History GeniusBruiser / VideoGames

*** The downside being that their tempers are 3 times those of the already-irritable krogan too. And when his species get angry they lose all their intelligence and go berserker.
** Javik. A skilled warrior, talented commander and eloquent (if grim) philosopher.

** David Anderson starts the series as Shephard's captain, and (optionally) becomes the Citadel councilor, which are both intellectual jobs. He is a highly decorated Special Forces soldier, one of the ''first'' graduates of the same [=N7=] program Shep graduated, and the first human Spectre candidate, who are quite literally a collection of the biggest butt-kickers in the known galaxy. He quits his (optional) Councillor job after the second game, and gets right into the trenches of the Reaper War by leading the human resistance on Earth. He also finds time to call Shep and give him/her some comforting and philosophical words.

* Eddie, the fourth party member in ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'', is practically the ideal definition of this trope. He’s quiet, mild-mannered, works in a library, and uses his research skills to [[EnemyScan find information about enemies]]… yet he also jumps at the chance to go adventuring, and turns out to be the hardest-hitting powerhouse on the team, with a proficiency for wielding large axes and [[DropTheHammer war hammers]].

*** In ''VideoGame/Fallout3''[='s=] setting, smart mutants are quite rare. The only two intelligent super mutants around DC are Fawkes and Uncle Leo. The latter randomly wanders the wasteland and manages to retain his human conscience through zen. No, really. The former is described by Game Informer as being "smart, funny, and damn near unkillable". Fawkes is an enormous green beast with a fondness for [[DropTheHammer Super-Sledges]] and [[BeamSpam gatling lasers]], and yet is very intelligent and philosophical. This is due to having been locked in a cell for most of his life, with the only diversion being a computer terminal with access to massive amounts of data and a huge library of electronic books.

* Bentley the Yeti from ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'' is a mountain dweller with a [[DropTheHammer huge ice club]], but speaks in SesquipedalianLoquaciousness and comes up with a variety of barely pronounceable insults for [[HonestJohnsDealership Moneybags]].

* ''VideoGame/TorchlightII'''s Engineers are expected to both construct a medical robot in a jiffy ''and'' lug around and properly use either [[DropTheHammer a huge two-handed hammer]] or [[{{BFG}} an enormous cannon]] without much trouble.

** Colonel Volgin from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' is also an example: It's implied that he came up with the design and architecture of his fortress Groznyj Grad, and likewise the Hinds were also implied to have been designed by him. He also was shown to possess enough strategic sense to deter any chances of an air-raid against Groznyj Grad by fortifying the Krasnogorje Range and, should that not work, he even created an air raid shelter below the mountain in anticipation of the unlikely event that it was going to be hit in an air raid, and also fortified the already fortified range even further with Hinds when Snake arrived, implying that he anticipated that Snake was to traverse through the area. A throwaway line made by him shortly before shooting the Davy Crockett at the Sokolov Design Bureau likewise suggested that he was at least knowledgable enough in world politics and intelligence operations to know that the world's intelligence agencies will likewise only assume that The Boss fired the weapon instead of himself. He is also extemely large, was strong enough to send foes flying with his punches, and possessed electrical abilities.

* In the ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' sequel, ''Dawn of War II –- Retribution'', Kaptin Bluddflagg is able to tell that Adrastia is an Inquisitor by her uniform, which is remarkable as Orks have a biologically enforced LargeAndInCharge thing going for their race and have no concept of uniforms (and Adrastia is a mite shorter than the soldiers with her). He also deduced Kyras' location very intelligently, not just by Ork standards, but by any standards. Note that [[ActionGirl Autarch Kayleth]], leader of the so-called "super-intelligent" resident [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]], struggled to figure this out. Although, to her credit, Kayleth takes a lot less time to explain it when she finally puts two and two together... [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments and unlike Bluddflagg's gang, her subordinates actually understand what she's on about]].
* JC Denton from ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' is either a badass SuperSoldier or a badass Solid Snake type sneaker, but a competent secret agent either way. He often gets into discussions on political philosophy with curiously knowledgeable bartenders or ultra-advanced AIs. Alex D from the sequel, however, always reacts in similar situations with "Huh?" or "What do you mean?"
** Apparently, Alex's intelligence was programmed out...

** Played with Agnus from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' in contrast to the usual MadScientist archetype he's massive and brutish looking, except Angus is actually a stammering DirtyCoward who hides behind a innocent girl he's holding hostage when threatened by her LoveInterest protagonist. This is probably a [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass ruse]] though, as he's surprisingly powerful in combat and has his own demonic transformation.

** Super Mutants are quite strange. While most of them [[DumbMuscle are brutes]], some are actually very intelligent.

*** Marcus from ''VideoGame/Fallout2''. In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', he's one of the few non-Legion character who consistently uses the Latin pronunciation of Caesar (Kai-Sar). [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Though in the latter his Intelligence stat is only 3, compared to 7 in the former.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series:

** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'': While he didn't completely fulfill the role in the first two games due to his overexposure to Venom and Titan, Bane more than makes up for it in the prequel. Of all the assassins that Joker hires, Bane is the most patient and calculating while also dwarfing everyone in the room even without his Venom injection. This ends up making him the biggest overall threat and he acts more as a DragonWithAnAgenda to the Joker than a lackey. The only reason he ends up only [[BigBadEnsemble sharing Big Bad status]] with the Joker rather than taking it away from him completely is due to the Joker's sheer unbridled insanity.

** Fighting-types have a kind of reputation where they're portrayed as "DumbMuscle" due to their weakness to Psychic attacks. In actuality. they're more this trope. For example, Conkeldurr taught humans how to make concrete while older Hariyama actively teach young Makuhita the art of sumo. [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs And combining the two]] are the Pokémon who are both Psychic AND Fighting, such as Gallade and Medicham. They are both mentally focused and in peak physical shape.

* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'': The title character, but also Mister Freeze. Trying to fight him head on is comparable to trying to fight a hand grenade using hugs, and he's also the only smart enough to manufacture the cure to the disease that everyone's been catching.

** [[VideoGame/BaldursGate The first game]] has [[BigBad Sarevok]]. An enormous BlackKnight who's by the numbers as strong as an ogre (which are a lot bigger still), but also TheChessmaster running everything from behind the scenes in the first game (and again, by the numbers on his statistics, a genius).

** [[[[VideoGame/BaldursGate The first game]] has [[BigBad Sarevok]]. An enormous BlackKnight who's by the numbers as strong as an ogre (which are a lot bigger still), but also TheChessmaster running everything from behind the scenes in the first game (and again, by the numbers on his statistics, a genius).

* Sarevok from ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'': An enormous BlackKnight who's by the numbers as strong as an ogre (which are a lot bigger still), but also TheChessmaster running everything from behind the scenes in the first game (and again, by the numbers on his statistics, a genius).
** Then in ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'' we have Irenicus, a mastermind wizard with the physique of an athletic champion.

* Letho of Gulet in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings'' is a large hulking man mistaken as DumbMuscle by those he works with. This in turn makes it easier for him to manipulate them since all he has to do is play along and make them underestimate him as he secretly manipulates them for his own ends.

*** ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' [[{{Averted}} averts]] this with super mutant companion Strong: while he's a great deal more introspective than your garden variety super mutant, he's still dumb as a bag of rocks and just as prone to violence as his kin. Conversely, there is Dr. Brian Virgil, an Institute scientist who abandoned his position after having a crisis of conscious due to the pain and suffering his research into the FEV was causing. He willingly injected himself with the FEV so that he could escape into the inhospitably-radioactive Glowing Sea as a super mutant, but he retains his intelligence throughout the ordeal.