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9[[SoYouWantTo/WriteASuperheroComic So you want to write a superhero comic]]. You have your FiveManBand, and are giving each member some of the [[StockSuperpowersIndex usual powers]]. But what will you give TheSmartGuy?
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11Well, he already has an amazing brain. Let's make it even more amazing, saying that all that mind has reached critical mass, and now: PsychicPowers. Whenever a superhero has Psychic Powers, he is likely to be the genius of the group. Bonus points if it is said to come from his genius, NinetyPercentOfYourBrain or both.
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13May be brought about through ''actual'' evolution, although not necessarily. Also, likely to be a human in the [[EvolutionaryLevels next level of]] [[GoalOrientedEvolution evolution, as psychic powers are the next stage]]. Can be the reason why HumansArePsychicInTheFuture and for TelepathicSpacemen.
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15Not to be confused with MyBrainIsBig, although they frequently overlap. Also don't confuse with MySkullRunnethOver, although it can be a consequence if the character's body can't handle the super smarts and psychic powers.
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22* Weird variation in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', in which Goku -- [[TheDitz who is very much NOT]] TheSmartGuy -- gains the power to read minds by ''training his muscles in high gravity''. He [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands uses it maybe twice]] in the series [[ExpositionBeam to get caught up on current events quickly]]; other than that, the ability [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment is never mentioned again]].
23* Kaji from ''Manga/{{Shutendoji}}'' is the most studious member of the gang, a classic bespectacled nerd and a specialized psychic, unlike the other members who use either mystical abilities or demonic traits.
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27* {{Inverted|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/Dynamo5'', as the telepathic character is a {{Dumb|Jock}} yet LovableJock.
28* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'':
29** The Leader has an [[MyBrainIsBig enlarged]], gamma-mutated brain in both mainstream and ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' and developed telepathic abilities as a result of the experiments to increase his intelligence.
30** Amadeus Cho, intelligent enough to be capable of PrescienceByAnalysis under regular conditions, is boosted by a gamma mutation that enlarges his head to no longer predict cause and effect, but warp them mentally to his desires.
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34* Many of the sapient Pokémon species covered in ''Fanfic/IntelligenceFactor'' are Psychic-types.
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38* In ''Film/TheLawnmowerMan'', when Jobe get his intellect increased up to -- and possibly [[SuperIntelligence beyond]] -- genius level, he also gains a wide variety of worryingly strong PsychicPowers.
39* In ''Film/{{Matilda}}'', it's said that Matilda [[NinetyPercentOfYourBrain uses a greater portion of her brain then most people]], and so she keeps her powers at the end of the film.
40* The far future villain in ''Film/TheTimeMachine2002'' has [[MyBrainIsBig a massive brain that extends down his back]]. He uses it to control the beasts that prey on the humans.
41* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': Professor Charles Xavier is highly intellectual and the greatest telepath on the planet.
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45* Once AM from "Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream" gained sentience, he also gained psychokinesis.
46* In "The Infinites" (1953) by Creator/PhilipKDick, three astronauts start rapidly evolving after being hit by a source of unknown radiation. The first thing they notice is the rapid growth of their brain and intelligence accompanied by the [[SquishyWizard decay of their physical bodies]], but later they realize they gained the ability to perceive things beyond their normal senses. [[spoiler:In the end, the test animals on their ship -- which received a larger dose of radiation and became EnergyBeings with RealityWarper powers -- undo their evolution.]]
47* In "The Intelligence Gigantic" (1933) by John Russell Fearn, a man created to [[NinetyPercentOfYourBrain use 100% of his brain]] is not only superintelligent, but telepathic to boot.
48* Averted in the prehistory of the ''Literature/KnownSpace'' universe. The [[AbusivePrecursors Slavers]] had the telepathic ability to control other animals but a number of species they enslaved were smarter than themselves, intelligence providing no psychic powers or ability to defend against them.
49* "Literature/TheManWhoEvolved" features a super-evolved man who not only has SuperIntelligence, but can also read minds and [[PeoplePuppets control other people's actions]].
50* Matilda Wormwood from ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'' had read ''Literature/MobyDick'' before kindergarten. Her MindOverMatter powers are stated to be because she's so bored and has no other way to use her brainpower. Once she is being challenged in school, they disappear.
51* Inverted in "The Minority Report" and a few other stories of Creator/PhilipKDick that recycle the same theme: humans who have an "ESP lobe" that gives them psychic powers, in particular [[{{Seers}} the ability to predict the future]], are severely mentally retarded, with most of the rest of the brain tissue shriveled and atrophied, and [[MadOracle their predictions of the future are deciphered from incoherent babble]].
52* ''Literature/PebbleInTheSky'': The "Synapsifier", a machine designed to enhance intelligence by improving brain conductivity, has the side effect of giving the user PsychicPowers such as telepathy and [[spoiler:limited MindControl]]. Arguably, the psychic powers play a larger role in the plot than the increased intelligence.
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56%%* River Tam, TheEmpath [[TheWoobie [=Woobie=]]] in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.
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60* {{Discussed|Trope}} in [[http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1990-02-20/ this]] ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' strip. Dilbert dates a ''very'' intelligent librarian.
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64* Alakazam, a {{Psychic|Powers}} ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' with an [[ImprobablyHighIQ IQ of 5000]]. Several other Psychic Pokémon, like Slowking, are also known to be very intelligent.
65* In ''VideoGame/{{Temtem}}'', Valiar is a [[PsychicPowers Mental-type]] that's described as one of the most intelligent species; it even has a language that humans haven't been able to decipher yet.
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69* {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in ''Webcomic/AxeCop'' with the backstory and powers of Uni-Man. He grew a unicorn horn because he got so smart. Then everyone and everything else on his planet did too, and the planet itself also. Having a unicorn horn gives unlimited RealityWarper powers -- just make a wish and it will come true.
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73* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGeniusS2E8SheensBrain Sheen's Brain]]", Jimmy's normally ditzy friend Sheen gets his intelligence increased with Jimmy's Brain Gain helmet and gains telekinesis.
74* In ''WesternAnimation/BigGuyAndRustyTheBoyRobot'', Dr. Neugog is [[BodyHorror mutated]] into a borderline EldritchAbomination when a spider gets between him and an invention of his that would have allowed him to read minds. After being mutated, he has the power to suck people's brains out and add them to his own. The more brains he sucks, the greater his intelligence becomes, and he eventually develops psychic powers. [[spoiler:Later, Dr. Donovan's nephew Pierre has the same thing happen, but without the BodyHorror, and it is [[StatusQuoIsGod later reversed]].]]
75* In the ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' episode "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E35HeavyMental Heavy Mental]]", the technogadget of the day zaps people and increases their brain power, complete with inflating head and psychic powers, which are mainly telekinesis and clairvoyance. Toward the end of the episode, [[spoiler:the GeneralRipper zaps himself and takes things up to eleven, turning himself into ''pure thought'']].
76* When Mandark first appeared in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' he was shown to be telepathic, to underline the fact he was [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter smarter than Dexter]] (that's before VillainDecay settled in, of course). This is used to an eerie effect when, in his first spoken line, he answers the question the teacher was going to ask next.
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