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* LovingAShadow: Facing a holographic recreation of Gwen Stacy's death, Spider-Man muses that things with Gwen wouldn't have worked out as Gwen wanted peace where Peter admits that he seeks crusades, even if he still cares for her.
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* ForTheEvulz: While the Gentleman considers himself a businessman seeking profit above all else, he is shown to be very sadistic when dealing with his enemies; one scene reveals that he earned the enmity of his long-time foe Doctor George Williams when he [[spoiler:not only set up a bomb to kill Williams' wife on their wedding night, but even arranged for a congratulatory telegram to be delivered just after the bomb went off]].
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* KarmicDeath: The Gentleman [[spoiler: who always put wealth above anything else, is killed by the Chameleon and has all of his fortune stolen from him. To rub salt in the wound, a detective whose life the Gentleman ruined confronts him as he lays dying. He thinks he has the final laugh until the detective points out he'll die a pauper. The detective then lays a penny on the opposite end of the room and leaves knowing the Gentleman will try to crawl for it. The icing on the cake comes after the Gentleman's death-with no friends or family to claim his body, Fiers is dumped in an unmarked grave in Pauper's Field, alone and forgotten, while Williams lives another six months and has a funeral attended by thousands.]]
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* KarmicDeath: The Gentleman [[spoiler: who always put wealth above anything else, is killed by the Chameleon and has all of his fortune stolen from him. To rub salt in the wound, a detective whose life the Gentleman ruined confronts him as he lays dying. He thinks he has the final laugh until the detective points out he'll die a pauper.pauper, having expended most of his wealth by paying the Six and buying the treasures that have just been stolen by Octavius. The detective then lays a penny on the opposite end of the room and leaves knowing the Gentleman will try to crawl for it. The icing on the cake comes after the Gentleman's death-with death; with no friends or family to claim his body, Fiers is dumped in an unmarked grave in Pauper's Field, alone and forgotten, while Williams lives another six months and has a funeral attended by thousands.]]
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* SuddenlySexuality: Mysterio gets lines like "I'm not, by life preference, as concientiously solicitous towards the ladies as Adrian", and describes the gay 1930s film director James Whale as an inspiration "both personally and professionally".
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* SuddenlySexuality: Mysterio gets lines like "I'm not, by life preference, as concientiously solicitous towards the ladies as Adrian", and describes the gay 1930s film director James Whale Creator/JamesWhale as an inspiration "both personally and professionally".
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Six with the exception of Octavius are disgusted and horrified by the Gentlemen's treatment of Pity, particularly the Vulture and Electro. The Gentleman actually calls them out on this, claiming the Six have little right to complain considering some of the things they have done. This was also referenced to a lesser degree earlier on when the Gentleman brought up the fact that the Chameleon was defeated by a civilian (specifically, Mary Jane) during the Day of Terror a week ago just to rile the Six up, when the rest of the team (even Octavius) had been avoiding that same topic out of respect for their colleague's feelings.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Six with the exception of Octavius are disgusted and horrified by the Gentlemen's Gentleman's treatment of Pity, particularly the Vulture and Electro. The Gentleman actually calls them out on this, claiming the Six have little right to complain considering some of the things they have done. This was also referenced to a lesser degree earlier on when the Gentleman brought up the fact that the Chameleon was defeated by a civilian (specifically, Mary Jane) during the Day of Terror a week ago just to rile the Six up, when the rest of the team (even Octavius) had been avoiding that same topic out of respect for their colleague's feelings.
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* GambitPileup: The second half of book three has [[spoiler: the Gentlemen escaping aboard his plane ready to betray everyone, except Doc Ock already worked everything out and is going to steal his plane and go ahead with his plan. Except it's not the Gentleman, it's the Chameleon who already betrayed the Gentleman and is going to do the exact same thing. Then Spidey and Pity show up because Spider-Man turned her to his side so he could catch the Gentleman.]]
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* GambitPileup: The second half of book three has [[spoiler: the Gentlemen Gentleman escaping aboard his plane ready to betray everyone, except Doc Ock already worked everything out and is going to steal his plane and go ahead with his plan. Except it's not the Gentleman, it's the Chameleon who already betrayed the Gentleman and is going to do the exact same thing. Then Spidey and Pity show up because Spider-Man turned her to his side so he could catch the Gentleman.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Six with the exception of Octavius are disgusted and horrified by the Gentlemen's treatment of Pity, particularly the Vulture and Electro. The Gentleman actually calls them out on this, claiming the Six have little right to complain considering some of the things they have done. This was also referenced to a lesser degree earlier on when the Gentleman brought up the fact that the Chameleon was defeated by a civilian during the Day of Terror a week ago just to rile the Six up, when the rest of the team (even Octavius) had been avoiding that same topic out of respect for their colleague's feelings.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Six with the exception of Octavius are disgusted and horrified by the Gentlemen's treatment of Pity, particularly the Vulture and Electro. The Gentleman actually calls them out on this, claiming the Six have little right to complain considering some of the things they have done. This was also referenced to a lesser degree earlier on when the Gentleman brought up the fact that the Chameleon was defeated by a civilian (specifically, Mary Jane) during the Day of Terror a week ago just to rile the Six up, when the rest of the team (even Octavius) had been avoiding that same topic out of respect for their colleague's feelings.
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** The Gentleman justifies his decision to leave his enemies' children alone as this, although considering that he only avoids killing the children so that he can have a more sporting time of it by facing opponents who understand why he's doing this and might even try to resist him, it's only a 'standard' in the sense that it keeps things interesting for him rather than him not wanting to cross a line.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Gentleman all over, utterly incapable of understanding why Peter would act as Spider-Man rather than finding a more profitable way to use his powers.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Gentleman all over, utterly incapable of understanding why Peter would act as Spider-Man rather than finding a more profitable way to use his powers.
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** The Gentleman justifies his decision to leave his enemies' children alone as this, although considering that in his case 'standards' more refers to things he won't do because he considers it beneath him rather than out of any moral consideration. As Fiers states himself, he only avoids killing the children so that he can have a more sporting time of it by facing opponents who understand why he's doing this and might even try to resist him, it's only a 'standard' in the sense that it keeps things interesting for him rather than him not wanting to cross a line.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Gentleman all over, utterly incapable of understanding why Peter would act as Spider-Man rather thanfinding find a more profitable way to use his powers.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Gentleman all over, utterly incapable of understanding why Peter would act as Spider-Man rather than
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* DemotedToExtra: Basically for Mysterio, as he goes from being the focus of the first book to barely being able to stand in the third [[spoiler:as he succumbs to the tumor that will eventually drive him to suicide]].
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* DemotedToExtra: Basically for Mysterio, as he goes from being the public focus threat of the first book to barely being able to stand in the third [[spoiler:as he succumbs to the tumor that will eventually drive him to suicide]].
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Six with the exception of Octavius are disgusted and horrified by the Gentlemen's treatment of Pity, particularly the Vulture and Electro. The Gentleman actually calls them out on this, claiming the Six have little right to complain considering some of the things they have done.
** The Gentleman justifies his decision to leave his enemies' children alone as this, although considering that he only avoids killing the children so that he can have a more sporting time of it by facing opponents who understand why he's doing this and might even try to resist him, it's only a 'standard' in the sense that it keeps things interesting for him rather than him avoiding crossing a line.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Gentleman all over, utterly incapable of comprehending why Peter would act as Spider-Man rather than finding a more profitable way to use his powers.
** The Gentleman justifies his decision to leave his enemies' children alone as this, although considering that he only avoids killing the children so that he can have a more sporting time of it by facing opponents who understand why he's doing this and might even try to resist him, it's only a 'standard' in the sense that it keeps things interesting for him rather than him avoiding crossing a line.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Gentleman all over, utterly incapable of comprehending why Peter would act as Spider-Man rather than finding a more profitable way to use his powers.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Six with the exception of Octavius are disgusted and horrified by the Gentlemen's treatment of Pity, particularly the Vulture and Electro. The Gentleman actually calls them out on this, claiming the Six have little right to complain considering some of the things they have done. This was also referenced to a lesser degree earlier on when the Gentleman brought up the fact that the Chameleon was defeated by a civilian during the Day of Terror a week ago just to rile the Six up, when the rest of the team (even Octavius) had been avoiding that same topic out of respect for their colleague's feelings.
** The Gentleman justifies his decision to leave his enemies' children alone as this, although considering that he only avoids killing the children so that he can have a more sporting time of it by facing opponents who understand why he's doing this and might even try to resist him, it's only a 'standard' in the sense that it keeps things interesting for him rather than himavoiding crossing not wanting to cross a line.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Gentleman all over, utterly incapable ofcomprehending understanding why Peter would act as Spider-Man rather than finding a more profitable way to use his powers.
** The Gentleman justifies his decision to leave his enemies' children alone as this, although considering that he only avoids killing the children so that he can have a more sporting time of it by facing opponents who understand why he's doing this and might even try to resist him, it's only a 'standard' in the sense that it keeps things interesting for him rather than him
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: Pity has scars running down her cheeks, but The Gentleman did this intentionally to make her look more helpless and nonthreatening.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: Pity has scars running down her cheeks, but The the Gentleman did this intentionally to make her look more helpless and nonthreatening.
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* KarmicDeath: The Gentleman [[spoiler: who always put wealth above anything else, is killed by The Chameleon and has all of his fortune stolen from him. To rub salt in the wound, a detective whose life The Gentleman ruined confronts him as he lays dying. He thinks he has the final laugh until the detective points out he'll die a pauper. The detective then lays a penny on the opposite end of the room and leaves knowing The Gentleman will crawl for it. The icing on the cake comes after the Gentleman's death-with no friends or family to claim his body, Fiers is dumped in an unmarked grave in Pauper's Field, alone and forgotten. ]]
* KickTheDog: Anytime discussion of the Gentleman's past comes up it's just an excuse for him to do this with a smile.
* KickTheDog: Anytime discussion of the Gentleman's past comes up it's just an excuse for him to do this with a smile.
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* KarmicDeath: The Gentleman [[spoiler: who always put wealth above anything else, is killed by The the Chameleon and has all of his fortune stolen from him. To rub salt in the wound, a detective whose life The the Gentleman ruined confronts him as he lays dying. He thinks he has the final laugh until the detective points out he'll die a pauper. The detective then lays a penny on the opposite end of the room and leaves knowing The the Gentleman will try to crawl for it. The icing on the cake comes after the Gentleman's death-with no friends or family to claim his body, Fiers is dumped in an unmarked grave in Pauper's Field, alone and forgotten. forgotten, while Williams lives another six months and has a funeral attended by thousands.]]
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* LightningBruiser: Electro naturally but surprisingly Mysterio as well having extensive training as a martial arts stuntman.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mary Jane calls the Chameleon out on his choice of location for the Day of Terror, claiming that he picked a relatively obscure example of Spider-Man's failures and only acted when Spider-Man was publically occupied elsewhere because he knows he'd never stand a chance if he was forced to face the wall-crawler directly.
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* VillainBall: The Gentleman quite possibly would've gotten away to enact the last part of his plan [[spoiler:to release the catalyst over New York City]] had he not insisted on [[spoiler:betraying the Six and being a dick to The Chameleon]].
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* VillainBall: The Gentleman quite possibly would've gotten away to enact the last part of his plan [[spoiler:to release the catalyst over New York City]] had he not insisted on [[spoiler:betraying the Six and being a dick to The the Chameleon]].
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* DemotedToExtra: Basically for Mysterio, as he goes from being the focus of the first book to barely being able to stand in the third [[spoiler:as he succumbs to the tumor that will eventually drive him to suicide]].
** The Gentleman justifies his decision to leave his enemies' children alone as this, although considering that he only avoids killing the children so that he can have a more sporting time of it by facing opponents who understand why he's doing this and might even try to resist him, it's only a 'standard' in the sense that it keeps things interesting for him rather than him avoiding crossing a line.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Gentleman all over, utterly incapable of comprehending why Peter would act as Spider-Man rather than finding a more profitable way to use his powers.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The Gentleman all over, utterly incapable of comprehending why Peter would act as Spider-Man rather than finding a more profitable way to use his powers.
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* EvilOldFolks: The Gentleman, who is orchestrating the whole evil plan, is said to be at least well into his 80s.
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* EvilOldFolks: The Gentleman, who is orchestrating the whole evil plan, is said to be at least well into his 80s.80s (the Vulture, who is of a similar generation, muses that this is basically the only thing he likes about the Gentleman).
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* GambitPileup: The second half of book three has [[spoiler: the gentlemen escaping aboard his plane ready to betray everyone, except Doc Ock already worked everything out and is going to steal his plane and go ahead with his plan. Except it's not the Gentleman, it's the Chameleon who already betrayed the Gentleman and is going to do the exact same thing. Then Spidey and Pity show up because Spider-man turned her to his side so he could catch the Gentleman.]]
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* GambitPileup: The second half of book three has [[spoiler: the gentlemen Gentlemen escaping aboard his plane ready to betray everyone, except Doc Ock already worked everything out and is going to steal his plane and go ahead with his plan. Except it's not the Gentleman, it's the Chameleon who already betrayed the Gentleman and is going to do the exact same thing. Then Spidey and Pity show up because Spider-man Spider-Man turned her to his side so he could catch the Gentleman.]]
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* RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun: Early in book 3, a minor villain named the Disk Jockey gets into a fight with Spider-man. He takes a hostage and Spider-man tells him about the 6 people trying to kill him, some of the most deadly people alive. He mentions that he's fought all of them and in their most recent BossRush against him, he sent them all running by mid-afternoon to get the guy to back down. Doubles as [[AsYouKnow a recap]].
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* RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun: Early in book 3, a minor villain named the Disk Jockey gets into a fight with Spider-man. He takes a hostage and Spider-man tells him about the 6 six people trying to kill him, some of the most deadly people alive. He mentions that he's fought all of them and in their most recent BossRush against him, he sent them all running by mid-afternoon to get the guy to back down. Doubles as [[AsYouKnow a recap]].
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: The Gentleman is finally defeated because [[spoiler:he underestimates the Chameleon and Doctor Octopus, believing that he could always see through the Chameleon's disguises and that he had the perfect means to control Octavius, only to be shot by the Chameleon just before Doc Ock reveals that he had already deduced how the Gentleman intended to betray them]].
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* TheCameo: They aren't explicitly identified, but other characters at the Machiavelli club include a man named '[[Film/{{Unbreakable}} Mr Glass]]', a man named '[[ComicBook/TheJoker Napier]]' in a purple tuxedo, and two brothers in their seventies named [[Film/TradingPlaces Randolph and Mortimer]].
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* SmugSnake: The Gentleman who is not nearly as intelligent as he thinks he is.
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* SmugSnake: The Gentleman Gentleman, who is not nearly as intelligent as he thinks he is.is, [[spoiler:as he underestimates the Chameleon and Doctor Octopus]].
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* ContinuityPorn: The novels contain several references to past Spider-Man stories from the the early years all the way up to the modern era, even a reference to Spider-Man's time as a member of the [[Comicbook/FantasticFour New Fantastic Four]] alongside Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}, Comicbook/GhostRider and Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk. There's also several nods to past Spider-Man novels and short stories.
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** CarmenSandiego is part of the Machiavelli Club, along with [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker Jack Napier]], Hannibal Lecter and [[Film/{{Unbreakable}} Mr. Glass]]. Among others. Moriarty was a founding member, and [[Franchise/DieHard the Gruber Brothers]] and a villain from an Ellery Queen novel have been members.
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** CarmenSandiego Franchise/CarmenSandiego is part of the Machiavelli Club, along with [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker Jack Napier]], Hannibal Lecter and [[Film/{{Unbreakable}} Mr. Glass]]. Among others. Moriarty was a founding member, and [[Franchise/DieHard the Gruber Brothers]] and a villain from an Ellery Queen novel have been members.
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* HistoryRepeats: During the Sinister Six's Day of Terror, Doc Ock returns to the site where he killed Captain George Stacy and during the ensuing fight with Spider-Man, a piece of concrete once again dislodges and falls from the rooftop towards a small child as the officer in charge of the scene once again [[HeroicSacrifice pushes the child out of harm's way.]] [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope This time, however the officer manages to survive as well.]]]]
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** The Sinister Six's Day of Terror in the second book is an invoked version of this as they attack several notable locations where Spider-Man [[MyGreatestFailure failed to save lives]]. Locations include a jewelry store from a little-known ''ComicBook/UntoldTalesOfSpiderMan'' issue where Spidey fails to save someone for the first time since Uncle Ben died, both Stacy murder sites, and the Empire State University football stadium from "The Longest Hundred Yards" story from ''Amazing Spider-Man #153''.
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* DramaticIrony: This trilogy gives one to the "Guardian Devil" storyline in ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}''. In the latter storyline, [[spoiler:Mysterio's reason for targeting Daredevil instead of Spidey is because he discovered recent evidence that [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga the current Spider-Man was just a clone]]. This trilogy takes place just after Ben Reilly had been killed, thus rendering Mysterio's reason for not having his final scheme target his oldest enemy pointless.]]
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** In the third book, the Gentleman credits the inspiration for his overall EvilPlan to be a late associate of his named [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Auric]].
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'''The [[Franchise/SpiderMan Sinister Six]] Trilogy''' is a series of books written by Creator/AdamTroyCastro about Franchise/SpiderMan facing off against a new Sinister Six, consisting of ComicBook/DoctorOctopus, [[ShapeShifter The Chameleon]], [[EvilOldFolks The Vulture]], [[MasterOfIllusion Mysterio]], [[PsychoElectro Electro]] and Pity, and behind them a mysterious benefactor known as The Gentleman.
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'''The [[Franchise/SpiderMan Sinister Six]] Trilogy''' is a series of books written by Creator/AdamTroyCastro Adam Troy Castro about Franchise/SpiderMan facing off against a new Sinister Six, consisting of ComicBook/DoctorOctopus, [[ShapeShifter The Chameleon]], [[EvilOldFolks The Vulture]], [[MasterOfIllusion Mysterio]], [[PsychoElectro Electro]] and Pity, and behind them a mysterious benefactor known as The Gentleman.
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* ContinuityPorn: The novels contain several references to past Spider-Man stories from the the early years all the way up to the modern era.era, even a reference to Spider-Man's time as a member of the [[Comicbook/Fantasticfour New Fantastic Four]] alongside Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}, Comicbook/GhostRider and Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk. There's also several nods to past Spider-Man novels and short stories.
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* ShoutOut: Many. Castro is fond of these.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut / LawyerFriendlyCameo: Many. Castro is fond of these.
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** The first book mentions that Creator/KevinNealon portrays J. Jonah Jameson in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches that lampoon the sensationalist nature of the Daily Bugle.
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* CanonImmigrant: Gustav Fiers would later appear in the comics, making his debut in the ''Comicbook/CivilWarII: [[Comicbook/TheKingpin Kingpin]]'' limited series.
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* CanonImmigrant: Gustav Fiers The Gentleman would later appear in the comics, making his debut in the ''Comicbook/CivilWarII: [[Comicbook/TheKingpin Kingpin]]'' limited series.
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* BecomingTheMask: Mary Jane tells Peter that he's spending so much time as Spider-Man that he's treating it as his main life and Peter Parker as his alter ego after a series of failed attempts to get the intelligence profiles of his parents. Mary Jane points out that while it would risk the secret identity of Spider-Man to ask about the Parkers, Peter has a better chance of getting the files and it doesn't risk him being exposed.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Six with the exception of Octavius are disgusted and horrified by the Gentlemen's treatment of Pity, particularly the Vulture and Electro.
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**This is also the Gentleman's stock in trade.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Six with the exception of Octavius are disgusted and horrified by the Gentlemen's treatment of Pity, particularly the Vulture and Electro. The Gentleman actually calls them out on this, claiming the Six have little right to complain considering some of the things they have done.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Six with the exception of Octavius are disgusted and horrified by the Gentlemen's treatment of Pity, particularly the Vulture and Electro. The Gentleman actually calls them out on this, claiming the Six have little right to complain considering some of the things they have done.
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* KarmicDeath: The Gentleman [[spoiler: who always put wealth above anything else, is killed by The Chameleon and has all of his fortune stolen from him. To rub salt in the wound, a detective whose life The Gentleman ruined confronts him as he lays dying. He thinks he has the final laugh until the detective points out he'll die a pauper. The detective then lays a penny on the opposite end of the room and leaves knowing The Gentleman will crawl for it.]]
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* KarmicDeath: The Gentleman [[spoiler: who always put wealth above anything else, is killed by The Chameleon and has all of his fortune stolen from him. To rub salt in the wound, a detective whose life The Gentleman ruined confronts him as he lays dying. He thinks he has the final laugh until the detective points out he'll die a pauper. The detective then lays a penny on the opposite end of the room and leaves knowing The Gentleman will crawl for it. The icing on the cake comes after the Gentleman's death-with no friends or family to claim his body, Fiers is dumped in an unmarked grave in Pauper's Field, alone and forgotten. ]]
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* GambitPileup: The second half of book three has [[spoiler: the gentlemen escaping aboard his plane ready to betray everyone, except Doc Ock already worked everything out and is going to steal his plane and go ahead with his plan. Except it's not the Gentleman, it's the Chameleon who already betrayed the Gentleman and is going to do the exact same thing. Then Spidey and Pity show up because Spider-man turned her to his side so he could catch the Gentleman.]]
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* OutGambitted: The Gentleman, then the Chameleon, then Doc Ock all have their master plans fail when the next person comes along.
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* YoureInsane: Conversed and defied in ''Revenge'' over The Gentleman's treatment of Pity:
-->'''Spider-man:''' You're insane!
-->'''The Gentleman:''' Not at all. Simply evil. Those of you who happen to be players on the other side have so much trouble understanding the difference.
-->'''Spider-man:''' You're insane!
-->'''The Gentleman:''' Not at all. Simply evil. Those of you who happen to be players on the other side have so much trouble understanding the difference.
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* VillainBall: The Gentleman quite possibly would've gotten away to enact the last part of his plan [[spoiler:to release the catalyst over New York City]] had he not insisted on [[spoiler:betraying the Six and being a dick to The Chameleon]].
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** One of the police officers in the third book is implied to be the son of [[Film/{Fargo} [[Film/{{Fargo}} Marge Gunderson}}]].
