History WesternAnimation / SpidermanUnlimited

* OmnicidalManiac: The High Evolutionary reaches this point in the last episode.

** The show's universe was featured in ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', although Dan Slott changed its universe number designation and [[BroadStrokes unified its continuity]] with ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''.

** One of the most overt displays of anti-human oppression is in the sixth episode ("Enter the Hunter"), where we see a park with signs on the fence saying "no humans allowed". But, in the same episode, we see a bestial street-side food vendor who casually serves food to Peter and Dr. Naoko and makes it obvious he regularly does business with humans.

''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an animated television series, running from October 1999 to March, 2001 on Creator/FoxKids. A total of 13 episodes, it was a sequel series of sorts to ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''. It sees Peter Parker forced to go to another "Counter" Earth after John Jameson’s ship gets attacked by Venom and Carnage and as per Spidey’s luck, the hero gets blamed for it. After "borrowing" a suit made of nano-machines, Spider-Man goes to Counter-Earth to rescue Jameson and clear his name.

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Downplayed. Although the Bestials are technically supposed to be the bad guy race, as part of the series fumbling its GrayAndGreyMorality, they don't really show that much of an oppressive side. Yes, humanity is shown living in the slummy part of the city, and yes, Sir Raam and the High Evolutionary are known to abduct random humans for genetic experiments, but that's about the extent of the oppression. As early as the third episode ("Where Evil Nests"), Bestial medical staff are seen deployed to attend to both the human and Bestial victims of the symbiotes' abduction spree. Episode seven ("Cry Vulture") shows that humans can not only become wealthy but earn the right to live in the upper zones with the Bestials by doing so. There are lots of unemployed humans, but there's also human-run businesses who are doing just fine for themselves, such as the Daily Byte. Hells, Counter-Earth Kraven is a successful "hunter" who is feared and respected by both species and can even get away with smacking around Sir Ram, a Knight of Wundagore.

This version of the character is set to make an appearance in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''.

Upon getting to Counter-Earth, Franchise/SpiderMan discovers that a tyrant called the High Evolutionary has made himself at home and created [[BeastMan Beast Men]] that run the planet, and normal humans are treated like second-class citizens. Along the way, he discovers that John Jameson is alive and well, leading a rebellion against the High Evolutionary; that Venom and Carnage came to the planet with the intent of conquering it; and that the planet has some [[NotAsYouKnowThem vastly different versions of his old foes]].

* TheGhost: Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, is mentioned in the first episode, but doesn't make an appearance, as do neither any of the other [[Comicbook/FantasticFour Fantastic Four]] members.

* KleptomaniacHero: The first episode strongly implies that Spidey stole the nano-suit from [[Franchise/FantasticFour Mister Fantastic]]. Then again, ReedRichardsIsUseless, so maybe he was justified.

Upon getting to Counter-Earth, Franchise/SpiderMan discovers that a tyrant called the High Evolutionary has made himself at home and created [[BeastMan Beast Men]] that run the planet, and normal humans are treated like second class citizens. Along the way, he discovers that John Jameson is alive and well, leading a rebellion against the High Evolutionary; that Venom and Carnage came to the planet with the intent of conquering it; and that the planet has some [[NotAsYouKnowThem vastly different versions of his old foes]].

** Not that Spider-Man wasn't badass before, but this version drastically cuts down on the quips and, courtesy of less-restrictive censorship, is much more of a straight-up combatant than his previous animated counterpart, instead of relying on DeadlyDodging and the like to triumph.

** Same goes for the Vulture of Counter Earth.

* AmbiguousSituation: Due to factors such as him simply being called "The Hunter", that Counter-Earth's Green Goblin is Hector Jones rather than Norman Osborn and Electro is an eel, it is unknown if the Hunter is Counter-Earth's Sergei Kravinoff. Likewise, the Vulture's alter ego might not be the Counter Earth equivalent of any of the Vultures we are familiar with.

* BeastMan: Really expected, considering the the High Evolutionary's involvement. It also features the first adaptation of [[spoiler: John Jameson as Man-Wolf.]]

* ButNotTooForeign: Shane Yamada-Jones has a Hispanic father and Asian mother.

** Hale voices Mary-Jane Watson, Spider-Man's most iconic love interest and Peter's eventual fiancée in the previous Spider-Man animated series. In that same show, Hale voiced Felicia Hardy, who was the only other woman that could compete for Spider-Man's affections.

* ChronicVillainy: One episode has Eddie Brock having his symbiote forced off of him. As with many points in various Spider-Man continuities, he proves that he is actually still a decent guy if given the chance. However, as with just about every other example of this happening, it's followed by a situation in which [[StatusQuoIsGod Eddie is forced to become Venom again]] and forget everything he learned.

* CounterEarth: The episode debuts with a planet orbiting on the opposite side of the Sun as the Earth being discovered. Bonus points for it actually being called Counter Earth and having humans, cultures, languages, and even superheroes and supervillains almost completely identical to those of Earth. Counter-Earth's New York City is even more-or-less identical to Earth's New York City, right down to the Five Boroughs.

** The comics were cut even shorter than the cartoon, being cancelled after the 5th issue was released.

* CyberPunk: The technology on Counter Earth is for the most part far more advanced on Earth - even by the Marvel Universe's standards, with flying vehicles being the norm of transportation and the police being comprised of robots. However, the humans are oppressed and the standard of living is worse.

* TheGhost: Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic is mentioned in the first episode, but doesn't make an appearance, as do neither any of the other [[Comicbook/FantasticFour Fantastic Four]] members.
* GivingThemTheStrip: Goblin uses this to escape capture at one point, letting go the lower body part of his suit to avoid a BlobMonster grabbing his legs, even lampshading how no one else on the planet would even consider this as an option. Subverted in that he appears to wear a secondary suit under the first one, decorated with bat and pumpkin patterned underwear.

* LayeredMetropolis: Counter-Earth's version of New York was rebuilt by the High Evolutionary into a SkyscraperCity with the Bestials and a rare few wealthy humans living in the upper level - travelling via flying cars and raised walkways; and the humans living in the Basement, the slums and lower-class residential areas at ground level.

* NotAsYouKnowThem: The Green Goblin and Vulture are good guys on Counter-Earth and its Electro was mutated from an electric eel. When Carnage hear about a Spider-Man on Counter-Earth, he initially believes that he's just some Counter-Earth knock-off as well. (John considered this to be possibility, too, but he wanted to be absolutely sure and sent his people to rescue him.)

* OlderThanTheyLook: Karen was born some time before the High Evolutionary's rise to power, which occurred 30 years prior to the start of the series, but she looks to be in her mid-twenties.

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Downplayed. Although the Bestials are technically supposed to be the bad guy race, as part of the series fumbling its GrayAndGreyMorality, they don't really show that much of an oppressive side. Yes, humanity is shown living in the slummy part of the city, and yes, Sir Raam and the High Evolutionary are known to abduct random humans for genetic experiments, but that's about the extent of the oppression. As early as the third episode ("Where Evil Nests"), Bestial medical staff are seen deployed to attend to both the human and Bestial victims of the symbiotes' abduction spree. Episode seven ("Cry Vulture") shows that humans can not only become wealthy, but earn the right to live in the upper zones with the Bestials by doing so. There are lots of unemployed humans, but there's also human-run businesses who are doing just fine for themselves, such as the Daily Byte. Hells, Counter-Earth Kraven is a successful "hunter" who is feared and respected by both species and can even get away with smacking around Sir Ram, a Knight of Wundagore.

* RoguesGalleryTransplant: The High Evolutionary is normally a cosmic Marvel villain, coming into conflict with Thor, Adam Warlock and Galactus, among others; he was the driving force behind the 1980s "Evolutionary War" event and also has ties to the X-Men (via Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Mr. Sinister). Here, he battles Spider-Man (who he doesn't really have any ties to, aside from Spidey's foe Jackal having been colleagues with HE when the latter was a normal human).

* SkewedPriorities: In the first episode, a group of firefighters blast Spider-Man with fire hoses after he saves a woman from a burning building, more concerned with apprehending him and firing accusations at the hero than actually doing their jobs and putting out said burning building.

* SpiritualAntithesis: Lady Vermin is this to ComicBook/BlackCat. Black Cat is a human looking woman with a cat AnimalMotif and a mutual attraction to Spider-Man. Lady Vermin is a rat humanoid who Spider-Man views as an AbhorrentAdmirer. Bonus points for both being voiced by Creator/JenniferHale.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Lord Tyger is this to the Knights of Wundagore. Later in the season he takes issue with the High Evolutionary's tactics.

** Sir Ram gets saved by Spidey a couple times. If anything, he gets even ''more'' contemptuous whenever this happens.

* BadassBaritone: Lord Tyger is a big guy and fittingly had a deep, authoritative voice. Though considering he's voiced by Creator/DavidSobolov, this is to be expected.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Carnage's human host Cletus Kasady is depicted with blond hair in this series, when his hair was red in the comics.

* AdaptationalDyeJob: In contrast to the source material and all other portrayals, the series portrays J. Jonah Jameson as having greying brown hair as opposed to greying black hair.

* AmbiguousSituation: Due to factors such as him simply being called "The Hunter", that Counter-Earth's Green Goblin is Hector Jones rather than Norman Osborn and Electro is an eel, it is unknown if the Hunter is Counter-Earth's Sergei Kravinoff.

* AmbiguousSituation: Due to factors such as him simply being called "The Hunter" and that Counter-Earth's Green Goblin is not Norman Osborn, it is unknown if the Hunter is Counter-Earth's Sergei Kravinoff.

* AdaptationalVillainy: The mainstream Eddie Brock as Venom would never willingly work with Carnage, let alone do some of the other things he does here. Granted it's more the Symbiote, but even then, they'd be more likely to tear each other apart.

Not to be confused with [[VideoGame/SpiderManUnlimited the video-game of the same name]].

* AdaptationOriginConnection: A version of X-51/ComicBook/MachineMan appears. However, as opposed to his original ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' origin, this incarnation was one of The High Evolutionary's security drones and hence ties to him and the Knights of Wundagore. [[spoiler:Likewise, the High Evolutionary is the cause of John Jameson's Man-Wolf form.]]

* TokenGoodTeammate: Lord Tyger is this to the Knights of Wundagore. Later in the season he takes issue with the High Evolutionary's [[KillEmAll tactics]].

* AdaptationOriginConnection: A version of X-51/Machine Man appears. However, as opposed to his original ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' origin, this incarnation was one of The High Evolutionary's security drones and hence ties to him and the Knights of Wundagore. [[spoiler:Likewise, the High Evolutionary is the cause of John Jameson's Man-Wolf form.]]

* {{Tuckerization}}: The editor of the Daily Byte, Mr. Meugniot, looks like and is named after series producer Will Meugniot, who you may remember working on ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Exosquad}}'', amongst others.

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!!Tropes:

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Lady Vermin is this to Spider-Man, since A: Spidey is already in a relationship with Mary Jane, and B: the whole "she's a humanoid rat" thing squicks him out.

* ClearMyName: One of Spidey's reasons for going to Counter-Earth is to rescue John Jameson after it's generally believed that Spider-Man sabotaged his shuttle, with--as usual--John's dad, J. Jonah Jameson, leading the bulk of it.

Upon getting to Counter-Earth, Franchise/SpiderMan discovers that a tyrant called High Evolutionary has made himself at home and created [[BeastMan Beast Men]] that run the planet and normal humans are treated like second class citizens. Along the way, he discovers that John Jameson is alive and well, leading a rebellion against the High Evolutionary; that Venom and Carnage came to the planet with the intent of conquering it; and that the planet does have some [[NotAsYouKnowThem vastly different versions of his old foes]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: The mainstream Eddie Brock as Venom would never willingly work with Carnage, let alone do some of the other things he does here. Granted it's more the Symbiote but even then they'd be more likely to tear each other apart.