Dr. James Xavier

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Dr. James Xavier is a brilliant but obsessive scientist whose experimental enhancement of his vision leads to increasingly disturbing and tragic consequences in the science fiction horror film "X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
scientist
alsoKnownAs The Man with the X-Ray Eyes NERFINISHED
X NERFINISHED
appearsIn X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes NERFINISHED
appearsInYear 1963
associatedWith ethical transgression in science
experimental serum
characterTrait brilliant
obsessive
reckless
conflictsWith ethical norms
medical establishment
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Roger Corman NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork medical experimentation
vision research
firstAppearance X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearsIn horror
science fiction
hasAbility enhanced vision
x-ray vision
hasFullName Dr. James Xavier NERFINISHED
hasProblem addiction to enhanced perception
inability to control new powers
languageOfWork English
medium film
moralAlignment morally ambiguous
narrativeRole protagonist
notableScene flees after a medical accident
performs surgery using enhanced vision
sees through layers of reality
uses x-ray vision at a party
occupation medical doctor
research scientist
partOfFranchise X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (film) NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Ray Milland NERFINISHED
settingOfActivities hospital
research laboratory
storyOutcome tragic fate
suffersFrom psychological deterioration
sensory overload
themeInvolvement hubris of scientific experimentation
loss of humanity
unintended consequences of technology
uses experimental eye drops
visualSymbolism eyes

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