Dr. Loveless
Dr. Loveless is a male television character who features in The Wild Wild West.
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Biography
Dr. Miguelito Quixote Loveless
Loveless' family had received a valuable land grant in California from the Spanish Viceroy of Mexico. Their land was taken back by the Spanish Crown, and then irretrievably lost when California became part of the United States. His original goal was to recover his family's property and create a haven where the disadvantaged (presumably financially and, like himself, physically) could live without torment from society.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Loveless' greatest fear was not death, but the fact that once deceased that he could not continue his plans of revenge against a society which he hates so much.
Powers and abilities
Loveless was known as a technological genius who produced gadgets far ahead of his time.
His inventions were more practical, anticipating the cathode-ray tube, the airplane, penicillin, and an automobile.
Dr. Loveless initially had two companions that included the hulking mute Voltaire and the beautiful songstress Antoinette.
Notes
- Dr. Loveless was created by John Kneubuhl, S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Jim Thomas and John Thomas whilst he was portrayed by actor Michael Dunn where he featured as an antagonist in The Wild Wild West universe.
In other media
Films
- In Wild Wild West, Dr. Arliss Loveless appeared in the 1999 live-action film adaptation of the television show where he was portrayed by actor Kenneth Branagh. He had been a member of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. During the last days of the war in 1865, a terrible accident made him literally lose part of his body from the waist down, forcing him to spend the rest of his life in a steam powered wheelchair, making him even more determined to conquer the United States. He even felt so upset to hear that General Robert Lee and his right hand man General Bloodbath McGrath surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox, which led to the dissolution of the Confederacy.
Appearances
- The Wild Wild West:
External Links
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