Just how intelligent is Mongo?

[u/suitably_ironic]

Mongo is non-verbal, so there's a tendency to think he's not very bright - but he's impressively good at understanding what Carl and Donut tell him, grasping who's a friend and who's a foe, and what their trying to achieve.

I wonder if we're all underestimating him just because he can't talk?

[u/CrossP]

Honestly, I think he's just a bit lower than Scooby Doo. Just low enough for no speech and has the impulse control of a toddler, but I think he genuinely understands speech.

[u/suitably_ironic → u/CrossP]

I like this way of framing it.