Reed Richards

* Adult
* Child
* Teen
* Army
* Beard
* Old

### Education

Reed has degrees from several prestigious universities like Cal-Tech, Harvard, Columbia, and New Amsterdam University. Reed has more than 20 doctorates.

### Birthplace

Stockton, California, United States of America

### Deathplace

4 Yancy Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America

### Relatives

* Ancestors
	+ John Richards (Paternal Grandfather)
	+ Laura Richards (Paternal Grandmother)
* Immediate Family
	+ Nathanial Richards (Father)
	+ Evelyn Richards (Mother)
	+ Cassandra Richards (Step-Mother)
	+ Sue Storm (Wife)
	+ Franklin Richards (Son)
	+ Valeria Richards (Daughter)

### Affiliation

* United States Army (1991)
* Columbia University Staff (1999)
* NASA (2000-2005)
* Fantastic Four (2005-2018; 2020-2025)
* Future Foundation

### Occupation

* Scientist
* Explorer
* Adventurer
* Superhero

## Locations

### Schools

* California Institute of Technology
* Harvard University
* Columbia University
* New Amsterdam University
* Oxford University

### Base(s) of Operation

* Baxter Building, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America (2005-2015)
* Four Freedoms Plaza, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America (2015-2024)
* Pier 4, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America (2024-2036)
* 4 Yancy Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America (2036-2064)

## Physical description

### Hair color

* Brown (1960s-2000s)
* Brown but graying (2000s-2060s)
* Gray (2060s)

### Facial Hairstyle

* Clean Shaven (1960s-2020s)
* Full beard (2020s-2060s)

### Facial Hair color

* Brown (1980s-2000s)
* Brown with gray streaks (2000s-2060s)
* Gray (2060s)

## Real World Information

### Creators

Matthew Garza

**Dr. Reed Nathanial Richards** was an American scientist, inventor, explorer, and superhero known as **Mr. Fantastic.** Richards was considered by many to be the smartest man in the world. Reed created a spaceship known as the Marvel-1 and wanted to fly it, but was not allowed to. Despite this, Reed gathered his friend Ben Grimm, girlfriend Sue Storm, and Sue's brother Johnny to organize an unauthorized flight. While flying, the ship became bombarded with cosmic rays and crashed near Ithaca, New York. The four astronauts found they had developed special powers, and formed the superhero team the Fantastic Four, with Reed taking up the mantle of leader.

## Biography

### Early Life

**Reed Nathanial Richards** was born in Stockton, California to Nathanial and Evelyn Richards on August 8th, 1969. Reed grew up in wealthy circumstances as Nathanial was a successful physicist and Evelyn was a successful buisnesswoman. Reed was a genius even at a young age, and skipped several grades with Reed being in the fifth grade by the time he was six. Reed also had a passion for exploring and camping, as such he was a member of the boy scouts.

Reed was close to his uncle Ted who was an accomplished writer. Ted cultivated Reed's creativity and encouraged Reed to write his own stories. Ted would eventually be accused of having been a Communist agent and spy during the Vietnam War. While Ted would eventually be acquited of all charges, the lengthy legal battles left Ted desititute and he was unwilling to take a donation from Nathanial and eventually commited suicide. This incident taught Reed that the government was not always in the right and that legality does not equal morality.

In 1976, when Reed was seven, Evelyn died in a car accident. Reed and his father were distraught by this. Nathanial pushed himself into his work following this and became somewhat negligant towards Reed. Reed himself took after his father's example and pured every fiber of his being into his work, a habit that he would continue throughout his life.

In 1983, a 14 year old Reed graduated from the California Institute of Technology. Reed continued attending various universities all over the world. In 1986, Nathanial apparently died in a labratory accident however there was no trace left of him. While everyone assumed that Nathanial had been vaporized, Reed had a strange feeling that his father was alive but not in their realm.

### New Amsterdam University

In 1988, a 19-year-old Reed began attending New Amsterdam University. Reed was dormmates with Victor van Damme who was a genius, occultist, and a Latverian refugee. While Reed attempted to become friends with van Damme, Victor dispised Reed as he percieved him as being an arogant blowhard who never had to struggle. Van Damme filed to switch dorms, and his application was accepted. Reed's new roommate was a highschool football star named Ben Grimm who was working on a degree in engineering. While Reed and Ben initially clashed, however they eventually bonded and became best friends.

Around this time, Reed discovered that van Damme had been working on a device that would allow him to commune with the dead. While Reed initially blew off the idea as preposterous as he did not believe in an afterlife, he theorized that such a device could be made to view other dimensions. Reed then checked van Damme's math and work, but realized that van Damme had made some mistakes. Reed suggested some solutions, but van Damme was angered by Reed checking his work and rebuked Reed. When van Damme completed the device and activated it, the machine exploded in his face heavily scarring him. Van Damme believed that Reed had tampered with the machine, and in a rage assaulted him but was stopped by Ben. Van Damme was expelled from the school for assaulting Reed and for endangering everyone with his device, but as Van Damme left the school he cursed Reed and swore upon his mother's soul that he would get his revenge, all the while reclaiming his birth name: Victor von Doom.

### Thing Android

After defeating Dr. Doom for what seemed the final time, Reed decided to make a copy of his conscinous and create a duplicate of Ben in his Thing form that also had the powers of the other members of the Fantastic Four. While Reed put it in stasis, he ocassionaly implemented it to solve problems. This android would become active in 2099, and helped fight the time-displaced Dr. Doom and his Ultimates with the New Avengers.

### Retirment & Death

In the 2040s Reed, Sue, and Ben retired from Superheroics leaving Johnny, Franklin, Valeria, Kristoff Vernard, and Torus Storm to form the Fantastic Five with Reed only giving advice and guidance to the team. Reed also created a serum that suppressed his powers so he could live a normal life, however he also created a serum that would allow them to return if he ever needed them again.

WIthout the use of his powers, Reed began aging normally, however he was still physically younger than Sue. Sue would eventually pass away, and Reed mourned her loss. Reed himself passed away from natural causes on November 9th, 2064 at the age of 95.

## Attributes

### Former Powers

**Plastic Body**: Because of the cosmic rays, Reed's entire body is malleable and can morph to his liking. Reed can use this to form whatever form he wants. This morphing can occur in the matter of seconds and often less depending on what form he takes. An added benefit to the elasticity is that bullets, knives, and other such items do virtually no harm to Reed unless he relaxes his control over the area being afflicted. Reed eventually created a serum that supressed his powers.

* **Dense Flesh**: Reed's elasticity allows him to contain or absorb the impact of a projectile as he afforded extra density and can shift his form in line with the impact of the projectile to compensate.
	+ **Explosion Containment**: Reed can contain explosions by enveloping them with his body and allowing the force to expand his body to the measure that is needed. This is physically taxing however.
	+ **Projectile Redirection**: Reed can redirect projectiles like bullets or even other people by using his elastic powers to absorb the kinetic energy they have and send it back like a trampoline.
* **Elongation**: Reed can elongate his form to extremely long distances. This elongation can be used to essentially any part of his body from its entirety to something as small as his pinkie.
	+ **Grappling**: Reed can use his elongation power to more effectively grapple and hold his opponents. He is shown to be able to use it to take hold of the Thing in a rage by tying his arms around him like rope and formed a lasso by elongating his arms and holding hands.
	+ **Enhanced Travel**: Reed can use his powers of elongation to get to areas faster than he normally could.
* **Shape-Changing**: Reed can change the shape of his body in any form he wishes. Through this morphing he can create a shape for a multitude of situations.
	+ **Imitation**: While Reed can't alter things like his skin tone, eye color, or hair color he is able to change practically any other body feature such as his facial features, size (although he can't get smaller), and mass density.
	+ **Gliding**: Reed is able to shift his form into aerodynamic forms like parachutes in order to momentarily glide.
	+ **Cushion**: Reed is able to shift his form into something akin to a pillow or trampoline to catch a person.
	+ **Slingshot**: Reed can form a slingshot in order to fire projectiles.
	+ **Shapes**: Reed can shift his body into geometric shapes like spheres, cubes, cones, and prisms.
	+ **Fist Weapons**: Reed can transform any part, but mostly his hands, into weapons like hammers, flails, maces or any other such weapons in order to give him the edge in combat.
	+ **Flat**: Reed is able to flatten himself into a two dimensional form.
	+ **Infiltration**: Reed can stretch in order to sneak into areas fairly easily and actually flow through something as small as a hole where a rivet should be. Other infiltration methods include being able to create keys and go into a liquid-like form.
	+ **Wind Generation**: Reed could create fans from his body which allows him to create wind by spinning said fans quickly.
	+ **Pseudo-Liquid State**: While Reed can not actually take on a liquid state, he is able to morph into a form similiar to a liquid.
* **Functional Immortality**: Reed's transformation gave him a sort of fuctional immortality. Because Reed's body was essentially plastic he no longered aged, or needed to consume food or water (although Reed can still process the food normally and he still needs oxygen). While this worked so that Reed didn't die from age or lack of eating or sleep, he could still die from disease or outside forces.

### Skills

**Engineering**: Reed is educated and trained in the creation of various devices. From rocket ships to seismographs Reed is likely one of the foremost experts of the craft.

**Piloting**: Reed is shown to be able to fly a jet as supported by Fantastic Four Vol 1 #1 wherein he flew the Fantastic Four in and out of Monster Isle.

**Hypnotism**: Reed is shown to be skilled in hypnotism.

**Martial Arts**: Reed is trained at least some what into martial arts like Judo.

### Abilities

**Super-Genius**: Reed is considered by many to be the smartest man on Earth. He has doctorates in nearly every single branch of science on Earth and is even educated in sciences that are not from Earth.