▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁film ▁Hell boy ▁and ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁sequ el ▁Hell boy ▁II : ▁The ▁Golden ▁Army , ▁both ▁directed ▁by ▁Gu ill ermo ▁del ▁Tor o , ▁where ▁it ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁com ics . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁film ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁secret ▁United ▁States ▁Government ▁ag ency , ▁created ▁by ▁Ro ose vel t ▁to ▁combat ▁Hitler ' s ▁growing ▁master y ▁of ▁the ▁occ ult , ▁and ▁strongly ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁F BI . ▁Professor ▁Br ut ten holm ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁B PR D ▁fought ▁the ▁Occ ult ▁Wars ▁that ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁with ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Adolf ▁Hitler . ▁Several ▁personnel ▁are ▁federal ▁agents , ▁including ▁Mann ing ▁and ▁new ▁character ▁Special ▁Agent ▁John ▁My ers ▁whilst ▁the ▁Director ▁is ▁still ▁Professor ▁Br ut ten holm , ▁who ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁b ureau ▁as ▁" the ▁ones ▁who ▁b ump ▁back ", ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁" th ings ▁that ▁go ▁b ump ▁in ▁the ▁night ". ▁The ▁B PR D ▁uses ▁the ▁mot to ▁" In ▁Ab sent ia ▁Luci , ▁Ten eb ra e ▁V inc unt ", ▁Latin ▁for ▁" In ▁the ▁Abs ence ▁of ▁Light , ▁Dark ness ▁Pre v ails " — though ▁this ▁mot to ▁is ▁gram matically ▁incorrect — Lu ci ▁should ▁read ▁" L uc is " ▁for ▁the ▁desired ▁meaning . ▁In ▁Hell boy ▁II : ▁The ▁Golden ▁Army , ▁the ▁Bureau