User blog comment:Tomahawk23/Wolverine Vs. Alex Mercer/@comment-422690-20121219015908/@comment-69.249.4.35-20121220014812

AFAIK, Mercer's attributes are the same as those of Redlight infectees - he's just slightly more evolved, but he has the same general biology.

And depending on the computer, Hawk, it might not be that impressive. :P.

Though in all seriousness, Mercer's intelligence is never actually explored in the first game. However, it should be mentioned that he has access to and the ability to process and analyze the thoughts of everyoe he's consumed - the ability to process all that info implies a supergenious level of intelligence, and that's not even mentioning the fact that he has likely consumed numerous military personnel, giving him a vst knowledge of tactics.

Finally, studying the Art of War don't mean s--t.