<\/p>\n It should be noted that the “Beetle” moniker is held by several different characters over the history of Marvel Comics. The original Beetle was Abner Jenkins<\/a><\/strong>, who held the title for several decades before becoming something of an anti-hero. This changed in the 1990s, however. Anthony Davis (Ringer) was manipulated by Jenkins to go into a life of crime and is later killed by the anti-hero Scourge. Of course, he also had several battles with Spider-Man before this. Leila Davis<\/a><\/strong>, his now widow, vows to get revenge on all three. To do this, she joined the Sinister Syndicate, led by Beetle.<\/p>\n She’s initially known as Hardshell, but after getting her revenge, she becomes the new Beetle. Marvel had more plans for Abner, so this needed to happen. Leila holds the role for a while and ends up taking the Beetle moniker into anti-hero status. However, Abner was a very impressive villain. Abner is a genius and gifted aircraft mechanic, so he designed the Beetle suit. It allows the user to possess super-strength and durability while also allowing them to fly. The armor is also nearly impossible to crack, allowing Beetle to avoid traditional weapons. On top of this, the Beetle suit possesses several weapons of its own, including rockets, bombs, and much more.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While it is clear that Morbius, the Living Vampire<\/a><\/strong>, has taken on more of an anti-hero role, he started out as a villain for many years. We would rank him higher in spite of this, but Morbius is also a major rival for Blade too. They are just as connected as Morbius is to Spider-Man. How did this Living Vampire come to be? Dr. Michael Morbius has a rare blood disease, which results in his unflattering appearance. He always wanted to find a way to cure his disease, but to do this, he needed a proper education. He does just that and earns a degree in Hematology. Morbius even goes on to win the Nobel Prize for science in the field of human and animal biology. The issue for Morbius is that his disease is killing him, but he eventually realizes how to cure his condition.<\/p>\n He’ll require vampire bat DNA and electroshock therapy. Yet instead of working, he developed pseudo-vampirism, which mimics classic Vampire tropes. To survive, Morbius must drink blood and avoid light. His bones then become hollow, allowing him to fly. This comes along with superhuman strength, speed, and accelerated healing. Now his appearance is hideous, he develops fangs, and his skin becomes whiter than chalk. Plus, if he bites another living being, he can give them the same vampirism he has. Of course, this might allow him to become one of the big Spider-Man villains for a while. But Morbius is not a bad person, so once he gets his vampirism under control, he becomes an anti-hero.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chameleon happens to be one of the oldest Spider-Man villains. Born Dmitri Smerdyakov<\/a><\/strong>, he immigrated to the United States after a hard life in Russia. He seemed to have a talent for imitating his friends and neighbors as a youth. After immigrating from Russia, Dmitri did not have very much money. To fix this, he decided to get into crime under the “Chameleon” moniker. Boldly, he committed his first crime as Spider-Man but was quickly arrested. Chameleon would go on to impersonate several major names, including J. Jonah Jameson, General Ross, and several others. While some assume his talent came from superpowers, they didn’t… at first.<\/p>\n He initially used makeup and elaborate costumes to impersonate people. Dmitri used a device in his belt buckle that emitted gas to help him mold his features to fit the person he impersonated. He’d later steal a microcomputer from Spencer Smythe to use with his device to allow for more impersonations, and he even used a costume made of memory material that could be altered to fit anything. The buckle also analyzes the appearances of anyone Chameleon encounters via video receiver, and then adds their face to his database. Later on, Dmitri’s skin is surgically mutated by a serum that allows him to take over anyone’s appearance at will. His fabric then responds to his nerve impulses to change into whatever he needs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Hobgoblin has popped up quite often in Marvel Comics since the early 1980s. There are also several people who have taken on the role as well. The initial Hobgoblin was Roderick Kingsley<\/a><\/strong>, who worked as a fashion designer in New York City. One day, he is able to gain access into one of Norman Osborn’s secret lairs where his Green Goblin equipment was stored. Kingsley stole a lot of the gear and then perfected Osborn’s inventions and even the Goblin formula. This was able to enhance his abilities and even his intelligence, without making him insane as it did with Norman. Thus, he’s one of the few Spider-Man villains that did not need to be insane to be a criminal.<\/p>\n Hobgoblin decided to go with a Halloween-inspired appearance but kept a lot of the same weapons Green Goblin had. That includes the pumpkin bombs and Goblin Glider itself. Kingsley ended up becoming one of the biggest Spider-Man villains of the 1980s and 1990s. However, several others took on the mantle. Ned Leeds, one of Peter Parker’s co-workers at the Daily Bugle<\/em>, was willingly brainwashed to serve as a stand-in for Kingsley as Hobgoblin. This was done in case Roderick was ever accused of being the Hobgoblin. Yet he feels this must end, but his life is ended before he can give up Kingsley to the authorities. Naturally, the most notable Hobgoblin beyond these two is Peter Parker’s best friend and Norman Osborn’s son, Harry Osborn.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The original Prowler, debuting in 1969, was Hobie Brown<\/a><\/strong>. Brown is an African-American teenager that also happens to be a genius. He developed impressive technology that could aid him as he decided to become what was essentially a petty thief. Hobie is not a bad guy for very long, as Spider-Man helps to redeem him. He becomes an ally to Spider-Man and a hero himself. Yet perhaps the most notable version to hold the Prowler title today is Aaron Davis<\/a><\/strong>. He’s from the “Ultimate Universe” where Miles Morales happens to be that universe’s Spider-Man. Davis is not exactly a terrible person at all and has lines he does not cross.<\/p>\n He began a life of crime along with his brother Jefferson at a young age. Jefferson turned his life around after getting married, eventually leading to the birth of Miles. Aaron did not, and ends up getting roped into a criminal enterprise that exploits his skills. Miles eventually fights with his uncle and assumes he ended his life. But sometime later on during the Secret Wars<\/em> story-arc, Davis is revealed to be the new Iron Spider. The Prowler suit is pretty impressive, as it gives him the power to wall-crawl, glide\/fly, and gauntlets that shoot air blasts and sleeping pellets among other projectiles. Plus, the suit would not be complete without its titanium-laced claws.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Vulture happens to be one of Spider-Man’s earliest villains. Like other Spider-Man villains, there are a few versions of the Vulture. However, the one everyone knows and remembers is the original, Adrian Toomes<\/a><\/strong>. Of course, Toomes is a brilliant man who is also an impressive electrical engineer. The issue is that Toomes is often maniacal, especially when he is unable to get exactly what he wants. In fact, due to one manic episode, he decided to build a suit that is capable of flying at incredibly high speeds. Toomes decides to turn to a life of crime under the moniker of the “Vulture,” which results in many battles with Spider-Man.<\/p>\n He eventually even teams up with five other notable Spider-Man villains to become the original Sinister Six. Toomes created what is essentially a one-of-a-kind suit that is actually made only for him. He used electromagnets to tailor the suit’s harness to his body, which essentially operates similar to a modern-day military-grade exoskeleton. Unlike those, his suit gives him the gift of flight but also allows him to have enhanced physical traits too. This, combined with his intellect, makes the Vulture one of Spider-Man’s toughest villains.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We might already be getting a lot of flack for even adding Mephisto<\/a><\/strong> to this list at all. He’s known to be mostly a Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange and Ghost Rider villain. He remained mostly connected to them for a long time. However, in later periods, he ends up in battles with Spider-Man quite often. Mephisto is essentially Marvel’s version of The Devil. He is said to be responsible for a lot of the evil that has taken place on Earth. In fact, Mephisto is said to be responsible for both Norman & Harry Osborn’s turn to the dark side. Harry eventually dies after this turn, which is key to remember. Soon, May Parker is going to die so Peter makes a deal with Mephisto to save her. Yet this being has no concept of good, so anything he does for another comes at a massive price.<\/p>\n For many, he would simply take their soul. Yet Spider-Man would be taking eternal punishment for a righteous reason, which disgusts Mephisto. This gives him the idea for another plan. Due to hating the happiness of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, he decides to retcon their lives. In this new reality, MJ and Peter never get married. However, this is a huge issue as the two would still have knowledge of each other’s existence. Thus, at MJ’s request, Mephisto erases all knowledge of Peter’s identity. Yet a lot comes with that, including that their future daughter will be erased too. In this new reality, Harry is now alive as the timeline change brought him back and we find out that Norman faked Harry’s death. Mephisto literally changed the entire life of Spider-Man.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some see Scorpion<\/a><\/strong> as a joke, but he is actually one of the Spider-Man villains where Peter cannot assume his powers will help him. Rather, he has to use intellect. He actually debuted under his actual name, Mac Gargan, before debuting as Scorpion. Initially, Gargan is hired by Daily Bugle<\/em> Editor-in-Chief, J. Jonah Jameson as a private investigator. He wants to know how Peter Parker is able to get pictures of Spider-Man so easily. Jameson hates Spider-Man at this point and decides to make Mac into a deadly enemy for the webhead. He feels this can be done by using a procedure that has barely been tested but shows promising possibilities.<\/p>\n The procedure goes terribly wrong and leaves Gargan with a now unremovable scorpion-themed armor. On top of this, he develops predatory instincts similar to that of a real scorpion. Due to the mutation, he turns to a life of crime. That also included trying to get revenge on both Spider-Man and Jameson, whom he blames equally for what happened to him. The armor gives him super strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability, and reflexes. The tail is cybernetic and capable of shooting various projectiles. Oh yeah, and the precognitive scorpion-sense operates a lot like the “Spidey Sense,” making a battle with him incredibly tough for Spider-Man.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shocker<\/a><\/strong> has always been one of the long-standing Spider-Man villains that he battles on a regular basis. Of course, outside of Marvel Comics, he has never properly been represented in media. Herman Shultz is considered a genius invention and self-taught engineer. He’s one of the best safecrackers in the world too. One of his biggest inventions is a pair of gauntlets that produce very powerful vibrational shock waves. There is a lot of risk in his job, and the gauntlets will protect him from potential issues with authorities. Plus, vibrational or shock waves have various uses.<\/p>\n Shultz eventually makes a protective battlesuit that incorporates his gauntlets, deciding then to be known as “Shocker.” This leads to Herman becoming a mercenary for hire, and a popular person to hire for New York’s most powerful and influential crime lords. Due to that, he ends up battling with Spider-Man very often. While he does not possess real powers like Spider-Man, his suit is able to absorb some kinetic energy from attacks that can then be deflected back. His gauntlets use Vibro-Shock technology, which can act as somewhat of a deflector and absorber. Meaning Spider-Man often has to use web attacks to take him down over brute force.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rhino is one of the Spider-Man villains that has had several different retcons, especially as he has been used in popular media outside Marvel Comics. In every version outside the Ultimate Universe, Rhino is known by the name of Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich<\/a><\/strong>. In some versions, he is a Russian immigrant and in others, he is born in the U.S. but is still clearly Russian. The original Aleksi is a member of the Russian Mafia who willingly underwent a series of chemical and radiation treatments, which was initially designed to just give him an artificial skin covering to give him super strength. Yet he rebels against the Mafia and destroys their laboratory.<\/p>\n After his initial criminal activity, Aleksi is arrested. But once out, he is offered more augmentation. This time, using the same gamma radiation that gave the Hulk his powers. Yet he eventually wears a Rhino exo-suit, which becomes permanently attached after a rocket crash. He then takes on jobs with the promise of surgeries to help. All of these procedures led to Aleksi’s mind going downhill, making him easy to manipulate or send into a blind rage. When he’s charging, Rhino can destroy nearly anything in his path. This makes him dangerous, and a key asset for many crime bosses, thus putting him in conflicts with Spider-Man very often.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Perhaps one of the most misunderstood characters in Marvel Comics is Flint Marko. While his story has been re-told many times, it is actually his expulsion from school that leads to Marko needing to turn to a life of crime. He was expelled for fixing a football game, which he only did to help a friend in huge gambling debt to a local mobster. His criminal activity increases as he gets older, leading to being sentenced to prison on Ryker’s Island. Flint manages to escape but ends up reaching a beach which also happens to be a nuclear testing site. He came in contact with sand there, which had been irradiated by an experimental reactor.<\/p>\n Marko’s body and the radioactive sand bond together, effectively changing Marko’s molecular structure into sand itself. With his newfound abilities, he takes on the moniker of “Sandman<\/a><\/strong>.” The powers allow him to shape-shift, control the density of his body, manipulate his size and mass, along with being able to manipulate the Earth around him. Eventually, he grasps how to fly using sandstorm abilities too. Sandman, in spite of everything, is not a terrible person underneath it all. Thus, he was able to be redeemed to become an ally to Spider-Man. He is even asked to be an Avengers reserve team member too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mister Negative<\/a><\/strong> is the only member of our Spider-Man villains list that was created after the year 2000. Initially, he was an unnamed Chinese gangster and human trafficker who was captured by the crime boss Silvermane. He was brought in, alongside the future Cloak and Dagger, to become test subjects for a drug created by Simon Marshall. The experiment gives the person control over both the Darkforce and Lightforce. These forces are extra-dimensional forms of energy that can be manipulated by those attuned to them. Treat them similar to the force in Star Wars, where there is a light and dark side of the force that only force users can access.<\/p>\n Cloak and Dagger would have this split, where Cloak took on abilities with the Darkforce while Dagger took on abilities from the Lightforce. However, the gangster was given access to both. This effectively gave him two very opposite personalities, Mister Positive and Mister Negative. Positive was a philanthropist who went by the name of Martin Li and became the founder of the F.E.A.S.T. Project that helped the homeless. The other, Mister Negative, is a ruthless crime lord who leads the Inner Demons Gang. The two sides have no memory of the other, making Martin quite dangerous. He even has the power of controlling minds, charging melee weapons with his Darkforce energy, a healing touch, and enhanced strength & reflexes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The story revolving around this character has altered a bit over the years. However, the original is the one people know best. Dr. Curt Connors worked as a surgeon for the U.S. Army, where he performed emergency battlefield surgeries. Yet during one wartime blast, his arm was badly injured and had to be amputated. When he returned home, Connors became a notable geneticist. Obsessed with reptiles and how lizards especially grew back limbs like tails, he developed a serum based on lizard DNA. Ideally, if it works, humans will be able to grow back missing limbs too. Confident in his research, he tests this on himself.<\/p>\n While his arm did come back, the serum changed him into a human-sized lizard. While Spider-Man helped to undo the transformation, The Lizard<\/a><\/strong> remained a part of Connors’ mind. Thus, he’d come back off and on. Eventually, The Lizard was able to retain all of Connor’s intelligence, accompanied by a warped mind. In fact, he tried to turn mankind into reptiles just like him a few times. Dr. Connors often suffers from the Lizard’s effect on his mind, making him live in constant fear that it’ll return one day and take him over for good. While The Lizard might be one of the most notable Spider-Man villains, Connors is a dear friend that Spidey often tries to help.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Beetle](\"https:\/\/dev.sciencesensei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/beetle-marvel.jpg\")
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