All 31 Killers Ranked Least to Most Intelligent (Dead by Daylight Updated Tier List)

[@FrostyTheNightmare]

Fun Fact: In a Halloween comic, when surgeons were dissecting a victim from Micheal’s killings they noted “The stabs were almost surgical” meaning Micheal knows the best place to stab someone and how fast it takes for them to die.

[@thesnipersmith3436]

Well when he's killed so many people, I think it's safe to say it has given him enough experience to know where to stab the best, so kinda intelligence but also no. What's the comics name?

[@splitzerx570]

The way I’ve always viewed Michael is that he is evil in its purest form. Just killing with no regard. I’ve always thought Michael is an expert on killing as in he knows how to kill perfectly, for example, in Halloween 2 Michael stabs someone with an empty syringe and injects air into the vein in their neck causing them to not be very alive any more

[@polarplayz3114]

He's likely a high INT and low WIS

[@uwu-ul9mm]

a stretch; please just accept that Michael is boring fantasy and move on. y'all reaching way too deep for a man in a shitty mask

[@dylfai]

And the fact that he prepares for what Laurie and her friends will do. He blocks the back door to the Wallace house with a rake and cuts the phone lines to the Doyle house.

[@limpyleg1570]

Nemesis is smarter than a majority of Claudette mains

[@emilchristophersen3354]

You also just know that Claudette mains jerk off to a picture of JRM

[@neozer0992]

Smarter than Meg mains

[@Finzombie]

Claude main here, can confirm.

[@stinkoman2x6]

Nemsis: STARS!!!!!! Claudettes hiding in a bush: SELF- CARE!!!!!

[@neozer0992]

@@Finzombie we are the same lol

[@DasFood]

I feel like Clown is just a much dumber Blight. They're both chemists to some extent, but Blight concocted what is essentially a "super soldier" serum while Clown... realized that chloroform slows people down. Genius stuff from Mr. Clown.

[@Dinker27]

Das, hear me out: an on-going rivalry between Albert, Jeffrey (Clown), Herman and Talbot on who can "science" the best. Maybe a bloody combination between Iron Chef and Bill Nye/Beakman's World? 🤷‍♂️

[@dylfai]

Hey, what’s up, Food?

[@GreenPaint174]

clown is obviously the smartest killer

[@realizedpotential6640]

Clown also has speed boost bottles😤 that likely work by boosting adrenaline or temporarily increasing your body's running capability

[@SlaaneshM30]

​@@Dinker27 I mean Wesker is from the 21st century and that alone makes him more experinced than an alcoholic drug addict, an Opium war war criminal and a sadistic serial killer doctor with a spiked dildo. Wesker was a scientist in a modern secretive corporation before he went full god mode. Even Carter didn't have access to the same modern tech and latest scientific discoveries. Not to mention his brain was too cooked anyway. So obviously Wesker would be the most sciency scientist, but Clown will always be the thiccest boi.

[@Diamond_Squid]

Myers is hella smart, passed his driving test on the first time

[@polarplayz3114]

Also he can use people's panic to his advantage

[@potatobooty1437]

Nah tbh that’s crazy. Imagine being put into a car with no info other than that it will help you get places faster. And then driving it perfectly.

[@Atomic207]

Nemesis only does "dumb" things because Jill wouldn't last 5 seconds, otherwise. It's just the classic "I'm gonna toy with the protagonist until they find a way to defeat me" trope. Just look at when he killed Tyrell. He could have easily killed Jill but decided to "spare" her instead.

[@wellwellywellswweellllswel1939]

Same with Wesker

[@societyman7526]

@@wellwellywellswweellllswel1939 I feel like that’s different though.

[@TaaiLir]

​​@@societyman7526, both Wesker and Nemesis are "playing" with protagonists. And both of them looks dumb when they are dying from their stupidity. But yeah, I think like this.

[@thejackedbaker9823]

Not even a literal bio-weapon is capable of defeating the immense power of plot armor

[@Silamon2]

@@TaaiLir Yeah but Wesker does it because he likes making Chris suffer, not because he is dumb.

[@shepardharry1693]

I think Nemesis is just being more lore nerfed to Jill, just because it could be impossible to run from him. But by the RE lore, he is the most intelligent Tyrant of all, if I remember right. So he could be around pretty smart bioweapon.

[@incurableraven4960]

Actually the Tyrant from RE1 is the smartest, as it also has free will

[@shepardharry1693]

@Incurable Raven Oh, sorry, I never thought it right, thank you.

[@adamhogan5442]

Being the smartest idiot within a group of idiots doesn't mean much lol

[@dollmaker6599]

@@incurableraven4960 I mean, having free will isnt the same has being smart. Nemesis pretty much gained free will after his first transformation but lost most of his intelligence in the process, becoming animalistic. Which is also a common flaw of Tyrant after mutating. But canonically, Nemesis is among the smartest tyrants.

[@incurableraven4960]

@@dollmaker6599 it’s also stated it has above average human intelligence I believe, while it’s stated most Tyrants are just average, if not slightly below

[@mousemallow8297]

I don't understand how wesker is not at the top, isn't he legitimately like the smartest person to ever walk the earth in RE lore or something? In DBD he's literally called "The Mastermind" and I'd say his work on umbrellas projects outclassed blight's catalogue of 34 serums (of which 33 failed)

[@partystarter8041]

Yeah,the fact that Doctor was above him was just weird.

[@mousemallow8297]

@@partystarter8041 and the SKULL MERCHANT

[@Dinker27]

Something to keep in mind was that he ended up taking over some of those projects. Also a double or triple agent too, what with the Third Organization and all.

[@SlaaneshM30]

Azhymov's lists were, at least in my head, never accurate. Entertaining? Yes. Accurate? Not at all.

[@ToxicQueen2787]

@@SlaaneshM30 yeah his lists are never accurate really they are entertaining though and fun to poke fun of especially his constant pedestal he puts myers on

[@femkev.5245]

If you consider Trickster’s tome a soft reboot of his original lore (like many people do), then I would say he’s quite intelligent. He sends fake death threats to himself to get Yun-Jin off his trail, pretends to be kidnapped when he’s almost caught and has many contingency plans.

[@lenacarey2333]

I was going to comment the same thing, thanks for that

[@thepixelman4776]

I’d say even his original lore it’s not like he’s dumb, it’s just his ego makes him leave clues on his victims riddler style. And also the only person who figured out his clues in some way was like the only somewhat close person to him, so he’s not too bad at hiding it.

[@KenoughsEnough]

Yeah, I was thinking trickster should be second highest tier myself. He's not a scientist but he's incredibly cunning.

[@FinestFantasyVI]

​@@thepixelman4776 Agreed. Even in base lore. Hes not dumb. Hes a narcissist. He left breadcrumbs that only Yun could pick up. Also i dont see the tome as a retcon since nothing was retconed and nothing clashes with og info. Its more of an in depth look. An extension of his lore Honestly for a 2nd version of this vid, Azhy didnt really do any lore research

[@BrightWulph]

Same, going off base lore alone yeah Trickster get's pretty lucky and hides behind his status as a K-Pop Idol. Although, it could then be argued that his ego lets him leave behind "clues" kind of how some killers will "brag" about their kills as well. Jack the Ripper's letters to the police comes to mind when I think about killers who like to gloat. In his tome, he displays just how extremely intelligent he is, often playing to people's emotional empathy (like when Yun finds his sampler and Trickster spins a sob story on the fly how "after hearing the screams of his dying bandmates he's been "fascinated" with human screams and how it's his way of dealing with PTSD."" ) and when caught he knows exactly how to make himself look like the victim.

[@Happy06853]

I don't think Huntress is average because of the fact that she caused many kids death. She forgot to feed them or didn't knew how to do it or how frequent she should. At least Charlotte managed to take care of Victor till a point...

[@dumblenutz5561]

Unfortunately, she is only smart when it comes to instinct or hunting.

[@Happy06853]

@@dumblenutz5561 smart at hunting? She head dived into armed soldiers. If one of them had a decent aim, she would have been dead

[@DrManhattanFate]

You wouldn't know either. She had no schooling or formal education so how would she know?

[@jctiwc0237]

Huntress would probably literally have an IQ in the low 60s range. I don't know why people make her out to be more intelligent than she is. A good killer isn't necessarily a smart killer.

[@themightycongueror8383]

@@jctiwc0237 If she wasn't at least a little smart, how is she able to expertly take out entire squadrons of soldiers almost effortlessly. Being really strong, and a good hunter only gets you so far if you're dumb, she may be dumb emotionally, but she's smart when it comes to strategy, and hunting.

[@thevoidwalkerbr]

Have not watched yet but Wesker is literally called "the mastermind" come on hes gotta be top tier

[@astrangeperson9305]

I believe Wesker by RE standards is the smartest in the game, having nearly taken over the goddamn world requires an insane amount of intelligence to put the pieces together

[@notalentpotato33]

You forgot to add multiple times to him trying to take over the world

[@theclown2664]

He wasn't alone tho, in first RE his own tyrant kills him, fails to kill Chris bunch of times even though he could've, fails to kill Sheva and Chris even in his Uroboros form. Should I go on?

[@oakwoodst1038]

"Bubba just seems confused" that’s so true, i remember watching the movie and that scene where he gets in his room, sits down and put his head in his head like "what’s going on?!" i felt bad for that big guy

[@georgialopez7717]

1. Nice to see you're comfortable with updating past lists. I would put Amanda and Rin in above average intelligence though. I could see Amanda discussing machinery/tools with Trapper and Deathslinger. As for Spirit, she likely pushed herself in school to bury the thought of her chronically-ill mother back at home. Her lore doesn't do the best job of establishing her as her own person, it's heavily focused on the tragedy of her parents/Yamaoka bloodline. 2. As for Dredge, I wonder how they'll expand upon it if it ever gets a tome. Would the story be from the POV of a random Ottomarian or possibly the female journalist that was trying to expose Otto? Who knows.

[@AZHYMOVS]

I kinda like the idea of a Dredge tome having its memories split between different people entirely and they all converge or end up being a part of Dredge, that would be really haunting and fit in well with its theme imo

[@twinzzlers]

Deathslinger would mock the Skull Merchant for having such a stupid backstory

[@darkwolf9637]

I feel like Amanda is in a weird spot because she's probably very book smart about machines and building things but she also acts like an idiot alot.

[@TaaiLir]

With your idea of Dredge tome from the POV of journalist, I can imagine Dredge skin with camera-head that makes photos when hooking survivors.

[@wallacewells2822]

I think Dredge tome will be incentrated on Otto, he's the main character in his lore

[@thatfishguy4991]

I would say Pinhead is probably highly intelligent. He’s obviously not a doctor or anything but he’s so well spoken and clearly educated. He also solved the lament configuration himself, which takes a lot of intelligence. Even though the in-game mechanics would make you believe it’s easy.

[@braytonewell]

I think Sadako should be put up a little higher. She understands how to use her powers very well, so that is a bit smart. She has learned to control them; that's how she made the deadly tape. I'd put Amanda a little higher too. Though Pig was very reckless, her skill in creating traps (sort of like Deathslinger's creations) showed that she is not a normal person.

[@dumblenutz5561]

Aren't psychic powers directly related to one's mind as well? If she has them she should be bare minimum above average in intelligence.

[@braytonewell]

@Dumble Nutz She's essentially the daughter of possibly a god, so that's why she's insanely powerful. She is one of the strongest killers, if not the strongest killer, in the game lore-wise.

[@crimsonmayu9322]

If we look at the book we can see a bit more ingenuity as well. After the teens view and then tape over the way for the curse to propagate, Sadako uses Asakawa as a stepping stone to widen the reach of her wrath.

[@braytonewell]

@Crimson May u Sadako's powers and her skill in her vengeance make her a very fascinating person. I watched nearly every one of her movies a little while ago, and they really get you to respect her!

[@Jacket-Miami1989]

“The Demogorgon being the only none human character” Nemesis and Druge have left the chat

[@thegrayghoul4638]

In the original Halloween, Myers is actually subtly implied to be quite intelligent. There are many scenes where he not only stalks his victims, but plays on their fear to trap and outsmart them. The Myers in DBD is the original Myers too. I honestly thought Myers was way more interesting before he was just another immortal slasher killing machine.

[@vyvy4n]

Imagine Wesker and Blight nerding out together about serums and viruses

[@alderart3992]

Personally i'd say Wesker is the most intelligent as his scientific work led to various viruses capable of mass destruction and high casualty losses and uroburos threatening a mass genocidal epedemic. This to me exceeds Carter's in-depth analysis of the human mind and Merchant's economic and engineering skills which made her rich, powerful and a deadly foe to be acknowledged.

[@Choreza]

Nah, Spencer and Marcus carrier him into the scientific field.

[@notalentpotato33]

The reason Nemesis fails to complete his mission in RE3 is that he doesn’t want to instantly kill Jill he wants to toy with her, multiple times throughout RE3 he could kill her but doesn’t because he enjoys her suffering

[@tomatofjsw]

Umbrella would also need to test his combat abilities

[@notalentpotato33]

@@tomatofjsw that’s also why they sent him out to begin with and to also get rid of S.T.A.R.S, they also knew none of their normal units would be able to defeat S.T.A.R.S., not even Hunk’s unit would be able to handle STARS at this point so they sent Nemesis to not only eliminate the elite team of Raccoon City but to also get rid of the survivors of the Mansion Incident: Rebecca, Chris, Jill, and Berry🍓 (A.K.A the people who know of Umbrella’s secret and involvement)

[@demianoff]

Doesn't Wesker have all the PhDs and huntress doesn't understand kids need food to not die, I'm sure clown knows that people need food.

[@jerefocaon8718]

I personally think that Albert Wesker and Talbot are the most inteligent here also if we include DLC I think William Birking would be on top with them. It would be nice to have dlc characters too

[@wellwellywellswweellllswel1939]

Ah yes William birking

[@TheForsakenSentry]

Definitely! Birkin is incredibly smart.

[@pokealien]

On the topic of The Shape, judging "purely" off the original film, Michael never appeared incompetent in any part of the film, unless being caught off-guard a few times by Laurie in the final act counted as incompetence. After spending fifteen years in Smith's Grove-which, according to the first entry in the Chaos! Comic, detailing his origin, consisted of Michael feigning docility and unresponsiveness and then terrorizing his fellow patients, completely fooling the staff, barring Loomis-he managed to singlehandedly break himself and numerous other patients out of the sanitarium, then looped around Loomis and scared Nurse Chambers out of her car before driving back to Haddonfield-murdering a truck driver and stealing his coveralls on the way. Then, throughout the afternoon, he stalked Laurie and her friends, broke into a hardware store and pilfered for tools and weapons undetected, and stole his sister's tombstone before later creeping on Annie as the parents of the kids she was babysitting left the house and commencing his nearly entirely successfully killing spree, only being warded off by the combined efforts of the unshakable Laurie and Loomis' six revolver rounds. He appears *hyper*-competent if anything, especially for a mental patient that spent the better half of his entire life holed up in a hospital, isolated from even his peers.

[@misterwolf3817]

Wesker and Blight could group up to overthrow entity.

[@wellwellywellswweellllswel1939]

Knowing Wesker... Probably not

[@jonathanmarques9774]

Wesker should be the most intelligent, I mean, he has the same IQ of Albert Einstein.

[@santiagomendez246]

well, they both share the name

[@notalentpotato33]

@@santiagomendez246 It all makes sense now

[@tapewoerm]

IQ is not a good measurement for intelligence so that doesn’t matter. The IQ system is rooted in eugenics for those who don’t know.

[@Choreza]

Talbot>>

[@xxtmntxxrae4544]

2:25 You could argue for Trickster being at Above Average due to the fact that he was able to hide or manipulate the screams and cries of his victims in his music. He also had to experiment with different parts of the body and know where to strike to make his music. Also in the retcon for his lore, he was very cunning with him doing many other things to get the trail off of him He also didn’t go to school much because of him being taken for training to be an idol so I get why he may be in average.

[@BrightWulph]

I wouldn't say Trickster's tome is a retcon, but more of an expansion that goes into just how meticulous he can be and how the clues he leaves behind are specifically for Yun to discover. Because let's face it, Yun, even if she did cotton on to what he was doing didn't really act until it threatened her career.

[@lenacarey2333]

I agree almost entirely with your placements. Nemesis literally doesn’t have free will of its own, making it impossible for it to be intelligent the way the human killers are. I will die on this hill. I would also argue that Wesker is the most intelligent killer. Not only did he create the T-virus, he also had a doctorate in Virology by the time he was 17. On top of that, he assisted Birkin in the development of the G-virus while being undercover as the leader of STARS. All the while he was plotting to screw over both Umbrella and his STARS team. RE5 kind of gives him the appearance of a comical villain, which is why some people may not realize how masterfully he played all his chess pieces up until that point.

[@anintruwuder4894]

Agreed, also his IQ is 180, the same as Albert Einstein. Wait maybe that's why he's named Albert too lol

[@anintruwuder4894]

Also nice pfp

[@scurbbb]

Wesker didn't create the t virus, James Marcus did but everything else you said is correct!! also I love your pfp its legit one of my favourite pics he looks so silly mads is baby girl

[@lenacarey2333]

@@scurbbb I definitely misremembered then, bc I remember listening to the Wesker files and hearing him talk about how he was in charge of t-virus research, and how he took credit for Marcus’s research. My bad! Also thank u hehe I love Mads

[@scurbbb]

@Lena Carey that's exactly what happens, he (and birkin) take full credit for Marcus'research and the t virus despite not creating it :) you're all good!

[@Silamon2]

I rather think Wesker should be higher than Skull Merchant, since he not only became extremely rich in his own right but also... almost took over the world, helped create one of the deadliest viruses in the world, and created the deadliest virus in the world on his own... Not sure if I would put him over Blight or not though to be fair. The rest I agree with.

[@elitebelt]

I still feel Clown needs to be a tier higher. It was established in his lore that he was a fairly liked individual and blended in perfectly despite his homicidal tendencies. Being able to craft a persona to fit your goals is frankly a smart thing to do.

[@jansindler6408]

Wesker Is the smartest, because he Is the tipicila vilian that Fully relais on a science for powers, creats Uroboros, works on almost every bio weapon from umbrela And he has been made to be smart ( this especially way mention on one cutscene/flasback in RE5).

[@MildlydepressedLucario]

I think Amanda should be in the Above average category. It's some smarts to make a death trap that's fool proof. Many of the inescapable traps she made take a good amount of engineering. The chain/nail bomb trap. Making several bombs takes some brains, and chaining someone in ares that aren't fatal (not including the jaw one) takes a little knowledge of human anatomy. Then the angel trap, designing and making that intricate trap would require a whole lot of planning and knowledge and even of she didn't make it she did rig it to kill the victim. Rigging a trap itself would need some level of knowledge. And not to mention the times she outsmarted victims of the games in Saw 2, and how she survived the traps in Saw 1 and Saw 2. Yeah she needs guidance and gets persuaded but doesn't mean she isn't dumb.

[@fobo3361]

This is definitely a hard one, cuz what counts as intelligent, is recklessness a sign of unintelligence, are we speaking purely from a how educated they are, how much does street smarts count for, we are talking about killers so them having fight iq should count for something (ie. The oni and huntress) so its definitely not an easy one to rank

[@Last_dude55]

Clown is actually very intelligent. He s able to kidnap people and made homemade potions. He also needs to use his mind to catch survivors because of his power.

[@hex_ceptional-dancer]

Given that the doctor believes in torture as an effective interrogation method, which by all accounts it is not, I don't think he is all that smart. Book-smarts maybe, but that's barely a fraction of what intelligence means

[@joiningbread8550]

7:00 That Jake was PISSED

[@themegaladon18]

Blight is not Talbot, he no longer retains his humanity or intelligence.

[@vee2878]

blight is indeed still talbot. he actively kidnaps and experiments on other killers as well as being smart enough to know how to use the serum. he is very intelligent, even when inflicted with the blight, as are the other killers. his intelligence doesn’t decrease, neither do the other killers

[@igorsivsev775]

Wesker is more intelligent than Blight. Just see how Blight turn himself as a monster and Wesker who try create a supersoldier, but try to stay human.

[@wonderhealer9665]

i actually wanted to do some quick googling on how smart nemesis actually is and to be honest he's both incredibly smart and not very smart at the same time, this is because nemesis possesses much higher intelligence than other tyrants but not humans but that doesn't mean he's stupid, within 4 months he's shown to understand the entire English language and how to say basic words most notably stars, follow out specific routines set by his superiors at umbrella, know how to handle advanced machinery properly such as aiming and firing rocket launchers, rationalise and deduct etc as mentioned before this was all done before even reaching 6 months old so even though he's pretty dumb right now, his ability to pick up, adapt and understand everything around him is at a much much much faster rate than humans

[@dylannorris9809]

Huntress didn't know children needed food and water and you put her above nemesis

[@fantasychampion9799]

Wesker: "who has a bigger brain than me?"

[@MetalBro]

Nemesis isn't that non-intelligent. Read the description to his perk "Eruption." It details his intelligence to place traps. I think he's smarter than he's credited for.

[@regularhooman1568]

People claim that he isn’t intelligent due to not being able to finish his objective but this happens because: 1.he likes to play with his food to give despaired hope to them 2.plot armor

[@Dinker27]

Also knows how to wield multiple weapons too.

[@tomatofjsw]

​@@regularhooman1568 umbrella deployed The Nemesis as well to test his combat abilities so of Jill died right away there wouldn't be much testing

[@Cashter8655]

Your content is legendary and you deserve a million subs, keep it up my fellow player. So entertaining

[@AgentSmith939]

Brother ❤

[@Cashter8655]

@@AgentSmith939 :D

[@rainbowremy6123]

Omg, I’ve just witnessed a family reunion :)

[@ThePoisonLotus]

Adriana Imai being a woman in STEM, ICONIC

[@top_banananaplays]

The Blight: Yeah this is big brain time

[@katherineamaraminxy]

‘Oni just wanna smash things …. And so he smashes things ‘ XD I don’t know why but that got me chuckling

[@sunnydiaa]

Is there a list like this one for the survivors? If not I'd love to see it! Your videos are always pretty interesting and creative.

[@osgasojo]

Myers is actually very smart, and the proof of that is that you thought he has the ability to teleport, when in fact he doesn't.

[@valeriebreidenstein8362]

True. Not even COT Michael has ever really "teleported". There are a few scenes like the one, when Laurie looks out the window at home and Michael disappears from her sight in two seconds without moving at all. Or that he gets the engine of the car started and drives away, without Laurie hearing it, even though only a window is there, that can't fully block a sound like that of a car engine. And Michael only gets defeated, because the protagonist always gets saved by Loomis and/or the police randomly appearing almost out of nowhere (except for H6)

[@pogmaster4559]

I think the Knight is less charismatic, but more “chivalrous” .

[@andynorez8795]

I think Plague was ranked higher than she deserved, I'd say she's about Average intelligence. I think is was more about her conviction and religious fervor that allowed her to climb so high. Probably very charismatic but charisma isn't necessarily tied to intelligence.

[@FinestFantasyVI]

I would rank her lower, because babylonian era. If we are comparing the killers as human beings, Adiris would not know what something as simple as glasses are. So i dont get how a babylon priestess could be ranked higher than a 2021 modern man like Trickster. Like what aspect of intelligence are we measuring? I assumed overall since Demo was ranked low because animalistic and Bubba also cuz dumb

[@felipemarques8911]

I'd say Blight should be at the bottom of the tier list. After becoming "The Blight" he starts to behave as one of the most animalistc killers in the whole game, catching his prey using focus and instinct rater then strategy and planing ahead. Talbot on the other hand. Yeah, he should stay up there on the top of the tier list.

[@dbl2961]

9:29 poor Mikaela

[@snarkbotanya6557]

I agree with your ranking of Knight as above-average. Tarhos doesn't do a lot of "intellectual" things, but he clearly has strategic intelligence as a warrior and social intelligence to gather followers, and in his tome lore he does dispaly a bit of a philosophical side. It's an extremely nihilistic philosophical side, but a philosophical side nonetheless. Spirit, I would place higher than you did. It's easy to miss, but her base lore specifies that she was studying at a private university. Japanese private schools are *extremely* selective, so Rin attending one shows that she's at least intelligent enough to pass a difficult entrance exam. To me, that would place her solidly above-average. That said, I think her intelligence has taken a backseat in the Entity's realm, what with her becoming a rage-consumed onryo. Dredge is the one here I would probably rank lower than you did, because I'm not entirely sure it has a *mind* in the way we conceive of such things. It's an amalgamation of human suffering that arose from the dark thoughts of the Ottomarians as orchestrated by Otto Stamper. I don't think it really plans its actions or does things for a purpose or even truly *thinks* at all; it just does what is in its nature.

[@TheOriginalDogass]

I actually think Hillbilly is pretty intelligent considering he makes his own tools from scrap

[@stinkoman2x6]

Wow,hearing her backstory Speed read like that makes skull merchant seem way too "mary sue-ish". I get this is a "scary" game but suspension of disbelief can only go so far. There's child prodigies and then theres....how azymovs read her backstory here.

[@JayCamm]

Does anyone else think that the Singularity would be in first, or second place? It is a literally futuristic machine.

[@1UPReaper]

something you may want to consider about nemesis is that he knows how to use big power weapons such as the flame thrower

[@TheForsakenSentry]

Albert Wesker should be top 2. He’s a complete prodigy in pretty much all categories like science, chemistry, creating weapons, virology, technology, military strategies, martial arts, even was one of the top umbrella researcher and many more that I’ve not delved in. Even Resident Evil stated he’s got a very high IQ that’s profoundly gifted and this isn’t even getting into his intelligence when he had the Prototype Virus that made him even more smarter and incredible by outsmarting multiple companies and deceiving his old team, S.T.A.R.S by playing them.

[@Choreza]

It's the genius who wasn't very clever, After resident evil 5 at least

[@sirius6911]

Take a shot every time something is said about intelligence. Probably not a good idea if you wan't to stay sober.

[@flevami]

I think almost getting caught doesn't necessarily say anything about a killers intellect, rather them having trouble controlling themselves and thinking ahead and of possible consequences if they for example kill one person rn. It feels more like lacking impulse control which a lot of psychopath have. They can still be very intelligent

[@ColaKing64]

9:27 “Get down Mr President!!”

[@ThatWitchMarcy]

4:15 dude lucked the fuck out with that Kobe

[@mantb207]

i really think amanda should be higher on the list, after all shes built most of the contraptions in the saw movies once jigsaw succumbed to his illness and they show a high engineering level so she deserves more credit :]

[@michellerahe4853]

I wouldn't put huntress and twins at average mainly because like Bubba they've just been very confused their whole life and are detached from the outside world and how things work when it comes to people.

[@jadeTheFoxCat]

5:10 u love that oni explanation

[@peytonlutz6897]

I disagree with clown being in the not very intellegent tier, clown was said to have excelled academically and knows how to use different concoctions and elements to make his potions he also knows when to show restraint when chosing victims in his backstory, hes not wesker smart but hes at least a couple tiers higher than he was listed

[@xjawzx1338]

I have to disagree with Nemesis, the thing literally knows how to use weapons right away without training, ex. His rpg and flamethrower. He is very smart at tracking Jill throughout the game, even when he turns into his second form. I believe he deserves a spot in green tier or somewhere higher

[@dashret410]

Funny tough because that weopons were made only for him

[@Omaeka991]

Nemesis is way smarter than that. He knows how vehicles work, knows what helicopters do, can wield firearms and heavy weaponry, track prey through a massive city overrun with bodies, plan ambushes and set traps. He also plays with his prey, which is usually a sign of sapience. He's above Huntress, Bubba and Clown easily, probably slightly behind average intelligence humans like Legion.

[@drew4000]

If you want to get alcohol poisoning, take a shot every time Azhy says “intelligence” or “intelligent” 😭

[@vrsharkyt2144]

Remember the dredge is a elder god

[@bamboozlebtw4450]

Nemesis is actually one of the smarter tyrants out there, he fails at doing his job by killing Jill because he likes to toy around with his prey before eventually killing it because he wants to try out his new weapons and just make his job more fun lmao

[@dean_n64]

I would argue blight is as intelligent as nemesis, only because after the entity messed with blight, the serum dumbed him down to being a mindless monster

[@vooky5610]

Wasn’t spirit top of her class using their school uniforms

[@ChunnersEnjoyer]

Putting skull merchant over Wesker is wild

[@foxesnroses]

Nemesis is smart in the Comic books

[@rondorthecruel124]

Nemesis can use rocket launchers and destroy potential target escape routes as evidenced when he blows up the chopper.

[@LoganWH8]

Yeah, I think when Nemesis is called a “highly intelligent bioweapon” the important word is Bioweapon. Nemesis is highly intelligent- *for a bioweapon.* compare him to a normal zombie or something like a licker, and yeah, he’s pretty smart. He can follow orders, use weapons, and say at least one human word.

[@dominicsmalley9394]

I don't think clown can be considered less intelligent than huntress. The literally has a child's mind and doesn't understand the concept of feeding the kids she kidnaps. I'm pretty sure clown would know people atleast need food.

[@andrewhunt9789]

I think what others mean by nemesis being intelligent is the fact that it’s his intelligence in like a subjective way. He uses predictability and different weapons in the games (both og and remake) but I think he fails in anything basic and worthwhile. But I do think he should be higher on the list (not by much though, he is still low tier)

[@josh10722]

who would complain about your ranking of Nemesis? Early Tyrants were considered too dumb by Umbrella, only able to follow a short list of commands and unable to retain any intelligence. Nemesis was infused with the NE-a parasite to enhance his intelligence, but even still Nemesis was a rushed release, a prototype, and not fully up to the desired standards. I LOVE Resident Evil 3, and I will die on the hill that it's a great game and I love Nemesis, but he's simply not that intelligent, he's smarter than Tyrant X because he can use weapons, and utter a single phrase, but his smarts are closer to instinctual programming and muscle memory than anything else.

[@supsmashbrostv]

I think Clown has a bit of smart since he planned on getting this dude finger, according to his Tome lore.

[@themilkman3257]

You should do a list of survivors who wouldn’t hate each other and would not get along

[@partystarter8041]

..How is Wesker not the smartest one here,like the skull merchant and the doctor aren’t even close,And the blight is just a smart chemist,wesker has done wayyy more

[@scarymeunster9095]

All of them were smart enough to hone their ability to kill people to what is nearly an art form, yet none of them were smart enough to not draw some form of suspicion right before they got taken. The only exceptions are the ones that died themselves, and even some of them (looking at you, Nurse) did anyway. Egotism is a form of brain damage, as I always say.

[@khalebsexton7113]

this is very good, and I love your videos.

[@BuckBlaziken]

Demogorgon isn’t the only non human killer. Nemesis is technically not even a human to begin with. It’s body is a modified version of a human body, but it’s entirely controlled by the parasite that is it’s tentacle. Any human thoughts or consciousness is long gone in the Nemesis

[@wetsocks4460]

I think with how the human brain is the most complicated thing that we know of, and how nigh impossible it is to actually understand. Being able to control and manipulate it as easily as the doctor does puts him WAAAAAAAY above everyone else :>

[@dumblenutz5561]

I agree. Herman is a genius. He would dissect his own brain if he could to see how smart he is for himself.

[@partystarter8041]

I feel like wesker being here is just not fair,like uh,Herman is smart but wesker is just leagues above.

[@Dinker27]

Wisdom vs intelligence?

[@Deadwolf27]

We need to see Nemesis' SAT scores.

[@nataliezuniga1742]

I love your videos they help me! ❤

[@Bryzola]

Can you do one of those for cruelty, please? Could be interesting

[@Midnight_Wesker]

Number 1 should easily be Wesker, he's a genius scientist who helped develop multiple world threatening viruses, that alone puts him above every other characters

[@GhostlyPhonk]

Did you miss the scene in Re3 when nemmy pulled a rocket launcher out and aimed it so it hit the big mascot head

[@Ken-i5o]

you have to understand in RE3 Nemesis tries to make Jill suffer which is why he doesn't just off right kill her.

[@SienAppelsien]

I think Trickster should be higher cause he almost gets caught because of his narcissism but hes actually quite smart with it I think. Hes in the public eye all the time so being able to kill and push suspicions away from him was probably really hard

[@heronik79]

Idk about The Spirit. She's Asian so her parents expect A as average... In the other hand she maybe got chopped cause she got F in gender

[@ThePoisonLotus]

Ana has a reputation that she doesn’t deserve. Surviving alone in the russian wilderness for as long as she did requires at least a good amount of wit.

[@Bookwormtalksabout]

Do you think you might do a video on how smart each of the survivors are?

[@Heddomasuta]

what is executioners reasoning lmaoo

[@Dinker27]

Regarding Pinhead's intelligence, that might depend on if you're talking about book vs movie/comic. It's a bit hard because to some extent, they're three different people. The one we're dealing with is Elliott Spencer here, though. Even down to comics and the movie, Elliot has would probably be above average intelligence. He was a captain in the British Army, and was considered a great gentleman before the Battle of Flanders. So he had a charismatic air, knew how to keep up with his weaponry. When he became Pinhead, he likely gained otherworldly knowledge on top of his experiences as a human. He's had decades to practice and perfect his craft.

[@kaikaizo-iz7sy]

7:17 when you for the people someone and they go afk. I hope the afk person steps on a lego

[@AgentSmith939]

I really don’t understand why you put the skull merchant above Albert Wesker…

[@yvius3265]

I agree. Yeah, she is good with technology as shown with her drones but I think she’s just an academic which doesn’t necessarily mean that she is as highly intelligent as depicted. Wesker, however, is the definition of a genius. It is already stated in RE that he has an extremely high IQ.