The Monster — Bride of Frankenstein Character Profile

About The Monster

Reanimated being seeking companionship, driven by isolation and misunderstood nature.

The Monster — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Superhuman strength, Extreme durability, Basic speech, Empathy, Survival instinct

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 4/10
• Charisma: 2/10
• Morality: 5/10
• Influence: 8/10

Quick Facts about The Monster

Occupation

monster

First Appearance

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

The Monster's Known Relations

• Victor Frankenstein — Enemy

The Monster appears in 17 titles

• Frankenstein (1931) — character page
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
• Son of Frankenstein (1939) — character page
• The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) — character page
• Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) — character page
• House of Frankenstein (1944) — character page
• House of Dracula (1945) — character page
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) — character page
• The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) — character page
• Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972) — character page
• Young Frankenstein (1974) — character page
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) — character page
• Van Helsing (2004) — character page
• Hotel Transylvania (2012) — character page
• Penny Dreadful (2014) — character page
• Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) — character page
• Frankenstein (2025) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Boris Karloff

Appears in

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (9)

• The Monster — Conflict Killer — Hans (Reginald Barlow)

  The Monster kills Hans in revenge for the mob's persecution.

• The Monster — Conflict Killer — Hans' Wife (Mary Gordon)

  The Monster kills Hans' wife during his rampage.

• The Monster — Conflict Terrorizer — Minnie (Una O'Connor)

  The Monster terrifies Minnie, causing her to flee.

• The Monster — Alliance Savior — Shepherdess (Anne Darling)

  The Monster rescues the shepherdess, showing his capacity for kindness.

• The Monster — Social Friend — Hermit (O. P. Heggie)

  The Hermit befriends the Monster and teaches him about friendship.

• The Monster — Family Creator — Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive)

  Henry is the Monster's creator, a paternal figure.

• The Monster — Conflict Threat — Elizabeth (Valerie Hobson)

  The Monster threatens Elizabeth but ultimately spares her.

• The Monster — Conflict Victim — Karl (Dwight Frye)

  Karl is killed by the Monster.

• The Monster — Unknown Witness — Ludwig (Ted Billings)

  Ludwig is a henchman who witnesses the Monster's presence.

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More characters from Bride of Frankenstein

• Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive)
• Elizabeth (Valerie Hobson)
• Doctor Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger)
• Hermit (O. P. Heggie)
• Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate (Elsa Lanchester)
• Karl (Dwight Frye)
• Lord Byron (Gavin Gordon)
• Percy Bysshe Shelley (Douglas Walton)
• Ludwig (Ted Billings)
• Shepherdess (Anne Darling)
• Hans (Reginald Barlow)
• Hans' Wife (Mary Gordon)