- “I learned that the difference between living and dying is managing fear. Not being afraid so afraid of losing the things you love that you hold them too tight. I used to believe in universal contraction. Entropy and the end of all things. Well, I changed my mind. I'm letting go. Because now I believe in expansion. I believe we endure. Don't you see? Everything lives.”
- ―Reed Richards
Mr. Fantastic, also known as Reed Richards, is one of the main protagonists of the Fantastic Four franchise. He is the leader of the titular team and considered one of the most intelligent man on Earth. He is the husband of fellow Fantastic Four member Susan Storm AKA The Invisible Woman, the brother-in-law of his teammate Johnny Storm and the father of Valeria and Franklin Richards. However his intelligence sometimes gets Reed in trouble with his many experiments and inventions.
However he is much more responsible than his brother-in-law and unintentionally causes harm to others. He is also bitter enemies with Dr. Victor Von Doom, who was his rival in college. However, Reed has his team, the Fantastic Four, to help him defeat his foe.
Creation[]
Mr. Fantastic was created by the late Stan Lee and the late Jack Kirby.
Powers & abilities[]
Powers[]
Abilities[]
Former Powers[]
Weaknesses[]
- Autism: Susan suspects her husband has this due to his eccentric behavior because of the other Mr. Fantastics in the multiverse. However, this hasn't been confirmed because it is unknown if Reed of Earth 616 has autism like his other counterparts.
- Fantastic Four Power Synergism: If cut off from his teammates in separate dimensions in long periods of time, Mr. Fantasic could start to lose his powers. If prolonged, Reed will eventually become powerless until they are together again.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- John Richards † - Paternal Grandfather
- Laura Richards † - Paternal Grandmother
- Nathaniel Richards † - Father
- Evelyn Richards † - Mother
- Cassandra Richards † - Stepmother
- Ted Richards † - Paternal Uncle
- Arthur Richards - Paternal Half-Brother
- Tara Richards - Paternal Half-Sister
- Joanna Jeffers - Paternal Half-Sister
- Kristoff Vernard - Alleged Paternal Half-Brother
- Susan Storm/Invisible Woman - Wife and Teammate
- Hamish Richards - Cousin and Enemy
- Muriel Richards - Cousin-in-law and Enemy
- Franklin Richards/Powerhouse - Son
- Valeria Richards/Brainstorm - Daughter
- Angus Richards - Cousin Once Removed
- Franklin Storm - Father-in-law
- Mary Storm † - Mother-in-law
- Johnny Storm/Human Torch - Brother-in-law
- Lyja - Ex-Sister-in-law
- Maygay Jewel Dinkins – Aunt-in-law
- Bones - Cousin-in-law
Allies[]
- A.U.N.T.I.E. - Creation
- H.U.B.E.R.T. - Creation
- H.E.R.B.I.E. - Creation
- Venom (Symbiote) - Former Symbiote and Ally
- Vil
- Wu
Trivia[]
- Reed's power to stretch and elongate himself are similar to that of Ralph Dibny, who is the superhero Elongated Man from DC.
- Richards allegedly won a Nobel prize for discovering the Negative Zone.
- He served as a military consultants during the Siamncong conflict
- Read has trouble understanding the concept of magic because it is unknown to him, despite the evidence saying otherwise.
- He failed his driver's test four times.
- Though Moon Girl and his daughter Valeria have surpassed him in intelligence, the girls still consider him the smartest man on earth because they're not males.
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