Originally Posted by
lemonpeace
yeah, Duke was apparently up for a genius grant when he was 12 but lost out to Daryl Gutierrez prior to his Mr. Bloom stuff; thats actually how they knew each other even though Daryl appears to be several years older than Duke. We don't really find out what the grant was for but his academic career went downhill once his parents got jokerized and he went into foster care. his intelligence was referenced more earlier in his career from time to time but isn't talked about as much since training and becoming Signal. it looks like his genius moreso lies in his high emotional intelligence, considering thats been the most consistent trait with Duke.