Origin of Evil?

“It’s called Malign Hypercognition Disorder. He’s an evil genius. It’s a disease.” (56) Malign Hypercognition Disorder? I think it’s interesting that Grossman attributes Dr. Impossible’s supervillain nature to a psychiatric disorder. According to Dr. Impossible’s explanation, the trait of the disorder is an incredibly high intelligence that naturally leads to symptoms of being unreasonably evil. I don’t think it’s necessarily the intelligence itself that leads the smarties of the world to hold a bitter grudge against the world, more like society’s response to super intelligence. Society tends to value beauty, power, and money far above intelligence. The members of the Champions, celebrities in the public eye, are very wealthy, many are noted for their good looks, and all have super strength. Some are cunning, but none known for being geniuses. Impossible, on the other hand, was a social outcast growing up, with no real friends, “just a nerdy camaraderie” (11). Although strong, he has to rely primarily on his smarts to battle the superheroes. It seems only natural that he would want to destroy the society that shunned him and create a new one where he would be idolized. I don’t think that all geniuses will grow up wanting to destroy the world, only those that don’t feel like a part of it. Why should they follow the rules of a society that rejects them anyways? Evil isn’t a natural disposition, but one that society creates.
As a random note, since we’re talking about superheroes, my vote for coolest superhero goes to Stupendous Man. =) Babysitter Girl and Evil Bedtime Lady are worthy adversaries.