“ | This is a war zone, and I progress with strategy. I have to be at least five moves ahead of my enemies, with five contingency plans, and five backup plans for those contingencies at all times. | „ |
~ Batman to Superman. |
“ | You have all been called here. Into a labyrinth of sounds and smells, misdirection and misfortune. A labyrinth with no exit, a maze with no prize. You don't even realize that you are trapped. | „ |
~ Henry Emily revealing his true plan. |
Masterminds are extremely intelligent heroes and are characterized by a clever personality, in which they will plan many things to amazing lengths and will always have a backup plan put into mind. A Heroic Mastermind is rarely caught off-guard and will often have other plans to fall back on their original plans being hampered.
They are the polar opposite of Dimwits, where a dimwit cannot (or seldom) make many smart decisions due to being way too dense, forgetful, and simple-minded to realize how they really are in general, meanwhile masterminds are among the smartest and most resourceful characters. Both categories are completely different and it is, therefore, impossible for a character to be in both categories. Even if these masterminds had their moments of being clumsy or fallible in behavior or decisions in their lives before, that does not mean they're automatically ditzy geniuses by default if these heroes happen to be genuinely self-aware and knowledgeable.
It's also possible for a mastermind to be considered Misguided or come across as such if their behaviors seem to be flawed, especially if they're arrogant and obsessed. In these sorts of situations, the story will have them eventually learn from their mistakes, the errors of their ways and remain completely rational with their own sagacious levels of common sense with a form of wisdom in contrast to a typical egotist or hothead.
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