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looking at comic book super villains who
rely on their genius intellect rather
than physical might to best their
do-gooder opponents number 10 euro bard
thong that’s the beauty of all this I
didn’t do any of it you one of the
Scarlet speedster is greatest villains
this yellow clad speedster has all the
abilities of the flash combined with a
genius-level intellect born in the Year
24:51 man who would go by the names
professor zoom and reverse-flash was
genetically engineered to be a brilliant
thinker but he began to develop
antisocial and even sociopathic
tendencies at a young age which
eventually led him to villainy he’s been
a constant thorn in Flash’s side using
his genius to manipulate the Speed Force
itself in his quest to destroy the
Flash’s life he can even use his powers
and intellect to travel through time and
into parallel timelines I’ve controlled
your life for so long Barry were you get
along without man number nine the leader
you didn’t realize was I studying you
pretty hard to beat the Incredible Hulk
in the strength department but this
villain doesn’t have to while most
people exposed to gamma rays or at least
the Marvel Comics version of gamma rays
develop incredible strength Samuel
Sterns was instead gifted super
intellect as a result of gamma exposure
in addition to being a super genius he
has powerful telekinetic and telepathic
powers including the ability to control
others bending them to his evil will
naturally he’s been a recurring foil for
the Hulk and his allies but hoaxes raw
strength always manages to overcome his
foes superior brainpower much to Stearns
chagrin number 8 the Riddler you don’t
understand
I have a proposition for you it’s often
been speculated that if the Riddler
weren’t so obsessed with games that
hubristic Lee show off his intelligence
constantly leaving clues and puzzles
that lead his foes right to him if
correctly solved he’d be an almost
unstoppable criminal mastermind
regardless he’s given Batman a run for
his money more than a few times
one time he even worked with the villain
hush in a scheme that nearly ended
Batman once and for all this is one
villain you don’t want to underestimate
the human brain has billions of optic
and auditory nerves four lobes and two
hemispheres and it’s the only thing
Edward nygma respects number seven
Doctor Octopus the explosions that
destroyed my laboratory also welded
these arms to my spine in neurologically
augmented an eight-armed megalomaniac
with a serious ax to grind
this classic spider-man foe is far more
than just a dude with some metal
appendages originally a genius physicist
working for the US Atomic Research
Center the future villain invented an
elaborate set of mechanical arms to help
him handle hazardous materials but an
accident bonded the arms to his body and
drove him insane turning him into one of
the web heads oldest foes in addition to
his arms Doc Ock is a master planner and
manipulator and even found a way to
transfer his mind into Spidey’s body
when he discovered he was dying of
cancer
becoming the superior spider-man number
six
Ozymandias a comic book villain do you
seriously think I’d explain my
masterstroke to you even the slightest
possibility you could affect the outcome
on the surface this villain is an
altruistic charismatic force for good
but underneath his veneer of
respectability lurks a cold calculating
mind that is willing to do whatever it
takes to accomplish what he deems to be
the greater good a natural-born genius
the hero turned villain is commonly
believed to be the smartest man on the
planet and his knack for manipulation
and problem-solving certainly backs this
up his secret plan managed to end the
Cold War and brought about world peace
at the cost of countless lives how many
super villains have that kind of track
record number five Lex Luthor and now
because of this aliens interference you
expect me to eat a billion dollars I
think you have more pressing concerns at
the moment they say the greatest trick
the devil ever pulled was convincing the
world that he
didn’t exist and Superman’s arch nemesis
pulled a very similar trick while we
could talk about the classic villain
scientific acumen which has helped him
craft mechanical super suits and scores
of other dangerous inventions his
greatest feat is how he spent years
touring any attempt to reveal his evil
to the public despite the best efforts
of Superman in The Daily Planet
the vast majority of the public believed
that the billionaire industrialist was
one of the good guys
he was even elected president of the
United States Alexander Luthor jr. his
son from an alternate timeline might
even be smarter than his dad number four
Doctor Doom proceed as planned
yes but if the Avengers stand in the way
destroy them you don’t get to be one of
the greatest super villains in the
Marvel Universe without a good head on
your shoulders the iconic villain wins
tons of points for not just being a
genius inventor and scientist but a
bonafide master of the mystic arts with
his mastery of science and sorcery he’s
remained one of the most dangerous
figures in the entirety of Marvel Comics
like many villains he’s frequently
brought low by his own hubris and lust
for power with his arrogance in
particular being used against him all
the same the ruler of Latveria and arch
foe of the Fantastic Four is a brilliant
mind and a deadly opponent number three
the thinker he’s thinking
for years this lawyer turned
supervillain used his incredible
intellect and mind enhancing thinking
cap to subtly hoardin a crime in his
native Keystone City a kind of secret
guiding hand behind much of the city’s
underworld obviously this isn’t a roll
you fall into without some serious
mental chops despite being caught by the
flash the devious villain has always
returned to cause more trouble and was
once even a member of the injustice
society number 2
Brainiac you don’t get a name like that
for nothing another classic Superman foe
who uses brains rather than brawn when
he goes up against the Man of Steel this
alien life-form from the planet colu is
obsessed with the collection and
cataloguing of life-forms from across
the cosmos and his obsession has led him
face-to-face with Superman on many
occasion perhaps his most notorious feat
he once arrived on Krypton before it was
destroyed capturing and miniaturizing
the city of Kandor for his collection at
least his descendant Brainiac 5 as a
force for good using his genius
intellect as a member of the Legion of
super-heroes try and no Rousey’s before
we reveal our number one pick take a
number one the High Evolutionary genetic
engineering is pretty tricky stuff but
this Marvel villain makes it look easy
originally a geneticist from 1920s earth
his controversial obsession with
unlocking the secrets of the human
genome resulted in his expulsion from
Oxford rather than let lists get him
down he eventually developed a machine
that allowed him to accelerate his own
evolution extending his lifespan and
granting him incredible powers since
then he’s used his incredible mind to
advance his genetic research in new and
sometimes terrifying ways he’s even
partly responsible for the creation of
Adam warlock having gifted warlock with
a new name and the powerful soul gem
after his rebirth do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
gentlemen welcome welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our top 10 smartest super villains
will simply have to serve as
entertainment
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at comic book super villains who
rely on their genius intellect rather
than physical might to best their
do-gooder opponents number 10 euro bard
thong that’s the beauty of all this I
didn’t do any of it you one of the
Scarlet speedster is greatest villains
this yellow clad speedster has all the
abilities of the flash combined with a
genius-level intellect born in the Year
24:51 man who would go by the names
professor zoom and reverse-flash was
genetically engineered to be a brilliant
thinker but he began to develop
antisocial and even sociopathic
tendencies at a young age which
eventually led him to villainy he’s been
a constant thorn in Flash’s side using
his genius to manipulate the Speed Force
itself in his quest to destroy the
Flash’s life he can even use his powers
and intellect to travel through time and
into parallel timelines I’ve controlled
your life for so long Barry were you get
along without man number nine the leader
you didn’t realize was I studying you
pretty hard to beat the Incredible Hulk
in the strength department but this
villain doesn’t have to while most
people exposed to gamma rays or at least
the Marvel Comics version of gamma rays
develop incredible strength Samuel
Sterns was instead gifted super
intellect as a result of gamma exposure
in addition to being a super genius he
has powerful telekinetic and telepathic
powers including the ability to control
others bending them to his evil will
naturally he’s been a recurring foil for
the Hulk and his allies but hoaxes raw
strength always manages to overcome his
foes superior brainpower much to Stearns
chagrin number 8 the Riddler you don’t
understand
I have a proposition for you it’s often
been speculated that if the Riddler
weren’t so obsessed with games that
hubristic Lee show off his intelligence
constantly leaving clues and puzzles
that lead his foes right to him if
correctly solved he’d be an almost
unstoppable criminal mastermind
regardless he’s given Batman a run for
his money more than a few times
one time he even worked with the villain
hush in a scheme that nearly ended
Batman once and for all this is one
villain you don’t want to underestimate
the human brain has billions of optic
and auditory nerves four lobes and two
hemispheres and it’s the only thing
Edward nygma respects number seven
Doctor Octopus the explosions that
destroyed my laboratory also welded
these arms to my spine in neurologically
augmented an eight-armed megalomaniac
with a serious ax to grind
this classic spider-man foe is far more
than just a dude with some metal
appendages originally a genius physicist
working for the US Atomic Research
Center the future villain invented an
elaborate set of mechanical arms to help
him handle hazardous materials but an
accident bonded the arms to his body and
drove him insane turning him into one of
the web heads oldest foes in addition to
his arms Doc Ock is a master planner and
manipulator and even found a way to
transfer his mind into Spidey’s body
when he discovered he was dying of
cancer
becoming the superior spider-man number
six
Ozymandias a comic book villain do you
seriously think I’d explain my
masterstroke to you even the slightest
possibility you could affect the outcome
on the surface this villain is an
altruistic charismatic force for good
but underneath his veneer of
respectability lurks a cold calculating
mind that is willing to do whatever it
takes to accomplish what he deems to be
the greater good a natural-born genius
the hero turned villain is commonly
believed to be the smartest man on the
planet and his knack for manipulation
and problem-solving certainly backs this
up his secret plan managed to end the
Cold War and brought about world peace
at the cost of countless lives how many
super villains have that kind of track
record number five Lex Luthor and now
because of this aliens interference you
expect me to eat a billion dollars I
think you have more pressing concerns at
the moment they say the greatest trick
the devil ever pulled was convincing the
world that he
didn’t exist and Superman’s arch nemesis
pulled a very similar trick while we
could talk about the classic villain
scientific acumen which has helped him
craft mechanical super suits and scores
of other dangerous inventions his
greatest feat is how he spent years
touring any attempt to reveal his evil
to the public despite the best efforts
of Superman in The Daily Planet
the vast majority of the public believed
that the billionaire industrialist was
one of the good guys
he was even elected president of the
United States Alexander Luthor jr. his
son from an alternate timeline might
even be smarter than his dad number four
Doctor Doom proceed as planned
yes but if the Avengers stand in the way
destroy them you don’t get to be one of
the greatest super villains in the
Marvel Universe without a good head on
your shoulders the iconic villain wins
tons of points for not just being a
genius inventor and scientist but a
bonafide master of the mystic arts with
his mastery of science and sorcery he’s
remained one of the most dangerous
figures in the entirety of Marvel Comics
like many villains he’s frequently
brought low by his own hubris and lust
for power with his arrogance in
particular being used against him all
the same the ruler of Latveria and arch
foe of the Fantastic Four is a brilliant
mind and a deadly opponent number three
the thinker he’s thinking
for years this lawyer turned
supervillain used his incredible
intellect and mind enhancing thinking
cap to subtly hoardin a crime in his
native Keystone City a kind of secret
guiding hand behind much of the city’s
underworld obviously this isn’t a roll
you fall into without some serious
mental chops despite being caught by the
flash the devious villain has always
returned to cause more trouble and was
once even a member of the injustice
society number 2
Brainiac you don’t get a name like that
for nothing another classic Superman foe
who uses brains rather than brawn when
he goes up against the Man of Steel this
alien life-form from the planet colu is
obsessed with the collection and
cataloguing of life-forms from across
the cosmos and his obsession has led him
face-to-face with Superman on many
occasion perhaps his most notorious feat
he once arrived on Krypton before it was
destroyed capturing and miniaturizing
the city of Kandor for his collection at
least his descendant Brainiac 5 as a
force for good using his genius
intellect as a member of the Legion of
super-heroes try and no Rousey’s before
we reveal our number one pick take a
number one the High Evolutionary genetic
engineering is pretty tricky stuff but
this Marvel villain makes it look easy
originally a geneticist from 1920s earth
his controversial obsession with
unlocking the secrets of the human
genome resulted in his expulsion from
Oxford rather than let lists get him
down he eventually developed a machine
that allowed him to accelerate his own
evolution extending his lifespan and
granting him incredible powers since
then he’s used his incredible mind to
advance his genetic research in new and
sometimes terrifying ways he’s even
partly responsible for the creation of
Adam warlock having gifted warlock with
a new name and the powerful soul gem
after his rebirth do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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