Science and Occultism

Fu-Manchu combines advanced scientific knowledge—including chemistry, bacteriology, and exotic poisons—with Eastern mysticism and occult practices, creating a terrifying hybrid of rational and supernatural threats.

Fu-Manchu is described as an adept in both modern sciences and obscure, ancient arts, blending rationality with the supernatural.

Smith uses scientific reasoning to deduce the centipede's method of attack, blending forensic analysis with the exotic horror of the Zayat Kiss.

Smith's forensic reconstruction of burned notes and the mysterious 'booming sound' at Shen-Yan's hint at a blend of scientific deduction and arcane danger.

Fu-Manchu's use of a hypodermic syringe to erase memory represents a blend of advanced science and mysterious, almost supernatural, methods.