Spider-Man: The Animated Series/Characters

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Peter Parker/Spider-Man

"It's not nice to steal in Mister Spider-Man's neighbourhood. Can you say 'I'm going to jail now?'"

Our hero. What more need we say?


Supporting Cast

May Parker


Mary-Jane Watson

"Face it Tiger, you just hit the jackpot."


Felicia Hardy/Black Cat

Peter's first Love Interest on the show, Felicia's life becomes a lot more interesting after The Kingpin uses her as a test subject in an experiment involving Super Soldier Super Serum. She becomes the Black Cat, a vigilante who is a frequent ally to Spider-Man.


Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard

A friend of both Peter and Spider-Man, Connors is the victim of a failed experiment that causes him to change into a human/lizard hybrid at various intervals.



Harry Osborn/Green Goblin II

A classmate of Peter's, Harry eventually becomes his roomate and closest friend. Unfortunately, his breakup with Mary-Jane and subsequent jealousy over her relationship with Peter, coupled with the revelation that his father, Norman, was the original Green Goblin unbalance his mind, leading him to adopt the identity for himself.


Allies

Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange

A master of the mystic arts, he alongside his butler Wong, help Spider-Man rescue Mary Jane from a dangerous cult led by his nemesis Baron Mordo.


Tony Stark/Iron Man

A billionaire scientist with a double-identity, Iron Man aids Spider-Man against Venom and Carnage when they try to rob one of his labs.


Matt Murdock/Daredevil

A blind attorney who represents Peter during his trial for treason, Matt Murdock's father was murdered on orders from The Kingpin. He maintains a doublelife as the vigilante, Daredevil, and helps Spider-Man discover the truth about The Kingpin's identity.


Steve Rogers/Captain America

A WWII supersoldier, and leader of the Six American Warriors, he was trapped in a vortex alongside his archnemesis The Red Skull at the end of the war.


Gwen Stacy

The girlfriend of an Alternate Universe's Peter Parker, she aids Spider-Man against Spider-Carnage in the last episode.


  • Damsel in Distress: Is kidnapped by Spider-Carnage. She does get major points though for firing a sonic rifle at him earlier.
  • Everyone Loves Blondes
  • Plucky Girl: She takes no crap from her egomaniac boyfriend, realises that Spider-Carnage is a fake and saves our Spider-Man, and then helps drive off Spider-Carnage by opening up on him with a sonic rifle. If it weren't for her kidnapping and five minute appearance she might be a full-on Action Girl.
  • Spot the Impostor: Instantly recognises Spider-Carnage as a fake. She also seems to have figured out that our Spider-Man isn't hers, although she still recognises him as a hero.

Spider-Man: How'd you know that the Peter Parker downstairs wasn't me?
Gwen Stacy: He's as nutty as a fruitcake. A girlfriend notices little things like that.

Enemies

Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin

The main villain of the series, the Kingpin operates a criminal empire with its headquarters in New York City. He is The Man Behind the Man to many of the villains in the series, including all the incarnations of the Insidious Six and the Spider-Slayers.


Spencer Smythe

An inventor who was forced to build the original Spider-Slayers for The Kingpin.


Alistair Smythe

Spencer Smythe's wheelchair-bound son, Alistair becomes The Kingpin's right-hand man for much of the show, serving as his chief inventor and confidante. He is later transformed into a living Spider-Slayer by The Kingpin and Landon.


Herbert Landon

A fanatical scientist with an anti-mutant agenda, he is later transformed into a freak of nature by one of his own experiments. He eventually replaces Alistair Smythe as The Kingpin's Number Two.


Dr. Otto Octavius/Dr. Octopus

"Science is all that matters."

Once a respected scientist, Dr. Otto Octavius was Peter Parker's mentor as science camp when he was ten. Following an accident that bonded his tentacles to his body, Octavius has become a criminal mastermind, though he still has a soft spot for his former students. He is a core member of the Insidious Six and acts as their field leader.


Mac Gargan/The Scorpion

"I wanna be plain old Mac Gargan again."

A former private investigator who went mad after Jameson had him transformed into a weapon to use against Spider-Man. He alternates between working as a mercenary for The Kingpin and other crime lords (most notably Silvermane) and wanting to return to normal. A member of both incarnations of the Insidious Six.


The Rhino

"You should have stayed in black, because I'm gonna dirty you up bad."

A supervillain-for-hire his motivations and past are never explained. He frequently works for The Kingpin and provides the Insidious Six with their heaviest muscle.


The Shocker

"This time it's maximum voltage at minimum range."

A mercenary in The Kingpin's employ, Shocker fires vibrational waves from his gauntlets. He is a member of the Insidious Six and tangles with Spider-Man as part of the group and on his own.


  • Achilles' Heel: Downplayed. Water can cause his gauntlets to short out, but it's only a serious problem for him if his insulated suit is also damaged. This convenient allignment of factors happens once in the entire show.
  • Adaptational Badass: Shocker in the comics is treated as a joke, regardless of his (not unimpressive) track record. This version managed to give the black-suited Spider-Man a run for his money and is given the appropriate amount of respect.
  • Clothes Make the Superman: His insulated suit allows him to channel his attacks and conduct electricity safely.
  • Dark Chick: Of the Insidious Six.
  • Evil Duo: Forms one with The Rhino in one episode. During the "Forgotten Warriors" arc he and Scorpion form one within the Insidious Six. In both cases, he's the calm and collected one.
  • Evil Sounds Deep
  • The Faceless: He's never shown without his mask. Even in jail he's apparently allowed to keep it on.
  • Guttural Growler: Courtesy of Jim Cummings.
  • Hand Blast/Power Fist: His gauntlets can function as either, depending on the situation.
  • Hired Guns
  • No Name Given: He's The Shocker. No other name is ever provided.
  • Only in It For the Money: Easily the most professional member of the Six.
  • Professional Killer: Smythe and The Kingpin use him for kidnappings and assassinations--the kind of jobs they wouldn't trust The Rhino to do.
  • Psycho Electro: Fires concentric rings of electricity from his gauntlets.
  • Pungeon Master: Makes at least one pun related to the word 'Shock', in EVERY episode he appears in.

Quentin Beck/Mysterio

"Time for me to resume my leading role as Mysterio!"

A former Hollywood stuntman turned illusionist and thief, Mysterio serves as a member of the Insidious Six before being seemingly killed in a fire.


Adrian Toomes/The Vulture

A failed businessman with a grudge against Norman Osborn, the Vulture is an old man who eventually develops a way to feed off of his victims' youth in order to temporarily become young again. By stealing the rejuvenated Silvermane's youth he is able to make the process permanent; he then joins the Insidious Six as Mysterio's replacement.


The Chameleon

A nameless, faceless, shapeshifting spy, found most often in The Kingpin's employ. He is later revealed to be The Red Skull's foster son and his mole within The Kingpin's organisation.


Eddie Brock/Venom

"From now on, we're poison to you Spider-Man! That's why we call ourselves VENOM!"

A washed-out Daily Bugle reporter turned violent criminal, Brock becomes Venom after bonding with the alien symbiote that was once a part of Spider-Man.


Cletus Kasady/Carnage

"Come on man, what are you waiting for? Together we're gonna wreak glorious Carnage!"

A criminal lunatic, Kasady had the cell next to Eddie Brock. Baron Mordo offered him the chance to gain the same kind of power that Brock had, granting him one of Venom's offspring as a gift and transforming him into Carnage.


The Hobgoblin/Jason Phillip Macendaele

A killer created and retained by Norman Osborn for the purposes of assassinating The Kingpin, the Hobgoblin eventually turned freelance criminal. Who was behind his mask remained a mystery for much of the show; it was eventually revealed to be Jason Phillips, Felicia Hardy's fiance.


Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin

The father of Peter's friend Harry, Norman is a crooked businessman who starts the show almost completely under the thumb of The Kingpin. A lab accident eventually results in him developing a split personality; donning an altered version of the Hobgoblin's gear he becomes the Green Goblin and seeks revenge on everyone who has ever made his life difficult.


Silvio "Silvermane" Manfredi

A member of the Crime Cartel and a rival of Wilson Fisk's, Silvermane is governed by two obsessions--to seize control of the cartel from The Kingpin, and to regain his lost youth.


  • Be Careful What You Wish For: Wished to be young again. Was turned into a baby. He then wished to regain his adult body--and was aged to an even older state than beforehand by The Vulture. Feel free to laugh.
  • Butt Monkey: He gets screwed over by Fisk, The Scorpion, and The Vulture (not to mention Spider-Man), and all of his schemes backfire horribly. You'd feel sorry for him if he wasn't such a dick.
  • Charles Atlas Superpower: When he regains his youth he's able to beat up The Lizard with his bare hands. Somehow.
  • Enfante Terrible: Played for Laughs when his antiaging magic backfires, leaving him as an infant.
  • Evil Old Folks
  • The Starscream: He's not exactly discreet in his belief that he could run the cartel better than Fisk.
  • Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Successfully pulls one on Spider-Man when he's attacked by the Insidious Six.

Hammerhead

Another member of the Crime Cartel, Hammerhead is initially one of Silvermane's henchmen, before defecting to Fisk.


Tombstone/Lonnie Lincoln

Robbie Robertson: Lonnie...? I thought you were...

Tombstone: Don't be so sure I'm not.

A childhood friend of Robbie Robertson's, Lonnie Lincoln was forever changed following a mishap at a chemical plant. He now operates as an underworld hitman, taking jobs for the likes of Silvermane and Richard Fisk.


Morrie Bench/Hydro-Man

An ex-boyfriend of Mary-Jane's who later gained the power to manipulate water. Defeated by Spider-Man he evaporates; a clone of him later returns to cause havoc in his place.


Baron Mordo

An evil sorcerer with ties to the netherworld, Baron Mordo works tirelessly to free his master, the dread Dormammu from his prison. To that end he has brainwashed innocent people, stolen souls, and even conspired with Venom and Carnage.


Dormammu

An evil entity imprisoned in another world, Dormammu seeks his freedom--and the souls of everyone in the world.


Miles Warren

A biologist with a penchant for clones, Warren causes a lot of trouble in both our Spider-Man's world, and the alternate reality belonging to Spider-Carnage and the Scarlet Spider.


Rheinholt Schmidt/Electro

The son of the Red Skull, Schmidt spent most of his life trying to free his father from the vortex. Manipulating The Kingpin and Silver Sable into doing his bidding, Schmidt ultimately freed his father who "rewarded" him by transforming him into his ultimate weapon, Electro.


The Red Skull

"Do not despair Chameleon. The Red Skull anticipates everything."

A Nazi spymaster, and archfoe of Captain America and the Six American Warriors, The Red Skull was trapped in the vortex alongside Cap. He is eventually released by his son, Rheinholt, whom he transforms into Electro; following Electro's betrayal, he and Cap are once again trapped in the vortex.


Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom

"This is what I have always wanted--absolute power and control!"

The brutal ruler of the tiny nation of Latveria, Dr. Doom is the archfoe of the Fantastic Four, and a major antagonist during the Secret Wars arc. Combining local technology with his own genius, he carves out an empire for himself, and plots to steal the Beyonder's powers for his own.


Alternate Spider-Men

Peter Parker/Iron Spider-Man

"In my world I'm a multibillionaire. Aren't you?"

A Spider-Man from a world where Uncle Ben didn't die, the public accepts him, J. Jonah Jameson is his godfather, and he's a multi-billionaire. Also a raging ego trip.


  • The Ace: And boy is he a prick about it.
  • Born Lucky: One suspects he got all of the other Spider-Men's luck. Especially Scarlet-Spider and Spider-Carnage's.
  • Expy: Of Tony Stark
  • Fatal Flaw: His ego.
  • Freudian Excuse: Everything has always gone his way. Of course he's a jackass. Our Spider-Man lampshades this.
  • Humongous Mecha: Owns a giant-spider robot.
  • Jerkass: He's completely insensitive, acts like he's God's gift to the world, and has no regard for his teammates' lives. Most of this stems from never having lost before.
    • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Whatever else you might say about him, he's still a superhero, is still dedicated to doing the right thing, and honestly seems to care about his world and his girlfriend, Gwen Stacy.
  • Mr. Vice Guy
  • Powered Armour
  • Pride
  • Rich Bitch

Ben Reilly/The Scarlet Spider

"My name is Ben Reilly. I'm a clone of my world's Peter Parker. Or maybe he's a clone of me. We're not really sure."

A clone of his universe's Spider-Man (maybe) created by Doctor Miles Warren, the Scarlet Spider changed his name to Ben Reilly and pursued his own career as a superhero.


Peter Parker/Spider-Carnage

"Ever since that spider bit me, the world has misunderstood me and tormented me. But now, it's my turn. I'm gonna obliterate you all!"

The Spider-Man from the Scarlet Spider's reality, he lost both Aunt May and Uncle Ben at an early age. His rivalry with the Scarlet Spider (whom he believed to be his clone) only worsened his tenuous grip on reality, and the revelation that he himself might actually be the clone drove him into a homicidal rage. Following his subsequent possession by the Carnage symbiote he now actively seeks to end all life in the multiverse.