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| 6 | Characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''. |
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| 10 | !!Main Characters |
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| 12 | [[folder:Spider-Man (Peter Parker)]] |
| 13 | ->For tropes pertaining to his appearance in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManSpiderVerse'', see [[Characters/SpiderManSpiderVerseSpiderSociety this page]] |
| 14 | !![[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man / Peter Parker]] |
| 15 | [[quoteright:272:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spider_6.jpg]] |
| 16 | [[caption-width-right:272:''"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility."'']] |
| 17 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoshKeaton |
| 18 | !!!'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' | ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012''[[note]]non-speaking[[/note]] | ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' |
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| 20 | -->''"Spidey's not a disease that needs a cure. He's more than just a random bug bite, too. Spider-Man is who I am, my destiny."'' |
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| 22 | You've heard the story a dozen times in a dozen different ways. [[TheHero Peter Benjamin Parker]] is an [[SociallyAwkwardHero awkward and]] [[ShrinkingViolet introverted]] [[ScienceHero science nerd]] [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld and high-school student]] who was bitten by a genetically augmented spider during a tour of the Oscorp labs. Imbued with the ability to do most of "whatever a spider can," and giving himself the artificial ability to spin webs with wrist-mounted web-shooters and synthetic web-fluid of his unique creation, Peter decided to [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism gratify his hungry and malnourished ego]] by getting into wrestling and TV showbiz as The Amazing Spider-Man. Blinded by his self-centered desires, Peter [[BystanderSyndrome refused to help]] a security guard nab a burglar who robbed the fight promoter's office. It was as a consequence of this that the burglar [[DeathByOriginStory later shot and killed Peter's uncle and surrogate father Ben Parker]] after breaking into the Parker family's suburban home in Forest Hills. Distraught at his uncle's death, Peter pursed the killer to a warehouse and struck him down, seeking his revenge. It was only after unmasking the killer and recognizing him as the burglar that he could have stopped, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone but didn't]], that Peter finally understood the meaning of Uncle Ben's moralistic adage: [[ComesGreatResponsibility "With great power, there must also come great responsibility."]] [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Ever since then, Peter has been fighting urban crime and corruption and saving lives in New York City]] as Spider-Man [[TheAtoner in order to atone for his past sins]]. |
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| 24 | * ActionHero: Spider-Man has seen his fair share of action throughout his superhero career. |
| 25 | * TheAdjectivalSuperhero: Spidey might have 3 adjectives -- He has "Amazing", "Spectacular", and his favorite, "Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man". |
| 26 | * AffectionateNickname: He's called "Tiger" by Mary Jane and "Pete" or "Petey" by many of his friends. The people of NYC and various other characters call him "Spidey", "Wall-Crawler", "Web-Slinger", or "Web-head" at times. |
| 27 | * AllGuysWantCheerleaders: Liz, a cheerleader and Peter's first girlfriend on the show, though Peter later decides that he does not, in fact, want a cheerleader. There is also Sally Avril in the first episode, who unequivocally rejects him. |
| 28 | * AlliterativeName: '''P'''eter '''P'''arker. Both his first and last name begin with the letter P. His middle name's "Benjamin", though -- not that it comes up often. |
| 29 | * AllLovingHero: He's Spider-Man. He tries to be selfless and altruistic in all situations, feels the need to take the weight of the world's problems upon his shoulders in addition to living an ordinary life, and tries to appeal to the good in even some of his enemies. Of course, he's not exactly perfect in fitting the archetype, on account of having a real human personality. |
| 30 | * AlmightyJanitor: He is a teenage freelance photographer who constantly struggles to help pay his Aunt May's bills. |
| 31 | * AllWebbedUp: He sometimes does this to his enemies with the wrist-mounted web-shooters that he created. |
| 32 | * TheAtoner: His main motivation for doing good is that no one will have to suffer like he did when he inadvertently got his uncle killed. Moreover, it's his feeling that the world's responsibilities are his personal burden due to the fact that using his powers ''without a sense of responsibility'' got his Uncle killed. |
| 33 | * AnimalThemedSuperbeing: The webs, the wall-crawling. He's based on a spider, obviously, due to being given spider powers. |
| 34 | * AnimalMotifs: Go on, guess which animal. Most of his villains have one as well. |
| 35 | * BadassAdorable: Despite being incredibly agile and a super-powered daredevil, he's just so damn cute and fun when being in any situation with his life as a hero and a normal guy. |
| 36 | * BadassBookworm: He is a geeky science nerd who is intelligent and managed to create a pair of web-shooters (along with web-fluid), a utility-belt, and a costume. As Spider-Man, he is able to hand criminals their asses using his superhuman combat skills and his brilliant scientific mind. |
| 37 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The symbiote takes Peter's body out to fight the Sinister Six after he wishes aloud that he could just fall asleep and find them in jail in the morning. |
| 38 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: You DO NOT want to threaten his loved ones. The results will not be good for you. |
| 39 | * BewareTheQuietOnes: When Spider-Man stops cracking jokes, you know he's seriously pissed-off. |
| 40 | * BeingGoodSucks: Just like in the comics and most versions, Spider-Man is the Marvel TropeCodifier for this, as no matter how much good he does, many people are freaked out by him and things tend to not go his way. |
| 41 | * BlindfoldedVision: He uses this as a tactic against Mysterio's illusions after correctly predicting that his Spider-Sense would only kick in for ''actual'' danger. |
| 42 | * BuildingSwing: As always, this is his usual mode of travel around the city. |
| 43 | * ButtMonkey: As with most versions, things have the tendency of going wrong for him via the fact that he suffers humiliation, lack of money, a sickly aunt, difficulties with girls, and a large amount of unpleasantness. |
| 44 | * BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Peter spent a brief time as a successful show-wrestler, learning how to fight using his powers and his webs before ever trying to fight crime. |
| 45 | * TheBusCameBack: Thirteen years after the show's last episode and subsequent cancellation, he finally makes his return in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''. |
| 46 | * TheCameo: |
| 47 | ** He makes a small background appearance in the ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' episode "Return to the Spider-Verse, Part 4", where he had been captured by the villain Wolf-Spider who was draining him for his power. |
| 48 | ** He eventually makes a larger cameo in ''Across the Spider-Verse'' with Keaton reprising his role, having joined the Spider-Society. |
| 49 | * CharacterCatchphrase: |
| 50 | ** "With great power comes great responsibility." |
| 51 | ** "The old Parker Luck." |
| 52 | ** Averted with "My Spider-Sense is tingling" as the one time he tries to say it, he gets creamed before he can finish the sentence. From then on, we just get the noise and he dodges without saying anything. |
| 53 | * CannotTalkToWomen: It goes with his crippling social awkwardness. |
| 54 | * ChestInsignia: The small black spider. |
| 55 | * ChickMagnet: This is perfectly cemented when he pretends to wear his Spider-Man suit as a Halloween costume in "The Uncertainty Principle", and [[GirlNextDoor Gwen]], [[FieryRedhead Mary Jane]] and [[LovableAlphaBitch Liz]] ogle him big time. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d, when ''Flash'' asks him for advice on how to win over Sha Shan, reasoning that he has to have some kind of secret to getting both Gwen and Liz to "like his scrawny butt". |
| 56 | * ChronicHeroSyndrome: Justified in that he blames himself for his inaction with Uncle Ben when he could have saved him just by stopping the burglar earlier. |
| 57 | * ClarkKentOutfit: His baggy clothes hide his well-defined, gymnast-like physique. The girls ogle this for all its worth when Peter shows up in costume to a Halloween party. |
| 58 | * ClassicalAntiHero: Just like his comic book counterpart during the [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko the Lee-Ditko era]]. |
| 59 | * ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Spider-Man's symbiote costume has enhanced his powers at a price. |
| 60 | * CombatPragmatist: While the way he fights isn't exactly dirty per se, if he can exploit a weakness you have or use whatever is available in the nearby environment to beat you, best believe he won't pass it up. |
| 61 | * CombatParkour: This is Spider-Man's specialty. As a consequence of his powers, he fights reflexively. However, he is extraordinarily limber and agile, so by reflex, he jumps, twirls, twists, and contorts all over the place to dodge blows and missiles. His only real weapons are his hands and feet. |
| 62 | * CompositeCharacter: Of himself. This Peter Parker/Spider-Man is a combination of his comic book counterpart and some of the other versions of the character. While his brown eyes, slender yet toned physique, love interests, costume, difficulties (financially and socially), profession as a freelance photographer, paraphernalia, personality, and portrayal in this series come from the comics (specifically the [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko Lee-Ditko run]]), the outfit that he wears as Peter Parker looks similar to the outfit that the Spider-Man from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries'' wore as Peter Parker (albeit it still gives Peter a nerdy outlook here) and his hair-style is similar to the hair-style that the Peter Parker from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' had. He also has a mole below his eye similar to Creator/TobeyMaguire, who played him in the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy''. |
| 63 | * CoolMask: Peter wouldn't be Spider-Man without it. |
| 64 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: He has matching brown hair and eyes. |
| 65 | * CursedWithAwesome: Peter often laments his powers and has made the occasional attempt to get rid of them. |
| 66 | * DeadpanSnarker: As always, his Spider-Man persona is the ultimate snarker and tends to make snide comments even in the midst of battle. However, his Peter Parker persona is portrayed as a shy, geeky bookworm/science nerd. |
| 67 | * DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, he dumps Liz to be with Gwen, only for Harry to emotionally blackmail Gwen into staying with him, leaving Peter with nobody.]] |
| 68 | * DoomMagnet: As always, he has infamously bad luck. |
| 69 | * DontThinkFeel: |
| 70 | ** Subverted. His powers work very well, if not even better, purely on instinct, but Spider-Man's most powerful foes tend to be exceedingly dangerous and in very many cases more than a physical match for him. Usually, Spider-Man has to out-think or out-smart his enemies. Additionally, his live-saving reflexes and Spider-Sense will generally kick-in whether or not he's thinking or distracted. |
| 71 | ** Played straight with his fight against Mysterio, where he blindfolds himself so he won't think about the false threats, and only respond to the real ones thanks to his Spider-Sense. |
| 72 | * DorkKnight: As usual, Peter is socially awkward and quirky. |
| 73 | * DudeWheresMyRespect?: As always, he's arguably Marvel's definitive example of this trope. |
| 74 | * EndearinglyDorky: Just like his comic book counterpart and most versions, Peter is a science geek first and foremost in addition to being a costumed superhero. He's also shown to be dorky and adorable as well. |
| 75 | * TheEveryman: As always, he is perhaps the poster child of the Marvel Universe. |
| 76 | * ExpressiveMask: The eyes on his mask freely contort with his expression, despite the fact that they should be static plastic lenses. |
| 77 | * FailureHero: This has happened to him in the series. |
| 78 | * TheFettered: After losing Uncle Ben through negligence, Peter swore to never abandon his responsibilities again. |
| 79 | * FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: Or in this case, Former Friend of Jerk Jock. In this series, he and Flash were best friends as very young children. |
| 80 | * FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider: He's a spider-themed superhero who looks out for the little guy and is very kind to others. |
| 81 | * FriendToAllChildren: As always, Spider-Man has to deal with a lot of crap from adults, but not kids. Kids love their Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. |
| 82 | * GeniusBruiser: Just like his comic book counterpart, he is most certainly this trope. As Peter, he is academically at the top of his class. As Spider-Man, he is strong enough to fight supervillains with his own two hands, inventions, and brilliant mind. |
| 83 | * GadgeteerGenius: As always, he is very intelligent and able to use his inventing skills to create the equipment for his Spider-Man persona (web shooters, utility belt/spider signal, etc.) all by himself. |
| 84 | * TheGimmick: Spidey possesses several: The Spider theme, the quick wit, and, out of universe, being One of Us. |
| 85 | * GoofyPrintUnderwear: He wears heart-print thermals during the winter, as revealed via small ClothingDamage during his first battle with Kraven The Hunter. |
| 86 | * GrapplingHookGun: Web-shooters, natch. |
| 87 | * HealingFactor: He tangles with preternaturally strong super villains to the point that he should ''at least'' have broken bones and severe internal bleeding. He's rarely more than sore after a good night's rest. Crossed with MadeOfIron. |
| 88 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: Slightly not as bad as in the comics, though. However, Jameson still hates Spider-Man as much as any other continuity and, just like his comic book counterpart, he is constantly bashed by J. Jonah Jameson which eventually resulted in him possessing a bad reputation. |
| 89 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: He has a few bouts of this due to the responsibilities that come with his powers. Not to mention the fact that the inflated ego resulting from said powers directly resulted in Uncle Ben's death, which he still blames himself for. After the Lizard arc, he keeps a vial of Doctor Connors' gene cleanser just in case he decides to go normal forever until he realizes that his powers are necessary towards the end of the first season and throws the solution away. |
| 90 | * ILetGwenStacyDie: ''Across the Spider-Verse'' reveals that [[spoiler:George Stacy eventually died while Peter was fighting one of his villains]]. |
| 91 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: He often has to get creative with his webbing in a fight. |
| 92 | * InSeriesNickname: "Spidey", "Web-head", "web-slinger" or "wall-crawler", "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" or any combination thereof. |
| 93 | * LegoGenetics: Just like in the [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Sam Raimi film series]], he gets his powers from a genetically-altered spider instead of a radioactive one. |
| 94 | * LeParkour: Thanks to his spider agility, he's a superhuman practitioner. |
| 95 | * LethalChef: He decides to prepare Thanksgiving dinner so Aunt May can recover from her heart attack. His attempts result in a burned cream sauce and a bunch of exploded yams. |
| 96 | * LightningBruiser: The guy has taken hits that would have killed most fragile speedsters. He has fast enough reflexes to dodge lasers and lightning from Electro, and he's survived vibro-blasts that tear through concrete walls, multiple grenades and been hit so many times by villains with super-strength that if a contest were made on drinking a bottle of beer for every time he gets hit, the person's liver would be ''wrecked'' by half the first season. |
| 97 | * LikesOlderWomen: The first girl he tries to ([[ChickMagnet actively]]) woo is 20-year-old [[MythologyGag Betty]] [[SexySecretary Brant]], who is admittedly four years older than him. As Peter tries to sell it, when Betty is 70 and Peter is 66, it won't be such a big difference. |
| 98 | * LookMaNoPlane: Spider-Man swings by helicopters all the time. |
| 99 | * TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: And ''how''. He has ''three'' girls go after him and being Spider-Man has driven off all of them in some way. |
| 100 | * MotorMouth: He tends to be this while wisecracking as Spider-Man, just like in the comics. |
| 101 | * MusclesAreMeaningless: The majority of the football team is three times larger than him but he's ten times stronger than all of them combined. |
| 102 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: |
| 103 | ** He had this reaction when he recognized the murderer of his uncle as the burglar he allowed to escape earlier. |
| 104 | ** [[spoiler:In ''Final Curtain'', he is horrified and stricken with guilt when he ([[NotQuiteDead seemingly]]) kills Norman Osborn by destroying his glider, causing him to plummet into a water tower filled with his pumpkin bombs.]] |
| 105 | * NiceGuy: Although he has some low points, he's still a kind, loyal person at heart. |
| 106 | * TheNicknamer: Much to the villains' chagrin. |
| 107 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: No one could suspect bookish, shy Peter Parker of being the web-slinging, wisecracking Spider-Man. |
| 108 | * OneManArmy: By the series finale, he's thoroughly grown into this role, taking on an army of goons, a trap-filled city, and the BigBad all at the same time, and coming out the victor. |
| 109 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: This is what Peter Parker first thought of using his spider-powers for, before it resulted in Uncle Ben's death. |
| 110 | * OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Up until he gets bitten by a genetically-engineered spider. Though, Peter tries to keep his school life going while being Spider-Man. |
| 111 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The first hint that Peter is not himself and being controlled by the symbiote is when the Sinister Six notices he's not cracking jokes during their second fight. |
| 112 | * PintsizedPowerhouse: Fitting, seeing as he's still in high-school, but even among his peers, Peter is noticeably pretty short. He's also strong enough to casually do a front flip with a steel girder in his hands. |
| 113 | * ProWrestlingIsReal: When Spider-Man first got his powers, he entered a wrestling tournament and beat a wrestler by the name of Crusher Hogan. |
| 114 | * RefugeInAudacity: Dresses up as Spider-man for Halloween. This ends up paying off when Venom exposes him as Spider-man, as the Halloween party was used by Ned to conclude that Peter couldn't be Spidey as no one would be so audacious as to expose themselves to the public. |
| 115 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When Uncle Ben was murdered, Peter went after the criminal with every intent of returning the favor. The realization that he had inadvertently caused his uncle's death through inaction stopped him and he turned the burglar over to the police. |
| 116 | * SadClown: Much like his comic book counterpart. |
| 117 | * SaveTheVillain: He saves Electro from the Master Planner's lair in "Shear Strength" with some bellyaching. |
| 118 | * ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: After his uncle's death, he vows not to "look the other way" again. This results in Tombstone's WeCanRuleTogether offer being rejected. |
| 119 | * SecretIdentity: Due to the show's premature cancellation, the only characters to learn his secret identity are [[spoiler:Venom]] and (implicitly) NYPD Captain George Stacy. |
| 120 | * SecretIdentityChangeTrick: Par for the course with Spider-Man, Peter tries to come up with an excuse for his disappearances. It doesn't always work out for the best. |
| 121 | * SignatureMove: Spidey has always liked to shoot a small patch of webbing at his foes' eyes to blind them. |
| 122 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: During the flashback to his origin. |
| 123 | * SociallyAwkwardHero: As always, he is the TropeCodifier. |
| 124 | * SpiderSense: As always, this is a power of Spider-Man that allows him near the precognitive ability to sense danger. |
| 125 | * SuperStrength: His physical strength greatly improves when he is bitten by a spider. |
| 126 | * TalkingIsAFreeAction: And Spidey can keep it up all day. |
| 127 | * TeenGenius: Just like in the comics, Peter is a geeky science nerd who is an honors student with a scholastic interest in science. He also managed to design his costume and created the paraphernalia that he uses as Spider-Man (such as the Web-Fluid, Web-shooters, Spider-Signal, etc) as well as getting a job as a freelance photographer at the ''Daily Bugle'' and an internship at Empire State University while still being in high-school. |
| 128 | * ThouShaltNotKill: [[EvilGenius Tinkerer]] calls him out on it. Though ironically, at the end of the series, he ''thinks'' he's killed [[spoiler:Norman Osborn]]. |
| 129 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: His presumed love of Aunt May's wheatcakes dates back to his comic book counterpart’s first appearance in the Amazing Fantasy. And, of course, there's New York pizza and hot dogs. |
| 130 | * TruerToTheText: This Spider-Man is much more faithful to his comic book counterpart (specifically when he was a teenager) than most versions. Just like in the comics, Peter is a nerdy, loner hero who solves his problems on his own without adult mentors or sidekicks and he balances his school and superhero life himself. Of course, this adaptation still provides some [[SettingUpdate setting updates]] and other changes, but it maintained that core of Peter as a non-sidekick teenage hero far more faithfully than any other version of the character (who tended to take an AdaptationDistillation approach). |
| 131 | * TwoFirstNames: '''Peter Benjamin Parker''', so he has three first names to be more specific. |
| 132 | * UtilityBelt: Spider-Man wears a utility belt to hold extra web cartridges, his camera, and his "Spider-Signal" flashlight buckle. He wears it under his shirt but since it leaves only a small bulge, as well as its, being the same color as his suit and he is usually moving around so much, most people don't even realize he has one. |
| 133 | * WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: As always, Spider-Man may have been the UrExample of this. |
| 134 | * WallCrawl: His trademark. |
| 135 | * WeakButSkilled: Spider-Man is usually physically, sometimes mentally as well, outclassed by the bulk of his more dangerous enemies. He still manages to win by using his powers efficiently and creatively. |
| 136 | * WhatYouAreInTheDark: As shown in "Intervention", when he confronted Uncle Ben's killer, Spider-Man dropped him out of the building, but saved him because he knew Uncle Ben would never have approved. |
| 137 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: How Peter was before the fateful day where his uncle died. |
| 138 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Well, [[TropeNamers duh!]] Similar to the comics and most versions, Peter learns his motto from his Uncle Ben. |
| 139 | * WorkingClassHero: As in the comics (particularly the [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko Lee-Ditko era]]) and most versions, he is very much this. |
| 140 | * WrongGenreSavvy: In "The Invisible Hand", he rolls some bowling balls towards Rhino in the hopes that it would trip him up, just like in the cartoons. Unfortunately for Peter, while he is in a cartoon, he's living in a more serious action-adventure cartoon, and not the kind of universe where any kind of ToonPhysics come into play to save him and defeat the villain, as Rhino pretty much crushes those bowling balls under his feet while Peter laments how television can't be trusted. |
| 141 | * YouFightLikeACow: Another classic trait from the character ([[DeadpanSnarker deadpan]] or not). |
| 142 | -->'''Dr. Octopus:''' Do you ever SHUT UP?!\ |
| 143 | '''Spider-Man:''' Sorry, no. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall My fans expect a certain amount of quippage in every battle.]] |
| 144 | [[/folder]] |
| 145 | |
| 146 | [[folder:Gwen Stacy]] |
| 147 | !!ComicBook/GwenStacy |
| 148 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e6ca8a7e_aa8a_4b45_aa64_8624d7faca54.jpeg]] |
| 149 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LaceyChabert |
| 150 | |
| 151 | Gwendolyn Stacy is friends with Peter Parker and Harry Osborn. She is the daughter of New York City Police Department captain George Stacy. Despite romantic feelings between her and Peter, she dated Harry when Peter began dating Liz Allan. |
| 152 | ---- |
| 153 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Much like ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', Gwen knows Peter in high school instead of meeting him in college. |
| 154 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: In the comics, Peter met Gwen at college, and she was a popular beauty queen from high school who was initially an AlphaBitch who gradually had her personality softened. This Gwen is a friend of Peter's from school who confesses [[spoiler:to loving him since seventh grade]] and sometimes acts angry toward Peter in the second season (mainly due to the fact that he would not speak to her about [[spoiler:the kiss that they shared]]). |
| 155 | * BettyAndVeronica: Was the Betty to Liz's Veronica. |
| 156 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: She is one of Peter's longtime friends and [[spoiler: fell in love with him years prior to the series.]] [[spoiler: Even before Peter realizes his own feelings for her]], it's clear Gwen is one of the people he cares about the most in his life, along with his Aunt May. |
| 157 | * CompositeCharacter: |
| 158 | ** Her initial somewhat nerdy look and personality makes her slightly more similar to Debra Whitman than the Gwen Stacy of the comics (we later meet a Debra Whitman briefly and she's a much older character). Although, she does evolve in order to become more like her comic book counterpart towards the end of the series. |
| 159 | ** Her background as a childhood friend of Peter's, who also wears glasses and is one of his closest friends, makes her similar to the Ultimate Marvel version of Mary Jane. She becomes more faithful to her comic book counterpart near the end of Season 2, fittingly after getting a makeover with MJ's help[[note]]Gwen's own original appearance in the comics was altered to mirror the more popular Mary Jane[[/note]]. The fact that she attends the same high school as Peter is similar to the Ultimate Gwen Stacy. |
| 160 | * DeathGlare: Or "the Look", which has the same effect. |
| 161 | * DamselInDistress: As always, she tends to be rescued by Spider-Man whenever she is captured or placed in danger. |
| 162 | * DidNotGetTheGuy: [[spoiler:She and Peter finally seem to get together at the end of Season 2, but Harry puts a stop to it.]] |
| 163 | * DisabledInTheAdaptation: This version of Gwen is required to wear glasses, suggesting she's visually impaired. Except in an aversion, she takes them off and doesn’t appear to be affected. |
| 164 | * EndearinglyDorky: Occasionally in the early episodes, she'd be a bit flustered to talk to Peter, and of course, her more modest look. Even after she became more confident, she still occasionally slips into this and is still cute regardless. |
| 165 | * FirstLove: She was the first girl Peter truly loved, although it takes a while for him to realize that and still longer for him to act on it. [[spoiler:Those delays likely prevented any real relationship from ever happening]]. |
| 166 | * TheGlassesGottaGo: She removes her glasses after she evolves into her comic book counterpart as a result of a makeover given by MJ. |
| 167 | * GirlNextDoor: Just like her comic book counterpart. |
| 168 | * LoveInterest: To Peter, eventually. |
| 169 | * LoveTriangle: She is first in one with Peter and Liz and later one with Peter and Harry. |
| 170 | * NiceGirl: She is mostly kind to both Peter and Harry. |
| 171 | * SheCleansUpNicely: She shows up to her Valentine's date with Harry [[TheGlassesGottaGo sans glasses]] and wearing an elegant pink gown. |
| 172 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: She was infamously killed off in the original comics, but ends the series in one piece. It's been stated by the creators that even if the series hadn't been cancelled, they had no plans to kill her off. |
| 173 | * {{Tsundere}}: Towards Peter in the second season. |
| 174 | * TwoFirstNames: "Gwen" and "Stacy" are both common given names. |
| 175 | * WomanScorned: She was initially upset that Peter seeming gave her the cold shoulder after their kiss. |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[folder:Harry Osborn]] |
| 179 | !!Harry Osborn |
| 180 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aac78932_5fb7_4fa2_baa5_a5943f156053.jpeg]] |
| 181 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor |
| 182 | |
| 183 | Harry Osborn is the son of industry magnate Norman Osborn and the best friend of Peter Parker. Like many versions, he struggles with his resentment toward his best friend along with his desperation to get his father's attention. |
| 184 | ---- |
| 185 | * AbusiveParents: Norman. Oh boy, ''Norman''. If he's not neglecting Harry or crapping on his self-esteem, he's trying to mold his son into his dark image (and in fact, his neglect may be a ''part'' of that). Harry's mother Emily, who is alive in this adaptation, is implied to be neglectful like her husband, more or less doing nothing to halt Norman's treatment of their son. |
| 186 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Much like ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', Harry knows Peter in high school instead of meeting him in college. |
| 187 | * AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: When he succeeds in getting popular for a time after making the football team and dosing on the Goblin drug, he's not too shy about [[InWithTheInCrowd getting ahead with the in-crowd]]. He not only snubs his former friends Peter and Gwen at social functions, but ignores and leaps over Gwen when she's incapacitated during Dr. Octopus' attack at Coney Island. |
| 188 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: He initially appears to be a fairly nice guy, but over the course of the series, he reveals himself to be rather entitled and [[GreenEyedMonster prone to fits of envy]] in addition to having strong NeverMyFault tendencies. He has also inherited a good bit of his father's manipulative streak. |
| 189 | * CorruptTheCutie: Sure, he's not as good-hearted as he seems, but it's pretty clear that his darker tendencies are only coming out because of his father's "parenting". Overtime, Norman has put effort into ensuring his son follows in his footsteps in being manipulative, ruthless and ambitious. [[spoiler:Frighteningly enough, Harry guilt-tripping Gwen means that Norman's very much succeeding in this.]] |
| 190 | * CrazyJealousGuy: Though this doesn't become more apparent until he sees the feelings between Peter and Gwen. |
| 191 | * ExactEavesdropping: He seems to make a habit of listening in on conversations in order to learn more than one secret. |
| 192 | * FantasticDrug: [[PsychoSerum Globulin Green]]. |
| 193 | * FreudianExcuse: Many of his negative tendencies are the result of his father, Norman Osborn, and in more ways than one. First off, his father's negligence and preference to Peter means Harry has resentment issues toward his best friend, a desperation to prove himself and various other issues. However, when Norman does make an effort to parent Harry, it's actually to get his son to emulate him and shape him to how he ''should'' be. |
| 194 | * GreenEyedMonster: Towards Peter, as per usual. Harry is jealous and resentful of Peter for being smarter than him, getting more validation from his father, and the fact that Peter seems to be friends with Mary Jane Watson, upsetting him at the school dance and other events. |
| 195 | * ItsAllAboutMe: Another unfortunate trait he got from his father. |
| 196 | * {{Jerkass}}: He becomes more and more of this due to his dad's influence and machinations. |
| 197 | * ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He manipulates Gwen into staying with him in a way that would make his father proud.]] |
| 198 | * NeverMyFault: He has the highest ratio of blaming Peter/Spidey for his own failures of all the characters in this series. [[FridgeBrilliance Considering how Norman is, it's not surprising that Harry would gain this mentality.]] |
| 199 | * ParentalNeglect: His father, Norman, is proved to ignore Harry in favor of his main goal: getting more power and money. His mother doesn't seem much involved in his life either. |
| 200 | * PutOnABus: He goes on a trip to Europe in "The Uncertainty Principle" and doesn’t return until "First Steps". |
| 201 | * SpotTheImposter: When he sees Norman unmasked as the Green Goblin and then glances at the "Norman" in the helicopter with him, Harry quickly notes that he once heard him ''[[OutOfCharacterMoment apologize]]'' to Spider-Man, and he unmasks him as the Chameleon. |
| 202 | * TookALevelInBadass: After his return from Europe, he can fly a helicopter and he actually saves Spider-Man's life at one point by destroying the windows and dispersing the knock-out gas the Green Goblin planned to kill Spider-Man with. |
| 203 | * TookALevelInJerkass: While it's implied that he always had [[BitchInSheepsClothing a dark side]], it becomes clear that a large part comes from Norman recognizing Harry inherited his tendencies and [[TheCorrupter enabling them, getting Harry to emulate him]]. Also, it's likely his exposure to Globulin Green brought out these tendencies or amplified them. |
| 204 | * TheUnfavorite: His father prefers [[WhyAreYouNotMySon Peter]] to his own son. |
| 205 | * WellDoneSonGuy: Just like his comic book counterpart and most versions, Harry spends much of his life desperately trying to earn his father's approval. |
| 206 | * WisdomFromTheGutter: Well, gutter is a bit of a "strong" word, but he is clearly speaking from experience when he tells Peter how easy it is to backslide when dealing with addiction and advises Peter that no one can help Mark until he's ready to help himself. Peter himself (who ''is'' aware of the subtext) admits Harry's right. |
| 207 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: His addiction to the Green did a major job on him, [[spoiler:though luckily not as bad as it did on his father.]] This is a known side-effect of Globulin Green, and though it makes him stronger, it also makes him prone to sudden bouts of rage. He undergoes clear SanitySlippage in "The Uncertainly Principle", which includes flipping out and throwing his father into a wall, all while mood-swinging constantly, [[spoiler:and even though he ultimately wasn't the Goblin, the show makes it very believable that he could have been if given the opportunity.]] |
| 208 | * YouKilledMyFather: Given how he witnesses Spider-Man shove a pumpkin bomb into Norman's glider and blows it up, sending Norman into a water tower filled with pumpkin bombs, no surprise he believes Spider-Man killed his dad. Hell, Spidey himself believes he did so too. |
| 209 | [[/folder]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | [[folder:May Parker]] |
| 212 | !!May Parker |
| 213 | [[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2274286_may.png]] |
| 214 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DeborahStrang |
| 215 | |
| 216 | May Parker is the widow of the deceased Ben Parker and aunt to the orphan Peter Parker. |
| 217 | ---- |
| 218 | * AgeLift: She's significantly younger-looking than her portrayal in the comics. |
| 219 | * AlmightyMom: Or aunt in this case. |
| 220 | * CompositeCharacter: Of herself. She is nigh-identical to her comic book counterpart, but retains her film counterpart's trait of appearing not to dislike Spider-Man. |
| 221 | * DisabledInTheAdaptation: Unlike her comic book counterpart and all previous screen portrayals, this May requires glasses. |
| 222 | * HappilyMarried: To Uncle Ben, until his death. |
| 223 | * HeroicBystander: Not only did she get between The Sinister Six and Spider-Man, she then told them off for attacking Spider-Man and refused to step aside to let them hurt him, all with out a hint of fear. |
| 224 | * MaidenAunt: Although she's a widow and not a maiden. |
| 225 | * MamaBear: To Peter through the fact that she is overprotective of him. May had even established a curfew for Peter in order for him to return back into their house safely. |
| 226 | * NeatFreak: She's very clear about wanting to keep things clean. |
| 227 | * NiceGirl: One of the kindest and gentlest people in the entirety of the setting. |
| 228 | * ParentalSubstitute: As per usual, she is as a mother figure for Peter. |
| 229 | * ShipperOnDeck: She was vocal about Peter/MJ, and conspired with Anna to set them up on their first date to the Fall Formal. It's unclear if she's still trying to pair them together or if she's aware of Peter and Gwen's growing relationship, but she knows that Peter's having second thoughts about Liz. |
| 230 | * SupremeChef: A great cook if her baked goods are anything to go by. |
| 231 | * TheMatchmaker: For Peter and Mary Jane, just like in the comics. |
| 232 | [[/folder]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | [[folder:J. Jonah Jameson]] |
| 235 | !!J. Jonah Jameson |
| 236 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1d38e9b4_4114_4c63_8523_528193ef8ecd.png]] |
| 237 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaranNorris |
| 238 | |
| 239 | J. Jonah Jameson is the publisher and editor-in-chief of the newspaper the ''Daily Bugle''. He is the father of astronaut John Jameson. He is known for his hatred towards Spider-Man. |
| 240 | ---- |
| 241 | * AlliterativeName: '''J'''ohn '''J'''onah '''J'''ameson. |
| 242 | * AntiVillain: Type 1. |
| 243 | * BadBoss: Zigzagged. He regularly verbally abuses those that aren't Joe Robertson, but he's also protective of his staff. |
| 244 | * CharacterCatchphrase: Saying he wants to do something/that he wants something done, and then expressing the unreasonable amount of time it should be done in seconds. (Example: "I want a title in 28 seconds!") |
| 245 | * DaEditor: Editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Bugle''. |
| 246 | * DisproportionateRetribution: While Jameson hated Spider-Man from the very beginning of the series, it was when he finds out a rival paper's story on Spidey outsold the ''Bugle'''s story on his son's return from space that causes him to decide to run a smear campaign against Spidey, outraged that Spider-Man gained more attention than his son. |
| 247 | * DotingParent: He praises his son named John (who is an astronaut). |
| 248 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Stands up for human rights... because he {{hates everyone equally}}. He is absolutely committed to truth in reporting. Despite his hatred of Spidey, Jameson has always refused to use fake images in his newspaper. |
| 249 | * GoodIsNotNice: Most notably, when Rhino asks for Peter, JJJ notices Peter and gestures for him to hide, then lies to Rhino - claiming that he's never met Peter, that everything is done through email - even though this could easily cost him his life. |
| 250 | * GoodParents: He's a jerk, but he's a great dad too. |
| 251 | * GreenEyedMonster: Toward Spider-Man, as usual. |
| 252 | * GrumpyOldMan: Absolutely! |
| 253 | * HairTriggerTemper: You do not want to get on Jonah's bad side. Unfortunately, it's hard not to. |
| 254 | * HiddenDepths: From his verbal tirades against Spider-Man and his own staff, you'd never know how much Jonah loves his family or how much he values those that work for him. |
| 255 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: Despite being a {{Jerkass}} most of the time, he is still a good person deep down. |
| 256 | ** When Aunt May has a heart attack, he feels it's his responsibility as Peter's boss to break the news to him. It backfires, but that's not his fault. We also see that he's extremely affectionate towards his son. |
| 257 | ** Not only that, but when Rhino grabs him and threatens him to tell where Peter is, he actually sees Peter behind the Rhino, secretly indicates that he should hide, and lies right to Rhino's face about not even knowing what he looked like. The guy may be a jerk, but never call him a bad guy. |
| 258 | * {{Hypocrite}}: In "Gangland", he called Spider-Man "ungrateful" for trying to have Tombstone arrested after he "saved" him from Doc Ock. Yet earlier that same night, Jameson had shown no gratitude at all when Spidey saved him from being crushed by a falling chandelier. |
| 259 | * InspectorJavert: He doesn't like or trust Spidey, thinking he should be arrested. |
| 260 | * IrrationalHatred: Jameson hates Spider-Man with such a passion that no matter how many times the superhero has saved him and his loved one over and over again, Jameson is still stubbornly convinced that he is a menace. |
| 261 | * ItsAllAboutMe: Taken to a ridiculous degree in "Opening Night" when he claims that Spider-Man stopping the jailbreak was just an elaborate ruse orchestrated by both Spidey and the crooks. |
| 262 | -->'''Jameson:''' They're all in it together!\ |
| 263 | '''Captain Stacy:''' ''[visibly irritated]'' Oh, to what end?\ |
| 264 | '''Jameson:''' To raise my blood pressure!! |
| 265 | * {{Jerkass}}: It wouldn't be J. Jonah Jameson if he weren't one. To summarize, JJJ is usually an arrogant, stubborn, and pompous skinflint who micromanages his employees. |
| 266 | * MeanBoss: Most of the time, he is constantly seen yelling and berating his employees. |
| 267 | * NeverMyFault: He blames Spider-Man for what happens to his son, despite the fact that he was the one who goaded John into going after Spidey (who was the victim of another FrameUp) in the first place. |
| 268 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When his son's space shuttle is damaged and it becomes uncertain if they can land it, Jameson becomes uncharacteristically quiet. When the news of the shuttle landing safely comes in, he takes a moment to calm himself, then starts yelling at his staff again, who treat it as a sign of everything being back to normal. |
| 269 | * PetTheDog: He has received some of these moments over the series to show that once you get past the greedy, shouting, pissed-off exterior, he's not that bad a guy. |
| 270 | * StrawmanNewsMedia: Outside his hatred of superheroes, his integrity as a journalist is unimpeachable. [[ZigZaggedTrope That said, of course]], while he'll begrudgingly print the truth of events after Spider-Man is cleared of some wrongdoing, he'll continue to demonize the web-slinger until that happens or spin the truth to make Spidey look bad. |
| 271 | -->'''Peter:''' I can't believe you're printing flat-out lies!\ |
| 272 | '''Jameson:''' LIES?! Listen, you callow, insubordinate pup! The ''Bugle'' only prints FACTS! ''[aside]''... [[ImmediateSelfContradiction and whatever it takes to connect the facts together.]] |
| 273 | * UngratefulBastard: Spidey has saved him, his employees, and his son's lives again and again, and yet he goes right back to smearing the superhero as always. |
| 274 | [[/folder]] |
| 275 | |
| 276 | [[folder:Norman Osborn]] |
| 277 | !!ComicBook/NormanOsborn |
| 278 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a0eb53f4_2f39_40a7_a680_7ddbee15e70c.jpeg]] |
| 279 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"[[TheUnapologetic Don't apologize. I never do.]]"'']] |
| 280 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlanRachins |
| 281 | |
| 282 | Norman Osborn is a ruthless businessman, inventor, gifted chemist, the head of Oscorp Industries, and the father of Harry Osborn. |
| 283 | ---- |
| 284 | * AbusiveParents: Norman is an emotionally neglectful parent, causing Harry to strive for his affection and showing preference for Peter over him. It's implied he does this to try and force Harry to do more. |
| 285 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Here, he knows Peter while in high school, instead of meeting Peter when he's in college. |
| 286 | ** He also has variants on [[Characters/SpiderManTrilogyGreenGoblin Earth-96238]], [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeriesOthers Earth-120703]], and [[Characters/MCUNormanOsborn a few others]]. |
| 287 | * AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:WordOfGod is that it's meant to be ambiguous whether or not Norman's been driven insane by Globulin Green. He claims that imbibing it in a gaseous form grants all of the performance-enhancing benefits with none of the mental instability one gets from drinking it. However, he's meant to be UnreliableNarrator, and the difference between how he behaves as himself and how he behaves as the Green Goblin is stark enough to make it unclear whether it's a JekyllAndHyde situation or if Norman is a MasterActor.]] |
| 288 | * BadBoss: As his treatment of both Toomes and Octavius can attest. It's no wonder [[TheDogBitesBack they both came back for revenge.]] |
| 289 | * BadassInANiceSuit: As always, he wears this [[spoiler:whenever he's not rocking a green bodysuit and purple tunic.]] |
| 290 | * BaitTheDog: A particularly cruel version. [[spoiler:At the end of season 1, after finding out his son was the Green Goblin, he suggest taking the blame to save him and eventually ''begs'' Spider-Man to not reveal it to anyone so his son won't become the target of New York's entire crime community]]. By the time of the season 2 finale, [[spoiler:we find out he ''really'' had been the Green Goblin all along and framed Harry to milk sympathy from Spider-Man.]] |
| 291 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:Of the whole series, once his identity as the Green Goblin comes to light.]] |
| 292 | * BrokenPedestal: To Peter [[spoiler:once he's revealed as the Green Goblin.]] During Spidey's BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind with the symbiote, Norman shows up among many of Peter's friends and loved ones, showing that he on some level values their relationship. [[spoiler:But once his identity is exposed, and that he framed his own son to protect himself, Peter has nothing but scorn for him.]] |
| 293 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Don't apologize. ''I'' never do." |
| 294 | * TheChessmaster: As always. Everything he's done in the series has been to secure money and power for himself. He's manipulated all of his business partners to gain power for himself, created superhuman criminals to milk the profits from making prisons for them after they're beaten and steadily removed his competition in the criminal world to make himself the controller of underworld crime in New York. And in his private time, he has begun more actively raising his son, specifically to ensure his son will be as ruthless and cutthroat as he is. |
| 295 | * CompositeCharacter: Just like in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', he takes the role of Gregory Bestman, the man who cheated the Vulture in the comics. His LeanAndMean appearance bears closer resemblance to the comics version of Roderick Kingsley than to Comic!Osborn's more stocky physique. |
| 296 | * CorruptedCharacterCopy: Of Greg Wiesman's creation [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} David Xanatos]], being a prideful and [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Machiavellian businessman]] who is a master at pulling the strings of others to further his own gains. This version of Norman is basically Xanatos if he were bereft of any redeeming qualities, namely his affable conduct and capacity to care for others. The best example is how they treat their respective sons: while Xanatos is willing to swallow his own pride by begging the Gargoyles to save his son Alexander, Norman treats his son Harry terribly [[spoiler:and goes as far as to frame him as the Green Goblin to save his own skin.]] |
| 297 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Just like his comic book counterpart, he's a ruthless business man who gets worse over time. |
| 298 | * TheCorrupter: The primary negative influence in Harry's life though he takes a more active approach in ensuring his son follows in his footsteps in terms of being ambitious, ruthless and manipulative. The worst part is that ''he is succeeding in this''. |
| 299 | * DontTellMama: [[spoiler:He initially tries to keep his identity secret from his son. This is less out of concern for Harry and more for himself.]] |
| 300 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For all his evilness, he does shows concern for Harry when he and Spider-Man discovers [[spoiler:he is the Green Goblin. Horribly twisted in the season 2 finale, where it turns out he had been framing his own son when ''he'' was the real Green Goblin. He did so to "protect" him. As he put it, if he (Norman) went to jail, who would "make a man" out of Harry? He even shows legitimate pride at how far Harry has come since his recovery, such as taking the initiative to fly a helicopter after them. Though he also shakes off Spidey's accusation that he did for himself. However, given how he gave the "potato, po-tah-toh" bit, it could mean that they're both right since Norman views Harry as an extension of himself.]] |
| 301 | * EvilGenius: Osborn is certainly this trope via one of the smartest characters in this adaptation. |
| 302 | * EvilMentor: He tried to be this to Peter, but it didn't seem catch. Gradually, he shifted to his son Harry in this over time. Most of his son's negative traits stem from Norman's own and Norman begins working to cultivate these traits in his son to shape him into his image. |
| 303 | %%* EvilPlan |
| 304 | * EvilRedhead: Norman has reddish-brown hair and is very evil. |
| 305 | * FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:He fakes his death in the unintended series finale and flees New York in disguise.]] |
| 306 | * FauxAffablyEvil: As in the comics, he veers closer to AffablyEvil until the Affable part is revealed to be a lie fueled by his ego. |
| 307 | * GadgeteerGenius: He is a very skilled inventor, [[spoiler:as he secretly developed a trove of Halloween-themed weapons and equipment that he uses as the Green Goblin]]. |
| 308 | * {{Gaslighting}}: He does this to Harry [[spoiler:through making him think that his juiced version of the Globulin Green formula is actually making him the Green Goblin, going so far as to dress him in the costume and twisting his leg to make him feel that way. He also continues to make Harry live in guilt and loathing about his actions]]. |
| 309 | * GeniusBruiser: Played with. He's incredibly intelligent, [[spoiler:he's super strong, but he often can't do both at the same time because of his mental instability]]. |
| 310 | * HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:The rather [[TheStoic stoic and straight-faced]] Norman is revealed to be very psychotic through his persona as the Green Goblin. He's not the kind of person you'd expect to match Spider-Man quip-for-quip.]] |
| 311 | * {{Hypocrite}}: For as much as Norman espouses the virtue of responsibility, his edict of never apologizing is the exact opposite of taking responsibility as that would require admitting fault, which he makes a point to avoid. [[spoiler:That's not even getting into him being the Green Goblin.]] |
| 312 | * JekyllAndHyde: Subverted. Norman is (relatively) sane and [[spoiler:the Green Goblin]] is crazy, but they're both evil. |
| 313 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Every time it looks like he may have a redeeming quality, it ends up being turned on his head and he's proven to be just as cold-blooded as he seems (with the possible exception of the time he asks where Peter is after an explosion). |
| 314 | ** Despite demeaning and threatening Dr. Octavius, when he finds out the latter has been in a FreakLabAccident, he shows something approaching concern for the doctor's wellbeing. [[spoiler:Except, as the Green Goblin he caused the lab accident in a pointed attempt to murder Octavius for being able to link him to the Big Man. Any concern was to make himself look good and ensure the doctor was dead.]] |
| 315 | ** After emotionally abusing his son Harry for much of Season 1, when he finds out [[spoiler:his son became the Green Goblin due to a combination of drug addiction and his abuse, Norman begs Spider-Man to let him take the fall as the Green Goblin so Harry won't get in trouble and can get the help he needs]]. Then the series finale [[spoiler:reveals Norman ''was'' the Green Goblin all along and when he found his son during one of his drug-induced blackouts, he took advantage of the situation to dress Harry as the Goblin to save himself, preying on Spider-Man's sympathies so he wouldn't dig any deeper. Norman even went so far as to break his son's leg to match a limp he faked during his fight with Spider-Man.]] |
| 316 | * JerkassHasAPoint: While he never apologizes for his own transgressions, he does give some solid advice to Harry on taking responsibility for his failures. However, Norman's "don't apologize" philosophy is not based on dodging responsibility, but more on following through in your ambitions with no regrets on taking out who is in your way and becoming skilled enough to do so in the first place. |
| 317 | -->'''Norman:''' Enough, you're parked in a no-whining zone. Take some responsibility. ''Peter's'' not the reason you failed. You wanna pass a test? Study. You wanna be popular? ''Be'' popular. Take control of your destiny, boy. |
| 318 | * LackOfEmpathy: He seems incapable of empathy, showing no concern for the lives he ruins or endangers by creating supervillains for the local mob boss. This lack of empathy extends to his son, Harry, who he treats like garbage [[spoiler:and ultimately frames as the Goblin to save himself]]. |
| 319 | * LivingWithTheVillain: He's Peter's best friend's father, after all. |
| 320 | * ItsAllAboutMe: This Norman is a raging narcissist and megalomaniac who willingly allies with underworld types and a MadScientist in order to gain more power and money for himself. Even his affection toward Harry is this given how Harry is ''his'' son and thus, an extension of himself. |
| 321 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Due to the series' cancellation, he manages to evade karma for his crimes as the Goblin; the only thing close to punishment he receives is having to [[FakingTheDead fake his death and flee New York]].]] |
| 322 | * MotiveDecay: As [[spoiler:the Green Goblin]], he went from wanting to take over New York's criminal underworld to being obsessed with killing Spider-Man. Justified, as by the last few episodes, he had accomplished his former goal and had become sick of Spider-Man's constant interference. |
| 323 | * NeverMyFault: Apparently being a billionaire and genius makes you immune to responsibility or blame. Though he also doesn't spend that much time shifting it on others. It's more like he believes that [[TheSocialDarwinist if you want something, go ahead and take it, but make sure you're good enough to do so]]. |
| 324 | * NoOneCouldSurviveThat: [[spoiler:He falls headfirst into a water tower filled with pumpkin bombs and is caught at the epicenter of the explosion, yet walks away with barely a scratch.]] |
| 325 | * OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: As [[spoiler:Green Goblin]], he has dozens of hideouts scattered across New York. |
| 326 | * ParentalNeglect: Norman is emotionally neglectful of Harry, leaving Harry desperate to try and win his affections. Given what it causes Harry to do, it might even deliberate to some extent. |
| 327 | * PragmaticVillainy: He creates Sandman and Rhino for the Big Man but afterwards tells Hammerhead they should put a pause on creating new supervillains due to the public brawls they get into. Not because he's concerned about endangering civilians, but because it could draw attention to him. |
| 328 | * SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:{{Subverted}}; this version is presumably in control of what he does as the Green Goblin and doesn't display any sort of SuperPoweredEvilSide. [[AmbiguousSituation Maybe.]]]] |
| 329 | * TruerToTheText: Most adaptations depict Norman similarly to [[CharacterizationMarchesOn his early characterization]] as a sympathetic if unscrupulous man whose relationship with the Goblin is a clear case of JekyllAndHyde. This version is closer to the modern interpretation of Norman, who's just as evil as the Goblin, if not more. |
| 330 | * TheUnapologetic: His catchphrase. He makes good on it, and he won’t apologize even when Vulture is ''threatening to kill him'' if he doesn’t. |
| 331 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: Most of the time he presents himself as an ordinary citizen and businessman. Even Peter chooses to trust him as a decent person for some time. Behind the scenes, he agrees to make a deal with the Big Man to create new supervillains just to keep Spider-Man busy and is secretly [[spoiler:The Green Goblin]]. |
| 332 | * WeCanRuleTogether: A Downplayed version, he makes it very clear that he wants Peter to be his heir. |
| 333 | * WeHaveReserves: In return for his alliance with Tombstone to create supervillains, he's promised both ample funding and an unlimited supply of guinea pigs for his more dangerous experiments, something Norman takes to heart. During the creation of Sandman and Rhino, Norman stops Dr. Octavius from aborting the experiment each time it looks like it will result in the death of their subjects. He flat-out tells Otto that he'll get the mass producible super mercenaries he was promised no matter how many thugs he has to go through to get them. [[ImpliedDeathThreat Or how many doctors.]] |
| 334 | * WhyAreYouNotMySon: He blatantly prefers Peter to Harry. Heck, he even provides the page quote of the trope. |
| 335 | [[/folder]] |
| 336 | |
| 337 | [[folder:Mary Jane Watson]] |
| 338 | !!ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson |
| 339 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/be35e9ec_6111_4761_9aa0_2ad849c2a467.png]] |
| 340 | [[caption-width-right:310:''"Face it, Tiger. You just hit the jackpot."'']] |
| 341 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/VanessaMarshall |
| 342 | |
| 343 | Mary Jane Watson, or simply MJ, is a beautiful woman who is the niece of Anna Watson and is commonly seen dating Peter Parker. |
| 344 | ---- |
| 345 | * AbortedArc: She and Peter were meant to be the series' endgame OfficialCouple, but the cancellation kept this from playing out. |
| 346 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: While not to the same degree as ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', MJ knows Peter in high school instead of meeting him in college.[[note]]In the ''Ultimate'' comics, MJ was around before Gwen; here, it's the other way around.[[/note]] |
| 347 | * BeautyEqualsGoodness: Sweet, kind, beautiful, attractive, and cute (despite the sarcasm). |
| 348 | * BlindDate: This is how she met Peter just like in the comics. |
| 349 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Face it, tiger — you just hit the jackpot." |
| 350 | * CoolBigSis: Especially toward Gwen. WordOfGod even describes her and Gwen as being best friends (just like in the comics). |
| 351 | * DeadpanSnarker: She's every bit as good at snarking as Peter when he is Spider-Man. |
| 352 | * DudeMagnet: Peter, Flash, and Mark were almost instantly taken with her and tried to pursue her (though only Mark succeeded for a time). |
| 353 | * FieryRedhead: Wouldn't be MJ if she wasn't. |
| 354 | * HeadTurningBeauty: MJ is gorgeous, which is the exact thing that Peter was not expecting when he opened the door to her for the first time. Hit the jackpot, he did indeed. The other boys have similar reactions to her. |
| 355 | * HeroicBystander: In the finale of the first season, she comes to rescue Gwen from Venom by getting the rest of M-Cube to use the parade float as a giant cushion for her fall. |
| 356 | * HiddenDepths: She said she wasn't looking for romance [[spoiler:until she saw a guy propose to his girlfriend in the Valentine's episode. It seems she really does love both Peter Parker and Mark Allan]]. |
| 357 | * IronicEcho: When Aunt May and Anna Watson were trying to set them up on a blind date, Peter resisted due to thinking that May going on about her "wonderful personality" meant Mary Jane must be some pathetic teen that couldn't possibly get a date without help. |
| 358 | * MythologyGag: Some episodes have her wearing the same pink t-shirt, blue skirt, and brown boots that her [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Raimi Trilogy]] counterpart wore in the [[Film/SpiderMan1 first film]]. |
| 359 | * NewTransferStudent: After hearing about Midtown's prestigious theater program, she decides to transfer in "Group Therapy." |
| 360 | * NiceGirl: She's very kindhearted, compassionate and caring, despite the sass and sarcasm. |
| 361 | * OfficialCouple: Mary Jane is usually Peter Parker's primary LoveInterest but she gets the least amount of ShipTease with him out of his love interests in ''Spectacular'', although WordOfGod has confirmed that had the show not been cancelled then she would have been his ultimate love interest. It was their intention to keep Mary Jane OutOfFocus at the start of the series and play around with the romances as Mary Jane being Peter's [[OneTrueLove "the one"]] was a ForegoneConclusion and so it seemed too obvious to set up a romance between them early. The series would eventually have had Peter Parker and Mary Jane get [[HappilyMarried married]] (just like in the comics). |
| 362 | * OutOfFocus: Compared to previous adaptations, Mary Jane does not receive as much focus as Peter's other love interests like Gwen Stacy or even Liz Allen. This was deliberate to focus more on Peter's relationship with Gwen first. |
| 363 | * PopularIsDumb: Subverted. She may not be a TeenGenius, but she definitely has better social intelligence than most characters. |
| 364 | * PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted; this is the first Spider-Man adaptation where Mary Jane is ''not'' Peter's main love interest. Although according to WordOfGod, she ''would have'' become the main love interest for Peter if the show had been completed as planned. |
| 365 | * PromotionToOpeningTitles: In "Persona", the first episode of the Venom arc (which is also the first episode after Harry was PutOnABus. This made space for her). |
| 366 | * RedheadsAreRavishing: Peter is definitely attracted to her during their date, but he lets it go after she tells him she only sees him as a friend. She would have became the main girl anyway if not for the show's cancellation. |
| 367 | * TheRival: Subverted; she appears to be this to Gwen at first, but it's quickly made clear that she only went to the dance with Peter to help and won't get in the way of Gwen. She's more of a rival to Liz, due to encouraging Peter and Gwen to being a couple, although this is lessened after she and Liz bond over the pain of losing Mark in "Subtext". |
| 368 | * RomanticFalseLead: Intentional, as her date with Peter really was just a one-time thing. She does like him as a friend, but if anything, she would rather see him with Gwen. Although according to WordOfGod, she ''would'' have become Peter’s primary love interest had the series gone further. |
| 369 | * SadClown: Just like her comic book counterpart. |
| 370 | * SecretSecretKeeper: According to WordOfGod, [[spoiler: Mary Jane knows that Peter is Spider-Man, and just like in the comics, she's known before they even officially met, having seen him sneak out of his aunt's house as Spider-Man. This puts a number of her interactions with him in a considerably different light, and explains why she's never upset or surprised by his constant absences]]. |
| 371 | * ShipperOnDeck: She is very pro Gwen/Peter, even giving Gwen a makeover to help get his attention. |
| 372 | * ShipTease: With Peter and Mark before the latter turns into Molten Man. |
| 373 | * TheSocialExpert: She is probably the one character who everyone seems to like, is friendly even with people like Gwen and Liz (who see her as a competitor for Peter's affections), and about the only person she does not get along with, Eddie Brock, more or less proves to be a {{Jerkass}}. |
| 374 | * TruerToTheText: Her physical appearance and personality (i.e. an aloof and somewhat flaky, noncommittal but genuinely warm and loyal friend for both Peter and Gwen) were how she was originally conceived in the comics. Likewise, for being the only friend in Peter's circle who doesn't have baggage and is more or less on good terms with everyone. She also doesn't end up very often as a DamselInDistress and is a hero in her own right. |
| 375 | [[/folder]] |
| 376 | |
| 377 | [[folder:Flash Thompson]] |
| 378 | !!Eugene "Flash" Thompson |
| 379 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/95189689_8e05_45c1_a146_7cf9c918c927.jpeg]] |
| 380 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Joshua [=LeBar=] |
| 381 | |
| 382 | Eugene Thompson, better known by the nickname Flash, is a high school student and star football player. While coming off as a typical jock and bully, he gradually grew into a better person. |
| 383 | ---- |
| 384 | * AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: His mom manages to be this, inadvertently humiliating him at his party by inviting Peter and revealing they were once friends. |
| 385 | * BookDumb: He is not ''completely'' stupid (especially compared to his pal, [[DumbMuscle Kenny Kong]]), but still a walking academic disaster area. |
| 386 | * TheBully: As with most versions, he is one to Peter. |
| 387 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Hey, Puny Parker!" |
| 388 | * CharacterDevelopment: He grew from being a JerkJock into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. |
| 389 | * EmbarrassingFirstName: He does NOT like people calling him by "Eugene". |
| 390 | * EveryoneHasStandards: He might be a JerkJock, but he takes sports ethics very seriously. When he learns Harry was juiced on Globulin Green during his tenure on the football team, Flash personally turns him in to the higher-ups despite knowing this will likely cost the team their trophy and render his knee injury pointless. |
| 391 | * {{Fanboy}}: Flash is Spider-Man's biggest fan, as always. |
| 392 | * HeroicBystander: At several points, he is willing to take risks to help Spider-Man, even once going around in a Spider-Man costume. He actually ends up saving Spidey from Venom at one point. |
| 393 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 394 | ** He visits Aunt May in the hospital after hearing about her heart attack and it's revealed later on that him and Peter used to be close friends when they were younger. |
| 395 | ** It turns out that he holds sportsmanship higher than trophies when he reveals Harry's juicing, which revokes the football team's championship win. Furthermore, he openly admits to the team that he was the one who ratted, sparing Harry some of their wrath. |
| 396 | * {{Irony}}: As usual, he picks on Peter in high school, but he is Spidey's biggest fan. |
| 397 | * JerkassHasAPoint: Flash, of all people, calls Peter out for acting like a jerk to everyone when they were comforting him about his aunt being in the hospital. This made Peter realize the symbiote was controlling him. |
| 398 | * JerkJock: Just like his comic book counterpart, he is a typical football jock and bully. |
| 399 | * {{Jerkass}}: As with most versions, he tends to be mean towards Peter. |
| 400 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he starts the series as the typical jock bully, he does have a genuine admiration for Spider-Man. He eventually develops into a much more likable character in the second season, where more of his positive traits shine through, such as his fair sportsmanship and bravery. |
| 401 | * LovesMyAlterEgo: He is a huge fan of Spider-Man and is as committed to defending him as he is to giving Peter Parker a hard time. |
| 402 | * PetTheDog: |
| 403 | ** He's genuinely angry at Peter for being cruel (unknown to Flash, as a result of the symbiote's negative influence on him) towards his friends when they attempted to comfort him after Aunt May was hospitalized from a heart attack and proceeds to rightfully call Peter out on it. |
| 404 | ** He also visits Aunt May in the hospital after hearing about the heart attack. And when Peter later genuinely thanks him for the aforementioned reality check, Flash just replies, "Don't mention it.", while giving him a sincere smile. |
| 405 | * PlayingCyrano: He enlists Peter's aid to make sure he doesn't sound dumb while trying to impress a smart girl, Sha Shan (it doesn't work, but she likes him anyway). |
| 406 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Peter who had started [[TookALevelInJerkass becoming more of a jerk]]. This actually causes Peter to [[JerkassRealization realize]] how much the symbiote's been influencing him. |
| 407 | * SpannerInTheWorks: When Venom exposed Peter Parker as Spider-Man, Flash brings up that Peter dressed up as Spidey for Halloween. This causes Ned Leeds to conclude that Peter couldn't be Spidey because Spider-Man wouldn't be so audacious to reveal himself to the public like that. |
| 408 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: It's revealed that Flash and Peter actually used to be best friends back in nursery school. It was Peter who gave Eugene the nickname "Flash" ([[NakedPeopleAreFunny which was not, as Flash would prefer people to believe nowadays, a comment on his speed]]). According to WordOfGod, their friendship broke up around when Peter's parents died -- Flash, whose father was a police officer, was scared of this reminder of a parent's mortality and didn't want to hang out with Peter anymore, but couldn't articulate this reasoning and so convinced himself that Peter being an "egghead" justified dumping him as a friend. By the time of the show, he's completely forgotten this. |
| 409 | * WhatYouAreInTheDark: Flash exposes Harry's juicing which costs the football team their championship title. This is after Flash broke his leg just to get the team that far, making that sacrifice AllForNothing. He had already convinced Harry to keep his mouth shut, which meant that they would have gotten away with the cheating if Flash hadn't decided that the victory was hollow as a result and decided to be the one to come clean. |
| 410 | [[/folder]] |
| 411 | |
| 412 | [[folder:George Stacy]] |
| 413 | !!George Stacy |
| 414 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_13592_109.jpg]] |
| 415 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClancyBrown |
| 416 | !!!'''Appearances:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' | ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''[[note]]non-speaking[[/note]] |
| 417 | |
| 418 | George Stacy is a captain in the New York Police Department and the father of Gwen Stacy. |
| 419 | ---- |
| 420 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: While not to the same degree as ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', Captain Stacy knows Peter in high school instead of meeting him in college.[[note]]His Ultimate counterpart actually predates his daughter's debut and is one of the officers going after Uncle Ben's killer.[[/note]] |
| 421 | * AscendedExtra: He was a minor character in the first season, but became a close ally of Spider-Man's throughout the second season. |
| 422 | * BadassNormal: He's got no powers whatsoever, but he's the Captain of the NYPD for a good reason. |
| 423 | * BigGood: While not outwardly shown much, he's one of the most wisest and good-hearted individuals in the show as well as the Captain of the NYPD. |
| 424 | * BusCrash: [[spoiler: In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'', it is revealed that he has died since the show's cancellation as part of the "Canon Event" that all Spiders must lose a police captain connected to them]]. |
| 425 | * TheCameo: Appears briefly in ''Across the Spider-Verse'' [[spoiler:where it's revealed he suffered a BusCrash after the series ended]]. |
| 426 | * TheCommissionerGordon: He becomes this to Spider-Man in Season 2. |
| 427 | * CompositeCharacter: Between his classic comic self and his younger Ultimate incarnation. He's an active policeman like Ultimate John Stacy, but his personality and interest in Spider-Man are more in line with the classic George Stacy. |
| 428 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:''Across the Spider-Verse'' shows that he perished in Peter's arms after getting crushed by rubble]]. |
| 429 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:It's revealed in ''Across the Spider-Verse'' that he died saving a kid from being crushed by rubble like his 616 counterpart]]. |
| 430 | * PoliceAreUseless: Averted; he is very good at his job, usually quick to figure out that Spider-Man has been framed and willing to help him. Most notably, rather than jumping the gun, he will usually just compare the impostor's build, voice and fighting style to the actual Spider-Man and deduce the truth. [[spoiler:It's strongly hinted he deduced Spider-Man's identity.]] |
| 431 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As per usual for the character. |
| 432 | * SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:He knows that Peter is Spider-Man, and in later episodes will occasionally cover for him, though because Spider-Man is officially considered a vigilante, the understanding between him and Peter is very much of the wink-wink-nudge-nudge variety.]] |
| 433 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: He died in the comics, but he is alive in this adaptation. Although, it is possible that he would have died if the series continued. [[spoiler:Eventually subverted as ''Across the Spider-Verse'' reveals that this version of George Stacy died the same way he did in the comics]]. |
| 434 | [[/folder]] |
| 435 | |
| 436 | [[folder:Liz Allan]] |
| 437 | !!Liz Allan |
| 438 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/42c4c89f_85e3_43ef_8872_a9c29e440472.jpeg]] |
| 439 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlannaUbach |
| 440 | |
| 441 | Liz Allan is a popular girl and cheerleader at Midtown High. Initially dismissive of geeky Peter Parker, she grows more fond of him as their social circles become intertwined. This grows into full-blown romantic attraction and she becomes Peter's first girlfriend. |
| 442 | |
| 443 | ---- |
| 444 | * AdaptationalDyeJob: Is brunette here rather than blonde. |
| 445 | * AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: While her comic incarnation had feelings for Peter in high school, it never went anywhere with Peter being [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo uninterested]]. Here, they actually date. |
| 446 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: Downplayed, since she and Peter ''do'' get together, but as their relationship drags on, it becomes clear that her feelings for him are stronger than his for her, [[spoiler:culminating in Peter breaking up with her to be with Gwen.]] |
| 447 | * AlphaBitch: She had made fun of Peter as much as everyone else because she initially did not want to be around him as a result of their social standings. |
| 448 | * AscendedExtra: She went from being a character of minimal importance to being Peter's girlfriend and a major element of the LoveTriangle drama between Peter, herself, Gwen, and Harry. |
| 449 | * BettyAndVeronica: She was the Veronica to Gwen's Betty. |
| 450 | * DamselInDistress: Doctor Octopus used her as one in his introduction episode. |
| 451 | * DecompositeCharacter: Sally Avril takes her original hair color. |
| 452 | * DefrostingIceQueen: When she was first introduced, Liz is in a relationship with Flash, sees Peter as a geek and is extremely dismissive toward him, almost as much as Sally. However, after spending time with Peter, she develops a crush on him and ends up being the first girl to actually date him. |
| 453 | * {{Fangirl}}: Like Flash, she idolizes Spider-Man. |
| 454 | * GiveGeeksAChance: Initially not, but she eventually does. |
| 455 | * LaughOfLove: She tends to do this around Peter: |
| 456 | ** In "Reaction", she and Peter tend to laugh around each other as they grow close to one another. |
| 457 | ** In "Destructive Testing", she giggles after hugging Peter, right before a football match she's cheering for is about to start. |
| 458 | * MoralityPet: [[AlphaBitch Sally]] only acts nice to Peter if Liz asks her to. |
| 459 | * RaceLift: Liz is white and blonde in the comics. In this adaptation, she is Hispanic. |
| 460 | * RunningAwayToCry: [[spoiler:After Peter breaks up with her.]] |
| 461 | * RomanticFalseLead: Her flirting with Peter kicks into overdrive just as Peter realizes his feelings for Gwen. |
| 462 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her last name is Allan, not "Allen". |
| 463 | * TraumaCongaLine: [[spoiler:Poor girl loses her brother ''and'' her boyfriend within a month.]] |
| 464 | * TwoFirstNames: "Liz" and "Allan" are both common given names. Matters less for Liz as Allan is rarely a name given to girls. |
| 465 | * VirtuousCharacterCopy: This series' depiction of Liz Allan as a Hispanic cheerleader who the title character nursed feelings for visually resembles another cartoon character from a 2000's superhero cartoon, Paulina Sanchez from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. While Liz starts out very similarly to Paulina, she develops rather quickly into a much more caring and considerate person, whereas Paulina remained the same shallow and conceited AlphaBitch from start to finish. |
| 466 | [[/folder]] |
| 467 | |
| 468 | [[folder:Curt Connors (The Lizard)]] |
| 469 | !!Curt Connors / The Lizard |
| 470 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Curt_Connors_1243.png]] |
| 471 | [[quoteright:328:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Lizard-tearing522_2266.jpg]] |
| 472 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker |
| 473 | |
| 474 | Dr. Curtis Connors is a brilliant biologist. He accidentally transformed himself into the Lizard when he created a formula to re-grow his missing arm. |
| 475 | ---- |
| 476 | * AdaptationalHeroism: While most versions of Curt Connors remain as the Lizard after the initial transformation, this Connors has his Lizard persona permanently eradicated after its debut and he remains a heroic ally of Peter for the rest of the series. |
| 477 | * AdaptationalNonsapience: In the comics and other animated incarnations, Connors' Lizard persona still had his intelligence even after he was mutated. Here, this version of the Lizard is completely mindless and doesn't even speak. |
| 478 | * AdaptationOriginConnection: Here, Curt and his wife created a certain radioactive arachnid. |
| 479 | -->'''Curt:''' You look familiar, [Peter]. Weren’t you the kid who was bitten-?\ |
| 480 | '''Peter:''' Bitten by the science bug. |
| 481 | * AdaptationalVillainy: While still a villain, Connors' Lizard persona in the comics is reluctant to attack his own family. This version of the Lizard on the other hand is completely feral and has no hesitation trying to eat his son. [[spoiler:At least, until ComicBook/BrandNewDay, when the Lizard of the comics tried the same thing -- and succeeded!]] |
| 482 | * AlliterativeName: '''C'''urtis '''C'''onnors. |
| 483 | * ArcVillain: Of the Biology 101 story arc (episodes 1-3). Connors' transformation into the Lizard is a major plot point for the first three episodes. |
| 484 | * AscendedFanboy: An extremely dark and twisted example of a reptile-loving herpetologist who becomes a reptile himself. |
| 485 | * AntiVillain: Type IV. He's a perfectly nice guy, it's just that there's this ''one'' time he turned into a mindless, vicious animal and no one is ''ever'' gonna let him forget it. |
| 486 | * ArtificialLimbs: He uses one for his missing right arm. |
| 487 | * TheAtoner: He clearly feels sorry for what he did as the Lizard and tries his best to make up for it. Likewise, the fact that he cannot find a cure for Electro weighs heavily on his heart. |
| 488 | * BadassLabcoat: Even as the Lizard, he wears a tattered lab coat. |
| 489 | * BodyHorror: His transformation into the Lizard. |
| 490 | * CareerEndingInjury: Losing his right arm ended his surgery and military careers. |
| 491 | %%* DadTheVeteran: To his son, Billy. |
| 492 | * EmotionlessReptile: Discussed and partially defied. He used the serum to try to bring back his lost arm, but, as the transformation starts to set in, Billy is worried that his father will become a monster and stop caring about him. Peter tells Billy that his father will always love him, no matter what. When the transformation kicks in, Billy manages to reach Curt for a second, it's not much but it shows that Curt still does love his son. |
| 493 | * FaceMonsterTurn: Curt Connors is a good man. The Lizard is a monster. |
| 494 | * FreakLabAccident: Electro's attack at his lab supercharged the Lizard DNA formula he had left out in the open. His use of the unknowingly tampered serum later on turns him into the Lizard. |
| 495 | * GeniusBruiser: Inverted. Unlike most versions, the Lizard seemingly has none of his human form's scientific intelligence, being a feral, animalistic beast. That said, he isn't stupid, as he has acute senses and can navigate around New York in his fight with Spider-Man. |
| 496 | * GeniusCripple: Curt is a genius herpetologist who lost an arm. |
| 497 | * HealingFactor: The Lizard can recover from injuries that would cripple or kill most others. |
| 498 | * IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: His son tries it but fails. |
| 499 | * ImmuneToBullets: The Lizard's scales are bulletproof. |
| 500 | * ImAHumanitarian: He doesn't succeed in doing it, but has the inclination. |
| 501 | * JekyllAndHyde: Connors' persona and the Lizard's personality are very different from one another. |
| 502 | * JustThinkOfThePotential: This is what prompted him to create a serum to regenerate limbs in the first place. |
| 503 | * LEGOGenetics: Connors turned into a reptilian monster by infusing himself with a serum derived from lizard DNA. |
| 504 | * LightningBruiser: Is stronger and faster than Spider-Man as the Lizard. |
| 505 | * LizardFolk: His appearance looks like an anthropomorphic lizard. |
| 506 | * LogicalWeakness: Being cold-blooded, the Lizard is susceptible to low temperatures. |
| 507 | * TheMedic: Connors' occupation before he lost his arm and turned to science. |
| 508 | * NiceGuy: If you exclude this one occasion where he turned into a giant murderous reptile, he is otherwise a very kind person. |
| 509 | * OnceDoneNeverForgotten: The Lizard incident serves as an example. [[spoiler:It even lets Warren blackmail his lab away from him.]] |
| 510 | * PainfulTransformation: Curtis' transformation into the Lizard is agonizing. |
| 511 | * PrehensileTail: As the Lizard he can coil his tail around things and carry them. |
| 512 | * ProfessorGuineaPig: Partly - okay, mostly - out of desperation to regain the use of his amputated arm, he tested his own experimental serum on himself. |
| 513 | * ReptilesAreAbhorrent: As the Lizard, most definitely. He is a feral monster who acts on predatory instinct, overwhelming any semblance of who he was. |
| 514 | * SecretSecretKeeper: Implied. It’s never outright confirmed, but Curt and Martha both seem to have accidentally figured out Peter’s secret in "Identity Crisis". They initially laugh off the idea of Peter being Spider-Man but then seem to have a EurekaMoment as they put the pieces together. But if they did figure it out, they've never told anyone, not even Peter himself. |
| 515 | * SuperpoweredEvilSide: Only for one episode, but that one was ''more'' than enough. |
| 516 | * SuperStrength: The Lizard can lift approximately 12 tons. |
| 517 | * WallCrawling: Much to Spidey's dismay. |
| 518 | [[/folder]] |
| 519 | |
| 520 | !!Midtown Manhattan Magnet High Students |
| 521 | |
| 522 | [[folder:Randy "Rand" Robertson]] |
| 523 | !!Randy "Rand" Robertson |
| 524 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_13604_3301.jpg]] |
| 525 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PhilLaMarr |
| 526 | |
| 527 | Rand Robertson is on the Midtown High School football team with Flash Thompson, but is shown in the show to be much nicer and more neutral than his teammates. He is dating Sally Avril and is Robbie Robertson's son. |
| 528 | ---- |
| 529 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: This version of Randy knows Peter in high school instead of later on in life. |
| 530 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: Randy in the comics is a hotheaded activist who is unafraid to speak his mind. Rand here is a laidback NiceGuy who tries to avoid as much conflict as possible. |
| 531 | * AlliterativeName: '''R'''andy '''R'''obertson. |
| 532 | * BigEater: He is one according to his father. |
| 533 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "S'cool." |
| 534 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: What does Rand do when he finds out that the nerd, Peter Parker, just dared to make a move on his girlfriend? Accept Peter's honest apology that he didn't know they were dating and move on. Unlike the rest of his friends, Rand is a reasonable NiceGuy. |
| 535 | * FlawlessToken: He is the nicest of the sports clique to the main characters and is African-American. |
| 536 | * LovableJock: The most openly decent person among the football team. |
| 537 | * TheMasochismTango: His inexplicable (even to himself, much of the time) relationship with [[AlphaBitch Sally Avril]]. |
| 538 | * NiceGuy: Much to Sally's chagrin. |
| 539 | * OnlySaneMan: For the whole school along with Glory Grant. |
| 540 | * TheStoic: In a friendly, laid-back sort of way. |
| 541 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Rand is the nicest one among the jocks. |
| 542 | * WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: In regards to Sally. Even he doesn't seem to know, but he's too nice to break up with her. |
| 543 | [[/folder]] |
| 544 | |
| 545 | [[folder:Sally Avril]] |
| 546 | !!Sally Avril |
| 547 | [[quoteright:163:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1780503-sally2_super_3671.png]] |
| 548 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle |
| 549 | |
| 550 | Sally Avril is Rand Robertson's snobby cheerleader girlfriend and Peter Parker's one-time crush. |
| 551 | ---- |
| 552 | * AdaptationDyeJob: She had black hair in the comics, [[spoiler:though she did wear a blonde wig as Bluebird.]] |
| 553 | * AllGuysWantCheerleaders: In the first episode, Peter has a big crush on her and asks her out. The results? They ain't pretty. |
| 554 | * AlphaBitch: Calling her this would be an understatement. |
| 555 | * BrooklynRage: She's a New York resident, speaks with a Brooklyn accent, and her default mood appears to be needlessly aggressive. |
| 556 | * CompositeCharacter: Oddly with the comic Liz Allen, as she's a blonde AlphaBitch cheerleader like Liz's original self instead of a brunette thrill-seeking gymnast. |
| 557 | * CruelCheerleader: Mean as hell and none-too-bright, Sally does the stereotypes proud. |
| 558 | * CuteButCacophonic: A rare case when you can say she is better when not talking without being sexist. |
| 559 | * DumbBlonde: She has blonde hair and falls under the PopularIsDumb category. |
| 560 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first two episodes have her speaking in the stereotypical valley girl accent to emphasize how conceited and snobbish she is. Since it doesn't make sense for her to sound like she's from California in New York, episodes after these have her instead with a Brooklyn accent. |
| 561 | * EveryoneHasStandards: |
| 562 | ** She doesn't like Peter but, after one dangerous incident, openly admits that she's glad he's alright and even ''hugs him'' out of relief, flat out telling him that while she might not like him, she doesn't want to see him hurt. |
| 563 | --->'''Sally''': I'm not a monster! |
| 564 | ** Also, back toward the end of the first season, it's mentioned that "even Sally" is worried for Peter when she heard that Aunt May had a heart attack. |
| 565 | ** She makes a point of laying off Peter if Liz asks her to, showing that she at least genuinely respects Liz. |
| 566 | * InNameOnly: Unlike a lot of characters in the show, Sally pretty much has little resemblance to her comic book counterpart aside from her name and dislike of Peter. |
| 567 | * {{Jerkass}}: She has softer moments, but most of the time, she's this. [[WithFriendsLikeThese She even acts like one to Flash]], and that's prior to his CharacterDevelopment. |
| 568 | * NoIndoorVoice: This girl does not have a volume control. Even when she's trying to be snarky it comes out as loud and grating. |
| 569 | * PetTheDog: Though she doesn't say anything, she's part of the cool clique concerned with Peter when they find out his aunt's had a heart attack with Flash saying even Sally feels sorry for him. The episode "Probable Cause" has her complaining about being partnered with Peter during a class assignment only to be distraught when it looks like he died. She even hugs him upon seeing him alive, though she threatens him to never tell anyone about it. |
| 570 | * PopularIsDumb: Popular, but not very smart. |
| 571 | * ShippingTorpedo: She is very much against Liz/Peter. [[spoiler:She got her wish when Liz broke up with Peter (but it was actually Peter who broke her up).]] |
| 572 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:She dies in the comics, but is still alive in this adaptation. Although, considering that her comic book counterpart died as consequence of trying to get pictures of Spider-Man and this version was not shown with any for him, it’s kind of inevitable.]] |
| 573 | * UnnecessarilyCruelRejection: In the very first episode, Peter asks her on a date. Sally responds by laughing at and mocking Peter in front of everyone. |
| 574 | |
| 575 | [[/folder]] |
| 576 | |
| 577 | [[folder:Kenny Kong]] |
| 578 | !!Kenny Kong |
| 579 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kennykongtv.jpg]] |
| 580 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AndrewKishino |
| 581 | |
| 582 | Flash and Rand's friend and teammate on The Midtown High football team, who is in a relationship with Glory Grant. He often joins Flash in picking on Peter. |
| 583 | ---- |
| 584 | * AdaptationalDumbass: In the comics, he was [[SmarterThanYouLook smarter than he appeared]] and was [[spoiler:even able to learn Peter’s secret about being Spider-Man]]. This version of Kong is shown to be more simple-minded. |
| 585 | * AdaptationNameChange: His last name in the comics was [=McFarlane=], with "Kong" being a nickname. Here, Kong has been made his ''actual'' last name to complement the RaceLift. |
| 586 | * AlliterativeName: '''K'''enny '''K'''ong. |
| 587 | * BigFun: He comes closest to fitting the bill in his posse through being slightly less malicious than Flash and more energetic than Rand. |
| 588 | * DumbJock: Both larger-sized than Flash and seemingly more simple-minded. |
| 589 | * FatBestFriend: A Type C example to Flash. |
| 590 | * HiddenDepths: He's a surprisingly good actor if his snagging the role of Oberon in the school's production of Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream is anything to go by. |
| 591 | * JerkJock: He's on the Midtown High football team and spends much of the early episodes picking on Peter alongside Flash. |
| 592 | * MenAreChildish: It’s at full play in his relationship with Glory. He dotes on her, but she's often exasperated by his general immaturity. They break up once, but quickly get back together (and it's heavily implied that this has happened more than once). |
| 593 | * RaceLift: He is Caucasian in the comics. In this adaptation, he is Asian. |
| 594 | [[/folder]] |
| 595 | |
| 596 | [[folder:Glory Grant]] |
| 597 | !!Glory Grant |
| 598 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/glory_grant_the_spectacular_spider_man_722_2.jpg]] |
| 599 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CreeSummer |
| 600 | |
| 601 | Glory Grant is a student at Midtown High School who is dating Kenny Kong. She's part of Flash's group of friends, though she seems to be more arts-oriented then the others. |
| 602 | ---- |
| 603 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In relation to her AgeLift, she knows Peter in high school, not meeting him after college as in the comics. |
| 604 | * AgeLift: Glory was in her mid-20s in the comics and previous adaptations. In this adaptation, she is a teenager. |
| 605 | * AlliterativeName: '''G'''lory '''G'''rant. |
| 606 | * CloserToEarth: She is this compared to any of the other popular girls. She's the only one who's ''not'' instinctively jealous of MJ at first. This is also present in her relationship with Kenny. |
| 607 | * DramaQueen: A very unusual take on the trope; she's grounded and fairly reserved, but is strongly hinted to be a theatre buff. It's her who introduces Mary Jane to the school's theatre magnet and her who [[spoiler:recommends that Hobie replace Harry in the school play when the latter fails to show up, saying that she had seen him at an external production.]] |
| 608 | %%* LovableAlphaBitch |
| 609 | * NiceGirl: She's the nicest girl of the popular kids. |
| 610 | * OnlySaneWoman: She and Rand are the two people in their group who never strictly adhere to the notion of social cliques. |
| 611 | * SassyBlackWoman: It’s shown at certain points. |
| 612 | * WomenAreWiser: This is evident in her relationship with Kenny. She likes him, but is constantly annoyed by his childish tendencies. This causes them to break up briefly once. |
| 613 | [[/folder]] |
| 614 | |
| 615 | [[folder:Sha Shan Nguyen]] |
| 616 | !!Sha Shan Nguyen |
| 617 | [[quoteright:242:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1879914_ssn.jpg]] |
| 618 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KellyHu |
| 619 | |
| 620 | Sha Shan Nguyen is a student at Midtown High who is Flash Thompson's love interest after being dumped by Liz Allan in the show. |
| 621 | ---- |
| 622 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: This version of Sha Shan is a part of Peter's life in high school instead of meeting him in college. |
| 623 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the original comics, Sha Shan started off as a Spider-Man villain named Sister Sun. In ''Spectacular'', she's a normal high school student and Flash Thompson's ReplacementGoldfish. |
| 624 | * AsianAndNerdy: She's smarter than most girls around, much to Flash's chagrin: |
| 625 | -->'''Flash:''' She's, like, totally immune to The Flash!\ |
| 626 | '''Peter:''' [[DeadpanSnarker 'Cause she's got a brain?]]\ |
| 627 | '''Flash:''' Exactly! |
| 628 | * ChekhovsGunman: She's at the school dance in Season 1, but only becomes a speaking, recurring, named character in Season 2. |
| 629 | * DeadpanSnarker: To Flash, who makes it all too easy. |
| 630 | * MoralityPet: [[JerkJock Flash]] got a lot more nicer thanks to her influence. |
| 631 | * OfficialCouple: With Flash in the end. |
| 632 | * SecondLove: To Flash, after he and Liz break up. |
| 633 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Sha Shan only started to seriously begin a relationship with Flash when she witnessed him defending Harry when the Midtown Football Trophy was confiscated after it was revealed that Harry cheated. Why? [[HiddenDepths He holds sportsmanship higher than trophies.]] Later on, Sha Shan stated to Flash that she likes him for being ''"an honest guy, who stands up for what's right"''. |
| 634 | [[/folder]] |
| 635 | |
| 636 | [[folder:Hobie Brown]] |
| 637 | !!Hobie Brown |
| 638 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hobie_brown_the_spectacular_spider_man_552.jpg]] |
| 639 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Charles Duckworth |
| 640 | |
| 641 | A student at Midtown and member of the football team. He's the subject of a RunningGag where he's interrupted before he can say anything. |
| 642 | ---- |
| 643 | * AdaptationalHeroism: He shows no signs of becoming Prowler like in the comics. |
| 644 | * AlwaysSecondBest: He can't hold a candle to Harry or Peter at the football tryouts and loses out to Harry in bagging the lead role in the play (though when Harry doesn't show, Hobie proves to be an excellent replacement). |
| 645 | * ButtMonkey: Poor guy keeps getting interrupted. |
| 646 | * HiddenDepths: In "Gangland", he takes his date to the opera for Valentine's Day and shushes Jonah when he's making too much noise. Later in "Opening Night", it's revealed he played Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream before and knows the lines by heart. |
| 647 | * RecurringExtra: He is always in the crowd during scenes at Midtown. |
| 648 | * RunningGag: Being interrupted whenever he's about to speak. |
| 649 | * TheVoiceless: He doesn't get a line until the penultimate episode, when he has to fill in for Harry in the school play. It's a rather impressive performance, coming off almost like a ThrowTheDogABone moment. |
| 650 | [[/folder]] |
| 651 | |
| 652 | [[folder:Seymour O'Reilly]] |
| 653 | !!Seymour O'Reilly |
| 654 | [[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2018_05_15_at_54806_pm.png]] |
| 655 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum |
| 656 | |
| 657 | An extremely energetic student who commentates the school's football matches. |
| 658 | ---- |
| 659 | * AllThereInTheScript: He's seen and mentioned by name (by Mark Allan) ''once'' in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it exchange. Most fans have trouble affixing a face to his name. |
| 660 | * LargeHam: Most definitely. |
| 661 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: In the comics, he was killed by Venom. |
| 662 | [[/folder]] |
| 663 | |
| 664 | !!Other Characters |
| 665 | [[folder:Ben Parker]] |
| 666 | !!Ben Parker |
| 667 | [[quoteright:324:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/edasner5_1310.jpg]] |
| 668 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EdwardAsner |
| 669 | |
| 670 | Ben Parker is Peter Parker's uncle that raised him along with May Parker in their Forest Hills home after his parents died in a plane crash. |
| 671 | ---- |
| 672 | * CoolOldGuy: He's been shown to have had his hip and happening side. |
| 673 | * DeathByOriginStory: His murder set Peter down the path of using his powers for good. |
| 674 | * HappilyMarried: To Aunt May, until his death. |
| 675 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Was the Uncle Ben who helped Peter in "Intervention" just a memory, a representation of his conscience, or was it actually Uncle Ben in some otherworldly form? The fact that he was able to interact with Peter and the symbiote suggests he was a bit more complex than just something Peter imagined. |
| 676 | * MentorArchetype: He is the main inspiration in Peter's resolution to do good. |
| 677 | * ParentalSubstitute: He is as a father to Peter. |
| 678 | * PosthumousCharacter: He's been dead since the beginning of the series. |
| 679 | * SpiritAdvisor: To Peter in "Intervention". |
| 680 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Told Peter this just like in the comics and film. |
| 681 | [[/folder]] |
| 682 | |
| 683 | [[folder:Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)]] |
| 684 | !![[ComicBook/BlackCat Black Cat / Felicia Hardy]] |
| 685 | [[quoteright:281:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/CatCrop_1254946923_3963.jpg]] |
| 686 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TriciaHelfer |
| 687 | |
| 688 | Black Cat is the code name of Felicia Hardy. She is a thief and daughter of Walter Hardy. Her path often crosses with Spider-Man. |
| 689 | ---- |
| 690 | * AdaptationalModesty: As with most adaptations, Black Cat's outfit here doesn't show any cleavage, but is still very form-fitting. |
| 691 | * AntiHero: Type II. |
| 692 | * AudibleSharpness: Her claws. |
| 693 | * BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: Apparently, if a "hero" like Spider-Man and his "stupid conscience" means [[spoiler:her father will choose to stay in prison]], then she'd rather stick with her life of crime and stop going easy on him. |
| 694 | * CatGirl: Despite calling herself the Black Cat, she has no cat-like powers. |
| 695 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: She does not have any powers in this continuity, and manages to kick Spider-Man around almost effortlessly in their first fight. Although, one could probably assume he was holding back on a girl, as he mostly treats it like a friendly-sparring match (as does she) and doesn't seem all that phased with her cheap shots. She also easily lifts-up Beck and Mason, both adult males, when they try to escape after helping Chameleon rob the Major's fundraiser on the East River Ferry. |
| 696 | * ClassyCatBurglar: She is an attractive thief. |
| 697 | * CompositeCharacter: This version is a combination of her comic book counterpart and [[spoiler:Jessica Carridine, as her father in this show is Uncle Ben's killer.]] |
| 698 | * DarkActionGirl: As always. |
| 699 | * DominoMask: The only thing she wears to cover her face. |
| 700 | * EffortlessAmazonianLift: She easily lifts-up Beck and Mason, both adult males, when they try to escape after helping Chameleon rob the Major's fundraiser on the East River Ferry. |
| 701 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She loves her father to the point of attempting to break him out of prison and cries when she couldn’t get him to leave with her. |
| 702 | * FemmeFatale: She distracts Peter with a kiss so that she can get away with a jewel. |
| 703 | * LoveConfessor: She admits to her father that she's "got a crush" on Spider-Man. |
| 704 | * MoralMyopia: She thinks Spider-Man is unforgivable for not allowing [[spoiler:her father to be released, while completely ignoring and excusing the fact that her father was a murderer.]] |
| 705 | * MysticalWhiteHair: According to [[WordOfGod Ask Greg]], it's her natural hair color, a platinum blonde that looks white in animation. |
| 706 | * SpyCatSuit: As always, she wears a black catsuit that highlights her figure. |
| 707 | * TheTease: She really loves getting Spidey flustered. |
| 708 | * ThisIsUnforgivable: To Spider-Man in her last appearance. |
| 709 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: WordOfGod states that she's 19. |
| 710 | [[/folder]] |
| 711 | |
| 712 | [[folder:John Jameson (Colonel Jupiter)]] |
| 713 | !!Colonel Jupiter / John Jameson |
| 714 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaranNorris |
| 715 | |
| 716 | John Jameson is an Air Force colonel, astronaut, and J. Jonah Jameson's son. |
| 717 | ---- |
| 718 | * TheAce: Just like his comic book counterpart, he's a highly experienced pilot and astronaut. At least before his FaceHeelTurn. |
| 719 | * AntiVillain: He made a pretty good hero, but after he mistook Venom for Spider-Man, and thought Spidey was pulling his own FaceHeelTurn, he went out to kill him. |
| 720 | * BroughtDownToNormal: Spider-Man cures his spore-induced condition, but it's possible (though unconfirmed) he would've somehow transformed into [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Man-Wolf]] had the series continued. |
| 721 | * ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Inverted. He did become a superhuman from alien spores in the comics, but his "Colonel Jupiter" name was never used. |
| 722 | * DeadpanSnarker: He reacts rather well to growing twice his size and being forced to wear a containment suit. |
| 723 | * FaceHeelTurn: Undergoes one in [[ADayInTheLimelight Growing Pains]], though not fully of his own volition - the alien spores that gave him his powers began altering his brain chemistry, making him more aggressive and irrational. |
| 724 | * LargeHam: After becoming Colonel Jupiter. |
| 725 | * NiceGuy: Was noticeably nicer than his father, at least before his FaceHeelTurn. |
| 726 | * TragicVillain: He could've been a rather good hero if not for the FaceHeelTurn. |
| 727 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: After becoming Colonel Jupiter, his personality is warped, and once he loses his powers, he's desperate to get them back and is locked up for rehabilitation. |
| 728 | [[/folder]] |
| 729 | |
| 730 | [[folder: Betty Brant]] |
| 731 | !!Betty Brant |
| 732 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GreyDeLisle |
| 733 | |
| 734 | J. Jonah Jameson's secretary at the ''Daily Bugle'' |
| 735 | ---- |
| 736 | * AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: In the comics, she and Peter dated for quite a while before their relationship fell apart. Here while Peter does show interest in her, it never goes anywhere due to the age gap. |
| 737 | * AgeLift: In the comics she and Peter are the same age, here she's at least college age while he's still in high school |
| 738 | * DecompositeCharacter: Liz Allan takes over her plot of having a brother in debt to Blackie Gaxton. |
| 739 | * NiceGirl: A kind and sweet girl who turns down Peter gently. |
| 740 | * OutOfFocus: Outside of Peter's interest in asking her to the Fall Formal, she doesn't get much focus. |
| 741 | * PragmaticAdaptation: Thanks to changing social mores, a teenager working as a secretary is no longer acceptable like it was in TheSixties hence the AgeLift. |
| 742 | * SatelliteLoveInterest: Once Peter's romantic interest in her is dropped, she has little involvement with the story and is demoted to a background character at the ''Bugle''. |
| 743 | * TruerToTheText: This is one of the few adaptations to retain her role as Peter's initial love interest. |
| 744 | [[/folder]] |
| 745 | |
| 746 | [[folder:Jean [=DeWolff=]]] |
| 747 | !!Jean [=DeWolff=] |
| 748 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IreneBedard |
| 749 | |
| 750 | Jean [=DeWolff=] is a police officer for the New York City Police Department partnered with Stan Carter. Unlike Captain Stacy and Carter, she does not consider Spider-Man as much help as most of the criminals he captures wind up being released. |
| 751 | ---- |
| 752 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Much like in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', this version of Jean is a part of Peter's life in high school instead of after college. |
| 753 | * AdaptationalJobChange: This version is a beat cop, not a captain. |
| 754 | * {{Expy}}: Could be one of [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Eliza Maza]], as she's a female cop of Native American heritage. |
| 755 | * RaceLift: She is white in the comics, but is Native-American in this adaptation. |
| 756 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: It is mostly because her partner didn't become a serial killer. |
| 757 | [[/folder]] |
| 758 | |
| 759 | [[folder:Stan Carter]] |
| 760 | !!Stan Carter |
| 761 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ThomasFWilson |
| 762 | |
| 763 | Stan Carter is a New York City police officer partnered with Jean [=DeWolff=]. He has a short temper and has shown an appreciation of Spider-Man's vigilantism. |
| 764 | ---- |
| 765 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Much like in [=DeWolff=], Stan is a part of Peter's life in high school instead of after college. |
| 766 | * AdaptationalJobChange: This version is a beat cop, not a sergeant. |
| 767 | * {{Expy}}: As his partner is Eliza from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', he's basically Matt Bluestone. |
| 768 | * HiddenDepths: In one episode, Stan said that Spider-Man hasn't gone "far enough" dealing with criminals. Tellingly, in the comics, he becomes a serial killer whose targets include people he felt were too light on criminals. |
| 769 | * RabidCop: Shown when he screams at Electro to surrender when he refuses to comply, while Jean tries to settle it more peacefully. |
| 770 | [[/folder]] |
| 771 | |
| 772 | [[folder:Miles Warren]] |
| 773 | !!Miles Warren |
| 774 | [[quoteright:229:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Miles_Warren_Spectacular_Spiderman_9538.png]] |
| 775 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianGeorge |
| 776 | |
| 777 | Dr. Miles Warren is a renowned scientist and Professor Aaron Warren's brother. |
| 778 | ---- |
| 779 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Much like in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', this version of Miles is a part of Peter's life in high school instead of college. |
| 780 | * BadassBookworm: He's a NonActionGuy, sure, but when a huge burly hunter walks into his lab with a living lion and starts asking questions about Spider-Man, what does Warren do? He doesn't bat an eye, lies about giving Spidey his powers and even compliments the lion as a magnificent specimen. When Kraven demands to be enhanced as well, Warren calmly requests a hefty payment and when Kraven threatens to sic his lion on him as coercion, he just coolly points out that it's a very bad idea to threaten the person you want to tamper with your genetic code. He receives his payment. |
| 781 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Just look at the pic. This guy looks ''nothing'' like a villain and acts pretty affable at the beginning. Yet, as the series goes on, it becomes quite clear he is a bastard. Had the show gone on, he likely would have adopted his supervillain persona, The Jackal, in a future season. |
| 782 | * CainAndAbel: It's not revealed what his relationship with his brother is like, but they're definitely nothing alike. |
| 783 | * ConsummateLiar: Takes Kravinoff's mistaken belief that he created Spider-Man and [[SureLetsGoWithThat runs with it]], leveraging the misconception so that Kravinoff would pay him to gain superpowers of his own. |
| 784 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He acts affable only to ''increase'' his jerkassery. |
| 785 | * HateSink: With the exception of Norman Osborn, ''every other villain'' looks sympathetic compared to him. |
| 786 | * {{Jerkass}}: Especially toward Dr. Connors. |
| 787 | * KarmaHoudini: He is responsible for mutating Kraven (albeit, at his behest) and Mark Allan, stole Dr. Connors' research and caused him to leave through blackmail about him being the Lizard. He gets away with it at the end thanks to the show's cancellation. |
| 788 | * LEGOGenetics: Miles takes Dr. Connors' genetic recombination research and applies it to mammals, turning Kraven the Hunter into a feline beast-man. |
| 789 | * MythologyGag: He looks just like how his comic book counterpart did in the Lee/Romita era of the Spider-Man comics. |
| 790 | * PragmaticVillainy: He was looking for a test subject anyway so when Kraven comes along, he gives him the exact enhancements he wanted, for a hefty price of course. |
| 791 | * UnknownRival: Spider-Man is unaware that Miles is responsible for both Kraven and Mark Allen's mutations. |
| 792 | [[/folder]] |
| 793 | |
| 794 | [[folder:Emily Osborn]] |
| 795 | !!Emily Osborn |
| 796 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' N/A |
| 797 | |
| 798 | Emily Osborn is Norman Osborn's wife and Harry Osborn's mother. |
| 799 | ---- |
| 800 | * ParentalNeglect: She didn't pay attention to Harry when he made the team. Nor did she come to Harry's play. |
| 801 | * PetTheDog: She bought Harry a convertible after he returned from his time abroad recovering from his addiction to the Green. |
| 802 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: In the comics, she died shortly after Harry was born (WordOfGod says that it seemed odd to have all of the PowerTrio come from single-parent families, but that it felt like too big a part of Aunt May and George Stacy's characters to change). [[spoiler:Her comic death has since been retconned as of ''ComicBook/GoDownSwinging'', but as she was still never present in Harry's life, this trope still somewhat applies.]] |
| 803 | * TheVoiceless: She doesn't say a single word throughout the series. |
| 804 | [[/folder]] |
| 805 | |
| 806 | [[folder:Dr. Nicolas Bromwell]] |
| 807 | !!Dr. Nicolas Bromwell |
| 808 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DorianHarewood |
| 809 | |
| 810 | Dr. Bromwell is a doctor at the New York City Emergency Hospital and a good friend of May Parker. |
| 811 | ---- |
| 812 | * RaceLift: [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Nicholas_Bromwell_(Earth-616) His comic book counterpart]] was white, but he's African-American in this adaptation. |
| 813 | * WillTheyOrWontThey: He's hinted to have a thing for Aunt May. WordOfGod says that she [[ObliviousToLove doesn't notice]] because it's too soon after Ben's death for her to even consider dating again. It's unknown if that would have continued in later seasons. |
| 814 | [[/folder]] |
| 815 | |
| 816 | [[folder:Martha Connors]] |
| 817 | !!Martha Connors |
| 818 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_13588_3357.jpg]] |
| 819 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KathSoucie |
| 820 | |
| 821 | Martha Connors is Dr. Curt Connors' wife and fellow scientist. |
| 822 | ---- |
| 823 | * HappilyMarried: To Curt Connors, obviously. |
| 824 | * PairTheSmartOnes: In this version, she is, like her husband, a scientist. |
| 825 | * SecretSecretKeeper: Implied. It’s never outright confirmed, but Curt and Martha both seem to have accidentally figured out Peter’s secret in "Identity Crisis". They initially laugh off the idea of Peter being Spider-Man but then seem to have a EurekaMoment as they put the pieces together. But if they did figure it out, they've never told anyone, not even Peter himself. |
| 826 | * ThisIsUnforgivable: She's upset with Peter for taking the photo of the Lizard. This was also the reason why she didn't want to rehire him following Eddie's disappearance, but complies when Norman states that brilliant minds are needed. After Peter is rehired, he tells the Connors he won't let them down again, and Martha holds him to that. |
| 827 | [[/folder]] |
| 828 | |
| 829 | [[folder:Frederick Foswell]] |
| 830 | !! Frederick Foswell |
| 831 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor |
| 832 | |
| 833 | A reporter for the ''Daily Bugle'' specializing in organized crime. |
| 834 | ---- |
| 835 | * AdaptationalHeroism: He's not secretly a criminal mastermind in this continuity. |
| 836 | * BadassInANiceSuit: Fosswell is a brave IntrepidReporter who wears good suits except while undercover. |
| 837 | * DeadpanSnarker: At one point, he makes flowery comments about what a great hero his boss's son is while sporting a bemused expression. |
| 838 | * DecompositeCharacter: In the comics, he was The Big Man, while here, [[spoiler:Tombstone]] is. |
| 839 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: Fosswell has done Pulitzer Prize winning pieces of investigative journalism in the past and occasionally shows up in an undercover persona, investigating a villain independently of Peter. |
| 840 | * TheInfiltration: In "Gangland" as "Patch", he is among the wait staff at the summit between Tombstone, Dr. Octopus and Silvermane. |
| 841 | * IntrepidReporter: He regularly goes undercover to snoop out big crime stories. Ten years before the start of the series, he won a Pulitzer for his story on Silvermane. |
| 842 | * SarcasmMode: On occasion. |
| 843 | * ShoutOut: The "Patch" disguise does exist in the comics, but is favored by a certain [[{{ComicBook/Wolverine}} feral Canadian X-Man.]] |
| 844 | [[/folder]] |
| 845 | |
| 846 | [[folder:Debra Whitman]] |
| 847 | !!Debra Whitman |
| 848 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' N/A |
| 849 | |
| 850 | Eddie's replacement at Dr. Connors' Lab after he goes missing. |
| 851 | ---- |
| 852 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: This version of Debra meets Peter in high school instead of as a grad student. |
| 853 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: Instead of being emotionally fragile and timid, she's rather icy towards Peter when he addresses her as "Deb". |
| 854 | * AgeLift: She's older than Peter instead of around the same age. |
| 855 | * RaceLift: She's AmbiguouslyBrown instead of the usual white. |
| 856 | * TheVoiceless: She never gets a line. |
| 857 | [[/folder]] |
| 858 | |
| 859 | [[folder:Calypso]] |
| 860 | !!Calypso |
| 861 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Angela Bryant |
| 862 | |
| 863 | Kraven's lover who accompanies him to New York. |
| 864 | ---- |
| 865 | * BeastAndBeauty: Is this with Kraven after his transformation, not that she minds. |
| 866 | -->'''Calypso:''' The eyes suit you, my love. |
| 867 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: If Kraven's reaction at the end of his debut episode are any indicator he hadn't told her about him allowing Warren to mutate him. |
| 868 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Calypso in the comics used HollywoodVoodoo, it's unconfirmed if that's the case here but there is something about her. When she appeared in New York drums were playing. After Spidey defeats Kraven and webs him up he's distracted by these same drums, when he looks back the hunter is gone. He looked away for two seconds at most. |
| 869 | [[/folder]] |
| 870 | |
| 871 | [[folder:Roderick Kingsley]] |
| 872 | !!Roderick Kingsley |
| 873 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CourtneyBVance |
| 874 | |
| 875 | A perfume business magnate who appears at Osborn's AuctionOfEvil. |
| 876 | ---- |
| 877 | * AbortedArc: It's been confirmed that he was slated to become Hobgoblin in Season 3, just as in the comics. |
| 878 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He already making moves in the underworld while Peter is in high school instead of after college. |
| 879 | * AgeLift: Judging by his white hair, Kingsley is a couple of decades older than he was in his earlier comics appearances. |
| 880 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Shows up at an auction alongside New York's biggest crime lords, despite publicly just being a perfume company owner. |
| 881 | * MoodSwinger: He's calm and smug at the auction, but when we see him next, he's jittery and paranoid. However, given what we know of him in the comics, it's heavily implied that [[spoiler:it wasn't him picking up the suit, but his twin brother Daniel, who he does use as a body double]]. |
| 882 | * RaceLift: He is African-American instead of white like his comic book counterpart. |
| 883 | [[/folder]] |
| 884 | |
| 885 | [[folder:The Cat/The Burglar (Walter Hardy)]] |
| 886 | !!The Cat / The Burglar / Walter Hardy |
| 887 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesRemar |
| 888 | |
| 889 | Walter Hardy is Felicia Hardy's father and the burglar who shot Ben Parker. |
| 890 | ---- |
| 891 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Both because he didn't meet Peter until after his daughter did and so was after college and because he's Uncle Ben's killer in this universe. |
| 892 | * TheAtoner: He became this after killing Uncle Ben. |
| 893 | * CompositeCharacter: In the comics, he's a separate character from Uncle Ben's unnamed killer. |
| 894 | * FeelingTheirAge: The Cat Burglar was once a professional thief who prided himself on not using a gun. But as he got older, he became more desperate and reckless, resulting in Uncle Ben's death. |
| 895 | * HeroicSacrifice: A non-fatal example, but he forgoes a chance at freedom to stop the villains. |
| 896 | * MomentOfWeakness: For most of his career, he prided himself on never hurting anyone. But as he got older and slower, he took to carrying a gun, just in case. He ended up shooting Ben Parker in a moment of panic. |
| 897 | * MyGreatestFailure: Killing Uncle Ben. |
| 898 | * NoNameGiven: Averted. Unlike the original comics and most adaptations, excluding the Sam Raimi movies, Uncle Ben's killer is given a full name here. |
| 899 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: His actions, along with Peter's guilt of not stopping him earlier, is the catalyst that led to Peter Parker becoming a hero. |
| 900 | * ThouShaltNotKill: Unfortunately, it didn't quite work out that way. |
| 901 | * WalkingSpoiler: The revelation that Black Cat's father is also Uncle Ben's killer is a major spoiler. |
| 902 | * YouKilledMyFather: Spider-Man's reaction to him. Ironically enough, Black Cat gives this right back to him when Walter decides to stay in prison, believing that Spider-Man is responsible for his decision. |
| 903 | [[/folder]] |
| 904 | |
| 905 | [[folder:Ned Lee]] |
| 906 | !!Ned Lee |
| 907 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Andrew Kishino |
| 908 | |
| 909 | A young Daily Bugle reporter who wants to learn Spider-Man's identity. |
| 910 | ---- |
| 911 | * AdaptationalDyeJob: His chair goes from blonde to black. |
| 912 | * AdaptationalNameChange: His last name goes from Leeds to Lee, going with his RaceLift. |
| 913 | * AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: In the comics he and Peter frequently headbutted over their mutual interest in Betty Brant and even after Peter moved on there was still a fair bit of tension between them. None of this is carried over to the show, where they barely interact. |
| 914 | * ButtMonkey: He gets little respect from Jameson, his efforts to expose Spider-Man go nowhere, and his attempt to ask Betty on a date during his ADayInTheLimelight episode get interrupted. He does get the occasional ThrowTheDogABone moment, though. |
| 915 | * IntrepidReporter: He is very alert and meticulous in hunting for clues about who Spider-Man is, especially in the episode where he is investigating claims Peter is Spider-Man. |
| 916 | * LimitedWardrobe: He tends to wear the same blue jacket and red shirt. |
| 917 | * RaceLift: Ned Leeds is Caucasian in the comics, while Ned Lee is Korean in the show. |
| 918 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: Unlike the comics he avoids being brainwashed into serving as the Hobgoblin's decoy and his death at the hands of the Foreigner's goons. |
| 919 | [[/folder]] |
| 920 | |
| 921 | !!The Sinister Six |
| 922 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 923 | A group of supervillains founded by Doctor Octopus who unite to get revenge on Spider-Man for locking each of them away, later converted into the hit squad of the Master Planner's criminal empire. |
| 924 | ---- |
| 925 | * LegionOfDoom: A collection of Spidey's greatest superpowered foes, led by one of his emerging {{Big Bad}}s. |
| 926 | * TruerToTheText: Contrasting the team's first formation outside of comics in [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries the 90's animated series]] where it was called the "Insidious Six" due to censorship reasons, this one retains the original name. |
| 927 | * VillainTeamUp: The group is first formed after Octavius orchestrated their escape from prison. The second incarnation, featuring Mysterio and Kraven in place of Shocker and ([[spoiler:an incognito]]) Doctor Octopus, is formed as part of the Master Planner's introduction to the New York crime families. |
| 928 | [[/folder]] |
| 929 | |
| 930 | [[folder:Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)]] |
| 931 | !![[ComicBook/DoctorOctopus Doctor Octopus / Otto Octavius]] |
| 932 | [[quoteright:265:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/otto_octavius_earth_26496_from_spectacular_spider_man_animated_series_001_75.png]] |
| 933 | [[caption-width-right:265:''"Otto Octavius was weak. Call me, Doctor Octopus!"'']] |
| 934 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeterMacNicol |
| 935 | |
| 936 | -->''"I cannot believe I once lived in this anemic hovel. Well, no more. And no more, "Yes, Mr. Osborn. I'm sorry, Mr. Osborn. Please, Mr. Osborn." How I groveled before that man. But soon the whole world shall grovel before the genius that is Dr. Octopus."'' |
| 937 | |
| 938 | Otto Octavius was a brilliant scientist and inventor before an accident bonded him to four mechanical tentacles driving him to extreme criminal activities. Taking the name Doctor Octopus, Doc Ock for short, he became one of Spider-Man's most formidable opponents, founded the Sinister Six, and became a central player in the city's criminal underworld. |
| 939 | ---- |
| 940 | * AdaptationalAchillesHeel: Most versions of Doc Ock animate their tentacles through sheer force of will. This version requires a power source to operate his. His first battle with Spidey (which he is close to winning) is cut short when he realizes his current battery is running low on power, and several of his later defeats revolve around the webslinger removing his other batteries. |
| 941 | * AffablyEvil: He allowed Aunt May to pass and behaved like a perfect gentleman before attacking Spider-Man. |
| 942 | * AnimalThemedSuperbeing: As his moniker suggests, octopi. |
| 943 | * AlliterativeName: Both his first and last names begin with "O". |
| 944 | * ArtificialLimbs: Well, he attached four mechanical arms of questionable morality to his spine. |
| 945 | * AppropriatedAppellation: "Doctor Octopus" was a hated nickname Norman gave him. |
| 946 | * AntiVillain: As Otto Octavius, he was a mix of Type II and Type IV, being an ethical PunchClockVillain who only went along with creating supervillains because he was too much of an ExtremeDoormat to protest and he would have been killed if he backed out. After becoming Dr. Octopus, he becomes a far straighter villain, but only due to brain damage sustained in an accident, and he still has a few scruples left. |
| 947 | * BadassBookworm: He started out as Oscorp's top scientist. After turning into Dr. Octopus, he is one of Spider-Man's strongest enemies. |
| 948 | * BadassNormal: Doctor Octopus himself is portly, in poor physical shape, near-sighted and doesn't actually have any superpowers himself. However, he can more than hold his own with his mechanical arms. He's also very good with planning and strategy, and usually has some nasty tech to even the odds. |
| 949 | * BadassLongcoat: He trades his lab coat in for a trench coat after becoming a supervillain. |
| 950 | * BerserkButton: |
| 951 | ** Let's just say that he [[LargeHam doesn't appreciate witty banter.]] |
| 952 | ** He also hates it when people take actions he considers to be ''[[LargeHam WEAK!]]'' |
| 953 | ** Spider-Man's very ''existence'' becomes one for Doc Ock; as the show progresses and Spider-Man scores more and more victories against him, Octavius is reduced to ''screaming'' ALL his lines at the wall-crawler, wanting the hero to ''simply'' '''die'''. His quote in the VillainousBreakdown trope sums it up. |
| 954 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: When he was first introduced in the show, Dr. Octavius is a nice, shy, and awkward guy who could be considered as Oscorp's TokenGoodTeammate, often expressing worrying about his coworkers' well-being. After going crazy and becoming Dr. Octopus as a result of a lab accident, he becomes a fearsome [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] EvilGenius who is responsible for most of the VillainTeamUp in the show and becomes one of the top criminal leaders in New York City. |
| 955 | * BigBadEnsemble: In the second season, he builds a criminal empire of supervillains that allows him to challenge Tombstone and Silvermane. |
| 956 | * CardCarryingVillain: You can tell that he has fully become one by the mug he drinks out of that has "Evil Genius" written on it. |
| 957 | * TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:As the Master Planner]]. |
| 958 | * CombatTentacles: As always, he has cybernetic artificial limbs that he uses for his evil schemes. |
| 959 | * CompositeCharacter: He shares the short stature, build, occasional dumpiness, personality, and jumpsuit of his comic book counterpart, but has a coat similar to [[Film/SpiderMan2 Alfred Molina]]'s take on the character. He is also employed by Oscorp like his Ultimate counterpart. |
| 960 | * TheDogBitesBack: The first thing he does after becoming Doctor Octopus is to throttle Norman Osborn around and scream "Silence, you imperious moron!" |
| 961 | * DeadpanSnarker: Despite his hatred for jokes, he can be pretty snarky when he wants to be. |
| 962 | ** When he asks a waiter for the check after he finishes dinner with the Sinister Six, the waiter tells him that it's on the house. His response? |
| 963 | --->'''Otto:''' How very kind of you... [[ImpliedDeathThreat and wise]]. |
| 964 | ** When Electro is going nuts in his hideout, shooting AND missing Spider-Man with his electric blasts: |
| 965 | --->'''Otto:''' ''[through gritted teeth]'' Electro... ''take this outside''... |
| 966 | ** When Spider-Man deduces who the "Master Planner" is, Otto is not impressed: |
| 967 | --->'''Spider-Man:''' Hey, "Master Planner". Some secret identity advice from an expert. Don't sign your work, ''Doctor Octopus''! |
| 968 | --->'''Otto:''' [[SarcasmMode Yes, Spider-Man. It's spectaculary clever of you to have guessed the truth]], AFTER I revealed it. |
| 969 | ** After Silvermane is grounded and can't move in his armor, Otto goes on to finish him off. When Spider-Man stops him, he tells Silvermane this: |
| 970 | --->'''Otto:''' Don't go anywhere... |
| 971 | * DrunkOnTheDarkSide: He ''relishes'' in his EvilGenius persona. |
| 972 | * ExtremeDoormat: He gets pushed around quite a bit before his lab accident occurs. |
| 973 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Doc Ock politely asks and waits for Aunt May and Anna Watson to excuse themselves from the upcoming brawl between the Sinister Six and Spidey. He even halted Rhino as he tries to charge through them. |
| 974 | * EvilGenius: As per usual, Doctor Octopus is a super villain who is also a brilliant engineer and inventor, as his [[ForTheEvulz coffee mug]] [[ComicalCoffeeCup indicates]]. |
| 975 | * FreakLabAccident: Courtesy of the Green Goblin, just like in the Ultimate universe. |
| 976 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: Before his accident he was one of the most meek men on the planet. After it, he becomes one of the most dangerous criminals alive. |
| 977 | * GadgeteerGenius: Just like his comic book counterpart and most versions. |
| 978 | * InferioritySuperiorityComplex: It's all but outright stated that Doc Ock's motivation for all the evil and power-hungry things he does are because of the years of belittlement and abuse he suffered in the employ of Norman Osborn. Ock often judges his enemies as "weak" to disparage them, implying that his main point of insecurity derives from the weak personality that he used to exhibit when he let Osborn walk all over him. |
| 979 | * LargeHam: '''[[MemeticMutation TREACHERYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!]]''' |
| 980 | * MadScientist: He wasn't one to begin with, but he had a lot of repressed feelings and then there was this accident... |
| 981 | * MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Actually, he does hold at least one real doctorate (but not in medicine). |
| 982 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: His claim to infamy is his four mechanical arms. |
| 983 | * NerdGlasses: Before his transformation. |
| 984 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Otto is an evil bastard who hates jokesters, but couldn't help getting a mug that has "Evil Genius" written on it. |
| 985 | * NotThatKindOfDoctor: But Spider-Man likes to dish out the medical doctor-based puns all the same and the fact that he had a doctorate in Nuclear Physics originally. |
| 986 | * PetTheDog: Allowing Aunt May and Anna Watson to get out of the way before the fight between Spidey and the Sinister Six breaks out. |
| 987 | * PhlebotinumHandlingEquipment: What his tentacles were originally designed for. |
| 988 | * SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Loves hearing himself talk about how much smarter he is compared to everyone else. His speeches tend to go on. |
| 989 | * SpiderLimbs: His tentacles act like these. |
| 990 | * TheStarscream: Sort of; he always had a repressed resentment toward [[BadBoss Norman Obsorn]], but was too shy and insecure to actually act upon it (exemplified in his dream sequence). This... ''doesn't'' turn out well when he gets crazy enough to do it. |
| 991 | * VillainousBreakdown: Once Hammerhead's trickery causes negotiations to break down at the table between Ock, Tombstone and Silvermane, Otto begins to gradually lose it on a scale unlike any before, devolving into furious screaming when Spider-Man gets involved and eventually is reduced to ''howling'' at his incumbents to ''stop fighting each other'' and just ''focus down on Spider-Man''. |
| 992 | -->'''Otto:''' ''[pinning Spider-Man down and jamming a finger towards his face]'' '''''[[ItIsDehumanizing THIS!!]]''''' -is the cause of our troubles...! We can ''RULE'' Manhattan together --or ''divided''-- at our ''leisure'', as soon as we dispose of ''this...'''PEST!!''''' |
| 993 | * VillainousFriendship: |
| 994 | ** He seems to have one with Adrian Toomes/the Vulture, whom he knew before either of them became criminals. Otto was also the one who convinced him to show his Tech Flight project to Osborn. |
| 995 | ** He also tends to be on friendly terms with Electro, though repeated blunders on Max's part result in Otto leaving him to die in their last team-up together. |
| 996 | * VillainTeamUp: He becomes the founder and leader of the Sinister Six. |
| 997 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: He ''despises'' this trope, and while he once pretended to be cured of his psychosis so he would not be suspected of being the Master Planner, he gives up the ruse as soon as possible. When he realizes Tombstone values his reputation as a philanthropist above all else, Doc Ock immediately proclaims that Tombstone is ''WEAK'' and tries to kill him. |
| 998 | * WorthyOpponent: While he despises Spider-Man and is obsessed with defeating him, Octavius nonetheless appreciates that Spidey is highly intelligent and respects him as a formidable enemy. |
| 999 | * WouldHurtAChild: During his first fight with Spider-Man he takes the teenage Liz Allan hostage and tries to throw her to her death just to distract Spidey. Much later he kidnaps Gwen and leaves her to drown along with the hero and Electro, [[KickTheDog just to be a dick]]. |
| 1000 | [[/folder]] |
| 1001 | |
| 1002 | [[folder:Sandman (Flint Marko)]] |
| 1003 | !! Sandman / Flint Marko |
| 1004 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sandman_9.jpg]] [[caption-width-right:350:''"It's over, Spider-Man. When you were the only one with powers, you had me beat! But now, King Sandman reigns supreme!"'']] |
| 1005 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnDiMaggio |
| 1006 | |
| 1007 | -->''"You know, I hadn't planned on coming after you. But you're just determined to be the cloud hanging over my sunny, sandy beach. Time to change the weather... forever!"'' |
| 1008 | |
| 1009 | Flint Marko was a petty criminal until an accident turned him into a being comprised of and able to control sand, known as Sandman. |
| 1010 | ---- |
| 1011 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Marko appeared in the ninth issue in the comics, but shows up in the first episode before becoming Sandman in the fifth episode. |
| 1012 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: He and O'Hirn act as a duo before gaining superpowers. The two never met before in the comics until after gaining their powers. |
| 1013 | * AntiVillain: Deep down, Marko isn't a terrible person. He's mostly motivated by money and getting back at Spider-Man for constantly humiliating him when he was a petty thug. "First Steps" shows his more human side, where he builds a huge sandcastle for a little girl, and later stops an oil tanker explosion. |
| 1014 | * BookDumb: He's not very well educated, but he can be clever in a pinch. |
| 1015 | * BlobMonster: He can become soft sand or hard rock. |
| 1016 | * TheBrute: Marko and O'Hirn fulfill this role for the Sinister Six as the group's heavy hitters. |
| 1017 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: His "big score" in practice. He seems to believe all he needs is one good job to be set for life, when the reality is that his bosses will take a sizable cut of whatever he steals. When he finally succeeds in "First Steps", the Big Man and Doc Ock both take their cuts, leaving him with a ''single'' stack of cash. To put into perspective how little he thought about this, even ''[[DumbMuscle O'Hirn]]'' knew they wouldn't receive a lot for their work, all the way back in the first episode. |
| 1018 | * EvilDuo: With Rhino, a.k.a. Alex O'Hirn. |
| 1019 | * ElementalShapeshifter: True to his codename, Marko can freely manipulate sand, which his entire body is comprised of. |
| 1020 | * FreakLabAccident: The experiment done on him was a failed attempt to give him an armor. O'Hirn and Mark Allan were more successful versions of the same experiment. |
| 1021 | * GlassCannon: He is nearly impossible to hurt, but if you bring water or fire into the mix... |
| 1022 | * {{Guyliner}}: His design (in human form) has some pretty heavy liner under his eyes. |
| 1023 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Somewhat subverted, in that while the act really was a heroic self-sacrifice that ended in his disintegration, the episode in question uses TheEndOrIsIt, as after things seem to have ended, he's shown reforming and then blowing away on the wind, so he's really NotQuiteDead.]] |
| 1024 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: Despite being a petty criminal, he really just wants money and isn't interested in hurting anybody (except Spider-Man). He also makes a magnificent sand palace for a little girl when some other kids made fun of her sand castle. |
| 1025 | * IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He and O'Hirn were constantly being humiliatingly foiled by Spider-Man in the opening episodes of the series. [[TookALevelInBadass Then Marko received his sand powers, and the rest is history.]] |
| 1026 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A greedy, rude thug but capable of showing kindness when not seeking money or trying to kill Spider-Man. |
| 1027 | * LogicalWeakness: He can be turned to mud by water. |
| 1028 | * TheNeedless: He gets mad at Toomes for giving him a [[{{Pun}} sandwich]], stating that he doesn't need food anymore. Apparently his lawyers have arranged it so that he's supposed to be "fed" by being provided with raw silicates to keep his mass up as he loses tiny bits of himself. |
| 1029 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: After he gets his powers, he reveals the existence of the Big Man to Spider-Man, thus allowing the Web-Slinger to it make it a personal goal to take down the crime lord. |
| 1030 | * NobleDemon: Just like his comic book counterpart. |
| 1031 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: He just cares about getting his "big score," and is the least sadistic of the show's super-villains. |
| 1032 | * PetTheDog: He shows kindness to a little girl in "First Steps" and in the same episode, he saves the people from the same oil tanker he's attacking. |
| 1033 | * PragmaticVillainy: He immediately decided after getting his powers that revenge is stupid despite repeatedly getting busted by the web-slinger. |
| 1034 | * PunchClockVillain: He may be a supervillain but he only wants a "big score" and otherwise isn't malicious. Unlike O'Hirn, he doesn't care about revenge on Spidey and only tries to kill him because be keeps interfering in his robberies, going so far as to help save the crew of an oil tanker he inadvertently endangered. |
| 1035 | * RedemptionEarnsLife: [[spoiler:He uses his abilities to contain the explosion of an oil tanker he attacked to save the lives of the crew he endangered. He's seemingly killed by being turned to glass during his HeroicSacrifice, but he turns out to be NotQuiteDead.]] |
| 1036 | * {{Revenge}}: Mostly defied, in contrast to his partner O'Hirn. While he can be briefly tempted, and certainly enjoys the chance to actually get some hits back at Spidey if the opportunity presents itself, he generally holds that "revenge is for chumps" and would just as soon not bother with Spider-Man at all and focus on getting his big score. |
| 1037 | * StoryBreakerPower: He was getting there by "First Steps", once he's started to get a proper hang of his abilities. It's probably no coincidence that his last appearance in the show is in the episode where he absorbs Rockaway Beach. Yes, ''all of it''. |
| 1038 | * TeamRocketWins: Marko spends a large fraction of his screen time trying to pull off a “big score” and being foiled by Spider-Man. In his final appearance, he does successfully escape with a valuable object, [[MeaninglessVillainVictory only to have the Master Planner and The Big Man take most of the profits, leaving him with just a few thousand dollars]]. |
| 1039 | * ThatManIsDead: He doesn't take it as far as Electro, but on a few occasions he and Spidey seem to refer to "Flint Marko" like he was a totally separate person to emphasize this. He mostly seems to do it to be dramatic, though, and unlike Electro he doesn't seem to mind being called Marko or cast off his old identity that much. |
| 1040 | * TookALevelInBadass: After eating a lot of raw silicates in prison, when he returns in "First Steps", his ElementalShapeshifter abilities have become significantly more powerful. |
| 1041 | * VillainousFriendship: With his partner in crime, Alex O'Hirn/Rhino. |
| 1042 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: He can freely transform his body. |
| 1043 | [[/folder]] |
| 1044 | |
| 1045 | [[folder:The Rhino (Alex O'Hirn)]] |
| 1046 | !!The Rhino / Alex O'Hirn |
| 1047 | [[quoteright:271:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rhino_ssm_id_60_7.jpg]] |
| 1048 | [[caption-width-right:271:''"Right, my business. Better get to it then! Cause the Rhino don't wanna keep Spider-Man waiting!"'']] |
| 1049 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClancyBrown |
| 1050 | |
| 1051 | -->''"I may be a freak, but I'm not a coward! Even the old O'Hirn never ran away scared!"'' |
| 1052 | |
| 1053 | Alex O'Hirn is a former small time crook who was turned into the powerhouse known as the Rhino. |
| 1054 | ---- |
| 1055 | * AchillesHeel: His suit is such a complete seal that his body can't perspire. His face does the sweating for his entire body, which isn't a problem in normal conditions, but get him in a hot steamy area... |
| 1056 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: O'Hirn appeared in issue 49 in the comics, but shows up in the first episode before becoming Rhino in the sixth episode. |
| 1057 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: He and Marko act as a duo before gaining superpowers. The two never met before in the comics until after gaining their powers. |
| 1058 | * AdaptationalBadass: In the comics, Rhino's a big dumb brute Spidey beats on a regular basis. Here, he is still a dumb brute but an unstoppable force of pure destruction that Spidey can only defeat through cleverly exploiting his one real weakness, and as seen in "Accomplices", can occasionally pull one over the web-slinger with some effort. |
| 1059 | * AdaptationalNameChange: Alex O'Hirn was just an alias for the Rhino in the comics. Aleksei Sytsevich was his real name. |
| 1060 | * AntiVillain: Type I. He's mean and reckless, but [[EvenEvilHasStandards he has standards]]. Completely self-serving standards, but still enabling him to do ''some'' good every once in a while. |
| 1061 | * AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Just like his comic book counterpart and most versions, he uses the name "Rhino" as his alias and has the same type of suit and powers as one. |
| 1062 | * BloodKnight: As always, he is always willing to use violence and fight in any situation. |
| 1063 | * TheBrute: Alongside Sandman, but Rhino's more clear-cut example for the Sinister Six. He's large, strong, bulky, and fairly stupid, but occasionally has [[HiddenDepths startling moments]] of insight. |
| 1064 | * ClingyCostume: He can't take off his outfit unless it's surgically removed. |
| 1065 | * ClothesMakeTheSuperman: He wears a rhinoceros suit that gives him his superhuman abilities, particularly super strength and speed. |
| 1066 | * CompositeCharacter: He's primarily the classic Rhino, but the Alex O'Hirn alias is apparently is real name, like his Ultimate self, instead of Aleksei Sytsevich. |
| 1067 | * DumbMuscle: Downplayed. For the most part, he's a pretty unintelligent brute, but will occasionally show flashes of insight: he's no genius, but he does make some fairly intelligent deductions, including being the first one to realize that if Peter Parker takes Spider-Man's pictures, he can use Peter to find Spider-Man. "I ain't stupid" is practically his CharacterCatchphrase. |
| 1068 | * EnemyMine: In "Accomplices", he forms a brief alliance with Spider-Man to destroy a hard driver containing the specs to create more Rhinos. As soon as the drive is destroyed, he wastes no time dismantling their partnership. |
| 1069 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Implied. While delirious and on the edge of consciousness during his first defeat he says only his mama can call him Alexander and tells Spidey, who's pretending to be her, the identity of the Big Man. |
| 1070 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: His standards being "''I'm'' the Rhino, so I can't let anyone else get made to be like me [[PragmaticVillainy so they'd give me competition and share]] in ''my'' wealth!" |
| 1071 | * EvilDuo: With his partner in crime, Flint Marko, both before and after they got their powers. |
| 1072 | * EvilSoundsDeep: He has Creator/ClancyBrown for his voice actor after all. |
| 1073 | * TheJuggernaut: He's one of the toughest villains in Spidey's rogues gallery, impervious to damage and hits like a tank. |
| 1074 | * LogicalWeakness: Spider-Man manages to deduce that his "impenetrable" hide doesn't let him perspire because it's fused to his skin, meaning that he overheats very easily if he doesn't pace himself. And while his body is basically indestructible, anaesthetic gas will knock him out as easily as anyone else. |
| 1075 | * NighInvulnerable: His armor is stated to be a form of titanium-resin, and it's just as tough as it sounds. He's only barely fazed by falling out of a twenty-two-story building and ''having a parking garage collapse on top of him.'' |
| 1076 | * PragmaticVillainy: He helps Spider-Man prevent people from getting their hand on the technology that created him, because he doesn't want competition. |
| 1077 | * SignificantAnagram: "O'Hirn" for "Rhino", much like the [[ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan Ultimate]] incarnation of the character. |
| 1078 | * SmarterThanYouLook: Make no mistake, he's no genius, but he can be cunning. He's able to piece together that if Peter Parker can get pictures of Spider-Man, then he can use Parker to bring Spidey to him. He demonstrates this again in "Accomplices" where he intentionally takes out the pillars to the multistory parking garage they're in, to collapse it on top of Spider-Man. Spidey even chastises himself for falling for it. |
| 1079 | * StevenUlyssesPerhero: A man with the surname "[[SignificantAnagram O'Hirn]]" ends up becoming a rhino-themed supervillain. |
| 1080 | * UniquenessDecay: Works with Spider-Man to destroy the hard drive in "Accomplices" to preserve his status as the only Rhino. |
| 1081 | * VillainousFriendship: With his partner in crime, Flint Marko/Sandman. |
| 1082 | [[/folder]] |
| 1083 | |
| 1084 | [[folder:Electro (Max Dillon)]] |
| 1085 | !!Electro / Max Dillon |
| 1086 | [[quoteright:242:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maxwell_dillon_earth_26496_from_spectacular_spider_man_animated_series_001.png]] |
| 1087 | [[caption-width-right:242:''"My call?'' My ''call?! NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN MY CALL!"'']] |
| 1088 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CrispinFreeman |
| 1089 | |
| 1090 | -->''"Calm? We left calm behind a lifetime ago!"'' |
| 1091 | |
| 1092 | Electro, also known as Maxwell Dillon, is a former electrician who fell victim of a lab accident that turned him into an electricity-based supervillain and member of the Sinister Six. |
| 1093 | ---- |
| 1094 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Electro appeared in issue 9 of the comics, but appears in the second episode. |
| 1095 | * AdaptationalSympathy: Electro in the comics is little more than a violent thug, whereas here he's a TragicVillain. |
| 1096 | * AdaptationOriginConnection: In the comics, Max just worked as a regular electrician with no connection towards any other characters prior to becoming Electro. In the show, Max got his powers in Dr. Connors' lab. This also means he has a connection with Peter/Spider-Man before becoming Electro as in the comics, Spidey never knew about Electro's identity. |
| 1097 | * AppropriatedAppellation: Spidey calls him "Electro" offhand during their first confrontation. He later decides he likes it during his ThatManIsDead moment. |
| 1098 | * AxCrazy: The more his sanity declines, the more violent he gets. |
| 1099 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: Being around his early 20s, he's the youngest member of the Sinister Six and the least experienced. Shocker calls him "Kid" and Otto treats him almost like a surrogate son. |
| 1100 | * BerserkButton: [[ThatManIsDead "Don't call me Max!]] The name is Electro! ELECTRO, I TELL YOU!" |
| 1101 | * BodyHorror: Electro's body is constantly generating electrical energy that he he can only control with a permanent containment suit. Inside it he's a walking mass of lightning that barely resembles a human. No wonder he's so angry. |
| 1102 | * BlessedWithSuck: He got highly powerful electrical powers, so much that he is forced to wear a suit constantly to prevent them from destroying everything around him. To make things worse, he can't even ''drink'' anymore since the mere contact with his mouth will cause a shock. |
| 1103 | * BreathWeapon: In the Engineering arc, he starts shooting lightning from his ''mouth''. |
| 1104 | * CollapsibleHelmet: He can retract the mask and gloves of his suit seemingly at will. |
| 1105 | * ComesGreatInsanity: When first he was introduced, he appears to be a cocky JerkAss. The accident that gave him power clearly caused him to snap completely. The fact that everyone was misunderstanding to him probably factors in. |
| 1106 | * CompositeCharacter: This version of Electro is a combination of the main Marvel Comics universe and the Ultimate Marvel version. Just like the Earth-616 version, he was a normal man who got his powers through an electrical freak accident. But those powers are more in line with the Ultimate version. His face is designed to be similar to Earth-616's version. |
| 1107 | * DoNotCallMePaul: ''Don't'' call him Max, or he'll ''fry'' you into nothing! |
| 1108 | * DumbMuscle: He's powerful, but not exactly the brightest member of Spider-Man's rogues gallery. |
| 1109 | * ForWantOfANail: Electro’s whole creation was kickstarted by Max placing his drill on top of the filtration system he’s replacing, which falls into the control panel, electrifying it. Max then tries to retrieve it, only to get shocked and fall back towards the aquarium full of electric eels, drenching him in their electric sludge, leading him to become what he is today. |
| 1110 | * FreakLabAccident: Being exposed to powerful bioelectric sludge thanks to an electrified control panel resulted in him becoming a walking electric dynamo. |
| 1111 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: Was a simple electrician to a PsychoElectro. |
| 1112 | * HairTriggerTemper: He has some ''serious'' anger issues, ones his transformation only exacerbated. |
| 1113 | * HiddenDepths: He may be a reckless {{Jerkass}}, but he's also very loyal and recognizes the importance of working as a team. In "Group Therapy", Electro stops the rest of the Six from arguing and declares that the only real way to meet their goals is by working together and listening to Doc Ock. |
| 1114 | * HydroElectroCombo: This show's version of Electro gained his electricity powers after falling into water tank filled with genetically altered electric rays and eels. |
| 1115 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: At first, his main goal is to get rid of his powers and return to normal. Later, he embraces his powers after some SanitySlippage. |
| 1116 | * {{Jerkass}}: Even before his accident, he was cocky and snappy. Afterwards, his SanitySlippage results in him increasingly becoming more of a Jerkass, getting a HairTriggerTemper and [[NeverMyFault a refusal to take responsibility for his own actions.]] |
| 1117 | * LargeHam: Come on, this is Creator/CrispinFreeman we're talking about. |
| 1118 | -->'''Electro:''' ''Don't'' call me Max! ''OR I'LL FRY YOU INTO NOTHING!!!'' |
| 1119 | * LikeASonToMe: {{Inverted}}. Never overtly stated, but Electro very much treats Doc Ock like a surrogate father. |
| 1120 | * TheMillstone: He really tries to help Doc Ock, but he's so impulsive with using his powers that he probably does more to foil his schemes than Spider-Man. This ultimately leads to Otto abandoning him after his stint as the Master Planner fails. |
| 1121 | * MotiveDecay: Justified. He initially wants to find a cure for his condition, but his PowerIncontinence and Doctor Octopus' manipulation of him results in him going insane and embracing his new identity, being perfectly content to be the doctor's attack dog. |
| 1122 | * NeverMyFault: He accuses his accident of being Curt Connors' fault even though it was Max's own negligence that caused it. |
| 1123 | * PowerEchoes: Prominently in his first episode, though it's noticeably toned down after that. |
| 1124 | * PowerIncontinence: In this version, his body is always electrified, so he has to stay in his suit. |
| 1125 | * PsychoElectro: Duh. Electro has his sanity gradually eroded throughout the series thanks to his condition, resulting in him posing a danger to everyone around him thanks to his worsening temper and impulsiveness. |
| 1126 | * PsychopathicManchild: Electro tends to throw tantrums much more than his teammates, follows Doctor Octopus like a clingy child to his parent, and generally is over-excitable and hyperactive. Not helped that he's a very young man compared to the others. |
| 1127 | * RevengeBeforeReason: |
| 1128 | ** One of his biggest flaws; Max would be a lot more successful if he could just get over his petty feud with Spider-Man. |
| 1129 | ** Not to mention his blame on Curt Connors for his condition, ignoring the fact that it was Max's own stupidity that caused it. |
| 1130 | * SanitySlippage: In his first appearance, he goes from an amicable, if a bit cocky average joe to a deranged madman hellbent on a cure and willing to hurt anyone who gets in his way, thanks to a combination of his “condition” and his actions being misinterpreted by everyone. As the series goes on, his sanity continues to erode until he stops caring about getting back to normal entirely and becomes a violent, deranged attack dog for Doctor Octopus with a HairTriggerTemper. |
| 1131 | * ShockAndAwe: He is a living generator of electricity and can absorb and discharge seemingly limitless volts of it. |
| 1132 | * StupidEvil: Electro is highly impulsive and refuses to learn from his own mistakes, making it easy for Spider-Man to bait him into a trap, and his TriggerHappy nature has resulted in him posing a threat to his own allies. |
| 1133 | * ThatManIsDead: When he tries to threaten Doc Connors into curing him, he decides that no one will call him Max Dillon until he's normal again. Later on, he embraces his Electro identity completely, even claiming not to know anyone named Max. |
| 1134 | * TragicVillain: As much of a dick as he is, considering how he was turned into a walking electrical dynamo with no chance of a normal life in a freak accident, it's understandable that he would have some anger issues. |
| 1135 | * TriggerHappy: Much to the misfortune of everyone else in the vicinity, including his own teammates. |
| 1136 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Doctor Octopus. Unfortunately, he’s too TriggerHappy and deranged to be of much help. |
| 1137 | * UnskilledButStrong: He's insanely powerful and dangerous, but he's too crazy, impulsive, and reckless to be disciplined enough to use his powers to their full effect. |
| 1138 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His attack on Connors' lab for a cure ended up super-charging Connors' lizard DNA formula, which subsequently turned the latter into the Lizard when he used that same supercharged formula on himself shortly after. |
| 1139 | [[/folder]] |
| 1140 | |
| 1141 | [[folder:The Vulture (Adrian Toomes)]] |
| 1142 | !!The Vulture / Adrian Toomes |
| 1143 | [[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8288339_adrian_toomes_earth_26496_from_spectacular_spider_man_animated_series_001.png]] |
| 1144 | [[caption-width-right:220:''"Not Toomes, now! I'm what you called me! I'm the Vulture!"'']] |
| 1145 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertEnglund |
| 1146 | |
| 1147 | -->''"These skies are mine now!"'' |
| 1148 | |
| 1149 | Adrian Toomes was an elderly aerodynamics engineer who used his designs to become the supervillain Vulture. |
| 1150 | ---- |
| 1151 | * AppropriatedAppellation: Although as Norman irritatedly points out, he called him a ''buzzard'', not a vulture. |
| 1152 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: Osborn didn't call him a buzzard for nothing. |
| 1153 | * BaldOfEvil: Toomes is a bald old man, but nevertheless a criminal. |
| 1154 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: His wings are sharp enough to count as this. |
| 1155 | * BadassBookworm: Makes powered armor and goes toe to toe with Spidey. |
| 1156 | * CirclingVultures: He flies a ring around Spider-Man before making his entrance as a member of the Sinister Six. |
| 1157 | * ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Without his suit, he's a normal old man. |
| 1158 | * TheDragon: He usually serves as this in the Sinister Six and whenever in service to Doctor Octopus. Although; Toomes had animosity towards Octavius in the first episode (which was later retracted thanks to Norman Osborn's BrutalHonesty), when he re-emerged as Doc Ock, Toomes seems to have regarded him as a good comrade. Their shared hatred of Norman ''especially'' helps that. |
| 1159 | * EvilOldFolks: The old part is lampshaded by Osborn, [[KickTheDog who points out that]] since he never had any success as a young man, no one would think he suddenly had a breakthrough as an old man. There is also the fact that Toomes is a geriatric supervillain who wears a bird-themed flight suit. |
| 1160 | * GadgeteerGenius: Well, he did create his suit of his own, after all. |
| 1161 | * GagNose: He has a long beaky nose to reflect his animal motif. |
| 1162 | * GrumpyOldMan: His default mood, as he's introduced berating Octavius for tricking him into letting Osborn steal his glider tech before switching his ire to Norman Osborn. |
| 1163 | * HellishPupils: Even before becoming the Vulture, Toomes had small comma-shaped pupils. After becoming the Vulture his pupils are drawn as vertical slits to emphasize his villainy. |
| 1164 | * MythologyGag: His red and black color scheme is a homage to his look in ''Marvel Knights: Spider-Man''. |
| 1165 | * NumberTwo: Is seemingly this to Dr. Octopus, as he accompanies him to several meetings and an [[AuctionOfEvil auction]]. |
| 1166 | * PoweredArmor: It is very metallic and technological in addition to allowing for him to fly. |
| 1167 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: His costume. A notable contrast with his usual GreenAndMean costume from the comics. |
| 1168 | * {{Revenge}}: His primary goal is revenge against Norman Osborn for stealing Toomes' innovative flight technology and passing it off as his own company's invention. |
| 1169 | * SayMyName: "OSBORN!" |
| 1170 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: |
| 1171 | ** [[spoiler:WordOfGod states that Norman Osborn, not wanting to ever feel helpless again, began using Globulin Green on himself in response to the Vulture's attacks. Without the Vulture to provoke him, Norman probably wouldn't have been able to claim the role as the show's BigBad.]] |
| 1172 | ** Also, in a bit of a ChekhovsGun, Toomes' tech flight was said to have been stolen and duplicated by Norman in the first episode... which is seen a few episodes later in the form of the Goblin Glider. |
| 1173 | * StarterVillain: He is the first actual super-villain Spider-Man fought. He is also the first one (along with Electro and the Lizard) who motivated the Big Man into asking Norman Osborn to create new villains for him. |
| 1174 | * StevenUlyssesPerhero: He is a vulture-themed supervillain named Toomes (''tombs''). |
| 1175 | * TaughtByExperience: In the first episode, Spider-Man defeats him by destroying his harness through the use of SuperStrength. He learns from it and has his harness reinforced with a stronger steel when he comes back in the Sinister Six. |
| 1176 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Toomes wanted to kill Osborn for stealing his flight tech, but it was because of his actions that [[spoiler: Osborn would create the Green Goblin, who would later cause trouble towards Spider-Man]]. |
| 1177 | * VillainousFriendship: Seemingly with Otto Octavius, they knew each other before becoming villains and Otto was the one who convinced him to take his Tech Flight to Oscorp. |
| 1178 | [[/folder]] |
| 1179 | |
| 1180 | [[folder:Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff)]] |
| 1181 | !!Kraven the Hunter / Sergei Kravinoff |
| 1182 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kraven_ssm_id.jpg]] |
| 1183 | [[quoteright:323:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kraven_the_hunter_transformed_ssm_tr_80.png]] |
| 1184 | [[caption-width-right:323:''"Before, your powers gave advantage. But Kraven has leveled the field, and you will fall like any prey!"'']] |
| 1185 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Eric Visbit |
| 1186 | |
| 1187 | -->''"All'' I ''smell is fear."'' |
| 1188 | |
| 1189 | Kraven the Hunter is a highly skilled big-game hunter capable of taking down his quarries with his bare hands who sets out to vanquish Spider-Man and was transformed into a cat-like creature. |
| 1190 | ---- |
| 1191 | * AllYourPowersCombined: Kraven specifically asks for his DNA getting combined with African big cats, granting him the speed of a cheetah, the agility of a leopard and the strength of a lion. |
| 1192 | * BadassNormal: Initially, but he doesn't remain so past his first encounter with Spider-Man. Spidey himself notes that Kraven is arguably second to none when it comes to natural human strength, but this does him little good against a guy with ''super'' strength. |
| 1193 | * BeastAndBeauty: Becomes The Beast to Calypso's Beauty. |
| 1194 | * BeastMan: Thanks to Warren. |
| 1195 | * CatFolk: Having been granted the DNA of a lion, leopard and cheetah, he is effectively a cat-man or werecat. |
| 1196 | * CompositeCharacter: He starts out being like his comic book counterpart, but is then mutated by Warren into a beast-man closer to his Ultimate self. |
| 1197 | * DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of his [[BadassNormal usual portrayal]]. While most depictions of Kraven can take Spider-Man in a straight fight, this series makes it a point to show that, regardless of his peak physical condition, he's woefully out of his league against a guy with superpowers, and resorts to mutating himself to be on even footing. |
| 1198 | * EgomaniacHunter: It’s so much that he was willing to have himself mutated into a beast man just so he could be a match to Spider-Man. |
| 1199 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: He becomes this after going through one of Warren's formulas. |
| 1200 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His lover Calypso and his pet lion Gulyadkin. |
| 1201 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Yes, really. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment The first action we see him do]] is to take down a mad rhino by hand so it can be given proper medical treatment instead of being put down. Then, he has a friendly sparring match with his lion whom he shows much affection for. The guy may be an EgomaniacHunter, but also seems to have a genuine love for animals. |
| 1202 | * HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: He believes that Spider-Man was some sort of fantastic beast and pursues him to test his prowess. |
| 1203 | * HuskyRusskie: Just like most versions, he has a Russian accent. |
| 1204 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Not as much as Mysterio, but Kraven still has a tendency to speak about himself in the third person, particularly when he is bragging. |
| 1205 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Just like most versions, he wears an open vest with no shirt. |
| 1206 | [[/folder]] |
| 1207 | |
| 1208 | [[folder:Mysterio (Quentin Beck)]] |
| 1209 | !![[ComicBook/{{Mysterio}} Mysterio / Quentin Beck]] |
| 1210 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quentin_beck_earth_26496_from_spectacular_spider_man_animated_series_001.png]] |
| 1211 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"[[LargeHam Mysterio is no illusionist playing parlor tricks! Mysterio is a master of the ARCANE ARTS!]]"'']] |
| 1212 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/XanderBerkeley |
| 1213 | |
| 1214 | Quentin Beck was a film special effects expert. He eventually became a supervillain under the name Mysterio where he joined the Sinister Six. |
| 1215 | ---- |
| 1216 | * AffablyEvil: He can come off as very likable and snarky at times. |
| 1217 | * ActuallyADoombot: During the first time Spidey caught him, the Mysterio that was captured turned out to be a robot double. The second time, Spidey is smart enough to pinch Beck to make sure he caught the real one. But it turns out that this Beck was also a robot double. |
| 1218 | * AdorableEvilMinions: The gremlin/gargoyle like robots he uses, which would also qualify as TheImp. |
| 1219 | * BadassCape: The eye-shaped clasps can even shoot lasers. |
| 1220 | * ButForMeItWasTuesday: He first met Spider-Man as the Chameleon's henchman. When he reveals his identity after being defeated, Spidey barely remembers him. |
| 1221 | * CapeSwish: This is part of his being a LargeHam. |
| 1222 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: He steals, endangers lives, and works with other supervillains, but darn it, he's at least polite enough to say "gesundheit" to a sneezing Spider-Man. |
| 1223 | * EvilBrit: It's not his real accent, he just uses it for dramatic effect. |
| 1224 | * EvilGenius: Much like his comic book counterpart, he is this. |
| 1225 | * EvilLaugh: Adds to his villainous dramatics. |
| 1226 | * FatalFlaw: His ego won't let him allow anyone else to take credit for Mysterio. |
| 1227 | * FishbowlHelmet: He wears his traditional glass helmet, although this version of it has the imprint of a cartoon face with big eyes. |
| 1228 | * KarmaHoudini: At the end of the series, the Beck who was sent to prison turns out to be a robot double and thus the real Beck is running around free somewhere. |
| 1229 | %%* LargeHam: As always with Mysterio. |
| 1230 | * LatinIsMagic: He uses Latin to make his EvilSorcerer guise seem more dramatic and arcane. Most of his phrases don't have anything to do with the illusions he's creating at the moment, but are [[BilingualBonus quite funny if you translate them]]. |
| 1231 | -->''Credo Elvem ipsum etiam vivere!''[[labelnote:Translation]]I believe Elvis is alive![[/labelnote]]\ |
| 1232 | ''Denique diatem efficacem inveni!''[[labelnote:Translation]]I have finally found an effective diet![[/labelnote]]\ |
| 1233 | ''Nullae satisfactionis potiri non possum!''[[labelnote:Translation]][[Music/TheRollingStonesBand I can't get no satisfaction!]][[/labelnote]]'' |
| 1234 | * LaughablyEvil: While he is an acceptable threat and a competent villain, his incredible hamminess, weird accent and sissy mannerism makes him really hard to take seriously. |
| 1235 | * MadArtist: Beck seems to view the disguises and special effects he uses for his crimes as akin to acting and is concerned about putting on a good performance. |
| 1236 | * MechaMooks: His animatronic mini-gargoyles as well as his seemingly endless supply of android doubles. The latter serve as both back-up against Spider-Man and decoys for making an escape. Naturally, this gives Spidey villains he can destroy with no trouble. |
| 1237 | * MasterOfIllusion: Just like his comic book counterpart, this is his specialty and he even uses it as a title. Though his illusions are all based from his previous employment in the special effects industry. |
| 1238 | * ScoobyDooHoax: Befitting an SFX wizard, Mysterio poses as a sorcerer from another dimension in his debut. Even after Spider-Man figures he's a fraud, he likes to keep the act going for dramatics. There's even an unmasking when Peter beats him! |
| 1239 | * ScienceVersusMagic: Mysterio is introduced as an EvilSorceror who looks down on technology and demands to be worshipped. But it's all an act and Mysterio's powers are purely technological. |
| 1240 | * SissyVillain: Besides the [[FashionVictimVillain costume]] and the accent as Mysterio, Beck out of costume is a wimpy actor with a bit of a lisp, and in his first appearance (before taking on the Mysterio identity), he's shown providing RoomDisservice in a way (unintentionally?) evocative of Wint and Kidd in ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''. |
| 1241 | * SmallNameBigEgo: After Spidey unmasks him as Mysterio, he's insulted that the web-slinger [[ButForMeItWasTuesday doesn't remember him]] and seems to think that his role as the waiter was an unforgettable part of the encounter. He also insists on giving all his [[RobotMe Robot Mes]] his own face, since Mysterio's a role only ''he'' can take credit for. |
| 1242 | -->'''Tinkerer:''' ''[groaning]'' [[ThePrimaDonna Actors...!]] |
| 1243 | * SmokeOut: One of his main gimmicks. |
| 1244 | * StageMagician: He tends to be compared to one and it certainly explains the [[LargeHam persona]]. |
| 1245 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Does this in his Mysterio persona. Lampshaded by Spider-Man. |
| 1246 | -->'''Mysterio:''' You dare call Mysterio a magician? Fool! Mysterio is no mere illusionist playing parlor tricks! Mysterio is the master of the arcane arts! |
| 1247 | -->'''Spider-Man:''' Seems to me Mys''ter''io is the ''master'' of talking about himself in the third person. |
| 1248 | * TeleportCloak: As part of his act, he often uses to cape to make himself "disappear". |
| 1249 | * YouFool: He says this to people several times in his first appearance. |
| 1250 | [[/folder]] |
| 1251 | |
| 1252 | [[folder:Tinkerer (Phineas Mason)]] |
| 1253 | !!Tinkerer / Phineas Mason |
| 1254 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_13603_6252.jpg]] |
| 1255 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ThomAdcoxHernandez |
| 1256 | |
| 1257 | Phineas Mason, also known as Tinkerer, is a genius inventor who has worked with several major supercriminals who fought against Spider-Man. |
| 1258 | ---- |
| 1259 | * TheDragon: He serves this role to the Master Planner for a time. |
| 1260 | * EvilGenius: He enjoys making tech for the likes of Chameleon and Doctor Octopus. |
| 1261 | * GadgeteerGenius: Just like his comic book counterpart, he cobbles most of his inventions together from scraps and junk, he has a fairly low overhead and thus is a go-to guy for the budget conscious super-villain. |
| 1262 | * NonActionGuy: As kindly pointed out by Mysterio: "Strictly technical support. Trust me, he is ''useless'' in a fight." |
| 1263 | * SixthRanger: Or Seventh Ranger in this case; he isn't an official member of the Sinister Six's lineup, merely "technical support" for Octavius. |
| 1264 | * StraightMan: To Mysterio's [[LargeHam theatrics]]. |
| 1265 | * VocalDissonance: He sounds way younger than he looks. |
| 1266 | [[/folder]] |
| 1267 | |
| 1268 | !!Organized Crime |
| 1269 | [[folder:The Green Goblin]] |
| 1270 | !![[ComicBook/NormanOsborn The Green Goblin]] |
| 1271 | [[quoteright:179:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_green_goblin_ssm_id_60.png]] |
| 1272 | [[caption-width-right:179:''"[[SecretIdentityIdentity We all wear masks, Spider-Man. But which one is real? The one that hides your face, or the one that]] ''[[SecretIdentityIdentity is]]'' [[SecretIdentityIdentity your face?]]"'']] |
| 1273 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum |
| 1274 | |
| 1275 | -->''"Although I will admit you have an annoying tendency to, well,'' survive, ''the Green Goblin has every contingency in place to test the outer limits of that talent! Until all that remains IS A RED AND BLUE STAIN ON THE PAVEMENT!"'' |
| 1276 | |
| 1277 | After being exposed to a chemical formula, this deranged megalomaniac turned to supervillainy as Green Goblin, terrorizing New York City to become one of Spider-Man's greatest archenemies along with Venom and Doctor Octopus. |
| 1278 | ---- |
| 1279 | * AlliterativeName: '''G'''reen '''G'''oblin. |
| 1280 | * AxCrazy: The guy is an utter lunatic, and is clearly a sadist who loves making other people squirm. [[spoiler:He's far more lucid out of costume, but still evil.]] |
| 1281 | * ArchEnemy: The main one for Spider-Man, being one of the few he never manages to get arrested, able to match him in combat and quips, managing to outdo the other villains in "Gangland", [[spoiler:being behind many events like supervillains rising thanks to his deeds as Norman Obsborn, and being his best friend's father, who uses his own son as a scapegoat]]. |
| 1282 | * ArmorIsUseless: According to the MAU wiki, the Goblin wears chainmail under his purple tunic or layering the green parts of his costume. |
| 1283 | * BadassInANiceSuit: Whenever he's not rocking a green bodysuit and purple tunic. Hell, while monitoring Mark Allan (who he considered being Molten Man), he actually ''donned a wide-brimmed hat and trench coat over his costume, and fools everyone.'' |
| 1284 | * TheBadGuyWins: By the end of "Gangland", the Goblin is revealed to be the ultimate victor of the entire arc, successfully playing everyone against each other to eliminate his competition and secure his status as the new Big Man of Crime. |
| 1285 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: He's able to match Spider-Man quip for quip in combat, and he is Spidey's most dangerous enemy to boot. This is best exemplified in the final battle of the series, where he delivers wisecracks against Spidey while [[spoiler:fighting him across a city riddled with pumpkin bombs and Gob Squad members]]. |
| 1286 | * BigBad: Of the whole series. [[spoiler:Although the Goblin himself only appears for a grand total of seven episodes, his actions as ''Norman Osborn'' have far-reaching consequences that eclipses every other villain in the series. This is reinforced by the fact that by the end of the series, the Goblin has effectively played Spidey into eliminating his competition, leaving him as the sole crime lord of New York.]] |
| 1287 | * CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:As it turns out, he IS Norman. The one who was seen with the Goblin was the Chameleon in disguise]]. |
| 1288 | * CastAsAMask: Steve Blum doesn't voice any of his potential secret identities. |
| 1289 | * TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:The Chemistry and Criminology arcs consist of his efforts to become the reigning crime lord in New York and get rid of Spider-Man. By the end of the gang war, Gobby successfully eliminated his competition, with Silvermane and Doc Ock imprisoned and Tombstone's empire crippled, leaving himself as the last man standing and no one the wiser until he'd already won.]] |
| 1290 | * CompositeCharacter: Bears some aspects of the Hobgoblin, [[spoiler:such as the use of a RedHerring to cover up his real identity as well as their conversion of the Goblin formula into an inhalant in order to bypass its dangerous side-effects.]] |
| 1291 | * CrazyPrepared: Seriously, he seems to have a back-up plan, trick or trap placed in advance for any situation. In fact, at several points where Spider-Man has been close to catch him, it turned out he had already put something (typically [[MadBomber Bombs]]) to distract him long enough to escape should this happen |
| 1292 | * DeadpanSnarker: As per usual, he manages to verbally hold his own with Spider-Man in their battles. |
| 1293 | * DemotedToExtra: Happens to him in episodes with Venom, though the two never meet on screen. In fact, Spider-Man has to ''juggle'' between who to catch first. |
| 1294 | * EvilCounterpart: He is a mysterious masked man with an unknown secret identity who appears and threatens the Big Man's criminal empire. In Spidey's case, it's because it's the right thing to do, but Gobby just wants to take Tombstone's place. They are also prone to making wisecracks, but while Spider-Man's jokes are often light-hearted, Goblin's are more sadistic. [[spoiler:Osborn's key philosophy is also the antithesis of Peter Parker's "with great power comes great responsibility". Osborn prides himself as someone who never apologises for anything, showing his refusal to take responsibility for his actions.]] |
| 1295 | * EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Gobby cracks sadistic jokes at the expense of his victims, mostly involving obvious puns and rhyming. Even Spidey finds his wise-cracking obnoxious! |
| 1296 | * EvilLaugh: He wouldn't be Gobby without it, and Creator/SteveBlum does a terrifyingly good job too. |
| 1297 | * EvilSoundsRaspy: He has a very raspy (and often [[CreepyHighPitchedVoice high-pitched]]) voice, especially when he laughs. |
| 1298 | * ExpressiveMask: The Green Goblin's freaky mask may as well be his face given how expressive it is. |
| 1299 | * FinalBoss: Gobby serves as the final obstacle for Spider-Man in season two and, ultimately, the series as a whole. |
| 1300 | * FourthWallObserver: Sometimes addresses the audience directly, notably when he's luring Tombstone and Spider-Man to an industrial facility ''loaded to the brim'' with his bombs, and also when he frees several prisoners from Ryker's Island, and RhymesOnADime to boot. |
| 1301 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: For his true identity. |
| 1302 | ** [[spoiler:His theft of Oscorp tech and attacking Tombstone's party. While the Globulin Green made Harry stronger and possibly smarter, there's no indication he should be smart enough to know the kind of anti-gravity tech his father was involved with works. Also, someone like Norman would know where the party was, much less who L. Thompson Lincoln is.]] |
| 1303 | ** [[spoiler:The Norman Osborn who appeared right when the Goblin was making another theft was said by the security guard to be acting out of character, namely arriving so soon and through the front door. Furthermore, the next episode shows Chameleon in another scheme, disguised as Norman.]] |
| 1304 | ** [[spoiler:When confronting Tombstone in his office, Goblin picks up a photo of Lincoln and Norman Osborn together.]] |
| 1305 | ** [[spoiler:Gobby's removing of Doctor Octopus, Silvermane and Tombstone as threats. Harry was on a date with Gwen at the time. Furthermore, given his manipulations from an earlier episode, only someone like Norman would know where the other crime bosses were.]] |
| 1306 | ** [[spoiler:The Goblin knowing how to operate The Vault. Someone who was involved with the construction of the prison, and the one who invited Spider-Man, would certain have no problem taking control.]] |
| 1307 | * ForTheEvulz: Green Goblin's motivation in most situations is to have a darn blast. He could take out his enemies much more quickly if he didn't terrify and belittle them before blowing them to bits. |
| 1308 | * GadgeteerGenius: As [[spoiler:Norman Osborn]], he secretly developed a trove of Halloween-themed weapons and equipment. |
| 1309 | * HandBlast: He can fire a green laser from his fingers variously capable of knocking blowing people backwards., blowing up bricks, ripping webs apart, or electrifying people into unconscious. |
| 1310 | * {{Idiosyncrazy}}: The Goblin suit is patterned after Halloween fright masks, his flying device is shaped like a bat, his arsenal is mostly jack-o'lanterns and more bats... [[spoiler:Osborn]] must really like Halloween. |
| 1311 | * ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: The razor bats and the pumpkin bombs. |
| 1312 | * ItsPersonal: His conflict with Spider-Man. |
| 1313 | * JekyllAndHyde: ZigZagged. [[spoiler:When they thought the Goblin was Harry, this was the justification given for how he was unaware of his actions as the Goblin.]] Later on, however, the man behind the mask said that he was in complete control, leaving it ambiguous if his [[spoiler:personality remained as unaffected by the Globulin Green as Norman claims.]] |
| 1314 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He faked his death and is still alive to plot more evil... and that's where the show ends.]] |
| 1315 | * LargeHam: He has a sense of drama to say the least. |
| 1316 | * LaughablyEvil: He has some great lines. |
| 1317 | -->'''Tombstone:''' Sir, I don't know who you are, but--\ |
| 1318 | '''Green Goblin:''' ''Of course'' you don't! That's the point of the mask, genius! |
| 1319 | * MadBomber: His signature weapon, the pumpkin bombs. He even left one in a ball room to take out Tombstone, the party guests and even [[YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness his own henchmen]]. |
| 1320 | * MotiveDecay: In Season 1, he went from wanting to take over New York's criminal underworld to being obsessed with killing Spider-Man. Justified, however, as by the time of his re-emergence in Season 2, he’s succeeded in the former goal and turns his attention on Spider-Man, who he saw as a threat to his plans. |
| 1321 | * NotHisSled: [[spoiler:Subverted; season 1 ends with the discovery he was Harry Obsorn (rather than his father as usual) after having built up TheReveal enough to make it convincing. However, the season 2 finale then reveals he really ''was'' Norman Osborn all along while his son was just used as a scapegoat.]] |
| 1322 | * ObfuscatingInsanity: The Goblin may act like a LaughingMad {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, but he proves himself to be quite TheChessmaster. [[spoiler:It makes sense that he's really the mentally stable (albeit amoral) Norman Osborn and [[RedHerring not a crazed Harry hopped up on the goblin serum]]. Norman immediately drops the crazy goblin voice and mannerisms once he's unmasked.]] |
| 1323 | * OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: He has dozens of hideouts scattered across New York, rigged many of the city's water towers with pumpkin bomb shooters, and enough weaponry to turn his mooks, the Gob Squad, into a private army. His trap for Tombstone and Spider-Man in "The Uncertainty Principle" alone has him drop hundreds of pumpkin bombs on them. |
| 1324 | * TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Subverted. He has no problems using pawns to take out Spider-Man for him and only deals with the web-swinger personally when they fail to get the job done. |
| 1325 | * PetTheDog: He turns off Molten Man's heat armor even after he failed his deal to kill Spider-Man... [[{{SubvertedTrope}} and then turns it right back on in the very next episode while Mark is in prison]]. |
| 1326 | * PracticallyJoker: His green and purple colour scheme, his theatricality, and twisted sense of humour, all make him a stand-in for The Joker like his comics incarnation. |
| 1327 | %%* {{Pride}}: His main flaw (besides mental illness that is). |
| 1328 | * RedHerring: The series provides multiple fake-outs as to his true identity. [[spoiler:At first it seems to be his comics identity of Norman Osborn, but then the end of season reveals him to be Harry instead. Then he comes back in season two, and the final battle with him reveals Harry was innocent all along. Suspicion falls upon Norman's personal assistant Donald Menken, only for them both to be attacked by the Goblin. After briefly entertaining the possibility of Emily Osborn being the Goblin, it finally turns out that Norman was indeed the one and only Green Goblin all along; Norman explains afterwards how he managed to frame Harry and get suspicion off of himself.]] |
| 1329 | * RhymesOnADime: |
| 1330 | ** While he isn't usually an example, he does this in "Opening Night". Not only is it lampshaded, but it's also partially justified: several of his lines are quotes from Shakespeare's verse. It also acts as a clue to his identity. The prime suspect Harry was supposed to be playing Puck in a school play and all of the Shakespeare lines are Puck quotes. [[spoiler:It turned out to be a RedHerring, but a nice touch...]] |
| 1331 | ** He also makes up a rhyme in “Catalysts”. A terrible rhyme, but a rhyme nonetheless. |
| 1332 | * SignatureHeadgear: An utterly ridiculous-looking floppy purple pilot cap that is nevertheless an iconic part of the outfit. |
| 1333 | * SlasherSmile: This is his default expression. |
| 1334 | * SuperStrength: Thanks to the Globulin Green serum, he can match Spider-Man blow for blow and take as much as he can give, which is quite a lot. |
| 1335 | * SecretIdentity: [[spoiler:Norman Osborn.]] |
| 1336 | * SecretIdentityIdentity: He questions Spider-Man on which of his personas is real and which one is the mask. [[spoiler:It’s highly likely that this is the case with him and Norman, although it could be a case of SplitPersonality.]] |
| 1337 | * SnarkToSnarkCombat: Is quick to send quips back at Spider-Man (even though they're a bit more [[BlackComedy messed up]]). |
| 1338 | * SkySurfing: His Goblin Glider. In his introductory episode, after crashing Tombstone's party and getting into a fight with Spidey, he deliberately crashes it through a building while facing backwards... only for him to follow up by ''[[XanatosSpeedChess doing a backflip off the glider as it plowed through said building, allowing him a proper landing whence it came out the other side]]''. Even Spider-Man is left speechless when he sees this. |
| 1339 | * TheSociopath: Is willing to blow up a ballroom, the upper-class attendees of the gala held therein, and his own recently acquired henchmen as part of the effort to kill ''one'' man, and gleefully jokes about "painting the town red" upon informing Spider-Man of this. [[spoiler:Also, what he does to his son as revealed in the final episode proves Gobby has no conscience whatsoever.]] |
| 1340 | * SplitPersonality: In his civilian identity, he claims he doesn't suffer from the personality-warping side effects of Globulin Green. He acts so differently in and out of costume that this claim seems somewhat suspect. |
| 1341 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Goblin often refers to himself in the third person, making him seem even crazier. |
| 1342 | -->'''Green Goblin:''' Ah, but the Green Goblin doesn't take orders from insects. The Green Goblin SWATS THEM INTO OBLIVION! |
| 1343 | * ThrowDownTheBomblet: His signature pumpkin bombs are jack o'lantern-themed grenades. |
| 1344 | * TruerToTheText: This version is much more faithful to his comic book counterpart than most versions, particularly the Creator/{{Fox}} [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries animated]] and ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' versions, since they argued that the Goblin was a flawed but decent man turned evil. In this adaptation, he's "a bad man turned worse" and his psychopathic, manipulative, abusive MadBomber aesthetic, as well as [[spoiler:his {{Gaslighting}} of his own son]], is his true identity in all his ugliness. Likewise, the Goblin's personality and plans for the two seasons, i.e. take over New York's underworld and killing Spider-Man, is how Creator/SteveDitko conceived him, as is his great athleticism and flexibility, making him the only villain who can keep up with the web-slinger. |
| 1345 | * UndercoverWhenAlone: In "Opening Night", even though he's alone and in the air where no one can reach him, he still acts like a crazed loon, even quoting lines from the same play going on at the same time. |
| 1346 | * VillainTakesAnInterest: As with his Earth-616 and Raimi counterparts, he briefly attempted to recruit Spider-Man. |
| 1347 | * XanatosSpeedChess: An absolute ''master'' of this. Aside from the backflip mentioned above, the Goblin has a warehouse and hideout of tricks up his sleeve. |
| 1348 | ** After kidnapping Hammerhead on Halloween, the Goblin leaves a RedHerring for both Spidey and Tombstone in the form of a "jump drive" in Hammerhead's possession that could expose the Big Man. The two fall for it, but that's not the meat of the plot: once they get to the industrial facility, the Goblin ''immediately'' unloads everything the place has to offer, from molten metal to gas pipes. However, Tombstone and Hammerhead are able to escape, so Gobby sets his crosshairs on Spidey as consolation, thrashing him about with his newly-equipped Gob-Webs. Once Spider-Man beats him yet again, the Goblin limps over to his glider and makes his way back to his hideout. [[spoiler:And who does Spider-Man find unmasking himself, and conveniently with a limp as well? Harry.]] |
| 1349 | ** Following that, there's also [[spoiler:Gobby tricking the crime lords of New York (Tombstone, Silvermane and Doctor Octopus) into fighting each other, causing the collapse of all three of their empires and allowing him to step into the light.]] |
| 1350 | ** [[spoiler:After cementing his position as the new Big Man, Gobby gets to work setting up several traps for Spider-Man, one after the other: first Molten Man, then the Ryker's Island incident, and the final curtain, using ''New York itself'' as a weapon loaded with his pumpkins. By the time of his last gambit, Spidey's up to a boiling point with the Goblin, proceeding to give him a well-deserved beatdown and unmasking him to be Comics/NormanOsborn. He had faked the limp he had Halloween night, and unexpectedly/conveniently found his son on the floor, blacked out from an overdose of the Globulin Green formula. He then proceeded to [[MoralEventHorizon put his own son in the costume, incriminating him, and intentionally injured his leg to further the illusion.]] Unfortunately for him, Spidey's now ''angrier than before'', and all of Norman's hard work fell apart after he crashed his glider into a bombed-up water tower. Unexpectedly, even ''this'' [[JokerImmunity was something Norman could adapt to on the fly]], and he ends up a KarmaHoudini by the show's end, escaping the country and abandoning Spider-Man and Harry. Speaking of his son, Norman's "death" is what prompts Harry to declare vengeance on Spidey and is the one who winds up with Gwen (who is only with him out of pity). Since Peter's broken emotionally, Norman's ThanatosGambit was his best and it was only fitting that he went out with a bang, both figuratively and literally.]] |
| 1351 | * YouFightLikeACow: Just like his comic book counterpart, the Green Goblin doesn't get annoyed by the web-head's quipping and still has a wacky personality, manipulative planning, and amazing acrobatics. He is shown to crack sadistic jokes. |
| 1352 | * YellowEyesOfSneakiness: His Goblin mask is usually drawn with yellow sclera, if not solid yellow eyes, emphasizing his maniacal personality. |
| 1353 | [[/folder]] |
| 1354 | |
| 1355 | [[folder:Tombstone / The Big Man (L. Thompson Lincoln)]] |
| 1356 | !!Tombstone / L. Thompson Lincoln |
| 1357 | [[quoteright:237:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ssm_tombstone_the_big_man_of_crime.png]] |
| 1358 | [[caption-width-right:237:''"''Don't'' move! Just listen; and I will teach you the facts of life."'']] |
| 1359 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeithDavid (1st Episode), Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson (6th Episode Onwards) |
| 1360 | |
| 1361 | -->''"Come work for me. You can still save the world like a good hero. I'll even pay you. All you have to remember is to look the other way on occasion. On ''any ''occasion I choose."'' |
| 1362 | |
| 1363 | L. Thompson Lincoln is the villain Tombstone, and the crime boss who goes by the name of The Big Man. |
| 1364 | ---- |
| 1365 | * AdaptationalBadass: While the Tombstone of the comics worked for organized crime families, he was basically a thug and hired muscle. This version is basically the show’s version of [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheKingpin The Kingpin]] and hence is the head of an organization. |
| 1366 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Here, he's active while Peter's in high school instead of after college. |
| 1367 | * AdaptationalIntelligence: In the comics, Tombstone was a thug who never finished high school. This Tombstone is the head of a major crime organization who also poses as a legitimate businessman. |
| 1368 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: Aside from his chalk-white skin (which could simply be a symptom of albinism), he also possesses pointed, fang-like teeth, seemingly superhuman-level strength, and an odd imperviousness to pain. |
| 1369 | * AntiVillain: Type I. He’s a ruthless crime lord, but [[PragmaticVillainy prefers not to cause too much collateral damage and can do some genuine good to]] [[VillainWithGoodPublicity keep up his image]]. He also has some standards, and doesn’t like hurting or killing innocent people when unnecessary, making him leagues above the other crime lords. |
| 1370 | * BadassNormal: It's made deliberately ambiguous whether he's just a highly trained person, or has legitimate super strength. If the former, he's still able to go toe to toe with Spidey. In the four-way brawl between him, Spider-Man, and his rival crime lords, he's the only one without any explicit powers or cybernetic enhancements and yet he was able to keep up with all of them. |
| 1371 | * BadassInANiceSuit: Fittingly, since he's [[VillainWithGoodPublicity a totally legitimate businessman]], nothing more. |
| 1372 | * BadassInDistress: He was able to defeat and overpower Spider-Man with ease in his first appearance. In "Gangland", however, he had no such luck going up against another superpowered villain like Doctor Octopus and was being thoroughly manhandled before Spider-Man joined the fray. |
| 1373 | * BigBadEnsemble: For the initial six episodes, Tombstone was the undisputed BigBad of the series as TheManBehindTheMan for many of the supervillains Spidey faced. Halfway through the first season, however, he is forced to share the position when the Green Goblin starts moving on his turf, and Venom ends up the FinalBoss. In Season 2, Doc Ock begins forming a rival criminal empire with many of the supervillains he helped create. |
| 1374 | * ClimaxBoss: Tombstone has long been built up as one of the main antagonists of the show, behind only the Green Goblin. It's suitably fitting that he's the main antagonist of the penultimate arc and the last of the three crime lords Spider-Man faces off with, finally putting an end to the rivalry that's plagued the wall-crawler from the very first episode in an epic confrontation. With his empire effectively crippled afterwards, the only threat left to deal with in the final three episodes is the Goblin himself. |
| 1375 | * CompositeCharacter: He has Tombstone’s name and appearance, but otherwise takes on several traditional traits of ComicBook/TheKingpin, who couldn’t be used in the series due to [[ScrewedByTheLawyers rights issues.]] His Big Man alias also comes from the Big Man (whose civilian identity was a reporter named Fredrick Foswell) of the original Stan Lee-penned Spider-Man comics, as does his employment of The Enforcers. |
| 1376 | * CurbStompBattle: His aforementioned first encounter with Spidey. |
| 1377 | * DemotedToExtra: After the first season, he's absent for much of the second, only prominently appearing in the Gang War arc before being arrested. Though he posts bail, the Goblin completely takes over as BigBad for the rest of the series. |
| 1378 | * EnemyMine: He does with Spider-Man in one episode in order to fight against the Green Goblin. |
| 1379 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: He stays behind to help Spider-Man search for a bomb in his high-rise, answering Spidey's questioning with "My party, my mess." Also, when Tombstone gives a symbiote-influenced Spider-Man his "fight no ordinary crime for a week" employment test, he notes that Spider-Man can fight any supervillain crime that directly endangers innocent people. |
| 1380 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Again, he's voiced by Keith David and Kevin Michael Richardson, so it's natural he has a deep voice. |
| 1381 | * GeniusBruiser: Strong enough to match Spider-Man in a fight. Also a skilled [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] and the main criminal leader at the beginning of the story. |
| 1382 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: |
| 1383 | ** He's the one who commissions Osborn to create super villains; said villains become his main competitor [[spoiler:and Osborn himself puts him out of business.]] |
| 1384 | ** He doesn't trust anyone. Unfortunately, when the genuinely-loyal Hammerhead realizes that this includes him, he takes offense and becomes TheStarscream. |
| 1385 | * KarmaHoudini: [[ZigZaggedTrope Played with]]. In his final appearance, he's defeated by Spider-Man in their second confrontation. However, even after his arrest, he's able to get out of jail very quickly, though at the end of the episode he sees that the Green Goblin has taken over his criminal empire. However, given that the Green Goblin eventually goes missing at the end of the series, that criminal empire is leader-less once again and whether or not Tombstone can fully reclaim it is up in the air, especially as he's been publicly exposed himself. |
| 1386 | * KingpinInHisGym: Demolishes a punching bag while expressing disatisfaction with Hammerhead's recent string of failures. |
| 1387 | * TheManBehindTheMan: To Hammerhead and the Enforcers. He's also indirectly responsible for the creation of Shocker, Rhino, and Sandman. |
| 1388 | * ManipulativeBastard: He will twist facts and people around to suit his ends. |
| 1389 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Per WordOfGod, it was deliberately left ambiguous whether he has actual SuperStrength or if he merely trained himself to the point that he might as well. |
| 1390 | * MeaningfulName: Summated by Hammerhead: |
| 1391 | -->'''Hammerhead:''' Can't be afraid of what you don't respect. And I've only ever respected ''one'' man enough to ''fear.''\ |
| 1392 | '''Green Goblin:''' The Big Man! Alias: L. Thompson Lincoln! See, I've already peeked under his mask!\ |
| 1393 | '''Hammerhead:''' [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Lincoln IS the mask!]] The Big Man's Tombstone! 'Cause that's all that's left when you cross him. |
| 1394 | * NobleDemon: Only shows this when up against [[EvilerThanThou the Green Goblin]], but he's the least evil of the show's major villains; whereas Ock and Goblin are psychos with megalomaniac intent and Venom is driven by petty revenge, he's only interested in profit and doesn't seem too fond of gratuitous violence. He even admits to Spider-Man that he has nothing against his heroic acts and only sees him as a problem because he's causing problems to his own organization. |
| 1395 | * NoOneSeesTheBoss: According to Hammerhead, when Marko is excited at the prospect to meet him, "nobody meets the Big Man." |
| 1396 | * OvershadowedByAwesome: Tombstone is a credible threat, and the main villain Spidey contends with early on in the series. But he finds himself facing serious competition when many of the supervillains he helped create rally behind Doc Ock to form their own criminal empire, and then there's the Green Goblin that seeks to supplant him. He's quite capable of going toe to toe with superpowered characters like Spidey, a power-armored Silvermane, and even Doc Ock. |
| 1397 | * PetTheDog: After the Green Goblin kidnaps Hammerhead and suspends him over molten lead, Tombstone risks his life to save Hammerhead's. |
| 1398 | * PragmaticVillainy: Very much views crime as just another type of business and comports himself accordingly. His first reaction is to try and buy Spidey off, then when that fails create big noisy distractions in the form of {{Super Villain}}s while his ''real'' business goes on. |
| 1399 | * RedBaron: The Big Man of Crime. |
| 1400 | * ScaryBlackMan: He's an African-American crime boss, though his albinism makes his actual skin color a very pale white. |
| 1401 | * SlaveToPR: Refuses to do anything villainous when civilians that could incriminate him are around. |
| 1402 | * TheStoic: The man's composure and professionalism is honestly remarkable. |
| 1403 | -->'''Tombstone:''' ''[seeing Venom crawling on his walls]'' I really should start locking those windows. |
| 1404 | * ThirdPersonPerson: He always refers to his "Big Man" alias as though it were a separate person to avoid accidentally incriminating himself. |
| 1405 | * VillainForgotToLevelGrind: He handed Spider-Man a nasty defeat in his first appearance and keeps himself [[KingpinInHisGym fit in the gym]]. However, by the second season, Spider-Man had gained much more experience fighting dangerous superpowered villains whereas Tombstone didn't go through the same kind of grueling superhuman battles and wasn't doing so hot against Dr. Octopus. By the time Lincoln and Spider-Man have their one-on-one battle at the end, Peter solidly beats him. |
| 1406 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: Despite being the Big Man and having an ObviouslyEvil look, he succeeds in keeping the image of a philanthropist in the eyes of everybody. |
| 1407 | * VillainousFriendship: Seems to have an understated one with his right-hand man, Hammerhead. Tombstone seems offended just as much by the idea that Hammerhead thought he ''needed'' blackmail material on him as a defense, as much as the idea that any such material ''could'' actually protect him. Later in the same episode, after it's revealed Goblin lied about the blackmail, Tombstone risks his own life to save Hammerhead's. [[spoiler:This goes out the window after Hammerhead betrays him in season 2.]] |
| 1408 | * WeCanRuleTogether: When he first met Spider-Man in person, he offers to pay him if he agrees to only chase criminals when allowed by him to do so. Of course, Spider-Man declines. He later does agree under the symbiote's influence, but goes back to declining it after being freed from it. |
| 1409 | %%* WickedCultured |
| 1410 | [[/folder]] |
| 1411 | |
| 1412 | [[folder:Hammerhead]] |
| 1413 | !!Hammerhead |
| 1414 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hammerhead_ssm.jpg]][[caption-width-right:350:''"You think I'm afraid of a goofball dressed for Halloween? Can't be afraid of what you don't respect, and I've only ever respected one man enough to fear."'']] |
| 1415 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnDiMaggio |
| 1416 | |
| 1417 | Hammerhead is a criminal famous for his steel-plated skull. He worked for Tombstone before moving out on his own. |
| 1418 | ---- |
| 1419 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Much like in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', he and Peter first butt heads while the latter's in high school instead of college. |
| 1420 | * BadassInANiceSuit: He's never seen wearing anything other than a pinstriped suit, in keeping with his 20s gangster aesthetic. |
| 1421 | * BadassNormal: He has no powers other than possibly the prosthesis on his head, but he is still a quite competent enemy and is incredibly durable and stronger than a normal human being. [[spoiler: Not to mention being able to keep up against a trained killer like Silver Sable with nothing but his hard head and a pair of knuckle dusters(and a little help from his driver.)]] |
| 1422 | * BigBadWannabe: He attempts to betray Tombstone in the second season [[spoiler:but is ultimately only an UnwittingPawn for the Green Goblin's own rise to power, as his successes largely stem from piggybacking off schemes the Goblin has already put into motion.]] |
| 1423 | * TheDragon: He's Tombstone's right-hand man. |
| 1424 | * DistressedDude: In "The Uncertainty Principle", he is kidnapped by the Green Goblin and used as a bait to trap Spider-Man and Tombstone. And he's not happy about it: |
| 1425 | -->'''Hammerhead:''' [[EmbarrassingRescue This is so embarrassing...]] |
| 1426 | * EvilSoundsDeep: He has a deep, menacing voice. |
| 1427 | * FlirtingUnderFire: He and Silver Sable exchange flirtatious dialogue while fighting over the specs to create new super mercenaries like the Rhino. |
| 1428 | * HardHead: There's a metal plate in it. |
| 1429 | * MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler:He starts off as loyal to Tombstone, but after Hammerhead fails the oil tanker heist and loses the specs to create more super mercenaries like Rhino, his boss begins to cut him out of the loop on his dealings. The lack of respect from his boss, and some manipulation from an outside source, convinces Hammerhead to betray Tombstone and become the new Big Man of crime.]] |
| 1430 | * MouthOfSauron: Since NoOneSeesTheBoss and Tombstone's status as the Big Man isn't public knowledge, Hammerhead acts as the go-between for Tombstone and his criminal associates. Whenever he's not speaking with his employer's voice, it's only when he's carrying a voice box so Tombstone can speak for himself. |
| 1431 | * SmugSnake: He becomes one after switching from TheDragon to TheStarscream - he's just not as good at scheming on his own as he is at carrying out someone else's schemes [[spoiler:which leads to his becoming a pawn of the Green Goblin.]] |
| 1432 | * ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Quickly bails after Tombstone fires him (and a [[ImpliedDeathThreat severance package]] as he's being hauled away by the police, knowing that his ex-boss won't be in prison for long. |
| 1433 | * TheStarscream: During the Criminology arc. Which is surprising because he seemed to be extremely faithful toward ''his'' leader. However, he is understandably fired by said boss shortly after they (or at least the boss) were arrested. |
| 1434 | * UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:It’s unclear what happened to him following “Gangland”, and the possibility of him being killed by Green Goblin or Tombstone is never proven or disproven.]] |
| 1435 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:His scheme to betray Tombstone turns out to have been a plan orchestrated by the Goblin using him.]] |
| 1436 | * UseYourHead: Though he doesn't use it as often as one would think. |
| 1437 | * WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:It’s unclear what happened to him after Green Goblin manipulated him into deposing Tombstone and getting Silvermane and Doctor Octopus arrested, but it’s highly likely Tombstone or Green Goblin killed him. Either that or he simply went into hiding after realizing that he's out of his depth.]] |
| 1438 | * WorkingWithTheEx: He and Silver Sable used to be an item, though each of them claims to be the one who dumped the other. They have a very short-lived alliance to kill Spider-Man for interfering in their business, but quickly go back to fighting each other for the Rhino specs. |
| 1439 | * YouHaveFailedMe: He has done this too many times with Tombstone and is fed up with him. This results in Hammerhead becoming TheStarscream. |
| 1440 | * YouWouldntShootMe: [[spoiler:Silver Sable holds him at gunpoint after he kickstarts the three-way battle between her father, Tombstone and Doc Ock, but Hammerhead just calmly walks out, believing she won't shoot him. He's right.]] |
| 1441 | [[/folder]] |
| 1442 | |
| 1443 | [[folder:Silvermane (Silvio Manfredi)]] |
| 1444 | !!Silvermane / Silvio Manfredi |
| 1445 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Uber_Silvermane_1818.png]][[caption-width-right:300:]] |
| 1446 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MiguelFerrer |
| 1447 | |
| 1448 | ->''"So this is the Spider-Man that's given Tombstone and Octopus so much trouble. As yet, I'm unimpressed."'' |
| 1449 | |
| 1450 | Silvio Manfredi is a deposed crime boss known as Silvermane. |
| 1451 | ---- |
| 1452 | * AchillesHeel: If you succeed in damaging his suit's hydraulics, it stops functioning, leaving him helpless. |
| 1453 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He and Peter first butt heads while the latter's in high school instead of college. |
| 1454 | * AdaptationalNationality: In the comics he's Italian, here he's American. |
| 1455 | * ArcVillain: With Tombstone and Doctor Octopus for the Criminology arc (episodes 8-10) in season 2, being one of the three major crime lords vying for control of Manhattan. |
| 1456 | * BadassInANiceSuit: When not wearing his armor, at least. |
| 1457 | * BigBadWannabe: Once a powerful crime lord, Silvermane's long imprisonment has left him woefully unprepared for the new age of supervillainy consuming New York. His powerful exoskeleton allows him to go toe-to-toe with Tombstone and Octavius for a short while, but he's ultimately the first of the three crime lords to be defeated by Spidey--who easily sniffs out his weakness in a few minutes--and his very first appearance in the show ends with him quickly arrested once more at the machinations of the Goblin. |
| 1458 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's a crime lord that loves his daughter. She also happens to be his right-hand. |
| 1459 | * EvilOldFolks: Already an old man, which the other gang-lords point out. |
| 1460 | * PapaWolf: The thing that gets him to break out the PoweredArmor and throw down is witnessing [[spoiler:Hammerhead]] sneak attack his daughter. |
| 1461 | * PoweredArmor: How he manages to stay in the game despite being an ordinary and rather old human. A reference to the comics, where he gets a robot body. |
| 1462 | * PredecessorVillain: He was the main criminal leader 12 years ago until Frederick Foswell exposed his activities, causing him to end up in jail while his empire was taken over by Tombstone. |
| 1463 | * RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler:When Hammerhead pits Silvermane and Dr Octopus against Tombstone, Tombstone tries to reason with them by pointing out that they've been set up by Hammerhead. Silvermane doesn't believe him, arguing that Hammerhead isn't smart enough to pull off such a scheme on his own. He's technically right, as it was all a scheme concocted by the Green Goblin to take out the crime lords in one fell swoop.]] |
| 1464 | * TheRival: He is one to Tombstone, who usurped his rule over New York's underworld. |
| 1465 | %%* WickedCultured |
| 1466 | [[/folder]] |
| 1467 | |
| 1468 | [[folder:Silver Sable (Sable Manfredi)]] |
| 1469 | !![[ComicBook/SilverSable Silver Sable / Sable Manfredi]] |
| 1470 | [[quoteright:305:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/SilverSable-battlecostume_9328.jpg]] |
| 1471 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Nikki Cox |
| 1472 | |
| 1473 | Sable Manfredi, also known as Silver Sable, is the daughter of the criminal Silvermane. |
| 1474 | ---- |
| 1475 | * AbnormalAmmo: Giant staples. |
| 1476 | * AdaptationNameChange: Her name is Silver Sablinova in the comics. |
| 1477 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Much like in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', she and Peter first meet while Pete's in high school instead of after college. |
| 1478 | * AdaptationalNationality: In the comics, she's the from the fictional eastern European country of Symkaria. Here, she's American. |
| 1479 | * AdaptationalVillainy: An AntiHero in the comics, but a DaddysLittleVillain in this show. WordOfGod says she would have become closer to her comic book counterpart had the series continued. |
| 1480 | * BadassNormal: Unlike most of the major figures in the criminal underworld, she has no powers or enhancements whatsoever, but is still more than able to hold her own in a fight. |
| 1481 | * CompositeCharacter: Of the heroic character from the comics and Silvermane's villainous daughter Alisha from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''. WordOfGod mentioned that, much like the show's Gwen Stacy, Silver Sable was shown from her beginnings and would [[HeelFaceTurn grow into her comic book counterpart]], but the show was cancelled before this was achieved. |
| 1482 | * DaddysLittleVillain: She'll do anything for her father. |
| 1483 | %%* DarkActionGirl |
| 1484 | * TheDragon: To her father. |
| 1485 | %%* FemmeFatale |
| 1486 | * MafiaPrincess: Her father, Silvermane, used to run the crime in New York and aims to get back on top. |
| 1487 | * RelatedInTheAdaptation: She's not Silvermane's daughter in the comics. |
| 1488 | %%* SheIsAllGrownUp |
| 1489 | * SlapSlapKiss: With Hammerhead, her ex-boyfriend. |
| 1490 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Presumably dyed, though it does fit her name. |
| 1491 | [[/folder]] |
| 1492 | |
| 1493 | [[folder:Blackie Gaxton]] |
| 1494 | !!Blackie Gaxton |
| 1495 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum |
| 1496 | A bookkeeper and manager of Shocker's bar, [[BadGuyBar The Big Sky Billiard Room]]. |
| 1497 | ---- |
| 1498 | * FantasticallyIndifferent: Both Spidey and Green Goblin have burst into the bar he runs, trashed the place and beat up his clientele and he never even stood up. |
| 1499 | * KarmaHoudiniWarranty: At the end of "Subtext", The Big Sky is burned down. Given it's somewhat his own fault you don't feel too bad for him. |
| 1500 | -->'''Gaxton:''' Montana's not gonna be happy. |
| 1501 | * KickTheDog: Turns Mark, who is still in high school, over to Green Goblin as a lab rat because he owes him a debt. |
| 1502 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: He calmly refuses to give Spider-Man the information he wants, until the wall-crawler threatens to hang around and scare off his customers. This is also why he agrees to work for Green Goblin. |
| 1503 | * OhCrap: When the now super powered Mark directs his anger at him. |
| 1504 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: While not as big as, say, [[StarterVillain Vulture]], he is directly responsible for the turning Mark into Molten Man, who presumably would have made more appearances had the series not been CutShort. |
| 1505 | [[/folder]] |
| 1506 | |
| 1507 | [[folder:Hammerhead's Chauffeur]] |
| 1508 | !!Hammerhead's Chauffeur |
| 1509 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' NA |
| 1510 | |
| 1511 | A mysterious woman who assists Hammerhead in his criminal activities. |
| 1512 | ---- |
| 1513 | * BodyguardingABadass: She is a gun-totting BadassDriver, but the man she guards is a BadassNormal whom few can defeat. |
| 1514 | * CanonForeigner: Almost uniquely among the recurring and notable guest characters in the show, she seems to be a completely original creation with no apparent counterpart in the comics. |
| 1515 | * DarkActionGirl: She is a BadassDriver who is willing to shoot at well-armed supervillains and knows how to use a spike strip to disable a vehicle. |
| 1516 | * SatelliteCharacter : She spends all of her screen time doing whatever Hammerhead wants or needs of her, is unnamed, has no dialogue, and gets little characterization. |
| 1517 | * UndyingLoyalty: She is strongly loyal to Hammerhead, tries to protect him from dangerous supervillains on more than one occasion, and [[spoiler:keeps following his orders even when Hammerhead decides to betray their boss, Tombstone]]. |
| 1518 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She is never seen again after helping [[spoiler:Hammerhead sabotage a heist the Enforcers are carrying out]]. |
| 1519 | [[/folder]] |
| 1520 | |
| 1521 | [[folder:The Pumpkin Heads]] |
| 1522 | !!The Pumpkin Heads |
| 1523 | |
| 1524 | Green Goblin's rarely seen {{Mook}}s. |
| 1525 | ---- |
| 1526 | * FacelessMooks: They wear pumpkin masks over their heads at all times except for when Green Goblin hired the original ones. |
| 1527 | * NoNameGiven: None of the individual members get names (although three are seen unmasked and get some dialogue) and even the group as a whole is never referred to by name onscreen, with the Pumpkin Head name coming from other sources. |
| 1528 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: They are mostly mistreated petty crooks who are easy to defeat, but one of them hides from Spider-Man during a fight and escapes with a truck of stolen weapons. Then, once the whole gang is using those weapons (liked armed gliders and rocket launchers), they nearly kill Spider-Man a few times. |
| 1529 | * TwoGuysAndAGirl: The original Pumpkin Heads are two men and a women who work as smash and grab thieves and seem to live together. |
| 1530 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Green Goblin is willing to leave the original three behind in a room with a bomb after they help him get to Tombstone. Once Spider-Man lets them know about the bomb, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere they immediately run for the stairway]], although, based on the wardrobes of the goons from the finale, they apparently go back to work for Green Goblin afterward. |
| 1531 | [[/folder]] |
| 1532 | |
| 1533 | !!The Enforcers |
| 1534 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 1535 | A group of supervillians hired by Tombstone who are capable of fighting Spider-Man and stealing precious tech. The members include Montana, Fancy Dan and Ox. |
| 1536 | ---- |
| 1537 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: |
| 1538 | ** The Enforcers orginally appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 10, but show up in the first episode. |
| 1539 | ** Montana's alter ego Shocker originally appeared in issue 46, but shows up in episode 4. |
| 1540 | ** Fancy Dan's alter ego Ricochet appeared during the Identity Crisis storyline in the late 1990s, but appears in season 2. |
| 1541 | * AdaptationDistillation: |
| 1542 | ** Shocker was originally a costume that Herman Schultz created. Here, the costume was created by [=TriCorp=]. |
| 1543 | ** Ricochet was originally an identity Peter Parker made during the Identity Crisis storyline, which was later given to an X-Men mutant. Here, the costume was created by Phineas Mason. |
| 1544 | * BadassNormal: All three of the members are capable of fighting without super powers. |
| 1545 | ** Montana is a ProfessionalKiller and leader of the Enforcers out of the Shocker suit. |
| 1546 | ** Fancy Dan has enough agility and martial-arts expertise to incapacitate cops and fight blow-for-blow with Spider-Man. |
| 1547 | ** Ox was the first of Spider-Man's foes that's strong enough to rip through his webbing and injure Spider-Man with a bear hug, and he's just an ordinary human. |
| 1548 | * EqualOpportunityEvil: The team is made up of three people with different ethnic race backgrounds. |
| 1549 | * RaceLift: Both Fancy Dan and Ox are African-American and Hispanic on the show instead of being Caucasian like in the comics. |
| 1550 | [[/folder]] |
| 1551 | |
| 1552 | [[folder:Shocker ("Montana")]] |
| 1553 | !!Shocker / "Montana" |
| 1554 | [[quoteright:265:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jackson_brice_earth_26496.jpg]] |
| 1555 | [[caption-width-right:265:''"Oh. T'ain't nothin' personal, hoss! Simple truth is, if a man's a man, he honors his responsibilities, and you're one of mine!"'']] |
| 1556 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeffBennett |
| 1557 | |
| 1558 | -->''"I do admire your spunk, son. Not enough to let you go, of course. That'd be bad for business."'' |
| 1559 | |
| 1560 | Jackson Brice, also known as the codenames Montana and Shocker, was one of the Spider-Man’s opponents serving as the leader of the Enforcers and member of the Sinister Six. |
| 1561 | ---- |
| 1562 | * AsLethalAsItNeedsToBe: He can use the airblasts to punch through steel and tunnel through rock, yet they mainly just provide knockback on living targets. Whenever he is out of the suit, he could use a lasso to choke someone. |
| 1563 | * BadGuyBar: Owns one called "The Big Sky Billiard Room." |
| 1564 | * BadGuysPlayPool: Whenever he's not committing crimes, he can be seen playing pool at a local bar. |
| 1565 | * BarrierWarrior: His suit can also form a barrier. |
| 1566 | * BlowYouAway: Uses "pressurized air blasts," by WordOfGod. |
| 1567 | * ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Although he's still a capable fighter without them. |
| 1568 | * CompositeCharacter: Montana (which this version of him shares many similarities to his comic book counterpart) and the Shocker (which this character has some traits) are two different people in the comics. |
| 1569 | * ConsummateProfessional: He regards himself as a professional, which means always taking care of his "responsibilities" aka targets. He's annoyed with amateurs like Flint and O'Hirn, and when he joins the Sinister Six, it's clear he just wants to get the job over with and go back to working for Tombstone. |
| 1570 | * {{Cowboy}}: He wields a lasso, wears a cowboy hat, and has a strong southern accent. |
| 1571 | * DeflectorShields: This is one of the secondary abilities of the suit. |
| 1572 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: He goes from a "mere" ProfessionalKiller to a full-blown supervillain ''in'' the Shocker suit. |
| 1573 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: |
| 1574 | ** During the Sinister Six's second brawl with Spider-Man in "Group Therapy", he tells Vulture to get out of the way so he can blast the webslinger, as he doesn't want any more friendly fire like with Rhino. |
| 1575 | ** When Spider-Man feigns defeat in "Probable Cause", he states that he takes no enjoyment in seeing a "poor dumb animal" suffer and tries to finish him off quickly. |
| 1576 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He speaks in a polite, somewhat aphoristic way which is enhanced by his strong Texan accent, but he's definitely not a nice person by any means (even outside of the whole "killing people for money" thing). |
| 1577 | * HandBlast: As usual for the Shocker, he wears wrists-mounted blasters. |
| 1578 | * {{Hypocrite}}: For all his talk about responsibility, you'd think he'd install a sprinkler system in his bar. |
| 1579 | * MeaningfulName: His real name is Montana and he was born in Bozeman, Montana. |
| 1580 | * MythologyGag: In "Opening Night" (also seen in the first episode), Montana uses to the same weapon as his comic book counterpart: a lasso. |
| 1581 | * NoNameGiven: It's unclear in the show whether his real name is Herman Shultz (the Shocker's civilian ID) or Jackson Brice (Montana's real name). |
| 1582 | * NothingPersonal: He tells Spider-Man this when trying to kill him in his first episode as the Shocker. |
| 1583 | * ProfessionalKiller: A seasoned professional of the hitman type. |
| 1584 | * PunchClockVillain: All he cares about is the money; he has no personal enmity with Spider-Man, outside of wanting to make sure he can’t mess up the Enforcers’ reputation. |
| 1585 | * WindIsGreen: His blasts are green. |
| 1586 | * VillainTeamUp: He was a one-time member of the Sinister Six, and is the leader of the Enforcers. |
| 1587 | * WisdomFromTheGutter: In his first appearance as the Shocker, he speaks to Spider-Man about a man needing to follow his commitments and Spider-Man being one of his (i.e. it goes against his "code" to fail to kill a target). Peter later repeats this verbatim to Aunt May when offering to chip in to pay the bills. |
| 1588 | [[/folder]] |
| 1589 | |
| 1590 | [[folder:Ricochet ("Fancy Dan")]] |
| 1591 | !!Ricochet / "Fancy Dan" |
| 1592 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ricochet_the_spectacular_spider_man.png]] |
| 1593 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PhilLaMarr |
| 1594 | |
| 1595 | Fancy Dan is a member of the Enforcers. He later acquired technology to become Ricochet. |
| 1596 | ---- |
| 1597 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Uses an identity that is a heroic one in the comics. |
| 1598 | * BouncingBattler: His suit lets him become a HyperDestructiveBouncingBall. |
| 1599 | * ClothesMakeTheSuperman: His suit is what grants him his abilities. |
| 1600 | * CompositeCharacter: Fancy Dan and Ricochet are two different characters in the comics. |
| 1601 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: He is able to go head-to-head with Spider-Man ''before'' acquiring the Ricochet suit and becoming a full-blown supervillain. |
| 1602 | * LightningBruiser: He was already pretty quick, but the suit enhances it to superhuman levels. |
| 1603 | * PintsizedPowerhouse: He's the shortest of the Enforcers, but no less dangerous. |
| 1604 | * PinballProjectile: As the result of his suit, he can do this. |
| 1605 | * ProfessionalKiller: He was initially brought in to take out Spider-Man. |
| 1606 | * MeaningfulRename: He changes his codename to Ricochet to reflect his suit's abilities. |
| 1607 | [[/folder]] |
| 1608 | |
| 1609 | [[folder:"Ox"]] |
| 1610 | !!"Ox" |
| 1611 | [[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1875640-ox_animated_super_4824.jpg]] |
| 1612 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ClancyBrown (1st Time), Creator/DannyTrejo (2nd Time) |
| 1613 | |
| 1614 | Ox is a member of the Enforcers that possesses superhuman strength. |
| 1615 | ---- |
| 1616 | * TheBrute: He's the Enforcers' muscle. |
| 1617 | * ClothesMakeTheSuperman: As with Ricochet and Shocker, he wears a suit that granted him superhuman abilities. |
| 1618 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: He can rip through Spider-Man's webbing with his bare hands before getting his super suit. Once he gets his suit, he becomes a full-blown supervillain. |
| 1619 | * FourthWallObserver: Somehow knows the theme song of the show. [[EarWorm He finds it catchy.]] |
| 1620 | * MeaningfulRename: {{Averted|trope}}. He insists on still going by "Ox" after donning his new suit. |
| 1621 | * OddNameOut: Out of the three, Ox is the only one to retain his identity both in and out of the costume. He's also the only one to have a name with one syllable and the fact he isn't a CompositeCharacter of two characters. |
| 1622 | * PoweredArmor: What he wears to give him his abilities. |
| 1623 | * ProfessionalKiller: As with his fellow Enforcers, he was first brought in to deal with Spider-Man. |
| 1624 | * TheQuietOne: He is less talkative than his fellow enforcers Fancy Dan and Montana. |
| 1625 | * SuperStrength: Amplified further by his suit. |
| 1626 | [[/folder]] |
| 1627 | |
| 1628 | !!Venom |
| 1629 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 1630 | !!ComicBook/{{Venom}} |
| 1631 | [[quoteright:242:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spectacularvenomrender_2_65.png]] |
| 1632 | [[caption-width-right:242:''"From now on, we're poison to Peter Parker ''and'' Spider-Man; WE'RE VENOM!"'']] |
| 1633 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BenDiskin |
| 1634 | |
| 1635 | -->''"What's the matter, bro? Spider-Sense didn't tingle?"'' |
| 1636 | |
| 1637 | Venom is the result of a bond between Eddie Brock and the alien symbiote previously worn by Spider-Man. Eddie's hatred of Peter Parker combined with the symbiote's betrayal by Spider-Man make them one of the greatest foes for the web-slinger alongside Doctor Octopus and Green Goblin. |
| 1638 | ---- |
| 1639 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Much like in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', he's a part of Peter's high school life instead of after college. |
| 1640 | * AdaptationalVillainy: This is one of the most evil versions of Venom yet, beating even the Raimi Films one. He does multiple vile things to spite Peter that his comic book counterpart wouldn't do, trying to murder Gwen Stacy, setting a building full of innocents aflame, and gaslighting Colonel Jupiter to insanity. |
| 1641 | * AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Venom is a spider-based villain, justified in that the symbiote's first and favorite host was Spider-Man. |
| 1642 | * ArchEnemy: The symbiote, especially with Eddie as its host, shares this status alongside the Green Goblin. While Green Goblin's actions are greater in scope (being responsible for a large portion of Spidey's Rogues Gallery), Venom is a far more personal enemy to the web-swinger by putting his loved ones in danger. |
| 1643 | * BellyMouth: When Spider-Man webs his mouth shut, Venom forms a second one across his chest and keeps talking. |
| 1644 | * BeyondRedemption: Spider-Man will come to view both sides of Venom to be among the very few villains he deems irredeemable. Peter views the Symbiote to be irredeemable from the start once he realizes that the symbiote is corrupting him to become more hateful and doesn’t even try reaching out to it. After realizing Eddie always resented Peter’s life, Peter will eventually consider Eddie irredeemable to the point that he stops trying to reach out to him and treats him like everyone else of his rogues gallery. |
| 1645 | * BigBadEnsemble: Although largely unconnected to the MythArc involving New York's crime organizations, Venom is one of Spider-Man's greatest and most personal enemies whose tendencies for targeting his loved ones always rocket him to the top of Peter's priorities whenever he reemerges. |
| 1646 | * CurbStompBattle: Venom's physical altercations with Spider-Man consist of the latter dodging or getting swatted around. Realizing he couldn't beat Venom in a straight fight forces Spider-Man to use trickery and exploit the symbiote's weaknesses. |
| 1647 | * DeadpanSnarker: Part of being Peter's EvilCounterpart. In "Nature vs. Nurture", it reaches a point where Spidey screams at him to shut up and webs his mouth shut. |
| 1648 | -->'''Venom:''' That's Spidey. He can [[YouFightLikeACow quip it out]]... but he can't take it. |
| 1649 | * EasyImpersonation: Despite being a heck of a lot taller and bulkier than Spider-Man and possessing a completely different fighting style, Venom was able to trick several people - including J. Jonah Jameson and his son - into thinking he was Spider-Man wearing the Black Suit while he was framing him. Downplayed, since a thorough investigation by the police proves Venom is impersonating Spider-Man for these exact reasons, and the fact that it has happened before. |
| 1650 | * EvilCounterpart: Comes with being Venom. This dynamic is also explicitly noted with their backstories; while Peter and Eddie lost their parents in the same accident, Peter was able to rely on the guidance of his aunt and uncle to eventually become Spider-Man, whereas Eddie's increasing resentment made him the perfect host for Venom. |
| 1651 | -->'''Venom:''' Like looking in a mirror, bro. ''The funhouse kind.'' |
| 1652 | * EvilIsBigger: As Venom, he's much, ''much'' larger than Spider-Man. |
| 1653 | * EvilIsHammy: He gets hammier and hammier as he nears his FaceHeelTurn. |
| 1654 | * ExtremeOmnivore: During their climactic fight in Season 2, Venom eats some of Spider-Man's webbing, and announces it to be delicious. |
| 1655 | %%* FangsAreEvil: As Venom. |
| 1656 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Both the Venom symbiote and Eddie himself, over time. |
| 1657 | ** While bonded with Peter, the symbiote speaks and acts somewhat casually, offering (admittedly unethical) advice on his life's problems. When Peter tries to get rid of it, it quickly becomes more aggressive. |
| 1658 | ** When rebonded with the symbiote, Eddie resumes acting like a trustworthy big brother figure and employee, even offering to treat Gwen (who he kidnapped and tried to kill) to coffee. He drops the act whenever it's just him and Peter. |
| 1659 | * GigglingVillain: He has a very creepy laugh as Venom. |
| 1660 | * GlasgowGrin: Its mouth is disturbingly wide and lacks cheeks. |
| 1661 | * IAmLegion: As always, Venom uses plural pronouns due to the fact that both he and the symbiote have their own minds. |
| 1662 | * ICantSenseTheirPresence: As is usually the case, Venom doesn't trigger Peter's SpiderSense. There's a different (and simplified) explanation this time: because Peter spent so much "quality time" bonded to the symbiote, Venom doesn't register to it as a threat. |
| 1663 | * InterimVillain: He's one of the few villains that doesn't have any connection to a criminal empire or the Sinister Six, instead being an independent, personal enemy towards Peter specifically. Once Venom is taken out of the picture, Tombstone, Doc Ock, and the Green Goblin [[TheBusCameBack return to the forefront.]] |
| 1664 | * TheJuggernaut: Even worse than Rhino in this regard. Out of all of Spider-Man's villains, Venom is the only one that Spider-Man is unable to beat in a straight-up fight. He has the same powers as Spider-Man but on a much higher scale, while the symbiote's past bond with Peter allows him to NoSell his spider-sense. Even his AchillesHeel is nothing more than a minor inconvenience to him. |
| 1665 | * KickTheDog: Helped drive John Jameson into madness and set him off on a campaign to kill Spider-Man just to screw with Spidey. |
| 1666 | * LightningBruiser: He is far more faster and stronger than Spider-Man thanks to the symbiote. |
| 1667 | * MoralMyopia: According to Venom (particularly Eddie), Spider-Man is pure evil and is only pretending to be the hero and anything Spidey has done or will do proves this, while Venom is a true hero, and the countless crimes and attempts to murder countless people he commits just to hurt Spider-Man are completely justified and heroic. |
| 1668 | * MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: He wouldn't be Venom without them. |
| 1669 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Even Spidey points out how unlikely someone who goes by the name of Venom should be trusted. |
| 1670 | * NeverMyFault: Good luck getting Eddie or the symbiote to admit they are at fault for anything, since they’ll probably blame Spider-Man for it. It’s particularly bad with the symbiote, which claims that Peter betrayed it by removing it and trying to kill it, when he only did this because the symbiote was isolating him from his friends, manipulating him into acting like a {{Jerkass}}, and tried to pull a GrandTheftMe on him when he tried to remove it. |
| 1671 | * OverlyLongTongue: As per usual, Eddie as Venom has a prehensile serpentine tongue. |
| 1672 | %%* SlasherSmile: As Venom. |
| 1673 | * VillainsNeverLie: As Spidey points out in frustration, the general public is ''way'' too quick to trust the word of an ObviouslyEvil half-alien with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily regarding Spidey's secret identity. |
| 1674 | * VoiceOfTheLegion: Venom speaks in two voices simultaneously; Eddie Brock's normal voice, combined with a more twisted and inhuman voice by the same voice actor. And the two voices aren't always even at the same pace, making it both brilliant and terrifying. |
| 1675 | [[/folder]] |
| 1676 | |
| 1677 | [[folder:Eddie Brock]] |
| 1678 | !!Eddie Brock |
| 1679 | [[quoteright:242:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_13589_838.jpg]] |
| 1680 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BenDiskin |
| 1681 | |
| 1682 | One of Peter and Gwen's closest friends and current assistant to Doctor Connors, a series of unfortunate events that send Eddie's life tumbling down the drain drive him to violent extremes when he comes into possession of the symbiote. |
| 1683 | ---- |
| 1684 | * AbortedArc: Eddie's role in Season 2 ended with Peter using the gene cleanser to separate the Venom symbiote from him. Eddie is then wheeled out on a stretcher screaming that Peter is Spider-Man, he is Venom, and that when the symbiote returns they'll destroy their enemy once and for all. Given Cletus Kasady's cameo appearance, had the show continued, Eddie would have ended up in Ravencroft and been busted out by the Venom symbiote, leading to Kasady becoming Carnage. |
| 1685 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: His going to the dance with Gwen seemed at first to be him being a supportive friend. It's later revealed by Peter that Eddie had apparently always had feelings for her and it's likely that this is one of the reasons why he resents Peter so much. |
| 1686 | * BatmanGambit: After returning, Eddie gaslights Peter by sporadically appearing at random spots enough to make it seem as though he's hallucinating. By dressing up as Venom, he finally drives Peter to lead him to where he buried the symbiote so he can free it and become Venom again. |
| 1687 | * BigBadSlippage: Eddie starts off as a close friend of Peter's, but slowly grows to resent him as his trust is continually betrayed and his life falls apart over the course of the season, until he's finally pushed over the edge and becomes one of the main villains of the series as Venom. |
| 1688 | * BigBrotherMentor: Started as one to Peter, but [[ForegoneConclusion obviously didn't stay as one]]. |
| 1689 | * BrokenAce: Was introduced as a GeniusBruiser liked by everyone and a frequent HeroicBystander. Turns out that the heroism was because he was a DeathSeeker, and he had some really deep-seated emotional problems. This explains his rapid FaceHeelTurn when things go bad. |
| 1690 | * BullyHunter: Back in his high school days, he kept Flash and other bullies off Peter's back. |
| 1691 | * CompositeCharacter: Eddie Brock shares a lot of characteristics with the Ultimate version of the character, like being a scientist (along with Dr. Connors' lab assistant) and Peter's close childhood friend whose parents died along with the Parkers. However, he also has the muscular build of his mainstream self and the symbiote retains the alien origin from the mainstream version. |
| 1692 | * CreateYourOwnVillain: He blames Spider-Man and Peter Parker for his life going bad. Peter Parker by taking photographs of Dr. Connors' rampage, which more or less started the ball rolling for the ESU lab to lose its funding via bad publicity and ended up costing Eddie his job, and Spider-Man by misplacing the symbiote from the lab's possession and never reporting it, further cost them their last best chance. |
| 1693 | * DeathSeeker: According to WordOfGod, his frequent reckless heroics in earlier episodes were a sign of this on a subconscious level. |
| 1694 | * EvilFormerFriend: He and Peter were childhood friends until Eddie went down a dark path. |
| 1695 | * FaceHeelTurn: Gradually over season 1. |
| 1696 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Eddie Brock's black motorcycle suit looks an awful lot like the symbiote. |
| 1697 | * FreudianExcuse: His ItsAllAboutMe and subconscious DeathSeeker attitudes stem from being orphaned as a child. He had to fight tooth and nail to get as far as he did in life, so he lashes out at anyone the second that's threatened. His struggles with his childhood trauma also explain why he could be so needlessly reckless, such as charging in against the Lizard or his risky motorcycle ride with Mary Jane. |
| 1698 | * FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Upon learning who Venom really is, Spider-Man repeatedly tries to appeal to and reason with him. It's Eddie himself revealing he always resented Peter for having his "precious aunt and uncle" while he himself had no one that causes Pete to just give up and treat Venom no differently than any of his other enemies. |
| 1699 | * GadgeteerGenius: He manages to recreate Spider-Man's web-shooters. Though, whether this is because of the symbiote's absorption of Peter's memories or Eddie's own intellect (which would reasonably be on Peter's level considering his work as a lab assistant to Connors) is unknown. |
| 1700 | * GeniusBruiser: He used to be a football star and grapples with Lizard and Electro during their initial rampages. He is also Doctor Connors' lab assistant and practically a scientist. |
| 1701 | * HiddenDisdainReveal: Eddie always resented Peter for having a better life than he did after their respective family tragedies. |
| 1702 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: The gene cleanser he intended to use to DePower Spider-Man wound up being used on him, causing the symbiote to leave him. |
| 1703 | * {{Hypocrite}}: He accused Peter of being self-centered and using everyone around him to get what he wants and not caring who he hurts regardless of how close he is to them. He then started to do the very same things as Venom. |
| 1704 | * InsaneTrollLogic: As far as Eddie is concerned, Spider-Man is pure evil and anything he does, no matter how unambiguously heroic, is pure evil, which makes Venom a true hero for spitefully trying to ruin his life and murder anyone close to him. Most notably, in Season 2, he claims that letting several innocent civilians completely unconnected to his vendetta burn alive is justified so long as it ruins Spider-Man’s reputation, and that he is still the hero. |
| 1705 | * ItsAllAboutMe: While he may or may not have been genuinely concerned about Dr. Connors at first, even before the symbiote amplified his anger, he continued to treat Peter and even the Connors family's financial struggles as them trying to spite him specifically. He eventually clears his office late at night to avoid giving Curtis the "satisfaction" of seeing him leave. |
| 1706 | * {{Jerkass}}: Once he goes off the deep end, he becomes a majorly vindictive and domineering prick, and the only character that [[NiceGirl Mary Jane]] outright got enraged over and cut off all ties with. |
| 1707 | * LovableJock: Well, he ''was'' one in high school. |
| 1708 | * PetTheDog: |
| 1709 | ** To his credit, he ''did'' visit Aunt May in the hospital after her heart attack. Though that gets nullified after he attempts to harm her after becoming Venom in an effort to emotionally break Peter. |
| 1710 | ** He also takes Gwen to the dance and looks genuinely angered at how hurt she is upon seeing Peter arrive with Mary Jane. He also looked displeased with Harry snubbing her when she tried to greet him. |
| 1711 | ** He seemed genuinely concerned for Max Dillon's well-being after the electric accident, even keeping him company inside his hospital room and attempting to reassure him. |
| 1712 | * RelationshipSabotage: He takes Mary Jane out on a date and endangers her solely to tweak Peter, unaware there was no exclusive relationship to sabotage, anyway. She tells Eddie off for this nonsense, regardless. |
| 1713 | * TheResenter: Eddie had always secretly resented that Peter had his aunt and uncle to take him in after the plane crash that killed both their parents, while he had no one. |
| 1714 | * SanitySlippage: Happens to Eddie after bonding with the symbiote. He grows more violent and unhinged, and goes to more and more unethical lengths to hurt Spider-Man, all of which involve the murder of innocent people. The last we see of him, he's being dragged off on a stretcher ranting about how he'll kill Spider-Man. |
| 1715 | * ShipperOnDeck: He shipped Gwen/Peter. Keyword: ''shipped''. |
| 1716 | * TookALevelInJerkass: It happened about the time Peter got the black costume and even more so after he started wearing it. In the case of the former, it's because Peter accidentally stealing the suit as Spider-Man lead to Eddie's whole life falling apart. |
| 1717 | * TopHeavyGuy: Eddie has this going on, but it's pretty exaggerated with Venom. |
| 1718 | * VillainousBreakdown: Eddie has one upon losing the symbiote. He screams in vain for it to come back and admits he needs the hate to keep their dynamic going. He's last seen restrained in a stretcher ranting obsessively about how he will be Venom again one day, with Flash commenting how the guy has clearly gone off the deep end. |
| 1719 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Eddie and Peter's friendship is broken beyond repair before the end of the first season. |
| 1720 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The symbiote's main goal is to either re-bond with Peter [[IfICantHaveYou or kill him]], and feeds off of Brock's mutual hatred for him to achieve this, but it clearly favors Peter as its host. Naturally, [[ISurrenderSuckers when Peter pretends to accept it again]], the symbiote promptly abandons Brock. |
| 1721 | * YouHaveToBelieveMe: As he's taken away on a stretcher, Eddie screams about being Venom. Absolutely no one believes him, due to both Eddie's clear lack of sanity in this moment and (as Flash observes) Venom being several times larger than he ever looked. |
| 1722 | [[/folder]] |
| 1723 | |
| 1724 | [[folder:The Symbiote]] |
| 1725 | !!The Symbiote |
| 1726 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoshKeaton (as Peter), Creator/BenDiskin (as Eddie) |
| 1727 | |
| 1728 | A mysterious alien creature unintentionally brought to Earth after a routine space mission, the symbiote eventually escapes containment and bonds to Spider-Man, granting him even more incredible powers at just as dangerous a cost. |
| 1729 | ---- |
| 1730 | * TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: The symbiote's first appearance. It's not the usual 3D model example, but is instead a black blob whose shine doesn't at all conform to the curve of the space shuttle's hull. It's like an awkward piece of clipart. |
| 1731 | * AdaptationalBadass: Due to the symbiote explicitly drawing power from the negative emotions of its hosts here, it takes a lot more than Peter punching a church bell like previous incarnations to force it off of him, requiring an entire BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind. |
| 1732 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Taking TruerToTheText into account, Eddie and the symbiote have switched roles in terms of who turned whom to villainy. The symbiote was originally a passive entity that got driven insane by Eddie's hatred for Spider-Man, while here, it's an irrefutably malevolent and vengeful creature that feeds off of the anger and hate of its hosts, not to mention how it mentally tortured Parker to force him into being a submissive host. |
| 1733 | * ArcVillain: The symbiote itself is this for the Psychology story arc (episodes 10-13) of season 1, culminating in the birth of Venom. |
| 1734 | * BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: When Peter realizes the symbiote is affecting him negatively, it drags him into one of these in order to push him off the DespairEventHorizon and force him to bond with it. It nearly succeeds, too, until Peter manages to fight it off with ThePowerOfFriendship. Later, when Spider-Man tricks it into abandoning Eddie, it happens again, only this time it was a mental CurbstompBattle in Peter's favor. |
| 1735 | * BerserkButton: It's subtle, but while the symbiote was still bonded with Spider-Man, threatening to remove it from him is one. The symbiote-controlled Spider-Man tries to ''kill'' Doctor Octopus, something that it didn't attempt with the other members of the Sinister Six, when the latter expresses a desire to peel the suit off to study it. |
| 1736 | * BlankWhiteEyes: The symbiote has large white eyes originally in the shape of Spider-Man's lenses, though after bonding to Eddie Brock, they became distorted. |
| 1737 | * BlobMonster: What the symbiote amounts to sans-host. |
| 1738 | * ClingyCostume: It does not enjoy letting go of a host, and in fact the reason it hates Spider-Man so much is because of how close they came to being permanently bonded before he rejected it and forced them apart. |
| 1739 | * CompositeCharacter: The Venom symbiote itself maintains the depiction from [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries the '90s animated series]] in that it turns the host more aggressive, while [[TruerToTheText returning to its roots of being able to take over Peter's body while he's asleep]]. |
| 1740 | * TheCorrupter: The symbiote’s M.O. is to play off of its host’s frustrations and upping said frustrations and anger to manipulate said host into immoral and cruel acts. Peter is only barely able to catch on before it’s too late, and it succeeds thoroughly with Eddie. |
| 1741 | * CostumeEvolution: The Black Suit changes its design each episode to symbolize its growing influence over Peter. In the first episode, it's a palette swap of the red costume. In "Group Therapy", the spider logo grows much larger in size. In ''Intervention'', when its influence is at its strongest, the webbing patterns are gone altogether, while the logo resembles Venom's. |
| 1742 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Much of the symbiote's behavior is in line with a domestic abuser. It isolates Peter from his family and friends, emotionally manipulates and gaslights him into keeping it, and lashes out when rejected. Even when bonded to Eddie, the symbiote's ideal goal is to bond with Peter again, not unlike a spurned abuser trying to force their partner to come back to them. Peter even refers to himself as the symbiote's "first love". |
| 1743 | * EvilSoundsRaspy: When the symbiote isn't properly bonded to someone, it has a Gollum-esque voice. |
| 1744 | * {{Gaslighting}}: The symbiote's main form of coercing Peter into doing its bidding before it can fully take control. For the majority of the three episodes it is attached to Peter, it uses his own voice to convince him that it's okay to engage in more morally sketchy behavior because it's for the greater good or Peter's benefit. By the point that the symbiote begins trying to isolate Peter from Aunt May, Peter realizes these thoughts aren't his own. |
| 1745 | * IfICantHaveYou: The symbiote's attitude towards Peter after he rejects it. |
| 1746 | * TheJuggernaut: Even moreso than the Rhino as Venom. Not only is it physically stronger than Spider-Man, but it can NoSell the web-slinger's Spider-Sense. Even exploiting its weakness to sound was more of a mild invonvenience. For both of their physical confrontations, Spider-Man could never defeat Venom in a straight-up fight and had to find ways of separating the Symbiote from Eddie. |
| 1747 | * KarmaHoudini: After being forcibly unbonded from Eddie (who is last seen being hauled away while strapped to a gurney and ranting madly), the symbiote itself escapes into New York's sewers. |
| 1748 | * LoudOfWar: Its biggest weakness is high-frequency sounds. |
| 1749 | * TheNthDoctor: The symbiote uses an evil version of the voice of whoever it's bonded to. When it's engaged with Peter in a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind, it's played by Creator/JoshKeaton, who uses an... eviler version of Spidey's voice. When bonded to Eddie, it's voiced by Creator/BenDiskin in a high-pitched monstrous voice alongside Eddie's normal voice. |
| 1750 | * PowerCopying: The Venom symbiote bestows its host with powers similar to those of Spider-Man, but amplified. |
| 1751 | * PowerNullifier: The symbiote spent so long bonded to Peter that once it bonded to Eddie it no longer registered as a threat to Peter's Spider-Sense. |
| 1752 | * RevengeBeforeReason: The symbiote is very spiteful towards Peter for spurning it, and is obsessed with either killing or rebonding to him. |
| 1753 | * RoyalWe: As the symbiote's influence over him increases, Peter starts referring to himself in the plural. Him noticing this is part of his realization of what the symbiote is doing to him. Just like most incarnations of Venom, Eddie speaks in the first-person plural. When he does at one point slip up and call himself "me", it's a sign that the symbiote is breaking their bond in favor of returning to Peter. |
| 1754 | * TheSymbiote: He is the {{Trope Namer|s}} and certainly the TropeCodifier. |
| 1755 | * ToxicFriendInfluence: The symbiote dispenses unethical life advice and plays on Peter’s frustrations to make him act like a {{Jerkass}} to his friends, both because it needs to feed on negative emotions and out of its own possessiveness. It’s heavily implied that it’s doing something similar to Eddie, and has far more success with him. |
| 1756 | * TruerToTheText: The Venom we see here is more or less exactly how the character was originally conceived (albeit with Eddie Brock having the backstory and role of the Ultimate version), complete with the suit having a StalkerWithACrush affection for Spider-Man himself, and likewise fighting with Spider-Man sleepwalking. The series also emphasized that the symbiote has a real personality and drive of its own. Likewise, the fact that [[spoiler:it sees Eddie Brock as a weak substitute for Peter Parker]] is also true to how the character was conceived. |
| 1757 | * UnstoppableRage: The Black Suit inflicted this on Peter. |
| 1758 | * VillainousBreakdown: Once Peter starts to resist the symbiote in "Intervention", the symbiote responds by trapping him in his mind to remind Peter of the worst moments of his life, which almost works. But once Peter regains the will to fight back thanks to Uncle Ben, the symbiote becomes far more aggressive, desperately trying to regain control. |
| 1759 | * WeaksauceWeakness: Sonics and intense heat, though the latter only shows up in brief moments, such as direct blasts from Electro stripping bits off Peter or a small explosion causing the symbiote to reel in pain. |
| 1760 | * {{Yandere}}: The symbiote is obsessed with being with Spider-Man, and Eddie is obsessed with being with the symbiote. |
| 1761 | [[/folder]] |
| 1762 | |
| 1763 | !!Other Villains |
| 1764 | [[folder:The Chameleon]] |
| 1765 | !!The Chameleon |
| 1766 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_5080_3406.jpg]] |
| 1767 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SteveBlum |
| 1768 | |
| 1769 | The Chameleon is a supervillain mercenary and master of disguise. |
| 1770 | ---- |
| 1771 | * TheBlank: A variation: He has visible eyes and a mouth, just really no other facial features. |
| 1772 | * CastAsAMask: Every one of his disguises uses the voice actor of that character. |
| 1773 | * ChekhovsGunman: He's first introduced merely as a villain who impersonates Spider-Man so he can take advantage on his accusation of being a thief to steal money and is defeated at the end of his episode ([[VillainExitStageLeft though he escapes]]). [[spoiler:Norman Osborn recruits his service in the finale to pose as him while he's the Goblin, as such giving himself an alibi. Also, he's revealed in the finale to have actually shown up ''before'' his first onscreen appearance.]] |
| 1774 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: In his first onscreen appearance, he disguises himself as Norman Osborn among several others. [[spoiler:It turns out he'd been already been masquerading as Osborn a bit longer than anyone knew.]] |
| 1775 | * IdentityImpersonator: [[spoiler:He serves as this for the Goblin / Norman Osborn - first accidentally, then on purpose.]] |
| 1776 | * ImposterForgotOneDetail: He accidentally blows his cover as [[spoiler: Norman Osborn when he apologizes to Spider-Man, something Harry knows [[TheUnapologetic his father]] would never do.]] |
| 1777 | * InUniverseFactoidFailure: He seems to think that the terms are "web-shooter" (as opposed to web-slinger) and "insect early warning system." |
| 1778 | * LatexPerfection: His masks are able to perfectly mimic the people he's imitating. |
| 1779 | * MasterOfDisguise: Well, it's Chameleon. What did you expect? |
| 1780 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: An unusual villain-on-villain variant. [[spoiler:He disguises himself as Norman Osborn to steal corporate secrets from Oscorp, and in the process provides Norman with a rock-solid alibi when Norman also attacks his own company as the Green Goblin.]] |
| 1781 | * NotWhatISignedOnFor: He notes this after fleeing when [[spoiler:we discover the truth about Green Goblin.]] |
| 1782 | * ShapeshifterDefaultForm: He's got a blank white face and a Russian accent, but he's never shown out of the clothing of his disguises. |
| 1783 | * SignificantDoubleCasting: Shares a voice actor with The Green Goblin, [[spoiler:and also spends a fair amount of the series disguised as his civilian persona.]] |
| 1784 | * SpottingTheThread: While he's a master of disguise, he's not a shapeshifter and can't change his body mass or size. This is how Captain Stacy quickly figures out he was an imposter, noting that he was far too tall to be Spider-Man. |
| 1785 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He was contracted to steal the symbiote, so his plan was to simply waltz on into the lab disguised as Curt, only to stumble onto Spider-Man and Black Cat's confrontation. In all the confusion, Spider-Man thought Black Cat made off with the goods and told "Curt" to call the police. Chameleon didn't, of course, which left Spider-Man getting the blame for the theft and Peter getting chewed out by Eddie for taking pictures instead of calling the cops. While Spidey is eventually cleared of wrongdoing, Eddie severs ties with Peter over this mess and becomes focused on evening the score, ultimately leading to becoming Venom. |
| 1786 | * VillainExitStageLeft: Both times he shows up, he ends up escaping. |
| 1787 | [[/folder]] |
| 1788 | |
| 1789 | [[folder:Molten Man (Mark Allan)]] |
| 1790 | !!Molten Man / Mark Allan |
| 1791 | [[quoteright:333:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Molten_Man_5729.png]] |
| 1792 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EricLopez |
| 1793 | |
| 1794 | Mark Allan is Liz Allan's big brother. He eventually becomes an unwilling test subject for Norman Osborn, thus becoming the supervillain Molten Man. |
| 1795 | ---- |
| 1796 | * AdaptationalDumbass: In the comics, Molten Man was a scientist who always learned from his defeats. In this adaptation, he only has average intelligence, is sorely lacking in common sense, and (as his gambling addiction shows) doesn't learn from his mistakes. |
| 1797 | %%* AloofBigBrother |
| 1798 | * AntiVillain: Type II. His transformation into a villain was entirely caused by the Green Goblin since he had no desire to become one. He didn't even want to fight Spider-Man until he was forced to. |
| 1799 | %%* BlessedWithSuck |
| 1800 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Whatever his faults, he does care for his little sister and wishes only the best for her. |
| 1801 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "It's a lock!" (meaning that it's a sure thing - [[TemptingFate which it never is]]). Blackie mocks Mark for it. Liz, in tears, tragically calls him out on it. |
| 1802 | -->'''Blackie Gaxton:''' [[LampshadeHanging It's ]]''[[LampshadeHanging always ]]''[[LampshadeHanging a lock with you, kid.]] |
| 1803 | -->'''Liz Allen:''' IT'S ALWAYS A LOCK WITH YOU, MARK! QUIT GAMBLING YOUR LIFE AWAY!! |
| 1804 | * ChromeChampion: A villainous example. Also, unlike his comic book counterpart, Spider-Man's webbing can stick to his skin if Spidey had cooled him down previously. |
| 1805 | * CompositeCharacter: His gambling problem and being a biological brother to Liz Allan (in the comics, his last name was Raxton and he and Liz were stepsiblings) comes from Bennett Brant (Betty Brant's brother), while his powers, design, first name, and (to a lesser extent) origin comes from his comic book counterpart. |
| 1806 | %%* CosmicPlaything |
| 1807 | * DumbMuscle: He’s forced to serve as this for the Green Goblin. He’s a tough fighter, but not the sharpest knife in drawer. |
| 1808 | * EveryoneHasStandards: He was quite dismayed with Peter for leaving Liz at their Valentine's Day date and even wanted their relationship to end due to Peter having stronger feelings for Gwen. |
| 1809 | * FatalFlaw: His gambling addiction is what causes him to become a meta-human against his will. |
| 1810 | * FlawExploitation: He'll easily stab himself in the proverbial foot if you dangle a good enough prize ahead of him, constantly looks for easy ways out of his problems, and doesn't have enough common sense to quit while he's behind. This makes him ''very'' gullible - something that's taken advantage of by Gaxton, the Green Goblin ''and'' Spider-Man - who humiliates him twice [[BriarPatching merely by goading him with a simple "I bet you can't--".]] |
| 1811 | * TheGamblingAddict: No matter what, he's unable to stop even when he's going straight. |
| 1812 | * HopeSpot: When it seems like he got off lightly with his run-in with being the guinea pig for Miles Warren, the Green Goblin pushes him further into villainy using a remote control. |
| 1813 | -->'''Mark:''' That's some crazy luck, Allan. Cleared your debt, survived the MadScientist, walked away with optional super skin and a cool one-hundred. You should really quit while you're ahead." (''cue GilliganCut'') "How do you quit when you're on this kind of hot streak? |
| 1814 | * IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Not only is his heart really not in it, but as the Green Goblin says, he's an amateur forced to play supervillain. The first time he appears as Molten Man, his every action [[FromBadToWorse just makes things worse for himself]], and once Spider-Man is forced to fight seriously, he gets humiliated in seconds. The second time, he's coerced into fighting in the first place, gets pushed around by the other villains and is tricked once again. Even without his tragic backstory, it's not hard to feel sorry for the guy. |
| 1815 | * MagicPants: When his powers activate, it burns off all his clothes... except for his underwear, apparently. At one point his pants seem to reappear after his powers are turned back off. |
| 1816 | * MagmaMan: Just look at his picture. |
| 1817 | * MrFanservice: He is fairly muscular and gets a good number of [[WalkingShirtlessScene Walking Shirtless Scenes.]] |
| 1818 | * MySisterIsOffLimits: Subverted. He knows Peter has feelings for Gwen and tells Peter Liz is "too good" for him. |
| 1819 | * PlayingWithFire: As Molten Man. |
| 1820 | * PowerIncontinence: A variant: the Goblin has a remote that controls when his powers activate. |
| 1821 | * PunchClockVillain: He commits evil because he just wants a cure for his condition. |
| 1822 | * RaceLift: He’s Caucasian in the comics, but he’s a Latino in the show because of the decision to make Mark and Liz biological siblings rather than step-siblings. |
| 1823 | * RelatedInTheAdaptation: He's a biological sibling of Liz in this adaptation. In the comics, they're step-siblings. |
| 1824 | * RomanticFalseLead: He ends up dating Mary Jane for a time, which gets cut short due to his arrest. |
| 1825 | * TragicVillain: Norman, you son of a bitch. |
| 1826 | * UnwittingPawn: His gambling addiction made him an easy target for the Green Goblin's manipulations. Not only was he pushed into agreeing to undertake Miles Warren's experiment as a means to clear his gambling debts, he was deceived into thinking he could control his new powers by thought, all so he'd go out in public and be used to cause trouble to draw Spider-Man in. |
| 1827 | [[/folder]] |
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