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Book Exclusive Characters
Characters that appear in the novelizations of the films. While they are generally considered non-canon as some directly conflict with scenes from the films, at the same time, others fit into the story without issue either due to not conflicting with anything or being implied off-screen characters. Other characters also appeared in the films with the books simply confirming their identities, such as Liz Allan and Jack Murdock.
Canon
Captain America
Appearances: Spider-Man
An old comic book hero who battled the Red Skull, with Peter having been a fan of the comic series and others when he was younger.
- Ambiguous Situation: How Ben described Captain America leaves it unclear whether he's fictional or real in this continuity, as canonically comic books were made about Captain America in the mainstream universe.
- Captain Superhero: Just look at his name.
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Mutually Fictional: If he isn't real on Earth-96283, he's certainly real on Earth-199999 which Peter visits in No Way Home.
April Reese
Appearances: Spider-Man
Flash's aunt who is the casting director of a popular soap opera, Guiding Life, which Mary Jane auditions for.
- Alpha Bitch: From the way she acts as snide and insulting as possible when rejecting Mary Jane from Guiding Life. Must run in the family.
- Bait-and-Switch Comment: A very cruel one. After MJ's reading for Guiding Life, April claims she'd be doing her a disservice by treating this as a standard audition and decides to make an exception... by falsely belittling MJ as a hopeless actress needing a LOT of lessons.
- Beauty Is Bad: The book describes her as having "near movie-star looks" along with a snooty, callous demeanor.
- Blatant Lies: She maintains that MJ needed acting lessons as an excuse to not accept her clearly well done audition.
- Canon Foreigner: She is an original character created for the novelization. Flash would get an aunt in the comics named Lea Thompson years later, but she has nothing in common with April aside from a loose connection to her job, being an actress.
- Cool Aunt: To Flash, who she is very close to and will seemingly do anything for.
- Female Misogynist: She claims MJ would be better suited for settling down with a man than trying to make a name for herself in acting. Then again, she could just be biased against the woman who dumped her nephew.
- Hate Sink: Establishes herself as this in her single, short scene in the book, being a truly loathsome woman who takes pleasure in vilifying and discrediting Mary Jane.
- Jerkass: Every bit as petty, smug, and spiteful as her nephew.
- Kick the Dog: Passing over MJ for a part in the soap opera just because of her history with Flash is bad enough, but April goes the extra mile to contemptuously deride her as a talentless amateur who has no place in the entertainment industry (ignoring the actual skill she demonstrated), driving her to tears. April even calls her nephew afterwards to brag about how they got payback on MJ.
- Lack of Empathy: She eagerly ruins the prospects of a teenage girl she's never met before, all while regarding her hurt feelings with thinly veiled amusement and satisfaction. She even privately gloats about tearing down MJ's pride to Flash.
- Nepotism: The sole reason April turns down Mary Jane for a role in Guiding Life is because she's the aunt of the latter's high school ex-boyfriend.
- Revenge Before Reason: April herself admits that MJ nailed the part she was chosen for, yet cruelly dismisses her at Flash's behest anyway, meaning she's willing to let her studio lose a promising actress just to help satisfy her nephew's grudge against his ex-girlfriend (while ensuring MJ likely won't return for future auditions, considering how she was treated).
- Revenge Myopia: She rejects Mary Jane's audition as retaliation for breaking up with Flash at graduation, not caring that MJ had good reasons for doing so since he was an awful boyfriend.
- Small Role, Big Impact: April rejecting Mary Jane's audition leads to her growing closer with Peter and her iconic alleyway encounter with Spider-Man.
- Two First Names: "Reese" is also used as a given name.
Non-Canon
Namor
Appearances: Spider-Man 2
A homeless man with odd facial features who finds Spider-Man's suit and gives it to the Daily Bugle. He replaces the garbage man in the film, therefore making his appearance non-canon.
- Amnesiac Resonance: He regally bows to Betty Brant as thanks after she gives him his reward.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He has thick, unswept eyebrows.
- Facial Scruff: He has a scraggly beard, which he strokes while contemplating his identity.
- Hero of Another Story: Is the lost king of Atlantis and has presumably had adventures of his own.
- Identity Amnesia: Suffers from this, though when a guard at the Bugle mentions he could be the King of Atlantis as a joke, this causes a flash of familiarity, which suggests he is Namor.
- Mythology Gag:
- Namor once lost his memories during the '50s in the comics after a fight with Paul Destine.
- He is described as having a slightly triangular face, which is how Namor was drawn in his early appearances.
- Wild Hair: Due to his homelessness, he has long unkempt hair.
Henry "Hank" Pym
Appearances: Spider-Man 2
A scientist who witnesses the accident that changed Otto Octavius into Doctor Octopus. He replaces the woman who asks Octavius questions about his mechanical arms, therefore making his appearance non-canon.
- Ambiguous Situation: Tells Octavius that he has invented a helmet that could serve the same purpose as his mechanical arms' artificial intelligence without the inhibitor chip. He is noted to have disappeared suddenly when the fusion experiment went wrong only to reappear just as suddenly, checking on Octavius and Rosalie's pulses. This implies that Hank has already discovered Pym particles and played some role in helping to shut down the reactor, though it's unclear if he has officially become Ant-Man or is still developing his equipment.
- Badass Bookworm: An accomplished scientist who's also (or is on his way to being) a superhero.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He is briefly mentioned in the Spider-Man novelization as being "not for sale" for Oscorp, before appearing in the second book.
- Hero of Another Story: It is implied that he played some role in stopping Octavius' experiment like Spider-Man, though whether his actions were of any help is unknown.
- World's Smartest Man: He is regarded as the leading expert in cybernetics, surpassing Norman Osborn, Mendel Stromm, and Otto Octavius.
Bruce Banner
Appearances: Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2
A scientist who Jameson has a meeting with alongside Reed Richards shortly after telling Peter that he has named the Green Goblin. This scene conflicts slightly with what was shown in the film and is therefore non-canon, though the Hulk is implied to be an established hero.
- The Adjectival Superhero: Downplayed. He is mentioned in Spider-Man as "some kind of incredible hulk".
- Alliterative Name: He is mentioned by Betty Brant after J. Jonah Jameson defends the name "Green Goblin" because alliteration is easier to remember. Peter Parker is doubtful and asks Robbie Robertson if he agrees.
- Ambiguous Situation: Bruce is able to work as a scientist and interact with the world despite the Hulk's activities, and is a household name by the second book. However, since Bruce and the Hulk were never confirmed to be the same individual, the exact nature of their Split Personality and Secret Identity is unclear.
- The Berserker: Implied. The second novelization notes his presence is signified with booming footsteps.
- The Ghost: He's mentioned several times, but never appears.
- Hero of Another Story: The Hulk is mentioned in Spider-Man to have gotten into a skirmish with some soldiers in New Mexico, and is a known figure to Peter by Spider-Man 2.
Reed Richards
Appearances: Spider-Man
A scientist who Jameson has a meeting with alongside Bruce Banner shortly after telling Peter that he has named the Green Goblin. This scene conflicts slightly with what was shown in the film and is therefore non-canon.
- Adaptational Wimp: There's no mention of Richards being the leader of the Fantastic Four.
- Alliterative Name: He is mentioned by Betty Brant after J. Jonah Jameson defends the name "Green Goblin" because alliteration is easier to remember. Peter Parker is doubtful and asks Robbie Robertson if he agrees.
Albright
Appearances: Spider-Man 2
An Australian mercenary who goes by Jack All. He tries to kidnap Otto Octavius from Columbia University in the prologue but is stopped by Spider-Man. His canonicity is questionable since Octavius doesn't mention his attempted kidnapping or knowing Spider-Man already in the film.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: He pleads for his life and promises to talk when Spider-Man subjects him to a High-Altitude Interrogation.
- Always Wanted to Say That: Invoked when Spider-Man brings up Octavius' energy project.Jack All: If you think I care about that, Spider-Man, then you don’t know Jack All.
Spider-Man: You've probably been waiting this whole time for a chance to say that.
Jack All: Well, kinda. Yeah. - Atrocious Alias: Spider-Man isn't very impressed with his alias. Jack All retorts that "Spider-Man" is no better and he should've gone with "the Human Spider".
- Bald of Evil: He's bald and a ruthless mercenary.
- Canon Foreigner: Jack All is an original villain created for the novelization.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: He's painfully burned alive before falling to his death off a building.
- Explosive Cigar: He uses a pack of specially engineered cigarettes that explode once ignited.
- Explosive Stupidity: He throws an Explosive Cigar at Spider-Man but fails to account for his own proximity to the blast, causing a stray flame to activate the rest of cigarettes Jack All has on his person and set him on fire.
- Gadgeteer Genius: He describes himself as a "techno junkie", having built a sophisticated giant flying robot to abduct Octavius, with its design giving Spider-Man some trouble, and presumably designed his highly sensitive Matchstick Weapons.
- Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: He lights a cigarette while speaking with Spider-Man... which is also a weapon.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: He ends up engulfed in flames by his own incendiary devices after they're lit by the sparks of one such bomb he tried to use against Spider-Man, and falls off a building in the chaos.
- Humongous Mecha: He pilots an Anime-esque robot at least 15 feet tall in his attempted abduction of Octavius.
- No Full Name Given: He doesn't divulge his last name.
- Not So Stoic: He tries to pass himself off as bold, competent, and unflappable but screams at the top of his lungs when Spider-Man captures him, faints during a High-Altitude Interrogation, and is also prone to going off on tangents.
- Self-Disposing Villain: He's killed by his own weapons before Spider-Man can save him.
- Small Role, Big Impact: Jack All's interest in Otto Octavius' "arms" prompts Peter to choose the scientist for his research paper to initially investigate him.
- Throw Down the Bomblet: Jack All flicks a cigarette bomb at Spider-Man when his guard is down.
- Verbal Tic: He punctuates some of his sentences with "mate".
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Appears in two scenes before dying in the midst of an interrogation.
Video Game Exclusive Characters
Characters that appear in the tie-in video games, but are otherwise non-canon to the films. The Narrator
The Narrator
Voiced by: Bruce Campbell
The narrator of all three games. Does not quite take this job seriously.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Some of the things he says can be... pretty out there, for sure.
- Deadpan Snarker: Whatever is going on in the game, you can bet he's got a quip for it.
- Jerkass: Makes his low opinion of you abundantly clear whenever he can.
- Lemony Narrator: Constantly snarks at what's happening, goes off on funny tangents, and at one point leaves during the tutorial to get lunch and comes back later with his mouth full.
Herman Schultz / Shocker
Herman Schultz / Shocker
Voiced by: Michael Beattie
A talented thief that uses a set of gauntlets that launch blasts of concentrated air vibrations to make short work of anyone that opposes him.
- Clothes Make the Superman: He has no superpowers, instead of using his special gauntlets and insulated suit to make himself a match for Spider-Man.
- Embarrassing but Empowering Outfit: His outfit is just as silly-looking as it is in the comics, but it still serves a functional purpose. Upon their first encounter, Spider-Man is quick to mock his outfit.Spider-Man: So you must be... Quilt-Man? Padded Pete? Mr. Triple-Ply? Oh! I've got it! [macho voice] "The Cushion"!
- No Honor Among Thieves: After Spider-Man defeats him, he willingly gives up Vulture’s location, reasoning that “If I’m not getting mine, Vulture’s not getting his.”
- Sphere of Destruction: In the second game, he can generate a massive spherical blast of vibrational air.
- Tornado Move: His gauntlets are able to generate small tornadoes.
- Villain Team-Up: He teams up with Vulture to perform a heist, and they split the shares.
- Wake-Up Call Boss: He’s the first boss who Spider-Man battles that isn't a mere thug.
Adrian Toomes / Vulture
Adrian Toomes / Vulture
Voiced by: Dwight Schultz
A bird-like elderly man that uses a flight suit to commit robberies.
- Bald of Evil: As with his comic book counterpart, he has no hair due to his age.
- Clock Tower: He lives inside of one, using it as his own Supervillain Lair.
- Clothes Make the Superman: Would be an ordinary old man if not for his flight suit.
- Death Course: His lair is filled to the brim with explosive booby traps.
- Diabolus ex Nihilo: The game offers no explanation behind his turn to crime.
- Evil Old Folks: He's a criminal that's noticeably older than any of the villains Spider-Man has fought.
- Feather Flechettes: Uses sharp, metallic feathers against Spider-Man in combat.
- Grenade Spam: He throws down a massive amount of grenades at Spider-Man as the latter makes his way up to his location.
- No-Respect Guy: His status as an old man is constantly the butt of Spider-Man's jokes, and he even gets made fun of by a cop after being webbed up.
- Villain Team-Up: Briefly teams up with Shocker in order to perform a heist, and splits the shares with him afterward.
MacDonald Gargan / Scorpion
MacDonald Gargan / Scorpion
Voiced by: Michael McColl (Spider-Man: The Movie), Dee Bradley Baker (Spider-Man 3)
A man who has unwillingly been given superpowers and a cybernetic tail, and forced to be an agent/hitman for MechaBioCon Industries.
- Adaptational Heroism: In the third game, he has no desire to do any harm, only wanting to get back at those that made him into what he is now. However, his willingness to kill for revenge and lack of interest in being an actual hero like Spider-Man push him more into the Anti-Hero range.
- Arch-Enemy: Dr. Stillwell, who was in charge of the project that made him into the Scorpion.
- Art Evolution: In the first game, he was modeled after his comic book appearance. In the third, he's been remodeled with a more high-tech looking design similar to the Green Goblin.
- Ascended Extra: He only appeared in two levels in the first game before becoming a major character with his own subplot in the third.
- Beware My Stinger Tail: His cybernetic tail is able to shoot out energy blasts and can also be used effectively in hand-to-hand combat.
- Blade Below the Shoulder: His armor in Spider-Man 3 gives him retractable blades underneath his wrists.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: He briefly becomes this in the third game, until Spider-Man is able to free him.
- Combat Parkour: In combat, he can be just as agile as Spider-Man.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: He considers himself to be a "freak" and desperately wants to get rid of his prehensile tail.
- Powered Armor: In both of his appearances, he wears a metal armor that enhances his abilities along with giving him some protection.
- Prehensile Tail: He has a cybernetic scorpion tail that's been gruesomely fused to his spine.
- Scary Scorpions: Not only does he have a scorpion tail, but the first game briefly mentions that he's been infused with radioactive scorpion DNA.
- Secondary Color Nemesis: His armor is a mix of purple and green.
- Wall Crawl: Similar to Spider-Man, he's able to cling to and climb up walls.
Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven The Hunter
Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven The Hunter
Voiced by: Peter Lurie (Spider-Man: The Movie), Neil Kaplan (Spider-Man 3)
A sadistic hunter who in the Xbox version of the first game is hired by Norman Osborn to hunt down Spider-Man. After being defeated, he later returns in the third game, this time with the intent to not only kill Spider-Man but The Lizard as well.
- Boisterous Bruiser: He's quite a show-off when it comes to both his fighting abilities and his traps.
- Death Course: He turns the Central Park Zoo into one for Spider-Man.
- Egomaniac Hunter: His whole reason behind wanting to kill Spider-Man and the Lizard was to show to himself that he really can kill anything.
- Empowered Badass Normal: In both of his appearances, he drinks potions that enhance his abilities in different ways.
- Hunting the Most Dangerous Game: Attempts to hunt the clearly-human Spider-Man, as well as the human-turned-monster Lizard.
- I Gave My Word: In the first game, he poisons Spider-Man and promises that he'll give him the antidote if defeated. After Spider-Man beats him, he keeps his promise and hands him the antidote.
- Poison and Cure Gambit: In order to prevent Spider-Man from merely leaving his Death Course, Kraven poisons the hero and says that he'll give him the antidote only if he gets beaten by Spidey in combat.
- Sniper Rifle: There are several moments in the first game where he'll wield a sniper rifle, which Spider-Man will have to take cover against.
Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino
Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino
Voiced by: John DiMaggio (Spider-Man 2), Steve Blum (Spider-Man 3)
A super-powered agent/hitman of MechaBioCon that wears a metallic rhino-like armor.
- The Brute: Between his super-muscles and metallic armor, he's a mega-tank.
- Bullfight Boss: In his fight with him in the third game, Spider-Man tricks him into charging into a wall by moving out of the way at the last second.
- Death from Above: He is killed in Spider-Man 3 upon being crushed by several massive ceiling monitors.
- The Dragon: He serves as this to Dr. Stillwell in the third game.
- Dumb Muscle: He isn't bright in the slightest, which Spider-Man figures out upon first seeing him.Spider-Man: Rhino... I'm gonna take a wild guess that you're strong, but dumb.
- Powered Armor: The armor he wears makes him all the more powerful, specifically rendering him invulnerable to most attacks.
- Punch-Clock Villain: Only attacks people or steals things when his bosses send him out to do so.
- Shockwave Stomp: This is one of his special moves in Spider-Man 3. Whenever he's about to perform it, Spider-Man has to move out of the way or get hit.
- Super-Strength: Very much so, to the point that in the third game, he can wield parts of the scenery against Spider-Man.
Felicia Hardy / Black Cat
Felicia Hardy / Black Cat
Voiced by: Holly Fields
A cat-themed crimefighter that takes an interest in Spider-Man.
- Action Girl: She loves to throw herself into the middle of a battle whenever possible.
- Adaptational Heroism: Unlike the comics, she's not a burglar, and is instead a full-time vigilante. Though in contrast to Spider-Man, she fights crime because she thinks it's fun, not because she sees the importance of stopping criminals; and in general, she lacks the sense of responsibility that a hero is usually expected to have.
- Badass Normal: While she doesn't appear to have any superpowers, that doesn't mean she's incapable of throwing criminals around.
- Building Swing: Uses a grappling hook to get her from building to building.
- Color Character: Black Cat.
- Dating Catwoman: Averted. Though she seems to have feelings for Spider-Man, Peter doesn't appear to reciprocate those feelings and just sees her as a close friend/ally.
- Domino Mask: What she hides her identity with.
- Exposition Fairy: Helps Spider-Man through several missions in the game.
- Flirting Under Fire: She's always flirting with Spider-Man.
- Foil: To Mary Jane. In the game, she represents the side of Peter that wants to forever be Spider-Man, while Mary Jane represents the side that wants to just be a normal civilian.
- Hell-Bent for Leather: Wears a black leather catsuit, which Spider-Man even remarks about at one point.Spider-Man: So, skin-tight leather. Doesn't that chafe?
Black Cat: You'll never find out, that's for sure! - I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: When Spider-Man decides that he's not going to give up his civilian life and then tells her just that, she ends up being completely understanding of his decision, saying that all she wanted was for him to finally learn to follow his heart in life. She even encourages him to go and make amends with Mary Jane.
- In a Single Bound: Despite not having superpowers, she's somehow able to jump great distances.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She tends to be overly-cocky and irresponsible with how she handles crimefighting and is sometimes rude towards Spider-Man, but deep down does have a truly caring side to herself.
- Ms. Fanservice: To the point that one of the game's hint markers will give you her exact measurements.
- Navel-Deep Neckline: As with many of her comic book counterpart’s outfits, her costume has quite a low neckline.
- Roof Hopping: When she's not using her grappling hook, she'll do this.
- Secret-Identity Identity: She lives most of her life as a crimefighter, and tries to convince Spider-Man to do the same.
- Stalker with a Crush: To an extent, as there are many moments in the game where she manages to track down Spider-Man's location out of random.
- Stripperiffic: Her costume is this, as a result of her low neckline.
- The Tease: She's even more successful at being this to Spider-Man than her comic book counterpart, due to this Spider-Man having a more awkward personality than previous incarnations.
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
Quentin Beck / Mysterio
Voiced by: James Arnold Taylor
A Hollywood special effects artist that attempted to expose Spider-Man as a fraud. When proven wrong, he angrily decides to take it out on the entire city by using his extensive knowledge of effects and illusions to create chaos.
- Adaptational Wimp: In the comics, he has a solid amount of hand-to-hand combat knowledge. Here, he goes down after one punch from Spider-Man.
- Alien Invasion: After being humiliated by Spider-Man he uses this as his own grand illusion on New York City.
- Attention Whore: Beck tries to show up Spider-Man just to steal his spotlight.
- Berserk Button: He'll quickly fly into a rage when mocked.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": His Mysterio costume has a large "M" on the front.
- Circus of Fear: Puts Spider-Man right into the middle of a twisted carnival as part of one of his many illusions.
- Cool Shades: He sports some as Quentin Beck.
- Cut Lex Luthor a Check: Even though he's invented many technologically-advanced items, he only uses them for the sake of his own ego.
- Evil Genius: He's capable and creating his own elaborate illusions and building his own androids.
- Fishbowl Helmet: Wouldn't be Mysterio without one.
- Green-Eyed Monster: He’s motivated by jealousy of Spider-Man’s fame.
- Jet Pack: He rides around on one during his first challenge with Spider-Man at the arena.
- Master of Illusion: His own personal specialty, which he ends up using for evil purposes.
- Monumental Damage: He sets up an elaborate illusion to make it seem as if the Statue of Liberty has been replaced with his own likeness.
- Narcissist: He is shown to be very arrogant and smug, even when Spider-Man defeats him. He also reshapes the Statue of Liberty into his image.
- No, You: Does this with Spider-Man, who isn't impressed in the slightest.Spider-Man: You're a sad little man, Beck.
Quentin Beck: I know you are, but what am I?
Spider-Man: ...I can't believe you just said that. - Not-So-Harmless Villain: Though ineffective in hand-to-hand combat, his illusions and inventions do put up quite a challenge for Spider-Man.
- The Resenter: He envies Spider-Man’s fame and publicly challenges him just to try and prove he’s better than him.
- Smug Snake: While he should have cred for his mastery of illusions, he is far too arrogant and goes on rants on how good he is and how he is going to destroy Spider-Man even though Spider-Man can beat him effortlessly.
- Sore Loser: When Spider-Man successfully beats all of his challenges, Mysterio angrily attempts to actually harm him in response, only to be even further humiliated when his cannon malfunctions.
- Villain Decay: He goes from attacking a press conference, taking over the Statue of Liberty, and putting Spider-Man through a Death Course to being easily defeated by the hero in a man-to-man confrontation.
- Villains Want Mercy: Upon getting punched by Spider-Man, he immediately surrenders and pleads Spider-Man not to hit him again.
- Weak, but Skilled: On one hand, his illusions are powerful enough to affect something the size of the Statue of Liberty. On the other hand, he's as durable as wet tissue, and goes down after one punch.
- Zero-Effort Boss: It only takes one hit to defeat him.
Calypso Ezili
Calypso Ezili
Voiced by: Angela V. Shelton
A voodoo priestess that assists Kraven in Spider-Man 3. She also appears as a secret boss in Spider-Man 2.
- An Ice Person: She can briefly freeze Spider-Man in a block of ice in the second game.
- Hollywood Voodoo: Along with having elemental powers, she's also able to do things like making the Lizard grow to gigantic size.
- Magic Wand: She has a magic wand in Spider-Man 2 that teleports around the arena at random. Spider-Man needs to hit the wand in order to make her vulnerable.
- Optional Boss: In Spider-Man 2, she's only available to fight in the game's battle arena, which is unlocked after beating the story mode.
- Playing with Fire: Uses fire in addition to her ice attacks.
Thomas Fireheart / Puma
Thomas Fireheart / Puma
Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker
A supervillain hired by Doctor Octopus to attack Spider-Man. He is exclusive to the PC and GBA versions of Spider-Man 2 (the PC version has a plot that drastically differs from the movie).
- Beast Man: His Puma form is a cross between that of a human and a mountain lion.
- Combat Parkour: Is equally as agile as Spider-Man.
- Diabolus ex Nihilo: The game gives zero explanation as to what led to him getting his powers in this universe.
- "Get Back Here!" Boss: Spider-Man has to chase him throughout the city, with there being small fighting segments spread out in-between.
- Lured into a Trap: He steals a car just so he can lead Spider-Man into an ambush.
- Punch-Clock Villain: Doctor Octopus hires him just to be a mere distraction for Spider-Man while he kidnaps Mary Jane.
Luke Carlyle / Mad Bomber
Luke Carlyle / Mad Bomber
Voiced by: Neil Ross
A once-successful businessman that was ruined after the Daily Bugle published an article exposing his illegal business practices. Out of revenge, he uses technology developed by his own company and with it makes multiple attempts at blowing up the entire city.
- Adaptational Villainy: He is far worse than his comic book counterpart, being a mass murderous Bad Boss. He's actually one of the most murderous villains in the game trilogy.
- Bad Boss: To a serious extent, as after having his chopper destroyed by Spider-Man he kills his own crew by activating explosive devices that were hidden in their suits.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: What he used to be prior to having his practices exposed.
- In Name Only: Has almost nothing in common with his comic book counterpart, who was a mere one-shot villain that attempted and failed to be Eviler than Thou to Doctor Octopus and had nothing to do with the bombing.
- Jet Pack: He flies around on one.
- Karma Houdini: While his plot is thwarted, he escapes with no repercussions.
- Mad Bomber: To the point of it literally being his name.
- Mooks: He has his own team of "H-Bombers" that help him plant bombs all over the city, as well as attack anyone that tries to stop him.
- Starter Villain: He's the first villain Spider-Man fights in the third game.
Detective Jean DeWolfe
Detective Jean DeWolfe
Voiced by: Vanessa Marshall
A member of the NYPD that secretly enlists Spider-Man's help in exposing the Dirty Cops in the department.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: She is brunette in the game, as opposed to being blonde.
- Adaptation Name Change: Similar to the Ultimate comics, her last name is spelled as "DeWolfe" instead of "DeWolff".
- Defrosting Ice Queen: She initially comes off as very cold and dislikes vigilantes like Spider-Man, but warms up to him in the end, especially when he saves her life.
- Distress Call: She plays a fake distress call to get Spider-Man's attention at first.Spider-Man: Didn't your parents ever teach you not to cry wolf?
- Spared by the Adaptation: While she does get shot, she manages to survive due to Spider-Man's intervention; a big difference from the comics, where she was famously Killed Off for Real.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: At first she views working with Spider-Man as this, having only recruited him out of desperation, but eventually grows to appreciate him and admit that they make a good team together.
Dr. Stillwell
Dr. Stillwell
Voiced by: Nika Futterman
The lead scientist behind the creation of both Scorpion and Rhino.
- Adaptational Villainy: The Stillwell of the original comics regretted turning Mac Gargan into Scorpion, and died trying to cure him. In the game, Stillwell never shows any remorse for anything she puts Scorpion through.
- And Your Little Dog, Too!: When Scorpion returns to MechaBioCon to expose her, she holds Dr. Jessica Andrews, the only person that ever showed him any kindness, at gunpoint and threatens to kill her if Scorpion doesn’t kill Spider-Man and rejoin MechaBioCon.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: She throws all corporate and scientific ethics right into the dumpster.
- Evil Laugh: When Scorpion demands that she removes his cybernetic tail, she laughs just before revealing what was done to him is irreversible.
- Gender Flip: In the comics, the scientist that created Scorpion was a man.
- Only One Name: Her first name isn't revealed.
Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin
Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin
Voiced by: Bob Joles
A powerful crime lord that ends up crossing paths with Spider-Man.
- Affably Evil: Is about as classy as a crime lord could get.
- Badass Normal: He has no actual powers, and yet is able to put up a strong fight against the black-suited Spider-Man.
- Disney Villain Death: Subverted. Spider-Man tosses him out of a window to his apparent death, but upon looking down on the streets below, he's nowhere to be seen; leaving the implication that something had saved him from his fall.
- Kung-Shui: At the end of his first fight with Spider-Man, he grabs him by the head and smashes him into two pillars, destroying them in the process.
- Lawyer-Friendly Cameo: At the time of the game's release, the film rights to the Kingpin were held by 20th Century Fox, due to him being a part of the Daredevil franchise. What allowed him to appear in the game was the mere fact that Activision held the game rights to him.
- Truer to the Text: Of all the villains that appear in the tie-in games, he is by far the one that's the most accurate to his comic book counterpart via looking as if he walked straight out of the comics.
- Uncertain Doom: He is tossed out of his penthouse's window by an aggressive black-suited Spider-Man. However, when a remorseful Spider-Man checks to see where Fisk landed, he is nowhere to be seen, leading Spidey to assume he may have survived.
Frances Louise Barrison / Shriek
Frances Louise Barrison / Shriek
Voiced by: Courtenay Taylor
The wife of Michael Morbius, who winds up being possessed by a different kind of symbiote that, while giving her a variety of superpowers, also drives her completely evil.
- Adaptation Species Change: Her comic book counterpart is a mutant whose powers activated during a confrontation with Cloak and Dagger. In the Spider-Man 3 video game, she's a normal human that received her powers from a symbiote.
- Ambiguous Ending: It’s left uncertain as to whether or not the symbiote’s effects on her can be reversed.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Being possessed by the symbiote causes her skin to become deathly white.
- Make Me Wanna Shout: She can emit sonic screams, which she uses to temporarily stun Spider-Man’s black suit.
- Master of Illusion: In her last battle with Spider-Man, she uses illusions to trick him into seeing Mary Jane, Harry Osborn, Dr. Connors, and J. Jonah Jameson berating him.
- Psychic-Assisted Suicide: She uses her mind control abilities to force several citizens into walking into areas filled with toxic gas.
- Puppeteer Parasite: An alternate type of symbiote bonds to her and drives her to evil.
- Related in the Adaptation: She's married to Morbius in the game, whereas in the comics, she has no connection to him and is instead in love with Carnage.
- Stripperific: Her outfit leaves little to the imagination.
- Telepathy: Her mind control ability is much more powerful in the game than it is in the comics, as she’s able to outright make people serve as her “children”.
Dr. Michael Morbius / Morbius the Living Vampire
Dr. Michael Morbius / Morbius the Living Vampire
Voiced by: Sean Donnellan
A scientist that is turned into a vampire after he was exposed to the unique blood pathogens he was researching due to an accident caused by his wife.
- Alliterative Name: Both his first name and last name begin with an M.
- De-power: After being beaten by Spider-Man, Shriek has a last-second Heel–Face Turn and uses her powers to somehow completely restore him to normal.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: He becomes this upon turning into a vampire.
- Evil Makes You Ugly: His vampire form is a case of this, especially when compared to his human self.
- Flying Brick: He has Super-Strength in addition to being able to fly.
- Pointy Ears: As part of his vampire form.
- Related in the Adaptation: He's married to Shriek in the game, while in the comics the two have no connection to each other and even fought against one another in the Maximum Carnage storyline.
- Weakened by the Light: Exposure to sunlight will make him far more vulnerable to Spider-Man’s attacks.
Harry Osborn / Green Goblin II
Harry Osborn / Green Goblin II
Voiced By: Josh Keaton
In a What If? storyline in Spider-Man: The Movie, Harry is shown becoming the new Green Goblin in order to investigate suspicious dealings his father had made. Over the course of the story, he becomes a hero as he battles other villains and encounters another but more villainous Green Goblin.
- Adaptational Heroism: Unlike his film counterpart, he apparently doesn't swear vengeance on Spider-Man, with it being implied that he was told about what Norman did unlike in the films.
- Adaptational Wimp: Possibly as he only mentions using the Green Goblin gear, so presumably he doesn't use the performance enhancer, meaning that he might not have the superhuman abilities of his film counterpart.
- Adaptation Personality Change: Is more quippy than the film version.
- Alternate Self: To his film counterpart, with the difference apparently being that he somehow learned that his father was the Green Goblin, which motivated him to fix any mistakes Norman made as a supervillain.
- Character Development: Goes from simply wanting to fix his father's mistakes to fighting crime because it's the right thing to do.
- Composite Character: As a heroic Green Goblin, he appears to be one with Phil Urich.
- Mirror Match: Both Harry and the other Goblin use the same equipment and therefore fight each other the same way.
- Super-Speed: Can run slightly faster at will and leaves a trail of flames when he does so, which is useful for when he needs to move quickly and can't use his glider.
- Unscrupulous Hero: Despite being more heroic than the film version, this version of Harry actually kills people since in gameplay, his glider fires bullets at enemies and his razor bats can cause damage that would realistically kill someone.
Max Dillon / Electro
Max Dillon / Electro
A supervillain hired by the Kingpin to kidnap the Assistant District Attorney Michael Hardy. He is exclusive to the GBA version of Spider-Man 3 though he gets a mention in the PS3/360/PC versions of the game.
- The Ghost: Is mentioned briefly during the first Scorpion mission in the PS3/360/PC versions of Spider-Man 3. Subverted in the GBA version where he appears and is a boss.
