
He is also a trained fencer (though the Viscomte de Chagny turned out to be his better) and is strong enough to strangle a strong man with is bare hands. He is especially gifted at the ambush attack when he must kill. Inside the Opéra House he is almost literally a Phantom. He can go anywhere within, and neither walls nor locked doors can stop him. He uses his many talents to promote the idea that he really is a supernatural creature, and honesty, he has even the most skeptical inhabitants of the Opéra Populaire convinced. In the areas of music, composition, and vocal training, he is a True Genius. Erik is a Renaissance man. He is well versed (and self-educated) in many and varied subjects, including but not limited to:
