scientists’ greatest discoveries become superpowers in these 8-bit animated gifs

all images courtesy of diego sanches

seven famous scientists whose significant discoveries and inventions changed the world have been given superpowers based on their contributions to the field. sao paulo-based illustrator diego sanches has created 8-bit pixel caricatures of stephen hawking, charles darwin, albert einstein, isaac newton, nikola tesla, marie curie and pythagoras as part of the ‘science combat’ series for brazilian publication superinteressante magazine. the playable figures each have ‘basic’ and ‘special’ attacks, with the latter linking to his or her discovery in the field of chemistry, medicine, mathematics or physics. for example, hawking’s wormhole theory becomes a superpower that allows him to swiftly surprise an opponent by funneling through a space-time shortcut; newton’s discovery of gravity helps him by dropping an apple onto an enemy’s head; and tesla’s coil attack sends an electrifying high-frequency current in his aggressor’s direction.



stephen hawking: special move — wormhole



stephen hawking: basic move



charles darwin: special move — evolution



charles darwin: special move — natural selection



albert einstein: special move — relativity



albert einstein: special move — E=mc2



isaac newton: special move — opticks



isaac newton: special move — gravity



nikola tesla: special move — teleforce ‘death ray’



nikola tesla: special move — tesla coil



marie curie: special move — radium



marie curie: special move — marie curie polonium



pythagoras: special move — tetractys



pythagoras: special move — pythagorean theorem