Intelligence

== Summary ==
Intelligence is a word that is incredibly difficult to define,
 as it has been used to refer to many things, such as one's ability to 
process information, or their capacity for logic, self-awareness, 
creativity, reasoning, and/or problem solving, or their knowledge and 
memory. In its fullest definition, intelligence can be said to encompass
 all these things, which makes it incredibly difficult to quantify in 
versus debating terms, as many individuals may have plentiful ability in
 one area, such as knowledge, and also be lacking entirely in another, 
such as planning, emotional intelligence, or creativity.
As opposed to attempting to reliably quantify intelligence, pages
 should reflect that intelligence has many facets and, when describing 
the intelligence of characters, specifically detail their areas of 
strength while acknowledging any intellectual shortcomings they may 
have. Characters can be listed as having average knowledge overall while
 being geniuses in certain topics - Goku,
 for example, despite having little knowledge or skill in most other 
areas, is a martial artist of prodigal skill. This being said, the 
higher you go on this recommended scale, the less possible this becomes,
 as categories become broader and broader, with Supergenius itself 
implying overall brilliance surpassing that of human plausibility.
=== Intelligence Quotients ===
An intelligence quotient, or IQ is a scientific attempt
 to score the intelligence of individuals in real life through testing. 
It is a common occurrence in fiction for authors to give their 
characters IQ scores, often exceptionally high ones, and while some 
scientists believe IQ has validity in real life, it makes for a very 
poor measuring stick in fiction. An author can give a character as 
ridiculously high of an IQ as they want, whether it be over 200, 314, 5, 000, or even 10^30, but without feats, these numbers are meaningless, only acting as confirmation that they are much smarter than normal humans.
Even if that was not the case, as different fictions give their 
characters different ratings, they are completely useless for comparing 
intelligence between them. It would be like trying to compare the power 
levels in Nanatsu no Taizai to those in Dragon Ball
 to determine their power in relation to each other, when both verses 
use power levels differently and have completely different scales of 
power. This is without getting into the fact that many scientists find 
IQ to be a poor judge of intelligence for the same reasons that 
intelligence is so hard to quantify in versus debating, among others.
Some verses, such as DC Comics,
 have their own internal intelligence ranking systems. It is the same 
situation with these as it is with IQ - without feats, these rankings 
mean little.
== Suggested Rankings ==
Mindless: Those few beings that are literally mindless and have no capacity for intelligence at all.
Animalistic: Beings, such as animals, that only possess 
basic reasoning, awareness, and problem-solving skills. While various 
animals, such as chimpanzees, may possess higher capacities for such 
things, their intelligence would still remain animalistic.
Below Average: Characters of below average intellects and unremarkable skills.
Average: Characters of average intelligence. While they 
have more developed intelligence in certain subjects, in many cases, 
their overall intelligence remains average.
Above Average: Characters that show greater cognitive 
ability than the norm, but do not particularly stand out in any 
intellectual or academic fields.
Gifted: Character that demonstrate high reasoning ability,
 can master concepts with few repetitions, and display high performance 
capability in intellectual, creative, or specific academic fields. 
Genius:
 Individuals with an exceptional capacity for knowledge and 
intelligence, generally in one area of varying depth, often possessed by
 fictional scientists and strategists. This level of intelligence is the
 level of actual geniuses and famous intellectuals in the real 
world and, in lieu of better feats, should be the default intelligence 
category for fictional characters treated as if they have exceptional or
 superhuman intelligence.
* Examples: L and Light Yagami (Death Note), Solid Snake (Metal Ger), Shikamaru Nara and Kakashi Hatake (Naruto), Colress (Pokémon), Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes), Kurama and Yū Kaitō (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Extraordinary Genius: Individuals whose knowledge spreads over
 many fields of knowledge and science and surpasses the intellects of 
the smartest humans on Earth. At this level, many are capable of 
creating futuristic technology, executing complex strategies even under 
high pressure, and potentially even accurately predicting the future 
through sheer mental calculations, or outperforming supercomputers. This
 is where super scientists of exceptional scientific knowledge begin to appear.
* Examples: Kisuke Urahara and Sosuke Aizen (Bleach), Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass), Batman (DC Comics), Bulma, Doctor Gero, and Android 21 (Dragon Ball), Joseph Joestar and the Pillar Men (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), Spider-Man, Bruce Banner and Iron Man (Marvel Comics), Night of Wallachia and Dust of Osiris (Melty Blood), Ozymandias (Watchmen)
Supergenius: The highest level of non-omniscient intellect, 
possessed by those individuals with extensive knowledge and often 
mastery of many, if not all, branches of science. Characters on such are
 scale are often super scientists capable of creating impossibly 
advanced technology even with just household items and outsmarting even 
other extremely intelligent individuals. Supergeniuses can often easily 
outperform the world's greatest supercomputers, process calculations 
beyond modern humanity's capabilities on their own, and quickly come up 
with extremely complex plans.
* Examples: Lex Luthor and Brainiac (DC Comics), The Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor Doom, Mister Fantastic, Thanos and the High Evolutionary (Marvel Comics), Rick Sanchez (Rick & Morty), Washu Hakubi (Tenchi Muyo!), Accelerator (To Aru Majutsu no Index), The Emperor of Mankind (Warhammer 40,000)
Nigh-Omniscient: Characters who have knowledge of nearly everything, with only minuscule gaps existing in their knowledge.
Omniscient:
 Characters who know literally everything. Be aware that even if they 
may know everything in their own setting that this does not grant them 
knowledge of beings from outside of it.
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