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* ''Literature/TheMartian'': The book and movie adaptation have NoAntagonist other than the [[NatureIsNotNice unrelentingly lethal nature]] of UsefulNotes/{{Mars}} trying to kill [[{{Robinsonade}} stranded astronaut]] Mark Watney and him trying to think his way out of every problem that appears in his attempt to survive (and later escape) Mars. (The book dives pretty deeply into the breakdown of his every idea in how to survive, because it is mostly written as Mark's log entries.)
* In Creator/AlfredBester[='s=] ''Literature/TheDemolishedMan'', the protagonist is a brilliant businessman who commits a murder and finds himself in the unenviable position of having to outwit a telepathic detective. It's almost like ''DeathNote'' in reverse with the good guy as the one who has supernatural capability.

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* ''Literature/TheMartian'': The book and movie adaptation have NoAntagonist other than the [[NatureIsNotNice unrelentingly lethal nature]] of UsefulNotes/{{Mars}} trying to kill [[{{Robinsonade}} stranded astronaut]] Mark Watney and him trying to think his way out of every problem that appears in his attempt to survive (and later escape) Mars. (The The book dives pretty deeply into the breakdown of his every idea in how to survive, because it is mostly written as Mark's log entries.)
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* In Creator/AlfredBester[='s=] ''Literature/TheDemolishedMan'', the protagonist is a brilliant businessman who commits a murder and finds himself in the unenviable position of having to outwit a telepathic detective. It's almost like ''DeathNote'' ''Franchise/DeathNote'' in reverse with the good guy as the one who has supernatural capability.



* ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': A someone who could be described as a criminal mastermind antihero, Artemis' tricks involve running a ransom heist against a civilization of faeries and [[spoiler:actually succeeding]], defeating a bomb-wielding genius using [[spoiler:her prized truffles]], and [[spoiler:planning ahead so the memory-wipe he knew was coming would later be unraveled]].

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* ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': A As someone who could be described as a criminal mastermind antihero, Artemis' tricks involve running a ransom heist against a civilization of faeries and [[spoiler:actually succeeding]], defeating a bomb-wielding genius using [[spoiler:her prized truffles]], and [[spoiler:planning ahead so the memory-wipe he knew was coming would later be unraveled]].
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* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is structured in this way, with antisocial genius Franchise/SherlockHolmes trying to solve crimes using his brilliant mind.

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* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is structured in this way, with antisocial genius Franchise/SherlockHolmes trying to solve bizarre crimes using his brilliant mind.
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* ''Literature/{{Artemis Fowl}}'': A someone who could be described as a criminal mastermind antihero, Artemis' tricks involve running a ransom heist against a civilization of faeries and [[spoiler:actually succeeding]], defeating a bomb-wielding genius using[[spoiler:her prized truffles]], and[[spoiler:planning ahead so the memory-wipe he knew was coming would later be unraveled]].

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* ''Literature/{{Artemis Fowl}}'': ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': A someone who could be described as a criminal mastermind antihero, Artemis' tricks involve running a ransom heist against a civilization of faeries and [[spoiler:actually succeeding]], defeating a bomb-wielding genius using[[spoiler:her using [[spoiler:her prized truffles]], and[[spoiler:planning and [[spoiler:planning ahead so the memory-wipe he knew was coming would later be unraveled]].
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* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' is another classic example, where a very smart protagonist with the magic power to give anyone a single irresistible order dedicates his life to rebelling against the EvilEmpire that's conquered UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}.

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* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' is another classic example, where a very smart protagonist with the magic power to give anyone a single irresistible order dedicates his life to rebelling against the EvilEmpire that's conquered UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}. It's not focused on just the outwitting- there's a very significant [[HumongousMecha mecha]] element to it and a lot of the series revolves around the logistics of a rebellion and the morality of war.
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* From running a ransom heist against a well-trained group of opponents and [[spoiler:figuring out how to survive a weapon that no one has lived through before]], to defeating a bomb-wielding genius with aid of [[spoiler:her prized truffles]], to [[spoiler:figuring out how to defeat a mind-wipe]], ''Series/{{Artemis Fowl}}'' is a solid contender from someone who could be described as a criminal mastermind antihero.

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* From running a ransom heist against a well-trained group of opponents and [[spoiler:figuring out how to survive a weapon that no one has lived through before]], to defeating a bomb-wielding genius with aid of [[spoiler:her prized truffles]], to [[spoiler:figuring out how to defeat a mind-wipe]], ''Series/{{Artemis Fowl}}'' is a solid contender from ''Literature/{{Artemis Fowl}}'': A someone who could be described as a criminal mastermind antihero.antihero, Artemis' tricks involve running a ransom heist against a civilization of faeries and [[spoiler:actually succeeding]], defeating a bomb-wielding genius using[[spoiler:her prized truffles]], and[[spoiler:planning ahead so the memory-wipe he knew was coming would later be unraveled]].
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* From running a ransom heist against a well-trained group of opponents and [[spoiler:figuring out how to survive a weapon that no one has lived through before]], to defeating a bomb-wielding genius with aid of [[spoiler:her prized truffles]], to [[spoiler:figuring out how to defeat a mind-wipe]], ''Series/{{Artemis Fowl}}'' is a solid contender from someone who could be described as a criminal mastermind antihero.
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* When one of the oxygen tanks on the ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'' command module explodes, a team of UsefulNotes/{{NASA}}'s best scientists must devise a way to keep a crew of three men alive with the resources to support two on the lunar module until their trajectory brings them back to Earth.

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* When one of the oxygen tanks on the ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'' ''Film/Apollo13'' command module explodes, a team of UsefulNotes/{{NASA}}'s best scientists must devise a way to keep a crew of three men alive with the resources to support two on the lunar module until their trajectory brings them back to Earth.



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* ''Franchise/DeathNote'' is a pretty classic example, where a very smart protagonist with a magic notebook that kills people dedicates his life to solving crime by killing every single criminal. His foe is the world's greatest detective who has to figure out the notebook's rules and stop him.

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* ''Franchise/DeathNote'' is a pretty classic example, where a very smart protagonist with a magic notebook that kills people dedicates his life to solving crime by killing every single criminal. His In fact, it's a ''double'' GeniusThriller: his foe is the world's greatest detective who has to figure out the notebook's rules and stop him.

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