Who is the smartest Marvel supervillain?

The 10 Smartest Villains in the Marvel Universe, Ranked
  • 8 KANG THE CONQUEROR.
  • 7 MISTER SINISTER.
  • 6 THE LEADER.
  • 5 M.O.D.O.K.
  • 4 ULTRON.
  • 3 HIGH EVOLUTIONARY.
  • 2 THANOS.
  • 1 DOCTOR DOOM.
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Who is the smartest supervillain of all time?

Top 10 Smartest Supervillains
  1. #1: The High Evolutionary. Genetic engineering is pretty tricky stuff, but this Marvel villain makes it look easy.
  2. #2: Brainiac. You don't get a name like that for nothing. ...
  3. #3: The Thinker. ...
  4. #4: Doctor Doom. ...
  5. #5: Lex Luthor. ...
  6. #6: Ozymandias. ...
  7. #7: Doctor Octopus. ...
  8. #8: The Riddler. ...
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Who is the smartest character in Marvel?

Reed Richards

Through the character's history, he has been consistently cited as the most intelligent being in the Marvel Universe, justifying this affirmation time and again with his discoveries and innovations.
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Who is the smartest villain in Marvel and DC?

Brainiac. Lex Luthor may be the man with the highest intellect on Earth, but even his mind stands no chance against the likes of Brainiac. There are simply no beings across the entire DC Multiverse that can come close to the mental capabilities of Brainiac.
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Who is the greatest supervillain in Marvel?

Now, thanks to his starring role in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, Thanos is not just seen as Marvel's biggest villain but he's a household name in his own right - even recreating his cosmically catastrophic Infinity Gauntlet 'snap' to murder half the Marvel Cinematic Universe, just as he did in Marvel Comics.
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Top 10 Smartest Supervillains



Who is the oldest supervillain in Marvel?

1 Galactus (Before Time)

Galactus is traditionally thought of as a villain, but even within the pages of Fantastic Four, he is often regarded with an appreciation of his circumstances.
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Who is the strongest villain ever?

Most Powerful Supervillains Of All Time
  • Thanos from Marvel Comics. Thanos, whose powers are almost limitless, is one of the most powerful supervillains of all time. ...
  • General Zod from DC. ...
  • Darkseid from DC. ...
  • Arishem The Judge from Marvel. ...
  • Doomsday from DC.
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Who is Batman's smartest villain?

Over the years, Joker has dealt far more damage to Batman and Gotham than Ra's al Ghul has really even come close to. As a result, the Joker can often come across as far more clever. In actuality, Ra's al Ghul is one of Batman's smartest enemies.
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Who is the second smartest person in Marvel?

10 Smartest Characters In Marvel Comics, Ranked
  • 8 Bruce Banner.
  • 7 Tony Stark.
  • 6 The High Evolutionary.
  • 5 Victor Von Doom.
  • 4 Lunella Lafayette.
  • 3 Reed Richards.
  • 2 Valeria Richards.
  • 1 Thanos.
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Is the Joker smarter than Batman?

Joker is most certainly smarter than Batman. Joker's plans are always planned regardless of what he leads people to believe, most of the time be that making people think he's insane.
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Who is the lamest Marvel superhero?

1 Iron Man In The Comics Is The Literal Worst

Iron Man may be one of the most popular MCU characters, but the comic version of the character is completely different. Over the years, Tony's betrayed his friends multiple times, has been culpable in genocide, and is all-in-all just the worst hero in the Marvel Universe.
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What is Iron Man's IQ?

Super-Genius Intelligence: Tony is a phenomenal scientific genius and inventor with an IQ of 186.
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Is Spiderman smarter than Tony Stark?

In actuality, Peter Parker can easily hold his own in a conversation with both Reed Richards and Tony Stark. However, his disorganized nature and witty personality often make him appear far less intelligent than he actually is.
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Who is the smartest superhero?

Harvard or Columbia? The Top 10 Smartest Superheroes In Comics
  • Mr.
  • Batman. ...
  • Iron Man. ...
  • Oracle. ...
  • The Atom. ...
  • Hank Pym. ...
  • Beast. It should come as no surprise that Beast makes this smartest superheroes in comics list. ...
  • Amadeus Cho. At the tender age of 15, Amadeus Cho entered an academic competition for gifted youngsters. ...
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What is Batman's IQ?

A trivia published in BuzzFeed states, “Batman's stated IQ is an unbelievable 192, several notches above the famed theoretical physicist (Albert Einstein), who was estimated to have an IQ between 160 and 180.
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How smart is Darkseid?

Also like Thanos, Darkseid is a certified genius, with a limitless intellect. He too creates highly advanced tech, allowing him to manipulate mass (a boring way of saying that he can teleport entire planets between galaxies).
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What is Spider Man's IQ?

Scientific aptitude and knowledge

Apart from his physical abilities, Peter is an intellectually-gifted scientific teen genius and has a prodigious aptitude in the physical sciences, with a high IQ level of around 250.
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Who is smarter black panther or Batman?

But while Batman is supposed to be one of the smartest people on earth, Black Panther is one of the smartest people in the known Marvel Universe. He has a genius-level IQ and a PhD in physics from Oxford, yes, but he's also part of the Illuminati*.
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Who is smarter Ironman or Batman?

Batman is universally hailed as the smartest man in D.C. Comics, with Lex Luthor his only real competition. Iron Man, by contrast, is at least the fifth or sixth smartest character in the Marvel universe, with Richards, Victor Von Doom, Bruce Banner and Hank Pym all believed to be more intelligent.
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Who is Batman's worst enemy?

His arsenal of weapons includes razor-sharp edged playing cards, acid-squirting trick flowers, joy buzzers with a lethal electrical charge and a fatal laughing toxin called Joker venom. He is Batman's archenemy, as well as the most famous and recurring villain.
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Is Bane smarter than Batman?

Bane is highly intelligent; in Bane of the Demon, Ra's al Ghul says that Bane "has a mind equal to the greatest he has known" (although he dismisses Bane's abilities as the cunning of an animal rather than the cultured, trained intellect of Batman). His strength gives him more ways to go against Batman.
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Is Harley Quinn intelligent?

Although she mainly relies on her physical abilities and infamously reacts with her emotions rather than thinking things through, Harley has proven to be a very intelligent character. As a doctor and a trained psychiatrist, Harley uses her psychology skills to help get herself out of trouble.
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Who would win DC or Marvel?

More of Marvel's characters have won in more categories, but DC's victors far outshine their competition. No one from the Marvel Universe or the DC Universe compares to Superman, whereas Iron Man and Hawkeye just barely edge out their rivals. Still, we'd say that Marvel has stronger characters for now.
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Which villain is stronger than Thanos?

Being a deity, Mephisto has a plethora of powers that range from manipulating space and time to being so strong that no one has actually ever beaten him in the comics. Considering how he seems to hold his powers back, Mephisto is likely someone who is stronger than Thanos.
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