Reed Richards

Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic) is a mutate from Earth-616.

Relatives

 * John Richards (paternal grandfather)
 * Nathaniel Richards (father)
 * Evelyn Richards (mother, deceased)
 * Cassandra Richards (step-mother, deceased)
 * Tara Richards (paternal half-sister)
 * Kristoff Vernard (alleged half-brother)
 * Ted Richards (paternal uncle, deceased)
 * Susan Storm (wife)
 * Franklin Richards (son)
 * Valeria Richards (daughter)
 * Hamish (first cousin)
 * Angus (first cousin once removed)

Powers
Plasticity: Richards possesses the ability to convert the mass of his entire body into a highly malleable state at will. How his body's respiratory and circulatory systems function at these distorted extremes is as yet unknown. Richards can alter his form in a matter of seconds, often much less depending on the complexity of the shape, and revert to his normal humanoid shape within a similar time. The greater the distance he stretches or the more extended the size of the object he becomes, the weaker his overall strength becomes. His transformation to a malleable state is reflexive and nearly instantaneous; if he was at his normal form and taken unaware by machine gun fire, his body would still absorb the bullets' impact through radical deformation. His skin is virtually impervious to laceration or punctures unless he willfully relaxes his reflexive control over small areas of his body. In that case, scalpels and ordinary needles can penetrate his skin.

Abilities
Super-Genius Intelligence: Richards is one of the most intelligent beings on the planet. He possesses a mastery of electrical, mechanical, and aerospace engineering, electronics, chemistry, all levels of physics, and human and alien biology. A visionary theoretician and inspired machine smith, he has made breakthroughs in various fields, such as space travel, time travel, extra-dimensional travel, biochemistry, robotics, computers, synthetic polymers, communications, mutations, transportation, holography, energy generation, spectral analysis, and more. He is one of the few people on Earth to be an expert on other dimensions and the methods by which to travel to and through them. Richards' patents are so valuable that he is able to bankroll the Fantastic Four, Inc., without any undue financial stress. Not only has he proven himself to be a genius in virtually every science native to Earth, he has shown himself to be more knowledgeable than even some of the most highly advanced alien civilizations in the known universe as well.

Hypnotism: He is trained in hypnosis.