Superheroes need to be smart, obviously. But there are some cases where the Superheroes are extremely smart, some even considered geniuses. It’s nearly impossible to find out a single superhero from Marvel and DC Universe and label him as the one with highest IQ of them all.
Recently, in the pages of “Moon girl and Devil Dinosaur”, Lunella Lafayette has grabbed attention for being the smartest person alive in the entire world. She is the brightest 4th grader there is. She solved the unsolvable puzzle of Bruce Banner, infact few believe that she might exceed brain power of Brainiac when she grow up. The coolest part about her is that she can even switch bodies with massive 20 ft tall Rex and become a devil beast.
When we talk about Marvel comics, names like Peter Parker, Tony Stark, Professor X, Hank Pym, Dr. Doom, Bruce Banner etc. comes to my mind in determining who is the most intelligent comic-book character.
Although, there is a new crop of heroes in Marvel comics such as Amadeus Cho, Riri Williams, Lunela Lafayette who was declared as “smartest person in the whole world” by Amadeus Cho after she quickly completed a competency test which not even Dr. Bruce Banner was able to do it.
Amadeus Cho himself is considered to be the seventh smartest person in the universe. He excelled in every academic discipline and won a competition designed by the sixth smartest person – Pythagoras Dupree. He reunited Angel and Hercules during World War Hulk, later teamed up with Hercules to stop the invasion of Skrulls.
In terms of DC comics, names like Flash, Batman etc. come to mind. But who really is the one in both the universes with highest IQ?
In the Marvel Universe, Peter Parker has proved his intelligence quite a few times, both in and out of school. The web-slinger tops his class and also makes his own gadgets such as his web shooters. Not only this when it comes to fighting criminals, Spidey sure is also a quick thinker.
Marvel’s Inhumans series may have bombed and would probably won’t get another season, but Karnak (a long time member of Inhuman royal family) has this innate ability to spot a flaw in everything he sees. This allows him to be fiercely intelligent and become a fearless, cunning warrior. He can literally devise a strategy on the go after studying his opponent or adversary and take him down as he knows his weakness in advance.
Bruce Banner is a scientist in the fields of gamma radiations. Doctor Banner is a real wizard when it comes to talking about scientific minds. He is not only a great scientist but also a great strategist. Of course, all that goes down the drain as soon as he transforms into the Hulk.
Tony Stark created his Iron Man suit, sure he’s intelligent. Not only his suit and weapons but Tony also creates a lot of stuff beneficial to mankind, alongside creating battle gear for other superheroes such as Spider-Man. Also, the guy is really witty and has a way with words.
Hank Pym is a science nerd who discovers Pym particles and built himself shrinkable to the size of an ant. He alters worked on alternates like Giant Man, Yellow Jacket, The Wasp, and Goliath. He is also a Bio-mechanic possessing intelligence of cybernetics. Moreover, he created the deadliest villain Ultron.
Beast, also dubbed as Henry McCoy, he is one of the founding members of X-Men, possessing mutant powers. But despite that, he decided to opt for science and worked as a research scientist at Brand Corporation. While scientifically experimenting with his mutant powers he transformed himself into a blue-furred mutant.
Professor X may not be the world’s strongest telepaths, but he is one of the smartest members of Marvel universe. He is adept to different fields of science like biophysics, psychology, genetics, and psychiatry. He is the guy who invented Cerebro and Danger room….who can beat that? He was so extremely smart that Red Skull stole his brain and fused it with his gray matter.
There is wide consensus that Reed Richards a.k.a Mr. Fantastic is the man with the highest intellect. He has mastered practically every science known to man – time, space or inter-dimensional. He is a child prodigy who is decades ahead of his time. He holds multiple Ph.D.’s in theoretical and applied physics. His IQ is 267 which is stated to be “Level Twelve Intellect” by Tony Stark. Chris Lee, a Marvel fan said:
“A true polymath who dabbles in numerous scientific disciplines, he is widely considered to be the smartest person in the world. Over the course of his career, Richards has masterminded scores of inventions, experiments and theories that have had a lasting impact on the Marvel Universe. His countless patents have funded the existence of the Fantastic Four for years, providing them with the financial wherewithal to explore the cutting edge frontiers of known science. His vast intellect driving the FF’s explorations of alternate dimensions, timelines and galaxies. If that weren’t enough, his mutated brain possesses the ability to stretch itself into new and ever-changing formations, just like his physical body, meaning there may be no limit to how smart he becomes”.
But guess what who has even more intellect than Reed Richards….his daughter Valeria Richards and is not just smart but scary smart. Her intellectual capacity is so vast and dangerous that she refers to one of the most terrifying villains and family’s nemesis as “Uncle Doom”. She even helped rebuild multi-verse which was devastated by “Secret Wars”.
In the DC Universe, the Dark Knight makes his own weapons and uses them in quite interesting ways. The guy is not only a good fighter but also a tactical genius leading the Justice League, though reluctantly in many of their missions. Also, the guy is undoubtedly the greatest detective.
Barry Allen, the Flash is one of the greatest minds on the planet. Not only does he use his scientific knowledge to work at the CSI, but also he uses it to know about his powers and get more information about the speed force.
Ray Palmer is one of the world’s top scientific geniuses. He is a brilliant physicist who is capable of shrinking to subatomic sizes, He explores the universe on a frontier unknown to any other man. He uses his brain to create amazing gadgets and uses his suit’s powers to fight crime.
Michael Holt aka Mister Terrific amassed 14 Ph.D.’s in different academic fields. He considers himself to have a natural aptitude for natural aptitudes. He has photographic memory and mastery in martial arts which is why he could win a gold medal at the Olympics. He has an innate ability to learn very fast, acquire new skills or absorb complex ideas in split seconds. He calls himself invisible to all technology, the mask that he wears has nanites (a microscopic robotic device that can enter living cells and perform difficult tasks) embedded in them which aids and cloaks him.
In DC, the opinion is unanimous, it’s Brainiac who possess “12th level intellect”. He is one of the greatest Superman enemies who has beaten him many times. He has extreme calculation abilities, enhanced memory, mastered all fields of theoretical and applied sciences that exists”.
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