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Hi, Erik doesn't have a last name. And it is certainly not Mulheim. Maybe in the shitty book by Forsyth, but not canon Erik.

I agree - Leroux's Erik doesn't have last name. --Stalik 16:09, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the first bit to say he did not have a last name, but I'm unable to figure out how to change the title.

Note to whoever put the bulk: I changed your stupid ending. Christine and Erik did NOT go on to lead a normal life together.

this article should be moved

to the phantom of the opera[chartecter],because thats what most people would look for first,most people wouldnt loook for erik,the phantom of the opera.i am snape.i killed innocent bugs. 23:49, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It should still have at least Erik in it because a lot of people refer to him as Erik instead of The Phantom or The Phantom of the OperaYayamaya 00:46, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yoka Wao as Erik picture

Is that a female? ElphaPearl (talk) 20:45, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes!Cougarwalk (talk) 09:16, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

More musical information

There should be more information on who has played Erik in the musicals. 204.210.250.233 (talk) 04:20, 30 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rob Guest has played Erik a record 2,289 times between 1991-1998 [1]. Does anyone object to me adding a line to infobox reading Most Performances: Rob Guest (Melbourne 2,289)? Paul Roberton (talk) 15:04, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No citations or resource section

This article is missing citaions and a resource section and it should be added because it is very hard to believe that all the information in the article is not made up if there are no sources to back them up.--Paleface Jack (talk) 16:40, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rewrite, Expansion, and Citation

This article is poorly written/developed, and sourced and needs to be rewritten entirely. The article goes into too much detail on the character's history which should only be brief and properly sourced. The article should be rearranged into the following sections/sub-sections: Appearances (Sub-sections:Literature,Film, and Television)

Concept/creation (Sub-sections: Development, Men Behind the Mask)

Characterization

Popular culture

The appearances section and its sub-sections should only briefly plot out each of the character's appearances, each given proper citations from reliable sources. There is so much work that needs to be done to this article in order to have it meet Wikipiedia's guidelines and standards of a well developed and properly sourced article as it can easily be turned into FA material. Hopefully someone comes along and gives this article the attention it needs.--Paleface Jack 19:26, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Jack, how can I add citations? I'm new to Wikipedia editing. RickJacobus (talk) 08:10, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@RickJacobus: Welcome to Wikipedia! See Wikipedia:Citing sources and Help:Referencing for beginners for help learning how to add citations. Linguistical (talk) 15:05, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Father never saw him?

The article says that in the novel his father never saw him, but I did not find any indication of that. It seems to suggest that his father, in fact, did see him. Have I missed something? Rocky Role (talk) 16:56, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In chapter 13 "Apollo's Lyre", when Christine is telling Raoul about what she experienced with Erik, she says that Erik told her "Foolish, unthinking Christine who was so determined to see me when my father never saw me nor wanted to!" (from the David Coward translation) ^^ SilliestOfThemAll (talk) 20:44, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]