The Doctor in Hellsing Vol. 3

The Doctor (or "Doc") (博士（ドク）, Doctor (Doku)^?) is a character in Hellsing and a member of the Millennium forces. He is the mad genius whose research led to the creation of a Nazi vampire army out of 1,000 volunteers in the 'Letztes Bataillon'. Image File history File links HellDoc. ... Image File history File links HellDoc. ... Hellsing is an anime and manga series by Kouta Hirano. ... This article deals with the fictional group Millennium from the Hellsing series. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric creatures, typically held to be the re-animated corpses of human beings and said to subsist on human and/or animal blood (hematophagy). ...

Doc usually appears dressed in bloodstained white robes, an unusual shirt which reveals his stomach, and glasses with an assortment of adjustable lenses. Also, he seems to be a polydactyl, possessing six fingers on each hand (he fits his extra fingers into the last finger hole in his gloves). The Doctor acts like a second-in-command to the Major and is dedicated to his master plan, although he is not much of a fighter. He is also apparently responsible for the remote immolation of Jan Valentine and Tubalcain Alhambra, as the Major instructed him not to burn Rip van Winkle after her defeat. Polydactyly, or polydactylism, is the anatomical abnormality of having more than the usual number of digits on the hands or feet. ...

Hirano has stated that he created Schrödinger, which goes well with his 'mad scientist' reputation. The two argue almost constantly, perhaps due to their father-son relationship. Appears in the manga and as a silhouette to the right of the Major in the promotional video (found on the first DVD of the English release). He also appears along with the Major and Captain Günsche in the credits of chapter 1 of the OVA series. Caucasian, male, aging, crooked teeth, messy hair, lab coat, spectacles/goggles, dramatic posing — one popular stereotype of a mad scientist. ...

There is also some speculation over whether or not The Doctor's design (mainly his clothing) was inspired by Rammstein member "Flake" (aka Christian Lorenz), or if it is the other way around. Both have similar nicknames (Dok and DOKtor) and similar styles of dress. Christian Flake Lorenz [pronounced Lor-ents] (b. ...

Per his nametag shown in Volume 3, his name appears to be Avondale Napyeer. The nametag is difficult to read, however, and no other name has been given thus far.