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{{wikipediainfo|Dr Moreau}} | {{wikipediainfo|Dr Moreau}} | ||
{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
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|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|affiliation = Sisyphean Society | |affiliation = Sisyphean Society | ||
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}}Doctor '''Alphonse Moreau''' was a notorious [[scientist]]. | }} | ||
Doctor '''Alphonse Moreau''' was a notorious [[scientist]]. | |||
== Biography == | |||
=== Experiments === | |||
At the age of 19, Moreau bred [[human]]s and [[animal]]s to create [[hybrid]]s, which he housed on his secret island. Later, [[British Intelligence]] sent [[Fu Manchu's son]] to investigate Moreau's experiments on [[hippopotami]] and [[snake]]s in the [[Congo]], which he believed here funded by [[Fu Manchu|his father]]. This investigation culminated in the [[Um Bongo report]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Beasthouse (short story)|The Beasthouse]]'') | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
A "[[eugenics]] boutique" called the [[Beasthouse]] opened in [[1897]], utilising "the techniques pioneered by Dr Alphonse Moreau" to allow wealthy customers "to have their favourite servants cross-bred with their pets". However, it did not seem to have any involvement from Doctor Moreau himself. | |||
[[H. G. Wells]] wrote a book about Moreau's career, but he ommitted information about Moreau's age and motivations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Beasthouse (short story)|The Beasthouse]]'') | Additionally, [[H. G. Wells]] wrote a book about Moreau's career, but he ommitted information about Moreau's age and motivations (which, still according to Fu Manchu's son, boiled down to the idea that "monkey-people would be, like, really cool"). ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Beasthouse (short story)|The Beasthouse]]'') | ||
== In the Land of Fiction == | === In the Land of Fiction === | ||
Doctor Moreau as depicted by Wells was one of fiction's most notorious [[villain]]s. As such, he existed within the [[Land of Fiction]], where he was a member of the [[Sisyphean Society]]'s senior circle. One of his humanised dogs served as a doorman and errant-boy for the Society, and greeted {{Delgado}} when he visited the Society. Like the other villains, he was ultimately destroyed by the Master on this occasion. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Character Assassin (comic story)|Character Assassin]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Dr Moreau is the title character of [[H. G. Wells]]'s novel {{wi|The Island of Doctor Moreau}}. | Dr Moreau is the title character of [[H. G. Wells]]'s novel {{wi|The Island of Doctor Moreau}}. He has no known first name in the original book. Notably, ''[[The Beasthouse (short story)|The Beasthouse]]'' gives him a French first name ("Alphonse"), implying that the character is himself French, whereas, in ''[[Character Assassin (comic story)|Character Assassin]]'', he calls the [[Phantom of the Opera]] "Frenchman" as an insult, suggesting he is not himself French. | ||
[[Category:Fictional characters from the real world]] | [[Category:Fictional characters from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Land of Fiction characters]] | [[Category:Land of Fiction characters]] | ||
[[Category:Human scientists]] | [[Category:Human scientists]] | ||
[[Category:19th century individuals]] | [[Category:19th century individuals]] | ||
