Fu Manchu

Doctor Fu Manchu was a Chinese terrorist, genius, and criminal mastermind who controlled the activities of the Si-Fan across the world.
== Weapons and Abilities ==
===Inherent Abilities===
* Intelligence: Fu Manchu possessed a genius-level intellect, having attended the University of Edinburgh and the Sorbonne.
===Assets=== 
*Authority: Fu Manchu possessed considerable power and influence as leader of the Si-Fan; Nayland Smith at one point estimated that the Si-Fan's power was either second to or equivalent to the combined communist powers.RE-ENTER FU MANCHU SAX ROHMER - Faded Page - Retrieved 18 June 2023
*Polyglotism: Nayland Smith once stated to Dr. Petrie that Fu Manchu easily spoke "in any of the civilized languages and in most of the barbaric." Petrie himself witnessed the Doctor speaking English, Chinese, Hindustanee, and Arabic.THE SI-FAN MYSTERIES BEING A NEW PHASE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF FU-MANCHU, THE DEVIL DOCTOR BY SAX ROHMER - Faded Page - Retrieved 18 June 2023
===Concoctions===
*Elixir Vitae: A formula to extend the Doctor's lifespan.THE  MASK OF FU  MANCHU By Sax  Rohmer - Faded Page - Retrieved 18 June 2023
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes=== 
*Fu Manchu was created by English author Sax Rohmer.Representing Chinatown: Dr. Fu-Manchu at the Disappearing Moon Cafe - Maria Noëlle Ng - Canadian Literature 163 I Winter 1999 - Retrieved 18 June 2023The Yellow Peril: Dr Fu Manchu & the Rise of Chinaphobia by Christopher Frayling – review - Julia Lovell - 30 October 2014 - The Guardian - Retrieved 18 June 2023The Encyclopedia of Super Villains - Jeff Rovin - Facts on File Publications - Published 1987 - Page 93 - Retrieved 12 September 2023
===Reception===
*South China Morning Post columnist Alex Lo defended the character, comparing him to Count Dracula, James Moriarty, and Hannibal Lecter in intellect.Poor Dr Fu Manchu is so misunderstood - Alex Lo - 29 August 2021 - South China Morning Post - Retrieved 23 April 2023
==Appearances==
*The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (first appearance)
*The Devil Doctor (1916)
*The Si-Fan Mysteries (1917)
*The Daughter of Fu Manchu (1931)
*The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
*The Bride of Fu Manchu (1933)
*The Trail of Fu Manchu (1934)
*President Fu Manchu (1936) 
*The Drums of Fu Manchu (1939)
*The Island of Fu Manchu (1941)
*The Shadow of Fu Manchu (1948)
*The Wrath of Fu Manchu (1973)
*Re-Enter Dr. Fu Manchu (1958)
*The Eyes of Fu Manchu (1973)
*The Word of Fu Manchu (1973) 
*The Mind of Fu Manchu (1973)
*Emperor Fu Manchu (final appearance)
==Links==
*Fu Manchu on Wikipedia
*Fu Manchu on Encyclopædia Britannica
*Fu Manchu on TV Tropes
*Fu Manchu on the Villains Wiki
== See also==
*John Devil
*Professor Moriarty
*Fantômas
*Jack Kressling
*Ernst Stavro Blofeld
*Mephisto
==References==
Category:Humans
Category:Villains
Category:Criminals
Category:War Criminals
Category:Crime Lords
Category:Murderers
Category:Mass Murderers
Category:Si-Fan
Category:Polyglots
Category:Sax Rohmer characters
Category:Literary characters
Category:Chinese characters
Category:Masters of disguise
Category:Characters who survived going over Niagara Falls
Category:19th century births
Category:Heidelberg University alumni
Category:University of Paris alumni
Category:University of Edinburgh alumni