PROFILE: MR. E

Full Name:  Unknown A.K.A.:  TBA First Appearance:  "The Case of the Mysterious Man" Occupation:  Criminal mastermind Ethnicity:  Unknown Citizenship:  Unknown Family: Father (deceased), mother (deceased),  grandfather (deceased), Chimera (pet cat) Affiliation:  ENIGMA Likes:  Crime, power, control, perfection, manipulation, making people suffer Dislikes:  Shirley Holmes, law enforcement, incompetence, failure

Background:
Mr. E is the code name given to the leader of the underworld organization ENIGMA.  The current Mr. E, a young man in his late teens, inherited the position from his grandfather.  Under his command, ENIGMA never made any mistakes until the Mona Lisa fiasco, where ENIGMA agents and their client were caught with the stolen painting and the organization's existence was exposed to the world.  Discovering that Shirley, a descendant of the great Sherlock Holmes, was responsible, Mr. E swore to rid himself of this budding detective he considered a threat to his operations.  His reasons for his hatred of Shirley go beyond the Mona Lisa debacle, and only his top-ranked minions know why.  He controls all ENIGMA operations from the group's secret main headquarters Shadow Axis and is always with Nigel, his elderly manservant, and Chimera, his pet black cat.

Physical Appearance and Other Traits:
Little is known about Mr. E's physical appearance since no one on the right side of the law has ever seen him.  However, while he is at Shadow Axis, he wears a red-and-purple uniform and cape.  His eyes are covered by blue-tinted glasses, and his hands are enclosed in purple gloves.  His speech is marked with a British accent.

Personality:
A brilliant young man with a cold, ruthless personalty, Mr. E is adept in the art of manipulation and has an understanding of the human mind.  He views all people, including his agents and Molly, as tools in the game of life and will use them in any manner he chooses.  Sadistic to a high degree, he enjoys the suffering of people and even regards screaming as "beautiful music."  Valuing total control and perfection, he does not take failure well and is prone to outbursts of anger directed at his underlings.  He will employ any means to eliminate people he sees as obstacles to his operations.

Relationships:
Mr. E is the unquestioned leader of ENIGMA, and every agent is loyal to him, especially his butler Nigel and the Elite Eight.  Number One is deathly afraid of him.  Mr. E despises all those sworn to uphold the law, including Shirley Holmes.  Overall, all people are puppets to him.  In fact, only Chimera seems to receive any affection from him, and the only person he confides in is Nigel.

Abilities and Paraphernalia:
Able to assess the strengths and weaknesses of people, Mr. E can inspire fear into even the most hardened person and develop plans to handle his enemies.  Although not a field agent, Mr. E is adept at using a variety of deadly weapons.  Whether or not he has other abilities is open to debate.

Mr. E possesses a collection of weapons that includes hi-tech guns and katana swords.

HA's Comments:
Whoa, who knew a villain with perhaps one of the most ridiculous names ever conceived would turn out to be one of my popular characters?  Maybe it's the whole Molly torture thing.

Mr. E is the result of blending SPECTRE head Blofeld with the Riddler and samples of anime villains, and it appears he works for my readers.  In fact, ENIGMA came after Mr. E, who was just supposed to be your average criminal mastermind with a grudge against Shirley who carried out his schemes with the help of a small group of thugs.  He's definitely grown a lot since his initial conception.