Ranking the Smartest Marvel Characters
Some of the characters rely on gross power, while others are blessed with unparalleled brains. You already know about the major minds of the universe, like Tony Stark, Reid Richards, Doctor Octavius and Green Goblin, but there are a lot of unappreciated talents. These are some of the smartest Marvel characters ever to grace the screens and / or comics.
41. Johann Schmidt- Red Skull
Johann Schmidt is known as the long-term archenemy of superhero Captain America – also known as the Red Skull, courtesy of the red skull mask he wears after suffering horrific facial disfigurement post-WWII. He was a proud general during the war and is the true embodiment of chaos, horror, and evil.
The Red Skull might only have limited formal education, but this fact barely bothers him. Being remarkably sharp, Shmidt is an expert in many fields, including military tactics, politics, engineering, history, counterintelligence, chemistry, physics, philosophy, and psychology. In addition to this, he is also a Strategic Genius and a brilliant organizer and planner.
40. Loki
Loki, also known as the Asgardian ‘God of Mischief,’ is the adoptive son and brother of Odin and Thor, respectively. Loki is one of the Marvel Universe’s greatest villains, who is known to switch sides every once in a while, making him an antihero as well. Loki might not know much about science, but he is smarter than anyone he comes across.
Courtesy of his keen mind and expansive knowledge of magic, Loki is smarter than his foes in many ways. In fact, most of his power and intelligence comes from the ability to trick anyone who comes his way.
39. Kingpin
We have seen many intelligent characters because of their scientific genius. However, in the case of Wilson Fisk, also known as the Kingpin of Crime, his genius comes from being street smart. So, it is no surprise that he built an entire empire out of nothing but his brains and will.
The Kingpin was a fat kid without any friends who feared everything. As an adult, he used these memories not to fear again. He built his empire to control assassins and villains without ever getting caught. His nickname Kingpin was first used to mock him but later stayed.
38. Jackal
Miles Warren was a professor of biochemistry and studied genetics. While teaching at the university, Miles fell in love with one of his students, Gwen Stacy. Unfortunately, Gwen, the girlfriend of Spider-Man or Peter Parker, was killed by the Green Goblin. Jackal blamed Peter Parker for her death and decided to try his hand out at different methods of cloning.
Jackal can easily be blamed for the worst moment in Peter Parker’s life. He created clones of Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy and was responsible for creating Ben Reilly. Reilly believed he was Spiderman and was later known as the Scarlet Spider.