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British Royal Navy Vice-Admiral Sir Shelby M. Penwood 《英国海軍中将シェルビー・M・ペンウッド卿, Igirisu Kaigun Chūjō Sherubī M. Pen'uddo-Kyō》 is a major supporting character in the Hellsing series created by Kohta Hirano. He is voiced by Masashi Hirose in the Japanese sub and Stuart MacLean in the English dub.
He is a Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy, as well as a good acquaintance of Integra Hellsing and a close friend of her late father, Arthur Hellsing. He is a plump, timid man and lacks talent, but is trusted by those who know him well. Also coming from an incredibly rich background, his family supplies the Hellsing Agency with expensive armory and vehicles should they ask for such an outrageous request.
Appearance[]
Penwood was an older man with a short and plump appearance with blue pupils. Being the youngest of the trio which consisted of him, Arthur Hellsing, and Sir Hugh Irons, Penwood's facial hair color hadn't turned gray. He had short blond hair slicked to the back, with its bangs being swept over to the left and a bushy mustache. Penwood wore a white buttoned shirt with a red, sometimes dark blue tie under a dark blue double-breasted suit jacket with matching trousers and black business shoes.
Personality[]
He was often thought to be incapable of his job and a coward for his frequent fits of panic, such as when he accepted his apparent death after the Valentine Brothers' ghoul soldiers successfully infiltrate the Hellsing Agency compound. His hasty and loud nature led to Sir Irons briefly shutting him up.[2]
But during Millennium's invasion of London, his behavior somehow changed.[3] Instead of evacuating himself, he held his ground at England's military headquarters along with all the remaining survivors of the double-agents' attack.[4][5] As he worked to set up his last stand, he used a radio to command the remainder of London's law enforcement groups and surviving soldiers to stand their ground. By the time Millennium forces had successfully infiltrated the base, Penwood had successfully wired the operations room with an enormous amount of plastic explosives. When the vampire soldiers approached him, Penwood demonstrated his loyalty to the British Crown by setting off the explosives and taking a number of Millennium agents and soldiers with him.[6]
Nevertheless, while thought to be a fool, thick, and incompetent, Penwood was a honorable and prideful man; described by Irons as a "man among men." Though the younger members of the Conference suspected Penwood to be the traitor within the Round Table, Irons vouched for him and remarked that he would rather commit suicide than turn trator.[7]
History[]
He first made use of his position by providing Arthur Hellsing with helicopters and weaponry, and would go on to do the same for Integra; in fact, in his first meeting with her as a girl, soon after Arthur's death he remembered her stating she would not change Arthur's policies of armament requisition (and hinted she even might extend them).[8]
Hellsing[]
During the invasion of London, it is revealed that a member of the inner circle has betrayed them to Millennium and become a vampire. Integra apologized to Penwood after a failed vampire coup, stating that she assumed he was the one to betray them. He retorts by saying that he is many things (even acknowledging he has never had to actually do anything to earn his stay in the Table, since his position was granted to him by birth alone) but was not a coward. As Millennium's forces advanced on the city, Integra planned to escape, and gave Sir Penwood a specialized gun upon his decision to stay and fight, telling him not to die. After she left, he told his staff to escape while they could and leave him behind. They refused and commenced work, commending his act of valor and gallantry.
After the full force of Nazi vampires were set upon the city, Penwood's entire staff was killed, leaving him alone. In his last act of bravery, he successfully lured a battalion of vampires into his command center and detonated a series of C4 bombs, taking the vampires out, annihilating the compound and ending his life. His last transmission ordered the remaining military and police forces still alive in London to fight and never surrender to the vampire horde.
Legacy[]
Thirty years into the future, when his grandson asked Integra about him, she declared him a hero and recounted his exploits (though she embellished the real history quite noticeably, prompting him to ask her to tell the truth). Though, to the end, she kept insisting that was the truth.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Sir Arthur Hellsing: According to Integra Hellsing's flashbacks, Arthur and Shelby Penwood had much the same relationship his daughter and the man would come to have. In particular, both had the tendency to ask for expensive and ridiculous items such as new guns or helicopters. Aside from that, the two were good friends.[9]
- Sir Hugh Irons: Though interactions between them are very short on-screen, Irons and Penwood were great friends off-screen. When the members of the Round Table accused Penwood of treachery, Irons opposed the idea and stated that Penwood would rather commit suicide than turn traitor. After the war, Irons visited Penwood and Arthur's graves to reminisce for the final time before parting away.[10]
- Sir Integral Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing: After Arthur's death, Integra was introduced to Penwood via Walter. Arthur instructed Integra that if she was in need of a favor, then she should seek Sir Penwood. Penwood's cowardly and clumsy nature got the better of him when he was introduced to the new Sir Hellsing.[11] Over the years, Integra has grown much more mature now than she was years ago. During the Valentine Brother's seige of the manor, Penwood was so critical of Integra's handling of the situation that Irons had to step in and told Penwood to quiet down.[12]
Even so, Penwood wasn't afraid to ask Integra for favors which she gladly accepts even if the request was objected by many of Penwood's men.[13] When the invasion of London had started, Integra told Penwood to escape immediately as he has responsibilities that only he could fulfill, however Penwood refused to do so even after Integra tried a second time to tell him to escape; Penwood needed to prove himself that he was more than a useless incompetent coward, causing Integra to smile.[14] Thirty years after the battle had ended, Integra speaks highly of Penwood; even blaming that the reason that the damaged eye she has is because of Penwood's superb fencing skills.[15]
Abilities[]
Being the Vice-Admiral of the Royal British Navy at the time of his death, Penwood was in charge of the United Kingdom's naval force that protects the high seas.[16][17] As a high-ranking member of the Round Table Council, Penwood was taught how to and is presumably a skilled fencer.[18]
Weapons[]
Integra's Sig-Sauer P226 | |
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The SIG-Sauer P226 is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by SIG Sauer. While operating almost exactly the same as the SIG Sauer P220, the P226 is developed with higher capacity. Integra's P226 is loaded with "rounds tipped with blessed granulated silver" in order for it to be more effective against ghouls and vampires. In order for Penwood to last as much as he could before his inevitable death, Integra gave Penwood one of her P226.
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Other Weapons[]
- M1911: When Jan Valentine bursted into the Conference room, the members of the Council had prepared for this, so they had strategically positioned their chairs and pistols aimed towards the door in order to welcome the enemy had they finally reached the room. Penwood used an M1911 pistol to shoot Jan.[19]
- Double-Barreled Shotgun: During the credits of Ultimate V, a younger Penwood is seen with a Double-Barreled Shotgun. Arthur Hellsing is also beside him on a horse, wielding the same weapon. They appear to be hunting.[20]
Trivia[]
- Arthur, Penwood, Maxwell, Rip Van Winkle, Schrödinger, and Yumie Takagi are some of the only characters in Hellsing that don't have many name variants across Japanese sources and official translations.
References[]
- ↑ Order 07: Dead Zone (1)
- ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate II
- ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate V
- ↑ Order 35: Xanado
- ↑ Order 37: Final Fantasy (2)
- ↑ Order 39: Final Fantasy (4) pp. 1-6
- ↑ Order 72: Heart of Iron
- ↑ Order 39: Final Fantasy (4) pp. 2-3
- ↑ Order 39: Final Fantasy (4) p. 3
- ↑ Order 72: Heart of Iron
- ↑ Order 39: Final Fantasy (4) p. 3
- ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate II
- ↑ Order 29: D (4) pp. 4-7
- ↑ Order 37: Final Fantasy (2) pp. 6-10
- ↑ Order 89: Romancia
- ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate IV
- ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate V
- ↑ Order 89: Romancia
- ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate II
- ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate V
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