Dr. Fuji (anime)

Dr. Fuji (Japanese: フジ博士 Dr. Fuji) is a character who appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back. He also appeared in The Birth of Mewtwo.

History
After his daughter died, Dr. Fuji devoted his life to trying to bring her back through the usage of cloning. His wife was distraught and could not continue watching his endeavors, insisting that he could not bring Amber back to life. She left him, yet Fuji still worked.

Eventually, his studies gained the attention of, who said he would fund Fuji's project if Fuji also cloned. This resulted in the creation of.

After the original two, two, and two died during the experiment, Ambertwo—the cloned form of Amber—died as well, eliciting a heightened emotional response from Mewtwo. Dr. Fuji panicked and administered a form of emotion-suppressing serum to Mewtwo, which may have caused its seemingly-twisted personality. Time passed and Mewtwo matured, though shortly after gaining consciousness, it destroyed the lab on New Island, presumably killing everyone—including Fuji. A record of Fuji's final words survived the explosion, which Mewtwo ended up keeping, and was later discovered by Jessie, James, and, who sneaked into New Island.

Dr. Fuji will reappear in M22.

In the games
Dr. Fuji is likely based on the game character Mr. Fuji, who was formerly known as Dr. Fuji when he founded the Cinnabar Lab.

In the manga
Dr. Fuji appeared in the manga adaptation of Mewtwo Strikes Back!. He serves the same purpose as his movie counterpart in being the scientist that created Mewtwo, although his motivations and his relationship with his creation differ vastly.

Trivia

 * In the novelization of the first movie, he was given the name of "Professor John Smith".
 * Dr. Fuji may have been inspired by from, since both lost their child and attempt to recreate them through science, as well as share more than a passing resemblance.