Who Is Big Brain? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Big Brain is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Reed Richards, with over 39 comic issue appearances. Mr. Fantastic's counterpart on Earth-982 (MC2).

Who is Big Brain?

Origins It was originally believed that Reed Richards ( Mr. Fantastic ) transferred all his knowledge in to Big Brain when he went in to hiding after the death of his wife, Susan Storm ( Invisible Woman ). However, it eventually becomes apparent that Reed Richards is controlling the Big Brain robot remotely. When Big Brain goes offline, the remaining members of the Fantastic Five , as well as Stinger travel to the source of the remote controlling to find out what happened. They find the origin to be in the Stinger and are attacked when they arrive. They eventually find Reed and he reveals that Susan is indeed still alive, and being held in suspended animation so that she can hold together holes in reality while staying alive. Reed refuses to return home as he wants to find a way of bringing Susan back to life first. Suits The first version of Big Brain was little more than two pods; one for a body and one with an image of a human brain.

Key facts

Big Brain is of cyborg origin and first appeared in "Legacy... In Black and White". The character is published by Marvel. With 39 recorded issue appearances, Big Brain ranks among the most featured characters in comics.