“Multiverse of Madness Made Him Look Dumb”: Luffy vs Mr Fantastic Debate Is Silly, Fans Saying Reed Richards Doesn’t Stand a Chance Are Forgetting 1 Thing

Marvel Rivals released just last month and took the gaming community by storm. Reed Richards, known more commonly as Mr Fantastic, is one of the characters you can play.

Gamers noticed a peculiar skill of Mr Fantastic that hasn’t been showcased often other than in the comics, causing people to compare him to Luffy. The move looks awfully like Gear 4: Bounce Man in One Piece, first shown in the Dressrosa Arc. Now fans are wondering who would win in a fight.

The most recent portrayal of Mr Fantastic on the big screen was in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, played by John Krasinski. The actor has always been a fan-favorite choice for the superhero, but the MCU film utilized him poorly.

The version of him depicted in the movie is rather stupid compared to the real Reed Richards we know and love. Krasinski’s version was also unfortunately the first impression many had of the hero, prompting fans to choose Luffy from One Piece as the winner. Is that necessarily true though?

Reed Richards is canonically the smartest character in the Marvel Comics, rivaled only by a few

Despite the writing of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and how it portrayed Mr Fantastic, it’s not the only version of him that exists. Some versions of the superhero might be arrogant and desperate enough against the Scarlet Witch’s powers to make a mistake. However, it’s definitely not the only way Reed Richards operates.

Many portrayals of him exist in the form of comics, films, and now even video games. In many of those, he’s the smartest man alive. He’s singlehandedly outsmarted and won several fights against all odds, thanks to his intelligence. The man had four college degrees by the age of 18!

Considering this, the debate about who wins between Monkey D. Luffy and Mr Fantastic is almost laughable. Fans point this out on X.

Who wins this one?
Luffy 🆚 Reed Richards pic.twitter.com/Ru6iHeoZEl

— Kaneki (@bestmangapost) January 3, 2025

Is brute force vs brains at that point , multiverse of madness make him look dumb tbh 😭

— Kaneki (@bestmangapost) January 3, 2025

That's a version of reed, like a coward spiderman, everything can exist, but if you want to put a fight between main luffy vs main reed or ultimate reed, the first one could loose

— Owen H.✨️ (@OH_squire) January 9, 2025

That's a very poorly written movie that uses the character as a 5 minutes cameo, I wouldnt even take that as an example of anything

— Spiral 🍉 (@hoot_ink) January 9, 2025

That's a very poorly written movie that uses the character as a 5 minutes cameo, I wouldnt even take that as an example of anything

— Spiral 🍉 (@hoot_ink) January 9, 2025

Luffy is undoubtedly a quick learner, despite his smooth brain. He could win against Reed Richards through sheer brute force and will. However, the Marvel superhero will outwit him at every chance, and he’d probably catch onto his fighting patterns and use them against him.

Therefore, sorry, One Piece fans; it might just be Mr Fantastic’s fight to win.

Are fans forgetting John Krasinski’s 5-minute version isn’t the only Mr Fantastic to exist?

Before the Doctor Strange sequel, we had the 2005 Fantastic Four, with Ioan Gruffrudd playing the superhero. The reboot version in 2015 had Miles Teller play him. Unfortunately, both versions of him failed but they were smarter than Krasinski’s.

For the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Pedro Pascal will play Mr Fantastic in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The actor needs no introduction with how he took the internet by storm with his portrayal of Joel Miller in HBO’s TV adaptation of The Last of Us.

In the end, John Krasinski’s Mr Fantastic isn’t the last or first version of the superhero, whereas Luffy exists only in one universe. The smartest man alive would certainly win, but the young pirate would give him a tough time.

One Piece is available on Crunchyroll and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is available on Disney+ Hotstar.