Brainiac is a colloquial adjective used to describe exceptionally intelligent people. It may also refer to:

Culture

Fictional entities

  • Brainiac (character), a supervillain from DC Comics
  • Brainiac (story arc), a 2008 storyline in Action Comics
  • Brainiac (Smallville), a version of the villain in the TV series Smallville
  • Vril Dox also known as Brainiac 2, a DC Comics character
  • Brainiac 4, the parent of Brainiac 5
  • Brainiac 5, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  • Brainiac 8, a superheroine of the Outsiders, who turned into a supervillainess

Television

  • Brainiac: Science Abuse, a 2003–2008 British television programme, and its spin-offs:
  • Brainiac: History Abuse, aired in 2005
  • Brainiac's Test Tube Baby, aired in 2006–2007
  • "Brainiac" (Dark Angel), an episode of the television series Dark Angel

Other uses in culture

  • Brainiac (band), an American indie rock band in the 1990s, from Dayton, Ohio
  • The Brainiac, a 1962 Mexican horror film directed by Chano Urueta
  • Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs<!--(2006, ISBN 1-4000–6445-7, trade paperback ISBN 0-8129–7499-9)-->, a book written by Ken Jennings

Other uses

  • Function BRAINIAC, an energy drink, for improving brain function
  • Brainiac techniques for improving computer performance, in technology

See also

  • Geniac, an educational toy billed as a computer