Brainiac is a colloquial adjective used to describe exceptionally intelligent people. It may also refer to:
Culture
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
See also
- Geniac, an educational toy billed as a computer
- All pages with titles beginning with Brainiac
- All pages with titles containing Brainiac