Brainiac

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

Fictional entities

 * Brainiac (character), a fictional supervillain in DC Comics, and an enemy of Superman
 * 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 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, 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