Reed Richards has been reinforced as one of the most brilliant minds in the entire Marvel Universe, but honestly, I think there are many more brilliant superheroes who have proven their intellect, ie. Professor Xavier of X-Men. The Fantastic Four's Mister Fantastic has always shown himself to have an edge over the mutant telepath, but Charles Xavier just proved his mind is far superior by tricking Reid Richards into freeing him from his high-tech prison.
Uncanny X-Men #11 – written by Gail Simone with art by Javier Garrón – finds Charles Xavier escaping from his cell at Graymalkin Prison, on the run from his former X-Men students and other superheroes. In X-Men #35 by Gerry Duggan, Tony Stark and Reid Richards put their genius minds together to design a high-tech prison strong enough to stop Professor X, although their attempt to stop Professor X was not enough.
It is revealed that Chares Xavier was able to mentally influence Stark and Reed Richards into leaving a loophole in whatever system they created to stop Professor Xavier.foreshadowing how he escapes.
Reed Richards was deposed as Marvel's greatest genius
Mister Fantastic and Tony Stark were surpassed by Charles Xavier as the smartest heroes
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Mysterious X-Men #11 (2025) |
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Gail Simone |
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X-MANHUNT PART ONE! At the end of the Orchis War, Charles Xavier surrendered to the authorities and allowed himself to be imprisoned in Graymalkin Prison! But now something has spurred him to action, to escape from incarceration and embark on a mad dash across the country! What made Professor X run away? And will his diverse students move to protect him, recapture him, or kill him? The answer, of course, is all of the above. In this opening chapter, Rogue and her team of X-Men are forced to ally with their worst enemy to betray their most trusted friend! |
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It's not lost on me that Reed Richards is an incredible genius considering he has over 18 doctorates and an IQ of 267, but I think both Charles Xavier's intellect and super-powered abilities are often overlooked when considering the most powerful superhumans. Marvel smarts. Like Reed, Xavier is a genius who has several doctorates and is well-versed in science and genetics, in addition, he is a high-level telepath.. Although Xavier's intelligence is not as widely regarded as Reed Richards', Xavier still has his advanced mutant abilities that place his mind above Mister Fantastic.
Professor Xavier's telepathic powers are a testament to his intelligence, as they allow him to perform feats beyond the normal human mind, such as telepathic learning, mind control, and astral projection. Unlike Reed, Charles can quickly absorb and transfer information instantly with his mutant powers. making you an instant expert on anything. One of Charles' abilities that I believe gives him the edge is his ability to manipulate the mind, such as it is the manipulation of his memory that he uses to trick Tony Stark and Reed Richards into freeing him.
Mister Fantastic is intelligent, but he turns out to have a weakness: telepaths
Reed Richards can't outsmart a telepath like Charles Xavier
It's very rare for someone to outsmart one of Reed Richards or Stark's inventions, but Charles Xavier managed to outwit the two super geniuses, a feat practically unheard of until now. Charles Xavier not only mentally influenced Stark and Richard, Xavier also influenced the minds of every supergenius on Earth, declaring “If you make a cage for Charles Xavier, you will leave a gap.” Professor X's previous action may be controversial, but I would consider this moment proof that powerful telepaths like Xavier will always dominate superintelligences like Reed Richards.
With his powers, Charles has the ability to absorb much more information than Reed.
Reed Richards may have a lot more knowledge compared to Charles Xavier, however, It is apparent that he has a weakness for telepaths, and Xavier, at one point, was one of the most powerful telepaths on Earth.. With his powers, Charles has the ability to absorb much more information than Reed and I think that if necessary, Charles could easily overpower Reed with his telepathy. Not only can Charles learn at an accelerated rate, but he can also insert hidden suggestions into Reed Richards' mind that, as shown, Reed will follow through on.
I'm sure Charles Xavier could outsmart Reed Richard whenever he wanted
Professor X has already surpassed Mister Fantastic and Iron Man
Xavier outsmarted Reed Richards and Tony Stark twice, once when he first escaped using his astral form and a second time during the X Hunt crossing. Reed may be considered the smartest man on Earth, but when it comes to high-level telepaths, he can't compete, especially when telepaths like Professor Xavier can control what he knows and how he acts. Charles Xavier's abilities and intelligence are consistently ignored when there are omega-level telepaths like Jean Gray and twelfth-level intellects like Reid Richards, but I am confident Professor X could be smarter Reed Ricardo every time their minds come face to face.
Source: marvel.com