Manute

== Summary ==
Manute is an antagonist that appears in Frank Miller's Sin City comic book series, along with the film series of the same name. His stature is matched only by his immense strength, booming presence, ruthlessness, and very polite demeanor. He is always collected and strangely gentlemanly in every situation, even while committing homicide or preforming acts of torture on his victims. Manute is also oftentimes completely devoted to his employers, serving them without question (almost to the point of doing so ritualistically), and has formerly worked under the likes of Damien Lord, The Colonel and later Herr Wallenquist. Though it is never mentioned in either the novels or films, it was revealed by actor Dennis Haysbert that Manute is a strict practitioner of Voodoo. Haysbert revealed this a number of times during film interviews, stating that Frank Miller himself had the idea during their time working together, as a means of explaining how Manute came about to gain his superhuman levels of strength, durability, and power. Manute's preferred fighting style appears to be simply overpowering his foe through pure brute force, although he has shown himself to be a fairly skilled hand-to-hand combatant from time to time. To date, he has appeared as an antagonist in 4 of the Sin City "yarns", A Dame To Kill For, Hell And Back, and The Big Fat Kill, along with a brief cameo appearance in Blue Eyes.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Manute
Origin: Sin City
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, Voodoo Practitioner, Valet
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Magic, Proficient Marksman 
Attack Potency: Wall level (Is capable of harming characters with durability and physical prowess comparable to that of himself)
Speed: Likely Subsonic (Is comparable to Marv)
Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Is magically endowed with superhuman strength, among other enhanced physical attributes)
Striking Strength: Wall level (Can casually strike a fully grown adult with enough force to send them flying across a room or through a window)
Durability: Wall level (Survived getting shot numerous times with a Springfield Armory M1911A1 Pistol. Tanked a hand grenade explosion at point blank range. Withstood attacks from Marv. Is completely unharmed by physical attacks preformed by Athlete level humans)
Stamina: Superhuman (Magically endowed with superhuman stamina and can fight for extended periods of time even while severely injured)
Range: Standard melee range, tens of meters with IMI Micro Uzi
Standard Equipment: IMI Micro Uzi
Intelligence:  Fairly High. Is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant and has extensive knowledge of various torture methods. Also possesses knowledge concerning the practice of Voodoo
Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses, but has survived situations that would kill an average human. Is completely devoted to whomever his employer is to a near crippling degree
==Notable Matchups==
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Category:Characters
Category:Sadists
Category:Sin City
Category:Male Characters
Category:Magic Users
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Weapon Masters
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Category:Movie Characters
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Category:Gun Users
Category:Voodoo Users