| Phantom | |
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| Appeared in | Series 1 2006 Series |
| Number | 38 |
| Point Value | 10 |
The Phantom is monster #38 from Series 1 and monster #42 from the 2006 Series
Series 1[]
Official Biography[]
Species: Humanoid
Born: In 1868 in France
Habitat: Hidden places under old theaters
Phantom is a disfigured and creepy creature, that seems like a living skeleton. when he was a child he was so ugly that his mother to not see him covered his face with a bag. One day bought a mask and departed from home to become famous in the show business. Instead ended to live in the caverns below the Theater of the Opera of Paris. After many years of solitude and isolation he became mad. Phantom have fun to strangle people that bother him and to reverse melted wax over the public that disturb the play. Phantom has now abandoned Paris and is around theaters and cinemas terrorizing the audience.
2006 Series[]
Phantom is a monster in the class "The Ghosts." It is monster #42. This version of the Phantom strips away the nod to the Phantom of the Opera in favour of a more traditional ghastly Phantom. It appears as a green skinned creature wearing a wispy cowl and many purple capes, preferably to hide its face. There are still a few nods to the Phantom of the Opera, as this figure has only one eye, and the general ugly appearance match the terms with Erik from the original novel. His background photo is of a castle doorway with a glow emerging from it.
Official Card Biography[]
The Phantom is an elusive apparition who lurks in the shadows and seems to be nowhere and everywhere at the same time. His voice is heard but not his words. His presence can be felt but he is rarely seen. This ghoul is greatly feared for his random acts of violence so, WATCH OUT!!!
Release[]
Phantom, along with Ghost and Grim Watcher in the 2006 series were not released in UK stores and markets and were only sold in Australia and South Africa. These 3 figures are very difficult and rare for collectors to find.
In other media[]
Comic Book Series (1992)[]
The Phantom is part of the Good Monsters led by Vampire.
Origin[]
The Phantom is based off of Erik, the title character in Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera, In the original novel, few details are given regarding Erik's past. The novel confirms that Erik has traveled to multiple countries including France, Russia, Persia, and northern Vietnam, learning various arts and sciences from each region. Erik himself laments the fact that his mother was horrified by his birth deformity, and that his father, a master construction mason, never saw him. Most of the character's history is revealed by a mysterious figure, known through most of the novel as The Persian or the Daroga, who saved Erik's life in Persia, and followed Erik to Paris; other details are discussed in the novel's epilogue (e.g., his birthplace is given as a small town outside of Rouen, France). In the novel, Erik often refers to himself in the third person, a detail that didn't make it into any subsequent adaptations.
In more modern times, Phantoms are more associated with a type of ghost, such as Ghosts and Poltergeists. Phantoms are known to be particularly rare, and often a ghost that cannot be seen or found, but its presence can be felt.
Trivia[]
- The 2006 Phantom bears a slight resemblance to the Green Goblin from the Marvel Spiderman Comics and series, albeit both having green skin with goblin like features, and both wearing purple coloured clothes.
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