The Ancient One is an old wizard who opposed the practices of Dr. Akira Onodera.
Physical appearance[]
The Ancient One is a thin, elderly Japanese man with a Fu Manchu mustache and a goatee. He wears a red cap with purple details on his head, a white yukata with purple edges, and a red robe. He also wears black sandals and has sharp fingernails.
Personality[]
The Ancient One is an elderly figure who values protecting the simple and traditional way of life. He opposes progress and innovation, seeing them as threats to Japanese tradition. As such, he is shown to be a malevolent and aggressive figure who uses sorcery to harm others, placing curses and terrorizing innovators.
Powers and abilities[]
- Sorcery: The Ancient One possesses a scepter which appears to possess several magical abilities.
- levitation.
- appearing and disappearing in yellow puffs of smoke.
- creating shapes in the air out of dust.
- casting curses in the form of dust.
As the Ancient One's true nature was never denied, the legitimacy of these abilities is neither confirmed nor disproven.
History[]
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The Ancient One conflicted with Dr. Akira Onodera, an innovator planning to build a new wharf for his factory in Tokyo. While Dr. Onodera was working at his computer screen, the Ancient One appeared in a cloud of smoke to threaten him. The Ancient One told Dr. Onodera not to build a new wharf for his factory in Tokyo because it was a threat to their simple way of life. After his warnings were ignored, he then predicted a giant monster would crush the factory.
Later, while Akira was meeting with Mystery Inc. to learn about Velma's invention, the Ancient One appeared again. He tried to curse Dr. Onodera to become a giant monster in his sleep, sending a puff of smoke toward him. Despite the Ancient One's attempt to curse Dr. Onodera, the curse hit Shaggy Rogers instead, who later became a monster in his sleep. However, the monster was later revealed to be the workings of an unaffiliated third party, Professor Pomfrit. Despite Mystery Inc. concluding the investigation, they never uncovered the true nature of the Ancient One, with police lieutenant Keiko Tanaka suggesting he does not exist. However, Dr. Akira Onodera decided to honor his wishes regardless, moving his construction project to a new location.[1]
Appearances[]
Notes/trivia[]
- He resembles Fu Lan Chi from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode That's Snow Ghost.
- His voice actor Mako, is well known for voicing Aku, a villain from Samurai Jack. His voice even sounds similar to his.