Dr. Fuji
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- If you were looking for the the founder of Cinnabar Lab currently residing in Lavender Town, see Mr. Fuji.
| Dr. Fuji フジ博士 Dr. Fuji | |
 "We dreamed of creating the world's strongest Pokémon... and we succeeded." | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unknown |
| Relatives | Amber (daughter) |
| Team | Team Rocket |
| Rank | Scientist |
| First episode | Mewtwo Strikes Back |
| English voice actor | Maddie Blaustein |
| Japanese voice actor | Yōsuke Akimoto |
Dr. Fuji (Japanese: フジ博士 Dr. Fuji) is a character in the first Pokémon movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back. He is also featured in The Birth of Mewtwo. His English voice actress is Maddie Blaustein and his Japanese voice actor is 秋元羊介 Yōsuke Akimoto.
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History
After his daughter Amber died, he devoted his life to trying to bring her back through cloning. His wife could not go on watching him try to bring their dead daughter back to life and so she left him, and still, he worked.
Eventually, his studies gained the attention of Giovanni, who said he would fund Fuji's project if Fuji also cloned the legendary Pokémon, Mew. This resulted in the creation of Mewtwo.
After the original Charmandertwo, Bulbasaurtwo, and Squirtletwo died during the experiment, Ambertwo, the cloned form of Amber, died as well, leading Dr. Fuji to panic and administer a form of emotion-suppressing serum to Mewtwo which may have caused its seemingly twisted personality. Shortly after gaining sentience, Mewtwo blew up their lab on New Island, presumably killing everyone, including Fuji.
He was in charge of a team of scientists. Whether they were his team before he was hired by Team Rocket or were provided by them remains unknown to this day.
Trivia
- Dr. Fuji is the first human killed on-screen in the Pokémon anime.
- In the novelization of the first movie, he was given the name of "Professor John Smith".
Origin
Possibly from Mt. Fuji, or Mr. Fuji, the founder of Cinnabar Research Lab in the video games, who was hinted to be involved in Mewtwo's creation.
See also
| This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime. |
