Newton's convictions about alchemy and astrology are hypermentalistic in that they imbue inanimate matter, from base metals to stars, with esoteric and message-laden properties. But in the onrushing era of synthetic neurobiology and genomic reconfiguration, the possibility that genius and mental illness are intertwined takes on monumental significance. Interestingly for this trope, the novelization portrays him as being something of a Godhood Seeker regarding his plans for Mechagodzilla (which he is also the pilot of). However, Vegapunk also created 6 "Satellite" versions of himself— Artificial Humans who are based on an aspect of his own personality. His lectures at Harvard, MIT, and the newly formed Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques , just south of Paris, were legendary not just for their content but also for their operatic intensity.

Calvin Zabo to help get revenge on Agnet Coulson for killing Daniel Whitehall (Zabo wanted to kill Whitehall himself).

Genius, autism, and schizophrenia are all so rare that no firm data can be marshalled to test the interplay of these anomalies. Carson believes that these men were initially protected from illness not only by their brilliance but also by their drive to create. The prospect of mathematical madness has been debated ever since Pythagoras, often described as the first pure mathematician, went on to lead a strange cult. Once Vegapunk is finally revealed, he actually turns out to be quite benevolent, being a friendly old man who just wants to make the world a better place through the power of science.

Choudenshi Bioman has the Big Bad, Doctor Man, who quite literally built the Neo Empire Gear's Killer Robot force. Power Rangers Megaforce has Dragon-in-Chief Prince Vrak, Evil Sorcerer Bigst and Secretary of Evil Metal Alice.In 1960, at the age of 32, he withdrew from the Bourbaki circle, writing that he wondered whether his "impassioned character, and my repugnance for overcoming the repugnance of others, did not render me unsuitable for a productive collaboration.

He used metaphors, often of buildings, such as la belle demeure parfaite (the perfect mansion), to describe the solutions he sought. The Phantom Troupe in Hunter × Hunter have Shalnark, the one guy in the team who's adept with computers, both how they work and how they're used. The Artemis Fowl series is full of these, which makes sense, since the protagonist himself is a Teen Genius, and that requires antagonists to match. As Carson sees it, "People who have cognitive disinhibition added to high systematizing ability 'see' systems that others cannot see— visions interlocking and put together.Captain America: Civil War: Helmut Zemo is not only a Chessmaster, he is also a skilled cracker who decrypted HYDRA's files and built an EMP bomb. And as with many spectra, at each extreme the signature thought style is dialed up too high to be fully functional. On the other side of the coin, when much lower in the hierarchy, their effectiveness decreases accordingly. It must be noted this doesn't always translate into political savviness, business acumen, or leadership abilities; which rely more on street smarts, social skills, or charisma. D. advisor, himself a recipient of the Fields Medal, math's most prestigious prize, to tackle 14 unsolved problems.