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[[folder:Mary Jane Watson]]
!!ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson
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[[caption-width-right:330:''"Go get 'em, tiger."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/KirstenDunst
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Cat O'Connor (first game), Creator/KariWahlgren (third game), Claudia Motta (''Spider-Man'' 1 & 2, Latin American Spanish dub), Creator/LilianaBarba (''Spider-Man 3'', Latin American Spanish dub), Marie-Eugénie Maréchal (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"Everybody needs help sometimes, Peter. Even Spider-Man."''

The GirlNextDoor and the love of Peter's life. Mary Jane was Peter's ChildhoodFriend before getting involved with him romantically. Throughout the trilogy, she provides Peter with morale and support and is often the DamselInDistress during the climax of each movie.
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* AbusiveParents: Her father is... not a model parent. A lot of Mary Jane's emotional issues and her FatalFlaw of being overly self-conscious stem from her father treating her terribly and destroying her self-esteem growing up, which negatively affects many of her choices throughout the trilogy.
* AdaptationalDyeJob: Mary Jane has green eyes in the comics but is blue-eyed in the films due to being portrayed by Creator/KirstenDunst.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance:
** She's the very first character introduced in the trilogy (Peter was narrating). In the comics, MJ was famously TheGhost, then TheFaceless prior to her introduction.
** She's also Peter's first introduced love interest in the films and his first girlfriend in general, whereas in the comics, Peter had been with Betty Brant, Liz Allan, and Gwen Stacy by the time he and MJ finally got together.
* AdaptationalWimp: Another thing that got lost by turning her into a CompositeCharacter. Not only is MJ rarely kidnapped in the comics, but when she is, she's a DamselOutOfDistress more often than not, sometimes even ending with a RescueReversal. However, she gets kidnapped so many times in these films that, for people not familiar with her comic book counterpart, she's a poster girl of the DistressedDamsel trope. Only in ''Spider-Man 3'' does she more resemble her comic book counterpart when it comes to how she handles her captivity.
* AdaptationDistillation: In the films, Mary Jane’s CharacterDevelopment beyond a free-spirited party girl, which brought her and Peter closer together, was kickstarted immediately after graduation when she abandoned her past concerns and moved to the city to pursue an acting career. In the comics, she left home around the same time for similar reasons after her mother's death but kept up this persona for a few years until her friend Gwen Stacy’s death.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange:
** Since she's a CompositeCharacter of herself, Liz Allan, and Gwen Stacy, this Mary Jane is more emotional, vulnerable, sensitive, neurotic, and less self-secure than the tough-as-nails survivor hiding behind a mask of superficial cheerfulness that is closer to comics MJ. Mary Jane in the mainstream and Ultimate Marvel comics was known for being very witty and charming, and generally eases up Peter when he gets too serious in addition to being the first of Spider-Man's girlfriends to match his unique gift for the snark.
** Her complicated love life isn’t due to CommitmentIssues like her comic counterpart, who didn’t want to sacrifice her dreams and have a turbulent marriage like parents and sister, and even turned down Peter’s first two proposals. This MJ on the other hand is happy to settle down once she starts building her career, fairly early in her adulthood at that, with her conflict being finding someone who truly respects and can connect with her.
** In the comics, Mary Jane is a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak / TomboyWithAGirlyStreak – a fashion mogul and actress who [[ProudBeauty takes pride in her appearance]], but also dresses casually when not working and is OneOfTheGuys, a sports fanatic, and an ActionGirl who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. Here, her tomboyish qualities are greatly lessened while her girliness is played up; she tends to dress femininely even outside her modeling and acting, and seems to prefer the company of her female friends (e.g. her GirlPosse and BestFriend Louise).
* AllWomenLoveShoes: She and Louise are shown shoe shopping at Barneys New York in ''Spider-Man 2.1''.
* AlternateSelf: Has an equivalent on [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCityMidtownSchoolOfScienceAndTechnology Earth-199999]] named Michelle Jones-Watson. Also has one on [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]] if the deleted scenes are canon.
* AmicableExes: Played with for Harry Osborn; while MJ is on good terms with him ''Spider-Man 2'', he's not completely over their breakup. In ''Spider-Man 3'' though, unbeknownst to her, he comes to resent her relationship with Peter [[spoiler:until becoming amnesiac. During this time, MJ grows closer to Harry while she and Peter are having a rough patch until being turned down by her again regains his memories and he tries manipulating her. In the end, after Harry helps save MJ and pulls a HeroicSacrifice protecting Peter from Venom, they fully reconcile before his death.]]
** The novelization of the second film implies she and Flash made amends at some point since MJ invited him to her wedding.
* BeneathTheMask: Mary Jane is introduced as a stereotypical popular girl who has it all and is focused on enjoying life, while seemingly ignorant of Peter and what a bully Flash really is (more so in the original script and supplementary material). Of course, this is mainly from Peter’s POV. It’s eventually revealed that she’s not as content with her status as she appears to be and is a more complicated woman with baggage.
* TheBigDamnKiss: Her upside-down kiss with Spider-Man is legendary.
* ButtMonkey: Is she ever! She's mistreated by most of the men in her life, puts up with menial jobs and [[MeanBoss unsympathetic employers]] in her aspirations to become an actress, and is a DamselInDistress in all three films, but the third film is where she really gets put through the wringer. Before being captured again (this time by Venom), she loses her Broadway role to an understudy, Harry threatens her into breaking up with Peter, and Peter (due to the symbiote) shows her up and embarrasses her at the jazz club she's working at ''before'' accidentally hitting her. ''Sheesh''.
* CelebrityParadox: The first film mentions ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'', the film which served as Dunst's breakthrough as a child actress. Doubles as ActorAllusion.
* CharacterDevelopment: Throughout the first two films, Mary Jane struggles between what her heart wants and what she thinks she should have, a conflict that stems from her low amount of self-esteem and the abusive upbringing her father gave her. When it comes to her love interests, she often tends to go for guys who have impressive showings either through wealth or fame. But she eventually comes to realize these relationships are shallow and loveless, and that she's better off with someone who truly loves her for she is and makes her happy, which she finds in Peter. She learns to stop letting her insecurities and her troubled past hold her back from having a happy and fulfilling future.
* CharacterTic: She tends to pulls her coat around her when self-conscious or upset. The ''Spider-Man'' novelization mentions that she also brushes her hair back when nervous.
* TheCharmer: MJ gets along with most people thanks to her charisma when she's confident enough.
* CompositeCharacter: She's a composite of Peter's love interests:
** The opening section has her being Liz Allan. Like Liz, MJ in the movies is a classmate and longtime crush of Peter's who is much higher on the social ladder and dates Flash Thompson and Harry Osborn (who in the comics Liz later married). MJ in the comics only met Peter after he graduated high school, and while she did date Flash and Harry, that was OnTheRebound after her initial relationship with Peter ended owing to him preferring Gwen Stacy at the time, and if anything, she was the one chasing after him until their first serious relationship began.
** Sam Raimi also modeled her on Gwen, notably her more serious and melancholy personality and GirlNextDoor persona. Gwen in the comics went through several personality shifts (some of which were inspired by MJ's popularity), but she also dated Flash and Harry before choosing Peter. Likewise, MJ gets to be the damsel that Goblin drops from the bridge albeit Peter saves her. Her outfit when introduced in the trilogy even mirrors Gwen's during the aforementioned bridge scene in ''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied'' -- [[MythologyGag black headband,]] [[IconicOutfit purple blouse,]] [[{{Foreshadowing}} and long green coat]].
** Of course, she is still largely MJ in the fact that she loves Peter and Spider-Man, is comfortable with the idea of dating a superhero (something comics Gwen would never have been), constantly chooses the poor Peter over her rich suitors (Harry, John Jameson), gets jealous and insecure whenever other girls give Peter attention (Raimi's Gwen in the third film), uses a lively and charming facade to mask her pain, and is a struggling scrapper and aspiring actress/model who constantly has to deal with SlutShaming from her father, her employers, Norman Osborn, and others.
*** There is also some Ultimate MJ influence since the ''Ultimate'' comics were developed at the same time as the first movie. Notably, she and Peter have known each other since childhood along with the fact that, while pretty and popular, she isn't the seemingly unattainable bombshell she is in the Mainstream Marvel comics. Ultimate MJ was also targeted and thrown off a bridge by the Green Goblin, though survived.
** She's also similar to her counterpart from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' in having an unpleasant past with an abusive father and boyfriend(s) which complicates her relationship with Peter, being initially unaware of his SecretIdentity as Spider-Man and thus frustrated by his secretive nature, taking Gwen Stacy's role as the GirlNextDoor and Green Goblin's hostage on the bridge, and being a recurring DamselInDistress.
* TheConfidant: After she learns about his secret identity and the struggles of being a superhero at the end of the second film, Mary Jane tries to act as a confidant in the third film and be someone Peter can turn to for emotional support, the way he's generally tried to support her, but he shuts her out.
* DamselInDistress: Ends up getting kidnapped by villains in ''every'' film. It's lampshaded in the first one alone.
-->'''Spider-Man:''' [[DoomMagnet You have a knack for getting in trouble!]]\\
'''Mary Jane:''' [[BigDamnHeroes And you have of a knack for saving my life!]]
* DamselOutOfDistress: While she does ultimately have to be saved from falling by Peter (with aid from [[spoiler:Harry]]), MJ actually gets out of danger repeatedly during the climax of ''Film/SpiderMan3'' (dodging falling bricks, jumping out of a suspended taxi and swinging on a web to avoid a falling truck crushing her, and hanging on for a good while), and even [[HeroicBystander saves Peter from Venom at one point by dropping a cement brick on his head.]]
** Also in ''Film/SpiderMan1'', she puts up a good fight against some would-be rapists until they pull a knife on her.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Mary Jane was raised by a verbally abusive, and possibly physically abusive, father who destroyed her self-esteem growing up.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: The second most important character in the trilogy after Peter himself.
* DudeMagnet: Throughout the trilogy, she had dated a total of four people (Flash, Harry, John, and Peter), three in the first film alone, and there are also a lot of men who are attracted to her.
* FashionModel: She models for a cosmetics company in ''2'', being the face of the Emma Rose Parfumerie billboards.
* FatalFlaw: The first film establishes that Mary Jane often tries to hide inner turmoil behind a cheery smile. Thanks to her father's abuse, she has little faith in her talents or lack of and is very self-conscious about what she does for a living and who she dates. This trait catches up to her in the later films as Mary Jane struggles to open herself up and acts impulsive and self-destructive in her relationships; she nearly rushes into her and John's wedding in ''2'' despite her conflicted feelings out of a desire to prove that she's happy and in ''3'', when Mary Jane gets unceremoniously fired from her dream gig, she's too proud to tell Peter the truth right away.
* FieryRedhead: Mary Jane is one of the most famous examples of this trope.
* GeekyTurnOn: She's impressed by "Harry"'s trivia on the lab spiders. In ''Spider-Man 3'', MJ is quickly cheered up by Peter detailing the theater's acoustics to explain her performance's applause.
* GirlNextDoor: Referred to as such by Peter since they live next to each other and grew up together. She even provides the page image.
* GirlPosse: Had one in high school, being the [[BlondeBrunetteRedhead Redhead to their Black and Brunette]].
* GirlinessUpgrade: In the comics, Mary Jane’s ensemble included [[{{Shorttank}} jeans, shorts, t-shirts,]] [[TankTopTomboy tank tops, and jackets]] in addition to fashionable dresses. In the films, she wears skirts, dresses, and otherwise feminine tops more often, including floral patterns and accessories befitting her GirlNextDoor nature.
* HatesBeingTouched: A subtle example. In the first film, she shies away from her boyfriends when they try to kiss her, a sign of her doubts and unhappiness. But with [[OneTrueLove Peter]], MJ is the one to reach out to him and initiate their kisses when professing her feelings for him, showing that she truly loves him.
* HeadTurningBeauty: Obviously; it’s ''Mary Jane Watson''. As if to drive the point home, she’s introduced with close-ups in each film and her beauty is noted in-universe by many, having no shortage of admirers. Like in the comics, this is played both ways in her life; MJ mentioned in ''Spider-Man 2'' that she was promoted at her modeling job because her face was approved to headline their perfume ad campaign, and in ''Spider-Man 3'', she attracts a large audience when cast as the leading lady in a Broadway musical, only for critics to accuse her of using her looks to compensate after her singing doesn’t live up to expectations. [[SoBeautifulItsACurse MJ also ends up in danger when some unsavory individuals take notice of her (Norman Osborn, some gangbangers), and it's implied she dealt with unwanted advances at her waitressing job.]]
* HiddenDepths: She made an elegant [[{{Qipao}} cheongsam]] to wear at the Oscorp Unity Day Festival, indicating skill in fashion design.
* HeroesWantRedheads: She is TheHero's OneTrueLove and is a redhead.
* HourglassPlot: In ''1'', she was the unattainable perfect girl for Peter, while in ''3'', Peter is the popular superhero who attracts the eye of younger and more prettier girls while MJ is having doubts about her career and the future of their relationship.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In ''3'', she chastises Peter for recreating their upside-down kiss with Gwen. It may be justified since kissing Gwen wasn't Peter's idea but it didn't stop him from milking the situation for all it was worth. It is, however, worth noting that when they had "[[MemeticMutation That kiss]]", back in the first installment of the trilogy, she was dating Harry at the time (even if they were already on the rocks), so she gets mad at Peter for doing the exact same thing that she did towards someone else. Not to mention that as an actress, odds are she has to do performative kissing with other men as well.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: A tragic version and deconstructed. Due to her troubled upbringing and self-worth issues, MJ considers (or is made to consider) herself lucky that any man would want her so she is quick to defer to her boyfriends despite their flaws; MJ initially caves to expectations with Flash and tries to live up to Harry's high-class standards, only to endure loveless, shallow relationships with them until being forced to realize they don’t like her the way she thought. While she learns better, these insecurities persist even with men she has genuine feelings for; MJ believed the intelligent Peter wouldn’t give a party-girl like her the time of day (despite the [[EveryoneCanSeeIt obvious]]) and her later career difficulties in the face of his success made her worry over their future. She also wanted to marry John partly because in theory, he’d be the perfect husband to her. MJ eventually takes the plunge and decides to be with Peter, but it’s clear she still has some issues to work through.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Deep down, Mary Jane is desperate for happiness and an escape from her abusive circumstances, wanting to be loved and appreciated for who she is. She initially believes the only way to find this is by maintaining a popular image and dating men of status and importance, seeking to please them in hopes of an ideal relationship even if it goes against her own desires. Thankfully, as MJ experiences real, unconditional love from Peter, who’s always cared about her, she comes to realize that she deserves more, ultimately getting together with him and pursuing the life she really wants. MJ says as much when confessing that she loves Peter at the end of the first film:
-->'''Mary Jane:''' There's only one man... who's always been there for me. Who makes me feel like I'm more than I ever thought I could be. That I'm just... me. And that's okay.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Mary Jane is clearly well-endowed and tends to wear low-cut tops that show a hint of cleavage (sometimes combined with BareYourMidriff in the first film). Also whenever she dresses up in ''Spider-Man 2'' and ''3'', best seen with her wedding gown.
* InsecureLoveInterest:
** The first novelization shows that MJ was insecure about her and Harry's class differences while they dated, so she tried to impress him with her dressmaking and social skills, and initially obliged his requests to make a good impression on his father after everything he does for her.
** In ''3'', when her career goes on the skids and she sees Peter (as Spider-Man) flirting and interacting with Gwen, MJ starts feeling jealous that Peter could trade her in for a younger model which, given the bullying and constant insults she faces throughout the films for her looks, is understandable.
* JerkassBall: Holds this big time in the second film, in which she doesn't take the time to listen to Peter's explanations as to why he couldn't show up to her plays. Not to mention abruptly leaving her fiancé John Jameson at the alter.
* LaughOfLove:
** In ''Film/SpiderMan1'', following the famous kiss-in-the-rain scene between Spider-Man and Mary Jane, she giggles as Spider-Man swings off. This is a MythologyGag and an inversion of their BigDamnKiss in the comics (''Amazing Spider-Man'' #142) when it was Peter who gave the laugh of love.
** In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', Mary Jane is laughing happily as she runs to Peter's place in her wedding dress, as she's realized that he's the one she truly loves.
* {{Leitmotif}}: She shares a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGib1zwIw0g tender, humble and earnest love theme]] with Peter that underscores many of their scenes together throughout the trilogy; growing progressively stronger in the first film as they create a genuine bond. It's most prominent during their iconic alleyway kiss, their second kiss at [[spoiler:Norman's funeral]], the climax of the second film, when Peter sends her to be with John, and the stargazing scene early in the third film.
* LifeOfTheParty: It's never shown in the films[[note]]Aside from when she talks with her friends about a party as they're driving together[[/note]], but the first novelization confirms she was known as a party girl in high school.
* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: With Peter.
* LittleBlackDress: OncePerEpisode -- at the Thanksgiving dinner in ''1'', the gala she attends with John in ''2'', and during Peter's failed marriage proposal in ''3''.
* LoveRevelationEpiphany: When MJ thought she was going to die at the hands of Green Goblin at the bridge, all she could think about was seeing Peter again, causing her to realize he was the one for her all along.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: She initially fell for Spider-Man rather than Peter. Unlike other versions, this example moves and impresses Peter because she expressed it when everyone in New York was slamming him for being a menace (led by Jameson) and Peter was seriously thinking that [[VillainHasAPoint Goblin had a point]] about saving a bunch of ingrates. The fact that [[WhatYouAreInTheDark MJ expressed her affection and gratitude for Spider-Man when the rest of society didn't]] [[RestoredMyFaithInHumanity restores Peter's faith in being a superhero]]. The fact she did it with what is certainly Peter's FirstKiss only sealed the deal. Of course, by the end of ''1'', she ends up loving Peter but he then rebuffs her, which upsets her in the second film until she learns the truth.
* LovingAShadow:
** A mutual problem with [[JerkJock Flash]] and [[RichBastard Harry]], who only liked Mary Jane because of her reputation and treated her like a [[TrophyWife trophy]]. It’s indicated her relationships with them were mainly brought on by feeling validated by their attention and their wealth providing a respite from her daily life.
*** The novelization reveals MJ was basically pressured by her father into going out Flash, leaving it doubtful if she ever really liked him; Peter speculates that she mainly dated Flash for "protection" and her father's approval even though by all accounts he was far from an ideal boyfriend. It's also revealed MJ was won over by Harry's apparent empathy and insistence that she deserves the upscale life he treats her to, to the point that she was initially blind to his increasing self-centeredness.
** Downplayed with John, as MJ was genuinely happy with and cared about him. However, she ultimately acknowledged that she was just settling for John because he was perfect on paper, and wanted to marry him to prove something. Her heart wasn’t ready for a such a commitment when she was still thinking about Peter.
* MadeOfIron: MJ gets slammed into concrete balustrades hard enough to break them, takes multi-story falls, gets smacked around by Doctor Octopus and Venom, all without any injury.
* MeaningfulName: In the official novelization, it’s noted that Mary Jane ''Wat''son has a million-''watt'' smile.
* MoralityPet: In ''Spider-Man 1'', when Peter is in a bad mood about Jameson's shenanigans to the point that he wonders if maybe Goblin has a point about the people wanting to tear down a hero, MJ's support for Spider-Man and her kiss of thanks restores his heroic spirit to the point that he outright rejects and fights Goblin the next time, infuriating him. In ''Spider-Man 3'', after all the terrible things Peter does under the symbiote's control, it's striking Mary Jane that gets him to snap out of it, since she's the person he cares about the most and he's fully aware that he's treating her like how all her jerk boyfriends and her own father did.
* MsFanservice: Most of MJ's outfits [[FormFittingWardrobe accentuate her figure]], particularly her [[BuxomIsBetter chest]] and [[ShesGotLegs legs]], and are rather striking. Perhaps the most famous is her SexySoakedShirt during her and Spidey's upside-down kiss. She looks downright stunning in her formal wear.
* NiceGirl: In the first movie, Mary Jane is kind, flirtatious, outgoing and vivacious, if a bit more troubled than she lets on. She has her moments in the other two as well, whenever she's not [[{{Tsundere}} stressed out]].
* NightmareFetishist: Oddly enough, MJ expresses that she ''loves'' creepy, disgusting spiders early in the first movie during the field trip. She's at the front of the line observing the genetically-engineered cluster, and is even the one to point out the missing spider.
* ObliviousToLove: Mary Jane is possibly the ''only one'' unaware that Peter Parker has been head-over-heels for her since childhood. It isn’t until his indirect LoveConfession near the end of the first film that this finally dawns on her, and spurs her to accept her own growing feelings for him. According to the novelization, MJ began liking Peter as well after their graduation, but had trouble expressing it partly because she was unsure if he reciprocated.
* TheObstructiveLoveInterest: In the second film. Though it's not by choice since she's totally okay with Peter being Spider-Man. He, however, thinks she can't handle it so he keeps putting off telling her.
* OddFriendship: In the ''Spider-Man 2'' novelization, she hits it off with J. Jonah Jameson of all people thanks to her wit and charm, and they even have a friendly debate on Spider-Man. After she dumps John though, Jameson instantly dislikes her.
* OfficialCouple: With Peter at the end of the second movie, though the third film leaves them at a MaybeEverAfter. [[spoiler:Peter confirms in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' that they were eventually able to make it work.]]
* OnTheRebound: Mary Jane confesses how much she's started to love Peter at the end of the first film and shares TheBigDamnKiss with him, but he rebuffs her affections and refuses to tell her why (secretly, he thinks it's best if she keeps her distance due to him being Spider-Man). Mary Jane holds out hope that he might change his mind and they could become more than friends for the following two years (during which he apparently tries to avoid her) until she finally gives up and decides to move on with her life by seeing a new guy, John Jameson. At which point, Peter decides to win her attention back. MJ is quite rightly annoyed with his terrible timing and unintentional mind games, so she treats him quite coldly and tries to convince both herself and Peter that she truly loves John. However, as the movie stretches on, MJ is forced to acknowledge that the spark between her and Peter still exists and John really is just a rebound.
* PinkMeansFeminine: She wears pink, flowery outfits during several iconic action scenes in the first movie (including all her encounters with Spider-Man), highlighting her role as the LoveInterest and DamselInDistress. It's less overt in the second film, but MJ wears a pink embroidered skirt at Peter's birthday and blush pink costumes for her play, once again with floral patterns.
* PostKissCatatonia: After kissing Spider-Man, MJ is so stunned her movement is slowed.
* RedheadInGreen: The opening of ''1'' has her in a green overcoat and later at the hospital, she wears a bright green sweater. In ''3'', she wears several dark green dresses and sweaters.
* SecretKeeper: At the end of the first film, after their [[TheBigDamnKiss Big Damn Kiss]], Mary Jane starts to suspect Peter might be Spider-Man. During the climax of the second film, she finally learns Peter's secret identity, and for the entirety of their third film, is fully aware of his double life as a vigilante.
* SexySoakedShirt: [[MaleGaze Famously so]] during the infamous upside-down kiss in the first film. Happens again in climax of the second film when she was kidnapped by Doc Ock, as the FinalBattle takes place near the bay area.
* ShesGotLegs: Frequently wears short skirts, boots and/or stockings that show off her legs. A notable example is during the festival fight in ''1'', where her dress's slits expose her ''entire'' legs as she's dangling from the balcony and goes swinging with Spider-Man.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: The reason she loves Peter so much; he's always supportive and kind to her, actually cares for her as a person, and never tries to make her feel like she has to be someone else. (It's also undoubtedly why she developed a crush on him as Spider-Man.) Peter acting uncharacteristically aggressive and douchey because of the symbiote naturally drifts him and MJ apart, during which she gravitates towards Harry after he TookALevelInKindness. Fortunately, she reunites with Peter when he overcomes the symbiote's influence and is willing to work out their issues with her.
** MJ was also engaged to [[UnderstandingBoyfriend John]] and it's clear their relationship ending had nothing to do with him.
* SmoochOfVictory: After saving her life twice, and receiving only smears for his heroism, MJ rewards Spider-Man with a passionate snog.
* {{Socialite}}: She's able to mingle with the upper-class when attending high-society events.
* StepfordSmiler: Apparent in the first film when she rushes out of her house upset from a row with her father, then perks up like nothing happened when her friends arrive to take her to school. Later, she forces a sunny demeanor when Flash picks her up for a date immediately after having an emotionally raw conversation with Peter about her rough upbringing and future dreams. Peter even observes in the novelization how MJ uses a party-girl facade to mask her inner turmoil around others. Deconstructed in the later films, as seen in FatalFlaw.
* SweaterGirl: She wears sweaters a few times.
* SympatheticAdulterer: Throughout the trilogy, MJ has cheated on: Harry with Spider-Man in the first film, as she kissed the hero after he saved her prior to the dinner with Norman which ended their relationship; John with Peter in the second film, as while they never did anything physical she had been emotionally cheating on him at times and even asked Peter to kiss her; and Peter with Harry in the third film where she actually did kiss him, though immediately regretted it. However, she and Harry were on the rocks even before the dinner as while he cared about her, he was often unsympathetic, as he criticized MJ's dress and was controlling of her when Peter was around. In the third film, Peter (as Spider-Man) had publicly kissed Gwen, which upset her, and was developing a big ego that was made worse due to the influence of the symbiote. Her actions in the second film are less sympathetic though as John was shown to be nothing but supportive of her (although the kiss was to clear any doubts between her and Peter before her wedding).
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: The ''Film/SpiderMan1'' novelization reveals MJ to be a decent seamstress as she handmade the Chinese cheongsam she wore at the Unity parade, painstakingly choosing how it would fit her.
* {{Tsundere}}: In the second and third films. Though from her perspective at the time, it's Peter who comes off as this.
* VaporWear: Her respective SexySoakedShirt scenes in the first two films show that she doesn't wear bras.
* WomanScorned: She is pretty upset with Peter rebuffing her affections at the end of ''1'' and this cools off their relationship in ''2''. It's implied that her dating John Jameson is partly [[OperationJealousy a ploy to make Peter jealous]] and own up to how he feels about her. She also repeatedly calls him out for his mixed messages of giving obvious signs of being in love with her while also stiffing her and then claiming they'd be BetterAsFriends. She also blows up at him when she sees him kissing Gwen at a charity function.
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[[folder:Harry Osborn / New Goblin]]
!!Harry Osborn / New Goblin
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[[caption-width-right:330:''"If only I could cause you the pain that you've caused me..."'']]
[[caption-width-right:330:[[labelnote:Click here to see Harry as the New Goblin]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/new_goblin.jpg[softreturn]''"You knew this was coming Pete!"''[[/labelnote]]]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JamesFranco
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoshKeaton (first and second games), Creator/ArturoMercadoJr (Latin American Spanish dub), Philippe Valmont (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"Spider-Man will pay. I swear on my father's grave Spider-Man will pay."''

Harry Osborn is the son of Oscorp CEO Norman Osborn and is the second Green Goblin. Was Peter's best friend before he finds Spider-Man with the body of his dead father. Now Harry won't stop at anything until he avenges his father.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Instead of carrying over the Green Goblin name from his father like in the comics and most adaptations, this Harry instead opts to call himself the New Goblin.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Harry isn't usually depicted as particularly handsome in the comics, but the film series casts PrettyBoy Creator/JamesFranco for the role and didn't downplay it.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In the comics, Harry was a fop who still wound up with the "cool" crowd at college due to his money and status. Rather than being Peter's cool rich friend, Harry was the loser whose girlfriends either dumped him to be with Peter (Gwen) or were Peter's rebounds (MJ). He also became a drug addict (which ended his relationship with MJ in the comics since she didn't want to be anywhere near a train wreck). By casting Franco, Harry appears to be legitimately cool (which never was the case with his comic book counterpart) and an actual romantic rival for MJ's affections with Peter which wasn't the case in the comics. This characterization of him (aside from his romantic interest in MJ) was possibly inspired by his similarly cool appearance in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan,'' which had been running for well over a year by the time the first movie came out.
* TheAlcoholic: Implied. After his father's death, particularly in the second movie, Harry is usually seen with a drink in hand and is shown visibly drunk a few times.
* AllThereInTheScript: He is never referred to as the "New Goblin" in ''Spider-Man 3'', only in promotional material and merchandise.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Since he hallucinated his father even before taking the formula in ''Spider-Man 2'', it's possible that he has some sort of disorder than contributed in his decision to become a villain.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Becomes this near the end of the third film after finding out that Peter didn't really kill his father, along with realizing just how much of a crappy friend he actually was to him.]]
* AttackAttackAttack: His entire fighting style in the third film just amounts to this in his two attempts to murder Peter. Justified as Harry is just starting out as a villain (which means he lacks experience and is arrogant to believe that his former [[ExtremeDoormat meek]] "friend" that he defended from bullies in high school wouldn't amount much in an actual fight), and deconstructed as Peter is smart and experienced enough as a fighter (since he's been Spider-Man for over three years and has already fought against three ''very'' dangerous villains) to take advantage of this weakness.
* AvengingTheVillain: Mistakenly assumes Spider-Man to have murdered his father and swears revenge. Attempts this in the third film.
* BigBadEnsemble: He provides the page image with Sandman and Venom. He's out to kill Peter during the first half of ''Film/SpiderMan3'', but is overshadowed by the latter two.
* BigBadSlippage: The death of his father and hatred for Spider-Man slowly corrupts him into becoming the BigBad in both Spider-Man 2 & 3.
* BigBadWannabe:
** He becomes this in ''Film/SpiderMan2'', as he wants Spider-Man dead while Doc Ock is the real threat. Ock brings Spider-Man to Harry out of a deal to get tritium, but he can’t kill him when he discovers that it’s Peter.
** Falls into this again in the third movie. After trying to kill Spider-Man in the beginning he's quickly defeated and ends up developing amnesia. After recovering he resorts to simple emotional revenge, trying to get him and Mary Jane to break up, before being easily beaten up by a Venom-enhanced Peter.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the third movie, just as Sandman is about to land the final blow on Spider-Man, a pumpkin bomb lands on the left side of the former's face and explodes. Seconds later, Harry shows up on his glider to help Spider-Man against Sandman and Venom.]]
* BigSHUTUp: Unsurprisingly, when Peter tries to convince New Goblin that he didn't kill Norman in their first fight, the latter isn't having it.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: In a sense towards Mary Jane. He puts on on a charming and understanding facade to win her over, and essentially takes advantage of what he learned from Peter about her rough background word-for-word [[ManipulativeBastard to make her trust him.]] In reality, Harry wants MJ for purely self-serving reasons.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: He utilizes a contracted, triple-bladed arm guard on his right arm in his attempt to kill Peter in the third film. It later gets wrecked by Peter in their second fight.
* CombatPragmatist: Like his late father, Harry is not above using sneak attacks, advanced weaponry, and psychological warfare in his quest to murder Peter twice in the third film.
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: He's never referred to as the Green Goblin after taking his father's equipment. Promotional materials give him the moniker "New Goblin."
* CoolBoard: As New Goblin, Harry rides a streamlined, snowboard-shaped goblin glider (known as the ''Sky Stick'' in the promotional materials).
* CoolSword: He uses a contractible laser sword in his two attempts to assassinate Peter, but is ''not'' a MasterSwordsman since he all does with it is just trying to repeatedly slash and stab at the latter (and failing at it as well).
* CripplingOverspecialization: Like his late father, the lion's share of Harry's strength as New Goblin relies on his relentless use of pragmatism, advanced weaponry, and mind games (to an extent). When losing the element of surprise and being deprived of his blades, [[UnskilledButStrong not to mention his arrogance and inexperience as a fighter]], he gets notably curb-stomp by a more snarky Peter (who's also much more vengeful and stronger from the symbiote) in their second fight.
* DeadAlternateCounterpart: To the version from [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]].
* DeadPersonConversation: He hallucinates his dead father in the second and third films.
* DeathByDisfigurement: Double Subverted. [[spoiler:He suffers from facial burns and an EyeScream in his second and final fight against Peter, but didn't really die until the final battle with Peter against Venom and Sandman.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Attempts to get revenge on Peter by forcing Mary Jane to break up with him under a death threat, and then brags about kissing her before trying to kill him. Apparently, he forgot that the person who he was trying to get revenge on was, well, Spider-Man, who's not only more experienced but has also become much more vengeful after getting the symbiote. A thorough ass-kicking and a bomb to the face later, and Harry learns his plan may not have been his best idea. Even before the fight, he has a VillainBall moment where after he feigns concern for Peter, he immediately blows his cover by smugly winking at him through the window.
* DidntSeeThatComing:
** Near the end of their first fight in ''3'', he really didn't expect Peter to be able to blindside him by throwing one his Razor Bats back at him as a distraction and created a web line to trip him.
** Their second fight is really a big wake-up call for Harry. At the start, he seems to have a surprised expression when Peter (who's now pissed off and enhanced by the symbiote) immediately starts throwing punches after his taunt about Mary Jane, and possibly due to the amount of strength being exerted against him. Then, as a last DesperationAttack to kill him, he tries to fling a pumpkin bomb at Peter when his back is turned, only for Peter's SpiderSense and anticipation of such a dirty tactic allows him to easily perform a CatchAndReturn.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He opens the third movie by trying to kill Peter, but develops EasyAmnesia after their first fight. He eventually recovers but has since been overshadowed by Sandman and Venom.
* EasyAmnesia: Forgets about his vendetta against Spider-Man (along with his secret identity) after sustaining a head injury. Given that he still remembers his dad's death yet doesn't feel anything, it's implied his amygdala was damaged to the point where his ability to feel aggression was stunted, which would explain why he's so carefree and childlike afterward. However, he regains his memories upon being spurred by MJ (again) when she realized her mistake of kissing Harry out of jealousy for Peter kissing Gwen; and his amygdala is apparently healed since her rejection got him angry again.
* EntitledBastard: Harry is basically a rich kid, spoiled by his parents, and neglected by his father and he still expects stuff to come his way because of his upbringing and Norman's name. He expects Peter to be an ExtremeDoormat, MJ to regard him as the best thing that happened to her, and the fact that his father was a terrorist is a minor detail compared to his issues with him. Even before that, Peter and MJ reflect on Harry's utter ignorance about life for poor people and his subtle classism.
-->'''MJ:''' I think he'd hate the idea of my waiting tables. He'd think it was low or something.\\
'''Peter:''' It's not low. You have a job. You know, Harry doesn't live on a little place I like to call Earth.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:He becomes blind in his right eye in the third film as a result of his pumpkin bomb disfiguring his face.]]
* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:In the third film, he gets the right side of his face disfigured by a pumpkin bomb he tried to throw at Peter, only to have it thrown back at him.]]
* FalseFriend: Implied in the first film, and becomes quite apparent in the second one. However, the third film plays with this; after losing his memory and his personality resetting back to how it was in the first film but now without Norman's influence, Harry is far happier and has a more genuine friendship with Peter and Mary Jane. After his memory returns, he's back to being a villain but ultimately decides to let go of his anger and [[spoiler:sacrifices his life to save Peter, in his last moments calling Peter his friend.]]
* FatalFlaw: His WellDoneSonGuy motivations and EntitledBastard behaviour ruins his friendship with Peter while making things difficult between him and Mary Jane. [[spoiler:Tragically, he finally overcomes these flaws in the third film when he decides to help Peter fight Venom and Sandman, only to die in Mary Jane's arms after saving Peter's life.]]
* {{Foil}}: He and Peter are opposites in many ways. Harry comes from a fairly wealthy background while Peter's financial issues are a frequent concern for him and his family. Harry is distant with his father, Peter has a loving relationship with his aunt and uncle. [[spoiler:Harry's father's death fills him with a constant desire for revenge, while Peter's uncle's death inspires him to be Spider-Man.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Hinted that much of his personality stems from his relationship with his father.
* GenerationXerox: Took up his father's mantle and became the New Goblin, then [[spoiler:perished]] the same way as the former, albeit in a different context: [[spoiler:Both got stabbed by their own glider which was supposed to be for Spider-Man, but where Norman was trying to attack Spider-Man and was HoistByHisOwnPetard when Spidey moved out of harm's way, Harry died pulling a HeroicSacrifice when Venom tried to attack Peter with it.]]
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Thanks to the improved performance enhancer, Harry is able to heal somewhat faster than a normal human. [[spoiler:However, it's unknown if he could heal a burned-out eye and the rest of the scar on the right side of his face.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: In ''Spider-Man 3'', [[spoiler:the explosion caused by his pumpkin bomb after Peter threw it back at him caused his right side of his face to be disfigured, making him look like Spider-Man's own Two-Face but it's a subversion because it's only after becoming scarred and losing his good looks that Harry becomes a decent person.]]
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Is blinded in his right eye after a pumpkin bomb thrown by symbiote-powered Peter explodes next to his face in the third film.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Goes from good to bad at the start of ''Spider-Man 3'', then turns good again after suffering amnesia, then returns to villainy when his memories return, and finally [[spoiler:becomes good once more after coming to his senses towards the end of the film.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He gets impaled by his own glider while saving Peter in the third movie.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In his two failed attempts to assassinate Peter, it involves him being brutally defeated with his own gadgets being flung back at him with the latter's webbing.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In his drunken rant against Peter in the second movie, he basically accuses him of being a FalseFriend and for "stealing" Mary Jane from him. It's quite ironic considering the ''numerous'' hints of Harry taking advantage of Peter throughout high school, and despite knowing how much the latter likes MJ, he still pursues a relationship with her behind Peter's back, and only told him about it ''after'' going steady with MJ (which that itself is a ''dick'' move). In the novelization, it's even revealed Harry asked MJ out when she wanted to see Peter, meaning he at least suspected that she returned Peter's feelings yet chose to interfere and make a move on her anyway.
* IfICantHaveYou: In the third movie, he ruined Peter and Mary Jane's relationship, the former for killing his father and the latter for breaking his heart a second time (which also led to him regaining his memory).
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:He dies in a similar way to his father but out a desire to save Peter rather than wanting to kill him.]]
* InadequateInheritor: It becomes quite noticeable when becoming the New Goblin in the third film.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Hit with this like a freight train in the third movie. But he had this throughout the first two films too.
* {{Jerkass}}: He has his endearing moments, but even before Peter became Spider-Man, there are hints that Harry's just using him, most noticeably when he uses one of Peter's fun facts to impress Mary Jane. He also gets defensive when MJ called his dad a "creep" because she overheard him insulting her and, well, being a legitimate creep.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** While pursuing a relationship with MJ behind Peter's back was a rather dishonest and dickish move on Harry's part, he wasn't wrong with pointing out that Peter technically never ''did'' make a move on MJ due to his shyness. Never mind the fact that he did encourage him to ask her out first.
** While his drunken rant at Peter for being a FalseFriend by "stealing" Mary Jane from him as well as betraying the memory of his late father by not helping him turn in Spider-Man is both cruel and hypocritical, Harry's grievance isn't without some truth from a certain point of view.
*** Downplayed with Mary Jane, as he did encourage Peter to ask her out first, and the poor communication and lack of initiation on Peter's end was interpreted as a green light for Harry. While there's nothing wrong with Peter being a supportive friend to Mary Jane when her relationship with Harry is rocky, he should've realized that he was toeing the line between platonic supportiveness and romantic intimacy (the iconic "kiss under the rain" scene notwithstanding), leading to a very, ''very'' awkward moment as Harry walked in on them holding hands. However, Mary Jane was equally responsible for initiating this, so it's not fair for Harry to place the blame solely on Peter.
*** Then there's the ''whole ordeal'' with Norman's death that Peter can't really help Harry catch Spider-Man without revealing his SecretIdentity and Norman's own DarkSecret that he was the Green Goblin. As far as Harry could see it, Spider-Man killed an "innocent man", and Peter's lack of supportiveness to help catch the web-crawler for over ''two years'', all while monopolizing on Spider-Man's image in the newspapers, would be seen as a sort of betrayal to Norman's death.
** Just before their second fight in the third film where Harry is deliberately [[IShallTauntYou provoking]] the symbiote-influenced Peter about how he was the better boyfriend for MJ and how good it was to make out with her, he wasn't wrong with pointing out how the latter failed to be there for her emotionally with the way that he kisses Gwen Stacy in the same way that he did with MJ for a publicity stunt[[note]]Since the event was ''before'' the symbiote latches on and starts to corrupt him along with Harry being more kinder from his amnesia, Peter doesn't have any excuses to refute such a claim[[/note]].
** Finally, his utter ''refusal'' to believe that Peter didn't kill his father in ''3'' isn't without reason as Peter ''did'' keep Harry LockedOutOfTheLoop about Norman's DarkSecret and left him to stool around in his vengeful obsession for over two years. Even with Harry's [[SanitySlippage growing insanity]] and the prompting from his [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane ambiguous hallucination]] of Norman, it's still NotHelpingYourCase on Peter's end.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Character flaws aside, he does appreciate his friendship with Peter and Mary Jane, which is especially showcased in the third movie during his time having amnesia and [[spoiler:at the end where he sacrifices his life for them.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: After two failed assassination attempts on his former friend, getting his ass embarrassingly handed to him, and gaining scars that disfigured his once handsome face, Harry wisely backed off afterward.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Considering his overall behavior and poor treatment of his friend and ex-girlfriend throughout the second and third film, he finally gets a sound beatdown by the same ExtremeDoormat of a "friend" he treated poorly who's going through a JerkassBall, getting his own "attacked in the heart" when Peter states that [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Norman never loved him for being an embarrassment]], ''and'' getting his own pumpkin bomb blown up in his face for good measure.
* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:Takes his father's equipment and becomes the New Goblin.]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The Osborns' butler knew all along that Norman/the Green Goblin was killed by his own glider, not by Spider-Man, but for some reason, he decides to wait until ''after'' Harry is disfigured by Peter and one of his own pumpkin bombs to tell him as such.
* LonelyRichKid: Norman being a distant father, who had a bad marriage, and his own fame as a scientist caused problems for Harry who got expelled from a number of high schools before going to a regular high school where he met Peter and MJ. Him being an outsider is what brought him and Peter together even if they otherwise don't have much in common.
* LovingAShadow: Despite his claims throughout ''Spider-Man'' of how much Mary Jane means to him (to the point of expressing a desire in the comic to one day ''marry'' her at Thanksgiving), it’s implied he was more interested in her popular girl persona; he takes MJ out on fancy dates and tries to make her look good in front of his circle but doesn’t seem to care much about her life beyond this. In the novelization after Norman’s funeral, Harry outright admits that he mainly pursued MJ to impress his father and she isn’t right for him. Even his bitterness over her breaking up with him has more to do with Peter, considering how he only tries reconciling with MJ to get back at his former friend.
* MadeOfIron: To a lesser extent than Spider-Man and Green Goblin after being enhanced with the improved performance enhancer, since he did gain EasyAmnesia from having his head smashed against a metal pipe, starts spitting out blood from getting kicked through the window by a symbiote-influenced Peter once, and probably gotten knocked out from the pumpkin bomb exploding in his face [[spoiler:but also gets blinded in the right eye and a massive burn scars.]]
* MissingMom: His mother never made an appearance, but is implied to have been divorced from Norman a while before the events of the first film.
* MoralMyopia:
** He somehow expects Mary Jane to still be in a relationship with him after not only failing to defend her from his father's horrible and public misogynistic insults, but he then outright tells her that his father needs no defense and that she should somehow grin and bear it. He ''still'' expected her to wait on him after not giving her an apology and feels betrayed when she shows affection to Peter. Aunt May's reaction is positively livid at seeing Harry behave this way towards MJ (who is [[LikeASonToMe like a daughter to her]]).
** At the end of ''Spider-Man 2'' and the start of ''Spider-Man 3'', Harry is still furious about Norman being "killed", but is apparently completely okay with Norman being a terrorist who tried to kill everyone else in New York, including him and MJ that one time. Discovering his beloved father was the Green Goblin never puts a dent in Harry's desire for vengeance or makes him question the circumstances of Norman's death; instead, he just uses his late father's improved performance enhancer as a tool to achieve his revenge.
* NeverMyFault:
** His bad relationship and eventual breakup with Mary Jane. He was far from an ideal boyfriend, being possessive, needy, making her feel ashamed about being working-class (as per Peter and MJ's conversation about her job at the diner which MJ insists she keeps from telling Harry), and for taking his father's side when he insulted her in public, and yet somehow he still blames Peter for stealing MJ.
** Not to mention how he stole MJ from Peter despite knowing how much Peter liked her, breaking [[TheBroCode the unwritten rules of friendship]].
** Subverted by the end of the third film. It's implied that [[HeelRealization Harry realizes his]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrible behavior of how he had treated his former best friend and girlfriend]] and not only teamed-up with Peter to save MJ from Venom and Sandman but also took the fatal blow meant for the former, [[RedemptionEqualsDeath reconciling his friendship with them before dying]].
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: From a multiversal point of view in regard to Peter Parker's best friend, this Harry Osborn is the in-between to the nice of [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCityMidtownSchoolOfScienceAndTechnology Earth-199999's Ned Leeds]] and the mean of [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703's Harry Osborn]]. He is good friends with Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, and though he grows estranged from them and tries to kill the former for supposedly murdering his father, he ultimately makes amends with them and their friendship is restored before he succumbs to his injuries after saving Peter from Venom.
* NonIndicativeName: His alter-ego in ''Spider-Man 3'' is known as the "New Goblin", despite there not being anything remotely goblin-like about his costume.
* OhCrap: He gets this reaction in ''both'' of his defeats by Peter in the third film. The first is where he momentarily gets blinded with an exploding Razor Bat flying right back into him before realizing that he's flying ''straight'' into a web-line that Peter made to trip him. The second time is where he tries to make one last desperate attempt to kill Peter by throwing a pumpkin bomb from behind, only for the latter to easily predict such a telegraphed move, as well as his SpiderSense kicking in, and [[CatchAndReturn catch the bomb with his webbing to throw it right back at Harry]] where it then ''explodes right in his face''.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Otto genuinely wanted to help people but Harry gave him his backing so he could be "filthy rich".
* ParentalNeglect: By his father... and whenever he is paid attention to, it's with a strict attitude and even outright belittlement. It's implied that he wasn't close to his mother either.
* PetTheDog:
** In the beginning, Harry values Peter enough to defend him from bullies (a rather genuine fact he pointed out in their second and final brawl). Also, he doesn't object at all with being roommates upon heading to college and after learning Peter was fired by Dr. Connors, Harry suggests his father get Peter a new job.
** While he does end up dating MJ, he still asked Peter to go and talk to her first. Only when Peter declines, does he decide to go hit on her. He [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this after the parade. Even in the second film when he thinks Peter "stole" her from him, he has to point it out to Peter on his birthday that MJ seems to like him while Pete is being ObliviousToLove.
** Another one happens in the second film, as he tells Doc Ock to not harm Peter despite their friendship being strain from the belief of the latter not taking a pro-active stance against Spider-Man. Near the end of the film after the reveal of Peter Parker and Spider-Man is one and the same, Harry starts to have doubts about his father's death until a hallucination of Norman convinced him otherwise.
** Somewhat subverted after his brutal loss against the symbiote-influenced Peter in their second fight. Even if Harry couldn't kill him, he can still spite Peter by revealing the latter's secret identity as Spider-Man to the public, which would effectively ruin Peter's life and endangered any of ''his'' loved ones (being an influential CEO of Oscorp would allow Harry to do just that). But never seems to go through it out of the possibility of a broken pride of having his ass ''handed'' to him from the "friend" he looked down upon.
** After losing his [[EasyAmnesia memories]] in the third movie, he openly admits to a nurse that he'd [[{{Foreshadowing}} lay down his life for]] [[TrueCompanions Peter and MJ]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Symbiote Peter gives him one.
-->'''Harry:''' You gonna kill me like you killed my father?\\
'''Peter:''' I'm done trying to convince you.\\
'''Harry:''' You took him from me. He loved me.\\
'''Peter:''' [[LittleNo No.]] [[BrutalHonesty He despised you.]] [[DisappointedInYou You were an embarrassment for him.]] Look at that [[LoserSonOfLoserDad little Goblin junior.]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch Gonna cry?]]
* RedeemingReplacement: He ultimately chooses to be a heroic version of the Goblin once he finds out that Peter didn't really kill his father.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Figuratively took a bullet meant for Peter and was able to make amends to his estranged friends before succumbing to his wounds.]]
* TheResenter: Deep down, he always resented Peter for being his father's favorite and "stealing" Mary Jane. He lashes out and gets drunk at a party in ''2'' where he slaps Peter in public.
-->'''Harry:''' ''[to Peter]'' Don't act like you're my friend. You stole MJ from me. You stole my father's love. Then you let him die because you didn't turn in the freak. Isn't that right? ''[slaps him]'' Huh? Isn't that right? Huh, brother? ''[slaps him again]''
* RomanticFalseLead: He's in a serious relationship with Mary Jane for the bulk of the first film. However, his flaws as a boyfriend are quickly established and she grows more and more distant from him until calling it off in the final act, all while becoming closer to Peter.
* RousseauWasRight: Despite being prone to entitlement, envy, and vengeance, Harry is still a good person by default. Best shown when he suffers amnesia in ''3'', where he's a surprisingly nice guy.
* SanitySlippage: A very gradual version which starts off as an obsessive resentment of Spider-Man at the end of the first movie and beginning of the second, then begins manifesting itself as binge drinking and worsening into hallucinations. Ironically, this is all ''before'' taking the Oscorp steroids he takes at the beginning of ''3'', though they didn't exactly help.
* ShipperOnDeck: Despite having a thing for MJ himself, he does encourage Peter to go after her, both in the first movie and the second movie. In fact, in the first movie, he doesn't hit on her, until [[SociallyAwkwardHero Peter]] himself rejects the notion of him going and talking to her first.
* SketchySuccessor: He took up his father's mantle as the second Goblin in ''3'', and while he's shown to be much more dangerous through his excessive use of weapons and unrelenting anger, he's less of a threat to Peter than this father overall, and the improved performance enhancer doesn't seem to make him as strong as the original, along a symbiote-enhanced Peter notably snarking in their second fight.
* SmugSnake: Has a problem with this in the third film where he threatens MJ that he will kill Peter unless she breaks up with him. [[SarcasmMode Yeah, it's not as if Peter has had way more experience in fighting superpowered people or kicked his father's ass with little effort in their final fight, and "didn't" just so happen to defeat him as well despite not wanting to fight back]]. When he actually fights Spidey the second time, and this ''time'', with [[TheDogBitesBack Peter having enough of his entitled behavior]] along with being influenced by the symbiote it... [[HoistByHisOwnPetard doesn't end well]] [[EyeScream for Harry]]... [[KnowWhenToFoldThem at all]].
* SoLastSeason: In the third film, Harry finally takes on Peter using an improved performance enhancer and upgraded versions of his father's weapons from the first film. Peter's experience since defeating Norman, coupled with Harry's [[VillainForgotToLevelGrind own lack of training and experience]], allows Peter to make a quick work against his estranged best friend.
* SuperReflexes: Along with gaining enhanced physical abilities from the improved performance enhancer, he's able to fly and maneuver at extreme speeds on the [[CoolBoard Sky Stick]], and manages to hold his own against a symbiote-influenced Peter for a brief while.
* SuperHearing: He can hear Mary Jane's break-up with Peter from a good distance away, and was able to hear Peter standing behind him despite the latter stealthily arriving at the balcony prior to their second fight.
* SuperStrength: After taking the improved performance enhancer, Harry gains superhuman strength that is enough to hoist Peter in the air with one hand and keep his grip on him long enough to cut him across the chest with his arm blades, punch through a brick wall and rip out a huge chunk of it with little leverage, and can go toe-to-toe with a rage-fueled, symbiote-enhanced Peter in their second fight.
* SuperToughness: The improved performance enhancer gives Harry a high level of durability, but to a relatively lesser extent than Green Goblin. While he survive being tripped by the ''neck'' from flying right into a web trap at high speeds, getting his head smashed into a metal pipe, and crashing onto the floor from a high height, he still needed to be taken to a hospital as the damage left him unable to breath, leading to him getting EasyAmnesia for a while until his HealingFactor fixes that. Also, the [[spoiler:right side of his face and eye]] were left damaged after tanking a pumpkin bomb, as well as the implication that it knocked him unconscious.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:As the New Goblin in the third film, though not as badass as his father and with the symbiote-addled Peter snarking at him.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: By the second film, he's rude towards a lot of people who aren't Peter and MJ, at one point reacting poorly when a man tries to congratulate him for something. Later in the second movie, he starts to become a jerkass towards Peter as well after getting drunk and yells out his resentments towards Peter for being his dad's favorite, accusing him of betraying Norman by protecting Spider-Man for the profit of taking his newspaper photos, and for "stealing" Mary Jane.
* TookALevelInKindness: He's nicer than he has ever been when he gets short-term amnesia in the third movie and positively heroic after getting scarred and told by the family butler of how Norman really died.
* {{Tritagonist}}: The third most important character in the trilogy after Peter and MJ.
* TurnOutLikeHisFather: By the third movie. His butler even compares them in the second movie.
-->'''Harry:''' Good night, Bernard.\\
'''Bernard:''' Your father only obsessed over his work.\\
'''Harry:''' ''[irritated]'' Good night, Bernard.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Peter, Harry, and Mary Jane.
* TheUnfavorite: Norman constantly compares him to Peter in an unfavorable manner despite Peter not being his son at all.
* UngratefulBastard:
** Justifiably, when Spider-Man saves his life in the second film, Harry flat-out tells him that this doesn't change anything. He even believes that Spider-Man did it just to humiliate him.
** Even after he found out that his father was the Green Goblin, Harry still tries to take revenge against his former friend for "supposedly" murdering him despite Peter's efforts to conceal the truth about Norman's crimes. This is averted near the end of the third film though.
* UnskilledButStrong: As the New Goblin, Harry has all the same abilities and gadgetry the original one had which allows him to take on Peter in the third movie. Deconstructed, since his lack of experience as a fighter ends up biting him the ass throughout the entire film. In their first fight, he only had the advantage because he attacks out of nowhere and Peter wasn't trying to fight back and manages to incapacitate Harry through a web trap. The second fight really highlights just how out of depth he really is against a [[TheDogBitesBack symbiote-influenced Peter]] regardless of his [[CombatPragmatist pragmatism]] and was brutally defeated with a pumpkin bomb exploding in his face. [[spoiler:It finally becomes a FatalFlaw in the climactic battle against Sandman and Venom, where he ends up getting stabbed through the chest with his own glider to protect his incapacitated friend.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:
** In the first film, he tells Norman that MJ basically dumped him and clearly loves Peter. He had no idea of realizing at the time that his father was the Green Goblin and ''looking'' for ways to target and hurt Peter after finding out he was Spider-Man. The entire final battle of the film lands squarely on an unaware Harry's shoulders as a result.
** He repeats this again in the second film when he wants the missing Spider-Man in exchange for giving Doctor Octopus the tritium he needs, and points the man towards Peter for finding him -- despite declaring he doesn't want Peter harmed, it's clear this was a bout of lashing out at the guy for thinking he's betrayed him for Spidey, but he still underestimates Ock's murderous insanity in the problem, not even realizing Mary Jane was kidnapped or that his deal threatens to destroy the city until Peter tells him this ''to his face''.
* VillainousBSOD: Suffers this after the symbiote-powered Peter scarred his face with his own bomb. When Peter later pleads with him to help him save MJ, Harry tells him to get out out of sadness and anger. By that point, he doesn't care about MJ, Peter, his father, the company, or anything else anymore, he just wants to be left alone. Learning the truth from Bernard got him out of it.
* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: It's implied that he never got familiar with the Goblin tech during the time skip between Spider-Man 2 and 3, and is seen taking the improved version of the performance enhancer right before he dons his New Goblin persona to assassinate Peter in the same night. As one would expect, his lack of experience compared to Spider-Man (who's been an active hero for years and already fought and defeated the original Goblin) in the third film, only highlights his incompetence as a fighter.
* VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler:Sort of, in the second movie. Though not exactly a true villain yet, Harry has been pretty vocal that he would get revenge on Spider-Man if given the chance, and as such, strikes a deal with Octavius to exchange Spider-Man for the tritium Octavius needs to fuel his reactor.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: Always wanted his father's approval, and much as he resented and felt stifled by Norman's treatment, he'll always take his side over that of his friend and girlfriend. His actions in the next two films as the CEO of Oscorp and the New Goblin are all his attempts to make his father proud.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:The last time he’s mentioned in the junior novelization, he’s in his penthouse, wondering what to do. Also counts as SparedByTheAdaptation.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: He believes Spider-Man murdered his father. Until his butler (as a hallucination) reveals the truth.
* YoungAndInCharge: Based on the comments in the films, in the second film he would only be 20 or 21 years old yet he is apparently the new CEO of Oscorp after his father's death.
[[/folder]]

!Supervillains
[[folder:Dr. Norman Osborn / Green Goblin]]
[[index]]
->[[Characters/SpiderManTrilogyGreenGoblin Has his own page.]]
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus / "Doc Ock"]]
->For tropes applying to his appearance in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, see Characters/MCUMultiversalVillains
!!Dr. Otto Octavius / ComicBook/DoctorOctopus / "Doc Ock"
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Octarm-doc-ock_9627.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"The real crime would be not to finish what we started."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/AlfredMolina
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Gabriel Pingarrón (Latin American Spanish dub), Roberto Macedo (Brazilian Portuguese dub), Gabriel Le Doze (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''

->''"{{The power of the sun}} in the palm of my hand! Nothing will stand in our way! NOTHING!"''

The BigBad ([[AIIsACrapshoot sort of]]) of ''Spider-Man 2''. Otto Octavius was a kind man who wanted to give the world unlimited power. However, his experiment turns into a FreakLabAccident and his robotic arms are fused to his body. Corrupted by their evil AI, nothing will stop Otto from finishing his experiment even if it means destroying the city to do it.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Doctor Octopus is ugly in the comics, in contrast to his [[BigBeautifulMan much more striking]] depiction by Creator/AlfredMolina in the film.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Doctor Octavius himself never technically becomes Dr. Octopus. Rather, it's the AI of his arms that has this identity. For most of his history, until TheNineties, Otto Octavius was a gangster and terrorist, who sought to control New York's underworld, fought gang wars with other superpowered gangsters (The Owl, Hammerhead), and once tried to bomb New York with a {{neutron bomb}}. This version makes that part of Otto solely the result of the AI tentacles overwriting his brain functions rather than his real self.
* AdaptationalSympathy: Rather than being an InsufferableGenius from an abusive home, Ock is really a good person who got the short end of the stick when an experiment blew up in his face, killed his wife, and fused his tentacles to his spine, causing them to go rogue and start making him do things he otherwise wouldn't.
* AIIsACrapshoot: He knows that this is a very real possibility with the radically advanced AI in his tentacles and that having said AI connected directly to his own brain could have some very dangerous consequences. Unfortunately, the failsafe he installs to protect himself gets fried when his experiment [[GoneHorriblyWrong doesn't go as planned]] and the influence of the tentacles quickly leads directly to his inevitable FaceHeelTurn.
* AlasPoorVillain: All he wanted in life was to create technology that could change the world in amazing ways and make everyone happier, a goal that ended up blowing up in his face as it resulted in the death of both his wife and his reputation, and ultimately led to him being corrupted by the very things he had good intentions with. In the end, [[spoiler:he realizes his mistakes and puts an end to what was once his dream, taking himself along with it.]]
** Even ''his tentacles'' partially get this treatment in the novelization. [[spoiler:As Otto sinks down into the river along with the fusion reactor, his tentacles are utterly terrified at the thought of dying, not wanting to go out after only having been alive for such a short time. As they continue to sink down further, they desperately beg for their "father" to save them, not even realizing that he's already long gone.]]
* AlliterativeName: '''O'''tto '''O'''ctavius.
* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]].
* AnimalMotifs: Aside from the obvious octopus-theming in his name, the film also adds a very [[SnakesAreEvil serpentine]] quality to his tentacles: they slowly slither (and then suddenly strike), open and close their claws like a snake with its jaw and whirl and hiss mechanically much like a serpent.
* AntiVillain: Woobie Anti-Villain. A genuinely good man and husband wishing to use his intelligence for the good of mankind who turns into a monster because of his failed experiment and tries to replicate it despite endangering half of New York.
** In the novelization, Doc Ock actually still considers himself a moral man working for the good of mankind. Despite blaming Spider-Man for his failed experiment, he chooses to take Harry’s deal instead of killing the hero himself because he thinks he’s above vengeance and murder, mostly viewing Spidey as an obstacle to his project.
* ArcWords: "Intelligence is not a privilege, it's a gift. And you use it for the good of mankind." A philosophy which is ultimately the catalyst for Otto's HeelRealization.
* BadassBookworm: A smart (if delusional) scientist and a capable fighter with his tentacles.
* BadassLongcoat: Wears one to hide his tentacles.
* BigBad: He is the main antagonist of the second film, though the AI of his metal arms are actually controlling him.
* BigNo: When he wakes up at the hospital after his mechanical tentacles went berserk and viciously murdered everyone present, Octavius realizes what just happened and lets out a particularly soul-crushing version of this trope. His arms scream with him, hinting that his control over them may not be completely gone.
* BirdsOfAFeather:
** Otto and Rosie fell in love because they were both passionate and philosophical in their respective fields, physics and literature. They even tried to woo each other using the Theory of Relativity (Otto) and Creator/TSEliot (Rosie).
** Also with Peter; both are scientific geniuses with a sense of responsibility. Notably, Peter is able to redeem Otto by revealing his secret identity and reminding him of their shared ideals.
* ColdHam: Contrary to Green Goblin's [[EvilIsHammy bombastic-ness]], Doc Ock speaks in gravitas.
* CombatTentacles: Well, he ''is'' called "Dr. Octopus." And the four metal arms look like tentacles.
* CompositeCharacter: In addition to being based on his comic book counterpart, this Doc Ock shares similarities to multiple characters from the Spider-Man mythos:
** Naturally, his status as a successful scientist with mechanical tentacles of his invention that are welded to his back come from his comic book counterpart, as well as at least a touch of his hubris. Also, like his counterpart from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', he is an idol to Peter Parker and his chief work was a fusion energy project.
** His more amiable demeanor, happily married family life, friendship with Peter Parker/Spider-Man, genuine desire to help humanity with his work (in contrast to comic book Octavius’ more self-centered attitude), and experiment going awry leading to his transformation into a supervillain with something of a split mind of some kind resembles that of Curt Connors aka The Lizard (according to some sources, the character was in fact originally written to be Connors in an earlier draft).
** Also notably, the character’s “symbiotic” relationship with the mechanical tentacle AI bears a striking resemblance to the character Eddie Brock/Venom through the fact that in both cases, each was a human man (Otto and Eddie) who becomes combined with some powerful resource that gives him superpowers (the tentacles and the symbiote) that has a personality of its own that comes to form an alliance with the man and sharing his mind/body. Also in both cases, the character started out as a good man whose life was torn apart because of an honest mistake on their part, however, both danced around accepting responsibility for it. Doc Ock even refers to himself as “We” during the film’s climax, which is a very well-known trait of the Venom from the comics.
* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Only way to hide his tentacles, although he only hides them during the bank scene. The outer green trenchcoat remains a constant part of his wardrobe after the bank heist.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: In the previous film, Norman Osborn's Green Goblin was a manic, AxeCrazy MalevolentMaskedMan who relies on [[GadgeteerGenius a wide range of gadgets]] to exact vengeance on his board members and later wreak havoc on the entire city. In contrast, Octavius is a more focused DeadpanSnarker who only resorts to violence and crime in pursuit of finishing his work, he makes no attempt to hide his identity and mostly relies on the direct brute force of his mechanical arms. Norman was also directly focused on tormenting Spider-Man in particular, while Otto viewed him as a nuisance and only actively targeted him on Harry's orders. And while Norman fully commits to his villainy [[HoistByHisOwnPetard and causes his own downfall]], [[spoiler:Otto comes to his senses with Peter's help and [[RedemptionEqualsDeath gives his life]] [[HeroicSacrifice to save the city]].]]
* CoolShades: After becoming Dr. Octopus, he wears a classy {{Hipster}} style spectacles.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: The tentacles manipulate him to re-build his fusion reactor and continue his experiments, no matter the cost.
* DeadpanSnarker: Very much [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], but he has his moments of sardonic wit.
-->''[After increasing the speed of the subway train they were fighting on and destroying the brakes]''\\
'''Otto:''' ''[tosses over the broken lever to Spider-Man]'' You have a train to catch!
* DeathSeeker: Implied following the FreakLabAccident, Rosie's death, and the accidental hospital massacre, as he initially believes that he and his tentacles belong "at the bottom of the river"... [[FaceHeelTurn until they convince him of a new purpose.]]
* {{Determinator}}: He's got to be this in order to keep control of his own mind against the tentacles' A.I., as well as fighting a super strong (albeit holding back) Spider-Man despite being punched and kicked numerous times. Interestingly, this is both a virtue and a flaw of Otto's; it leads him to try rebuilding his reactor at any cost, but also enables him to [[spoiler:take back control of himself via HeroicWillpower and save the city]].
* DiesWideOpen: He dies with his eyes open as shown in the final shot of his body sinking into the river.
* DragonInChief: He briefly becomes this to Harry Osborn. Otto approaches Harry to demand the tritium that he needs for his experiment, and Harry requests in return that Otto bring Spider-Man to him. Once Otto fulfils his end of the bargain, he takes the element and dismisses Harry without a second thought, while Harry sits out the rest of the film after telling Peter where Otto is.
* DyingAsYourself: Octavius' tentacles influence him to commit evil for most of the film, but he comes to his senses in the end and regains control of them to perform a HeroicSacrifice.
* EvilCounterpart: To Peter. This is reflected in not only [[MirrorCharacter their abilities]] (with the producer even remarking on the DVD commentary that there's nothing Spidey can do do that Octavius cannot match or counteract in some way), but in their personalities as well. The movie emphasizes them as kindred spirits, with both being geniuses who want to use their “powers” to help people and who lose a loved one through their own negligence and pride. But whereas Uncle Ben’s death drives Peter to become a hero and learn the lesson of responsibility early on, the death of Otto’s wife drives him mad with grief and he doesn’t come back around until the end. Emphasized even more in an earlier draft of the movie where Otto was a much younger man closer to Peter’s own age.
* EvilHand: The tentacles have an advanced AI. So advanced that Octavius added [[RestrainingBolt an inhibitor chip]] on them to protect his higher brain functions. The chip gets destroyed in the accident and, with their new-found freedom, the tentacles enter Octavius' mind and manipulate him into rebuilding his fusion reactor.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Alfred Molina has said that when researching the character, he knew he wanted to preserve Ock's "cruel, sardonic sense of humor". It shows -- Otto deliberately performs a JumpScare on Harry Osborn, enjoys his one-liners, and generally conducts himself as a downplayed DeadpanSnarker.
-->'''Otto:''' Before we begin [the demonstration], has anyone lost a large roll of twenty dollar bills in a rubber band? Because we found the rubber band.
* EvilSoundsRaspy: Not nearly as much as the Goblin, but Otto's voice pretty frequently drops into a raspy growl when he's in full Doc Ock mode.
* FatalFlaw: Despite his good intentions, Otto's hubris and overconfidence in his abilities drives him for most of the film. His refusal to shut down the unstable experiment results in Rosie's death and his transformation into Doctor Octopus, and his turn to villainy is caused by his insistence that the experiment's failure [[NeverMyFault wasn't due to his mistake]]. It isn't until his final moments during his HeroicSacrifice that he acknowledges his ego and how he really knew so little.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: When he gets corrupted by his [[AIIsACrapshoot advanced tentacle arms]], he puts on a pair of sunglasses to complete the look.
* FreakLabAccident: Became Doc Ock after his experiment demonstration failed horribly.
* AGodAmI: It's clear Ock's newfound super strength has gone to his head after he boasts several times that no one stands a chance of stopping him from getting his way. He's also developed a massive hubris after getting a fleeting glimpse of his reactor, waxing poetic about holding "the power of the sun in the palm of my hand."
* HappilyMarried: To Rosie before she died in the accident. Octavius tells Peter about how he wooed Rosie with poetry in college.
* HearingVoices: With the inhibitor chip of his mechanical limbs damaged, the limbs' A.I. influences Octavius's actions and he describes it as something in his head speaking to him.
* HeelRealization: He comes to have one at the end thanks to Peter.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He destroys his fusion reactor to save New York and drowns with it.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He's close friends with Dr. Curtis Connors, the two sharing a mutual respect.
* IcarusAllusion: Octavius genuinely believes his intelligence should be used to benefit mankind and shepherd humanity into a new age. [[spoiler:His hubris causes the artificial sun to malfunction and destroy Octavius' humanity in the process. With his spirit broken and at true emotional vulnerability, the tentacles unintentionally corrupt him due to their programming wanting to finish the experiment by any means necessary. When he realizes the weight of his actions in the third act, he atones by sinking the experiment into the ocean, drowning in the process.]]
* IconicSequelCharacter: The trilogy's most revered villain but only appears in the second film.
* IgnoredEpiphany: Initially admits his fusion reaction experiment was a failure, but thanks to the influence of his tentacles goes immediately to denial and starts rebuilding his machine.
* InterimVillain: While Otto is the BigBad of his respective movie, his plot is standalone compared to the larger plot of the whole trilogy.
* LawOfInverseFertility: The novelization reveals he and Rosie couldn't have children of their own. Stemming from this, Otto comes to [[LikeASonToMe regard Peter as a son/protégé he could mentor and guide.]] While influenced by his tentacles, he briefly considers them his "children".
* MadeOfIron: While his CombatTentacles are a genuine power in their own right, granting him SuperStrength and greater reach, his real body is still very much human and able to take many hits from the very much superhuman Spider-Man (although Spidey is holding back constantly to avoid killing him) and keep on fighting.
* MadScientist: As per norm for Doc Ock. His ForScience goal is what he believes for humanity’s greater good even if the machine isn’t stable, but he is manipulated by his tentacles to continue to do it anyways. Ironically, the ''Spider-Man 2'' novelization reveals he used to despise this trope.
* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: His outfit here has an army green trenchcoat over a second brown coat, as opposed to his classic green and yellow jumpsuit from the comics.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: After the accident.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: He has four metal arms permanently attached to him.
* NatureIsNotAToy: Otto endeavored to create a clean source of infinite energy to power all of New York, and in that pursuit, he made ''multiple'' breakthroughs in the field of robotics and fusion. This resulted in the creation of a reactor capable of forming a mini-star, and the four robotic arms, each with highly advanced AI and composed of the heat and magnetic-resistant material necessary to control the star's magnetic field. However, during the nearly successful demonstration in his home in New York, he neglects to account for the possibility of the star's magnetic field inducing currents on the metals within his own home (or arrogantly assumed it within his ability to control), and the resulting accident kills his wife, and fries the inhibitor chip preventing the arms' AI from controlling him. [[spoiler:The second time he tries it, he regains enough of his humanity and his true identity to pull a HeroicSacrifice before the star's growing magnetic field tears all of New York apart.]]
* NeverMyFault: A byproduct of his hubris. Otto downplays any risks or oversights that his reactor experiment could have before and during his demonstration. He eventually (albeit briefly) admits he was wrong, but quickly shrugs the idea off with a little enabling from the arms, reasoning that he "couldn't have miscalculated" because the machine was clearly working at first. For the rest of the movie, his goal is to recreate the reactor, this time larger and without any alterations or new safeguards to speak of. That is until the end of the film, when he [[HeelRealization finally takes responsibility for his actions]] and [[RedemptionEqualsDeath pays the ultimate price to atone for the damage caused by his negligence and pride]].
* NiceGuy: Before the accident, Otto was an affable man who loved his wife Rosie, and genuinely wanted to help the people of New York by giving them unlimited solar energy.
* NoShirtLongJacket: Can't wear a shirt due to the way the tentacles are strapped on him. Doesn't stop him from donning trenchcoats, though.
* NotSoAboveItAll: According to the novelization, he despises depictions of scientists as madmen in film but wouldn't mind getting their powers of [[PowerPerversionPotential X-ray vision]].
* NotWearingTights: He never dons any of his costumes from the comics.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: A researcher with a primary focus on particle physics/energy sciences... that develops a bio-mechanical masterpiece AS A SIDE PROJECT, just as a supplement/tool to help him in his other research. Possibly justified, as it's never specified he built the arms alone, and does have Oscorp funding, meaning it's possible he got significant help from their labs, but still an example as he understands its functionality well enough to show how it works off, as well as know how it's gone wrong after the accident.
* OffhandBackhand: Quite often, Ock strikes at something outside of his eyesight range without even turning around. This is because his tentacles have mechanical eyes, so he essentially has a 360 degree range of vision that allows him to easily spot and intercept any threat from any direction. It makes him rather menacing.
* PowersDoTheFighting: As Octavius himself is just a normal human, his tentacles are solely responsible for the action; they even go on a rampage (the first one, no less) in a surgery room while he's completely unconscious.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:"I will not die a monster!"]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Not Otto, but his ''tentacles''. When they go on their attack of the doctors trying to remove them from Octavius, they spend most of it hurling them violently around the room, but when two of them spy one desperate doctor striking another tentacle with a power saw, the white "eyes" that allow them visual input turn a sudden red before they lash out directly at him and then it cuts to the man's final scream and the saw dropping to the ground.
* ReluctantMadScientist: He is hesitant to do evil, but his tentacles persuade him into it. He actually abhors the idea of abusing his intelligence.
* RousseauWasRight: Peter still sincerely believes there's good in Octavius when he appeals to him at the end of the movie. [[spoiler:He's proven correct.]]
* SecretSecretKeeper: ''No Way Home'' has him recognize Norman Osborn as the Green Goblin despite that being a secret that only Peter knew, [[{{Retcon}} retroactively]] establishing that he must have figured out the truth on his own and chose to not tell anyone. The film also revealed that he and Norman were familiar with each other and had some sort of history prior to the first film.
* SelfDisposingVillain: [[spoiler:Like most of the other antagonists in the series, Otto is killed off by his own hand once his character arc is complete, but unlike Carradine or the Green Goblin, his death is the result of him pulling a HeroicSacrifice to save New York.]]
* SinisterShades: Contrasting the goggles from the comics (though he does wear those a few times too).
* TheSpeechless: The tentacles don't actually "speak" despite being capable of vocalizations in the form of hisses and screeches but because they're directly jacked into Otto's nervous system and brain, he can understand what they're "saying" to him. Although, they can mouth simple words if one is observant enough, such as in one scene where one of them says "rebuild".
* SuperStrength: Thanks to his tentacles, Otto can use them lift heavy objects, tear apart metal, and can fight one-on-one with Spider-Man.
* TooDumbToLive: Even as his fusion experiment is going haywire and tearing the room apart, Otto refuses to shut it down, adamantly insisting that he has everything under control and it will stabilize, and going so far as to swat Spider-Man aside when he tries to pull the plug. This leads to his wife's death and his tentacles being fused to his body.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: The AI in Octavius' tentacles to Octavius himself.
* TragicVillain: The man is not ''and doesn't want to be'' evil, but his [[EvilHand tentacles]] completely took over him until the end of the second film.
* TheUnfettered: When fully under the influence of his tentacles, he doesn't hesitate to do ''anything'' if it means accomplishing his goals.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: He wanted to use his intelligence for the good of mankind and hoped to do this with his fusion reactor. Unfortunately, the fusion experiment fails horribly, resulting in his wife's death and the tentacles fusing permanently to his body. Manipulated by the tentacles, he goes back to rebuilding the fusion reactor and doesn't care about the danger it brings to the city.
* {{Workaholic}}: He is so focused on his work that he refuses to be pulled away by anything (save for Rosie). Otto is clearly annoyed when Harry interrupts his research for a meeting with Peter, being quick to dismiss the latter at first. In the novelization, Otto admits that Rosie had to remind him at least ''19 times'' about his speaking engagement at Columbia University, practically shoving him into his ride. It's to the point that he initially tries [[SkewedPriorities carrying his materials while being pursued by a mercenary.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Edward "Eddie" Brock, Jr. / Venom]]
!!Edward "Eddie" Brock, Jr. / ComicBook/{{Venom}}
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eddie_brock.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:330:''"Never wound what you can't kill."'']]
[[caption-width-right:330:[[labelnote:Click here to see Venom]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/download_12_2.png ''"[[CardCarryingVillain I like being bad. It makes me happy.]]"''[[/labelnote]]]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/TopherGrace
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Gerardo García (Latin American Spanish), Cédric Dumond (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"I'm thinking humiliation... kinda like how you humiliated me. Do you remember? Do you remember what you did to me? You made me lose my girl... now I'm gonna make you lose yours. How's that sound, Tiger?"''

Peter's rival photographer and Spider-Man's EvilCounterpart Eddie Brock started out as an arrogant, self-centered, and insufferable douchebag. And, after bonding with the alien symbiote, becomes Venom, and swears to destroy Peter's life just like he destroyed his.
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* AdaptationExpansion: Mark Bagley himself drew a bonus tie-in comic, ''Spider-Man 3: The Black'', portraying the events of the last third of the movie from Eddie's perspective.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: His Venom form doesn't look quite as beastly as it does in other media. His teeth are more shapely and his tongue is smaller which means he doesn't salivate as much. And as Eddie Brock he is a good deal younger and better looking than his comic self was, who around the same time he was a villain was drawn as a very rough faced man looking in his late 30's to early 40's.
* AdaptationalCurves: Inverted. He doesn't have his comic book counterpart's exaggerated build, instead having a slender, if still muscular, body similar to Peter's.
* AdaptationalJerkass: In the comics, Eddie's grudge against Spider-Man was caused when he published an article incriminating a man he thought was a serial killer, only for Spider-Man to catch the real culprit. This publicly shamed Eddie, causing his company to fire him, his father to disown him, and his wife to leave him. Here, Eddie pretty much digs his own grave by forging fake photographs, making his grudge against Peter Parker seem pettier as a result. Furthermore, in the game, he kidnaps Penny to force Flint to help him. This even extends to his actual supervillain origin -- in the comics, Eddie went to the Our Lady Of Saints Church to pray to God for forgiveness, as he was planning to [[DrivenToSuicide commit suicide]] after his life fell apart, but here, Eddie [[PrayerOfMalice prays for God to kill Peter Parker]].
* AdaptationalNonsapience: In the comics, the Venom symbiote is very much capable of communicating with others even when separated from its hosts. That doesn't appear to be the case here, and how it influences its hosts is more akin to an addictive hard drug than something like Doc Ock's tentacle AI.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the comics, Venom is something of an AntiHero, as he would try to protect innocents and stop other criminals, even teaming up with Spider-Man on occasion to stop worse villains like Carnage. Here, Eddie fully admits to Peter that he enjoys being a villain. Even before the merge, Eddie was a self-centered jerk who felt the world was centered around him.
* AdaptationalWimp: Most of Venom's natural symbiote powers such as shape shifting are AdaptedOut, making Venom's power set restricted to those of Spider-Man's. In addition, Venom is easily killed by one of Goblin's pumpkin bombs while in the comics, it has survived all kinds of explosions and as well as regenerating from a worse injuries.
* AllThereInTheScript: He is referred to as Venom in virtually everything related to the film... except for the film itself.
* AlternateSelf: Eddie and the symbiote have nicer and more heroic counterparts [[Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse on another Earth]] and Eddie has another on [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]].
* AxCrazy: The symbiote is sadistic, aggressive and bloodthirsty, and transfers similar behavioral patterns onto its hosts. Most notably Brock.
* BadassBoast: Delivers one to Peter during the climax:
-->'''Eddie:''' Never wound what you can't kill!
* BigBad: The Venom symbiote is this in the third film -- of the other major villains, Harry is a BigBadWannabe while Sandman is a less malevolent TragicVillain. Upon bonding to Brock, Venom convinces Sandman to join forces and becomes the FinalBoss.
* BigBadDuumvirate: With Sandman during second half of the third film. In a sense, the symbiote and Brock are one as well.
* BigNo: His LastWords, in fact. When the symbiote has been separated from him in the climax and is about to be destroyed with one of the New Goblin's pumpkin bombs, Brock runs toward it while loudly screaming "NOOO!", resulting in him being killed by the explosion alongside the symbiote.
* BodyHorror: Just like in the comics, his mouth is distorted when he becomes Venom.
* CameraFiend: He is also a photographer for the ''Daily Bugle'' and is Peter's professional rival.
* CardCarryingVillain: Eddie is proud to be a supervillain, claiming it makes him happy.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "It's Brock, Sir. Edward Brock, Jr."
* ChekhovsGunman: Jameson mentions a photographer named Eddie in the first film. The novelization confirms it was Brock.
* ChurchgoingVillain: A twisted example. After being exposed and fired from the ''Bugle'', Eddie goes to church... to [[PrayerOfMalice pray for Peter Parker's death]].
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Even after bonding to the symbiote, Eddie isn't called "Venom" except in the end credits.
* CompositeCharacter: This version of Venom is a mixture of the mainstream and Ultimate versions, with a touch of the animated series version thrown in for good measure. This version even has some elements of Venom's offspring, Carnage, such as having bonded with the symbiote so completely that he refers to himself with singular pronouns rather than the plural pronouns that his comic book counterpart does, and being a completely psychotic villain with no redeeming qualities as opposed to his comic book counterpart who, outside of his innate hatred of Spider-Man, is a classic NobleDemon-style AntiHero. He's also similar to Lance Bannon, who was a rival photographer at the ''Daily Bugle'' in the comics.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Unlike the previous {{Big Bad}} Doctor Octopus, who was a {{Tragic Villain}} who utilized his own inventions, Eddie is a [[HateSink fairly straightforward and unlikable villain]] who found the symbiote by complete chance. Furthermore, while Doc Ock was [[PragmaticVillainy greatly pragmatic]], Venom is [[EvilIsPetty petty to the core]]; wanting to kill Peter for exposing his scummy practices and "making [him] lose [his] girl". Lastly, when he ends up [[spoiler:fatally wounding Harry instead of Spider-Man, Venom just throws him aside like garbage because he got in the way.]]
* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: Eddie's high-pitched voice remains so even when he's speaking as Venom, and he lets out some truly terrifying shrieks of rage.
* DeadAlternateCounterpart: Eddie and the symbiote are this to the ''Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse'' versions. Eddie is also this to the one on [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]].
* DeathFromAbove: [[spoiler:The junior novelization has the symbiote killed when Peter pulls down a load of pipes which hit everything and the din wipes the symbiote from existence.]]
* DecompositeCharacter: His symbiotic relationship with something and usual trait from the comics and most versions of referring to himself as “We” are given to Doc Ock.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: His fake picture is incredibly easily exposed as such, which leaves him fired and unable to get work as a photographer. Even pointed out by Peter that he should have thought of that earlier.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:The junior novelization has Eddie killed by Peter before the symbiote rather than getting blown up along with it.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: Wants Peter to die for exposing him and ''stealing'' his girl (who never had any interest in him whatsoever).
* EvilCounterpart:
** To Peter. He is a photographer like him but tries to earn his money through framing rather than honest work, tries to get a girl but through imposing himself on her, gets Spidey-esque powers but chooses to become a villain rather than a hero and embraces the symbiote's negative influence rather than rejecting it.
** Also to Harry. Both are Peter's contemporaries who are {{Legacy Character}}s (Harry as the New Goblin, Eddie as Peter's successor as the symbiote host). But while Harry ultimately chooses to become a RedeemingReplacement to his father, Eddie chooses to become a straight-up murderous supervillain upon gaining the symbiote unlike Peter who only slipped into AntiHero territory.
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: In ''Spider-Man 3: The Black'', Eddie states that the symbiote feels cold, lifted directly from the ''Ultimate'' comic.
* EvilIsPetty: His entire beef with Peter and Spider-Man is because he was fired from the ''Daily Bugle'' by the latter... for taking Peter's own photos and doctoring them to make them look bad.
* FangsAreEvil: After bonding to the symbiote, he has fangs even with his mask retracted.
* FinalBoss: He's the last opponent Spider-Man has to fight in the trilogy.
* FlatCharacter: The symbiote. In the comics, it was a very much alive parasitic organism with a fully fleshed out origin and has clear motivations. It also tells Eddie who Spider-Man really is (in the movie, Eddie sees Peter unmasked before the symbiote lands on him). But due to juggling so many characters in the movie, the trilogy not fitting with the sci-fi style origin of the symbiote, or having the rights to characters in his debut story, it's simply an alien parasite. The most it really shows is [[spoiler: a lack of hostility toward Eddie -- once they are separated and the symbiote grows into a giant, it's staring, roaring at, and even trying to attack Peter, and when Eddie desperately tries to rebond with it, the symbiote only briefly looks at him screeching before they're blown up]].
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Goes from being a disgraced jerk of a photographer to a legitimate threat to Spider-Man simply by virtue of being in the right place at the right time.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The symbiote literally just came out of nowhere in the third movie by riding on a random meteorite and just so happens to crash near Peter and MJ. [[spoiler:In ''No Way Home'', an OlderAndWiser Peter Parker mentions it in a way that one would see a random, unexplained thing that happen in their daily life]].
* GlassCannon: An odd selective example. The Symbiote itself required significant effort from Peter to remove from his body even when it was weakened by the sound of a large bell, and once it bonded with Eddie Brock, they both easily overpower Peter. Despite all that, [[spoiler:a Pumpkin Bomb can completely vaporize it along with Eddie, the same kind of Pumpkin Bomb that both Peter and Harry took to the face and came out not much worse for wear. And while the Venom Symbiote does have a weakness to fire in the comics, that is not implied or shown anywhere else in the movie.]]
* HateSink: Unlike other main villains in the series, Eddie has no tragic or redeeming aspects and is a lying, self-centered {{Jerkass}} right out of the gate.
* HellIsThatNoise: As Venom, he can let out a loud high pitch screech noise. It seems to be a cross between a bird and raptor.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Forging photographs for a professional news outlet practically guaranteed that Eddie was going to get caught in the act and eventually fired.
* HumiliationConga: He's one-upped by Peter, turned down by Spider-Man (who smashes his camera to boot), slammed into a wall by a pissed off Peter, exposed as a fraud, and dumped by his girlfriend. The symbiote takes all that resentment and anger and cranks it UpToEleven... then they get blown up.
* ImmoralJournalist: Eager to get a leg up at the ''Bugle'', Eddie takes pictures of Spider-Man and heavily doctors them to make them look as though he's engaged in criminal activity. When he's caught, his entire career is ruined and he's sent down the path to becoming Venom.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: The junior novelization has him impaled on a pipe.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: His purpose in the film is to show someone (unlike Peter, MJ, and Harry) whose descent into selfish behavior is irreversible and who can't forgive others for their selfishness toward him.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's as douchey as Peter is nice.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Unlike the multiverseral villains in ''No Way Home'', he doesn't get a second chance at life.]]
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Sandman thinks he's Spider-Man and attacks him, but [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily quickly realizes his mistake]].
* LightningBruiser: Faster and stronger than Spider-Man thanks to the symbiote.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Eddie has the classic gaping maw full of fangs, but unlike most other versions, the symbiote's mask acts as lips so they're not visible when his mouth is closed.
* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: Although the Venom of the comics also had a pitch-black suit, he had a huge white spider stretched across it. This one still does have a spider symbol, although it is smaller and darker than tradition.
* MythologyGag: To both the animated series and Venom's original appearance in the comics, in a deleted scene Peter has a vision of himself as Venom when looking in a mirror, although his Venom form didn't have fangs.
* NeverMyFault: True to his comic self, he blames Peter/Spider-Man for his shortcomings rather than take responsibility. It's even worse in this case, as while his comic book counterpart made an honest mistake, this version of him knowingly submitted fake pictures for publication.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:After Peter tears Eddie from the symbiote, it becomes [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever a hulking titan.]] It takes one of Harry's pumpkin bombs to kill it off, though Eddie dies along with it.]]
* OutsideContextProblem: The symbiote is an alien creature in a take on the Spider-Man mythos that's relatively grounded in reality. One common origin of Venom is that it was found on a space expedition, but here it just came to Earth on a [[MagicMeteor meteorite]].
* {{Paparazzi}}: He harasses Spider-Man, trying to take pictures of him to win the ''Bugle'' contest, and when Spider-Man smashes his camera out of frustration, Eddie photoshops a fake image to incriminate him in a bank robbery.
* PipePain: Peter separates Eddie from the symbiote by trapping them in a ring of metal pipes and hitting them.
* PlotIrrelevantVillain: Venom, and by extension Eddie Brock, serves little to the trilogy's stroyline other than a GenericDoomsdayVillain. The symbiote is a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere that wouldn't fit in the film's setting that's relatively grounded in reality, while Eddie Brock would, at best, serve as narcissistic workplace rival who would threaten Peter's position as the Daily Bugle's photographer and could hurt Spider-Man's reputation [[note]]Even then, that's relatively minor compare to Peter's other ''greater'' problems[[/note]]. Furthermore, the {{Big Bad}}s of the trilogy (including New Goblin who's a BigBadWannabe and Sandman as the secondary antagonist) all have sympathetic aspects to their character as well as a personal connection to Peter Parker, which would arguably make their conflicts with Spider-Man view in a GreyAndGrayMorality, or potentially WhiteAndGrayMorality, lense, while the conflict with Venom/Eddie Brock is more [[BlackAndWhiteMorality black-and-white]]. The fact that Venom's character wasn't even ''planned'' by Creator/SamRaimi to be included in the trilogy in the first place, and only did due to ExecutiveMeddling, says it all.
* PuppeteerParasite:
** In ''Spider-Man 3: The Black'', Eddie realizes "the Black" is influencing his thoughts... and decides that being able to do anything Spider-Man can is worth it.
** In the novelization, which was based on an early script, the symbiote can only live off of regular people for a few hours and wants Spider-Man as its true host because he's a superhuman who can sustain it indefinitely. All of this is discovered when Peter forces the symbiote off of Eddie, who is revealed to be nothing but an emaciated corpse that the symbiote had made look healthy while moving it around and mimicking Eddie's voice.
* RivalTurnedEvil: Started off as TheRival of Peter professionally in the ''Daily Bugle'' and ended as his EvilCounterpart and ArchEnemy.
* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: InUniverse example. Creating fake pictures of Spider-Man ''and'' using an already existing shot without proper credit from the source (Peter) to do so got him fired from the ''Daily Bugle'' and blacklisted in other media companies.
* SanitySlippage: He realizes the symbiote is [[http://www.4thletter.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/letit.jpg feeding him Peter's memories]] and goes insane... er with the power.
* SatanicArchetype: An irredeemable villain whose superpower is acquired from Peter's literal and figurative manifestation of darkness. It even happened in a church, with the symbiote falling off from atop onto Eddie.
* ShadowArchetype: He represents what Peter could have become if the latter gave in to the symbiote's power trip and let his fame go to his head.
* SlasherSmile: As the symbiote covers him, Eddie goes from screaming in terror to grinning maniacally before [[EatTheCamera eating the camera]]. After becoming Venom, his teeth become yellow and deformed even when he's not wearing his Venom-cowl.
* SmugSnake: Eddie is, at least initially, a slimy, unctuous creep who sucks up to Jameson to advance his own career prospects, is a bit too creepy-stalkerish with Gwen Stacy, the 'girl he intends to marry' (although Gwen is quick to point out that they've only ever been out for a coffee once) and ends up manufacturing a photo of Spider-Man robbing a bank to frame the superhero and secure a staff job at the ''Bugle''. Then Peter exposes his fake, he loses his job, and Gwen breaks up with him — and then he meets the Venom symbiote...
* StalkerWithACrush: After Gwen rejects him. This is much emphasized in the original script, which also had Jameson hiring Brock to spy on MJ after she jilted his son at the altar.
* StrippedToTheBone:
** Original plans involved Eddie being reduced to a skeleton by Venom -- all that remained of him was a bunch of bones Venom used as an endoskeleton.
** [[spoiler:Once the pumpkin bomb that kills Venom/Eddie goes off, you can [[FreezeFrameBonus briefly see]] a skeleton in the explosion.]]
* TaintedVeins: When he retracts his mask, tendrils of the symbiote remain stuck to his face and neck, thus giving him this appearance. In addition, the silvery webbing motif the symbiote manifested when bonded to Spider-Man becomes distorted and vein-like when bonded to Eddie.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Eddie proclaims "I like being bad. [[EvilFeelsGood It makes me happy!]]" after Peter tells him about the symbiote's corrupting influence.
* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil: This version of the symbiote enhances id-based emotions like anger and libido.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: He attempts to reunite with the symbiote, even though Peter just threw a bomb at it.]]
* TwoFirstNames: ''Brock'' is commonly used as a first name. The trope also applies to his actor.
* VillainsWantMercy: Implores Peter, who he's just swindled out of a job, not to expose his fake Spider-Man photos.
-->'''Eddie:''' I'm begging you. If you do this, I will lose everything. There's not a paper in town that will hire me.\\
'''Peter:''' [[ShouldHaveThoughtOfThatBeforeX You should've thought of that earlier]].
* VillainTeamUp: Blackmails Sandman into helping him kill Spider-Man by threatening his daughter.
* VillainousBreakdown: Eddie ends the film pathetically leaping after the symbiote, uncaring that Peter has thrown a pumpkin bomb at it; it drives home that he's neither willing to work on himself nor compromise with his opposition to better his life.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Eddie's voice becomes distorted after bonding to the symbiote in the video game adaptation.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: In the first teaser trailers revealing his presence in the film, Venom looked a lot closer to his classic comic book appearance before his design was revamped to include the webbing motif present in Peter's black suit.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Flint Marko / Sandman]]
->For tropes applying to his appearance in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, see Characters/MCUMultiversalVillains
!!Flint Marko / Sandman
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I didn't choose to be this. The only thing left of me now... is my daughter."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ThomasHadenChurch
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Raúl Anaya (Latin American Spanish), Hervé Furic (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan3'' | ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''

->''"I'm not a bad person. [[JerkassWoobie Just had bad luck.]]"''

Flint Marko is a crook who escaped jail for robbery. He continues to rob when his now genetically altered body made from sand gives him the extra boost.
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* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:He didn't intentionally kill Ben Parker.]]
* ActionDad: Father to Penny and part of the BigBadEnsemble of the third film.
* AdaptationalHeroism:
** Downplayed. While one of the more [[NobleDemon noble villains]] in Spidey's RoguesGallery, [[HeelFaceTurn who actually spent some time as a hero]], comic book Sandman is a crook for selfish reasons. This one was pushed into crime because his daughter was sick and he couldn't afford medicine.
** Played straight in the official game. Instead of working together with Venom willingly like in the movie, he is forced to cooperate due to Venom holding his daughter hostage.
* AdaptationalNameChange: In the comics, Sandman's real name is William Baker, with "Flint Marko" only used as an alias. As was the case with ''Comicbook/UltimateSpiderMan'', the latter is his real name here.
* AdultFear: He has a daughter with terminal illness, the whole reason he turned to crime. Said decision strained his marriage, resulting in his daughter being kept away from him.
* AlasPoorVillain: All the way. His motive for his crimes was only to get enough money to pay for his daughter's treatment. His last interaction with Spider-Man isn't some final battle, but him explaining himself to Peter about his reasons and how Uncle Ben's death was an accident. Peter forgives him and Marko simply dusts away with his fate being left ambiguous, but for all we know he may not be able to help his daughter.
** Even more so in the original script/novelization where [[AllForNothing he learns that her illness is incurable]].
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:The novelization and originally filmed ending reveal that his daughter's illness is incurable. However his comments in ''No Way Home'' make it clear that Penny is still alive.]]
* AlternateSelf:
** He has an equivalent on [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderMan Earth-120703]], as the man who killed Ben Parker.
** {{Subverted|Trope}}. While it seems like there is a Sandman from Mysterio's universe, it's just an idea whose name is a ContrivedCoincidence.
** His [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome his appearance on Earth-199999]], which eventually [[spoiler: diverges into a separate variant as a result of that Earth's Spider-Man curing him.]]
* AntiVillain: Well-Intentioned AntiVillain. He only wanted to get money to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. [[spoiler:It turns out he was the one who really shot Uncle Ben but it was all an accident. He always regretted what he had done even if it wasn't his fault and never meant to hurt Peter or his family.]]
* BadassBaritone: His [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]] stands out among the other villains, making him all the more menacing.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Harry Osborn and Venom for the third film. The latter convinces him to join in a BigBadDuumvirate, though it's clear that the symbiote is the primary threat.
* BreakoutVillain: Although Venom is the actual BigBad of ''Spider-Man 3'', Marko acts as the film's villainous representative for ''No Way Home'' (though the existence of Tom Hardy's current take on the character may have also contributed to this).
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's a thug and a hardened criminal, but he's very loving towards his estranged daughter and feels guilt about [[spoiler:killing Peter's uncle.]]
* TheBrute: More than all of the other villains, Flint muscles his way through most of his problems; this is especially noticeable when he teams up with Venom in ''Spider-Man 3's'' last act.
* CompositeCharacter: In addition to being based on his comic book counterpart, he shares some similarities with the Burglar through the fact that he has a daughter and [[spoiler:is the criminal who unintentionally killed Ben Parker through shooting him]].
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Being a petty thief with no background in science, it wasn't Marko's own scientific breakthrough that gave him superpowers like the previous films' villains, and unlike them, he has an arguably more powerful ability. In regards to the villain preceeding him, both Marko and Octavius are ultimately good people who made a mistake that ruined their lives, and have a wife who is a CanonForeigner. However Octavius used mechanical arms to fight Spider-Man while his only goal was to rebuild his machine and prior to the accident had a loving relationship with his wife, while Marko had actual superpowers which he uses to get money for his sick daughter and has a distant relationship with his wife.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: As noted on the main page, there were many ways he could've earned just as much, if not far more money legally than from a life of crime -- in the comics, it's justified since he's somewhat selfish (but even he eventually started leaning more towards the heroic aspect), so it's more a matter of how desperate he is to fund his daughter's medical treatments with what little time she has left before her illness worsen to incurable here.
* DemotedToDragon: Joins forces with Venom in the climax, but is less of an active threat and mostly relegated to muscle for his plan.
* DishingOutDirt: Thanks to the particle accelerator incident, he becomes a being composed entirely of sand.
* ElementalShapeShifter: Sandman can become sand and change his shape so he can fit through small gaps or become a sand giant.
* TheHeavy: [[FinalBoss Brock]] doesn't get the symbiote until the final act while Harry eventually has a HeelFaceTurn, leaving Marko as the most prominent antagonist throughout the film as Peter (already extra aggressive due to the symbiote's influence) tries to avenge his uncle's murder.
* HeelRealization: Seeing Venom die makes him re-think his supervillain career.
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: [[spoiler: He is startled by his partner and accidentally discharges his gun at Uncle Ben, whom he was merely trying to carjack.]]
* InstantExpert: It doesn't take very long for Flint to get the hang of his powers, and was able to shapeshift his body with some effort and ThePowerOfLove.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is a tough guy as well as one of the two villains of the third film and has robbed and stolen money. However, he is actually a good guy when you get to know him and very much an AntiVillain, easily being the most sympathetic of all the Spider-Man villains.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: While he has sympathetic motivations, he still hurts and endangers the lives of several people and law-enforcement agents during the course of the movie, and willingly takes part in a plan that endangers the life of Mary Jane, but gets away scot-free at the end.]]
* KickTheDog:
** Yes, he is a tragic character, and he wants to help his daughter, but him willingly teaming up with Venom to attack at least a few dozen cops, helping hold Mary Jane hostage, and brutally beating Peter to near-death is still not justified.
*** Subverted in the game, where Sandman only teams up with Venom when the latter reveals he's holding the former's daughter hostage.
** A played-with and somewhat-literal example during the police chase leading to his inevitable transformation: He smacks an actual (police) dog away, but only in self-defense against it attacking him first.
* LightningBruiser: Especially whenever he becomes a sandstorm.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: All he wanted to do was get the money to help his daughter with her medical bills. [[spoiler:He never intended to kill Uncle Ben, he carried the gun for intimidation purposes. Ben was on the verge of successfully convincing him to quit but Marko's partner startled him, causing him to instinctually pull the trigger.]]
* MightyGlacier: His speed is greatly reduced while in his "sand giant" mode.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:It turns out that he shot Uncle Ben by accident, and spent years regretting it.]]
* NotWearingTights: As usual, Sandman doesn't wear a typical supervillain costume, but ''does'' wear a spot-on recreation of his classic striped green shirt and khaki pants.
* OneWingedAngel: His aforementioned "sand giant" form.
* PapaWolf: Providing for his daughter is his entire motivation for the film.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Given how he can become a sandstorm, a {{Kaiju}}, etc., he clearly has the largest-scale powers in the entire trilogy.
* ThePowerOfLove: It's heavily implied that the one of the big reasons that he was able to use his powers so easily is due to the love for his daughter and his motivations to save her life.
* RedemptionEarnsLife: [[spoiler:Ultimately, Peter was able to forgive him and Flint is obviously contented to know that. He's the only villain in the trilogy to survive his film.]]
* TragicVillain: Even more than Norman and Octavius; Marko is the victim of ''other people's'' science rather than his own.
* TwoFirstNames: ''Marko'' is commonly used as a first name.
* VillainTeamup: With Venom.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Can change into a sandstorm or a 50-foot tall monstrosity after absorbing enough sand.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: His tragic family situation and eventual accident make him this. [[spoiler:Even more so when it's ultimately revealed that he didn't actually mean to kill Uncle Ben and has had a MyGodWhatHaveIDone mindset ever since.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: Turns out he was the man who shot Uncle Ben. [[spoiler:It's later revealed to have been an accident.]]
[[/folder]]

!Other

!!Criminals
[[folder:Dennis Carradine]]
!!Dennis Carradine
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[[caption-width-right:330:''"Put the money in the bag."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelPapajohn
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Martín Soto (Latin American Spanish), Emmanuel Karsen (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3'' (flashback)

->''[[VillainsWantMercy "Don't hurt me! Just give me a chance! JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE!"]]''

The carjacker who murdered Uncle Ben... or so it seems...
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* AdaptationNameChange: In the tie-in video game for the first film, he's referred to as "Spike".
* AffablyEvil: To a certain extent, as he actually takes the time to thank Peter for not stopping him from getting in the elevator.
* CurbStompBattle: Even though he desperately attempts to put up a fight, Peter, being a pissed-off superhuman enraged at Carradine's murder of his uncle, easily overpowers and beats his ass down.
* DeadAlternateCounterpart: He is this for his two equivalents on [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderMan Earth-120703]]: one as a nameless man who killed Ben Parker after Peter chose to not stop him, and another as a driver named Alfie who shares his physical appearance.
* DeathByAdaptation: In ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15, he survived his initial encounter with Spider-Man, though he later died of a heart attack from the shock of his ''second'' encounter with him in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #200. Here, after his scuffle with Spidey, he ends up falling out of a window and the subsequent shot of his body on the boardwalk unambiguously shows that [[Film/TheWizardOfOz he's really most sincerely dead.]]
* DeathByFallingOver: He trips through a window after being confronted by a very angry Peter.
* DecompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:The Burglar's role is split between him and Sandman. He fulfills the origin story's role of Peter letting a criminal escape, while Sandman was the one who shot Uncle Ben -- though due to Carradine grabbing Marko's arm and startling him, causing the gun to accidentally go off. Sandman also receives the Burglar's role from the comics of having a daughter.]]
* DirtyCoward: He pathetically begs for Peter to let him go when confronted, but pulls a gun on Peter when he's at an advantage.
* EvilLaugh: He does a sinister chuckle while pointing a gun directly at Peter's forehead.
* ISurrenderSuckers: Even though moments before he was begging for his life, he takes the opportunity to point a gun at Peter's head while Peter is distracted.
* {{Jerkass}}: While he didn't [[spoiler:intentionally kill Ben]], he, unlike [[spoiler:Flint]], demonstrates no sadness or remorse, abandons [[spoiler:Flint]] to take the fall, and tries to shoot and kill Peter when he backs off. Finally, unlike [[spoiler:Flint]], he seemed to be a thief purely out of greed.
* KarmicDeath: Robbed a guy at gunpoint, was the (indirect) cause of Uncle Ben's death (and unlike [[spoiler:Flint]], demonstrated no guilt), left [[spoiler:Flint]] to take the fall, and smugly tried to put a bullet in Peter's head [[ISurrenderSuckers when he briefly let his guard down.]] To say the least, you won't be shedding any tears when this creep [[DisneyVillainDeath meets his fitting end]].
* KickTheSonOfABitch: His first scene has him robbing the wrestling promoter blind in which Peter refuses to intervene. You would feel bad, if it weren't for the fact that said promoter cheats Peter out of his prize money and yet has the gall to call Peter out for refusing to help him.
* TheMusketeer: He has a pistol and a combat knife, but never uses them at the same time.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Peter admits in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' that his letting Carradine to fall to his death to avenge his Uncle Ben's death didn't make him feel any better and that in the long run, it taught him to embrace Ben's philosophy about responsibility.]]
* NamedByTheAdaptation: He is simply called "the burglar" in the comics and Wiki/TheOtherWiki. His last name does come from the comics in the form of his daughter, Jessica Carradine.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: A flashback in ''Spider-Man 3'' shows that [[spoiler:he refused to wait on Flint Marko, who was calling for help for Uncle Ben, driving off in Uncle Ben's car without him.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: We learn more about him in the third film.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Subverted. He holds a gun up to Peter's head and says, "See ya", only for Peter to swiftly disarm him before he has a chance to pull the trigger. Given how he soon after [[DisneyVillainDeath falls out of a window to his death]], "See ya" fittingly ends up being his LastWords.
* SelfDisposingVillain: After Peter effortlessly snaps his wrist, he backs away from him in terror, causing him to trip and plummet out of a window to his death.
* StarterVillain: He is the first legitimate antagonist that Spidey fights.
* VillainsWantMercy: When Peter confronts and attacks him, he quickly and pathetically ends up begging for mercy, which only pisses Peter off even more.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bank Robbers]]
!!Bank Robbers
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Sit back and enjoy the ride!"'']]
->''"Get your head down, get your head down!"''

Minor antagonists of ''Spider-Man 1'' from unused footage.
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* BitPartBadguys: They are the flies that are easily caught in Spider-Man's web.
* EvilIsPetty: One of the robbers says: "like candy from a baby" setting a very low bar for himself.
* EvilLaugh: One of the robbers had one after they took all of the money.
* NoNameGiven: Their names are not revealed.
* OneShotCharacter: They only appear in the unused (in the released film) footage.
* ShortLivedAerialEscape: They try to leave the bank in a helicopter and don't get very far before Spider-Man catches them in a big web between the Twin Towers.
* TemptingFate: As the robbers are off in their helicopter, the pilot told them to "sit back and enjoy the ride". However, Spidey catches up to them and gives them a ride of his own to enjoy which ends with them being hauled off to jail.
[[/folder]]

!!Peter's family
[[folder:May Parker]]
!!May Parker
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_aunt_may.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:330:''"At least we get the toaster."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/RosemaryHarris
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MindySterling (second game), Ángela Villanueva (Latin American Spanish), Monique Martial (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams."''

Peter's aunt.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the comics, May was blonde when she was younger while the ''Film/SpiderMan1'' novelization reveals she was a brunette.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: On her views of Spider-Man. In the comics[[note]]until she finds out Peter is Spider-Man, pre-''ComicBook/BrandNewDay''[[/note]] and most adaptations, she is afraid of Spider-Man and, like Jameson, thinks he's a menace. Here, May dislikes Spider-Man by reputation until he saves her from Doc Ock, after which she quickly comes to see him as a real hero[[note]]Even before that in the second novelization, she acknowledges he saved Mary Jane and stopped Green Goblin[[/note]]. The opposite goes with her views of Doc Ock, who she thought was a nice man (and almost married him) in the comics.
* AdultFear: Her husband gets suddenly murdered. She later faces the possibility of losing her house.
* AlternateSelf: Has three from [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]], [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCity Earth-199999]] and [[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 a zombie-infested Earth.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: There are a few hints throughout the trilogy that May knows Peter is Spider-Man, such as her otherwise unprompted speech on heroism that convinces Peter to come back to the job, but she never outright confirms it.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She’s a sweet old lady and a loving aunt, but she ''will'' deck you if you make her angry enough. Just ask Doc Ock.
* CombatPragmatist: {{Defied|Trope}} for others, played straight for herself. When Doctor Octopus tries to bait Spider-Man and stab him with a blade hidden in one of his tentacles, she expresses being sickened by the foul play. She then proceeds to clock Octavius in the head, saving Spidey’s life.
* CoolAunt: She and her late husband are Peter's loving {{Parental Substitute}}s.
* CoolOldLady: She's always cheery, upbeat and rarely shows a negative side.
* DamselOutOfDistress: When Doc Ock took her hostage, she completely loses it and attacks the man after seeing him preparing to use an underhanded tactic against Spidey.
-->'''May:''' [[BewareTheNiceOnes Shame on you!]]
* FormerTeenRebel: It's implied in the ''Film/SpiderMan2'' novelization that May was more sexually open in her youth, once trying to flirt with Music/FrankSinatra at a concert.
* HappilyMarried: To Ben. In ''Film/SpiderMan3'', she reflects on Ben's proposal while she's giving Peter her engagement ring.
* HiddenDepths:
** Despite her gentle and fragile demeanor, May used to be a [[CombatMedic frontline nurse]], a job not for the faint of heart. She seems to retain these skills, using a first-aid kit to treat Peter's wound at Thanksgiving.
** The second novelization reveals she once aspired to be an actress.
* {{Nephewism}}: Peter is actually her brother-in-law's son.
* NeatFreak: She keeps a tidy house and is slightly annoyed by Peter's messy room. Taken further in the novelization, where it's revealed May actually wrapped her and Ben's furniture in plastic until Peter came to live with them, and has a meticulous routine in preparing for bed, even straightening her hospital blankets.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Being played by a British actress, her natural accent tends to slip through in a few places.
* ParasolOfPain: Hits Doc Ock with her umbrella during her DamselOutOfDistress moment.
* ParentalSubstitute: She and her late husband took care of Peter after his parents died.
* RetiredBadass: The ''Spider-Man'' novelization reveals she was a field nurse during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
* SecretSecretKeeper: [[ImpliedTrope Possibly]]. It would explain her tone during her almost completely unprompted speech about heroes to Peter (which serves "unwittingly" as a pep talk for him to resume being Spider-Man), as well as her forgiving him for abandoning her at the bank after Ock's attack.
* SupremeChef: May is a talented cook, often baking homemade goodies for Peter to cheer him up, and later preparing an entire Thanksgiving feast. For her nephew's birthday in the second film, she made the cake and fruit punch herself.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: She knows how to knit. The ''Spider-Man'' novelization reveals May would make Peter sweaters and the baklava from his first suit was a 14th birthday gift from her.
* TrueBlueFemininity: She often wears blue flowery dresses, particularly for special occasions.
* TruerToTheText: Outside of her different view of Spider-Man, this May Parker is much more faithful to her comic book counterpart than all of the other live-action versions of the character.
* WidowWoman: After Ben's death.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ben Parker]]
!!Ben Parker
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[[caption-width-right:330:''"These are the years when a man changes into the man he's going to become for the rest of his life. Just be careful who you change into."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/CliffRobertson
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BlasGarcia (Latin American Spanish dub), Marc Cassot (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility. Remember that, Pete. Remember that."''

Peter's uncle.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: A mild case; in the comics, Ben originally had brown hair during his youth but the ''Film/SpiderMan1'' novelization states he had reddish brown hair.
* AesopCollateralDamage: Peter's aesop comes at the expense of Ben's life.
* TheAllegedCar: His 1988 Oldsmobile Delta constantly needed repairs, but Ben refused to replace it, pointing out its durability. The novelization reveals it [[TragicKeepsake originally belonged to his brother]].
* AlternateSelf: On [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]], [[Characters/MarvelCinematicUniverse Earth-199999]] and a [[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 zombie apocalyptic Earth.]]
* ArcWords: One more time; "WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility."
* CoolOldGuy: He's very doting and always positive.
* CoolUncle: He and his wife are Peter's loving {{Parental Substitute}}s.
* DeathByOriginStory: Which triggered Peter becoming Spider-Man.
* HappilyMarried: To May.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: His death greatly affected Peter.
* {{Nephewism}}: Peter is actually his brother's son. What exactly happened to Peter's biological parents is never mentioned in the films.
* ParentalSubstitute: He and his wife took care of Peter after his parents died and Peter outright says that Ben is his father.
* PresentAbsence: His influence on Peter is felt throughout the trilogy as it was he who inspired him to become Spider-Man.
* SpiritAdvisor: To Peter in ''2''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Peter's Parents]]
!!Peter's Parents
Peter's mother and father who passed away when Peter was young, leaving him to be raised by Ben and May.
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* AlternateSelf: They also exist on [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]] and on [[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 an unknown zombie outbreak Earth]].
* AllThereInTheManual: Their fates are revealed in the novelization.
* DeathByOriginStory: Like in the comics, they died in a plane crash when Peter was little.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Peter thinks highly of them even years after their deaths.
* TheNameless: They aren't named in the film, but in the comics their names are Richard and Mary.
[[/folder]]

!!''Daily Bugle'' staff
[[folder:J. Jonah Jameson]]
!!J. Jonah Jameson
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[[caption-width-right:330:''"He doesn't want to be famous? Then I'll make him '''in'''famous!"'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JKSimmons
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JayGordon (first and second games), Creator/HumbertoSolorzano (Latin American Spanish dub), Jean Barney (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"Who is Spider-Man? He's a criminal, that's who he is."''

Peter's boss at the ''Daily Bugle''. Cantankerous and loud, his first dedication is to his money. And he doesn't like Spider-Man.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: While still a loud and cantankerous jerk, J. Jonah Jameson doesn't have his comic incarnation's habit of funding super villains to hunt down Spider-Man. He also completely opposes the idea of writing fake stories to incriminate superheroes, especially Spider-Man.
* AdaptationalJerkass: A subtle example, but his whole [[FreudianExcuse impetus]] for hating Spider-Man in the comics revolved around his wife being murdered by a masked man. This incarnation's wife is alive and well, meaning he's just badmouthing Spider-Man solely for the sake of sensationalism.
* AlliterativeName:
** Three names, all begin with '''J'''s. Doubles as AlliterativeFamily.
** The novelization of the first film lampshades this, as he defends the name "Green Goblin" on the grounds that alliteration makes names easier to remember[[note]]Which was Creator/StanLee's reasoning for doing this as a trademark of his[[/note]]. The text proceeds to describe how [[HypocriticalHumor Peter Parker disagrees with this]], while Betty Brant calls up J. Jonah Jameson about a call for him from famous scientists [[ComicBook/MisterFantastic Reed Richards]] and [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]].
* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]] and on [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCity Earth-199999]].
* BerserkButton: Has a lot of these, but one button you ''shouldn't'' press is deceiving him. When he fires Eddie Brock after humiliating him and his paper with photoshopped images, he's ''dead serious'' compared to the times he's [[GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity "fired"]] Peter.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths: The ''Film/SpiderMan'' novelization shows he's surprisingly self-aware despite his brash demeanor, secretly acknowledging himself as an unscrupulous and sensationalist editor trying to keep the ''Bugle'' afloat. However, he refuses to give up his newsman principles, which is why he withholds Peter’s name from the Green Goblin.
* BreakoutCharacter: His screen time increases throughout the trilogy and he has become widely regarded as the definitive version of the character in all forms of media, thanks to Creator/JKSimmons' excellent performance, which is so iconic that he's [[PigeonholedVoiceActor reprised the role in other Marvel projects]] such as ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'', and even the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. And even if he doesn't appear, his voice and mannerisms are at least ''emulated'' by others (like in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'', where Darin De Paul admitted to taking heavy influence from Simmons' version). In fact, the reason Jonah never appeared on-screen in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'' is because the filmmakers felt that no one could live up to Simmons in the role.
* ButtMonkey: Bad things tend to happen to him a lot.
* CigarChomper: Introduced this way, and is seen smoking later on as well.
* DaEditor: Like always.
* DeadpanSnarker: He snarks at almost every opportunity he has.
-->'''Betty:''' Boss, your wife is on the line. She says she lost her checkbook.\\
'''Jameson:''' Thanks for the good news!
* DotingParent: He believes his son is a "real hero" and boasts about John's accomplishments at any opportunity.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His page quote is his very first line of dialogue in the series, and it tells you everything about what he thinks of the titular hero.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** In the first film, the Goblin attacks him to know the identity of the photographer who takes pictures of Spider-Man. Jameson, despite being obviously terrified, refuses to sell Peter out and instead claims his work comes by mail.
** In the third film, he issues a full retraction after firing Eddie for creating fake photos of Spider-Man committing a robbery; even the retraction article details Jameson's brief but genuine apology over the matter despite retaining his hatred toward Spider-Man.
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity:
** "Fires" Peter a number of times for whatever reason, only to rehire him within a few seconds afterward.
--->'''Jameson:''' ''[to Peter]'' Where were you, photographing squirrels? You're fired.\\
'''Betty:''' Chief, the planetarium party.\\
'''Jameson:''' ''[realizes his mistake]'' Oh, right. ''[to Peter]'' You're ''un''-fired, I need you. Come here.
** Averted with his firing of Eddie; Jameson actually means it, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and his attitude makes that very clear.]]
--->'''Jameson:''' ''[enraged over Eddie's fake photos]'' Pack your things. Get out of my building.\\
'''Eddie:''' I was just-\\
'''Jameson:''' ''[with utter rage]'' YOU'RE FIRED!!!
* GetOut: As Eddie Brock found out from above, whenever Jameson tells you this when you're fired, you ''know'' he's serious about it.
* GreenEyedMonster: The end of the first novelization reveals he's secretly jealous of how selfless and compassionate Spider-Man is because he knows he can’t be, just like in the comics. This might explain why he dressed up as Spidey in ''Spider-Man 2.1''.
* GrumpyOldMan: To the freaking core!
* HeyYou: This is practically how he calls people.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Despite being a {{Jerkass}} most of the time, he is still a good person deep down. Perhaps one of the most notable examples would have to be him immediately lying to the Green Goblin to protect Peter's identity in the first film, even while the Goblin ''[[NeckLift chokes him]]''. Another example is his fury when he finds that Eddie Brock printed a forged photo framing Spider-Man of robbery and actually prints a retraction ''apologizing'' to Spider-Man despite his dislike of him.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Mary Jane points out that despite Jameson's belief in the law, he takes advantage of Spider-Man's inability to sue him for libel without revealing his identity to sell papers. Jameson [[HypocrisyNod concedes this]] but believes he's above the rules because he's keeping Spidey's power in check.
* IgnoredEpiphany: He starts to have a JerkassRealization in the second movie when Mary Jane is captured, bemoaning the fact that Spider-Man could have stopped it from happening had he not driven him away. Then Spidey returns (and steals back his costume), and Jameson goes right back to his old self.
* InspectorJavert: ''Firmly'' believes that Spidey is evil. Supplementary materials confirm he doubts the hero's intentions and believes he has something to hide since Spider-Man wears a mask, unlike Jameson's public reporting and real heroes (police, firemen, lawyers, etc.) who show their faces and take responsibility for their actions.
* {{Jerkass}}: An arrogant, stubborn and pompous skinflint who micromanages his employees, although [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he does have a decent side]].
* LargeHam: You ''will'' know when he's on-screen, largely when he starts yelling about Spider-Man.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After two movies of selfish, dickish behavior, karma starts to catch up Jameson in the third film with his own subtle HumiliationConga -- Betty drives him up the wall buzzing him about taking his pills, Eddie tricks him and humiliates him with a fake story, Peter strong-arms him into finally giving him a proper job at the ''Bugle'', and a little girl scams him for a camera during the climax (charging extra money for the film).
* MeanBoss: Is constantly seen yelling and berating his employees.
* MoralityPet: About the only person we see him being nice towards is his son John.
* MotorMouth: When he gets going.
* TheNicknamer: Comes up with the supervillain names for both Green Gobin and Doctor Octopus. For the latter, Hoffman initially comes up with "ComicBook/DoctorStrange", and Jameson admits that it's good... [[MythologyGag but realizes that it's already taken.]]
* NonActionGuy: He's not combat-proficient obviously.
* OddFriendship: In the ''Spider-Man 2'' novelization, he ends up bonding with Mary Jane when she and John are dating, impressed by her ability to match his barbs and sense of humor. He's even willing to tolerate their differing views on Spider-Man. Of course, this goes out of the window after Mary Jane leaves his son at the altar, as Jameson [[OpinionFlipFlop instantly declares he never liked her.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** In the second film, when it seems like Spider-Man ''really'' isn't coming back, he shows actual remorse for dragging the hero's name through the mud.
** He's generally a sensationalist hell-bent on taking Spider-Man down, but when Eddie Brock's fake photograph debacle is exposed, he is genuinely pissed about it and fires Eddie immediately - and unlike the times he's "fired" Peter, ''he means it'', showing that he still cares about publishing the truth despite his yellow journalist colors.
* PetTheDog: He has his moments:
** He protects Peter's identity from the Green Goblin while he's being strangled. In fact, the novelization reveals he takes protecting his sources very seriously, having gone to jail twice in the past for it.
** When Peter asks for double the money for some photos, Jameson is taken aback but ultimately agrees.
** Has a JerkassRealization when Mary Jane is captured and it appears that Spider-Man isn't there to save her.
** Prints out a retraction apologizing to Spider-Man when Eddie Brock hands in forged photos.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Implied in the ''Film/SpiderMan2'' novelization when he refers to Creator/OscarWilde as “fruit”[[note]]A derogatory term for a gay man[[/note]].
* TheScrooge: Jonah is one heck of a miser; he strives to pinch every single penny he can on any occasion from paychecks to his own son's wedding.
* SelfMadeMan: The second novelization reveals he started out as a paperboy and worked his way up to operating Yew York's premiere newspaper.
* SignatureLaugh: When he cackles at Peter's demand to pay him in advance: it's frequently subjected to MemeticMutation.
* TranquilFury: When it's revealed that Eddie Brock brought in forged photos of Spider-Man, Jameson [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness quietly tells him to pack his things]] before angrily firing him.
* UngratefulBastard: Spider-Man just saves J.J. from the Green Goblin just when the latter is about to stabbed him. What's Jameson's response? Accuse Spidey and Goblin being accomplices.
* VerbalTic: Tends to start certain sentences with "what?" when talking to his underlings.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: While he and his son didn't share many scenes together, their personalities clearly reflect this trope. Jonah is a HotBlooded LargeHam whose brashness is PlayedForLaughs while John is laid back.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When the Green Goblin blows his office apart and threatens his life for information on Spider-Man's photographer, Jameson does nothing but stand his ground and insist the photos come anonymously in the mail and he doesn't know who sends them. He risks his life for not only someone he doesn't particularly care for, but someone who he knows is right in the next room.
* WorthyOpponent: The ''Spider-Man'' novelization shows him to be this for Norman Osborn, who can match his verbal shots.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Joseph "Robbie" Robertson]]
!!Joseph "Robbie" Robertson
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_robbie_robertson.png]]
[[caption-width-right:330:''"We sold out four printings. Every copy."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BillNunn
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jeff Coopwood (second game), Charlie Robinson (third game), Andrés García (Latin American Spanish), Luc Florian (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"You know we're gonna have to print a retraction now."''

A longtime employee at the ''Daily Bugle''.
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* AlliterativeName: '''R'''obbie '''R'''obertson.
* BenevolentBoss: He is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure compared to Jameson, as he treats employees like Peter with respect; and unlike Jameson, considers Spider-Man to be a hero. Robbie even proposed headlines affirming such, but they were rewritten by Jameson.
* DemotedToExtra: He is not as important as his comic book counterpart and most versions.
* TheLancer: He is TheConfidant of Jameson and his ''de facto'' NumberTwo at the ''Bugle''.
* TheMentor: In the novelization, Robbie subtly helps Peter navigate the ''Bugle'' by negotiating his freelance pay with Jameson for Spider-Man's photos. He also gets Peter other assignments, such as the World Unity Festival.
* NonActionGuy: He's obviously not proficient in combat.
* NumberTwo: The highest ranking person in the ''Bugle'' next to Jameson.
* OutOfFocus: Robbie is usually one of Peter's closest friends at the ''Bugle''. Here, he usually gets a line or two, and that's it.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Similar to the comics, it's strongly implied early in the second movie that he's figured out the truth. When Peter explains where he just came from, Robbie observes that Spider-Man also happened to be there and gives him a glance.
* TokenBlackFriend: He is Jameson's OnlyFriend in work, or at least the closest person he has for one. He's also OutOfFocus relative to his other appearances, and is one of few black characters seen.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ted Hoffman]]
!!Ted Hoffman
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_hoffman.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/TedRaimi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Roberto Mendiola (Latin American Spanish), Alexandre Gillet (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

The ad manager of the ''Daily Bugle''.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Though it's not stated in the movies, the novelization for ''Spider-Man 2'' mentions that he's the ad manager for the ''Daily Bugle'', hence why J. Jonah Jameson is always consulting him about ideas for headlines and supervillain names.
* AllThereInTheScript: His first name is never said in the film, only in the novelizations and other supplementary material. Also TheDanza.
* BehindTheBlack: For some reason, Jameson never seems to notice Hoffman until the dude is in the frame.
* ButtMonkey: Most of his scenes involve him receiving the short end of the stick of J. Jonah Jameson's anger.
* CanonForeigner: Having no comic book counterpart, he only exists in the films.
* GiverOfLameNames: When Jameson tells him to run out and copyright the name "Green Goblin", he proposes "the Green Meanie" instead. Jameson angrily [[GetOut shows him the door.]]
** Subverted when he comes up with the name of Doctor Octopus, only for Jameson to later [[GladIThoughtOfIt subconsciously claim the idea as his own]] and shoo Hoffman away.
*** Played with for another name he suggests for Octavius: he suggests ComicBook/DoctorStrange, which Jameson [[PetTheDog admits is a good name]], but it can’t be used because it’s taken.
* LastNameBasis: Throughout the film, he's only ever referred to by his last name. See AllThereInTheScript.
* OffscreenTeleportation: The moment JJ calls his name he is instantly there, even when it's obvious he's nowhere nearby.
* PluckyComicRelief: Whenever he appears onscreen, always expect an incoming joke or gag involving him.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: To J.J., kinda by necessity, as he doesn't want to be fired.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: Being part of the film series from the very beginning, he is finally included in the opening billboard (OBB) of ''Spider-Man 3''.
* RunningGag: He instantly appears whenever J. Jonah Jameson shouts his name. At one point, he appears ''as soon as Jameson calls him'', to which Jameson reacts with a [[LampshadeHanging disturbed]] DoubleTake.
* StealthHiBye: Mostly the 'Hi' part. Hoffman always seems to appear the femtosecond Jameson yells his name.
* TotallyRadical: His campaign to make the Bugle more appealing to younger audiences might have worked...in 1957.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Betty Brant]]
!!Elizabeth "Betty" Brant
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_betty_brant.jpg]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ElizabethBanks
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Bethany Rhoades (second game), Creator/RachelKimsey (third game), Gabriela Guzmán (Latin American Spanish), Odile Cohen (European French dub)
!!!''Appears In:'' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"Welcome to the ''Daily Bugle''."''

Jameson's secretary at the ''Daily Bugle''.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the comics, Peter dated Betty for a while, before pursuing other romantic interests. Even though there is a slight hint of sexual tension between them in the films, they never get together.
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''etty '''B'''rant.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Obviously has a crush on Peter, who is head-over-heels for Mary Jane.
* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCityMidtownSchoolOfScienceAndTechnology Earth-199999]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Shows signs of being one when dealing with Eddie.
-->'''Betty:''' What's that smell?\\
'''Eddie:''' That's a little something called Nice and Easy. What's on you?\\
'''Betty:''' It's called Go Away.
* DemotedToExtra: None of her characterization from the comics made it into the trilogy with the exception of being Peter's potential love interest, and even that isn't as prominent compared to the source material.
* GirlFriday: To Jameson.
* LaughOfLove: In ''Film/SpiderMan3'', she laughs nervously when Peter, who's under the symbiote's influence, starts hitting on her at the ''Daily Bugle''.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: Being part of the film series since the beginning, she is finally included in the opening billboard (OBB) of ''Spider-Man 3''.
* SciFiBobHaircut: She sports a bob in a sci-fi heavy superhero movie.
* SexySecretary: To the point that both Peter and Eddie hit on her as much as they can in the third film.
[[/folder]]

!!Oscorp personnel/associates
[[folder:Henry Balkan]]
!!Henry Balkan
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/henry_balkan.png]]
[[caption-width-right:330:''"You're out, Norman."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JackBetts
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Francisco Colmenero (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"Yes, Quest Aerospace is recapitalizing in the wake of the bombing. Expanding. They made a tender offer we can't ignore."''

One of the Oscorp board of directors.
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* BoardToDeath: Norman murders him and the rest of the board just so he can remain in charge of Oscorp.
* BullyingADragon: He knows full well that Oscorp designs weapons and he gives its founder a hard time.
* CanonForeigner: Along with the rest of the Oscorp board of directors.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Green Goblin throws a special kind of pumpkin bomb at him that [[StrippedToTheBone instantly disintegrates him into a skeleton]] and then into dust.
* HateSink: Norman had just finished wrapping up a report about how Oscorp had a successful year and Balkan's response is to sell the company out anyway just to make things easier for a rival company, a statement he openly savours with a side of tea.
** Earlier in the film, Ben mentioned corporations were downsizing their staff for a profit, and Peter is part of the working class, so AcceptableTargets is clearly in play on this one.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard / KarmicDeath: After planning to sell Oscorp to Quest Aerospace for his and the board's own profit and thus tries to kick Norman out from his own company, he gets killed by Norman's alter-ego Green Goblin as a response.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As a result of him and the rest of the board of directors kicking Norman out, the latter dons the Goblin suit again and murders them all at the Unity Day Festival. Not only does the experience give Norman an even bigger lust for power, but it also leads to him first encountering Spider-Man at the festival, causing him to form a sick obsession with the hero.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gets very little screen time before being killed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maximillian Fargas]]

!!Maximillian Fargas
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maximillian_fargas.png]]
[[caption-width-right:330:''"Norman, the board is unanimous."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/GerryBecker
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Raúl de la Fuente (Latin Spanish American), Jean-Yves Chatelais (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"The last thing they want is a power struggle with entrenched management. The deal is off if you come with it. The board expects your resignation in 30 days."''

One of the Oscorp board of directors.
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* BaldOfEvil: While not "evil" to a supervillain extent, he does play an antagonistic role towards Norman due to kicking him off the board of directors just so they can move forward with selling Oscorp.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Unlike Balkan, Max at least ''tries'' to show sympathy for Norman when they kick him out. Norman certainly doesn't buy it though, considering Max admits the board's decision is unanimous meaning he's going along with putting Norman out.
* BoardToDeath: Norman murders him and the rest of the board in order to keep his position as CEO of Oscorp.
* CanonForeigner: Along with the rest of the Oscorp board of directors.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Green Goblin throws a special kind of pumpkin bomb at him that [[StrippedToTheBone instantly disintegrates him into a skeleton]] and then into dust.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard / KarmicDeath: Like with the rest [[BoardToDeath of the Oscorp board]], he is killed by Norman (as the Green Goblin) in response to trying to have Norman kicked out of his own company.
* TokenGoodTeammate: While he still joined the other members of the Board of Directors in kicking Norman out of Oscorp, Max at least doesn't antagonize him like Balkan and speaks to Norman in a cordial tone.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The board of directors forcing Norman out is what leads to the latter becoming the Green Goblin again and murdering them; an act that results in him becoming obsessed with power, which convinces him to use his abilities and weapons to become a dangerous public menace, rather than just using them to do his own corporate dirty work.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Just like Henry Balkan, he gets very little screen time before being killed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Mendel Stromm]]
!!Dr. Mendel Stromm
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[[caption-width-right:330:''"We need to take the whole line back to formula."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/RonPerkins
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeterLurie (first game), Herman López (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"Dr. Osborn, please. The performance enhancers aren't ready. The data just doesn't justify this test. Now, I'm asking you for the last time. We can't do this."''

The head of Oscorp's research and development department.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic books, he's an antagonist that tried to have Norman murdered after the latter had him arrested for embezzlement so Osborn could steal his inventions. Along with that, he, later on, ended up becoming a cyborg supervillain. Here, he's a well-intentioned scientist that would've prevented the entire conflict of the first movie had Norman considered his warnings.
* CowardlySidekick: Norman considers him to be this, due to him not wanting to test the performance enhancers. As Norman finds out, Mendel's reluctance was very much justified.
* DeathByAdaptation: He has narrowly avoided death multiple times in the comics, but in the first film ends up being the Green Goblin's very first victim.
* GadgeteerGenius: He helped design the Goblin's suit, glider, and other equipment, and is noted in the novelization to be second only to [[ComicBook/AntMan Henry Pym]] in terms of cybernetic breakthroughs.
* InNameOnly: Has nothing in common with his comic book counterpart outside of his name, association with Oscorp, and involvement with the formula that gave the Goblin his powers.
* IgnoredExpert: Norman disregards his warnings that the performance enhancers could pose serious risks, a move that ultimately has disastrous consequences.
* KilledOffscreen: He's last seen getting attacked by the Green Goblin, and Norman is just told about his body being found when he comes to.
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one among the Oscorp personnel that believes that the performance enhancers need to be taken "back to formula", due to one trial run of them showing side-effects of aggression and insanity. In the end, it turns out he was entirely correct, although it would have been smarter to tell this to Norman first rather than blurt it out to the general looking for ''any'' excuse to cut their funding.
* TokenGoodTeammate: He's the only associate of Norman who doesn't yank his chain for the sake of feeling superior.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: By telling General Slocum they would need to take the entire line of performance enhancers "back to formula" in disregard to Norman's claims otherwise, Stromm's caution prompts Slocum to give Norman his ultimatum, which in turn leads to Norman testing them on himself and the whole resulting debacle.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appears in two scenes, as he's killed in the second one.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:General Slocum]]
!!General Slocum
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/StanleyAnderson
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Armando Réndiz (Latin Spanish American), Claude Brosset (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"Nothing would give me more pleasure than to put Norman Osborn out of business."''

A General of the United States Army who funds Oscorp's technologies.
----
* CanonForeigner: As with several other characters, he only appears in the film series.
* ForTheEvulz: Seems to resent Osborn enough to make business decisions for the purpose of antagonizing him. It is possible, however, that he knows Quest is producing the much more impressive and practical battle suit, which he wouldn't be faulted for favoring over the glider. It still doesn't explain why he'd like to see things through to the lengths of putting Oscorp out of business, though.
** The novelization reveals that Slocum sees Osborn as being arrogant, smug and insufferable; and that he felt Osborn was making promises without being able to deliver on them. Thus, Slocum wants him gone.
* FourStarBadass: Implied, as the novelization states he served in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
* LackOfEmpathy: Per page quote, Slocum has no problem seeing Oscorp go out of business if he pulls his contracts from the corporation. [[KarmicDeath Probably not the smartest of words]] considering he's killed by Green Goblin (who is really Norman Osborn) just after saying that.
* MeaningfulName: His name is taken from the passenger steamboat ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_General_Slocum PS General Slocum]]'', which sunk in the East River in 1904 when a fire broke out, killing 1,021 people and making it the worst disaster in New York history until 9/11. It can be seen as either be a tragic coincidence or a potential foreshadowing of his death.
* OhCrap: Right before his death in the novelization, Slocum recognizes Oscorp's glider during the attack on Quest's testing grounds and realizes Osborn is the perpetrator. All he can do is scream in terror.
* PetTheDog: He's genuinely friendly with Quest Aerospace's team and appreciates their abilities.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Played with. He threatens to withdraw Oscorp's funding over ''one'' failed test of the performance enhancers once he learns what the consequences of that failed test were. When Norman tries to say that the rest of his staff believes they're ready for human testing, Slocum still listens to Dr. Stromm's recommendation that it be taken back to formula. ''However'', all of this is filtered through Slocum's obvious personal dislike of Norman, making it come off as him looking for ''any'' good excuse to cut Oscorp's funding.
* TooDumbToLive: Most people have the good sense to not bully a scientist who had just mentioned creating a drug that turns people into superpowered maniacs. The General is not most people.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:
** It was because of him warning Norman that he'll pull Oscorp's funding if the performance enhancers weren't ready in time that led to Norman testing the incomplete version onto himself, which resulted in him becoming the Green Goblin; launching the film's main conflict.
** Furthermore, Norman's death would also push Harry into a vendetta against Spider-Man, which creates conflicts across the two sequels. Not only that, but Slocum's actions even had multiversal consequences when Norman's death is later reversed in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', [[spoiler: allowing the Green Goblin to wreak havoc in the MCU and killing the Aunt May of the MCU's Spider-Man, nearly driving that Peter Parker to his breaking point.]] [[ForWantOfANail All resulting from Slocum being a dick to Norman.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appears for two scenes before he's killed.
[[/folder]]

!!New York Wrestling League
[[folder:NYWL promoter]]
!!NYWL promoter
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/LarryJoshua
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Maynardo Zavala (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"I missed the part where that's my problem."''

The promoter of the New York Wrestling League (NYWL).
----
* EntitledBastard: Expected Peter to stop a burglar from stealing his money not long after screwing him over a prize money (the same money the burglar stole, mind you).
* {{Greed}}: The real reason why he wouldn't cough up the prize money to Peter is because he's a money-grubbing bastard looking for excuses to not actually pay. Note how he complains that the burglar is getting away with ''his'' money right at Peter after he screws him over just moments ago.
* HateSink: A sleazy promoter who screws Peter over the prize money and even has the gall to call him out for not helping him retrieve said money from a burglar. You would still be cheering for the burglar getting away with his money even if you knew it directly leads to Uncle Ben's death.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a sleazy promoter who doesn't give a fuck on anyone.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** Assuming that his [[{{Kayfabe}} wrestling matches were staged performances]] as suggested in the {{Novelization}}, it can be argued that he has the right to not pay Peter the advertised amount of money given that he didn't follow the tournament's rules.
** Despite cheating Peter out of his money, he is indeed right that Peter could have stopped Dennis Carradine from escaping with his money. That Peter wasn't in the mood to do it is another thing...
* LaserGuidedKarma: Immediately after screwing Peter over the prize money, he gets robbed. Peter lets the burglar pass him, then spits back at the promoter with his own words.
* LoopholeAbuse: The ExactWords of his exhibition match is that anyone who lasts three minutes against Bonesaw [=McGraw=] wins $3000. Since Peter beats Bonesaw in only two minutes, he didn't give Peter the full prize. Instead, he gives only him $100, not even a fraction of $2000!
* NoNameGiven: Only credited as a wrestling promoter.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: As mentioned in LoopholeAbuse above, he uses the ExactWords mentioned in the ad for his exhibition match to dupe Peter of his prize money.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His only role is to screw Peter of the promised prize money. If he didn't do that, however, Peter wouldn't be so pissed at him to the point of letting Dennis Caradine get away from robbing him, which leads to Uncle Ben's death, which in turn ultimately leads to Peter becoming Spider-Man.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:NYWL receptionist]]
!!NYWL receptionist
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/OctaviaSpencer
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Alejandra de la Rosa (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"You understand the NYWL is never responsible for any injury you may and probably will sustain in said event? And you're participating in your own free will?"''

The receptionist of the New York Wrestling League (NYWL).
----
* NoNameGiven: Only credited as a wrestling receptionist.
* SassyBlackWoman: A more subdued example. She has the snarky attitude and demeanor but she's more or less restrained.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: She does not notice Peter as a minor participating in a dangerous sport, but as someone who is underweight for it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:NYWL announcer]]
!!NYWL announcer
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BruceCampbell
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Juan Alfonso Carralero (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"The sum of three-thousand dollars will be paid to... the terrifying... the deadly... the amazing Spider-Man!"''

The ring announcer of the New York Wrestling League (NYWL).
----
* TheCameo: The first in the trilogy for Creator/SamRaimi's [[Franchise/EvilDead groovy]] friend Creator/BruceCampbell.
* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Shares the same actor as the Snooty Usher from the second movie, the French waiter from the third movie, and, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had the fourth movie been made]], ComicBook/{{Mysterio}}.
* {{Irony}}: If he is indeed Mysterio, then there's a certain irony that a classic Spider-Man villain ends up coining the name Spider-Man.
* LargeHam: Naturally, as a ring announcer.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The in-between one of the three Creator/BruceCampbell cameos; he's personable but could be inconsiderate of people's wishes.
* NoNameGiven: Only credited as a wrestling announcer.
* SharpDressedMan: He's dressed to the nines, but wearing a sparkly golden blazer and CoolShades.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only appears in a single scene, but it is he who named Spider-Man.
* SunglassesAtNight: He is sporting his CoolShades in a dark arena.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bonesaw [=McGraw=]]]
!!Bonesaw [=McGraw=]
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[[caption-width-right:330:'''''"BONESAW IS READY!!!"''''']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Wrestling/RandySavage
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Sergio Castillo (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"Hey, freakshow! You're goin' nowhere! I gotcha for three minutes! Three minutes of PLAYTIME!"''

A professional wrestler that Peter ends up fighting against for prize money.
----
* AdaptationNameChange: In the comics, the wrestler Peter fights is named Joseph "Crusher" Hogan.
* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Film/SpiderManFarFromHome Earth-199999]].
* AmbiguousSituation: It's debated whether Bonesaw actually wanted to hurt Peter or if he was only ''acting'' like he was gonna do so, as there's a possibility Peter might not have won the prize money if the wrestling match was a staged performance and Peter was to last three minutes and let Bonesaw defeat him, which could explain why his "spider-sense" never acted when Bonesaw charged at him.
* BadassNormal: He's just an ordinary wrestler, yet he puts up a solid fight against Spider-Man. To be fair though Peter is [[HowDoIShotWeb still just learning on how to get the hang of the full potential of his powers and skills]].
* TheBully: Doesn't have any issue fighting a teenager who he thinks is just a skinny, inexperienced kid out of his depth.
* CantTakeCriticism: In the novelization, he punches out an audience member heckling him.
* CatchPhrase: [[IncomingHam "BONESAW IS READY!!!"]]
* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: Bashes Peter several times with a chair.
* CombatPragmatist: He has no problems with using a metal chair to bash Peter several times, and attempted to hit him with a crowbar, despite the fact that doing those is illegal in real-life wrestling. At the same time, however, Peter was still allowed to fight in the match by using his webbing.
* CrowbarCombatant: Attempts to use a crowbar against Peter, but gets beaten down before he has a chance to strike him with it.
* GarbageWrestler: Though he has the skills on the mic to go with it, this is basically Bonesaw's style of fighting, complete with steel chair and (attempted) crowbar attacks.
* LargeHam: In just one scene, he manages to give both J. Jonah Jameson and Green Goblin a run for their money in terms of sheer hamminess.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He's gleeful at the prospect of bearing up Peter and assumes it will be a quick defeat. He then gets his ass utterly handed to him by Peter.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Despite his freakishly-huge muscles, Peter manages to defeat him in two minutes. Justified, of course, given Peter's SuperStrength abilities.
* UnfortunateNames: The ''Film/SpiderMan'' novelization reveals his birth name is Bonesaw Liebowitz, and he changed his last name to avoid anti-Semitism.
* WarmUpBoss: He is the first major opponent Peter faces with his newly-acquired spider powers.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Battlin Jack Murdock]]
!!Jack Murdock
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!!!'''Played by:''' Scott L. Schwartz
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

A wrestler who Peter saw being carried away on a stretcher before his fight with Bonesaw, and who he later saves from some bank robbers.
----
* AdaptationalJobChange: Is a wrestler instead of a boxer.
* AdaptationalOriginConnection: Jack never had any role during the period Spider-Man tried to become a celebrity in the comics.
* AgeLift: Possibly as in the comics, his son Matt became ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} after graduating law school when Jack was killed. Jack's actor was 43 at the time the film was released, so while it is possible that this version of Jack became a parent at a young age, it's also possible that Matt is closer to Peter's age in this version.
* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCity Earth-199999]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Assuming that the wrestling match is in reality a [[{{Kayfabe}} staged performance]], he may have been acting when he said that he couldn't feel his legs after being beaten up by Bonesaw [=McGraw=], which may make sense given how his legs don't look harmed at all. He is shown using them just fine afterwards in the novelization.
* MythologyGag: His costume is colored red and yellow, the same as ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'s costume. His mask also have horns.
[[/folder]]

!!Columbia University
[[folder:Dr. Curtis Connors]]
!!Dr. Curtis Connors
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/DylanBaker
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoeAlaskey (second game), Creator/NathanCarlson (third game), Rolando de Castro (Latin American Spanish), Philippe Crubézy (''Spider-Man 2'', European French dub), Lionel Tua (''Spider-Man 3'', European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

Peter's college physics professor.
----
* AdaptationalHeroism: In virtue of not turning into the Lizard, even though he did so in the third game.
* AdaptationalJobChange: In the comics, he's a former surgeon turned herpetologist, while here he's a physicist (though the ''Spider-Man 2'' novelization confirms he used to be a surgeon and has knowledge in molecular biology). Peter still takes the symbiote to him, however.
-->''I'm a physicist, not a biologist.''
* AdaptationalWimp: He doesn't become the Lizard.
* AffectionateNickname: [[FriendlyAddressPrivileges His friends call him "Curt".]] He repeatedly tried to get Otto to do so.
* AlliterativeName: '''C'''urtis '''C'''onnors.
* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries on Earth-120703]] who can transform into a humanoid lizard.
* AnArmAndALeg: Is missing his right arm.
* CharacterTic: In the second novelization, Otto points out that his eyes roll counterclockwise when he's deflecting.
* CompositeCharacter: In a sense, as in ''Spider-Man 3'', Peter has him examine the symbiote; whereas in the comics Peter gets [[ComicBook/MisterFantastic Reed Richards]] to examine it.
* CoolTeacher: Peter constantly seeks his help if he needs any advanced and professional opinion.
* DeadpanSnarker: Dryly reprimands Peter's [[SubvertedTrope seeming]] [[BrilliantbutLazy laziness]].
-->'''Dr. Connors:''' Your paper on fusion is still overdue.\\
'''Peter:''' I know. I'm planning to write it on Dr. Otto Octavius.\\
'''Dr. Connors:''' Planning is not a major at this university, Parker.
* DecompositeCharacter: Since he doesn't turn into the Lizard, his role as Peter's mentor and idol turned tragic villain goes to Otto Octavius.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He's actually name-dropped in the first film, where he apparently fired Peter as his lab assistant.
* {{Fauxshadow}}: The second and third novelizations allude to him becoming the Lizard, which ultimately doesn't happen in the films[[note]] Creator/SamRaimi had plans for Lizard to be a BigBad, especially in ''3'', but this was [[ExecutiveMeddling axed by the studio in favor of Venom]][[/note]].
** In ''2'', he is mentioned to be researching lizards’ cellular regeneration for potential real-world applications, including regrowing his arm. Ironically, Octavious cautions Connors not to be reckless or impulsive with his experiments.
** In ''3'', Peter sees a chart of lizards and an anatomical model of one in Connors' lab even though he isn't a herpetologist. He briefly wonders if Connors is planning to apply lizards' natural ability to regrow limbs to his own arm.
* HandicappedBadass: The second novelization reveals he lost his arm to mortar fire while treating soldiers overseas.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He was close friends with Otto Octavius, the two sharing a mutual respect.
* IconicSequelCharacter: He is a notable character in the trilogy but he only debuted in the second film.
* IgnoredExpert: Peter disregards his multiple warnings of the potential dangers that the symbiote could pose; warnings that would, later on, prove to be entirely correct.
* MythologyGag:
** The novelization of the first movie shows his firing of Peter happening as he holds an iguana in a cage. Peter even muses whether Connors would understand his perspective if the iguana mutated and bit him, turning him into a giant lizard.
** He's the one Peter brings the symbiote to to study it, like in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''.
** The ''Spider-Man 2'' and ''3'' novelizations reference his OriginStory of turning into a lizard-man hybrid after trying to regrow his arm with reptilian genetics.
* NotThatKindOfDoctor:
** When Peter asks for his help to study the symbiote, Curtis points out, "I'm a physicist, not a biologist."
** In the second novelization, he also tells Octavius during an apparent earthquake, "I’m not a geologist. ...Sorry. Seismologist.”
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He's a former CombatMedic who is now a physics professor as well as a molecular biologist, if his research on lizards is anything to go by.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He lectured Peter when he is struggling to keep both his Spider-Man and personal lives balanced but is still very considerate of him.
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Introduced in the second film.
* WellDoneSonGuy: In the second film, once Peter gets his grades up [[spoiler:by retiring Spider-Man]], Connors commends him on his improvement, which makes Peter [[ItMakesSenseInContext so happy that the movie goes into a freeze-frame.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gwen Stacy]]
!!ComicBook/GwenStacy
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BryceDallasHoward
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Xóchitl Ugarte (Latin Spanish American), Agathe Schumacher (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan3''

Peter's classmate and the apple of Eddie's eye.
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* AdaptationalLateAppearance: She is famously Peter's girlfriend prior to MJ in the comics. Here, she debuts well into Peter and MJ's relationship.
* AdaptedOut: She doesn't appear in the tie-in game for the third movie.
* AlternateSelf: [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries On Earth-120703.]]
* BeingGoodSucks: The reason Gwen nearly died in the first place is because she went out of her way to help her colleague, who tripped and got hurt during the crane fiasco.
* CompositeCharacter: She has traits of her comic book counterpart (namely her original Steve Ditko characterization before her later dramatic personality shifts when Lee tried to make her the love interest) and Ann Weying (Eddie Brock's blonde girlfriend and love interest[[note]]As played by Creator/MichelleWilliams in ''Film/Venom2018''[[/note]]). Her modeling career also alludes to her turn as a bikini model in Roy Thomas' Savage Land story arc.
* DemotedToExtra: Is nowhere near as prominent as her comic book counterpart. As a result, she also never meets her infamous fate.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She makes a brief appearance in the ''Spider-Man 2'' novelization as one of the students in Doctor Connors' class, just as she is in the third film. [[note]]This actually ended up being an unintentional EarlyBirdCameo, as at the time the novelization was written, there were no plans to have Gwen be in the future films; the cameo was written as a mere wink-wink moment on the author's part.[[/note]]
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Eddie sure does. Symbiote Peter is also quite fond of her.
* FanserviceModel: Introduced during a photoshoot in which she's doing sexy poses.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, sweet, and very nice.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: She asks Peter for a photo of her kissing Spider-Man... right in front of MJ.
* LiteralCliffhanger: She gets acquainted with Spider-Man when he rescues her from falling off a building.
* NiceGirl: After realizing Peter (influenced by the symbiote) is using her to get back at Mary Jane, she apologizes to MJ and leaves.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In part of being DemotedToExtra. Hell, Spidey even saves from falling in her second scene, which he [[ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied famously failed to do]] in the comics ([[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2 and the next film incarnation]]).
* StatuesqueStunner: She's one of the tallest female characters in the entire trilogy in addition to being one of its prettiest.
* TruerToTheText: This version of Gwen is pretty accurate to the original Creator/SteveDitko character. A beauty queen and glamor girl who serially dated boys, was a little flighty, and was otherwise not shown to be especially interested in science.
* TwoFirstNames: Her last name is commonly used as a given name.
[[/folder]]

!!Midtown High Alumni
[[folder:Eugene "Flash" Thompson]]
!![[Characters/VenomFlashThompson Eugene "Flash" Thompson]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JoeManganiello
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoseGilbertoVilchis (Latin Spanish American), Marc Saez (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->'''Peter:''' I don't want to fight you, Flash.\\
'''Flash:''' I wouldn't want to fight me neither!

A high school jock who once dated Mary Jane and also used to bully Peter.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: His hair is brown, as opposed to being blonde like in the comics and most versions.
* AdaptationalJerkass: PlayedWith. He's never shown to undergo any of the character development his comic book counterpart went through, such as his admiration for Spider-Man, becoming a better person, and arc of actually becoming friends with Peter and co. However, since he completely disappears after the high school portion of the first film, it's possible that all of this happened offscreen. Indeed, his showing up for Harry's funeral at the very end of the trilogy implies that he did manage to become a better person.
* AlternateSelf: He has two: one from [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]] and another from [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Earth-199999]].
* BackForTheFinale: After being entirely absent from the second film, he appears right at the end of the final film for a cameo.
* BadassBoast: While he is ultimately nothing compared to [[SuperStrength Peter]], he still gets a pretty good (and [[MemeticMutation memorable]]) one during their [[CurbStompBattle "fight"]].
-->'''Peter:''' I don't want to fight you, Flash.\\
'''Flash:''' I wouldn't want to fight me neither!
* BigJerkOnCampus: Rich, popular, and a JerkJock who leads a GangOfBullies and is rotten to the core.
* BoxingBattler: During his fight with Peter, Flash is seen in a boxing stance and begins the fight with jabs.
* TheCameo: He appears very briefly in ''3'' [[spoiler:at Harry's funeral]].
* DemotedToExtra: In the comics, Flash remained a central character in the Spidey mythos well after Peter graduated high school, and the two even became good friends after a while. He is nowhere near as prominent in these movies, disappearing from the first movie after Peter's graduation, not even appearing in the second movie, and only making a short cameo at the end of the third.
* DumbJock: The novelization mentions that he's not very bright and is implied to do poorly academically (as Peter claims that Flash and his friends "would only see letters coming if they were standing on a subway platform"), with several characters even deeming him a [[TheBrute Neanderthal]]. That being said, Flash can [[AwesomenessByAnalysis mentally calculate the trajectory of incoming objects]] thanks to his football skills, allowing him to deduce Peter was the one who threw the lunch tray at him.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Peter notes in the novelization that Flash doesn't truly like Mary Jane so much as he likes what she [[LovingAShadow represents]]; as the football star, he thinks he ''deserves'' to have the prettiest girl in school because it makes him look great. He’s shown to be possessive of MJ and treats her like a prize he won. Flash even acts like MJ betrayed ''him'' when she refuses to remain the steady party-girl girlfriend he expects her to be.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: More {{Jerkass}} than evil, but in the novelization, he is so shallow and self-centered that he assumes Harry is just Peter's MealTicket or Harry is using Peter to coast by in school; there's no other reason the also rich Harry would sacrifice popularity to hang out with "Puny Parker". When Harry explains that Peter is really his BestFriend, Flash just thinks they're dumb for not doing as he would.
* GracefulLoser: If MJ is to be believed, he is not angry about the aftermath of his fight against Peter, he is just glad Peter didn't give him a black eye before graduation. Considering the fact a JerkJock like him openly admitted this to his girlfriend, it seems he is pretty graceful about his loss.
* HookedUpAfterwards: The ending of the ''Spider-Man 2'' novelization briefly mentions that [[spoiler:he got together with Liz Allan sometime after the first film.]]
* HumiliationConga: Doubles as LaserGuidedKarma. Peter's first day with his new powers ends up being unpleasant for Flash, as he first gets hit in the back with a tray full of food, then is easily bested in combat by Peter in front of his classmates, and finally gets hit with food again, this time in the face.
* InSpiteOfANail: As ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' connects the Webb and MCU Spider-Man films to the Raimi series, Flash is the only character to be a classmate of Peter in all three universes.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The novelization explains that a big part of what caused Flash and Mary Jane to break up was his frustration with her wanting to pursue an acting career instead of what he wants for her, and he believes she never thinks about his needs. According to MJ, Flash always made everything about himself during their relationship and never once considered her feelings.
* JerkJock: As with the comics, he is the football quarterback who bullies Peter throughout high school.
* KickTheDog: He and his group look for ANY excuse to give Peter a hard time.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Apparently, he has no intention of getting back at Peter for defeating him. He is just glad Peter didn't give him a black eye before graduation.
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: The novelization reveals he got along disturbingly well with Mary Jane's [[AbusiveParents abusive father]], Philip Watson, because they have a lot in common; both are [[JerkJock Jerk Jocks]] who are selfish and [[ControlFreak controlling]] towards their partners, [[HairTriggerTemper prone to violence when angered]], have an overinflated sense of importance, and despise Peter Parker for being a {{Nerd}}. Peter even wonders [[AscendedFridgeHorror if this played a role in MJ agreeing to date Flash]] and theorizes he [[FutureLoser will follow in Philip's footsteps after high school.]]
* MythologyGag: His unsympathetic jerkassery and little importance to the trilogy is a nod to his Ultimate Comics counterpart.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: {{Downplayed}}, he is a 6'5" muscular jock who is strong enough to put a dent in a locker with a single punch, but his opponent is Spider-Man. He gets PunchedAcrossTheRoom.
* NotGoodWithRejection: The novelization shows that he was furious with Mary Jane breaking up with him, as he secretly gets revenge on her by [[spoiler:having his aunt, who works as a TV casting director, reject Mary Jane's acting audition, even though she actually nailed the part.]]
* ParentPreferredSuitor: A dark version. Philip wants MJ to date Flash because he views the latter as a more successful version of himself, due to his wealth and potential football career. He even prioritizes Flash at the expense of his daughter when "helping" their relationship.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: What happens to him at the end of his fight with Peter.
* ReformedBully: ''Spider-Man 3'' seems to imply this, as he shows up for [[spoiler:Harry's funeral.]]
* RomanticFalseLead: At the start of the first film, he's dating Mary Jane, which makes Peter's crush on her all the more painful. Luckily for Peter, the two quickly break up on rather rotten terms.
* SpoiledBrat: The novelization reveals [[RichBastard his parents are loaded]] and he can get anything he wants, including a convertible for his birthday. Even his aunt is quick to indulge his petty revenge on MJ.
* StarterVillain: He's the first pain in Peter Parker's patootie, but he's quickly forgotten in favor of bigger fish.
* UnskilledButStrong: He's strong enough to ''dent'' an entire locker with a single punch without bruising, but ultimately falls victim to Peter's enhanced strength and reflexes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Liz Allan]]
!!Liz Allan
[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lizallan_spiderman2002.jpg]]
!!!'''Played By:''' Sally Livingstone
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

A classmate of Peter Parker who refuses to let him sit on the bus with her.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Blonde in the comics, auburn-haired here. Even the film's novelization states she has blond hair.
* AdaptationalUgliness: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. This version of Liz is a stereotypical HollywoodNerd, whereas she's a HeadTurningBeauty in the comics.
* AllInTheManual: The novelization reveals her name.
* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCityMidtownSchoolOfScienceAndTechnology Earth-199999]], albeit with a different last name.
* {{Bookworm}}: She brings a stack of books to read during the field trip.
* DecompositeCharacter: Mary Jane acts more like Liz due to being Flash's high school girlfriend and really popular.
* DisabledInTheAdaptation: She's wearing glasses whereas comics Liz has good eyesight.
* HookedUpAfterwards: The ending of the ''Spider-Man 2'' novelization briefly mentions that [[spoiler:she eventually got together with Flash.]]
* HypocriticalHumor: She refuses to sit next to a geek like Peter, yet she’s no better looker herself.
* InNameOnly: Looks nothing like her usual depiction as the most popular girl in school, though since she dislikes Peter, it appears she has more social standing than him.
[[/folder]]

!!Other Supporting Characters

[[folder:Captain George Stacy]]
!!Captain George Stacy, NYPD
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_captain_stacy.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JamesCromwell
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jorge Santos (Latin Spanish American), Michel Ruhl (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan3''

Captain of the NYPD and father of Gwen Stacy.
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* AdaptationalLateAppearance: As with Gwen, he's introduced well before Mary Jane in the comics. Here, he debuts long after her introduction.
* AdaptedOut: Like Gwen, he's also absent from the tie-in video game for the third movie.
* AlternateSelf: [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries On Earth-120703.]]
* BearerOfBadNews: He's the one who informs Peter and Aunt May that Flint Marko was Uncle Ben's actual killer. Peter doesn't exactly take it well.
* CoolOldGuy: Unlike his comic book counterpart, he has not yet retired from his position as [[DaChief police captain]] despite his age, and in the few scenes he appears in, he's shown getting pretty involved in things.
* DemotedToExtra: As with Gwen, his role in the film is very minimal compared to the comics. Also like Gwen, this lets him survive the film.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's a police captain and played by the famously tall (6'7) James Cromwell.
* PapaWolf: In a deleted scene, he defends Gwen when Eddie shows up at her house and begs her to take him back; threatening to have Eddie arrested if he doesn't leave.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Due to his limited role, he survives the events of the movie; whereas fate wasn't so kind to his comic book counterpart or his iteration from ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''.
* TwoFirstNames: His last name is commonly used as a given name.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: When he sees his daughter [[LiteralCliffanger hanging for her life]] in a destroyed building, he is more puzzled at what Gwen was doing on said building in the first place over the fact that his own daughter might die.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mr. Ditkovich]]
!!Mr. Ditkovich
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ditkovich.png]]
[[caption-width-right:330:''"Give me rent!"'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ElyaBaskin
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Alejandro Mayén (Latin Spanish American), Alexandre Arbatt (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"It's a free country, not a rent-free country."''

The landlord of Peter's apartment.
----
* AdaptedOut: Doesn't appear in the tie-in video games for the second and third movies.
* AlternateSelf: Seems to have one on [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome Earth-199999]], if the [[UnseenCharacter unseen landlord]] who warns Peter Parker about his monthly rent after Peter moves to his building is any indication.
* CanonForeigner: He is a character created exclusively for the films, having never appeared in any of the comics.
* ColdHam: He collects Peter's rent fees in a subdued yet bombastic manner.
* CrankyLandlord: Always hounds Peter for rent money, though a few of his scenes in ''Spider-Man 3'' hint at a softer side.
* DeadpanSnarker: Towards Peter.
-->'''Mr. Ditkovich:''' Rent!\\
'''Peter:''' Not now.\\
'''Mr. Ditkovich:''' Listen, it's a free country, not a rent-free country.
* DemotedToExtra: In the ''Editor's Cut'' of ''Spider-Man 3'', he only has less than a minute of screen time, as the cut removes the scene where Peter apologizes to him for having yelled at him earlier.
* HiddenDepths: After Peter snaps at him in the third movie, he acknowledges to Ursula that he knows Peter is not a bad person, late rent or not, and even expresses concern that Peter might be going through a rough time. He's a better people-reader than he lets on and seems to see his tenant as more than just a freeloading kid after all.
* IconicSequelCharacter: He and his daughter are notable characters in the trilogy but they only debuted in the second film.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the third film, it's suggested that he does care for Peter deep down, as he expresses legitimate concern for the latter's sudden change in personality, and later on tries giving him dating advice.
* NoNameGiven: His first name is never revealed.
* PluckyComicRelief: Similar to J. Jonah Jameson, his jerkish demeanor is used in a very comedic way.
* RunningGag: Most of the scenes he appears in has him demanding that Peter pay up his rent money.
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Introduced in the second film.
* {{Tuckerization}}: "Ditkovich" is a reference to Creator/SteveDitko, co-creator of Spider-Man.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ursula Ditkovich]]
!!Ursula Ditkovich
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ursula_ditkovich.png]]
[[caption-width-right:330:''"Hi, Pete!"'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MageinaTovah
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Angélica Villa (Latin Spanish American), Dinara Drukarova (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

An unassuming girl next door who is the daughter of Peter's landlord.
----
* AdaptedOut: As with her father, she isn't in the video game adaptations of the second and third movies.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Obviously has a crush on Peter, who is head-over-heels for Mary Jane.
* BareYourMidriff: Occasionally seen wearing a shirt that exposes a bit of her belly.
* CanonForeigner: Like her father, she has no comic book counterpart.
* CuteClumsyGirl: In her first scene, she gets so distracted by Peter that she accidentally sets her food on fire.
* DoggedNiceGirl: Towards Peter.
* GirlishPigtails: To illustrate her sweet and innocent nature.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's one of the sweetest characters, who come to Peter when he's in a rough spot, whether it is offering him baked goods, or even giving him relationship advice over MJ.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Displays a supportive attitude towards Mary Jane's and Peter's relationship despite her own feelings for the latter.
* IconicSequelCharacter: She and her father are notable characters in the trilogy but they only debuted in the second film.
* LaughOfLove: In ''Film/SpiderMan3'', she giggles briefly when she's feeding Peter cookies while he's talking to Dr. Connors over the phone.
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Introduced in the second film.
* SupremeChef: She's good at making sweets. She baked a cake for Peter in the second film and made him cookies in the third, both times he's seen eating them ecstatically.
* VagueAge: Appears to be around her late teens to early twenties but it was never clarified on-screen.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Emma Marko]]
!!Emma Marko
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emma_marko.png]]
[[caption-width-right:330:''"You can't hide here, Flint."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/TheresaRussell
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Rebeca Manríquez (Latin Spanish American), Martine Irzenski (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"I live in the presence of great truth... and that is the truth that you left behind... right there in that bedroom."''

The ex-wife of Flint Marko and mother of Penny Marko.
----
* AdultFear: She has a daughter with a terminal illness and a husband who turned to crime as a result.
* AllThereInTheManual: The novelization of the third film greatly expands on her character and her history with Flint.
* BrokenBird: Her experiences with Penny becoming ill and Flint subsequently turning to crime has noticeably left her very cold and bitter.
* CanonForeigner: She was created for the film series.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Her anger towards Flint may be unjust since he was just trying to support his family but she was right about several things.
** Accidental or not; Flint still killed a man, making him a danger to herself and Penny in her eyes.
** Due to his arrest; Emma was forced to face a tragedy alone and face financial struggle as well.
** He was currently on the run from the police during this conversation and Penny doesn't need this extra stress in her life as well.
* MamaBear: Disgusted with the lifestyle Flint chose, she adamantly doesn't want him to have anything to do with Penny. In the novelization, she even flat-out tries to attack Flint when he approaches Penny.
* PrematurelyGreyHaired: She has several strands of grey hair, which the novelization hints are the result of all that she's been through.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Penny Marko]]
!!Penny Marko
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/penny_marko.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/PerlaHaneyJardine
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Spencer Lacey Ganus (third game), Gaby Ugarte (Latin American Spanish), Mélanie Maupin (European French dub)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"I miss you too, Daddy."''

The daughter of Flint and Emma.
----
* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The film leaves it uncertain as to whether or not she can be cured of her illness. If Flint's dialogue in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' is anything to go by, Penny is still alive from the time he comes from which is after the events of the film. Conversely, the novelization/originally-filmed ending of ''Film/SpiderMan3'' gives a bleak ending to her story, revealing that her condition is indeed incurable.]]
* CanonForeigner: At the time of the film's release, Flint Marko had no daughter in the comics. However, a character that could be his daughter was introduced into the comics in 2010, though she isn't named Penny and has almost nothing in common with the character in the film.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: She still loves her father regardless of his criminal activities.
* DamselInDistress: In a rather big deviation from the film, the video game adaptation has Venom kidnap and hold her hostage so as to blackmail Flint Marko (who in the game isn't willing to kill Spider-Man at first) into going along with his plans.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Supplementary materials said that she is aware of her terminal illness and made peace with the inevitable outcome.
* IllGirl: She has a possibly terminal illness that Flint is desperate to seek out a cure for.
* IronicName: Penny's family has money problems.
* RetCanon: Before her introduction in the third film, Sandman never had children in the comics. Penny and her father's dynamic, albeit short, is so well received that succeeding comics and adaptations gave Sandman a daughter (through all are radically different from Penny).
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite only appearing in one scene, she is the driving force behind all of Flint Marko's actions.
* TragicKeepsake: Played with. She gives Flint a locket that contains a photo of herself, which Flint from then on treats as his prized possession, as it serves as a constant reminder for him to keep on fighting for her ailing life.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: In the originally-filmed climax of the film (that's still featured in the novelization), [[spoiler:she convinces Flint to stop attacking Spider-Man and to give up his life of crime, telling him to face the reality that there is no cure for her condition and that killing Spider-Man will most definitely not make her get any better. She also helps encourage Peter to forgive Flint for what he did to his uncle.]]
* YourDaysAreNumbered: She has a terminal illness and ''is'' aware of her potential death as shown in a DeletedScene.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bernard Houseman]]
!!Bernard Houseman
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bernard.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnPaxton
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Esteban Siller (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"I loved your father, as I have loved you, Harry, as your friends love you."''

The butler of Norman Osborn and later Harry Osborn.
----
* AdaptationNameChange: He's referred to as Edmund Bernard in the novelizations.
* AscendedExtra: In the first two films, he only briefly shows up for one scene per film. Come to the third film, he's given prominence in several scenes, particularly at the end when [[spoiler:he tells Harry the truth about Norman's death.]]
* CanonForeigner: He's not a character from the comics.
* CanonImmigrant: After first appearing in the films, his character also appeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''.
* HelpfulHallucination: [[spoiler:Word of God is that, while he's real in all his other appearances, he's a hallucination of Harry's in the scene where he tells him the truth surrounding Norman's death; representing Harry overcoming his own inner demons. The scene was originally going to show this, but it was cut from the final picture.]]
* PunnyName: A butler with a surname of ''Houseman''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rosalie Octavius]]
!!Rosalie Octavius
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rosalie_octavius.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/DonnaMurphy
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SusanEgan (second game), Yolanda Vidal (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2''

->''"I met him on the college steps, and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. He was studying science and I was studying English literature."''

Otto Octavius' wife and assistant.
----
* AdvertisedExtra: Her actress is included in the ''Spider-Man 2'' opening billboard (OBB) despite dying during her second scene.
* AffectionateNickname: Otto always calls her "Rosie".
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Despite the fatal EyeScream moment mentioned below, her corpse is later seen without any form of disfigurement. Hell, there's not even a [[BloodlessCarnage trace of blood]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: Otto and Rosie fell in love because they were both passionate and philosophical in their respective fields, physics and literature. They even tried to woo each other using the Theory of Relativity (Otto) and Creator/TSEliot (Rosie).
* CanonForeigner: Was a character created for the films, as Otto Octavius didn't have a wife in the comics.
* EyeScream: In her death scene, a very clear visual implication suggests that one of the glass shards flew directly into her eye.
* HappilyMarried: To Otto, until her death.
* HumanPincushion: [[GoryDiscretionShot Though it's not shown on screen]], she is killed upon being impaled by several shards of glass.
* LawOfInverseFertility: The novelization reveals she and Otto weren't able to have children, which weighed heavily on the couple.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Her death drives Otto over the edge after his FreakLabAccident, as he is unable to imagine his life without her and can't accept that his own hubris killed the love of his life. Before her death, it was acknowledged that Rosie was the only person Otto put before his work.
* MotherNatureFatherScience: Both she and Otto Octavius are college professors, but whereas Otto specializes in nuclear physics, she teaches literature.
* ScreamingWoman: Screams at the top of her lungs just before her death.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Appears for only two scenes before being killed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain John Jameson III]]
!!Captain John Jameson III, USAF (AFSPC)
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/captain_john_jameson_5.jpg]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/DanielGillies
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Charles Klausmeyer (second game), Creator/RicardoTejedo (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2''

The highly successful son of J. Jonah Jameson, who in the second movie becomes engaged to Mary Jane.
----
* TheAce: He's a famous Air Force officer and captain at NASA, [[HundredPercentAdorationRating well-respected by the public]], rich, and an all-around NiceGuy. In the novelization, Peter is even [[WhyCantIHateYou annoyed by how perfect he is.]]
* AcePilot: Just like his comic book counterpart, he's a highly experienced pilot and astronaut.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Although he serves the role of a romantic rival to Peter, he doesn't become a supervillain like in the comics.
* AlliterativeName: '''J'''ohn '''J'''ameson. Doubles as AlliterativeFamily.
* AlternateSelf: Has one in [[Characters/SSUSanFrancisco another universe]].
* AFatherToHisMen: Towards the end of the ''Spider-Man 2'' novelization, he states at his wedding that he remembers and mourns his late fellow astronauts, which is why he'll always abort a faulty mission if it doesn't feel right rather than risk people's lives in going through with it, even if his own reputation is affected.
* CareerVersusMan: [[GenderInvertedTrope Gender inverted]]. According to John, his past relationships ended because the women he dated couldn't handle the risks of his job in NASA’s space program; Mary Jane stands out because she's the first to accept and support his work.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappears after the second film and isn't even mentioned in the third, though he was present in earlier drafts.
* DisposableFiance: A rare non-romantic comedy instance. He serves the part of the "Bland Perfection" man that [[spoiler:ultimately gets dumped by Mary Jane for Peter at the end of the movie, on what was supposed to be their wedding day, no less.]]
* FlatCharacter: He only appears in the second film, and only exists to be Mary Jane's boyfriend. Plus, he only gets two lines of dialogue in the entire film. He also never becomes the Man-Wolf. His characterization is expanded on a little in the novelization.
* GoodSamaritan: The novelization reveals John met Mary Jane at Moondance when he defended her from her MeanBoss and a customer who was sexually harassing her.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: He always comes off as [[MellowFellow relatively calm and collected no matter the situation]], a big contrast to how his father reacts to everything. In one version of the script for the third movie, his father hired Eddie Brock to spy on MJ after she dumped him; John, by contrast, handled it quite well.
* HookedUpAfterwards: The end of the novelization implies [[spoiler:he'll start dating Louise Wood.]]
* NotGoodWithRejection: Averted, at least in the film's novelization. If anything, he is much better than he has any reason to, given the [[RunawayBride callous way]] that he was rejected. [[spoiler:While saddened, he's generally understanding with Mary Jane deciding to move on, as deep down he himself was unsure if their relationship was going to work out. John even pacifies the guests with a speech on how it was better for him and Mary Jane to call it quits now instead of potentially getting hurt down the line.]]
* SharpDressedMan: Makes sense since he's a USAF officer.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's 5'11" and very handsome, even introduced as "[[{{Hunk}} delicious]]" at the gala held in his honor.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Was this in the early drafts for the third film, which had him unknowingly bringing the Venom symbiote back from his space mission.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: While he and his father didn't share many scenes together, their personalities clearly reflect this trope. Jonah is a HotBlooded LargeHam whose brashness are PlayedForLaughs while John is laid back.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Joan Jameson]]
!!Joan Jameson
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joan_jameson.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristineEstabrook
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2''

The wife of J. Jonah Jameson.
----
* AlliterativeName: '''J'''oan '''J'''ameson. Doubles as AlliterativeFamily.
* {{Foil}}: The second film goes the extra mile to show that she and J. Jonah Jameson have quite different ideas when it comes to budgeting things. While JJJ seeks to be as cheap as possible, she on the other hand generally wants to go all-out with everything.
* TheGhost: She’s mentioned but does not appear in the first and third movies.
* PluckyComicRelief: In a sense, as whenever she appears or gets brought up, it's always for an imminent joke or gag.
* SparedByAdaptation: Although her character died in the comics, the movies depict her as being alive and well.
* UnseenNoMore: She's mentioned in the first film but didn't appear until the second.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Louise Wood]]
!!Louise Wood
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/louise_spider_man_2.png]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/VanessaFerlito
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Irene Jiménez (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2''

->''"Well, what's wrong with believing in love stories?"''

Mary Jane's play co-star and close friend.
----
* AllThereInTheScript: Her name is not given in the film, only in the credits. Likewise, only the novelization reveals her last name.
* AllWomenLoveShoes: She and MJ are shown shoe shopping at Barneys New York.
* AscendedExtra: She’s almost literally an extra in the theatrical cut of ''Spider-Man 2'', having a few lines during her play and then two nonspeaking cameos at the gala and MJ's wedding. However, the extended ''2.1'' cut of the film gives her an entire scene where she talks with Mary Jane over the latter's feelings for John Jameson and if she really does love him or not.
* BestFriend: She's one of Mary Jane's closest friends, to the point that she serves as her maid of honor at her wedding.
* CanonForeigner: Although she shares a first name with Louise Kennedy (a character that briefly appeared in the Spider-Man comics of TheNineties before getting killed off), she has zero relation to the character; rendering her this.
* HookedUpAfterwards: Towards the end of the novelization for ''Spider-Man 2'', there's a strong implication that [[spoiler:she and John Jameson will start dating.]]
* ShippingTorpedo: Downplayed. She's actually supportive of Mary Jane's relationship with John and only shows disapproval towards her friend wanting to marry him so early, not because she doesn't think they'd be good together, but rather because she highly suspects that Mary Jane's intentions aren't because she truly loves John.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Mary Jane claims she "reads too many love stories" due to her rather storybook opinions on how true love feels. That said, Louise makes a valid point about MJ's feelings for John compared to Peter.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nowhere to be seen in the third film despite being MJ's closest friend.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rahi Aziz]]
!!Rahi Aziz
[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_aziz.png]]
[[caption-width-right:330:''"Parker! You're late, man! Always late!"'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/AasifMandvi
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeithSzarabajka (second game), Sergio Gutiérrez Coto (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2''

->''"Joe's [[ThirtyMinutesOrItsFree 29-Minute Guarantee]] is a promise, man. And I know to you, Parker, a promise means nothing. But to me, it's serious."''

The manager of Joe's Pizza.
----
* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being shown several times in the main trailer for ''Spider-Man 2'', he's only in the actual film for two scenes.
* AllThereInTheScript: In both the film and video game, he's only referred to as Mr. Aziz, while the film's novelization reveals his first name to be Rahi.
* CanonForeigner: He's yet another film-exclusive character.
* MeanBoss: A subversion -- while he comes off as a strict manager, his reasons for firing Peter are entirely justifiable, and he does manage to show a bit of sympathy towards the latter, admitting that Peter's "a nice guy, but just not dependable".
* SeriousBusiness: {{Justified|Trope}}. Given that a pizza order becomes free after 29 minutes, thus losing the restaurant money and potential repeat customers, Aziz treats the 29-minute guarantee as a serious matter.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His dismissing Peter from Joe's Pizza is what marks the beginning of the latter's downward spiral when it comes to the pressure of balancing his superhero life with his civilian life.
* VerbalTic: He tends to end his sentences with "man", as shown in the above quotes.
-->'''Peter:''' Why didn't you send Salim?\\
'''Mr. Aziz:''' Salim was deported yesterday, man.
* YouHaveFailedMe: A non-lethal example. When Peter fails to make an important delivery on time along with his reputation of tardiness, Mr. Aziz understandably has no choice but to fire Peter.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Philip and Madeline Watson]]
!!Philip and Madeline Watson
!!!'''Philip played by:''' Creator/TimDeZarn
!!!'''Madeline played by:''' Taylor Gilbert
!!!'''Appear In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2''

Mary Jane's parents who lived next door to the Parkers.
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* AbusiveParent: Philip is this, though the full extent is unknown. Presumably, it was nothing that he could be arrested for as it's unlikely that Ben and May would have ignored something like that.
* AdaptationalDumbass: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] with Philip. In the comics, he was a college professor who wanted to be a writer. Here, Philip doesn't seem to even have a job and his way of dressing and his act of asking Mary Jane for money suggests that he is a lazy FatSlob.
* AdaptedOut: Mary Jane's sister Gayle and aunt Anna from the comics aren't even mentioned in the films, implying that they don't exist in this continuity. However, Anna is mentioned in the novelizations.
* AlternateSelf: Philip has one on [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome Earth-199999]] who is the father of Michelle Jones-Watson, the equivalent of Philip's daughter in that reality. He also had one as a [[Series/AgentCarter homeless man named George]] who shared his physical appearance in the mid-1940s.
* CompositeCharacter: Mary Jane lives with her parents next door to the Parkers, while in the comics it was her aunt Anna.
* OffscreenBreakup: The ''Film/SpiderMan2'' novelization reveals they divorced sometime after the first film.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Madeline appears at Mary Jane's wedding in the second film while in the comics, she passed away from an illness, though it's mentioned that she has been sick but found the time to go to Mary Jane's play.
[[/folder]]

!!Minor Characters
[[folder:Old man]]
!!Old man
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/StanLee
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ArturoMercado [''Film/SpiderMan2'' ], Ismael Castro [''Film/SpiderMan3'' ](Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"You know, I guess one person really can make a difference. 'Nuff said."''

[[Creator/StanLee An old man]] who frequently appears.
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* AmbiguousSituation: May or may not be the same entity as [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 The Watcher Informant]]. Especially so, considering that ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' connects this world to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Otherwise, he could just be an AlternateSelf.
* AscendedExtra: After appearing as a HeroicBystander in the first two films, the third film finally gives him a short yet heartfelt scene with Peter.
* CatchPhrase: In the third film, he gets to say one of Stan's many, ''many'' notable phrases: "'Nuff Said".
* TheCameo: [[TheCameo/StanLee Because this is Stan Lee we're talking about.]]
* CoolOldGuy: Has no hesitation saving strangers despite his advanced age.
* CoolShades: And he's never seen without them.
* HeroicBystander: His first two appearances have him saving people from being caught in the battle between Spider-Man and the respective film's BigBad.
* NoNameGiven: Only credited as "Man in [insert scene]".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Punk Rock Girl]]
!!Punk Rock Girl
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/LucyLawless
!!!'''Appear In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1''

->''"Guy with eight hands. That's hot."''

One of the citizens of New York who has a more positive opinion of Spider-Man.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: Even though it isn't true, she still finds Spidey attractive despite her wrong belief that he has eight hands.
* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Characters/MCUSHIELDRealSHIELD Earth-199999]] as a [[AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome S.H.I.E.L.D agent]] named Isabelle Hartley.
* TheCameo: For Creator/LucyLawless, who is part of director Creator/SamRaimi's ProductionPosse.
* CloudCuckoolander: She believes Spider-Man has eight hands despite his picture being all over media.
* NoNameGiven: Credited only as "PunkRock Girl".
* NonIndicativeName: "Punk Rock ''Girl''" is a clearly grown woman.
* SmokingIsCool: She's seen with a cigarette in her hands.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Siblings playing on a patio]]
!!Siblings playing on a patio
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!!!'''Male sibling played by:''' Unknown[[labelnote:Explanation]]Conflicting sources list either Creator/SpencerList or Creator/ZachryRogers. The ''Website/IMDb'' for ''Film/SpiderMan2'' [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316654/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm list both]] while ''Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}'' credits List[[/labelnote]]
!!!'''Female sibling played by:''' Unknown[[labelnote:Explanation]]Conflicting sources list either Creator/PeytonRList or Creator/EllaRogers. The ''Website/IMDb'' for ''Film/SpiderMan2'' [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316654/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm list both]] while ''Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}'' credits List[[/labelnote]]
!!!'''Appear In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2''

->''"Yes, Mr. Spider-Man."''

Siblings saved by Peter in ''Spider-Man 2''.
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* FreeRangeChildren: Their parents/guardians [[AdultsAreUseless are nowhere to be seen]] while they're playing on a patio near a ''busy street''.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: It's not stated on-screen but they're played by actual twins.
* NoNameGiven: They're only credited as "Boy/Girl Playing On The Street".
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Peter saving them from a speeding truck causes him to miss his last shot delivery, which leads to his firing from Joe's Pizza, which marks the beginning of Peter's downward spiral when it comes to the pressure of balancing his superhero life with his civilian life.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hotel receptionist]]
!!Hotel receptionist
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/EmilyDeschanel
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Cony Madera (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2''

->''"You're late. I'm not paying for those."''

A hotel receptionist who was Peter's final customer as a pizza delivery guy for Joe's Pizza.
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: A visibly snooty woman played by the beautiful Creator/EmilyDeschanel.
* CanonForeigner: She's yet another film-exclusive character.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Snobby and inconsiderate she may be, it doesn't change the fact that Peter was late on his delivery.
* NoNameGiven: Only credited as the hotel receptionist.
* OralFixation: She's seen chewing bubble gum.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her being inconsiderate towards Peter leads to him being dismissed from Joe's Pizza, which marks the beginning of Peter's downward spiral when it comes to the pressure of balancing his superhero life with his civilian life.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Waldo]]
!!Waldo
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BruceCampbell
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Juan Alfonso Carralero (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2''

->''"I'm sorry, sir. No one will be seated after the doors are closed."''

The head usher at Lyric Theater where Mary Jane's play is being shown.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The novelization reveals his name while he's only credited as a snooty usher in the film.
* TheCameo: The second in the trilogy for Creator/SamRaimi's [[Franchise/EvilDead groovy]] friend Creator/BruceCampbell.
* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Shares the same actor as the Wrestling Announcer from the first movie, the French Waiter from the third movie, and, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had the fourth movie been made]], ComicBook/{{Mysterio}}.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's inconsiderate towards Peter, sure, but Peter did arrive late for the play and this guy's just doing his job.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The most obnoxious of the three Creator/BruceCampbell cameos.
* SeriousBusiness: The reason he's ultra strict towards latecomers is to prevent them from disrupting the audiences' intimate viewing.
* SharpDressedMan: It goes with being an usher. In the novelization, he's even annoyed by Peter's untied shoe.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only appears in a single scene, but him being inconsiderate towards Peter directly leads to the latter's fallout with Mary Jane for much of the second film.
* YouShallNotPass: It's his job to prevent latecomers from entering a play after it begins to, as he puts it, maintain the illusion.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Doctor Strange]]
!!ComicBook/DoctorStrange

While attempting to come up with a super villain alias for Otto Octavius, Hoffman recommends the name Doctor Strange, only for Jameson to say it is taken.
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* AlternateSelf: On [[Characters/MCUDoctorStrange Earth-199999]], [[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 a destroyed reality and a zombie-apocalyptic reality.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear if Strange is an established superhero like in the comics or whether the name is related to something fictional in-universe that would result in copyright infringement if Jameson used the name.
* DisneyOwnsThisTrope: The ''Daily Bugle'' couldn't use the name "Doctor Strange" because this person already owns it. The trope is even a literal case as Disney eventually gets the film rights to the character.
* TheGhost: Is never seen and is only name-dropped during ''Film/SpiderMan2''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mr. Jacks]]
!!Mr. Jacks
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JoelMcHale
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Armando Coria (Latin American Spanish)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan2''

The VP of home loans at First National Bank, where Aunt May attempts to get a loan.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's a smug asshole who takes great pleasure in denying Aunt May a loan and a FreeToaster. In the novelization, Peter can tell that Mr. Jacks is pretending to be sympathetic towards him and May to excuse himself from their meeting as soon as possible. When Doctor Octopus arrives, he still doesn't let up.
* MorallyBankruptBanker: He's a total jackass who tries to take advantage of Doctor Octopus' bank robbery to steal some money for himself. Fortunately, Aunt May puts a stop to it.
* SharpDressedMan: It comes with being a banker.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:French waiter]]
!!French waiter
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BruceCampbell
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Juan Alfonso Carralero (Latin Spanish American)
!!!'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan3''

->''"Oh! So you want to pop the question tonight, huh!"''

The head waiter of a French restaurant Peter and Mary Jane dine in.
----
* TheCameo: The third in the trilogy for Creator/SamRaimi's [[Franchise/EvilDead groovy]] friend Creator/BruceCampbell.
* ColdHam: Despite appearing dignified, one could tell that Creator/BruceCampbell is exaggerating the French accent a bit.
* FunnyForeigner: A French man who helps Peter propose to Mary Jane while [[HilarityEnsues hilarious hijinks are concurring]].
* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Shares the same actor as the Wrestling Announcer from the first movie, the Snooty Usher from the second movie, and, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had the fourth movie been made]], ComicBook/{{Mysterio}}.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The only Creator/BruceCampbell cameo who doesn't have a SmallRoleBigImpact on the film.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The NiceGuy of the three Creator/BruceCampbell cameos.
* NoNameGiven: Only credited as a French waiter.
* PornStache: has a visibly thick mustache.
* SharpDressedMan: Comes with being the head waiter of an upscale french restaurant.
* ShipperOnDeck: He gleefully helps Peter on his planned proposal for Mary Jane, though it does go with his job.
[[/folder]]

!Video Game Exclusive Characters
Characters that appear in the tie-in video games, but are otherwise non-canon to the films.

[[folder:The Narrator]]
!!The Narrator

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BruceCampbell

The narrator of all three games. [[LemonyNarrator Does not quite take this job seriously.]]
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Some of the things he says can be... pretty out there, for sure.
* DeadpanSnarker: 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.
* LemonyNarrator: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: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.
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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: He has no superpowers, instead of using his special gauntlets and insulated suit to make himself a match for Spider-Man.
* EmbarrassingButEmpoweringOutfit: 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"!
* NoHonorAmongThieves: 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.”
* SphereOfDestruction: In the second game, he can generate a massive spherical blast of vibrational air.
* TornadoMove: His gauntlets are able to generate small tornadoes.
* VillainTeamUp: He teams up with Vulture to perform a heist, and they split the shares.
* WakeUpCallBoss: He’s the first boss that Spider-Man battles that aren’t just a mere thug.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Adrian Toomes / Vulture]]

!!Adrian Toomes / Vulture

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DwightSchultz

A bird-like elderly man that uses a flight suit to commit robberies.
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* BaldOfEvil: As with his comic book counterpart, he has no hair due to his age.
* ClockTower: He lives inside of one, using it as his own SupervillainLair.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Would be an ordinary old man if not for his flight suit.
* DeathCourse: His lair is filled to the brim with explosive booby traps.
* DiabolusExNihilo: The game offers no explanation behind his turn to crime.
* EvilOldFolks: He's a criminal that's noticeably older than any of the villains Spider-Man has fought.
* FeatherFlechettes: Uses sharp, metallic feathers against Spider-Man in combat.
* GrenadeSpam: He throws down a massive amount of grenades at Spider-Man as the latter makes his way up to his location.
* NoRespectGuy: 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.
* VillainTeamUp: Briefly teams up with Shocker in order to perform a heist, and splits the shares with him afterward.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[=MacDonald=] Gargan / Scorpion]]

!![[ComicBook/MacGargan MacDonald Gargan / Scorpion]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Michael [=McColl=] (''Spider-Man: The Movie''), Creator/DeeBradleyBaker (''Spider-Man 3'')

A man [[CursedWithAwesome has unwillingly given]] superpowers and a cybernetic tail and forced to be an agent/hitman for [=MechaBioCon=] Industries.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: 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 pushes him more into the AntiHero range.
* ArchEnemy: Dr. Stillwell, who was the person in charge of the project that made him into the Scorpion.
* AscendedExtra: He only appeared in two levels in the first game before becoming a major character with his own subplot in the third.
* BewareMyStingerTail: His cybernetic tail is able to shoot out energy blasts and can also be used effectively in hand-to-hand combat.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: His armor in ''Spider-Man 3'' gives him retractable blades underneath his wrists.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: He briefly becomes this in the third game, until Spider-Man is able to free him.
* CombatParkour: In combat, he can be just as agile as Spider-Man.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: He considers himself to be a "freak" and desperately wants to get his rid of a prehensile tail.
* PoweredArmor: In both of his appearances, he wears a metal armor that enhances his abilities along with giving him some protection.
* PrehensileTail: He has a cybernetic scorpion tail that's been gruesomely fused to his spine.
* ScaryScorpions: Not only does he have a scorpion tail, but the first game briefly mentions that he's been infused with radioactive scorpion DNA.
* WallCrawl: Similar to Spider-Man, he's able to cling to and climb up walls.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven The Hunter]]

!!Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven The Hunter

->'''Voiced by:''' Peter Lurie (''Spider-Man: The Movie''), Creator/NeilKaplan (''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.
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* BoisterousBruiser: He's quite a show-off when it comes to both his fighting abilities and his traps.
* DeathCourse: He turns the Central Park Zoo into one for Spider-Man.
* EgomaniacHunter: His whole reason behind wanting to kill Spider-Man and the Lizard was to show to himself that he really can kill ''anything''.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: In both of his appearances, he drinks potions that enhance his abilities in different ways.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Attempts to hunt the clearly-human Spider-Man, as well as the human-turned-monster Lizard.
* IGaveMyWord: 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.
* PoisonAndCureGambit: In order to prevent Spider-Man from merely leaving his DeathCourse, he poisons and says that he'll give him the antidote only if he gets beaten by him in combat.
* SniperRifle: There are several moments in the first game where he'll wield a sniper rifle, which Spider-Man will have to take cover against.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino]]

!!Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnDiMaggio (''Spider-Man 2''), Creator/SteveBlum (''Spider-Man 3'')

A super-powered agent/hitman of [=MechaBioCon=] that wears a metallic rhino-like armor.
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* TheBrute: Between his super-muscles and metallic armor, he's a mega-tank.
* BullfightBoss: 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.
* DeathFromAbove: [[spoiler:He is killed in ''Spider-Man 3'' upon being crushed by several massive ceiling monitors.]]
* TheDragon: He serves as this to Dr. Stillwell in the third game.
* DumbMuscle: 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.
* PoweredArmor: The armor he wears makes him all the more powerful, specifically rendering him invulnerable to most attacks.
* PunchClockVillain: Only attacks people or steals things when his bosses send him out to do so.
* ShockwaveStomp: 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.
* SuperStrength: Very much so, to the point that in the third game, he can wield parts of the scenery against Spider-Man.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Felicia Hardy / Black Cat]]

!!Felicia Hardy / ComicBook/BlackCat

->'''Voiced by:''' Holly Fields

A cat-themed crimefighter that takes an interest in Spider-Man.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: As with many of her comic book counterpart’s outfits, her costume has quite a low neckline.
* ActionGirl: She loves to throw herself into the middle of a battle whenever possible.
* AdaptationalHeroism: 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.
* BadassNormal: While she doesn't appear to have any superpowers, that doesn't mean she's incapable of throwing criminals around.
* BuildingSwing: Uses a grappling hook to get her from building to building.
* DatingCatwoman: 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.
* DominoMask: What she hides her identity with.
* ExpositionFairy: Helps Spider-Man through several missions in the game.
* FlirtingUnderFire: 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.
* HellBentForLeather: 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!
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: When Spider-Man [[spoiler: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.]]
* InASingleBound: Despite not having superpowers, she's somehow able to jump great distances.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: 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.
* MsFanservice: To the point that one of the game's hint markers will give you her exact measurements.
* RoofHopping: When she's not using her grappling hook, she'll do this.
* SecretIdentityIdentity: She lives most of her life as a crimefighter, and tries to convince Spider-Man to do the same.
* StalkerWithACrush: 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.
* TheTease: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Quentin Beck / Mysterio]]

!!Quentin Beck / ComicBook/{{Mysterio}}

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor

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.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, he has a solid amount of hand-to-hand combat knowledge. Here, he goes down after one punch from Spider-Man.
* AlienInvasion: After being humiliated by Spider-Man he uses this as his own grand illusion on New York City.
* BerserkButton: He'll quickly fly into a rage when mocked.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: His Mysterio costume has a large "M" on the front.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: A WhatCouldHaveBeen example. Had the fourth film in the series been made, Mysterio would have made an appearance... revealing all of Creator/BruceCampbell's previous appearances to be him in disguise.
* CircusOfFear: Puts Spider-Man right into the middle of a twisted carnival as part of one of his many illusions.
* CoolShades: He sports some as Quentin Beck.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: Even though he's invented many technologically-advanced items, he only uses them for the sake of his own ego.
* EvilGenius: He's capable and creating his own elaborate illusions and building his own androids.
* FishbowlHelmet: Wouldn't be Mysterio without one.
* JetPack: He rides around on one during his first challenge with Spider-Man at the arena.
* MasterOfIllusion: His own personal specialty, which he ends up using for evil purposes.
* MonumentalDamage: 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.
* NoYou: 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.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Though ineffective in hand-to-hand combat, his illusions and inventions do put up quite a challenge for Spider-Man.
* SmugSnake: 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.
* SoreLoser: 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.
* VillainDecay: He goes from attacking a press conference, taking over the Statue of Liberty, and putting Spider-Man through a DeathCourse to being easily defeated by the hero in a man-to-man confrontation.
* VillainsWantMercy: Upon getting punched by Spider-Man, he immediately surrenders and pleads Spider-Man not to hit him again.
* WeakButSkilled: 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.
* ZeroEffortBoss: It only takes one hit to defeat him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: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''.
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* AnIcePerson: She can briefly freeze Spider-Man in a block of ice in the second game.
* BonusBoss: In ''Spider-Man 2'', she's only available to fight in the game's battle arena, which is unlocked after beating the story mode.
* MagicWand: 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.
* HollywoodVoodoo: Along with having elemental powers, she's also able to do things like making the Lizard grow to gigantic size.
* PlayingWithFire: Uses fire in addition to her ice attacks.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Thomas Fireheart / Puma]]

!!Thomas Fireheart / Puma

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker

A supervillain hired by Doctor Octopus to attack Spider-Man. He is exclusive to the PC version of ''Spider-Man 2'' (which has a plot that ''drastically'' differs from the movie).
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* BeastMan: His Puma form is a cross between that of a human and a mountain lion.
* CombatParkour: Is equally as agile as Spider-Man.
* DiabolusExNihilo: The game gives zero explanation as to what led to him getting his powers in this universe.
* GetBackHereBoss: Spider-Man has to chase him throughout the city, with there being small fighting segments spread out in-between.
* LuredIntoATrap: He steals a car just so he can lead Spider-Man into an ambush.
* PunchClockVillain: Doctor Octopus hires him just to be a mere distraction for Spider-Man while he kidnaps Mary Jane.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: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.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: He is far worse than his comic book counterpart, being a mass murderous BadBoss. He's actually one of the most murderous villains in the game trilogy.
* BadBoss: To a serious extent, as after having his chopper destroyed by Spider-Man [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he kills his own crew]] by activating explosive devices that were hidden in their suits.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: What he used to be prior to having his practices exposed.
* InNameOnly: Has almost nothing in common with his comic book counterpart, who was a mere one-shot villain that attempted and failed to be EvilerThanThou to Doctor Octopus and had nothing to do with the bombing.
* JetPack: He flies around on one.
* KarmaHoudini: While his plot is thwarted, he escapes with no repercussions.
* MadBomber: 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.
* StarterVillain: He's the first villain Spider-Man fights in the third game.
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[[folder:Detective Jean [=DeWolfe=]]]

!!Detective Jean [=DeWolfe=]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/VanessaMarshall

A member of the NYPD that secretly enlists Spider-Man's help in exposing the DirtyCops in the department.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: She is brunette in the game, as opposed to being blonde.
* AdaptationNameChange: Similar to the Ultimate comics, her last name is spelled as "[=DeWolfe=]" instead of "[=DeWolff=]".
* DefrostingIceQueen: 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.
* DistressCall: 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?
* SparedByTheAdaptation: 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 KilledOffForReal.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Stillwell]]

!!Dr. Stillwell

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NikaFutterman

The lead scientist behind the creation of both Scorpion and Rhino.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: The Stillwell of the original comics regretted turning [=MacGargan=] into Scorpion, and died trying to cure him. In the game, Stillwell never shows any remorse for anything she puts Scorpion through.
* AndYourLittleDogToo: 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=].
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: She throws all corporate and scientific ethics right into the dumpster.
* EvilLaugh: When Scorpion demands that she removes his cybernetic tail, she laughs just before [[spoiler:revealing what was done to him is irreversible.]]
* GenderFlip: In the comics, the scientist that created Scorpion was a man.
* OnlyOneName: Her first name isn't revealed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin]]

!!Wilson Fisk / ComicBook/TheKingpin

->'''Voiced by:''' Bob Joles

A powerful crime lord that ends up crossing paths with Spider-Man.
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* AffablyEvil: Is about as classy as a crime lord could get.
* BadassNormal: He has no actual powers, and yet is able to put up a strong fight against the black-suited Spider-Man.
* DisneyVillainDeath: 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.
* KungShui: 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.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: At the time of the game's release, the film rights to the Kingpin were held by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, due to him being a part of the ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' franchise. What allowed him to appear in the game was the mere fact that Creator/{{Activision}} held the game rights to him.
* TruerToTheText: 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.
* UncertainDoom: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Frances Louise Barrison / Shriek]]

!!Frances Louise Barrison / Shriek

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CourtenayTaylor

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.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Her comic book counterpart is a mutant whose powers activated during a confrontation with ComicBook/CloakAndDagger. In the ''Spider-Man 3'' video game, she's a normal human that received her powers from a symbiote.
* AmbiguousEnding: It’s left uncertain as to whether or not the symbiote’s effects on her can be reversed.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Being possessed by the symbiote causes her skin to become deathly white.
* MakeMeWannaShout: She can emit sonic screams, which she uses to temporarily stun Spider-Man’s black suit.
* MasterOfIllusion: 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.
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: She uses her mind control abilities to force several citizens into walking into areas filled with toxic gas.
* PuppeteerParasite: An alternate type of symbiote bonds to her and drives her to evil.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: She's married to Morbius in the game, whereas in the comics, she has no connection to him and is instead in love with ComicBook/{{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”.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Michael Morbius / Morbius the Living Vampire]]

!!Dr. Michael Morbius / ComicBook/{{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.
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* DePower: [[spoiler:After being beaten by Spider-Man, Shriek has a last-second HeelFaceTurn and uses her powers to somehow completely restore him to normal.]]
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: He becomes this upon turning into a vampire.
* EvilMakesYouUgly: His vampire form is a case of this, especially when compared to his human self.
* FlyingBrick: He has SuperStrength in addition to being able to fly.
* PointyEars: As part of his vampire form.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: 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 ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'' storyline.
* WeakenedByTheLight: Exposure to sunlight will make him far more vulnerable to Spider-Man’s attacks.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Harry Osborn / Green Goblin II]]

!!Harry Osborn / Green Goblin II

-> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/JoshKeaton

In a WhatIf storyline in ''VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovie'', 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.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: 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.
* AdaptationalWimp: 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.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Is more quippy than the film version.
* AlternateSelf: 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 super villain.
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from simply wanting to fix his father's mistakes to fighting crime because it's the right thing to do.
* CompositeCharacter: As a heroic Green Goblin he appears to be one with Phil Urich.
* MirrorMatch: Both Harry and the other Goblin use the same equipment and therefore fight each other the same way.
* SuperSpeed: 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.
* UnscrupulousHero: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Alternate Green Goblin]]

!!Alternate Green Goblin

In a WhatIf storyline in ''VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovie'' which showed Harry becoming a heroic Green Goblin after his father's death, he encountered someone else using the same Goblin gear as him who claims to have been hired to kill Spider-Man by Norman. However after he failed Norman tried to get rid of him, though he apparently escaped with the Goblin gear and has now returned following Norman's death.
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* MirrorMatch: Both Harry and this Goblin use the same equipment and therefore fight the same way.
* RiddleForTheAges: His true identity is never revealed, making it impossible to guess whether he is a character from the comics or not.
[[/folder]]

!Book Exclusive Characters

Characters that appear in the novelizations of the films, though they are considered non-canon as some directly conflict with scenes from the films though at the same time others fit in the story without issue.

[[folder:Namor]]

'''Appears In:''' ''Spider-Man 2''

A homeless man with odd facial features who finds Peter's costume and gives it to the ''Daily Bugle''.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Is the lost king of Atlantis and has presumably had adventures of his own.
* IdentityAmnesia: 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Henry "Hank" Pym]]

'''Appears In:''' ''Spider-Man 2''

A scientist who witnesses the accident that changed Otto Octavius into Doctor Octopus.
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* AmbiguousSituation: 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.
* BadassBookworm: An accomplished scientist who's also (or is on his way to being) a superhero.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He is briefly mentioned in the ''Film/SpiderMan1'' novelization as being "not for sale" for Oscorp, before appearing in the second book.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: 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.
* WorldsSmartestMan: He is regarded as the leading expert in cybernetics, surpassing Norman Osborn, Mendel Stromm, and Otto Octavius.
[[/folder]]

* HiddenDepths: She made an elegant [[{{Qiapo}} cheongsam]] to wear at the Oscorp Unity Day Festival, indicating skill in fashion design.

* AdaptationDistillation: In the films, Mary Jane’s CharacterDevelopment beyond a free-spirited party girl, which brought her and Peter closer together, was kickstarted after her graduation when she cut ties with her past concerns and moved to the city to pursue an acting career. In the comics, she left home around the same time but kept up this persona until her friend Gwen Stacy’s death.

** In the comics, Mary Jane is a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak / TomboyWithAGirlyStreak – a fashion mogul and actress who [[ProudBeauty takes pride in her appearance]], but also dresses casually when not working and is OneOfTheGuys, a sports fanatic, and a borderline ActionGirl who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. Here, her tomboyish qualities are greatly lessened while her girliness is played up; she tends to dress femininely even outside her modeling and acting, and seems to prefer the company of her female friends (e.g. her GirlPosse and BestFriend Louise).

* AmicableExes: Played with for Harry Osborn; while MJ appears to be on good terms with him ''Spider-Man 2'', he's not completely over their breakup. In ''Spider-Man 3'' though, unbeknownst to her, he comes to resent her relationship with Peter [[spoiler:until becoming amnesiac. During this time, MJ grows closer to Harry while she and Peter are having a rough patch until being turned down by her again regains his memories and he tries manipulating her. In the end, after Harry helps save MJ and pulls a HeroicSacrifice protecting Peter from Venom, they fully reconcile before his death.]]

** Of course, she is still largely MJ in the fact that she loves Peter and Spider-Man, is comfortable with the idea of dating a superhero (something comics Gwen would never have been), constantly chooses the poor Peter over her rich suitors (Harry, John Jameson), gets jealous and insecure whenever other girls give Peter attention (Raimi's Gwen in the third film), and is a struggling scrapper and aspiring actress/model who constantly has to deal with SlutShaming from her father, her employers, Norman Osborn, and others.

* GirlinessUpgrade: In the comics, Mary Jane’s ensemble included [[{{Shorttank}} jeans, shorts, t-shirts,]] [[TankTopTomboy tank tops, and jackets]] in addition to fashionable dresses. In the films, she wears skirts and dresses more often, including flower-patterned clothes and accessories befitting her GirlNextDoor nature.

* HeadTurningBeauty: Obviously; it’s ''Mary Jane Watson''. As if to drive the point home, she’s introduced with close-ups in each film and her beauty is noted in-universe by many. Like in the comics, this is played both ways in her life; MJ mentioned in ''Spider-Man 2'' that she was promoted at her modeling job because her face was approved to headline their perfume ad campaign, and in ''Spider-Man 3'', she attracts a large audience when cast as the leading lady in a Broadway musical, only for critics to accuse her of using her looks to compensate after her singing doesn’t live up to expectations. [[SoBeautifulItsACurse MJ also ends up in danger when some unsavory individuals take notice of her (Norman Osborn, some gangbangers), and it's implied she dealt with unwanted advances at her waitressing job.]]
* HiddenDepths: She made an elegant cheongsam to wear at the Oscorp Unity Day Festival, indicating skill in fashion design.

* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: A tragic version and deconstructed. Due to her difficult upbringing and self-worth issues, MJ considers (or is made to consider) herself lucky that any man would want her so she is quick to defer to her boyfriends despite their flaws; MJ initially caves to expectations with Flash and tries to live up to Harry's high-class standards, only to endure loveless, shallow relationships with them until being forced to realize they don’t like her the way she thought. While she learns better, these insecurities persist even with men she has genuine feelings for; MJ believed the intelligent Peter wouldn’t give a party-girl like her the time of day (despite the [[EveryoneCanSeeIt obvious]]) and her later career difficulties in the face of his success made her worry over their future. She also wanted to marry John partly because in theory, he’d be the perfect husband to her. MJ eventually takes the plunge and decides to be with Peter, but it’s clear she still has some issues to work through.

** A mutual problem with [[JerkJock Flash]] and [[RichBastard Harry]], who only liked Mary Jane because of her reputation, and treated her like a [[TrophyWife trophy]]. It’s indicated MJ's relationships with them were mainly brought on by her feeling validated by their attention and their wealth providing a respite from her daily life, to the extent that she was initially unaware of their [[ItsAllAboutMe true]] [[EntitledBastard natures]]. The novelization even reveals she was basically pressured by her father into dating Flash, leaving it doubtful whether MJ really liked him at any point, and was won over by Harry seemingly empathizing with her and treating her to an upscale meal, which made her feel safe for the first time since she left home.
** Downplayed with John, as Mary Jane was genuinely happy with and cared about him, but ultimately acknowledged that she was just settling for John because he was perfect on paper, and wanted to marry him to prove something. Her heart wasn’t ready for a such a commitment when she was still thinking about Peter.

* ShesGotLegs: Frequently wears skirts and dresses that show off her legs. A notable example is during the festival fight in ''1'', where her dress's slits expose her ''entire'' legs as she's dangling from the balcony and goes swinging with Spider-Man.

* SympatheticAdulterer: Throughout the trilogy, MJ has cheated on: Harry with Spider-Man in the first film, as she kissed the hero after he saved her prior to the dinner with Norman which ended their relationship; John with Peter in the second film, as while they never did anything physical she had been emotionally cheating on him at times and even asked Peter to kiss her; and Peter with Harry in the third film where she actually did kiss him, though immediately regretted it. However, she and Harry were on the rocks even before the dinner as while he cared about her, he was often unsympathetic, as he criticized MJ's dress and was controlling of her when Peter was around and in the third film, Peter (as Spider-Man) had publicly kissed Gwen, which upset her, and was developing a big ego that was made worse due to the influence of the symbiote. Her actions in the second film are less sympathetic though as John was shown to be nothing but supportive of her (although the kiss was to clear any doubts between her and Peter before her wedding).

* LikeParentLikeSpouse: The novelization reveals he got along disturbingly well with Mary Jane's [[AbusiveParents abusive father]], Philip Watson, because they have a lot in common; both are [[JerkJock Jerk Jocks]] who are selfish and [[ControlFreak controlling]] towards their partners, [[HairTriggerTemper prone to violence when angered]], have an overinflated sense of importance, and despise Peter Parker for being a {{Nerd}}. Peter even wonders [[AscendedFridgeHorror if this played a role in MJ agreeing to date him]] and theorizes Flash [[FutureLoser will follow in Philip's footsteps after high school.]]

[[folder:Phillip and Madeline Watson]]

* AbusiveParent: Phillip is this, though the full extent is unknown. Presumably, it was nothing that he could be arrested for as it's unlikely that Ben and May would have ignored something like that.
* AdaptationalDumbass: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] with Phillip. In the comics, he was a college professor who wanted to be a writer. Here, Phillip doesn't seem to even have a job and his way of dressing and his act of asking Mary Jane for money suggests that he is a lazy FatSlob.

* AlternateSelf: Phillip has one on [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome Earth-199999]] who is the father of Michelle Jones-Watson, the equivalent of Phillip's daughter in that reality. He also had one as a [[Series/AgentCarter homeless man named George]] who shared his physical appearance in the mid-1940s.

** Since she's a CompositeCharacter of herself, Liz Allan, and Gwen Stacy, this Mary Jane is more emotional, sensitive, neurotic, and less self-secure than the tough-as-nails survivor hiding behind a mask of superficial cheerfulness that is closer to comics MJ. Mary Jane in the mainstream and Ultimate Marvel comics was known for being very witty and charming, and generally eases up Peter when he gets too serious in addition to being the first of Spider-Man's girlfriends to match his unique gift for the snark.