10 Smartest Marvel Characters

Beast is an integral part of the X-Men team, and as their resident super genius Hank McCoy has continually used his intellect to stop many threats including the likes of Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

The blue brainiac is someone who has been referred to as that of a renaissance man, having knowledge in many fields, including literature, music, anthropology and other social sciences. He is also multilingual and has earned PHDs in biophysics and genetics. Beast’s knowledge of microbiology is so advanced he was able to develop a cure for the dreaded Legacy Virus just from Moira McTaggert’s notes.

His working knowledge of such scientific fields like mechanical engineering, quantum mechanics, nanotechnology, and theoretical physics, is off the charts. McCoy also is an electronics expert who is charged with repairing Cerebro as well as upgrading the infamous Danger Room.

From his early days of experimenting on his own mutant condition to his tinkering with the timestream, there doesn't seem to be anything Hank McCoy can’t do when he puts his mind to it. His wholehearted belief in science’s ability to overcome all challenges is why he is considered a genius within the world of Marvel.