EmmaCruzader

I recommend rereading chapter 25

Tony knows who Daniel is, he knows he can change his face, and he knows he can adopt other identities.

I wouldn't say that they make him smarter, but rather that they help him learn more and better. You might think it's the same thing, but it's not. Even so, on his own, Daniel is still quite smart.

Although element V is strong, I wouldn't say it's in third place. In the universe (given that this is Marvel and DC) there are still substantially stronger things. The good thing about element V is that it can be used to do many things very easily. As it is a 'polymer' that is liquid when created and hardens upon contact with air, using various techniques (such as the 3D printing that Daniel uses) you can give it very varied shapes that other harder things would have trouble replicating.

You have to remember that Daniel feels pain. I’ve always thought it’s absurd for people to ignore pain when a normal person (like me, for example) could end up writhing on the ground just from hitting their pinky toe. Daniel is not a masochist, nor does he have enough desire for power to attempt something insane that might drive him mad from being exposed to levels of pain that likely surpass any kind of torture humanity has ever invented. People tend to forget that enough pain can make even the sanest person wish for death. So, for those still wondering—no, Daniel is not going to torture himself of his own free will.

Maybe I'll use something different, although I'm not ruling anything out, there's still a lot to do before Hulk shows up.

AU

I think I answered it in another comment, but more or less after his fight with Graviton, he's now at Omniman's level.

soon, the next one is long.

soon, the next one is long.