the creators decided to use Steve's troll form as a separate character instead. Draal was also originally supposed to be a purplish-magenta troll, unlike his final blue-colored design. When Draal turns to stone, he poses in the exact same pose his father made when died.