Solved Riemann's hypothesis, Hilbert's 15th problem, standard conjectures on algebraic cycles, and the list goes on & even figured Jack the Ripper's identity.
@rbt: Mags just does this in every comic vs la thread I make now, its not his actual opinion
Because you consistently make mismatches. Not everyone who thinks comics > live-action has some hidden agenda or ulterior motive.
Anyways, Reed beating Doom in a chess match and keeping up with Tony across 5 different chessboards should give him the win. Don't think I need to iterate how smart Doom is.
@the_magister: Then it's a good thing this is not a quiz competition. This is a chess match. Who can make an Ultimate Nullifier and who can't does not matter here.
DeVoe can predict outcomes. His powers are perfectly suited for a chess game. He can predict exactly what a person is going to say, in exactly what words, before they say it. He can predict what their response will be based on his own reply. He can basically orchestrate an entire conversation in his mind before it happens. He predicted exactly when and where a person from a parallel earth would arrive with exactly what motives without ever having met her. By his own addmitance, he can predict near infinite outcomes of any event. As long as they don't include actions taken while heavily influenced by emotion. And chess hardly has infinite options.
There is literally no way to beat someone who can think of every single outcome in a game of chess. DeVoe would already have all the possible ways the game could go listed in his mind. All he has to do is keep eliminating the ones that would lead to a loss. As I said, it's literally impossible to beat someone like DeVoe in a game of chess.
I imagine the Thinker should win. Intelligence is a broad thing, especially in comics. Reed is wiser, more knowledgeable and better but I doubt he's the human calculator that The Thinker is. Reed got stomped in chess by Iron Man so at least we can say he's well below having actually solved the game, which I imagine The Thinker could probably do.
Mind reading, shrinking, weight manipulation, luck manipulation interdimensional transportation, the thinker wins, he could shrink reed among other things
Mind reading, shrinking, weight manipulation, luck manipulation interdimensional transportation, the thinker wins, he could shrink reed among other things
Thinker would most likely win a chess match. Not that he's smarter, but his insane ability to calculate possibilities will come VERY handy in a chess match. That's honestly the first thing I thought when I found out about his ability.
Thinker would most likely win a chess match. Not that he's smarter, but his insane ability to calculate possibilities will come VERY handy in a chess match. That's honestly the first thing I thought when I found out about his ability.
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