In addition to the archetypical mad scientist, there are

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of scientists and engineers who go above and beyond the regular demands of their professions to use their skills and knowledge for the betterment of others, often at great personal risk. In this list of fictional scientists and engineers, an annotated alphabetical overview is given of notable characters in this category.

In literature

* Bertrand Zobrist *

Professor Shonku Professor Trilokeshwar Shonku (Bengali: প্রফেসর শঙ্কু) is a fictional scientist and inventor created by Satyajit Ray in a series of Bengali science fiction books of the same name published from 1965. He is the central pr ...

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Byomjatrir Diary "Byomjatrir Diary" ( bn, ব্যোমযাত্রীর ডায়রি, ''The Spaceman’s Diary'') is the first story of the Professor Shonku series created by Indian writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray. It was first published in '' San ...

, Professor Shonku o Robu, Professor Shonku o Khoka, Professor Shonku o Corvus, Ek Sringo Obhijaan, Swarnaparni and many more by the legendary

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...

) – world's most respected scientist, inventor and Physics professor in Scottish Church College. He had a bunch of incredible inventions and a series of adventures which he had written in his diary. *

Martin Arrowsmith ''Arrowsmith'' is a novel by American author Sinclair Lewis, first published in 1925. It won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize (which Lewis declined). Lewis was greatly assisted in its preparation by science writer Paul de Kruif, who received 25% of the ...

('' Arrowsmith'') * Dr.

Claire Deller Clair or Claire may refer to: * Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, ...

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I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines ''Super Science Stories'' and ''Astounding Science Fiction'' betw ...

'' and other stories by

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) – chief robot genius of San Diego Robots and Mechanical Men * Joseph Cavor ('' The First Men in the Moon'') – inventor of the "Cavorite" anti-gravity material * Captain Hagbard Celine (''

Illuminatus trilogy ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' is a series of three novels by American writers Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, first published in 1975.''Illuminatus!'' was written between 1969 and 1971, but not published until 1975 according to Robert Anto ...

'') – fights the Illuminati from his

submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...

and with his

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, both designed by himself *

Norma Cenva ''Dune: The Butlerian Jihad'' is a 2002 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the first book in the ''Legends of Dune'' prequel trilogy, which takes ...

('' Legends of Dune)'' – inventor of the

space folding Space folding may refer to: * Folding (chemistry), the three-dimensional arrangement of complex organic polymers, such as proteins * Space folding (science fiction) Space folding may refer to: * Folding (chemistry), the three-dimensional arran ...

engine * Captain Jaylen Cresida (''

The Lost Fleet The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndics ...

'') – captain in the Alliance Navy under the command of Captain John "Black Jack" Geary, and an expert on hypernet gates. * Leonid Gorbovsky (''

Noon Universe The Noon Universe (Russian term: "Мир Полудня" or "Мир Полдня" – "World of Noon"; also known as the “Wanderers’ Universe”) is a fictional future setting for a number of hard science fiction novels written by Arkady and Bo ...

'') – genius scientist, progressor and spaceship captain who is known for his ability to land on even the most dangerous planets, to survive planet-wide catastrophes and easily making contact with any non-human civilization *

Leo Graf The Vorkosigan Saga is a series of science fiction novels and short stories set in a common fictional universe by American author Lois McMaster Bujold.Lillian Stewart Carl and John Helfers, ''The Vorkosigan Companion'', Baen Books 2008, The first ...

('' Falling Free'') – space engineer who leads a group of genetically engineered four-armed humans known as "quaddies" to freedom * Otto Hantzen (''Les Mystères de Demain'' from

Paul Féval, fils Paul Auguste Jean Nicolas Féval (called Paul Féval fils) (25 January 1860 – 15 March 1933) was a French adventure novelist, like his father Paul Féval, père. He was the third of eight children and the eldest son of Paul Féval, who was 42 yea ...

and H. J. Magog) – German mad scientist, with female accomplice Hindu mystic ''Yogha'', battles his former colleague ''Oronius'' from Mount Everest to Atlantis * William Harper "Johnny" Littlejohn (''Doc Savage'') – archaeologist, associate of Doc Savage *

Gennady Komov The Noon Universe ( Russian term: "Мир Полудня" or "Мир Полдня" – "World of Noon"; also known as the “Wanderers’ Universe”) is a fictional future setting for a number of hard science fiction novels written by Arkady and ...

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'') – xenopsychologist whose main occupation is engaging contact with and studying alien (especially, non-human) civilizations * Pardot Kynes ('' Prelude to Dune'') – planetologist *

Liet-Kynes The following is a list of secondary fictional characters from the science fiction media franchise '' Dune'' created by Frank Herbert. The characters listed originate in Herbert's novel series (1965–1985), but some also appear in the ''Prelude ...

('' Prelude to Dune'' and ''

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'') – planetologist * Lt. Col Andrew Blodgett "Monk" Mayfair (''Doc Savage'') – chemist, associate of Doc Savage * Dr. Morel (''

The Invention of Morel ''La invención de Morel'' (; 1940) — translated as ''The Invention of Morel'' or ''Morel's Invention'' — is a novel by Argentine writer Adolfo Bioy Casares. It was Bioy Casares' breakthrough effort, for which he won the 1941 First Mu ...

'') – invented a machine that records and reproduces reality *

Captain Nemo Captain Nemo (; later identified as an Indian, Prince Dakkar) is a fictional character created by the French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905). Nemo appears in two of Verne's science-fiction classics, ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' ( ...

('' Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island'') – ambiguous-to-villainous figure, who later took on a heroic role * Leonard of Quirm ('' Discworld'') – super-intelligent clockpunk engineer * Col John "Renny" Renwick (''Doc Savage'') – civil engineer, associate of Doc Savage * Maj Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts (''Doc Savage'') – electrical engineer, associate of Doc Savage * Dr. Clark Savage, Jr., a.k.a. Doc Savage (''Doc Savage'') – surgeon, scientist, adventurer, inventor, explorer and musician * Arne Saknussemm ('' Journey to the Center of the Earth'') – 16th-century Icelandic naturalist, alchemist, and traveler whose messages guide a group of 19th-century adventurers *

Hari Seldon Hari Seldon is a fictional character in Isaac Asimov's ''Foundation'' series. In his capacity as mathematics professor at Streeling University on the planet Trantor, Seldon develops psychohistory, an algorithmic science that allows him to predict ...

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Foundation Series The ''Foundation'' series is a science fiction book series written by American author Isaac Asimov. First published as a series of short stories in 1942–50, and subsequently in three collections in 1951–53, for thirty years the series was a ...

'') – mathematician who invents psychohistory * Cyrus Smith ('' The Mysterious Island'') – great literary example of a 19th-century engineer * Dr. Phineas Waldolf Steel – roboticist, transhumanist and industrial/steampunk musician *

Franny K. Stein ''Franny K. Stein'' is a Children's literature, children's book series by American author Jim Benton. The series was first published in 2003 with the entry ''Lunch Walks Among Us'' by Simon & Schuster. The titles of the series all play on book or ...

– child scientist who frequently invents monsters to combat various danger * Tom Swift and

Tom Swift, Jr. Tom Swift Jr. is the central character in a series of 33 science fiction adventure novels for male adolescents, following in the tradition of the earlier Tom Swift ("Senior") novels. The series was titled ''The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures''. Un ...

(children's stories) – father-and-son team of inventors * Crawford Tillinghast (short story " From Beyond") – inventor of a machine which allows perception of normally imperceptible things * Professor Abraham Van Helsing (''

Dracula ''Dracula'' is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking ...

'') – nemesis of

Bram Stoker Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is celebrated for his 1897 Gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and busine ...

; in later incarnations, the professor has not fared so well, and, in some adaptations, is himself a villain * Other Mother ('' Coraline'') *Mark Watney (

The Martian (Weir novel) ''The Martian'' is a 2011 science fiction debut novel written by Andy Weir. The book was originally self-published on Weir's blog, in a serialized format. In 2014, the book was re-released after Crown Publishing Group purchased the exclusive pub ...

) – botanist, mechanical engineer, astronaut

Mad scientists and evil geniuses

* Victor Frankenstein (novel '' Frankenstein'' by Mary Shelley; '' Frankenstein'' film as "Heinrich Von Frankenstein") – scientist who stole body parts from graves and used them to create an undead

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Dr. Henry Jekyll Dr. Henry Jekyll, nicknamed in some copies of the story as Harry Jekyll, and his alternative personality, Mr. Edward Hyde, is the central character of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde''. In the story, ...

('' Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'') – scientist who searches for alteration of the human body and to separate the evil from the good *

Mad scientists of Stanisław Lem Mad scientists and inventors appear in the fiction of Stanisław Lem in the memoirs of Lem's starfaring vagabond Ijon Tichy, collected in ''The Star Diaries'' and '' Memoirs of a Space Traveller,'' as well as in '' The Cyberiad''. Most of Lem's mad ...

, quite a few mad geniuses, many of whom strove to "inflict social panacea on entire populations", a part of Lem's philosophical analysis of

social engineering Social engineering may refer to: * Social engineering (political science), a means of influencing particular attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale * Social engineering (security), obtaining confidential information by manipulating and/or ...

. * Dr. Moreau (''

The Island of Doctor Moreau ''The Island of Doctor Moreau'' is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells (1866–1946). The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick who is a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat. He is left on the islan ...

'') – vivisectionist who has fled scandal to live on a remote island in the Pacific to pursue his research of perfecting his Beast Folk *

Professor Moriarty Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and criminal mastermind created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to be a formidable enemy for the author's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. He was created primarily as a device by which Doyle could ...

– evil genius antagonist of

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

Dr. Julius No Dr. Julius No is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1958 ''James Bond'' novel and its 1962 film adaptation '' Dr. No'', the first of the series, in which he was portrayed by Joseph Wiseman. Novel biography The novel explains t ...

('' Dr. No'')

In live-action films

Individual scientist/engineers

* Eleanor Arroway (''

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'') – scientist who searches for extraterrestrial intelligence *

Buckaroo Banzai ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', often shortened to ''Buckaroo Banzai'', is a 1984 American science fiction film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Peter Weller in the ...

('' The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'') – particle physicist, neurosurgeon, test pilot, martial artist and rock star * Professor Barnhardt ('' The Day the Earth Stood Still'') – American scientist who organizes a scientific reception for Klaatu's message of peace * Dr. Glenn Barton ('' The Man and the Challenge'') – human-factors scientist * Professor Gerard Beckert ('' Frostbite'') – geneticist and Nazi World War II veteran creating genetically enhanced

vampires A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths ...

out of the unsuspecting youth of a Norrland-town located above the

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* Blankman ('' Blankman'') – science whiz- nerd who believes he is a superhero, and becomes one * Dr. Emmett Brown,

aka Aka, AKA or a.k.a. may refer to: * "Also known as", used to introduce an alternative name Languages * Aka language (Sudan) * Aka language, in the Central African Republic * Hruso language, in India, also referred to as Aka * a prefix in the n ...

Doc Brown ('' Back to the Future'', '' Back to the Future Part II'', and ''

Back to the Future Part III ''Back to the Future Part III'' is a 1990 American science fiction Western film and the final installment of the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Stee ...

'') – inventor of the Flux Capacitor which makes time travel possible * Seth Brundle ('' The Fly'') – eccentric but brilliant physicist who invented the telepods, machines capable of teleportation * Sebastian Caine * Dr.

Miles Bennett Dyson Doctor Miles Bennett Dyson is a character in the sci-fi franchise ''Terminator''. He is the original inventor of the microprocessor which would lead to the development of Skynet, an intelligent computer system intended to control the United Stat ...

('' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'') – when he learns of the destructive destiny of his future creation, Dyson destroys his research * Dr. Stephen Falken ('' WarGames'') – creator of the "Joshua" computer program * Dr. Charles Forbin ('' Colossus: The Forbin Project'') – designer of Colossus * Dr. Clayton Forrester ('' The War of the Worlds'') * Dr. Frederick Frankenstein ('' Young Frankenstein'') – the descendant of Dr. Victor Frankenstein * Dr. Victor Frankenstein ('' Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' by Mary Shelley, and films based on the novel) – creates a creature and gives it life * Kaywinnet Lee Frye (

Serenity Serenity may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Serenity'' (2019 film), a thriller starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Diane Lane * Sailor Moon (character), also known as Princess Serenity and Neo-Queen Serenity, in the ' ...

) – mechanical engineer * John Kramer (''

Saw franchise ''Saw'' is a horror franchise created by Australian film makers James Wan and Leigh Whannell, consisting of nine feature films and additional media. Set in an unnamed city in the United States, the first eight films primarily revolve around t ...

'') – a former civil engineer who spends the last months of his life testing people's will to live by kidnapping and placing them in potentially deadly traps * Dr. Leslie Gaskell ('' Kronos'') – came up with a way to destroy the giant machine * Richard Hannay ('' The Thirty-Nine Steps'' and '' Greenmantle'') – British mining engineer who is the hero in John Buchan's World War I-era adventure novels; ''The Thirty-Nine Steps'' has been adapted for film three times * Dr. Stanley Goodspeed ('' The Rock'') – FBI chemical weapons specialist * Corporal Hardin (''

Southern Comfort (1981 film) ''Southern Comfort'' is a 1981 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill and written by Michael Kane, Hill and his longtime collaborator David Giler. It stars Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, T. K. Carter, Franklyn Seales a ...

'') – chemical engineer in regular life on weekend maneuvers with Louisiana Army National Guard squad in rural bayou country as they antagonize some local Cajun people and become hunted. His day job is only relevant to explain his rational sensible approach. * Professor Eddie Jessup ('' Altered States'') – heroic at the end *

Indiana Jones ''Indiana Jones'' is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., a fictional professor of archaeology, that began in 1981 with the film '' Raiders of the Lost Ark''. In 1984, a prequel, '' Th ...

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'' movies and TV shows) – adventurous

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

* David Levinson (''

Independence Day An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...

'') – cable-TV engineer who devises the trick that blocks the alien invasion * der Leitende - LI ( das Boot) - chief engineer of U-96 portrayed by

Klaus Wennemann Klaus Wennemann (18 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) was a German television and film actor. Wenneman was born in Oer-Erkenschwick, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is perhaps best known for his leading roles as the Chief Engineer, (the LI), in ''D ...

after real-life chief engineer Friedrich (Fritz) Grade * Dr.

Emilio Lizardo ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', often shortened to ''Buckaroo Banzai'', is a 1984 American science fiction film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Peter Weller in the tit ...

('' The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'') – physicist whose mind is under control of the Black Lectroid, Lord John Whorfin * Ian Malcolm (''

Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later also referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton and centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs. It began in 1990 when ...

'') – mathematician and chaotician surviving numerous encounters with dinosaurs and other hazards; his mathematical prowess does not help so much as allow him to predict his own fate, and that of the park's inhabitants * Dr. Russell A. Marvin (''

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers ''Earth vs. the Flying Saucers'' (a.k.a. ''Invasion of the Flying Saucers'' and ''Flying Saucers from Outer Space'') is a 1956 American science fiction film from Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Fred F. Sears, ...

'') – invented the weapon that brought down the saucers * Leonora Orantes ('' Contagion'') – World Health Organization epidemiologist * Q ('' James Bond'') – makes all the gadgets 007 uses; Q is most often portrayed using the conventional literary trappings of a scientist (such as a white lab coat), even though his activities are closer to engineering *

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Atlas Shrugged ''Atlas Shrugged'' is a 1957 novel by Ayn Rand. It was her longest novel, the fourth and final one published during her lifetime, and the one she considered her '' magnum opus'' in the realm of fiction writing. ''Atlas Shrugged'' includes eleme ...

'') – metallurgist and railroad magnate, inventor of "Rearden metal" * David Reed ('' Creature from the Black Lagoon'') – contrasted to Mark Williams, a hypermasculine and ultimately destructive scientist *

Ellen Ripley Ellen Louise Ripley, often referred to simply as Ripley, is a fictional Character (arts), character and protagonist of the Alien (franchise), ''Alien'' film series, played by American actress Sigourney Weaver. The character earned Weaver worldwide ...

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Alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...

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Aliens Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...

'') – engineer aboard the star ship Nostromo * Menlo Schwartzer ('' Surf II: The End of the Trilogy'') – reputedly brilliant chemist *

Dr. Daisuke Serizawa is a 1954 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the first film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise. The film stars Akira Takarada, Momoko K� ...

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Gojira Gojira (ゴジラ) is the original Japanese name for Godzilla, a giant monster at the center of a media franchise. It may also refer to: Films * ''Godzilla'' franchise, known as ''ゴジラ'' (''Gojira'') in Japan ** ''Godzilla'' (1954 film), rele ...

''/'' Godzilla'') – scientist who invents the

Oxygen Destroyer is a 1954 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho, Toho Co., Ltd., it is the first film in the Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' franchise. The film ...

, uses it to destroy Godzilla, then destroys his notes and sacrifices his own life so his creation can never be misused * Dr. Jeffrey Stewart ('' The Magnetic Monster'') – personally destroyed the dangerous substance * Dr. Thomas Stockmann (''

An Enemy of the People ''An Enemy of the People'' (original Norwegian title: ''En folkefiende''), an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, followed his previous play, ''Ghosts'', which criticized the hypocrisy of his society's moral code. That response inclu ...

'') * Dr. Ryan Stone ('' Gravity'') – biomedical engineer at a hospital in Lake Zurich; later becomes a mission specialist at NASA * Dr. Jane Tiptree (''

Carnosaur Carnosauria is an extinct large group of predatory dinosaurs that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Starting from the 1990s, scientists have discovered some very large carnosaurs in the carcharodontosaurid family, such as ''Gig ...

'') – plans to recreate dinosaurs and destroy humanity * Professor Wayne Szalinski (''

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' is a 1989 American comic science fiction film. It is the first installment of a film franchise and served as the directorial debut of Joe Johnston. The film stars Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, and Krist ...

'') * Dr. William Weir ('' Event Horizon'') – designer of the titular spacecraft and its FTL propulsion system, the "gravity drive" * Steve Zissou ('' The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004 film)'') – eccentric oceanographer who sets out to exact revenge on the "jaguar shark" * John Koestler ('' Knowing'') – astrophysicist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Killed at the end of the movie when the massive solar flare destroys and ignites Earth. * Adrian Helmsley (''

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'') – geologist, chief science advisor to U.S. President Thomas Wilson * Charlie Frost, (''

'') – fringe science conspiracy theorist and radio talk-show host. Killed in the scene where

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erupted * Jackson Curtis, (''

'') – struggling science-fiction writer * Satnam Surtani, (''

'') – astrophysicist *Dr Newton Geiszler, (

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, Pacific Rim Uprising) – K-Science Officer (biologist/research team) *Dr Hermann Gottlieb (

, Pacific Rim Uprising) – K-Science Officer (mathematician/research team) * Dr Robert Bruce Banner ( The Incredible Hulk,

The Avengers Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes ** Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes o ...

, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame) – renowned scientist with 7 PhDs (focus in gamma radiation) * Eric Selvig ( Thor,

, Thor:The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron)- Astrophysics, worked with

Jane Foster Jane Foster is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was introduced as a love interest of the superhero Thor Odinson until becoming a superhero in her own right. Created by writers Stan Lee an ...

on her Wormhole research, associate of Thor and former partner of

Bruce Banner The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book a ...

. Latter worked for

SHIELD A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of a ...

to study Tessaract. *Mark Watney ( The Martian (film)) – botanist, mechanical engineer, astronaut

Mad scientists

* Conal Cochran ('' Halloween III: Season of the Witch'') – plans to resurrect macabre aspects of the Gaelic festival Samhain, which he connects to witchcraft * Nathan Bateman * Dr. Simon Barnister ('' Underdog'') * Dr. Ralph Benson ('' The Mad Doctor of Market Street'') * Mr. Barron * Dr. Theodore Bohmer ('' The Ghost of Frankenstein'') * Dr. Paul Carruthers ('' The Devil Bat'') * Dr. Phillip Channard * Dr. Franz Edelmann ('' House of Dracula'') – honourable doctor, until he was transfused with the blood of Count Dracula; he then went insane and became a murderer * Dr. Evil ('' Austin Powers'') * Dr. Finkelstein ('' The Nightmare Before Christmas'') * Casanova Frankenstein ('' Mystery Men'') *

Frederick Frankenstein ''Young Frankenstein'' is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder. Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor F ...

('' Young Frankenstein'') – grandson of Victor Frankenstein, who at first is so embarrassed by his grandfather's deeds that he insists his name is pronounced "Fronkensteen," but eventually creates his own

, equipped with an "enormous" Schwanzstücker. * Dr. Frank N. Furter ('' The Rocky Horror Picture Show'') * Dr. Gogol (''

Mad Love __NOTOC__ Mad Love may refer to: Books *''Mad Love'' (French ''L'amour fou''), collection of poems by André Breton *'' The Batman Adventures: Mad Love'', an Eisner and Harvey award-winning comic by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm * Mad Love (publisher), ...

'') * Doctor Gordon ('' Saw'' and '' Saw 3D: The Final Chapter'') – uncaring surgeon until he survived a "test" orchestrated by the

Jigsaw Killer John Kramer (colloquially known as "The Jigsaw Killer" or simply "Jigsaw") is a Character (arts), fictional character and the main antagonist of the Saw (franchise), ''Saw'' franchise. Jigsaw made his debut in the first film of the series, ''S ...

. After the experience changed his viewpoint on life, Gordon became Jigsaw's apprentice and began applying his medical skills to Jigsaw's traps which kidnapped victims were forced to endure. Following Jigsaw's death, Gordon became his successor. * Dr. Josef Heiter (''

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) ''The Human Centipede (First Sequence)'' is a 2009 Dutch body horror film written, directed and co-produced by Tom Six. The film tells the story of a deranged German surgeon who kidnaps three tourists and joins them surgically, mouth to anus, ...

'') – Josef Mengele-esque surgeon known for his surgical atrocity he calls the "Human Centipede" * Dr. Hoenneger (''

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'') – German doctor who worked at an insane asylum and used

medical torture Medical torture describes the involvement of, or sometimes instigation by, medical personnel in acts of torture, either to judge what victims can endure, to apply treatments which will enhance torture, or as torturers in their own right. Medical to ...

to "treat" Lawrence Talbot's belief that he transformed into a werewolf every full moon * Dr. Horrible (''

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'') * Dr. Ashley Kafka ('' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'') –

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doctor who experimented on the patients of the Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane * Dr. Mannering ('' Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'') * Dr. Wolfe MacFarlane (''

The Body Snatcher "The Body Snatcher" is a short story by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894). First published in ''The Pall Mall Gazette'' in December 1884, its characters were based on criminals in the employ of real-life surgeon Robert K ...

'') * Dr. Cal Meacham ('' This Island Earth'') – earth scientist (a radio engineer in the novel) kidnapped to solve the problem of defending the planet Metaluna * Dr. Harold Medford ('' Them!'') – led the team that wiped out the giant ants * Dr. Gustav Niemann ('' House of Frankenstein'') – mad doctor who escaped prison for revenge, took over a horror carnival exhibit that included Count Dracula and later encountered Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man * Philo (''

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'') * Dr. Septimus Pretorius ('' Bride of Frankenstein'') – mad doctor who followed in Henry Frankenstein's footsteps in creating living beings; blackmailed Frankenstein into helping him to create a female companion for Frankenstein's monster *

Rotwang C. A. Rotwang is a fictional character in Fritz Lang's 1927 science fiction film ''Metropolis'', as well as screenwriter Thea von Harbou's original novel ''Metropolis''. In the film, Rotwang was played by Rudolf Klein-Rogge. Character overview ...

('' Metropolis'') * Dr. Shinzo Mafune ('' Terror of Mechagodzilla'') – bitter oceanographer who had previously been ridiculed for his obsessive research into the brain patterns of sea creatures, he allies with the invading Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens, unleashing the mind-controlled

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Titanosaurus – whom he had personally discovered – to assist their newly rebuilt

Mechagodzilla is a fictional mecha character that first appeared in the 1974 film ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''. In its debut appearance, Mechagodzilla is depicted as an extraterrestrial villain that confronts Godzilla. In subsequent iterations, Mechagodzill ...

. * Dr. Carl Stoner (''

Sssssss ''Sssssss'' (released as ''Ssssnake'' in the United Kingdom and Japan) is a 1973 American horror film starring Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict and Heather Menzies. It was directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and written by Hal Dresner and Daniel C. ...

'') - delusional scientist attempting to create a method of transforming humans into reptiles *

Dr. Strangelove ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'', known simply and more commonly as ''Dr. Strangelove'', is a 1964 black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and t ...

(film of the same name) – former Nazi scientist who was the scientific advisor to the President of the United States during the brink of

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* Dr. Alexander Thorkel ('' Dr. Cyclops'') * Dr. Sy N. Tist (The Mad Scientist, fhe 1988) * Dr. Richard Vollin ('' The Raven'') * Dr. Eric Vornoff ('' Bride of the Monster'') * Dr. Herbert West (''

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'' and ''

Re-Animator ''Re-Animator'' (also known as ''H. P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator'') is a 1985 American comedy horror film loosely based on the 1922 H. P. Lovecraft serial novelette "Herbert West–Reanimator". Directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Brian Yuzn ...

'') *

Dr. Henry Wu Dr. Henry Wu is a fictional character in the '' Jurassic Park'' franchise. He is introduced in Michael Crichton's 1990 novel '' Jurassic Park'', which began the franchise. He also appears briefly in the novel's 1993 film adaptation, and plays a ...

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Jurassic World ''Jurassic World'' is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Derek Connolly from a story by Jaffa and Silver. It is the first installment in the ...

'', and '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'') * Peter Weyland * Dr. XXX ('' The Mad Doctor'' animated film) * Dr. Golden Glory (''

The 5th Monkey ''The 5th Monkey'' is a Brazilian-American 1990 drama film directed and written by Éric Rochat and starring Ben Kingsley. The film was based on the novel ''Le Cinquieme Singe'' by Jacques Zibi. The Cannon Group founder Menahem Golan produced ...

'') - deranged but brilliant Brazilian scientist who repeatedly attempts to torture monkeys in the hopes of discovering the cure for autism * Dr. Nick Laslowicz (''

The Centrifuge Brain Project ''The Centrifuge Brain Project'' is a 2011 German short mockumentary fantasy film written and directed by Till Nowak. The film incorporates computer-generated imagery to create seven real-seeming fictional amusement park rides used in a faux docu ...

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In live-action television

Individual scientist/engineers

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('' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager'') – diagnostic technician transferred to the USS ''Enterprise''-D who later played a key role in a later project which enabled regular contact with the missing Starfleet ship, USS ''Voyager'' * Janos Bartok ('' Legend'') – Hungarian scientist and inventor *

Chuck Bartowski Charles Irving Bartowski is the title character of the American spy show ''Chuck'' on NBC. He is portrayed by Zachary Levi. UGO.com named him one of the best TV nerds. Character profile At the outset of the show, Chuck Bartowski is presented as ...

('' Chuck'') – nerd who uses his skills to save the day many times * Julian Bashir (''

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...

'') – chief medical officer on

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* Beaker ('' The Muppet Show'') – assistant scientist at Muppet Labs. * Beakman ('' Beakman's World'') – a general scientist who, in a funny and entertaining manner, teaches that science is a fact of life * Walter White (Breaking Bad) – a former chemist who, after getting diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, starts manufacturing meth to provide for his family * Carson Beckett ('' Stargate Atlantis'') – medical doctor and geneticist who discovers the ATA gene and serves as the chief medical officer for the Atlantis expedition *

Sam Beckett Dr. Samuel John Beckett is a fictional character and the protagonist on the science fiction television series '' Quantum Leap'', played by Scott Bakula. Initially, the audience knows very little about Sam, much as Sam knows little about himsel ...

('' Quantum Leap'') – Nobel-prize winning quantum physicist (with multiple doctorates) caught in his own time-travel experiment; "leaping" into many lives along the span of his own lifetime, he must change the histories of those around him for the better before he can return home *

Dr. Walter Bishop Walter Harold Bishop, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the Fox television series '' Fringe''. He is portrayed by John Noble. Noble also plays Walter's counterpart in the show's parallel universe, who is referred to in the show as Walternate. Ar ...

('' Fringe'') – genius and literally mad scientist; responsible for opening a doorway into another universe in order to save an alternate version of his son Peter from dying; his actions resulted in the gradual breakdown of both universes and inadvertently started a war between them *

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('' Thunderbirds'') – engineer * Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter, Ph.D. ('' Stargate SG-1'') – United States Air Force officer and astrophysicist whose scientific knowledge and engineering skills are used to resolve various threats to her team and to Earth * Ravi Chakrabarti (''

iZombie ''iZombie'', originally titled ''I, Zombie'', is a comic book series created by writer Chris Roberson and artist Michael Allred, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint beginning in 2010. The series deals with Gwen Dylan ( née Gwendolyn Price ...

'') – medical examiner for the Seattle PD. He has studied the unique biology of zombies and has made several attempts to develop a cure for the condition. * Dr. Sheldon Cooper ('' The Big Bang Theory'') – theoretical physicist at Caltech * Professor Monty Corndog ('' The Aquabats'' / ''

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'') – eccentric scientist and inventor whose chemical creations turned a group of ordinary men into superhero rock musicians who fight crime with the aide of The Professor's gadgets and contraptions * Zefram Cochrane ('' Star Trek: The Original Series'' and '' Star Trek: First Contact'') – inventor of the warp drive * Beverly Crusher (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') – chief medical officer of the ''Enterprise''-D * Data (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') – second officer and chief operations officer of the ''Enterprise''-D, but his duties covered that of a science officer * Bill Davis ('' Family Affair'') – civil engineer * Davros (''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'') – Universal Genius from the planet Skaro and nemesis from the Doctor, he invented the Reality Bomb – a moon sized machine which creates a wavelength with the ability to cancel the electrical field that holds atoms together, he intended to use it to destroy all life in his own, and all other Universes in existence * Jadzia Dax (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'') – science officer on ''Deep Space Nine'' * Ezri Dax (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'') – counselor on ''Deep Space Nine'' * Dr. Richard Daystrom ("

The Ultimate Computer "The Ultimate Computer" is the twenty-fourth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek''. Written by D.C. Fontana (based on a story by Laurence N. Wolfe) and directed by John Meredyth Lucas, it w ...

") ('' Star Trek: The Original Series'') – inventor of the duotronic computer systems, the basic principles behind the computers on all Starfleet vessels * Dr. Linda Denman ('' H₂O: Just Add Water'') * The Doctor (''

'') – super-intelligent alien who was educated as a scientist and uses his skills extensively in his adventures * The Doctor (''Star Trek: Voyager'') – ''Voyager''s Emergency Medical Hologram * Stephen "Steve" Douglas ('' My Three Sons'') – aeronautical engineer * Dr.

Amy Farrah Fowler Amy Farrah Fowler is a fictional character in the CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'', portrayed by Mayim Bialik. Amy is a neuroscientist who is Sheldon's (Jim Parsons) love interest and subsequent partner in the series. She has a PhD ...

('' The Big Bang Theory'') – neurobiologist; played by real-life neuroscientist Mayim Bialik * Professor Sydney Fox ('' Relic Hunter'') – archaeologist * Stephen Franklin ('' Babylon 5'' and ''

Crusade The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were i ...

'') * Kaywinnet Lee Frye (

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) – mechanical engineer * Dr. Goodfellow ('' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'') * Dr. Ross Geller (''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

'') – Paleontologist working at a museum in research and administration. Lecturer/Professor at NYU *

Artemus Gordon ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels we ...

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The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels w ...

'') – brainy complement to James West's brawn * Max Hamilton ('' H₂O: Just Add Water'') * Professor Roy Hinkley, a.k.a. The Professor (''

Gilligan's Island ''Gilligan's Island'' is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show's ensemble cast features Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells. It aired for thr ...

'') – respected ''de facto'' leader of the castaways and usually represents the only real continual hope of rescue * Dr.

Leonard Hofstadter Leonard Leakey Hofstadter, Ph.D., is a fictional character portrayed by Johnny Galecki in the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory.'' Leonard is an experimental physicist, who shares an apartment with colleague and best friend Dr. Sheldon Cooper. ...

('' The Big Bang Theory'') – experimental physicist at Caltech * Dr. Bunsen Honeydew ('' The Muppet Show'') – scientist and founder of Muppet Labs. * Paige Howard ('' Zoey 101'') * Dr. Elias Huer ('' Buck Rogers'') – chief scientist and inventor in the comic strip, movie serial and television series * Dr. Daniel Jackson (''

Stargate ''Stargate'' (often stylized in all caps) is a military science fiction media franchise based on the Stargate (film), film directed by Roland Emmerich, which he co-wrote with producer Dean Devlin. The franchise is based on the idea of an alien E ...

and Stargate SG-1'') – archaeologist and linguist who figures out how to open the Stargate; his understanding of cultures and languages typically comes in handy when dealing with the bewildering array of cultures in the Stargate universe * Jimmy the Robot ('' The Aquabats'' / ''

'') –

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with advanced skills and knowledge in numerous areas of science and technology * Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali ('' The Big Bang Theory'') – astrophysicist at Caltech * Geordi La Forge (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') – chief engineering officer of the ''Enterprise''-D * Angus "Mac" MacGyver ('' MacGyver'') – secret agent who fights the forces of evil using his scientific and engineering knowledge to his advantage * Quinn Mallory (''

Sliders Slider or Sliders may refer to: Arts * K.K. Slider, a fictional character within the ''Animal Crossing'' franchise * ''The Slider'', a 1972 album by T. Rex * ''Sliders'' (TV series), an American science fiction and fantasy television series * S ...

'') – graduate student who invents the transdimensional gateway * Lewis McCartney ('' H₂O: Just Add Water'') * Leonard McCoy (''Star Trek: The Original Series'') – chief medical officer of the ''Enterprise'' * Dr. Rodney McKay ('' Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis'') – brilliant but whiny astrophysicist who manages to save the lost city of Atlantis on a regular basis (and never lets anyone forget it) * Miles O'Brien (''Star Trek: Deep Space 9'') – chief operations officer on ''Deep Space Nine'', which doubles as a chief engineer *

Walter O'Brien Walter O'Brien (born 24 February 1975) is an Irish businessman and information technologist. He was also the executive producer and loose inspiration of the television series ''Scorpion''. He is known for claiming various accomplishments, includ ...

– 197 IQ genius, hacker, and leader of team '' Scorpion'' * Dr. Juliet Parrish ('' V'') – scientist who becomes the principal leader of the resistance against the genocidal alien Visitors *

Quinn Pensky This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon comedy-drama ''Zoey 101'', an American television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005, until May 2, 2008. ''Zoey 101'' was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as ...

('' Zoey 101'') – 13-year-old mad scientist, best known for her "Quinventions" * Phlox ('' Star Trek: Enterprise'') – chief medical officer on the ''Enterprise''-NX01 * Professor Bernard Quatermass (various TV series and movies) * Dr.

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('' The Big Bang Theory'') – microbiologist for a pharmaceutical company * Hoshi Sato ('' Star Trek: Enterprise'') – communication officer of the ''Enterprise''-NX01 and inventor of the

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Abby Sciuto Abigail "Abby" Beethoven Sciuto is a fictional character from the '' NCIS'' television series on CBS Television, and is portrayed by Pauley Perrette. In a season 10 episode entitled "Hit and Run", a young Abby was played by Brighton Sharbino in ...

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NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'') – forensic scientist for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service * Montgomery Scott, a.k.a. Scotty (''Star Trek: The Original Series'') – chief engineer of the ''Enterprise'', often described as a miracle worker * Dr. Richard Seaton ('' Skylark'') – super-scientist * Seven of Nine (''Star Trek: Voyager'') – Borg drone with no official rank or post, but due to her access to advanced Borg knowledge, she was used as an acting science officer on ''Voyager'' * Dr. River Song (''

'') – archeologist, adventurer, and companion of the Doctor * Noonien Soong (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'') – inventor of the positronic brain, which makes intelligent androids possible *

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('' Star Trek Generations'') – El-Aurian scientist desperate to return to the Nexus *

Mr. Spock Spock is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. He first appeared in the original ''Star Trek'' series serving aboard the starship USS ''Enterprise'' as science officer and first officer (and Kirk's Second-in-command) and ...

(''Star Trek: The Original Series'') – science officer and second-in-command of the ''Enterprise'' * Dr.

Mohinder Suresh Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama ''Heroes'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras holding a PhD in parapsychology. He is attemp ...

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Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

'') – professor of genetics and parapsychology from India * B'Elanna Torres (''Star Trek: Voyager'') – chief engineer of ''Voyager'' * T'Pol (''Star Trek: Enterprise'') – second-in-command of the ''Enterprise''-NX01, though the crew relied on her as an acting science officer as well *

Charles Tucker III Charles "Trip" Tucker III, portrayed by Connor Trinneer, is a fictional character in the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. Tucker was the chief engineer on the ''Enterprise'' and also briefly served in the same role aboard the Enter ...

, a.k.a. "Trip" (''Star Trek: Enterprise'') – chief engineer of the ''Enterprise''-NX01 * Mrs. Wakeman ('' My Life as a Teenage Robot'') – XJ-9's creator * Dr.

Rudy Wells ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is reb ...

(novel '' Cyborg'' by Martin Caidin; '' The Six Million Dollar Man'', '' The Bionic Woman'') – cyberneticist * Howard Wolowitz ('' The Big Bang Theory'') – aerospace engineer at Caltech * Dr. Horace Goodspeed, (''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'') – mathematician * Dr. Pierre Chang, (''

'') – astrophysicist

Mad scientists

* Davros (''

'') - the creator of the Daleks. * Dr. Arthur Arden, a.k.a. Hans Grüper ('' American Horror Story: Asylum'') * Walter Bishop ('' Fringe'') *

Martin Brenner ''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction fiction, horror television series created for Netflix by the Duffer Brothers, set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980s. The first season, set in November 1983, focuses on th ...

* The Dollmaker (''

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'', '' Gotham'', ''

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'', and DC Comics) – serial killer and insane surgeon who makes dolls out of human flesh *

Dr. Laurence Erhardt Dr. Laurence "Larry" Erhardt is a fictional character and one of the two original villains on the cult television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. He was played by Josh "J. Elvis" Weinstein. Role Dr. Erhardt is a mad scientist and was Dr ...

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. ...

'') * Dr. Clayton Forrester (''Mystery Science Theater 3000'') * Kinga Forrester (''Mystery Science Theater 3000'') *

Pearl Forrester Pearl Forrester is a fictional character on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', and is played by Mary Jo Pehl. Pearl is the mother of Dr. Clayton Forrester (Trace Beaulieu). Initially devised as a guest character, Pearl became a supporting characte ...

(''Mystery Science Theater 3000'') * Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoat ('' My Secret Identity'') * Masahiko Minami *

Dr. Loveless Dr. Miguelito Quixote Loveless is a fictional character who appeared as the primary antagonist of ten episodes of the 1960s western action television series ''The Wild Wild West''. Portrayed by Michael Dunn, he is a brilliant but insane mad s ...

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'') *

TV's Frank ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. I ...

(''Mystery Science Theater 3000'') * The Master (''

'') - a renegade alien who seeks universal conquest. *Dr. Jonathan Reiss ( Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life) *Professor Roy Curien ( House of the Dead 2)

In television animation

* Dr. Namba (

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) – evil scientist who works for

Team Rocket A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to infor ...

. * Vlad Plasmius (''

Danny Phantom ''Danny Phantom'' is an American animated superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows Danny Fenton, a teenage boy who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human ...

'') – half-ghost evil inventor * Marvin the Martian (''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

'') – would-be planet conqueror *

Miles Dredd ''Max Steel'' is a CGI–animated science fiction comedy-drama superhero television series co-produced by Mattel Playground Productions, Nerd Corps Entertainment and FremantleMedia Kids & Entertainment. It is a reimagining of its predecesso ...

('' Max Steel'') – main antagonist * Megatron ('' Transformers'') – leader of the

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s nemesis of Optimus Prime and

the Autobots ''The Autobots'' () is a 2015 Chinese computer-animated motorsports comedy film directed by Zhuo Jianrong. It was released on July 4, 2015. The film received heavy criticism for its plot, animation quality, characters, and being a direct plagia ...

. *

Twilight Sparkle Princess Twilight Sparkle, commonly known as Twilight Sparkle, is a fictional character who appears in the fourth incarnation (also referred to as the fourth generation or "G4") of Hasbro's My Little Pony toyline and media franchise, beginni ...

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated children's television series based on the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's ''My Little Pony'' franchise. The series follows a studious unicorn (later an alicorn) pony named Twilight Spark ...

'') * Mametchi - ('' Tamagotchi'') *

Princess Bubblegum Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum (also called Bonnie or PB, occasionally P-bubs) is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'', created by Pendleton Ward. She is voiced by Hynden Walch. Princess Bubblegum rules ...

('' Adventure Time'') – beautiful princess who invents and creates the citizens of Candy Kingdom in the land of Ooo * Princess Entrapta ('' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' and '' She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'') robotics engineer and inventor * Professor Bug ('' The Backyardigans'') – pseudo-

steampunk Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and aesthetics inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the Victorian era or ...

mad scientist portrayed by Pablo who bugs all the robots in Mega City * Professor Frink ('' The Simpsons'') – Springfield's greatest scientific and engineering mind * Newton Gimmick ('' The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'') – absent-minded inventor whose inventions do not always work, but who always comes through in the end * Gadget Hackwrench (''

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers may refer to: * ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (TV series), 1989 television series * ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (film), 2022 film * ''Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'' (video game), 1990 game based on the TV series ...

'') – mouse tinkerer/scientist * Franz Hopper ('' Code Lyoko'') – genius in quantum physics and computer programming responsible for the creation of the virtual reality Lyoko, malevolent AI XANA and the advanced hardware that support both * Van Kleiss ('' Generator Rex'') – main antagonist * Kowalski ('' Penguins of Madagascar)'' – team's scientist and inventor * Doctor Krieger ('' Archer'' TV series) – head of the ISIS applied research department * Professor Membrane ('' Invader Zim'') – super-scientist; "the man without whom this world falls into chaos, and the inventor of Super Toast" * Doctor Mindbender ('' G.I. Joe: Renegades'') – mad young genius in charge of Cobra's secret Bio-Viper project * Sandy Cheeks ('' SpongeBob SquarePants'') - major character, one of Spongebob's best friends. * Jimmy Neutron ('' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'') – boy genius * Perceptor ('' Transformers'') – Autobot scientist *

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('' Steven Universe'') – gem scientist and guardian of the crystal gems * Stanford "Ford" Pines ('' Gravity Falls'') – author of the three journals and earned his Ph.D. in Backupsmore University * Dr. Benton Quest ('' Jonny Quest'') *

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('' The Legend of Korra'') – trained engineer, skilled pilot and driver, and competent unarmed combatant; partner of Avatar Korra and CEO of Future Industries * Ratchet ('' Transformers'' series) – skilled Autobot medic; in the G1 Comics, he sacrifices himself to kill Megatron *

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'') – father/scientist who created the Powerpuff Girls, among several other wacky things * Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture ('' The Venture Bros.'') – self proclaimed super-scientist who primarily re-purposes his father Jonas Venture's old inventions. Parody of Dr. Benton Quest * Wheeljack (''Transformers'') – Autobot engineer and inventor *

Doctor Zoidberg Dr. John A. Zoidberg, often referred to only by his last name, is a fictional character from the animated series '' Futurama''. He is a Decapodian, a crustacean-like species of alien, who works as the staff doctor for ''Planet Express'', despite h ...

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'') – lobster-like creature working as the company doctor for Planet Express * Aviva Corcovado (

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) – engineer and inventor * Dr. Claw (Inspector Gadget series) * Dr. Arkeville ('' The Transformers'' TV series) – self-proclaimed evil genius who allies himself with the Decepticons * Professor Bug ('' The Backyardigans'') – pseudo-

mad scientist portrayed by Pablo who bugs all the robots in Mega City * Professor Finbarr Calamitous ('' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'') * Dexter (''

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'') – child genius who whips up dazzling, world-saving inventions in his secret laboratory * Mandark (''Dexter's Laboratory'') – Dexter's rival, an evil genius who wants to destroy Dexter's laboratory and take over the world *

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'') – mad scientist whose goal is to take over the tri-state area *

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'') – creator of an atomic monster, various inventions, and the engines that allow space travel * Dr. Fritz Huhnmorder (''

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'') – scientist who revives a road-killed chicken with cybernetic technology and forces the chicken to watch various stop motion comedy sketches * Hange Zoe (''

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'') – quirky scientist in charge of studying titans and inventing new weapons for the Survey Corps. * Mane-iac (''

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'') – mad scientist in chemical engineering, specializing in the production of detergents * Dr. Alphonse Mephesto (''

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'') – mad scientist who specializes in genetic engineering; creates strange creatures with his talents; also performs experiments ranging from simple DNA tests to creating a genetic clone of Stan Marsh for his son's science project * Lisa Loud ('' The Loud House'') * Mojo Jojo (''

'') – mad scientist's chimpanzee that plots to take over the world and destroy the Powerpuff Girls; he was also Professor Utonium's former pet and partially responsible for the creation of the Powerpuff Girls * Plankton ('' SpongeBob SquarePants'') – evil genius who specializes in building robotic inventions, including his sidekick

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('' Rick and Morty'') – sociopathic, alcoholic but the smartest man of the universe who travels various dimensions with his grandson Morty. * Dr. Weird ('' Aqua Teen Hunger Force'') – smartest, madest, and scientistest scientist in the universe whose experiments often cause problems for the Aqua Teens. * Jack Spicer ('' Xiaolin Showdown'') – evil boy genius * Dr. Cinnamon J Scudworth ('' Clone High'') - A mad scientist who created all the clones of historic figures, employed by The Secret Board of Shadowy Figures * Professor Venomous (''

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'') – international terrorist and evil inventor * Lord Boxman (''

'') – evil robotics engineer and CEO of Boxmore. * Dr. Flug ('' Villainous'') - An intelligent and inventive mad scientist who creates all the gadgets and machines that Black Hat attempts to sell. * Dr.

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('' Gargoyles'') - mad scientist, geneticist involved in several projects in the ''Gargoyles'' storyline. His most notable act is the creation of Talon and the Mutates. * Susan and Mary Test ('' Johnnt Test'') - twin sisters who develop all sorts of gadgets and chemicals, usually tested by Johnny with unexpected results. * Dr. Cerebral ('' Atomic Betty'') - a mad alien scientist, consisting of a brain with a face floating within a glass tank upon a mechanical body who seeks to control the universe and wipe out all organics due to a belief mechanical beings be more efficient. * Hugo A-Go-Go ('' Batfink'') - Batfink's most recurring enemy. * Professor Porter ('' The Legend of Tarzan'') * Alador Blight ('' The Owl House'') - a workaholic engineer that uses a mixture of witchcraft and technology in order to craft weapons and mechanical bodyguards.

In animated films

* Megamind (''Megamind'') * * Professor Porter (''Tarzan (1999 film)'') * Mametchi - (''Tamagotchi: The Movie'') *

(''My Little Pony: The Movie'', 2017) * Dr. Cockroach (''Monsters vs. Aliens'') – brilliant professor and a mad scientist with the head, body and abilities of a cockroach * Gru (''Despicable Me'') * Dr. Jumba Jookiba (''Lilo & Stitch'', 2002) *Buddy Pine a. k. a. Syndrome (The Incredibles, 2004) - Mr. Incredible's fan-turned-supervillain, who uses his scientific prowess to give himself enhanced abilities. * Dr. Nefario (''Despicable Me'') * Victor "Vector" Perkins (''Despicable Me'') * Dr. Wily, Dr. Albert W. Wily (''Mega Man'') * Mac (''Chicken Run'')- Scottish Chicken Scientist, helps other chickens escape the farm using aerodynamics, anatomy, mechanics.

In comics and graphic novels

DC Comics

* Flash (Barry Allen), Barry Allen, a.k.a. Flash (DC Comics character), The Flash (''The Flash (comic book), The Flash'') – police scientist and superhero * Querl Dox, a.k.a. Brainiac 5 (''Legion of Super-Heroes'') – reputed to have a brain exponentially more powerful than a normal human * Flash (Jay Garrick), Jay Garrick, a.k.a. Flash (DC Comics character), The Flash (''The Flash (comic book), The Flash'') – research scientist, superhero and founding member of the Justice Society of America * Poison Ivy (comics), Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley, a.k.a. Poison Ivy (comics), Poison Ivy (''Batman'') – supervillain scientist with an affinity towards poisonous plant. * Starman (Ted Knight), Ted Knight, a.k.a. Starman (''Starman (DC Comics Golden Age), Starman'') – astronomer, expert scientist and superhero * Dr. Jon Osterman, a.k.a. Dr. Manhattan (''Watchmen'') – nuclear physicist transformed by accident into a godlike super-being; while publicized as a superhero, he functions as the ultimate weapon for the United States military * Atom (Ray Palmer), Ray Palmer, a.k.a. Atom (comics), Atom (''The Atom'') – professor of physics at Ivy University; able to shrink his body to varying degrees, even to sub-atomic level, and able to alter his mass to near infinite levels * Doctor Poison (''Wonder Woman (2017 film), Wonder Woman'') – DC Comics supervillain, a mad scientist who specializes in chemistry and poisons * Alan Scott (''Green Lantern'') – engineer and the first Green Lantern * Doctor Sivana, full name Thaddeus Bodog Sivana – world's wickedest scientist; arch-enemy of Captain Marvel (DC Comics), Captain Marvel ( DC Comics) * Angela Spica, a.k.a. Engineer (comics), Engineer II (''The Authority (comics), The Authority'') * Tom Strong (''Tom Strong'') – science hero * Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman (''Detective Comics'', ''Batman'') – world's greatest detective (reputedly), with incredible scientific knowledge and forensic and memory skills that are second to none * Hawkman (Carter Hall), Carter Hall, a.k.a. Hawkman (''Hawkman'') – archaeologist who has been reborn many times, using his knowledge acquired through centuries to aid him on his anthropological studies

Mad scientists

* Carter/Wizard (DC Comics), The Wizard (''Batman and Robin (serial), Batman and Robin'') * Anti-Monitor * Mr. Freeze * Man-Bat * Orca (DC Comics), Orca * Ultra-Humanite * Gorilla Grodd * T. O. Morrow * Professor Ivo – DC Comics supervillain, creator of Amazo and obsessed with immortality * Dr. Tito Daka (''Batman (serial), Batman'') * Doctor Death (comics), Doctor Death ( DC Comics) – first super-villain Batman ever faces, Doctor Death is a chemist and producer of biological weapons * Lex Luthor (Superman in film, ''Superman'' films and DC Comics) – scientific genius and corrupt businessman who is the nemesis of Superman * Hugo Strange, Professor Hugo Strange ( DC Comics)

Marvel Comics

* Hulk, Dr. Bruce Banner, a.k.a. The Incredible Hulk (''Hulk'') – scientist who developed the "Gamma Bomb" for the US government; an accident at the site of a test led to his becoming the Hulk; for a long period after, while in the form of Bruce Banner, he looked for scientific ways to rid himself of the transformation * Forge (comics), Forge (''X-Men'') – mutant engineering genius * Beast (comics), Dr. Henry (Hank) Philip McCoy, a.k.a. Beast (''X-Men'') – world-renowned biochemist and mutant superhero * Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man (''Spider-Man'') – superhero with great knowledge of advanced sciences; now teaches at the high school he formerly attended. His father Richard and Mary Parker, Richard has also been portrayed as a scientist and geneticist in the Ultimate Marvel comics as well as the films ''The Amazing Spider-Man (film), The Amazing Spider-Man'' and its The Amazing Spider-Man 2, sequel. * Reed Richards, a.k.a. Mister Fantastic (''Fantastic Four'') – scientist and inventor, regarded as one of the most intelligent people on Earth, leader of the Fantastic Four * Man-Thing, Ted Sallis – duplicator of the serum that created Captain America; transformed into The Man-Thing;although he had serious problems with his personal ethics when it came to women and girls, he abandoned Operation Sulfer on moral grounds, and elected to remain as Man-Thing rather than allow innocents to be killed by the demon Thog (comics), Thog * Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man (''Iron Man'') – industrialist and mechanical engineer of incredible ingenuity and inventive genius, whose technology to fight crime keeps him alive as well; he suffers from alcoholism * The Steins#The Steins, Victor and Janet Stein (''Runaways (comics), Runaways'') – founding members of The Pride (comics), the Pride; parents of Chase Stein * Victor Von Doom, a.k.a. Doctor Doom (''Doctor Doom'') – evil scientist, engineer, genius, conqueror; like Mister Fantastic, he is regarded as one of the most intelligent people on Earth, even though he is a villain * Professor X, Professor Charles Francis Xavier, a.k.a. Professor X (''X-Men'') – founder, mentor, and sometime leader of the X-Men *Hank Pym#Fictional character biography, Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym biochemist, discovers an unusual set of subatomic particles he labels "Pym particles". Entrapping these within two separate serums, he creates a size-altering formula and a reversal formula, testing them on himself. Becomes original Ant-Man.

Mad scientists

* Curt Connors – college professor who created a formula to regrow his missing arm; turning himself into "The Lizard" * Dr. Cyrus Maldor/Scarab (Marvel Comics), The Scarab (''Captain America (serial), Captain America'') * Otto Gunther Octavius, a.k.a. Doctor Octopus (''Spider-Man 2'' and Marvel Comics) – narcissistic roboticist and nuclear physics, nuclear physicist who was fused to his four mechanical tentacles; has a vendetta against Spider-Man *Miles Warren a.k.a. Jackal (Marvel Comics character), Jackal - a college professor who has a vendetta against Spider-Man due to the death of his girlfriend Gwen Stacy, whom he secretly loved, created multiple clones of the hero as well as a clone of Gwen herself to attack and torment him and eventually turning himself into a beast. *Norman Osborn a.k.a. Green Goblin (''Spider-Man (2002 film), Spider-Man'' and Marvel Comics) - billionaire CEO of Oscorp who is at times portrayed as a scientist with brilliant intellect and who crafts a halloween themed costume. Spider-Man's nemesis. * Dr. Arnim Zola (Captain America in other media, ''Captain America'' films and Marvel Comics) – former Nazi scientist who escaped death by transferring his consciousness into a mechanical body; in the present day, he is a member of the Hydra (comics), HYDRA terrorist organization * Il Dottore from Genshin Impact (introduced in the webtoon) – a harbinger and scientist, known for his unethical experiments on children and co-workers. * Morbius, the Living Vampire, Morbius * Heinrich Zemo, also known as Baron Zemo * Mandarin (comics), Mandarin * Kang the Conqueror * Leader (comics), Leader * MODOK * Bolivar Trask * Vulture (Marvel Comics), Vulture * Mister Sinister * Apocalypse (comics), Apocalypse

Other

* Adhemar (comic book character), Adhemar (''The Adventures of Nero'') – child prodigy; professor in many different disciplines; Nobel Prize laureate; teaches at the university of Oxford and Cambridge * Professor Barabas (''Suske en Wiske'') – expert in many inventions, including time travel * Professor Cuthbert Calculus (''The Adventures of Tintin'') – brilliant, if distracted, scientist; responsible for developing the first one-person submarine, the first ultrasonic destruction device, and the first white rose; leader of the first crewed lunar mission. Also very hard of hearing. * Dilbert (character), Dilbert – star engineer of the comic strip series ''Dilbert'' * Dilton Doiley (''Archie Comics'') – teenage inventor and scientific genius * Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Donatello (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') – most intelligent of the four Turtles, he builds a lot of advanced devices, often in the heat of battle * Gyro Gearloose (Donald Duck universe) * Jeremias Gobelijn (''Jommeke'') – self-declared "professor in everything" * Agatha Heterodyne (''Airship Entertainment'', ''Girl Genius'') – heiress to the political background and scientific understanding of the Heterodyne family * Professor Kumulus (''Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber'') * Franken Fran#Characters, Fran Madaraki (''Franken Fran'') – artificial human created by a biologist; like her creator, she possesses immense medical skills * Will Magnus (''Metal Men'') – creator of a team of advanced artificially intelligent robots * Professor Philip Mortimer (''Blake and Mortimer'') – main character, physicist and gentleman scholar * Helen B. Narbon (''Narbonic'') – mad geneticist with an odd fascination with gerbils. *Norman Osborn * Dr. Jonathan Septimus (''Blake and Mortimer'') – mad scientist vengeful due to perceived slights by his colleagues, appears in The Yellow "M" and The Septimus Wave * Joachim Sickbock (''Tom Poes'') – mad scientist who often proves to be a threat to the protagonists * Professor Snuffel (''Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber'') * Baxter Stockman (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') * Othar Tryggvassen (''Girl Genius'') – powerful "spark", or mad scientist, bent on destroying all sparks, including himself * Ludwig Von Drake (''Duck universe'') – professor of science and psychology * Wally (Dilbert character), Wally – lazy and disillusioned engineer of the comic strip series in the Dilbert universe * Dr. Hans Zarkov (''Flash Gordon'') * Dr. Frankenollie (''Mickey Mouse'') *Brainstorm (The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye) – scientific genius who invented time travel in order to save his best friend's husband, the consequences of which technically began the Autobot-Decepticon civil war.

In anime and manga

Individual scientist/engineers

*Jotaro Kujo (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'') – marine biologist, while unrelated to his role in the various plot arcs he appears in, Jotaro earns a doctorate in marine biology sometime during the summer of 1999 in the series' original timeline; dolphin and anchor motifs were added to his clothing designs to reflect his new occupation *Lloyd Asplund (''Code Geass'') – Britannian scientist who designed the Lancelot Knightmare Frame, a bipedal, humanoid superweapon entrusted to Japanese pilot Suzaku Kururugi * Cyborg 009, Professor Brown * Bulma (''Dragon Ball (franchise), Dragon Ball'') – creator of the Dragon Radar and a time machine allowing Future Trunks, Trunks to avert the conquest of the world by evil androids * Kiranin Colbock (''Space Runaway Ideon'') – member of a science academy * Caesar Clown (''One Piece'') – former marine scientist and former partner of Doctor Vegapunk; he created mass destruction weapons and human experimentation but was fired and arrested due to his unethical research methods * The Doctor (Hellsing), The Doctor (''Hellsing'') – lead scientist of Millennium who created the Nazi vampires and the catboy Schrödinger * List of characters in Neon Genesis Evangelion#Kouzou Fuyutsuki, Professor Kouzou Fuyutsuki (''Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, Neon Genesis Evangelion'') – right-hand man to Supreme Commander Gendo Ikari and second in command of Nerv * List of Hollows in Bleach#Szayelaporro Grantz, Szayelaporro Grantz (''Bleach (Manga), Bleach'') * Heaven Canceller (''A Certain Magical Index'') – doctor and medical scientist * Doctor Hogback (''One Piece'') – doctor of Gecko Moria's crew who modified dead bodies to create a zombie army with the help of his captain * Ri Kohran (''Sakura Wars'') * Jonathan Joestar (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'') – although he was going to be an archaeologist, he never got to actually do it because his blond stepbrother burnt his dog * Harumi Kiyama (''A Certain Scientific Railgun'') – creator of the Level Upper * Dr. Cinnamon (''TwinBee'') – A genius scientist who is the creator of TwinBee and WinBee. * Dr. Emil Lang (Robotech), Emil Lang (''Robotech'') – responsible for much of the Earth-based Robotechnology; briefly seen in the original series, he played a much larger role in the aborted series ''Robotech II: The Sentinels'', which was adapted as a comic book series * Professor Ochanomizu – surrogate father of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy * Manami Okuda (''Assassination Classroom'') * Tochiro Oyama (''Captain Harlock'') – designer and some say the soul of Harlock's spaceship ''Arcadia'' * Dr. Tem Ray (''Mobile Suit Gundam'') – father of Amuro Ray; led the design team that created the RX-78 Gundam * Dr. Aki Ross (''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'') – biologist vowing to stop the aliens that plague the Earth * Shiro Sanada (''Star Blazers'') – chief technician or chief mechanic of the Space Battleship Yamato, called Sandor in ''Star Blazers'' * Hanji Zoe (''

'') – head scientist in the survey corps, performs experiments on captured titans hoping to find a new way to save humanity * Professor Noriyasu Seta (''Love Hina'') * Skuld (Oh My Goddess!), Skuld (''Oh My Goddess!'') – goddess who has the ability to build robots and machines from scrap material * James Ray Steam (''Steamboy'') – boy genius who helps his father and grandfather save Victorian era, Victorian London from a greedy corporation's superweapons * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Precia Testarossa * Doctor Vegapunk (''One Piece'') – leading scientist in the employment of the Marines; his work includes discovering the secrets and uses of Seastone as well as the secrets of how Devil Fruit powers work *Wu Tomoki (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'') – Orthopedic surgery, orthopedic surgeon and Dermatology#Cosmetic dermatology, cosmetic dermatologist employed at the T.G. University Hospital, notable for his research of the Rokakaka fruit

Mad scientists

* List of Love Hina characters#Kaolla Su, Kaolla Su (''Love Hina'') – exchange student who is the princess of the island of Molmol. She frequently invents dangerous devices and wants to turn her kingdom into a technological powerhouse that will conquer Japan. * List of Made in Abyss characters#Bondrewd, Bondrewd (''Made in Abyss'') – White Whistle of ill repute, "Bondrewd the Novel" is in charge of Idofront, the Cave Riders' forward Operating Base in the fifth layer. He was the one responsible for several unethical experiments on children, including the one which transformed Nanachi and Mitty into Hollows. * Dr. Hiroshi Agasa (''Case Closed (manga), Case Closed'') – an absent-minded professor who invents several devices to help out Jimmy Kudo * List of Neon Genesis Evangelion characters#Naoko Akagi, Naoko Akagi (''Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, Neon Genesis Evangelion'') * List of Neon Genesis Evangelion characters#Ritsuko Akagi, Ritsuko Akagi (''Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, Neon Genesis Evangelion'') – daughter of the above *List of Soul Reapers in Bleach#Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Mayuri Kurotsuchi (''Bleach (manga), Bleach'') – a sadistic and cruel shinigami who uses his position as the leader of the Soul Society's Shinigami Research and Development Institute to conduct his experiments. * Desty Nova (''Battle Angel Alita'') – wicked genius whose work is fueled by philosophy; highly skilled at nanotechnology * Franken Stein (''Soul Eater (manga), Soul Eater'') *List of My Hero Academia characters, Ujiko Daruma (''My Hero Academia'') – mad scientist associated with the series' main antagonists, League of Villains. * Orochimaru (Naruto), Orochimaru (''Naruto'') – a ninja, shinobi obsessed with immortality and obtaining knowledge of all jutsu. He conducted many illegal and unethical experiments that resulted in him becoming a wanted criminal. * Kabuto Yakushi (''Naruto'') – Orochimaru's assistant who takes part in many of his master's illegal experiments in addition to conducting his own, which include raising the dead. *Dr. Hell (''Mazinger Z'') - a mad scientist that is obsessed with taking over the world with his army of robotic monsters known as Mechanical Beast or Kikaiju. *Rintaro Okabe (''Steins;Gate'') - an eccentric yet kind-hearted inventor who embraces the typical image of a mad scientist. His experiments lead to the invention of time travel.

In video games

Scientists

* Albert Wesker (''Resident Evil'') – microbiologist working for the pharmaceutical enterprise Umbrella and co-creator of the T-virus; he was killed in the first ''Resident Evil'' game by Tyrant T-002, a powerful biological weapon, and was resurrected with super-human powers after self-injecting the T-virus * Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, MD, PhD (''Halo (franchise), Halo'' series) – scientist of the Office of Naval Intelligence, best known as the creator of the SPARTAN-II Program and Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor * Dr. Alphys (''Undertale'') – stout Lizard monster, and Asgore's royal scientist; extremely timid; the creator of the robot Mettaton and the Amalgamates; has a crush on Undyne, captain of the Royal Guard * Dr. Andonuts (''EarthBound'') – father of Jeff, one of the Chosen Four * Dr. Bosconovitch (''Tekken'' series) * Cave Johnson (Portal), Cave Johnson (''Portal 2'') – eccentric former owner of Aperture Science, and creator of the portal gun * Ciel (''Mega Man Zero'') – young human scientist who awakens Zero (Mega Man), Zero in order to save the world * Daro'Xen vas Moreh (first appeared in ''Mass Effect 2'') – quarian admiral and scientist who believes that the geth, a synthetic race created by the quarians, who subsequently rebelled and drove their masters from their homeworld, should be controlled by the quarians once again; Admiral Xen also performed surgery on her childhood toys, much to the quarian squadmate Tali'Zorah's disgust *Egon Stetmann (''StarCraft II'') – creator of the Mecha Swarm, paranoid, and prone to terrazine-induced hallucinations, he was once chief science adviser aboard the Hyperion. * Professor E. Gadd (Nintendo games) *List of Crash Bandicoot characters#Coco Bandicoot, Coco Bandicoot (''Crash Bandicoot'') - she is Crash Bandicoot's younger sister.She has a deep intelligence and a love of science, which makes her the opposite of her brother. He is an electronics engineer specializing in hacking, computer programming and machine building *Dr. Gast (''Final Fantasy VII'') – former head of the Shinra Company's science department; has a much stronger moral compass than his successor * Dr. Gordon Freeman, Ph.D. (''Half-Life (video game), Half-Life'') – theoretical physicist who fights a one-man battle against invading aliens, US Marines and Combine forces with a crowbar and other weapons; his associates are Drs. Isaac Kleiner, Eli Vance, Judith Mossman (Half Life), Judith Mossman and Arne Magnusson * Dr. Krieger (''Far Cry (video game), Far Cry'') – renowned scientist and creator/controller of the Trigens in the first ''Far Cry'' game *Kurisu Makise (''Steins;Gate'') – famous Japanese neuroscientist who lives in the United States, builds a machine that allows the user's memories to be converted into data. * Dr. Light (Mega Man), Dr. Light (''Mega Man (series), Mega Man'') – creator of the revolutionary robot Mega Man (character), Mega Man * Love Lab scientists (''Rhythm Heaven'') – male and female scientist pass ingredients to each other to make potion, love potions to the rhythm of the music * Lucrecia Crescent (''Final Fantasy VII'') – Shinra scientist and lover of Vincent Valentine * Grimoire Valentine (''Final Fantasy VII'') – Shinra scientist and father of Vincent Valentine * Hojo (''Final Fantasy VII'') – Head of the Shinra Company's science department; a sociopathic, amoral bioengineer whose experiments drive the game's plot forward * Mei (Overwatch), Mei (''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'' and ''Heroes of the Storm'') – climatologist, and one of the heroes in both games and comic series *Moira (Overwatch), Moira (''Overwatch'') – geneticist, and one of the playable heroes in the game * Mordin Solus (first appeared in ''Mass Effect 2'') – member of fictional alien species known as salarians (who have fast metabolisms, talk fast, walk fast and think fast); a brilliant biologist and a tech specialist * Neuron (''City of Heroes'') * Dr. Otto Wolfgang Ort-Meyer (''Hitman (franchise), Hitman'') – creator of Agent 47 and other clone assassins *Pieter Van Eckhardt (Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, ''Tomb Rider: The Angel of Darkness'') *Plague Knight (''Shovel Knight''), rouge member of the Order of No Quarter, tries to harvest their Essence for the Ultimate Potion to win over someone's heart. *Reed Wahl (''BioShock 2'') * Rikako Asakura (''Touhou Project'') – titled "Scientist Searching for Dreams", she is one of the few people in Gensokyo to value using science over magic. While she still uses magic in order to enhance her science at times, she tries to refrain from using magic due to a natural distaste of it. *Dr. Samuel Hayden (''Doom (franchise)'') – Head of the UAC, physicist. * Tobias Planck (''Pirate Galaxy'') – named after Max Planck, he is a theoretical physicist and field scientist with a parietal lobe 15% larger than average * Dr. W.D. Gaster (''Undertale'') – former royal scientist; only appears a few times while the player visits the CORE; speaks in the Wingdings font * William Birkin (''Resident Evil 2'') – microbiologist working for the pharmaceutical enterprise Umbrella Corporation; creator of the G-virus; he was wounded and injected himself with his G-virus, mutating him into a monster * Dr. Zed (''Borderlands (series), Borderlands'') – "Doctor" from the –Borderlands– series *Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog), Miles “Tails” Prower (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog)

Mad scientists

* Viktor from League of Legends - scientist who replaced his body with a machine and wants to enhance the human race. * Dr. Daniel Dickens from Angels of Death (video game), Angels of Death - the main character's therapist. * Doctor Eggman, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik (''Sonic the Hedgehog (series), Sonic the Hedgehog'') – mad scientist who is the archenemy series' titular hero, Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic the Hedgehog, specializes in robotics and other fields of engineering, who invents various kinds of aircraft, robots and vehicles in various sizes; he imprisoned animals in the inside of working robotic shells, and experimented with kinds of mutations. He aims to capture the Chaos Emeralds. * Dr. "Mundo" Edmundo (''League of Legends'') – sociopath medical doctor who only specializes in one field: the study of the pain response and how to inflict pain;his experiments have caused him to take on a monstrous form reminiscent of Frankenstein's Monster and a deceptively dimwitted speech pattern; out of all the scientists in the game, Dr. Mundo stands out as the only one who is a danger to both himself and others, evident in his self experiments. * Dr. Muto (video game of the same name). * Doctor Neo Cortex (''Crash Bandicoot'') – evil doctor who is the creator and arch-enemy of franchise's titular hero Crash Bandicoot (character), Crash Bandicoot with an oversized head, who has plans to conquer the world, using Power Crystals. * Doctor Nitrus Brio (''Crash Bandicoot'') – timid and meek scientist who assisted Doctor Neo Cortex in the first game, often using beakers of chemicals. * Doctor N. Gin (''Crash Bandicoot'') – masochistic scientist who assists Neo Cortex in the second game onward. * Dr. Wily (''Mega Man'') – primary antagonist of the original ''Mega Man'' series. * Dr. Nefarious (‘’Ratchet and Clank (series), Ratchet and Clank’’) – A recurring adversary to Ratchet (Ratchet and Clank), Ratchet, Clank (Ratchet and Clank), Clank and Captain Qwark. * GLaDOS, GLaDOS/Caroline (''Portal (series), Portal'') - the main antagonist of the Portal (series), Portal franchise. She was Cave Johnson's assistant, before taking over the facility. * Medic (Team Fortress 2), The Medic (''Team Fortress 2'') – one of nine playable classes who rejects the Hippocratic Oath. He is able to heal other characters and make them invincible (by using Übercharge) for a limited time with his Medigun. He previously had a medical licence, but lost it due to misplacing a patient's skeleton. * Vexen/Even (''Kingdom Hearts (series), Kingdom Hearts'') – A founding member of Organization XIII. A brilliant scientist who carries out research on various Organization projects. He was in charge of the Replica Program at Castle Oblivion, but someone disposed of him. * Dr. M (''Sly Cooper (series), Sly Cooper'') – He is a mandrill and was the brains of Sly's father's gang he felt he was being held back, so he set up a fortress on Kaine Island to break into the Cooper Vault and claim the wealth. *Professor Monkey-For-A-Head (''Earthworm Jim'') *Professor Von Kriplespac (''Conker's Bad Fur Day'') *Rintarō Okabe, a.k.a. Kyōma Hōōin (''Steins;Gate'') – self proclaimed mad scientist in his Kyōma Hōōin persona (which in reality is taken from a television show he watched as a child). *Yuri (''Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Red Alert 2'', and Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge, expansion pack) – Soviet psychic and founder of the Psychic Corps. During the Second World War, he took part in Stalin's secret project, whose aim was to create a mind control technology, and army which specialized in psychic warfare. * List of Dead or Alive characters#Victor Donovan, Victor Donovan (''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'') – main antagonist of ''Dead or Alive'' series. * Characters of the Final Fantasy VII series#Professor Hojo, Professor Hojo (''Final Fantasy VII'') – head of the Shinra Science Research Division. He infused his unborn child Sephiroth (Final Fantasy), Sephiroth with Jenova cells to turn him into a super soldier, and in the present aids Jenova/Sephiroth's plans in the name of scientific research.

Engineers

* Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Common elements, Cid (''Final Fantasy'') – although there are many different individuals with the name of Cid in many different ''Final Fantasy'' games, most of them are some sort of engineer. His existence is a tradition on par with the Chocobo in the series. * Engineer (Team Fortress 2), The Engineer (''Team Fortress 2'') – one of nine playable classes who is capable of building sentry guns for area denial and other constructions which may support other characters * Isaac Clarke (''Dead Space (series), Dead Space'') – space engineer tasked with investigating the U.S.G. Ishimura, and later fighting the Necromorphs * Otacon (''Metal Gear'') – designer of Metal Gear REX and ally of Solid Snake * Rory Swann (''StarCraft II'') – New Yorker and engineer who runs the mothership of Jim Raynor * Shion Uzuki (''Xenosaga'') – "geeky engineer" and "unlikely heroine" who creates KOS-MOS, an "armored gynoid" * Torbjörn (Overwatch), Torbjörn (''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'') – Sweden, Swedish engineer and weapons designer, and a founding member of Overwatch. * Engineer (Deep Rock Galactic) – Dwarven engineer and employee of the Deep Rock Galactic corporation.

Other

* Dr. Baron von Kluckinstein (''The Radioactive Chicken Heads'') *Henry Emily (''Five Nights at Freddy's'') Henry was the creator of the springlock animatronics, and possibly the original four animatronics. He is business partners with William Afton and is the father of Charlie Emily and Sammy Emily. * Morgus the Magnificent was a horror host of late-night science fiction and horror movies and television shows that originated in the New Orleans, Louisiana market. * Professor Nebulous (''Nebulous'') – leader of an eco-troubleshooting team * Prof. Jocelyn Peabody (''Dan Dare'') – scientific brains behind many of the team's most inventive ideas

Teams of scientists/engineers

* A team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease in ''The Andromeda Strain'' * Arcot, Wade, and Morey stories by John W. Campbell, Arcot, Wade and Morey – scientist-inventors in science fiction stories by John W. Campbell * The Baltimore Gun Club in ''From the Earth to the Moon'' – three of its wealthy members (Victor Barbicane, Stuyvesant Nicholl, Ben Sharpe) build a giant gun which launches an occupied capsule to the Moon * Bunsen Honeydew, Bunsen and Beaker in ''The Muppets'' * ''Challengers of the Unknown'' – four scientific explorers * Eureka (Eureka (American TV series), Eureka) - a hidden-away town in Oregon where everyone, even the young children, are scientific geniuses. * Forensic science, Forensic scientists who use their skills to solve crimes in ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''CSI: NY'' and ''CSI: Miami'' * Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric – Alchemy, alchemist brothers who seek the legendary Philosopher's stone, and end up saving their country with their alchemical skills * ''Ghostbusters'' – most of the central characters (Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore) are parapsychology, parapsychologists who battle ghosts and other supernatural menaces with equipment of their own design *Global Dynamics (Eureka (American TV series), Eureka) - a major research facility in the town of Eureka, where most of America's top-secret government experiments are conducted. * The Kihara family of mad scientists are dedicated to the pursuit of science whatever the cost, in ''A Certain Magical Index''; individual members are often antagonists * ''The Last Three of Venus'' – Venusian scientists, adversaries of Dan Dare * ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' * ''The Lone Gunmen'' – ardent conspiracy theorists and computer hackers who frequently assist central ''X-Files'' characters Mulder and Scully, though they sometimes have their own adventures * LOVEMUFFIN (League of Villainous Evildoers Maniacally United For Frightening Investments in Naughtiness) – group of evil mad scientists in ''Phineas and Ferb'', including Dr Heinz Doofenshmirtz * STUDY – group of frustrated young adult scientists acting as antagonists in ''A Certain Scientific Railgun S'' * The Speedwagon Foundation – group consisting of doctors and archaeologists founded by Robert E. O. Speedwagon somewhere between the story arcs of Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''; extremely knowledgeable on Stands, Pillar Men and DIO * ''Unorthodox Engineers'' – misfit bunch of engineers who solve problems of alien technology/weird planets in the future * The K-science team: Hong Kong Shatterdome (Newton Geiszler and Hermann Gottlieb) – heads of the kaiju science research team (''

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