10 Smartest DC Characters

Everyone knows that DC has its fair share of heroes and villains who could, if they so chose to, beat every last person on the planet to a bloody pulp. But there is also an old theory that, when it comes down to it, the brain will beat brawn every single time.

But does it ring true? Is it possible for a mere intellectual to plan and plot the demise of, what is essentially, a God amongst puny mortals?

Throughout its history, DC has always made sure to sprinkle in groups of people who have nothing more than their sheer brain power to help balance out the meta-human contingency. After all, it would get pretty boring pretty quickly if every month all you had to look forward to was Superman or Batman punching people in the face, page after page after page.

Arguably, makes these characters a lot more interesting than their super-powered compatriots, when all they have in their arsenal to defend themselves - or to help them solve crimes - is what Hercule Poirot calls the little grey cells.

With that in mind, read on to find out just who is the true genius of the DC Universe.

If a highly intelligent telepathic gorilla who controls minds doesn't belong on this list, then nobody does. Grodd's origins are also really interesting, with the monkey having lived in Africa, when out of the blue an alien spacecraft crash landed and the pilot starts dished out superintelligence rays.

This leads to Gorilla City being built and a time of peace for them, until outsiders discover their little nirvana, which gives Grodd the perfect opportunity to seize control for himself. Now the one true leader of his people, he sets his sights on conquering the rest of the planet.

Just let that sink in for a moment. A monkey overthrows his alien leader and then decides it's time to enslave mankind and, let's be honest here, if it wasn't for the Flash's constant interference, he almost pulls it off every time.

As strong and vicious as he is a genius, Gorilla Grodd should never be underestimated. After all, he has proven time and again that he is more than a match for any Superhero that dares stand against him, whether that is his longtime nemesis, or even the Justice League.