Dr. Alphonse Mephesto

Dr. Alphonse Mephisto is a character in South Park. He is a stereotypical mad scientist, who specializes in genetic engineering. Whenever the people of South Park need something beyond the natural, they turn to him. He usually agrees to help them, but for a price. He is generally good natured, but is somewhat eccentric. It has been hinted that he is a Buddhist; as quoted in the episode "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" Oh thank Buddah I found you boy's... Dr. Mephisto is a member of the North American Marlon Brando Look-Alikes ("the other" NAMBLA).

Appearance
He wears a yellow Hawaiian shirt, a brown hat, and brown trousers. He is very wrinkled in the face, and has gray hair. He is usually seen walking with a cane, whose handle is shaped like a pair of buttocks.

Family
Terrance Mephisto He is the uncle of a boy called Terrance, who is in the 4th grade class along with the main characters. Strangely enough, though, Terrance referred to him as "Daddy" in "An Elephant Makes Love to Pig".

Brother
His brother has never been seen, but it is revealed in the episode "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut" that he attempts to shoot Mephisto every month on routine. The reason that he shot Mephisto in Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut is that he was a Broncos fan, and Cartman's dad played for the Broncos.

Parodies
The character is an extended reference to Marlon Brando's portrayal of Dr. Moreau in the 1996 film version of The Island of Dr. Moreau. Like Dr. Moreau, Dr. Mephisto creates strange creatures with his talents- however his creations are things like animals with multiple sets of buttocks. Mephisto believes it is for the good of the Earth, and that one-assed animals are useless and must be destroyed. He even goes as far as presenting a "seven-assed Galapagos Turtle" in an attempt to win a Nobel Prize, but loses to Randy Marsh's "Unified Theory of Fart Thing." He also performs experiments ranging from simple DNA tests to creating a genetic clone of Stan Marsh for his son's project.

In addition to Brando as Moreau, Mephisto is based at least partially on former UCLA molecular biology professor, Roger Bohman. Both Trey Parker and Matt Stone visited his class based on a recommendation of a friend, and they have admitted to Roger Bohman's more than passing resemblance to Mephisto.

His name is a reference to Mephistopheles.

Kevin
Kevin is Dr. Mephisto's assistant. He wears similar clothing to Mephisto. He is usually described by others as "that little monkey guy". He was intended to become a famous pop star, but the experiment failed. He seems on first glance to be mute, but he is rumored to have a very sweet, golden voice. He mostly follows Mephisto around. His name is revealed in "Starvin Marvin" when Chef asks Mephisto "what the hell is that thing supposed to be."

Kevin's story is told in the song "Mephesto and Kevin" by Primus from Chef Aid: The South Park Album; he was apparently a failed attempt to create a perfect pop singer, a test tube baby created from Michael Jackson's sperm and the egg of an unspecified, musically talented female donor, brought to term inside the womb of a llama.

Genetic Experiments
Dr. Mephisto has created many genetically spliced/altered/both creatures, some of which include a four-assed monkey (pictured), a clone of Stan, mutant turkeys, rabbit-fish (which actually are just fish with fake rabbit ears attached), and a five-assed monkey. He rejected Kyle's idea of splicing Pig and Elephant DNA, as he said it would never work.

He also inserted Jakov's DNA into Junjun (re-named "Hope") when they found they couldn't mate.

Episodes in which he is Prominent

 * An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig - Mephisto's first appearance. He rejects Kyle Broflovski's idea of splicing the DNA of a pig and an elephant. Later, he helps his nephew to make a clone of Stan.
 * Starvin' Marvin - Mephisto creates genetically modified turkeys, but they go crazy and put the whole town in danger.
 * Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut - Mephisto offers to help Cartman find out who his father is, but only for a price.
 * Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut - Mephisto gets shot by his brother right before he can reveal the identity of Cartman's father.
 * Spontaneous Combustion - Mephisto tries to win the Nobel Prize with a "seven-assed Galapagos Turtle", but loses to Randy. Later, he reveals that Randy's theory about Spontaneous Combustion is causing a change in the environment.
 * Jakovasaurs - Mephisto helps the Jakovasaurs to reproduce.
 * Cartman Joins NAMBLA - Suggests Cartman joins NAMBLA but Cartman joins the 'North American Man Boy Love Association.' instead of the 'North American Marlon Brando Look-alikes' which is what he really means. Is the spokesperson of 'the other NAMBLA' and helps the police catch the pedo NAMBLA.


 * After being absent from the show for almost 8 seasons he appeared in "Eat, Pray, Queef" as one of the men singing at the recording studio. He was seen in Red Sleigh Down as well.
 * Mephisto and Kevin will soon appear in 201.