[23], Doctor Octopus later exhibited the ability to activate his mechanical arms remotely, and used them to free himself from prison. [volume & issue needed] He smugly reveals he is now outside Fury's jurisdiction and takes pleasure in pointing out to Peter that his work perverts the hero's life. In the ensuing fight, Spider-Man became trapped underneath a collapsed building. Olivia "Liv" Octavius is the head scientist at Alchemax. [6][9][10] Doc Ock is infamous for defeating Spider-Man the first time in battle and for almost marrying Peter's Aunt May. [volume & issue needed], In the Spider-Man Noir series as part of the Marvel Noir universe, his name first appears in the Daily Bugle newspaper as one of the biologists undertaking an oceanic voyage on a research ship named the Atlantis. Here, he is a doctor working in a facility on Ellis Island.
[164], Octavius makes a brief appearance in Ultimate Spider-Man #113 confronting Norman Osborn as the latter breaks out of the Triskelion; he attacks his former boss to prevent his escape, informing him that he betrayed him by giving the OZ formula to the FBI. [55] Octavius and Spider-Man keep crossing their ways during the following months, with the Avengers fighting a new iteration of the Sinister Six,[55] Doctor Octopus sending a remote Octobot in John Jameson's shuttle,[56] and Octavius contacting Iron Man to force him to find a cure for his degenerative condition. Days later, Otto attacked Hammer’s secret, illegal New Jersey genetic facility, murdering its scientists, calling in the press to observe, and terrorizing Hammer until he suffered a heart attack. Discover the process Marvel Games, Square Enix, and Crystal Dynamics developed when creating the Mightiest Super Hero experience in "Marvel's Avengers," in this behind-the-scenes look from Intel Gaming. Octavius utilizing his arms in his experiment. When the Living Brain enters the cosmic energies into the system, he starts to overload and it causes an explosion. His identity as Dr. Elliot Tolliver is uncovered by Anna Maria, who confronts him with the rebuilt Living Brain, but the appearance of Terrax the Tamer gives Octavius a chance to temporarily evade this. [14], Though his relationship with co-workers was typically hostile, he was social enough to give a demonstration of his harness to a small group. Octavius is lured to Empire State University, where he finds Don Lamaze. During Octavius's freshman year of college, he was undecided in his studies until they were briefly interrupted by his father's funeral; a construction accident having ended Torbert's life. [136], Otto Octavius is a genius in the field of atomic physics, and he holds a Ph. However, using the practical versions was always preferred to save money, and each scene was always filmed first with Edge FX's creations to see if CGI was truly necessary. The Superior Spider-Man has also been featured as a playable character in several games. [78] Despite Peter's lingering influence, Octavius's refusal of Peter's values and perceived screw-ups prompts him to "rectify" some mistakes: "Peter" enrolls back to college, pursuing actively the PhD Peter denied himself in the past,[79] and breaks the self-imposed "no-kill rule" by taking a proactive stance against evildoers and criminals, shooting the villain Massacre even after Massacre appeared to show signs of recovering from the brain damage that motivated his crimes,[80] and violently assaulting the Jester and Screwball for a relatively minor insult. He eventually married May Parker and was offered a job at Future Foundations by Reed Richards. [74] However, he soon finds himself the target of several villains, such as an Octavius-tech enhanced Stilt-Man,[75] Boomerang, Overdrive, the Shocker, the Speed Demon, the new female Beetle, and the Living Brain,[76] all of them trying to take over the place left by the seemingly-dead Doctor Octopus and his Sinister Six. His obsession, however, did not manifest immediately, and he was regarded by his school friends as a devoted student who was genuinely interested in the studies. When he awakens, he is being treated by Anna Maria, who decides that she will help Otto be a real hero but if he ever returns to his Doctor Octopus persona, she will have him arrested or worse. [49], Octavius unsuccessfully tried to form and lead another version of the Sinister Six, because Captain America's Secret Avengers managed to defeat the villainous group, although Doctor Octopus himself eluded authorities. [volume & issue needed] Later, the mantle of Doctor Octopus is taken up by Lady Octopus. [73], Within Spider-Man's body, Octavius starts his new career as a hero by redesigning his gear and putting his past as a villain behind himself. Outraged, he summons his tentacles from the S.H.I.E.L.D. He graduated near the top of his class, and was considered a catch to many scientific firms. [142], On Earth-2149 (a world in which almost all heroes and villains are flesh-eating zombies) an undead Doctor Octopus first appears in the Marvel Zombies series alongside several other zombie supervillains attempting to kill and devour the invading Galactus; this incarnation of Doctor Octopus is apparently destroyed piecemeal by several cosmically powered hero zombies after he got in the way of an attack they were aiming at the invading Galactus. While wearing the harness, the arms are powerful enough to allow him to walk up sheer concrete walls and move about quickly. [88], Octavius's focus on the larger scale also resulted in him missing the Green Goblin's efforts to establish a new criminal empire, with the Green Goblin rescuing criminals who have escaped Spider-Man and recruiting them into his new gang, as Octavius simply focused on the leaders whereas Peter would have tried to capture the whole gang. Fear the Mad Titan; he'll get you in a snap. [110], When Spider-Man later infiltrates New U Technologies after witnessing video footage of one of its subjects suffering from cellular degeneration, he evades the initial security force, including the Rhino and the female Electro.
Octavius tells Peter he is willing to give up his love to keep her safe - something only Peter can do as the true Superior Spider-Man - and urges the hero to save New York in his place. Doctor Octopus is the third figurine in the Classic Marvel Figurine Collection. In 2019, the dying Octavius switches bodies with the newer, younger Spider-Man, Miles Morales, in order to preserve his life and become a "superior" hero. [106], At the time when the Living Brain was at Parker Industries' London branch, Doctor Octopus' consciousness expresses anger over being forced to act like their lackey.
[92], Following him being possessed by the Venom symbiote, Octavius receives unexpected help from Peter Parker's consciousness, though Octavius is still unaware that Peter survived their mental duel. Take note, True Believer! Harry also introduced him to Peter Parker, who was writing a paper on him for a class taught by Curt Connors, Octavius' friend. Peter escaped, and defeats Octavius. The adamantium harness was powerful enough to both restrain and pummel the Hulk into submission during a series written by Erik Larsen. EGOT-winning songwriter Robert Lopez takes Joe behind the creative process of “Let It Go” in Times Square before the two join together to improvise a song.
The Superior Octopus agrees to spare them more pain in exchange for the Night Shift becoming his agents, where he will compensate them from his own funds. [34], Due to exposure to atomic radiation, Doctor Octopus has acquired the mental ability of psychokinetic control over the four electrically powered, telescoping, prehensile, titanium-steel artificial tentacle "arms" (a degree of psychokinetic control over them that he can also exercise over vast distances even when they are not connected to him) that are attached to a stainless-steel harness encompassing his lower torso. Once more stripped of his arms, he was incarcerated in the super-prison known as The Raft. Try some of the delicious “Hellfire” Tex-Mex! In the Battleworld domain of Marville, Doctor Octopus appears as a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. When Spider-Man tried to stop him, the fight quickly moved to the Lincoln Tunnel where Octavius subdued Spider-Man, kidnapped him, and hijacked a plane going to brazil. The Superior Octopus' inner monologue states that he had perfected Miles Warren's cloning technology where each clone had to be made from the deceased in order to maintain their memories as a way to conquer death. His genius in radiation is so exceptional that he was once called upon by Mister Fantastic of the Fantastic Four to offer his expertise when the Invisible Woman suffered from complications during her second pregnancy as a result of the cosmic radiation that had given the team their powers. Get the latest news, original content, and special offers from Marvel. Octavius after the robotic arms were fused to his spine. [45], Doctor Octopus was taken to Ryker's Island and was drugged and brainwashed to kill the Green Goblin. He is later revealed to in fact be working with the Nazis and their American proxies, the "Friends of New Germany", with the plot of making all minorities into mindless slaves. Using the Web of Life and Destiny, Doctor Octopus throws Spider-Man of Earth-44145 back to his world. His father Torbert Octavius, a factory worker, was abusive and violent towards both Otto and his mother Mary Lavinia Octavius. He has also had to deal with another usurper, in the form of arrogant young businessman and con artist Luke Carlyle, who pretended to employ Octavius at his company.
[117] Outside of his work with HYDRA's Avengers, the Superior Octopus approached Spider-Man, where he wants him to transfer ownership of Parker Industries back to him. [150] He is later killed by Oberoi, while trying to help Spider-Man rescue MJ and Aunt Maya from Oberoi. Digger is informed to distribute the severance pay to the remaining members of the Night Shift so they will not bother him again and to warn them not to go visit the Brothers Grimm in the hospital. But I had to figure out how to do that".
A brilliant engineer and inventor, he is also a superb strategist and a charismatic leader. However, Stunner was knocked out and Doctor Octopus was murdered by the insane Spider-Man clone Kaine. [139] The harness is also capable of holding a small jetpack, allowing him to fly to places faster and able to evade Spider-Man more easily. [118] As Peter flees to the Shanghai branch of Parker Industries, Octavius attempts to implement various security protocols he had added to all Parker Industries tech that allows him to retake control of anything developed by the company,[119] but Peter turns the tables on Octavius by ordering his employees to literally destroy the company in order to hurt HYDRA, thwarting Octavius' attempt to shut down his new high-tech suit with an EMP by reverting to his traditional costume and turning the EMP trick against Octavius so that his own tentacles attack him.