Is Peter smater than Otto?

[Johnny Peril]

I don't mean who is sharper under pressure or who the better person is or who can build a greater deathtrap. I mean who is all around smarter? If you were gathering geniuses who gets a seat first?

[Celgress]

I'd say they are roughly equal in intelligence.

[Michael Watkins]

I'm not sure that it matters. Otto was clearly the better scientist. he's a more serious individual, in general. so he's able to better utilize the intelligence that he does have. Parker could be the smartest guy on the planet and still come across as an underdog slacker.

[Celgress]

I'm not sure that it matters. Otto was clearly the better scientist. he's a more serious individual, in general. so he's able to better utilize the intelligence that he does have. Parker could be the smartest guy on the planet and still come across as an underdog slacker.

A valid point to consider given the question.

[Alan2099]

Peter can learn things faster and think quicker on his feet, but Otto is far more a pure sceintist.

[Johnny Peril]

Otto has been handled as a genius in every appearance since his creation whereas with Peter it depends on the writer. Otto also cured Peter of a poison when no one else could.

[blackspidey2099]

Peter is explicitly more intelligent. Doc Ock even admitted so himself, not to mentioned Peter casually beating him in a battle of the minds in ASM 600, plus Doc Ock being unable to solve the Wakandan Calculus equation in like 10 minutes, despite Peter being able to come up with it in a few seconds while being attacked. Heck, Peter outsmarted Doc Ock when he was 15 years old. Though of course, Peter does slack off quite a bit (due to lazy writers mainly).

[Inversed]

Peter is explicitly more intelligent. Doc Ock even admitted so himself, not to mentioned Peter casually beating him in a battle of the minds in ASM 600, plus Doc Ock being unable to solve the Wakandan Calculus equation in like 10 minutes, despite Peter being able to come up with it in a few seconds while being attacked. Heck, Peter outsmarted Doc Ock when he was 15 years old. Though of course, Peter does slack off quite a bit (due to lazy writers mainly).

I was just about to say, Ock straight up says in #600 that Peter is technically smarter than him. It's just Peter doesn't tend to use or exploit his smarts as much, unless its creating new gadgets to use as Spider-Man. He's also far less focused in general, and doesn't tend to always think about what exactly he's doing.

[wleakr]

Man, Peter can't even get his own name right in the poll ("Perter")...lol! So I had to go with Otto!

Seriously, Otto is portrayed as smarter based on his consistency and dedication to the science field. He stays studying and applying his craft; it oftentimes aids his criminal activities. Peter goes in and out the field; the old axiom "if you don't use it you lose it" applies to Peter. He's portrayed more like someone who is quick to regain his knowledge, like riding a bike, but the more complex the area is, the longer it could take to grasp.

Otto is someone who studies and applies so consistently, he can create more readily. Peter may be able to create some things, but at a much lower level to Otto; he's the type to take something Otto creates, could reverse-engineer it to see how it works and probably manipulate or alter it to suit his needs, but not actually create an "Otto work" to begin with.

[blackspidey2099]

Peter may be able to create some things, but at a much lower level to Otto; he's the type to take something Otto creates, could reverse-engineer it to see how it works and probably manipulate or alter it to suit his needs, but not actually create an "Otto work" to begin with.

This is straight up wrong - actually, Doc Ock is the one who has copied Peter's tech more often than the other way around (ex. the Octo-Tracer in "Origin of the Species", pretty much Doc Ock's entire plan in "Ends of the Earth", using Peter's Spider-Tech in "Superior Spider-Man", etc.). Besides, Peter's best inventions and scientific achievements are way way way above Ock's capabilities.

[Johnny Peril]

Man, Peter can't even get his own name right in the poll ("Perter")...lol! So I had to go with Otto!

Seriously, Otto is portrayed as smarter based on his consistency and dedication to the science field. He stays studying and applying his craft; it oftentimes aids his criminal activities. Peter goes in and out the field; the old axiom "if you don't use it you lose it" applies to Peter. He's portrayed more like someone who is quick to regain his knowledge, like riding a bike, but the more complex the area is, the longer it could take to grasp.

Otto is someone who studies and applies so consistently, he can create more readily. Peter may be able to create some things, but at a much lower level to Otto; he's the type to take something Otto creates, could reverse-engineer it to see how it works and probably manipulate or alter it to suit his needs, but not actually create an "Otto work" to begin with.

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