Roderick Zinco was a wealthy man and founder of his company, the Zinco Corporation, chosen by Rasputin to be a messenger to the members of the Ragna Rok Project.
History
Roderick Zinco was a wealthy industrialist sent by Grigori Rasputin (whom Zinco referred to him as "The Master"), to contact the members of Project Ragna Rok at their secret base in Norway. Immediately upon entering the base Zinco just barely survived an encounter with the deranged Occult scientist Leopold Kurtz. After, explaining how he encountered the master on his private island, Zinco's life was spared. One year after his arrival, under orders of Doctor Kroenen, one of Zinco's contacts managed to acquire the head of the German scientist Herman von Klempt. Enraged by this, Kurtz brutally attacked Kroenen, but was fatally stabbed with a scalpel. Furious with Kroenen and Zinco, for their traitorous actions, the master struck Zinco blind. Sightless, Zinco accidentally destroyed the Ragna Rok base, taking Kroenen and Zinco with it.
In Other Media
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The DVD edition of Hellboy II: The Golden Army includes an animated story taking place after the events of the film, dubbed "The Zinco Epilogue". This epilogue is a loose adaptation of the opening of Wake the Devil, featuring Roderick Zinco encountering the severed head of Kroenen and the ghost of Rasputin.