Villains who are powerful but stupid

[The Overlord]

It occurs to me there a lot of villains who are powerful villains who keep on losing because they are really stupid (Sandman, Electro, Rhino, Absorbing Man, etc.)

It occurs to me, that perhaps some minor brainiac villain (maybe the wizard, give him something to do besides form more Frightful Fours) can create a villain consulting business where he gives advice to powerful, but stupid villains in exchange for favors.

 

[Odin's Lapdog]

A large amount of villains are stupid, especially those who want a quick buck

they could easily sell their powers for high bucks instead of running scams and trying to cause robberies

in the world of sports, they'd be millionaires.

I also think doom is sometimes a lil stupid because he's smart enough to have taken over the world/galaxy/universe about 8 times by now...he should know now to keep his ego in check.

 

[The Overlord]

A large amount of villains are stupid, especially those who want a quick buck

they could easily sell their powers for high bucks instead of running scams and trying to cause robberies

in the world of sports, they'd be millionaires.

I also think doom is sometimes a lil stupid because he's smart enough to have taken over the world/galaxy/universe about 8 times by now...he should know now to keep his ego in check.

There is a difference between being stupid and just being insane.

Bullseye can make money as a baseball player, but he is a psychopath who likes killing people, so that limits his career options, its not because he is stupid, its because he is nuts.

As for doom, lots of people are smart in certain ways can't keep their egos in check (like Hitler, for example.)

 

[Anubis]

Bulleye makes a ton of money as an assassin and or a Merc. (When he's not in prison or paralyzed or anything.)

 

[The Overlord]

Bulleye makes a ton of money as an assassin and or a Merc. (When he's not in prison or paralyzed or anything.)

Yeah but he ends up in prison and paralyzed, he could make money and not be in prison or paralyzed, which he would, if he wasn't a psycho.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Bullseye couldn't manage to outsmart the Punisher or Deadpool. He's pretty stupid.

 

[fifthfiend]

There is a difference between being stupid and just being insane.

Bullseye can make money as a baseball player, but he is a psychopath who likes killing people, so that limits his career options, its not because he is stupid, its because he is nuts.

As for doom, lots of people are smart in certain ways can't keep their egos in check (like Hitler, for example.)

They should have Bullseye try out for pitcher somewhere. It'd be lullsy fun.

It occurs to me, that perhaps some minor brainiac villain (maybe the wizard, give him something to do besides form more Frightful Fours) can create a villain consulting business where he gives advice to powerful, but stupid villains in exchange for favors.

It strikes me that this is basically the Kingpin's gig. He's a bit more blunt about it than 'advice' for 'favors' but in general terms he has tended to be the guy telling the dumb-but-powerful villain what's up.

 

[Dread]

The first answer off the top of my head to the topic question was, "Hydro-Man".

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I immediately thought of Electro. Man, Spider-Man battles some real 'tards.

 

[Dread]

It is more like he battles people of average intelligence when he is a genius. I mean, if you zapped any palooka on the street with super-powers, do you really think they'd be busting out advanced physics theories to maximize things 100%? Most people don't maximize what they have even 50%.

But one supposes it gets frustrating when said rogues never seem to learn and always go down in similar ways.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Any palooka on the street is going to eventually crack a book after the fifty-second time they get their ass kicked by a guy with significantly less power. Spider-Man's villains don't even do that. They're morons.

 

[Dread]

Any palooka on the street is going to eventually crack a book after the fifty-second time they get their ass kicked by a guy with significantly less power. Spider-Man's villains don't even do that. They're morons.

To be fair, a lot of criminals are morons. That is why they are criminals and not working at regular jobs. Every newspaper has a "dumb crook" story. Every episode of COPS shows how dumb many of these guys are.

Still, I acknowledged your point when I said this:

But one supposes it gets frustrating when said rogues never seem to learn and always go down in similar ways.

From a fiction standpoint, antagonists who never improve their game to force the hero to do likewise get stale very fast.

 

[Silicon Surfer]

Even a lot of the so-called smart ones really aren't. Look at the Wizard. With his anti-gravity tech he could make more money legitimately than he ever tried to steal. Imagine the fee he could make for moving bridges that need to be repaired or replaced. Move a bridge to a location where it could be more conveniently repaired or move an old one out and a new pre-fab bridge in.

 

[Captain Useless]

Wasn't there a comic where Absoring Man absorbed knowledge and became virtually unstoppable?

 

[Anubis]

Universe X. He killed the Avengers. Stabbed Pym with the Washington Monument. It was awesome.

 

[YJ1]

 

[Captain Useless]

I concur, nuff said!

 

[SonOfCthulhu]

The Mandarin could have used his disintergrator beam on Iron Man's armor in any of their encounters. Even if it just got rid of Tony's armor didn't kill the man inside, he's got nine other fingers. Nine other rings that shoot frost rays, electrical bolts, force beams and heat waves. Something there should be able to maim or kill Tony.

I love Iron Man, but his arch-nemisis wins the bone-head prize, hands down (no pun intended).

 

[Kitsune]

Molecule Man is way up there. How about this guy

 

[Morg]

Molecule Man is way up there. How about this guy

Pretty much so, he went toe to teo against the most powerful Avengers but still get beat because he's dumb, think Doom should be on the list. He let's his ego get in the way now and then

 

[Dread]

Dr. Doom just lost to The Sentry. The same Sentry that The Collective overpowered with ease. Along with the Hulk. And the outside world. His Nasty Rating goes from 10 to 2.

Yeah, Molecule Man and Graviton have been chumps for ages.

 

[The Overlord]

They should have Bullseye try out for pitcher somewhere. It'd be lullsy fun.



It strikes me that this is basically the Kingpin's gig. He's a bit more blunt about it than 'advice' for 'favors' but in general terms he has tended to be the guy telling the dumb-but-powerful villain what's up.

Kingpin just hires villains though, he never gave them tips on how to use their powers better, rhino still does the same stupid things in Kingpin's employ that he normally does on his own.

 

[Joker]

On the Bullseye thing, he actually discovered he had his powers while he was a pitcher in the minor leagues and accidentally killed a batter.

The Spot is a freaking idiot though. The guy is so powerful even he doesnt realize it, and yet he ends up in the Leigon of Losers.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

Kingpin just hires villains though, he never gave them tips on how to use their powers better, rhino still does the same stupid things in Kingpin's employ that he normally does on his own.

i think he meant more on the lines of kingpin making villains....giving them powers/weapons/costumes etc...

 

[Gilpesh]

On the Bullseye thing, he actually discovered he had his powers while he was a pitcher in the minor leagues and accidentally killed a batter.

The Spot is a freaking idiot though. The guy is so powerful even he doesnt realize it, and yet he ends up in the Leigon of Losers.

I thought that he was a pitcher and as he was pitching a perfect game, he got bored and killed the last batter... or am I lying?