Hellsing: Volume 3

Elevator Action is the third volume in the Hellsing manga series. It was originally released in Japan in December 31 of 2000, 1 year after Volume 2 had released, and released in English on June 1, 2004.

The Hellsing TV series by Gonzo aired in 2001 - 2002, adapted some parts of Volume 3 and had animated many identical shots existing in the panel in the show in Episode 10. In addition, many of animated sequences from Hellsing: Psalms of Darkness (the TVAs trailer), was scenes from Volume 3. Eventually, the OVA, releasing 5 years after the TVA had finished, adapted Volume 3 fully on its third installment.

This volume is later included in the first volume of the first Hellsing Deluxe Edition Hardcover released by Dark Horse Comics. The Hellsing manga was written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano.

Plot Summary
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Integra Hellsing deploys Alucard, Seras Victoria and Pip Bernadotte, leader of the Wild Geese, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to find the whereabouts of Millennium. Alucard and Seras are later attacked by BOPE units of the Brazilian military police after being declared in public as international terrorists, a ruse perpetrated by Brazilian officials in exchange for immortality promised by Millennium.

After receiving orders from Sir Integra, Alucard massacres the BOPE officers and faces off against Millennium officer Tubalcain Alhambra. Later, Alucard prevails after a destructive battle which aired on the news, and Rio suffered many casualities; however, Alucard gains useful information out of him as Tubalcain's body burns inflames.


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Crossfire
Disaster struck and casualties were huge in the Vatican City due to an assassination attempt on the Pope led by a group of terrorists claiming, that the leader is the one true "Messiah". Fortunately, Maxwell was alive although, injured pretty badly that he had to be hospitalized, and bandages to cover wounds on his right eye. Anderson was the one who brought him to the hospital, and calls in Yumiko and Heinkel about the situation. Without hesitation, the duo comes in and was sent by Maxwell on a mission to Germany, to eliminate the "fake religion".

Storming off almost instantly, the duo reaches to the The One Messiah Path of Truth Church and storms in in the middle of a speech by Abraham Van Rogh, whom leaded the attack on Vatican City. However, as the duo walk in very slowly, they were called heretics by the people there, and without a moment of hesitation; Yumie comes out and decapitates one of the member, which led to a full-on shootout between the duo and the followers of the fake religion. However eventually, the duo prevails quite easily, and Abraham Van Rogh was eliminated efficiently, and the duo returns back home to bring the news to Maxwell and the others.

Hellsing

 * Enrico Maxwell
 * Walter C. Dornez
 * Alucard
 * Seras Victoria
 * Pip Bernadotte
 * Integra Hellsing
 * The Doctor
 * The Major
 * The Captain
 * Alexander Anderson
 * Tubalcain Alhambra

Crossfire

 * Enrico Maxwell
 * Heinkel Wolfe
 * Yumiko Takagi
 * Alexander Anderson
 * Abraham Van Rogh

Afterword

 * Luke Valentine
 * Jan Valentine

Trivia

 * This is the only volume of Hellsing to NOT have an afterword sequence which includes Character Descriptions, and notes by Hirano. So, Volume 4 added Tubalcain Alhambra in its Character Descriptions.