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Reed Richardsis easily one of the most brilliant minds in the universe , and I ’ve always appreciated his unique power to take the impossible and change state it into something veridical , scientific , and plausible . Yet that same understanding is behind one of Marvel ’s most dodgy , terrific villains . Even the most dastardly deeds do n’t heap up to what I ’ve seen Reed Richards effortlessly pull off as The Maker .
Reed Richards ' first visual aspect as The Makercame inUltimate Fallout # 4 , by Jonathan Hickman and Salvador Larroca , but his nefarious stripe lead off brewing before he had the look and byname . Born of a mixing of trauma , entitlement , and genius , The Maker represents the dour recesses of Mr. Fantastic . Even as a womb-to-tomb Reed Richards sports fan , I ’m still shaken by the depths to which he ’s ( sky-high ) willing to sink .
Everyone want something and The Maker has a destination in mind . He want to create the " unadulterated " earth , though I admit it ’s severe to equate " gross human race " with the campaign of terror he employ to forge it .
Reed Richards Has Committed Some of Marvel’s Most Heinous Crimes as The Maker
The Maker has been a mien in the Marvel Universe for over a tenner , and in that time , he ’s committed what I ’d call a laundry lean of inexcusable crimes . Although he got his start as a gifted scholar and intellectual prodigy , this particular iteration of Reed brave out a difficult dwelling house living with an abusive founding father , had his greatest experimentation sabotaged ( ensue in the Fantastic Four gaining their signature abilities in the 1610 timeline ) , and was disdain by Sue Storm when he proposed man and wife . In short , I can see a clear line from his life as Reed to the litany of the Maker ’s acts .
Perhaps destroying twelve of universes , trapping an alternate variation of Reed Richards in a fourth dimension - loop agony bedchamber , or basically lobotomizing Tony Stark to get an Infinity Stone will get my item across .
One of the Maker ’s earliest crimes involved defeat his own family , but I ’m not certain anything could illustrate the sick danger he poses more than wiping out the Asgardian wash . Perhaps destroying dozens of population , trapping an alternate version of Reed Richards in a clock time - looping torture chamber , or essentially lobotomizing Tony Stark to get an Infinity Stone will get my full point across . Nothing is too diabolical for The Maker . Reed Richards has saved the worldfrom cosmic and God - tier threats on multiple occasions , but , as the Maker , he ’s capable of commit acts far worse than his corking foe dream of .
Mr. Fantastic is One of Marvel’s Greatest Heroes, But The Maker is Everything Wrong With Him
In calling Reed Richards Marvel ’s most unsettling villain , I ’m not attempting to discredit the unquestionable cornucopia of violence and terror that other scallywag have enacted throughout the Marvel Universe . There ’s been hatful of death , corruption , and manipulation to go around , but Reed Richards is n’t average . He ’s often classed as Marvel ’s smartest man , and the same intellect and unceasing curiosity that makes him an improbably efficacious hero is reverse on its question when he walks the other itinerary . Mr. Fantastic ’s elasticity is always petty to his mind , and I would qualify his tireless pursuit of knowledge and discovery as his truest power .
In saying so , I ’m also naming them his capital weapon system . Reed is a man who looks at the man and sees boundless possibilities - good and speculative - and pours himself into realizing the ones he wants to bring to fruition . Even as a hero and leader of the Fantastic Four , this is oft done with a signified of emotional disengagement . It ’s Mr. Fantastic ’s choiceto keep in intellect the needs and feelings of others , and neglecting to do so , or feel as if they ’re not worthy when stacked against his own goal or projects , is the slippy slope that lead to The Maker .
The Current Ultimates Universe is a Monument to The Maker’s Depravity
For a abbreviated moment in Marvel chronicle , there was only a single surviving creation ( Earth-616 ) . Once the others were restored , a replica of Reed was placed in every single one of them ( thanks to Molecule Man ) , and he set about creating his own : Earth 6160 , or the current Ultimates Universe . The Maker ’s “ perfect ’ universe of discourse is on the button what I await from someone with his particular blend of punctiliousness and self-importance . Not only did The Maker get rid of all of the known " heroes " before they could emerge , but he split the world into seven regions constantly at war - with him at the helm .
While his ideal world is n’t run quite according to plan any longer , it still prove just how far The Maker is unforced to go to detain on path , and I find the Maker ’s consignment is as terrifying as Reed Richards ' thoughtfulness is inspiring . His path toward becoming The Maker is littered with the bodies of his friend , loved unity , and entire universes and species he set to be disposable . His journeying leave behind me convert thatReed Richards’combination of hyper - intelligence , wicked brutality , cold neglect , and ability to pivot toward new tactics get him Marvel ’s most unsettling and dangerous scoundrel of all prison term .
Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Carlos Gómez)
Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Carlos Gómez)
