Doctor Alphonse Moreau was a notorious scientist.
Biography[]
Experiments[]
At the age of 19, Moreau bred humans and animals to create hybrids, which he housed on his secret island. Later, British Intelligence sent Fu Manchu's son to investigate Moreau's experiments on hippopotami and snakes in the Congo, which he believed here funded by his father. This investigation culminated in the Um Bongo report. (PROSE: 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.
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)
In the Land of Fiction[]
Doctor Moreau as depicted by Wells was one of fiction's most notorious villains. As such, he existed within the Land of Fiction, where he was a member of the Sisyphean Society's senior circle. He created the humanised dog Cerberus and read Origin of Species. Like the other villains, he was ultimately destroyed by the Master on this occasion. (COMIC: Character Assassin)
Behind the scenes[]
Dr Moreau is the title character of H. G. Wells's novel The Island of Doctor Moreau. His first name was never given in the original book, but The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen called him "Alphonse", which was also used in The Beasthouse. Despite "Alphonse" being a French name, in Character Assassin he calls the Phantom of the Opera "Frenchman" as an insult, suggesting he is not himself French. He was played by Ronald Pickup in the Big Finish Productions adaptation of the novel.
