Rather than making us understand the motivations of these evil-doers, these origins just make us laugh. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Dumbest Supervillain Origins. For this list, we’ll be taking a look at the origins of supervillains that are ridiculous, strange, or just plain dumb. Origin stories get ret-coned and retold constantly, so we’ll only be looking at how they first appeared in their original comics — as well as any updates that may have made them even dumber.

They may be awesome heroes, but the way they became heroes? Not so much. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we're counting down the Top 10 Dumbest Superhero Origins. For this list, we’re looking at superhero origins which are strange, bizarre or just plain dumb. We’re also focusing on the origins as they appeared in comic books, not other media, and we’re looking at heroes not villains, although you mat still find anti-heroes here. Also, many superhero origins get updated and retconned over the years, but we’re looking at those origins as they appeared in their original comics as well as updates that made them even worse.

This mutant made her debut way back in X-men issue #4 as a member of Magneto’s brotherhood. She was shown as the twin sister of another member in the group, Quicksilver. A mutant with Hex power, she shared her brother's many reservations about the goals of her father. Ultimately, she and her brother decided to defect and join the Avengers. Join Watchmojo.com as we explore the comic book origins of The Scarlet Witch.