Smartest Characters in the Marvel Universe

[Quimby2999]

1. Reed Richards
2. Bruce Banner
3. Tony Stark
4. Charles Xavier (he's a mutant, so this one's sketchy)
5. Phineas Mason (Tinkerer)
6. Hank Pym
7. Otto Octavius
8. Peter Parker


This is a list of the smartest characters in the Marvel Universe in order.

I compiled this list based on what knowledge I have. It's probably incomplete and you'll likely disagree, so I'm hoping people (more knowledgable than I) will make their own and start an interesting debate.

 

[The Question]

The Contemplator. He's spent his entire life studying the nature of the universe and existence, and he's almost as old as the universe itself.

 

[BrolyKnight]

forge.. he can build anything hes like the mac guyver of marvel give him a paper clip and he'll build u a teleportation device to another galaxy

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Intellects Beyond Comprehension
The Contemplator
The Celestials
Eternity
The Living Tribunal
(Virtually any abstract being)
The OAA
The Beyonder (pre-retcon)
Galactus
Uatu the Watcher
Supreme Intelligence

Super human intellects (Or seemingly so): Intellects beyond measure
Reed Richards
Dr Doom
Silver Surfer
Adam Warlock
Tony Stark
Mr Sinister
Thanos
Dr Strange
the Ancient One
High Evolutionary

Super Genius: Between 165-200+
Amadeus Cho (Computer Hacking....unknown intelligence levels)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
Bruce Banner
Madison Jefferies
Hank McCoy
Charles Francis Xavier
Phineas T. Horton.
Black Panther (T'Challa)
Master of the World
Forge (aid by powers)
Hank Pym
Dr Otto Otavius
Roger Bochs

Genius (140-160)
Sage
Shadowcat (Katherine Pryde)
Namor
Stane
Magneto (alias Erik Lenshirr)
Dr. Curt Conners
Nick Fury
Arnim Zola

Gifted in specific areas (requiring high degrees of intelligence)
Captain America (battle tactics)
Punisher (weaponry, ballistics and battle tact)
Cyclops (Battle tact, strategy and geometry)
White Queen (Psychology and the human mind)
Dr Erskin (Chemistry...not enough data on other achievements)
the Professor (Human engineering...not enough data available)
Stryfe (Genetics)
Kingpin (Economics)
Red Skull (Politics and Manipulation)
Matt Murdock (Law)
Foggy Nelson (Law)
Wanda Maximof (Magic)
Shang Chi (Martial Arts)
Paste Pot Pete (Traping and tracking)

A.I. Artificially Intelligent
Vision
Machine Man
Ultron
Jocasta
Super (Supreme) Adaptoid

Note the list simply samples characters it is not comprehensive.

 

[Venom.Symbiote]

forge.. he can build anything hes like the mac guyver of marvel give him a paper clip and he'll build u a teleportation device to another galaxy

That's not intelligence, that's his mutant power. He can build anything but he's been able to do it since his power manifested itself. It has nothing to do with his I.Q.

 

[Anubis]

You sure Spider-Man fits in the Super Genius category? I think that's kinda a stretch.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

You sure Spider-Man fits in the Super Genius category? I think that's kinda a stretch.

I recall Reed Richards commenting in a "What if" once he thought he would have been his intellectual equal at some point. I also know Reed Richards and others have praised him opennly before for being exceedingly smart. That and he created the webshooters (although it has since been said the spider "implanted" the formula for webing within him).

 

[Muze]

Amadeus Cho recently made Reed look foolish. so i'd add him to the list.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Amadeus Cho recently made Reed look foolish. so i'd add him to the list.

Is that the Hulk kid. Yeah he did...although Reed has certainly been acting it. He seems very smart, although I'll have to see more of him...I'd say he looks about Super-Genius.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Actually genius starts at 160, where "super genius" starts at 200. Though the labels are misleading, as they don't actually accumulate to being "smarter."

However, I wouldn't know how smart that kid is. I'd say sub super genius because it seemed to only work on one level, and that was directional, rather than expansive and constant. He kind of has to engage it. And he didn't really trip Reed up, those computers were Bruce's.

 

[Artistsean]

Super human geniouses:
Charles Xavier
Hank McCoy
Reed Richards
Tony Stark
Hank Pym
Dr. Victor Von Doom
Dr. David Bruce Banner
Otto Octavius
The Leader
Norman Osborne
The guy who cloned Peter Parker, the Jackel right?

Is Wilson Fisk a genoius? He must be smart to constantly avoid prison, or for as long as he did.
and would Mr. Sinister and Apocalypse be considered? They have lived for many centuries.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Actually genius starts at 160, where "super genius" starts at 200. Though the labels are misleading, as they don't actually accumulate to being "smarter."

However, I wouldn't know how smart that kid is. I'd say sub super genius because it seemed to only work on one level, and that was directional, rather than expansive and constant. He kind of has to engage it. And he didn't really trip Reed up, those computers were Bruce's.

No above 140 is genius. genius

What is a genius?
[FONT=Arial,Verdana,Helvetica]It has been said that a 140 IQ is a "genius" score, however there is no definition, as such, in either of my psychological dictionaries about "genius." Neither is there an IQ score ranked as "genius." That 140 IQ is actually a misunderstanding. To continue Terman's story, he tested these hundreds of children, picked those with IQs above 140 (on the scale then in use) and proceeded to do a longitudinal study. From this beginning and subsequent publication of the books reporting on the study, the magic figure of IQ 140 came into play and current usage. The IQs of some well-known individuals have been called "genius," such as a book that claimed IQs of 180 and 200 for Alexander Pope and Charles Darwin. However, this is hardly likely, as they died long before the first intelligence test was produced.

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I made up Super-Genius. Although I am sure there is such a group.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Funny, when I registered, I was fifty seven points above genius, and since mine is ranked 217, I figured it was 160. Could just be standards here in Europe. *Shrugs.*

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Charles Xavier- He has a super developed mind, its his mutant power.
Hank McCoy the Beast- His mutant power, or part of it, is super intellegence.
Reed Richards-
Hank Pym- he invented artificial intellegence
Tony Stark- he invented super armor
Dr. Victor Von Doom- he inventyed armor and robot guards
Bruce Banner-

Didn't Peter Parker, or Eddie Brock, gain all sorts of knowledge from the alien symbiot?

Amount of knowledge doesn't translate to genius. It's how you process information.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Funny, when I registered, I was fifty seven points above genius, and since mine is ranked 217, I figured it was 160. Could just be standards here in Europe. *Shrugs.*

There are two different tests, one tends to be harder than the other.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Hmm.. I wasn't aware of that. Learn something new everyday.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Amount of knowledge doesn't translate to genius. It's how you process information.

Actually Hank Pym did not invent A.I., Phineas T Horton's Human Torch had A.I.

 

[Artistsean]

I was going by who is smartest, not necissarily genious. If Peter or Eddie gained the knowledge from the alien, or Apocalypse and Sinister lived three life times, they would be smarter than most people.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

DIdn't say he did invent it. He developed his own process, more or less though, and the entire design, and the ability to incorporate pre-existing personalities, and a super growing design, not to mention the fact that he built the original Ultron body.

His genius is more than just AI, it goes into plenty of other things.

Such as physics and chemisty with the discovery, and incorporation of Pym particles.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

I guess if we were going by "smartest" we have to somewhat declare what we mean by it.

Amount of knowledge, ability to gain knowledge, ability to discern knowledge, or ability to deal with knowledge?

 

[The Question]

Super human geniouses:
Charles Xavier
Hank McCoy
Reed Richards
Tony Stark
Hank Pym
Dr. Victor Von Doom
Dr. David Bruce Banner
Otto Octavius
The Leader
Norman Osborne
The guy who cloned Peter Parker, the Jackel right?

Is Wilson Fisk a genoius? He must be smart to constantly avoid prison, or for as long as he did.
and would Mr. Sinister and Apocalypse be considered? They have lived for many centuries.

Yes, Fisk is certainly a genius. He has many machiavelian atributes, and is a highly skilled buisnessman and tactitian. Also, I don't think how old Mr. Sinister and Apocalypse are has anything to do with their genius. They may be wiser in some ways, but wisdom and inteligence are two different things. Also, I wouldn't even say they're very wise, as they're both far too blinded by their goals to learn anything important about life.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

I don't know if Fisk is a genius. But if he isn't, he's very damn close.

 

[Artistsean]

Also, I don't think how old Mr. Sinister and Apocalypse are has anything to do with their genius.quote]

I was going by who is smartest, not genious, both have lived several life times. So they would probably be smarter than most, but your right. Their goals would cloud their wisdom.
Wolverine could be one of the smartest men alive, since he was also born a long time ago. 1800s or so.
But his mind is clouded by his memory loss and his rage.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

No, Wolverine is clouded by him being an ass.

 

[The Question]

I was going by who is smartest, not genious, both have lived several life times. So they would probably be smarter than most, but your right. Their goals would cloud their wisdom.
Wolverine could be one of the smartest men alive, since he was also born a long time ago. 1800s or so.
But his mind is clouded by his memory loss and his rage.

Exactly. Age has nothing to do with inteligence or genius. While yes, the longer you live, the more opourtunity to you have to gain knowledge and wisdom and the more experienced you have to shape such wisdom, you're still limited by you. Sinister is completely blinded by his psychotic cause, to the point where he has alienated or caused the deaths of everyone close to him. The closest he ever came to actual wisdom was when he gave his second love one final happy memory before she died.