10 Most Unexpectedly Powerful Marvel Villains
9. The Infant Terrible
Is there anything worse than an annoying, hyperactive, over-stimulated, attention-seeking toddler?
Well, what about an annoying, hyperactive, over-stimulated, attention-seeking toddler with phenomenal cosmic powers?
That's what the Fantastic Four faced in the Infant Terrible, one of their earlier and stranger villains. A member of the mysterious Elan alien race, at first the FF thought they were up against some sort of outer space mastermind with a plan for world domination. The truth was quite different: the Elan was a lost child who had been accidentally separated from his parents, albeit a child with exceptionally dangerous reality-warping powers.
After being taken in by Big Joe, a mob boss and a terrible role model, the Elan was manipulated into using his powers to take down the Fantastic Four, and potentially destroy the entire planet.
So, what's the most effective way to take down a child? Why, tattle to their parents of course!
After Reed Richards figured out that the big bad was no more than a confused baby boy who was lashing out in a tantrum, he knew just what to do. He figured out a way to contact the child's parents, who came to Earth and stopped the youth from doing anything too destructive.
The Infant Terrible has shown up a handful of times since then, and he has not shown any signs of growing up.