The Monster — Frankenstein Character Profile

About The Monster

Reanimated being assembled from corpses, struggles with humanity and societal rejection.

The Monster — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Enhanced_human

Abilities

Superhuman strength, Extreme durability, Rapid healing, Intimidation

• Strength: 9.5/10
• Intelligence: 4.5/10
• Charisma: 2/10
• Morality: 5/10
• Influence: 8.5/10

The Monster appears in 17 titles

• Frankenstein (1931)
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — character page
• 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

Frankenstein (1931)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• The Monster — Conflict Victim — Elizabeth (Mae Clarke)

  Fiancée threatened by the escaped creature.

• The Monster — Conflict Antagonist — Fritz (Dwight Frye)

  Assistant who deliberately provokes the creature.

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

  Scientist who brought the creature to life.

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• Villager (uncredited) (Jack Curtis)
• Bridesmaid (uncredited) (Pauline Moore)
• Little Girl (uncredited) (Carmencita Johnson)
• Mourner (uncredited) (Soledad Jiménez)
• Gravedigger (uncredited) (William Dyer)
• Bridesmaid (uncredited) (Arletta Duncan)
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