History Characters / SpiderManInsomniacOttoOctavius

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** As a former associate of Norman who was screwed over by him, he's one for Mendell Stromm, complete with a genius for robotics. This is fitting since on first coming across Stromm in ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (''Amazing Spider-Man'' #37), Peter actually compares his tech to Dr. Octopus. This ''also'' applied to Otto himself prior in both cartoons ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'', albeit in both, Norman is ''directly responsible'' for Otto becoming Doc Ock (albeit the manner differs in both).

* BigBadSlippage: He starts off as a kindly old scientist, but the untested neural implant in his tentacles brings out the demon within and turns him into Dr. Octopus, who proceeds to nearly destroy New York with the help of the Sinister Six.

* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Outside of a character bio that can be gained in-game, Otto is never referred to as Dr. Octopus; even the subtitles[[note]] Except the final part of Scorpion's nightmare sequence, for some reason[[/note]] and the rest of the Sinister Six refer to him by his civilian name rather than his supervillain name. Jameson's podcasts start calling him an octopus in the postgame and DLC campaigns.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: It's quite obvious fairly early on in the game that at some point Otto is going to become Doctor Octopus. Putting aside that his work on neural interfacing prosthetics lines up perfectly with the inevitable creation of his harness and tentacles, as things progress the designs for prosthetics on his whiteboard in the lab begin to look more like tentacles than arms, his voicemails to Peter excitedly talk about "going beyond the limits of the human body' with this technology, and when using the prosthetic he wears a green welding suit that looks very much like a modern re-imagining of his comic outfit. He's also repeatedly demonstrated that while he's a good man with good intensions, he's prone to emotional outbursts and willing to resort to dangerous and amoral extremes to push the boundaries of his research. Even someone only vaguely familiar with Doctor Octopus would pick up on the obvious clues that Otto is going to become a supervillain. This actually makes it more effective when the ''real'' plot twists are revealed -- that he was masterminding the Sinister Six since at least the City Hall bombing, and knows Peter's secret identity.

* HijackedByGanon: The main villain for most of the game is the obscure Mr. Negative, but the iconic villain Dr. Octopus seizes control of the plot in act 3.

* LightningBruiser: Dr. Octopus is horrifically powerful and quick, making a late-middle-aged man more than Spider-Man's match. Otto's neural interface moves his prosthetic limbs faster than ''the speed of thought'', so once he completes his CombatTentacles, he's able to [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp]] Peter at the peak of his strength and is much, ''much'' stronger (to the point that Peter has to develop a specialized suit to combat him).

* RevengeIsNotJustice: Dr. Octavius wants revenge because Norman Osborn ruined his career years ago and continues to cause trouble for him even after. When Octavius's tentacles begin to chip away his inhibitions, he becomes more and more desperate for revenge. At first, Peter assumes that it was the tentacles manipulating him until he discovers that Octavius was always in control and he knew all along that Peter was Spider-Man. Finally realizing that his friend and mentor was willing to sacrifice countless civilians to hurt Osborn and that their friendship meant nothing to him, Peter finally drops the special treatment and defeats him.

* WalkingSpoiler: Otto's descent into villainy doesn't happen until the game's third act. The mere fact that Otto Octavius is in the [[SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer first game was completely left out of marketing]] because it alone spoils that [[ForegoneConclusion Dr. Octopus would be in it]].
* WasItAllALie: After he becomes Dr. Octopus, Pete and MJ discuss his feelings about the "good" Octavius:

[-[[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacHeroes Heroes]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParker Peter Parker]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] ('''Otto Octavius''') | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacTheSinisterSix The Sinister Six]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVenom Venom]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacKraven Kraven the Hunter]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParkerSuits Peter's suits]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacMilesMoralesSuits Miles's suits]]-]]]]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: It's quite obvious fairly early on in the game that at some point Otto is going to become Doctor Octopus. Putting aside that his work on neural interfacing prosthetics lines up perfectly with the inevitable creation of his harness and tentacles, as things progress the designs for prosthetics on his whiteboard in the lab begin to look more like tentacles than arms, his voicemails to Peter excitedly talk about "going beyond the limits of the human body' with this technology, and when using the prosthetic he wears a green welding suit that looks very much like a modern re-imagining of his comic outfit. He's also repeatedly demonstrated that while he's a good man with good intensions, he's prone to emotional outbursts and willing to resort to dangerous and amoral extremes to push the boundaries of his research. Even someone who only vaguely familiar with Doctor Octopus would pick up on the obvious clues that Otto is going to become a supervillain. This actually makes it more effective when the ''real'' plot twists are revealed -- that he was masterminding the Sinister Six since at least the City Hall bombing, and knows Peter's secret identity.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: It's quite obvious even fairly early on in the game that at some point Otto is going to gain his iconic tentacles and become a supervillain: putting aside his work on neural interface prosthetics lining up perfectly with the inevitable creation of the tentacles and harness, he later has designs for tentacle-like prosthetics on a whiteboard in his lab, he talks about going beyond the limits of the human body with his technology, and the welding suit he wears when utilizing his prosthetic is a green jumpsuit that looks very much like a re-imagining of his comic design's outfit. He's also repeatedly demonstrated to be a good man who nonetheless has numerous character flaws that push him to unethical extremes. Even someone only vaguely familiar with who Doctor Octopus is would pick up on the very obvious clues being given that Otto is eventually going to become a supervillain. This actually makes it more effective when the ''real'' plot twists are revealed -- that he was masterminding the Sinister Six since at least the City Hall bombing, and knows Peter's secret identity.

-->'''Peter:''' I worshiped you! Your mind... your conscience, wanting to help others... the way you never gave up! [...] You were everything I wanted to be! You just... threw it away!

Peter's boss and the founder of Octavius Industries. He's a kindly scientist with dreams of helping millions with his inventions, but his work has suffered from continual setbacks, not helped by his assistant's chronic lateness. He appears in a flashback cameo in ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'', taking Peter to a science exhibit.

* {{Foil}}: Even though he only appears briefly in a post-credit scene in the second game he's clearly become one with Martin Li. While Otto has refused to let go of his need for vengeance against Norman even taking delight in hearing Norman is losing his son, Martin is eventually able to let his quest for revenge go. Martin even manages a sort of reconciliation with Peter and Miles something Otto clearly has no interest in.

* WalkingSpoiler: Otto's descent into villainy doesn't happen until the game's third act. The mere fact that Otto Octavius is in the [[SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer first game was completely left out of marketing]] because it alone spoils that [[ForegoneConclusionbDr. Octopus would be in it]].

* WalkingSpoiler: Otto's descent into villainy doesn't happen until the game's third act. The mere fact that Otto Octavius is in the [[SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer first game was completely left out of marketing]] because it alone spoiled that Dr. Octopus would be in it.

* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Each of the Six wants something Otto claims he can give them. Outlined in his evil lair, where he has a station for each member of the Sinister Six. Whether or not he could actually manage to give all of them what they want as quickly as he suggests is probably debatable depending on the bribe.

* WalkingSpoiler: Otto's descent into villainy doesn't happen until the game's third act.

[-[[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacHeroes Heroes]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParker Peter Parker]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] ('''Otto Octavius''') | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacTheSinisterSix The Sinister Six]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVenom Venom]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacKraven Kraven The Hunter]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParkerSuits Peter's suits]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacMilesMoralesSuits Miles's suits]]-]]]]]

[-[[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacHeroes Heroes]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParker Peter Parker]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] ('''Otto Octavius''') | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacTheSinisterSix The Sinister Six]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVenom Venom]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParkerSuits Peter's suits]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacMilesMoralesSuits Miles's suits]]-]]]]]

* MoralMyopia/RevengeMyopia: Even after all the damage Otto has done to New York City, potential casualties included, Otto insists to Spider-Man that he’s fighting the wrong man by confronting him.

* AndIMustScream: His neurodegenerative disease will leave him without any form of motor function within a year; he built his tentacles as a way to counteract this fate. [[spoiler:Even with their destruction, however, Otto seems to have staved off his disease by so-far-unrevealed means, a few years later he appears in the stinger of ''Spider-Man 2'' with only a tremble in his hands despite having spent the entire time between games locked up in the Raft.]]

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: In his final monologue, Otto rants about how it's his and Peter's responsibility as superior and powerful men to guide those beneath them... whether they want it or not.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Does this to Mr. Negative after the latter's boss battle.

* AndIMustScream: His neurodegenerative disease will leave him without any form of motor function within a year; he built his tentacles as a way to counteract this fate. [[spoiler:Even with their destruction, however, Otto seems to have staved off his disease by so-far-unrevealed means, as several years later he appears in the stinger of ''Spider-Man 2'' with only a tremble in his hands despite having spent the entire time between games locked up in the Raft.]]

* ShadowArchetype: To Ben Parker. Both are important father figures to Peter but their legacies are very different from each other. Whilst Uncle Ben ultimately dies a good man who (most likely) Peter that WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility, Otto is ultimately imprisoned for letting his genius corrupt him and impose his power and intellect onto others, something he emphasizes to Peter before being sent to the Raft.

* TheAtoner: It is heavily implied that he gives Martin Li his medicine and makes him his second-in-command out of remorse for being involved in the experiment that killed his parents. Although...

->''"What are you writing?"''
->''"The final chapter."''

->''"Peter, where are you going? Peter? PETER!!"''

->"What are you writing?"
->"The final chapter."

->''"Peter, where are you going? Peter? PETER!!"''