Draal the Deadly

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“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 to Jim before becoming his bodyguard

Draal the Deadly
Appears In
TV Shows	Trollhunters Wizards
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
Character Information
Full name	Draal the Deadly
Alias	Draal the Destroyer Son of Kanjigar Draal, Protector of James Lake, The Bular Slayer My Son (Kanjigar) Loudmouth (Jim) Brute (NotEnrique)
Gender	Male
Age	1200
Eye color	Yellow and red Blue (while controlled by Gunmar)
Race	Troll
Height	~6'7".5 (200 cm) (without horns) ~10'5" (315 cm) (with horns)
Home	Heartstone Trollmarket (formerly) Lake House, Arcadia Oaks (formerly) Void Between Worlds
Affiliation	Good Bad (unwillingly; briefly) Gumm-Gumms (briefly) Team Trollhunters
Occupation	Bodyguard of Jim Lake Jr. (formerly) Trollhunter (alternate reality)
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 Otto Scaarbach † Angor Rot †
Weapon(s)	Fists 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
Status	Deceased Alive (alternate timeline)
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)

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 to jump in and attack Strickler when things start to get really ugly.

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.

Trollhunters (Part Two)

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.

Reality and Draal became the Trollhunter

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.

Trollhunters (Part Three)

Draal is free from Gunmar's control

To be added

Jim successfully locates Draal, unconscious and stuck in a pile of crystals. Draal wakes up and blames himself for what happened after being hit by the Decimaar Blade. He took an oath to protect Jim, but thinks he broke it and let everyone down. As Jim reties his arm, he soothes his sole reminding him that none of this was his fault, as Gunmar had it under his control. Jim tells Draal that he's more than his loyal protector, he's a trusted friend. Jim and Draal share a hug.

To be added

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.

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.

Abilities

• 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.

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".

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.

Relationships

Main article: Draal the Deadly/Relationships

Quotes

Main article: Draal the Deadly/Quotes

Episode Appearances

Trollhunters

Trollhunters Part 1
"Becoming: Part 1" Absent	"Becoming: Part 2" Absent
"Wherefore Art Thou, Trollhunter?" Appears	"Gnome Your Enemy" Mentioned
"Waka Chaka!" Appears	"Win Lose or Draal" Appears
"To Catch a Changeling" Appears	"Adventures in Trollsitting" Mentioned
"Bittersweet Sixteen" Absent	"Young Atlas" Appears
"Recipe for Disaster" Appears	"Claire and Present Danger" Absent
"The Battle of Two Bridges" Appears	"Return of the Trollhunter" Appears
"Mudslinging" Appears	"Roaming Fees May Apply" Absent
"Blinky's Day Out" Appears	"The Shattered King" Mentioned
"Airheads" Appears	"Where Is My Mind?" Absent
"Party Monster" Absent	"It's About Time" Appears
"Wingmen" Appears	"Angor Management" Appears
"A Night to Remember" Absent	"Something Rotten This Way Comes" Appears

Trollhunters Part 2
"Escape from the Darklands" Appears	"Skullcrusher" Absent
"Grand Theft Otto" Absent	"KanjigAAARRRGGHH!!!" Appears
"Homecoming" Appears	"Hiss Hiss, Bang Bang" Mentioned
"Hero with a Thousand Faces" Appears	"Just Add Water" Appears
"Creepslayerz" Appears	"The Reckless Club" Appears
"Unbecoming" Cameo	"Mistrial and Error" Absent
"In the Hall of the Gumm-Gumm King" Appears

Trollhunters Part 3
"Night Patroll" Appears	"Arcadia's Most Wanted" Absent
"Bad Coffee" Absent	"So I'm Dating a Sorceress" Appears
"The Exorcism of Claire Nunez" Appears	"Parental Guidance" Absent
"The Oath" Appears	"For the Glory of Merlin" Cameo
"In Good Hands" Absent	"A House Divided" Appears
"Jimhunters" Absent	"The Eternal Knight: Part 1" Absent
"The Eternal Knight: Part 2" Mentioned

Wizards

Wizards
"Spellbound" Absent	"History in the Making" Absent
"Witch Hunt" Absent	"Lady of the Lake" Absent
"Battle Royale" Absent	"Killahead, Part One" Appears
"Killahead, Part Two" Appears	"Wizard Underground" Absent
"Dragon's Den" Absent	"Our Final Act" Voice

Trivia

• Draal is the fourth character on the side of good to be killed off. The first being (ironically) 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.

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