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3!!Main Characters
4[[folder:Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]
5!!![[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]
6[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/New_Spidey_Peter_4957.jpg]]
7[[caption-width-right:350:''"Hello? What am I, invisible?"'']]
8[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9995b2c2_fbfa_4246_a9d2_43538e9a6962.jpeg]]
9[[caption-width-right:350:''"So go with me here. ''I'' run around Manhattan saving people, and ''I'm'' a menace. [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Turbo Jet]] ''steals'' a small fortune, and ''he's'' the hero. Maybe I need an image makeover."'']]
10->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NeilPatrickHarris [[note]]Frédéric Meaux (FR)[[/note]]
11
12A student at Empire State University and photographer for the Daily Bugle, Peter also fights crime as Spider-Man. Living with his best friend Harry, who unfortunately blames Spider-Man for the death of his father, while having a complicated relationship with his dream girl Mary Jane, Peter attempts to balance his responsibilities with his desires to live a normal life. After being ripped off one too many times he decided to start selling video footage to Empire 1, which is where he met a research assistant named Indy, who he starts developing feelings for.
13----
14* AdaptationalBadass: Peter's spider-sense has been upgraded from simply warning him of danger to letting him know of potential danger and crimes near him, even if he won't be harmed himself. This also includes visions of the potential danger, making it easier for him to find it.
15* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Like with the Raimi films, he as organic webshooters and his wall crawling ability is caused by his skin having small but sharp "barbed" like material. In the comics his webshooters are mechanical and he wall crawls due to being able to control electrostatic force.
16* AdaptationPersonalityChange: A pretty odd example. He's pretty accurate and faithful to the usual depiction of Spider-Man, but the series is ([[CanonDiscontinuity supposed to be]]) a direct sequel to Creator/SamRaimi's ''Film/SpiderMan1'', where he is shown to be more serious and an ExtremeDoormat. That said, the series does do an admirable job of bridging the two characterizations as the series goes on. On another note, he's also far more cynical than most incarnations of the wall-crawler, with his trademark sarcasm being much more bitter and caustic.
17* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Looks NOTHING like the movie version of Peter the show is based on. In fact, this Peter shares an even stronger resemblance towards his comic book counterpart than Creator/TobeyMaguire does. That said, it is also somewhat [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], given he lacks Maguire’s incarnation’s HeroicBuild.
18* AdaptationalComicRelief: {{Inverted|Trope}}. He's one of the least jokey incarnations of Spider-Man, though he's still pretty quippy and snarky (it ''is'' Spider-Man, after all). He does make more jokes than the version from the films, despite being based on that version of the character, but his humor is much more bitter and caustic than other incarnations.
19* AllLovingHero: Not as much as other versions, but he frequently offers enemies he knows personally like Electro, Talon, and the Lizard the chance to stop and turn back. [[RedemptionRejection They never listen.]]
20* BadassBookworm: He's intelligent and able to hold his own against all the criminals he fights.
21* BaritoneOfStrength: Invoked. He deepens his own voice while in costume, both to disguise himself and intimidate his enemies.
22* BewareTheNiceOnes: Kraven found out the hard way that it's a bad idea to set him off. Also, he outright leaves the psychic twins to die after attacking them with lethal intent when they put his friend in a coma.
23* ComesGreatResponsibility: Averted. This is the first adaptation do so but Peter never uses the trademark phrase nor does he ever refer to it.
24* CompositeCharacter: He's a combination of the usual depiction of Spider-Man and the Raimi films Spider-Man, demonstrating a milder version of the Raimi-Spider-Man's shyness and meek nature, while also being as self-confident, snarky, and compassionate as he is in the source material.
25* DeadpanSnarker: Wouldn't be Spider-Man if he didn't have a sardonic wit.
26* DidNotGetTheGirl: Peter's love life has always been hectic, but this version has even worse luck than usual. [[spoiler:Indy ends up in a coma, and as a result of his guilt over that, he tells Mary Jane that he can't be with her either, in spite of their shared feelings.]]
27* ExpressiveMask: The eyes on his mask are able to register his emotions.
28* GeniusBruiser: He has both brains and brawn.
29* HeroWithBadPublicity: Among the worst he has ever received by the end of the series, where everyone in New York considers Spider-Man a menace in spite of all he's done for the city.
30* KnightInSourArmor: He's far more cynical than most incarnations of Spider-Man, but he still does his best to save people.
31* LightningBruiser: He can hit hard and hit fast as well.
32* NiceGuy: He's compassionate, kind, and often tries to reason with his enemies.
33* ThouShallNotKill: Deconstructed, because while he genuinely tries to stick it, he occasionally faces enemies where he's forced to do things that end up killing them even if that's not what he intended. For example, while fighting Shikata he destroys her sword, not knowing that it would kill her like she intended.
34* UnstoppableRage: Unleashed upon Kraven after [[spoiler:the Gaines Twins create a mental illusion, causing him to think that Kraven killed Mary Jane.]]
35* YouFightLikeACow: It wouldn't be Spider-Man if he didn't taunt his enemies while fighting them.
36[[/folder]]
37
38[[folder:Mary Jane Watson]]
39!!![[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson Mary Jane "MJ" Watson]]
40[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/New_Spidey_Mary_Jane_577.jpg]]
41->'''Voiced by:''' Music/LisaLoeb [[note]]Julie Basecqz (FR)[[/note]]
42
43A struggling actress who's majoring in drama at Empire State University, Mary Jane is close friends with Harry while having a complex relationship with Peter, due to their shared feelings for each other but his often absences to be Spider-Man. Having been saved by the crime fighter in the past, she is his biggest supporter while also having some romantic interest in him, not knowing that he and Peter are one and the same.
44----
45* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: The length of MJ's hair here is pretty short compared to the traditional long and red hair that the Mary Jane of the comics (both Original and Modern) and other adaptations are usually depicted with having.
46* AdaptationalRelationshipChange: Like with the film, she's known Peter since she was a child and he's had a crush on her since the second grade.
47* AmicableExes: She dated Harry in the past, but the two are simply close friends during the show.
48* BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Mary Jane throughout the series wears a purple shirt that leaves his belly uncovered.
49* BettyAndVeronica: She's the Betty, being the childhood friend to Peter, to Indy's Veronica, being the new girl in Peter's life.
50* DamselInDistress: Though she ''is'' able to defend herself from time to time, and was the reason Spider-Man figured out destroying Shikata's sword would stop her. She even tried to do it herself. The first episode even showed her elbowing Turbo Jet in the face so hard it broke his helmet.
51* FieryRedhead: As per usual, she's a redhead who can get quite petulant. But, as noted above, the length of MJ's hair is noticeably shorter than any other version.
52* StoodUp: Well, she ''thinks'' this is what Peter has done to her several times in the series, but really he is prevented from turning up by unforeseen circumstances (battling villains, interrogated by the FBI, involved in a hostage situation, etc).
53* YouAreWhatYouHate: In "Head Over Heels", after complaining about how insane Christina had sounded with her obsession with Spider-Man, realises that she herself had acted similar with Peter by trying to force him to open up to her.
54[[/folder]]
55
56[[folder:Harry Osborn]]
57!!!Harry Osborn
58[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/New_Spidey_Harry_9629.jpg]]
59->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IanZiering [[note]]Philippe Allard (FR)[[/note]]
60
61Never short of snappy one-liners, Harry has been best friends with Peter since high school and at Empire State University, the two of them living together off-campus. Harry tends to college for social life, rather than the education, as he controls the majority of the stock from his late Father’s company, Oscorp.
62
63Despite being Peter and MJ’s best friends, he hates Spider-Man, blaming the wall-crawler for his father’s death, unaware that he was the Green Goblin. Still struggling to come to terms with his dad’s death, Harry is often found drinking or trying his luck with the ladies.
64----
65* AdaptationDyeJob: Creator/JamesFranco has reddish-brown hair in the role and most other versions of Harry are straight-up redheads. This Harry is blond.
66* TheAlcoholic: Was heading toward having a drinking problem. Nearly every episode had him drinking something with alcohol in it.
67* AmicableExes: He dated Mary Jane in the past, but the two are simply close friends during the show.
68* BrilliantButLazy: He's not dumb, but cares little about doing work, as evidenced by this quote.
69-->'''Harry:''' Kids. Try to get them to spend their time wisely, like, watching R-Rated [=DVDs=]. But noooo... they can't wait to do their web research.
70* DeadpanSnarker: Possibly more prone to making sarcastic quips than even Peter in this series, as opposed to his comic book incarnation.
71* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks quite similar to his father, Norman Osborn. Commented upon by MJ.
72[[/folder]]
73
74!!Supporting Characters
75[[folder:Indy Daimonji]]
76!!!Indira "Indy" Daimonji
77[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8e4e151c_6752_4b5b_80b5_5880ad5c6b6b.png]]
78%%[[caption-width-right:340:some caption text]]
79->'''Voiced by:''' Angelle Brooks
80
81A research assistant attemping to become a reporter, who develops a romantic interest in Peter.
82----
83* AmbiguouslyBrown: Indy has slightly darker skin than the other characters, but it's not exactly clear what her racial background is. Compounding matters is her full name. Indira is a Hindu name, whereas Daimonji is Japanese.
84%%* BespectacledCutie: A cute girl with glasses. %%Needs to elaborate on her personality.
85* BettyAndVeronica: She's the Veronica, being the new girl in Peter's life, to Mary Jane's Betty, being the childhood friend to Peter.
86* CanonForeigner: She was created for the series in order to be an amalgamation of Gwen Stacy and Betty Brant.
87* CompositeCharacter: She was created as a combination of Gwen Stacy and Betty Brant.
88* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments of sardonic banter.
89* DecompositeCharacter: Though created as a combination of Gwen Stacy and Betty Brant, both still exist albeit as TheGhost. Betty is mentioned to still be Jameson's secretary while Gwen is implied to be Peter's online friend "[=GS122=]".
90* DisabledInTheAdaptation: She wears glasses while Betty Brant and Gwen Stacy, whom she is a combination of, did not.
91* GirlishPigtails: She has pigtails.
92* RaceLift: She is based on Betty Brant and Gwen Stacy, both of whom are white, while she herself, if her full name is any indication, is half-Hindu and half-Japanese.
93[[/folder]]
94
95[[folder:J. Jonah Jameson]]
96!!!J. Jonah Jameson
97[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2f670f22_21f3_491a_9eb9_6c8f7345dd4b.png]]
98[[caption-width-right:280:''"Just remember, this is a high class newspaper, not Animal Planet."'']]
99->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeithCarradine
100
101Peter's boss who, as usual, considers Spider-Man to be a menace to society.
102----
103* AlliterativeName: His first, middle, and last name all begin with J.
104* DaEditor: He's in charge of a newspaper and has quite a domineering attitude toward his employees.
105* DeadpanSnarker: As opposed to his comic book counterpart or other versions (who are usually portrayed as [[LargeHam Large Hams]]).
106* DemotedToExtra: He is nowhere near as prominent as his comic book counterpart or other versions, only appearing in a small amount of episodes.
107* IRejectYourReality: He choses not to believe anything optimistic Peter has to say about Spider-Man.
108* MotorMouth: He talks a mile a minute, though he’s not as much of a MotorMouth as Creator/JKSimmons' portrayal of the character.
109[[/folder]]
110
111[[folder:Francesca]]
112!!!Francesca
113
114A girl that Harry starts to date in the final two episodes.
115----
116* AscendedExtra: Became Harry's girlfriend after being a background character throughout the series.
117* CanonForeigner: She was created for this animated series and hasn't made an appearance in the comics.
118* TheVoiceless: Due to seemingly not speaking English, she doesn't say anything.
119[[/folder]]
120
121[[folder:Officer Barr]]
122!!!Officer Barr
123[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4089092e_b765_4977_9098_fbfcabe5302b.png]]
124%%[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
125->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EdwardAsner
126
127A police officer with a hatred for Spider-Man.
128----
129* HateSink: He's pretty much a representative for the public's hatred of Spider-Man, and is thus made as unlikable as possible.
130* InsaneTrollLogic: His general logic when investigating a crime is that if Spider-Man was present or even in the general vicinity, he was involved. If a witness says otherwise, they're either lying or making a mistake. [[SarcasmMode It's not like Spider-Man could be a hero, after all.]]
131* InspectorJavert: He's obsessed with capturing Spider-Man and firmly believes him to be a criminal, and he convinces himself pretty much anything Spider-Man does as proof of this through a bunch of mental gymnastics.
132* {{Jerkass}}: He allows his biases to influence his investigations and he ignores the witnesses when they say something he doesn't want to hear. He also verbally abuses pretty much everyone he meets.
133* MauveShirt: The only cop in the series to get a name and personality, and he makes frequent appearances investigating some sort of crime that Spider-Man got involved with.
134* PetTheDog: When the Lizard assaults the police station, he does his best to protect Peter (who he was interrogating while investigating a robbery), who he assumes to be a civilian.
135[[/folder]]
136
137[[folder:Doug Reisman]]
138!!!Doug Reisman
139->'''Voiced by:''' Jeff Fischer
140
141The leader of a fraternity who bullies Max Dillon.
142----
143* AssholeVictim: After humiliating Max Dillon and rejecting him to join their club, Max returns as Electro and shocks him to death.
144* TheBully: Reisman was the kind of person who exists to make life miserable for those around him, especially Max.
145* HateSink: He’s more serious, sadistic and less cartoonish than the other villains, and being a thoroughly despicable person in a realistic, non-superpowered way makes him more hateable. His death at the hands of Electro can be seen as satisfying and not in any way remorseful.
146* LaserGuidedKarma: For rejecting Max and humiliating him by saying: "Sucks to be you." Max now as Electro says the exact same thing to him, before being electrocuted to him.
147[[/folder]]
148
149[[folder:Professor Williams]]
150!!!Professor Williams
151->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CreeSummer
152
153A science teacher at ESU.
154----
155* BlackAndNerdy: "Nerdy" is a stretch, but as a chemistry teacher she technically counts.
156* HotTeacher: She's very attractive. Could also count as hot scientist given the subject she teaches.
157* UncertainDoom: She was last seen being taken to the hospital, barely alive after Electro tries to turn him into a being like himself. Peter mentions at the end of the episode that "they say [she's] gonna be alright" but doesn't elaborate further.
158[[/folder]]
159
160!!Villains
161[[folder:Turbo Jet]]
162!!!Lewis Wyler/Turbo Jet
163[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/louis_wyler_earth_760207_from_spider_man_the_new_animated_series_003.png]]
164->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HaroldPerrineau
165
166A criminal admired for stealing valuables and selling them, only to give the money to people trying to keep their home from being destroyed.
167----
168* BitchInSheepsClothing: When he fights Spider-Man in public, he claims he's making a difference for the people. In private, he calls the very same people stupid for assuming he's a hero in the first place.
169* CanonForeigner: He was created for the series.
170* CutLexLuthorACheck: Subverted in that he ''started out'' working for a high-tech company that worked with NASA. During his time there, he invented the technology that allowed him to attract and repel objects, and run at super speed by "repelling" the ground. It's implied that his employer nixed the project because NASA considered it unfeasible, so he started stealing company resources to build PoweredArmor based on his tech. He was fired when his employer discovered his thefts, so he used his technology to become a full-time criminal.
171* DirtyCoward: Seriously hurts a random bystander in his efforts to make an escape. He'd already done this to a security guard earlier putting him in a coma which was called out by Peter, but it was seen as a justifiable sacrifice by supporters (especially by Mary Jane who likened it to a policeman running over a bystander in a high speed chase) who believed he was a hero still trying to help the people at the time.
172* {{Expy}}: He is loosely based on Rocket Racer, mainly in being an African-American villain with technology that gives him super speed.
173* InsufferableGenius: He has a very low opinion of pretty much everybody around him.
174* {{Irony}}: His status as a VillainWithGoodPublicity is gained by interference with his thefts, while Spider-Man’s heroics leave him derided as pure evil.
175* {{Jerkass}}: The man is an utter asshole and deeply unpleasant, and has a LackOfEmpathy towards everyone around him.
176* KickTheDog: The minute his facade gets blown, he tosses a decoy he was trying to steal at an innocent bystander and severely injures her. She can even be heard screaming and then sobbing in pain.
177* NewspaperBackstory: He keeps newspaper clippings of his original scientific work and some of his criminal exploits on a bulletin board in his workshop, which is how the audience learns his origin.
178* StarterVillain: He is the first villain to be fought by Spider-Man in the series.
179* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He becomes beloved by the people living in Villeroy Towers because circumstances led them to think he's helping them in their protests to keep their homes. In his last fight with Spider-Man, Spidey reveals to the protesters just how little Turbo Jet actually cares about them. In his frustration at being backed in a corner, he pretty much confirms what Spidey reveals.
180[[/folder]]
181
182[[folder:The Kingpin]]
183!!!Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin
184[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/26_03_2021_21_02_06.png]]
185->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan
186A crime boss who tricks Spider-Man into stealing a chip that will allow access to all the bank accounts in the world.
187----
188* BadassNormal: He has no powers, but is still a very formidable fighter.
189* BlandNameProduct: He's a regular patron of "Happy Burger", a fast food chain that's an obvious parody of [=McDonalds=].
190* FatBastard: He's an obese criminal.
191* GeniusBruiser: He's a criminal genius who is also very strong.
192* LightningBruiser: He can move swiftly in addition to being strong.
193* ManipulativeBastard: In his first appearance, he tricked Spider-Man into stealing a chip for him by pretending he was working for the government.
194* RaceLift: The Kingpin is white in the comics, but he's Black here because this series was based on the Marvel films of the early 2000s. Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan played the Kingpin in Film/Daredevil2003, and he voices the character here.
195* ScaryBlackMan: He's an intimidating black criminal.
196* StoutStrength: True to form, he looks massively overweight but he's also terrifyingly strong.
197* VillainousGlutton: This version of Kingpin is shown to be obsessed with food. He threatens one of his underlings over the possibility of a french fry being missing in his bag of fast food and tops his cup of coffee with an assload of whipped cream. Spider-Man at one point even jokes about him eating his henchmen.
198[[/folder]]
199
200[[folder:The Lizard]]
201!!!Curt Connors/The Lizard
202[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/599b0d60_38bd_4ed4_bce8_4cc6c2951424.jpeg]]
203[[caption-width-right:350:''"Parker, what the hell are you doing? I hope you're not hoping you'd rather be out there having'' mindless enjoyment ''than helping me rewrite the book on cell regeneration."'']]
204[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/594d20fe_428b_45bf_975a_a1c614f496d1.jpeg]]
205[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[MadnessMantra Oscorp... Oscorp...]]'' [[MadnessMantra OSCORP!]]''"'']]
206->'''Voiced by:''' Music/RobZombie [[note]]Jean-Marc Delhausse (FR)[[/note]]
207
208A scientist at ESU who is trying to regrow limbs using lizard DNA, and has a painful history with Oscorp.
209----
210* AdaptationOriginConnection: In this version, he lost his arm to what's implied to be the prototype of what became the Green Goblin's pumpkin bombs.
211* AdaptationalVillainy: Curt himself is nastier and more bitter than his usual portrayal, even pre-Lizard.
212* BeastMan: Upon becoming The Lizard, he's a humanoid animal.
213* DeathByAdaptation: He's alive and well in the comics, whereas here he ends up getting killed.
214* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Besides the lost arm, this portrayal of Connors requires glasses, something his mainstream counterpart does not require.
215* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Got his arm cut off ''again'' by an air-conditioning exhaust fan, then fell from a helicopter. And his body is actually shown after the fall.
216* HealingFactor: Similar to his mainstream counterpart, he can regrow body parts after losing them.
217* KilledOffForReal: He is killed off permanently at the end of his debut episode.
218* MadScientist: He's pretty focused on studying reptiles' regenerative abilities.
219* PetTheDog: Before Curt became the Lizard, he was saved by Spider-Man during a robbery. As he's giving a statement to the police, he gets slightly pissed at the officer claiming Spider-Man and the robbers were working together even though he just said Spider-Man ''saved'' him.
220* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His arm was lost when Oscorp were testing a new explosive device in the same area as the swamp he was gathering samples from, known as [[FunWithAcronyms WAFER]] (Wide Area Fragmentation Explosive Round).
221* WallCrawling: As the Lizard, he can scale walls.
222[[/folder]]
223
224[[folder:Shikata]]
225!!!Shikata
226[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/122073f1_1120_45f4_ac7e_cee83e952aeb.jpeg]]
227[[caption-width-right:250:''"Honor means everything to me."'']]
228->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GinaGershon
229
230An assassin with a magic sword, hired to hunt down and capture Spider-Man.
231----
232* ActionGirl: She's a woman with great fighting ability.
233* CanonForeigner: Another villain created for the cartoon.
234* DecompositeCharacter: Despite being created for the series, She received the role of traveling from a foreign country into New York City in order to hunt and kill Spider-Man that is usually associated with Kraven the Hunter (who does show up later in the series).
235* FaceDeathWithDignity: Starts looking very despondent when her sword is broken, but she recomposes herself and bows to Spider-Man, acknowledging his victory.
236* HealingFactor: She can use her sword to heal wounds and gain youth by exposing it to moonlight.
237* {{Hypocrite}}: She talks about honor, but is more than willing to use MJ as leverage to finally get her fight with Spider-Man. Also, despite earlier making comments about not being scared by death, she visibly loses her cool the moment Spider-Man gets her sword (the thing that keeps her young). At the very least, when the sword gets broken, she bows in defeat before dying.
238* KilledOffForReal: Rapidly ages and disperses into nothingness after Spider-Man destroys her katana.
239* MysteriousPast: What's her actual age? Where did she come from? Why does her sword have magical life-restoring powers? We never find out.
240* NobleDemon: Initially, she was hired by a rich collector to capture Spider-Man alive for him. After fighting Spider-Man for the first time and acknowledging him as a WorthyOpponent, however, she gives back the money to her employer after admitting she can't assure she'll not kill him, even mentioning it would be dishonorable to catch him for such a reason.
241* NoImmortalInertia: She dies seconds after her sword is broken.
242* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She used the magic of her katana to stay young for centuries.
243* OffWithHisHead: She decapitates the guy who hired her to capture Spider-Man after she calls off their deal because he was interrupting things between her and Spidey.
244* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: She cuts off one of her troops' trigger-fingers because he opened fire on Spider-Man, and ''no one'' decides how to take down an opponent but her.
245* OutsideGenreFoe: Her powers are derived from magic, whereas every other villain was either mutated or used technology.
246* WorthyOpponent: Sees Spider-Man as an adversary worthy of her respect.
247[[/folder]]
248
249[[folder:Talon]]
250!!!Cheyenne
251[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fe954b5a_180a_44d1_b064_1efee6895e8d.jpeg]]
252[[caption-width-right:250:''"If it's worth something to them, it's worth something to me."'']]
253->'''Voiced by:''' Music/{{Eve|Rapper}} [[note]]Alexandra Correa (FR)[[/note]]
254
255A thief who starts dating Harry Osborn.
256----
257* BadassNormal: She's just a regular thief with no super powers, relying entirely on her gadgets to fight and perform heists. Despite this she's still able to match Spider-Man in fights and evade him.
258* BitchInSheepsClothing: Subverted. Despite her antagonism with Spider-Man, her kindness towards Harry, Peter, and MJ was genuine.
259* CanonForeigner: She has no comic book counterpart, but is based on Black Cat.
260* CaptainErsatz: She is loosely based on ComicBook/BlackCat and was even originally intended to be this continuity's version of Black Cat before the MTV executives persuaded the creators to retool the character to be more like her voice actress.
261* ClassyCatBurglar: Being based on Black Cat, she steals for a living.
262* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: She has purple eyes and (possibly dyed) purple and black hair.
263* DatingCatwoman: Harry manages to fall for her civilian persona, Cheyanne, much to Peter's surprise. This is the reason why Spider-Man tries to get her to stop being a criminal.
264* DontYouDarePityMe: She gets annoyed at Spider-Man's frequent attempts to figure out her FreudianExcuse and his constant pleading that she's better than this, demanding to know why he even gives a crap.
265* ItsPersonal: She's a thief who is only interested in stealing objects that have emotional value to the people they belong to, saying if it's important to them that makes them worth stealing.
266* SassyBlackWoman: She's a black woman who likes to mouth off others.
267* SugarAndIcePersonality: A pampered yet sweet rich girl who Harry has serious feelings for and saves MJ at one point, and also a cat burglar only interested in stealing things people would genuinely be despondent to lose and willing to manipulate the police into getting Spider-Man off her back.
268* TakeThatKiss: Not a physical example, but she blows two kisses to Spider-Man to taunt him during their first fight. First, after she kicks him away and puts her goggles back on she turns back to him and blows a kiss before running off. Then, after Spider-Man is stuck holding a piece from a construction building in place to stop it from falling into the streets, Talon blows him another goodbye kiss to taunt him before disappearing.
269[[/folder]]
270
271[[folder:Pterodax]]
272!!!Pterodax
273[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a5e3950f_6061_4e1f_b34e_5262a517353d.png]]
274->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesMarsters (Sergei)
275
276Three Russian thieves with high tech equipment.
277----
278* ButtMonkey: In their encounters with Spider-Man, Alexei was usually the first guy who wound up in webs.
279* CanonForeigner: Villains exclusive to this continuity who never appeared in the comics.
280* {{Jetpack}}: They all wear jetpacks so they can fly.
281* NormalFishInATinyPond: They're really just a trio of a tricked out diamond thieves and their gear makes them plenty dangerous to civilians, but once Spider-Man enters the picture, they're soundly trounced. The main reason they're a threat in "Tight Squeeze" is because Peter has to find a way around them without exposing himself, and once he does, the group is taken down in short order.
282[[/folder]]
283
284[[folder:Christina]]
285!!!Christina
286[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/99a18652_2b4c_4295_ac3e_b1a204e36757.png]]
287->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TaraStrong [[note]]Alexandra Correa (FR)[[/note]]
288
289A classmate of Peter's with a crush on Spider-Man, which grows into a deadly obsession when she receives brain damage from an experiment.
290----
291* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: To the point someone like [[BullyMagnet Max Dillon]] considers her a freak.
292* AntiVillain: Due to the fact that she received actual brain damage. She's nuts and she did try to kill MJ, but she legitimately believes that it's what Spider-Man wants because her mind is telling her that. Christina needs medical attention and a good psychiatrist.
293* AxCrazy: It sort of helps that her psychosis manifested as a result of actual brain damage thanks to her malfunctioning ESP crown. That being said, she takes MJ hostage with her acid gun and it makes it clear she'll use it on her, laughing at the idea of her organs splayed out on the ground in a puddle.
294* BunglingInventor: When she tried to make a glue gun, it turned out to be an ''acid'' gun. Her attempt at an "ESP crown" that would allow her to read minds simply shorted out her brain and made her delusional.
295* CanonForeigner: Yet another villain who was created exclusively for this continuity.
296* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: One has to wonder how she came to the conclusion that a stout coffee vendor was Spider-Man's true identity.
297* EyeTwitch: During her last attempt on MJ's life.
298* IJustWantToBeLoved: She only wants someone to love her.
299* KilledOffForReal: Averted. Despite being trapped in an elevator as it plummeted to the ground, she just ended up on a stretcher with a neck brace.
300* LoonyFan: Oh so very much. She believed she was soul-mates with Spider-Man long before she got zapped.
301* LoveMakesYouEvil: As long as she can get Spider-Man, she doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong in committing murder to get him despite one of the things she finds attractive about him is his heroism.
302* LovingAShadow: She loves Spider-Man, but more precisely she loves the image of him and the hallucinations her brain is creating. Christina thinks the only reason the real Spider-Man isn't with her now is because he doesn't know he loves her and needs coaxing.
303* MadScientist: She built a glue gun in high school that turned out to be highly acidic and dangerous, and her ESP crown actually does let her read minds. The wiring is a mess, though.
304* MomentOfLucidity: When she's about to use her ESP crown to read Spider-Man's mind to see if he truly loves her, MJ questions how she can be certain she won't just be projecting her own feelings onto him. Christina admits that MJ has a point and decides to test the crown's reliability by using it to read Spider-Man's mind for something she can verify as true or false: his SecretIdentity.
305* MotorMouth: She talks very rapidly.
306* NoNameGiven: We never learn what her last name is.
307* {{Nosebleed}}: Whenever she hallucinates or whenever she is acting particularly psychotic her nose will begin to bleed, most likely an indicator of her brain damage.
308* PerkyGoth: She has black lipstick and dark hair, yet she's very excitable and claims she can get along with almost anyone.
309* PsychopathicManchild: As she has MJ hostage, she indicates being insane and childish:
310-->'''Mary Jane:''' ''[scared]'' How do you know it's you Spider-Man wants? How do you know it's not someone else?\
311'''Christina:''' ''[laughing and holding her acid gun to MJ's face]'' Then ya better hope it's not ''you!''
312* RescueRomance: Tries to pull this off. She expects Spider-Man will save her when she walks off the roof of a ''very'' tall building, and he does. But the "romance" part doesn't take off. She gets sad and angry later on because she was "Just trying to be a good girlfriend."
313* SanitySlippage: Despite her StalkerShrine, she didn't become dangerous until after her ESP crown electrocuted her. Instead of giving her powers, it made her hallucinate that her pictures of Spider-Man were talking to her and ordering her to do whatever it took to make sure they became a couple, including kill Mary Jane.
314* SlasherSmile: Has a creepy grin, especially after she goes after MJ.
315* StalkerShrine: Naturally, she has one to Spider-Man in her closet.
316* StalkerWithACrush: She has an obsession with Spider-Man and desperately wants to be with him.
317* ThatLiarLies: When MJ asserts she's not interested in Spider-Man. "You LIE! I don't like liars!"
318* WrenchWench: Not so much for cars, but she has jury rigged an acid gun, and an ESP crown, although the latter has some issues...
319* {{Yandere}}: She flips out when faced with the truth that Spidey isn't interested.
320[[/folder]]
321
322[[folder:Electro]]
323!!!Max Dillon
324[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/da3ede37_d261_4604_8c5b_93b4a59f990a.jpeg]]
325[[caption-width-right:250:''"No one is innocent. '''No one!'''"'']]
326->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EthanEmbry
327
328An intelligent and lonely classmate of Peter's, who is transformed into the Electro after being the victim of a humiliating college prank.
329----
330* AdaptationOriginConnection: This version knew Peter in high school and college, and was a classmate of Harry and Mary Jane. In the comics, Max was an adult when Peter was a teen and they didn't meet until Max became Electro.
331* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the comics, Electro was an asshole and a criminal even before he got his powers. Here, however, he’s depicted as a tragic character who isn’t evil, but simply mentally unstable.
332* AntiVillain: Electro isn’t evil, but his mental instability and his dangerous powers make him extremely dangerous to everyone around him.
333* AxCrazy: As Electro, he becomes insane and violent.
334* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Why he tries to convert Sally into an electrical being like him, thinking she actually loves him.
335* CompanionCube: Ditches Peter for a partner in a class project, for an AI computer version of himself. Then again, he didn't want to deal with Christina.
336* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Max Dillon/Electro deconstructs the ButtMonkey. Max was constantly abused by bullies throughout high school and college, with some of these pranks nearly killing him, leading to him developing numerous mental problems and a desire for acceptance among his peers. This proves to be a dangerous combination, and once he becomes Electro, he snaps and goes on a killing spree against anyone he feels that tormented him.
337* EarlyBirdCameo: Appears as a minor character in "Head Over Heels" before his role is expanded on and he becomes Electro in "The Party".
338* FaceHeelTurn: He started off as one of Peter's friends from high school and didn't turn into a villain until halfway into the show.
339* FreudianExcuse: His crimes are motivated by the psychological damage inflicted on him by years of bullying and loneliness and his transformation into a horrific abomination.
340* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Spider-Man frequently points out to him that this is no excuse for hurting innocent people.
341* GuiltByAssociation: After killing Doug, Max starts seeing everyone as him and judges them all to be complicit in his suffering, thus deserving of the same retribution.
342* HarmfulToTouch: Most versions of Electro are flesh and blood people who can control electricity but will still be hurt by anyone punching them. This version of Electro is innately charged with energy and shocks Spider-Man when the latter punches him. Spider-Man gets around this by covering his hands in webbing, though it still hurts.
343* IJustWantToHaveFriends: He just wishes for acceptance among his peers. In his second appearance, he tries to convert a girl he has a crush on and who was one of the only people who was nice to him into a female version of himself.
344* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:His second appearance as Electro ended with him being destroyed by getting sucked into an [=OsCorp=] containment unit and tossed into the sea.]]
345* OneWingedAngel: When drained of electricity, he turns into a thin, clawed version of himself
346* PsychoElectro: As Electro, he has electrical powers and is mentally unstable.
347* ShockAndAwe: How he received his powers, just like in the comics.
348* SchoolBullyingIsHarmless: Heavily ''heavily'' subverted as his origin episode shows the consequences bullying can have on people. Max already had low self-esteem and didn't hang out much with others. Just as he was improving Doug and his cronies kept messing with him, culminating in him getting stuffed in an assaulted by paint guns in a hazing ritual. The poor guy finally snapped and killed Doug with his own electricity.
349* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: He has some issues, yes, but it's hard not to feel bad for the guy in spite of what he does.
350* XRaySparks: He inflicts this on Spider-Man when he gets ahold of him.
351* YoungerAndHipper: In the comics, he's an adult when Peter is in high school. Here, he's a college classmate of Peter's.
352[[/folder]]
353
354[[folder:Dr. Zellner]]
355!!!Dr. Zellner
356[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6a6a6e8f_501f_4a90_835a_eaef1d333c5b.jpeg]]
357[[caption-width-right:350:''"Don't worry. You'll be dead soon enough."'']]
358->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeffreyCombs
359
360A scientist, who tests his intelligence increasing formula on those with a low intellect.
361----
362* CanonForeigner: Created exclusively for this continuity.
363* {{Expy}}: He reminds many fans of Miles Warren, the mastermind of the ''[[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga The Clone Saga]]''.
364* MadScientist: He has very few scruples and has created a smart drug with potentially fatal side effects.
365[[/folder]]
366
367[[folder:The Biker Twins]]
368!!!Jack and Mack
369[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ore_vhbguhogle27_03_2021_00_43_35.png]]
370->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidDeLuise
371
372Twin brothers infamous for being complete fools, who somehow gain an increase in their intelligence.
373----
374* AllThereInTheScript: Their names are only given in concept art and model layouts, which are visible as special features on the show's DVD.
375* CanonForeigner: Created exclusively for this continuity.
376* DumbMuscle: They're both thugs who aren't very smart, to the point that one of them shot off their own toe while reloading their gun in the middle of a robbery. Zellner's formula however turns them into intelligent men able to be their own lawyers, at the cost of slowly losing their strength.
377* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Jack is bald and wears yellow, while Mack has a beard and wears red.
378* ThoseTwoGuys: They're never seen apart.
379[[/folder]]
380
381[[folder:Silver Sable]]
382!!![[ComicBook/SilverSable Silver Sablinovia]]
383[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fe71c674_11ba_4a78_9bc3_519840cfb335.jpeg]]
384->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/VirginiaMadsen
385
386A hired killer who usually hunts down criminals.
387----
388* AdaptationalNameChange: Her name in the comics is Silvija.
389* AdaptationalVillainy: This version of Sable is more villainous than her comic book counterpart, even planning to kill Harry, MJ, and Indy just to spite Peter when he refused to give into her demands.
390* AntiVillain: Though she was attempting to assassinate an important politician, she had really good reasons to do so; the man was actually a terrorist attempting to infiltrate the White House.
391* BadassNormal: She has no powers, but is still a formidable adversary to Spider-Man.
392* ContraltoOfStrength: She has a very deep and low voice.
393* EnemyMine: Works together with Kraven, a guy she would usually kill, to get vengeance on Spider-Man. [[spoiler:But that's just an illusion.]]
394* KnightTemplar: Her mission had a honorable goal, but she was willing to use methods such as stealing weapons, taking teenagers hostages (and wanting to kill them herself when it didn't work as planned), and putting a bomb on the mayor's car.
395* NeverFoundTheBody: She apparently ends up killed, but no corpse is found.
396* TomboyishPonytail: She usually has her real hair in this style.
397[[/folder]]
398
399[[folder:Kraven The Hunter]]
400!!![[Characters/MarvelComicsKravenTheHunter Sergei Kravenoff]]
401[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9a81b6a0_0bfe_489a_b04b_c9a3604c8713.jpeg]]
402%%[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
403->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichaelDorn [[note]]Jean-Marc Delhausse (FR)[[/note]]
404
405A criminal that Spider-Man had fought in the past.
406----
407* BadassNormal: As per usual, Kraven is a skilled hunter whom Spider-Man defeated prior to the series and he does not appear to have any superhuman abilities.
408* BoisterousBruiser: Zigzagged with BloodKnight.
409* BloodKnight: Zigzagged with BoisterousBruiser.
410* DecompositeCharacter: The role of traveling from a foreign country into New York City in order to hunt and kill Spider-Man (due to being contacted by a criminal mastermind that hates the Web-Slinger and wants him dead) that is usually associated with the Kraven of the comics and most versions is given to CanonForeigner Shikata. Although, the Kraven of this series still portrayed a skilled hunter from Russia whom Spider-Man has encountered prior to the series.
411* EgomaniacHunter: He was willing and able to hunt and kill anything (particularly the parents of the Gaines Twins) until he fought Spider-Man.
412* EnemyMine: He works together with Silver Sable in order to get vengeance on Spider-Man. [[spoiler:But it's just an illusion.]]
413* HuskyRusskie: His Russian accent is not as emphasized as the other versions, but it's still there.
414* KilledOffForReal: Subverted; He was about to be this during a battle that he fought with Spider-Man in an empty power plant when the Web Slinger was about kill him (through nearly hanging Kraven! Now that's harsh!) after [[spoiler:the Gaines Twins created a mental illusion that caused Spider-Man to believe that Kraven killed Mary Jane.]] But fortunately for Kraven, Spidey snaps out of it (after he saw outside the ESU science sign when he remembered it was ripped off), relents his decision, and turns Kraven over to the police.
415* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: An animation (and super villain) example. This Kraven wears a black leather jacket instead of the lions mane vest of the comics and most adaptations.
416* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Unlike most portrayals of Kraven the Hunter, Creator/MichaelDorn's version of him doesn't give him a Russian accent.
417* RememberTheNewGuy: He's introduced in the last two episodes of the show, which reveals that he's already fought Spider-Man before. Justified since he was in prison and had only recently broke out.
418[[/folder]]
419
420[[folder:The Gaines Twins]]
421!!!Roland and Roxanne Gaines
422[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ee2f589a_7161_420e_8f71_8aac1bb828a5.jpeg]]
423->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KathyGriffin (Roxanne Gaines), Creator/JeremyPiven (Roland Gaines)
424
425Two twins who received mind control powers due to the experiments the KGB forced on their parents.
426----
427* CanonForeigner: They were created exclusively for this continuity.
428* CreepyTwins: A pair of eerie twins with mind control powers.
429* KickTheDog: While most of their actions are at least somewhat understandable, given what Kraven did to them, Roxanne tricking Spider-Man into [[spoiler:shoving Indy off the roof of a building]] was just needlessly cruel.
430* KilledOffForReal: They end up apparently dying in an explosion.
431* {{Manipulative Bastard}}s: They use their mind powers to manipulate and deceive people.
432* MindControl: They have the power to influence people's minds to manipulate them and make them see what isn't really there.
433* NonActionGuy: Roland. When he makes the notion that they should be trying to kill Kraven themselves, rather than mind-controlling Spider-Man into doing it, Roxanne points out that his senses are too keen in order for them to get close enough and brings up a NoodleIncident of "the last time you [Roland] used your tiny little hands to fight." Later when he switches from using his mental powers to attempting to attack Spidey with a pipe, he does indeed get his ass kicked.
434* ThemeTwinNaming: Their names both begin with R.
435* YouKilledMyFather: Kraven the Hunter captured their parents for scientific experimentation, which eventually killed them, but it also gave Roland and Roxanne their mental abilities. Rather than try and kill him themselves however, they opt for Spider-Man to do it by manipulating him.
436[[/folder]]
437
438[[folder:Richard Damian]]
439!!!Richard Damian
440[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8ed71c1b_ca89_4356_8a5c_5adeb56e10f1.jpeg]]
441%%[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
442->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnCMcGinley
443
444A movie director and also a collector of rare animals, who hires Shikata to capture Spider-Man.
445----
446* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:No one feels pity for him when Shikata decapitates him.]]
447* BigBadWannabe: He sees Shikata as an attack dog he can control easily with a hefty paycheck. Shikata very quickly proves him wrong.
448* CollectorOfTheStrange: He loves collecting rare animals for his own amusement, and decides to add Spider-Man to his collection on a whim.
449* DirtyCoward: His final moments are spent [[NeverMyFault blaming his lieutenant for trying to kill Shikata.]]
450* FauxAffablyEvil: He’s good at putting on a friendly attitude, but he’s really a selfish monster who cares only about his own momentary desires.
451* InsaneTrollLogic: Essentially his reasoning on why he should kidnap Spider-Man. Since he calls himself Spider-Man and has SuperStrength and shoots webs, he’s obviously more spider than man, and therefore it’s perfectly alright for Damian to add him to his collection of rare animals.
452* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Shikata decapitates him for trying to have her killed, and she subsequently takes over his operations.]]
453* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He pretty much goes around doing whatever he wants with no thought of the consequences, and thinks kidnapping Spider-Man to add to his collection is perfectly rational.
454* TheUnfought: He and Spider-Man never even meet.
455[[/folder]]
456

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