Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is poised to bring Venom and Kraven into Spider-Man's newest adventure, adding to an impressive roster of villains already including in Insomniac's universe. Both Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales have been huge hits for Insomniac, capturing the essence of the source material and featuring fun gameplay to boot. Both games were further enhanced by the great villains that Peter and Miles faced in battle.
Finding the perfect villains for both Spider-Man titles should have been a relatively easy task for Insomniac, considering the depth of enemies that Spider-Man has faced over the years. Spider-Man probably has one of the biggest lineups of villains in the history of comic book characters, and many of these foes - like Doctor Octopus and Green Goblin - maintain an iconic reputation. The Marvel's Spider-Man 2 game should see even more of the wall-crawler's rogue gallery enter the fray, as Insomniac has barely scratched the surface of villains for Spider-Man to face.
The two Insomniac Spider-Man games still feature a reasonable number of villains that both Peter and Miles face, and the developer has already revealed a couple more enemies set to factor into their universe. Even for players that have already experienced the games, the long list of foes can be difficult to across both games. This is every villain featured in Insomniac's Spider-Man universe so far, and the Spider-Man 2 game villains we well.
[Warning: Spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man & Spider-Man: Miles Morales below.]
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
Norman Osborn hasn't assumed his alternate persona as the Green Goblin in Insomniac's Spider-Man games yet, but that doesn't stop Norman from causing problems for Spider-Man. Norman's obsession with the Devil's Breath serum drives the villainous motivations of both Mister Negative and Doctor Octopus, and Norman is also responsible for bringing the hard-nosed Silver Sable and her mercenary forces to the city. Post-credit scenes in both Marvel's Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales show Norman's dedication to curing his son Harry has led him to allow an unknown symbiote substance to interact with Harry, further cementing that the eldest Osborn isn't exactly working with the purest of intentions.
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Mister Negative (Martin Li)
When Martin Li was only seven years old, his parents took him to Oscorp in the Spider-Man universe for medical consultation concerning an unknown disease ravaging his body. Norman Osborn had Li injected with the Devil's Breath serum he was developing, generating an unexpected reaction that granted the boy dark powers and caused an explosion that killed Martin's parents. Mister Negative spends a large amount of Marvel's Spider-Man using his powers/Inner Demons criminal organization to satisfy his vendetta against Norman, but Spider-Man is able to defeat Li and the villain is sent to the Raft at the end of the game, meaning he could appear as a Spider-Man 2 game villian.
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
Doctor Octavius starts Marvel's Spider-Man as the boss and mentor to Peter Parker, but eventually dissolves into the villainous Doc Ock and plans on holding Norman Osborn able for his involvement with the Devil's Breath treatment. Doctor Octopus breaks a handful of supervillains out of the Raft and forms the Sinister Six, commissioning them to help him attack all of Osborn's properties throughout the city, release the Devil's Breath upon the citizens, and force Osborn to it his wrongdoings. Spider-Man is able to defeat Doc Ock in an epic battle atop Oscorp Tower at the end of Marvel's Spider-Man, and the villain has his artificial limbs taken away and is sent to be imprisoned at the Raft. However, Doc Ock could still reappear in Spider-Man 2.
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Scorpion (Mac Gargan)
Mac Gargan was turned into the mech-wearing Scorpion during an experiment unexpectedly funded by J. Jonah Jameson and went on to commit a number of crimes like robbery and kidnapping. Scorpion is also detailed as one of the first supervillains that Spider-Man encountered in his web-slinging career.
The villain serves as one of the of the Sinister Six after Doc Ock breaks him out of the Raft in Marvel's Spider-Man. Both Rhino and Scorpion team up to take on Spider-Man near the end of the game, but the two end up fighting each other, being trapped in a shipping container and sent back to prison, meaning they could still be around for Spider-Man 2.
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Shocker (Herman Schultz)
Herman Schultz became Shocker after using his impressive skills as an inventor to create a pair of gauntlets that release shockwaves, using the invention to become a notorious burglar and facing off against Spider-Man multiple times. The events of Marvel's Spider-Man see Shocker be approached by Mister Negative's Inner Demons and pressured into robbing banks for them. Spider-Man catches Shocker after he commits a robbery and brings him into custody, but the Inner Demons break him out of prison and sends him to rob another bank. Spider-Man defeats the villain once more and learns about his involvement with Mister Negative, and Shocker is sent to the Raft to be more securely locked up.
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich)
Aleksei Sytsevich became known as Rhino after an experimental combat suit became grafted to his skin, and faced off against Spider-Man multiple times until the webhead was able to send him to the Raft for imprisonment. Doc Ock recruits Rhino into the Sinister Six by offering to help him shed both his suit and bad reputation as a criminal, but Rhino is ultimately defeated and sent back to the Raft after his team-up with Scorpion goes poorly. Rhino is also in Spider-Man: Miles Morales in the opening moments after he breaks out of the Raft, and later on after Roxxon hires him as an enforcer and equips him with new armor to protect against Miles' powers.
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
The superhumanly strong Kingpin only physically stars in Marvel's Spider-Man for a brief section of the game, serving as the tutorial boss battle as Spider-Man works with the police to arrest the villain. Kingpin is defeated and sent off to the Raft, but his criminal influence and hired thugs maintain a constant thorn in Spider-Man's side throughout the rest of the game. Kingpin also briefly makes an appearance in Miles Morales via a phone call between Wilson Fisk and the young Miles, with Kingpin issuing threats toward Miles after he stops Fisk's nefarious plans for criminal activity in Harlem.
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Adrian Toomes was an electronics engineer that decided to turn to a life of crime as the Vulture, using high-tech wings to move at great speeds. His criminal motivations led him to fight Spider-Man at least two dozen times, and he was ultimately beaten and sent to the Raft for the rest of his life.
In Marvel's Spider-Man, Vulture is convinced by Doc Ock to the Sinister Six after Doc offers to save him from the spinal cancer caused by his mechanical wings. Vulture teams up with Electro in a battle against Spider-Man, but the villain is defeated and arrested once again. The Vulture makes a holographic appearance in Spider-Man: Miles Morales during a training mission set up for Miles, with Peter providing humorous dialogue for the villain.
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Electro (Max Dillon)
Max Dillon gained the ability to absorb electricity and blast it toward his foes after an unidentified accident, and he used his newfound abilities to become the super-criminal Electro. He makes his appearance in Marvel's Spider-Man after Doc Ock enlists him into the Sinister Six by promising to help Electro achieve his mission to transform himself into pure, living energy. Electro is eventually defeated by Spider-Man during his team-up with Vulture, and Spider-Man leaves the villain webbed up for the police to take back to the Raft.
Spider-Man 2 Game Villain - Silver Sable (Silver Sablinova)
Silver Sable appears in Marvel's Spider-Man as Norman Osborn's personal security detail, and the nature of her and Spider-Man's relationship starts off antagonistic as she places him on her target list after the Sinister Six and other prisoners escape from the Raft. They eventually reach a truce when Sable realizes Spider-Man is trying to stop Doctor Octopus, Mister Negative, and all of the other supervillains. After going back to her home country of Symkaria at the end of Insomniac's game, Silver Sable returns in The City That Never Sleeps DLC to help Spider-Man reclaim the stolen Sable tech that Hammerhead stole to arm his mafia, and she could reappear in Spider-Man 2.