The Smartest in the Marvel Universe?

[Vanguard07]

See i've always viewed Richards as slightly smarter than Doom because he always defeats Doom in their frequent intellectual duels.

 

[Silicon Surfer]

Reed was smart enough to catch someone like Sue while Doom has to requisition serfs or resort to androids.

 

[VICTORVONDOOMX]

See i've always viewed Richards as slightly smarter than Doom because he always defeats Doom in their frequent intellectual duels.

Due in good part to Victor's hubris. It has been well-recorded that he always allows the heroes an "out" if they're bright enough to see it. It's part of why I like him so.

Reed was smart enough to catch someone like Sue while Doom has to requisition serfs or resort to androids.

Riiight. Good to know you've been zeroing in on Doom's sex life in your fan fiction.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Reed was smart enough to catch someone like Sue while Doom has to requisition serfs or resort to androids.

Sometimes, he wasn't so bright when he didn't realise that Galactus had imposed a force field around earth so Chrome Dome couldn't leave

 

[Silicon Surfer]

So not being able to predict the behavior of a largely unknown immortal being with a vastly greater than human intellect is a failure of his intellect?

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Yup, pretty much.

No, just saying that's all. But bringing that up does make me wonder. Wouldn't someone with Doom's intellect wonder why the Surfer wouldn't leave the planet? Why he would hang around? Plus didn't he monitor him prior to trying to steal his powers?

 

[VICTORVONDOOMX]

Doom is unconcerned with the musings or motivations of lesser beings!

(Yeah, if that were written in today's techno society, he would have picked up on the Cosmic energy vibrational patterns surrounding the Earth... but then he would have figured out how to bypass them and ruled the Universe... so just be glad for the happy ending.

 

[Silicon Surfer]

He did monitor him yes. But either he didn't see anything to tell him about the barrier or his ego was so great that he couldn't understand that he would be limited as well.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

The Later sounds more likely.