Herbert Trubshaw

Herbert Trubshaw was a minor character in the 2014 Laika production ''The Boxtrolls. ''He is the father of the main protagonist, Eggs however when the evil town exterminator, Archibald Snatcher tried to force him to build a machine that would kill the entire race of Boxtrolls he refused as he knew they were harmless tinkerers. Snatcher tried to steal Eggs from Trubshaw to persuade him however he was able to fend them off and Egss was adopted by the Boxtrolls leader, Fish who saw Snatcher kill Trubshaw by striking him on the head with a wrench but they were both able to escape before the Red Hats could attack them.