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 smartest DC and Marvel character?

1. Reed Richards. For a multitude of good reasons, many people claim that Reed Richards is the smartest superhero in comics. I mean, he's the leader of the Fantastic Four, an invaluable member of the Illuminati, and always called upon when “big picture” thinking is required.
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Who is the smartest villain in DC?

The 10 Smartest Villains In The DC Universe, Ranked
  1. 1 BRAINIAC. There's no being, cosmic or Earthly, that is more intelligent, or more capable of higher thought than Brainiac.
  2. 2 LEX LUTHOR. ...
  3. 3 DARKSEID. ...
  4. 4 OZYMANDIAS. ...
  5. 5 DOCTOR SIVANA. ...
  6. 6 REVERSE-FLASH. ...
  7. 7 SINESTRO. ...
  8. 8 VANDAL SAVAGE. ...
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Who is the smartest villain ever?

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 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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Top 10 Smartest Supervillains



Who is the smartest in DC?

In the DC Universe under most canon and under most continuities, the smartest man on the DC Earth is Lex Luthor. Everything else after that has some kind of caveat which makes it hard to determine who number two might be, or if it even matters.
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Is Batman smarter than Iron Man?

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 the smartest Marvel superhero?

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 most powerful DC villain?

Darkseid is the most powerful villain in the DCEU so far, but he has a lot of competition for the most powerful villains in DC Comics. A mysterious alien race is an apparent villain in the new Peacemaker series on HBO Max, though it's possible the strange butterflies could be connected to an even larger threat.
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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 Has 12th level intellect?

Brainiac possesses a 12th level intellect, which is by far considered Superhuman Intelligence.
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Is Batman the smartest?

Batman occupies the top spot on the list of the smartest superheroes, like always. Batman didn't stop with his pursuit of knowledge, despite having an IQ of 192. His grasp is over a multitude of subjects such as Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, applied sciences. They don't call him Polymath for anything.
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Who is the stupidest superhero?

Super Lame: The 15 Most Useless Superheroes
  1. 1 Arm-Fall-Off Boy.
  2. 2 Rainbow Girl. ...
  3. 3 Matter-Eater Lad. ...
  4. 4 Bouncing Boy. ...
  5. 5 Hindsight Lad. ...
  6. 6 Stone Boy. ...
  7. 7 Almighty Dollar. ...
  8. 8 NFL SuperPro. ...
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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 than Batman?

Batman is without question one of the smartest heroes in all of comics. He's not called the World's Greatest Detective for no reason. However, when asked whether another longtime hero was smarter than Batman, Superman told the truth - Mr. Terrific has the Dark Knight beat when it comes to intellectual prowess.
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Who is Marvel's strongest villain?

Thanos. On his own, Thanos is one of the most feared beings in Marvel. Not only does he possess superhuman strength, endurance, reflexes, and agility, but he's also one of the most intelligent characters in Marvel Comics. Once he's collected and put the Infinity Gems, now Stones to use, he's nearly unstoppable.
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Who is the strongest villain?

Thanos. Thanos, without a doubt, caused the most death and ruination than anyone else on this list.
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Is DC stronger than 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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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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Who is the richest avenger?

With a net worth of $100 billion, Tony Stark is easily one of the richest men in the Marvel Universe, or any universe for that matter. In the comics Stark Industries is the leading provider of just about everything imaginable in the tech sector.
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Who is as smart as Tony Stark?

Marvel has confirmed Reed Richards is actually smarter than Tony Stark in a hilarious way, as the Fantastic Four hero became dumber after Iron Man shared his intellect with every living person in his city.
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What is Peter Parker 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 Batman or Joker?

Batman is smarter in tactical knowledge and science, physics and in that realm while joker is smarter in the sense that he can outsmart and outgun anyone because of the shee r amount of insanity alone. Also joker is a strategic master mind even batman admitted it in the man who laughs comic.
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Who would win Ironman vs Batman?

8 Iron Man: Hulkbuster Suit

Sure, Batman is physically stronger. In a fight, Bruce Wayne would kick Tony Stark's behind without question as he trains consistently and looks after himself. Even as he grows older, Batman is still physically strong and able to put up a fistfight with the best of them.
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