@msxie0714 I already explain in this sentence.

‘The man is a genius that excels in everything he pursues.’

If a Chinese character has to be a villain/adversary to the hero, I would rather he be formidable and intelligent, and Fu Manchu is formidable and intelligent. I don’t mind the Qing Dynasty costume. This is a comics first written in the 70s. It is a product of its time.

I like villains that are intelligent like Lex Luthor and Maximus Boltagon. This is just my personal preference. Secondly, Fu Manchu is not a one dimensional villain in the 70s comics I read. In one story, he saved an orphan in a war torn area (forgot the war was between who and who). So, this orphan become very loyal to him.