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{{Short description|Marvel Comics fictional character}}
{{Infobox comics character<!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| character_name = High Evolutionary
| image          = HighEvoAnniConquest.jpg
| caption        = The High Evolutionary as seen in ''[[Annihilation: Conquest]]'' #1 (January 2008)<br>Art by [[Tom Raney]].
| publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut          = <small>Mentioned:</small><br>''[[The Mighty Thor]]'' #133 (October 1966)<br><small>Full appearance:</small><br> ''The Mighty Thor'' #134 (November 1966)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Misiroglu |first1=Gina Renée |last2=Eury |first2=Michael |title=The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood |date=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=9780780809772 |url=https://archive.org/details/supervillainbook0000gina/page/160/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref>
| creators       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Stan Lee]]
* [[Jack Kirby]]
}}
| full_name      = Herbert Edgar Wyndham
| species        = Human mutate/[[cyborg]]
| alliances      = [[New Men (Marvel Comics)|New Men/Knights of Wundagore]]
| powers         = * Immense intelligence
* [[Psionics|Psionic powers]]
* [[Sentience|Sentient]] armor grants: 
** [[Superhuman strength]] and durability
** [[Flight]]
** [[Regeneration (biology)|Regeneration]]
** Manipulation of matter and energy
** Size-shifting
}}
The '''High Evolutionary''' ('''Herbert Edgar Wyndham''') is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. He is depicted as a scientist who seeks to evolve different life forms such as the [[New Men (Marvel Comics)|New Men]]. The High Evolutionary's goals have often put him at odds with different superheroes.

Originally introduced as an antagonist in the [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] comics, the High Evolutionary would go on to feature prominently in storylines involving the [[Fantastic Four]] and the [[Silver Surfer]]. His backstory was later connected to the [[X-Men]] villain [[Mister Sinister]], while the High Evolutonary became integral to the [[origin story|origin stories]] of the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] heroes [[Scarlet Witch]], [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]], and [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)|Spider-Woman]].

[[Chukwudi Iwuji]] portrays the High Evolutionary in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'' (2023).<ref name="SDCC2022">{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=July 23, 2022 |title=Marvel Studios' Phases 5 and 6: Everything We Learned at Comic-Con About the Multiverse Saga |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/marvel-studios-phase-5-phase-6-multiverse-saga-comic-con-1235323893/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724165117/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/marvel-studios-phase-5-phase-6-multiverse-saga-comic-con-1235323893/ |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name="IwujiCast">{{Cite web |last=Gerblick |first=Jordan |date=November 8, 2021 |title=Guardians of the Galaxy 3 casts Chukwudi Iwuji in mystery role as filming begins |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-casts-chukwudi-iwuji-in-mystery-role-as-filming-begins/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119225929/https://www.gamesradar.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-casts-chukwudi-iwuji-in-mystery-role-as-filming-begins/ |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |access-date=May 6, 2022 |website=[[Total Film]] |publisher=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref> Additionally, [[Richard Newman (actor)|Richard Newman]], [[Jonathan Frakes]], [[Corey Burton]], and [[Nolan North]] have voiced the character in animation.