So while Spider-Man: Homecoming gets ready to shatter box office records across the world, let's take a look at the Spider-Man villains who are supposed to appear in the film — all of them, including Prowler and the Scorpion (!)  — and learn 18 Things You Didn't Know About Spider-Man: Homecoming's Villains.

18. The Prowler in the Movie is Aaron Davis, Not Hobie Brown

The recent release of the full cast list for Spider-Man: Homecoming has several surprising twists, but arguably the most significant may be the reveal of Donald Glover as Aaron Davis, better known in the comics as the Prowler.

Though the original Prowler was Hobie Brown, in recent years the mantle has been taken up to popular acclaim by Aaron Davis, a brilliant cat burglar recognized as "the most dangerous thief in America," who employs an array of advanced, high-tech weaponry to accomplish his thefts. Significantly, Davis is also the uncle — and archenemy — of Miles Morales, the new Spider-Man that everyone's talking about.

Now, serious groundwork for future movies. Since Miles Morales was originally created at least in part due to Donald Glover's interest in the Spider-Man role years back, it's a cool twist that Glover is now playing the character's uncle.

17. Prowler Has Used the Vulture's Wings

The Aaron Davis incarnation of the Prowler, as depicted in Ultimate comics, actually has a lot of connections to many of the other villains on this list. For one, much of his gear comes from the Tinkerer, a villain we'll be discussing a bit later. Prowler also has a tense rivalry with the Ultimate version of Scorpion, which led to Davis and his superheroic nephew teaming up to take Scorpion down.

He's also worn the Vulture's wings, which he employed to dramatic effect. Considering that Vulture is going to be the primary antagonist of Spider-Man: Homecoming, there could be some extra setup going on here if Davis is in cahoots with the Vulture in some way. If and when Davis becomes the Prowler somewhere down the line, there's a decent chance that he could bust out a modified version of the flight harness that Vulture has in Homecoming.

16. Scorpion was a Private Investigator Before He Was a Supervillain

Another surprise revealed in the Homecoming cast list was that actor Michael Mando is playing Mac Gargan, a character that fans will immediately recognize as the Scorpion.

When it comes to reputations, Scorpion has gotten a raw deal over the years, but he actually started his career as one of Spider-Man's most intelligent, crafty foes. Mac Gargan was a talented private investigator originally hired to figure out how Peter Parker gets all those great Spidey photos for the Daily Bugle. However, when he volunteered to be transformed into the Scorpion, his mind got corrupted and he's never been the same since.

Though Scorpion himself likely won't feature in Homecoming, Gargan's inclusion in the film points toward a high likelihood of seeing the supervillain suit up in time for the sequel.

15. Scorpion was the Original Anti-Spider-Man, Not Venom

When Scorpion was first created, he was designed to be the anti-Spider-Man: a bigger, badder version of the arachnid hero, modeled after a bigger, badder arachnid. But Scorpion fell by the wayside in the decades since, and his role was inherited by Venom. This was the rationale behind why Gargan actually became Venom in later years, though Gargan's stint with the symbiote didn't last as long as Eddie Brock's did.

Everyone is buzzing (or worried) about Sony's plan to make a standalone won't be part of the MCU, it means that the field will be clear for a new "anti-Spider-Man" to face off against Tom Holland in Homecoming's sequel. If Mando's Gargan undergoes the procedure, perhaps the Scorpion will be able to reclaim his historic mantle.

14. Vulture Was Spidey's First Supervillain in the Comics, Too

The Vulture is probably the biggest Spider-Man villain who hasn't yet appeared on film. In Homecoming, Adrian Toomes will be the first major supervillain that Spidey ever faces off against. This directly lines up with the comics, where the Vulture actually was the first superpowered bad guy that the wall-crawler ever had to take down.

Vulture first appeared all the way back in Amazing Spider-Man #2, so his connections to the web-slinger run deep. As far as classic villains go, he was preceded by the Chameleon, but Chameleon (at least in his initial appearances) was a non-powered Soviet spy who used masks to disguise himself, whereas Vulture was a whole other level of bad guy. Vulture's legacy as Spidey's first supervillain was honored by the animated series Spectacular Spider-Man, where he featured in the first episode — and was voiced by Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund!

13. He's (Almost) Made it to the Movies a Few Times

The Vulture is up there with Doctor Octopus when it comes to iconic Spider-Man foes. Just as Peter Parker is the regular young guy who becomes a superhero, Vulture is the regular old guy who becomes a supervillain. It's a classic pairing.

So it's no surprise that Vulture has come within inches of cinematic fame on more than one occasion. Sam Raimi really, really wanted Vulture as the main villain in Spider-Man 3, but the studio pressured him to use Venom instead. Afterward, Raimi was still fixated on the character; if Spider-Man 4 had ever happened, Vulture would've been the antagonist. John Malkovich was even cast for the role.

But it doesn't stop there. Vulture's trademark wings had a cameo in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, so he certainly would have featured in that franchise's incarnation of the Sinister Six. Basically, Vulture's day on the big screen has been a long time coming.

12. There Have Been a Few Other Vultures

Adrian Toomes is certainly the Vulture. But similarly to the Green Goblin and Venom, there have been other men who have donned the Vulture's wings — much to the disdain of Toomes himself, who really hates it when other people steal his stuff.

The first "other" Vulture was Blackie Drago. Drago met Toomes in prison, where they were cellmates. Drago learned the secret location of Toomes's new flight harness, got out of prison, and then stole the Vulture identity. Needless to say, Toomes was infuriated by this, and he later made a point to publicly humiliate Drago in aerial combat.

But much to Toomes's chagrin, there have been other Vulture imitators since. The creepiest of these is Jimmy Natale, the Red Vulture, pictured above. Natale takes the Vulture name quite literally, as he actually cannibalizes his victims.

11. Vulture was Diagnosed with Terminal Cancer

Part of what makes the conflict between Spider-Man and the Vulture interesting is the age disparity between them: a young, hopeful, optimistic man against a bitter, cynical, aging man who feels like his best days are behind him. The Vulture's best stories highlight this dynamic, as Toomes has suffered such physical calamities as a stroke, and such emotional ones as an estranged son.

The Vulture's best story of all time was "Funeral Arrangements," by J.M. DeMatteis and Sal Buscema, where Toomes discovered that his own prized flight harness had given him terminal cancer, and that he only had a short while left to live. Being the embittered and hopeless person that he is, Toomes quickly tried to settle all his old scores.

But there's one person he did try to apologize to...

10. Even Aunt May Hates Him

Aunt May is widely recognized as a kind, generous person who goes out of her way for other people. She's a religious woman who has room in heart to forgive anyone... except, as it turns out, Adrian Toomes.

Years after Uncle Ben's death, May started to repair the wounds by dating a man named Nathan Lubensky. Unfortunately, Nathan and May ended up being witnesses to one of those super-battles that the Marvel Universe is known for, and when Vulture tried to swoop in and grab May as a hostage, Nathan fought him off — but in the excitement of the moment, he suffered a heart attack. During "Funeral Arrangements," Vulture haunted the Parker household like a ghost, pleading for May's forgiveness. Instead, May — full of rage — told him that she hoped his impending death would be "slow and full of suffering." The day after that, she visited him in prison and apologized for her comments, but told him that any possible redemption for his sins could not be offered by her, but only by God.

So yeah, don't expect to see Toomes get invited to any Parker family holidays.

9. Shocker is Actually a Pretty Smart Guy

Shocker is another popular Spider-villain who fans have been waiting to see for some time that will finally hit the big screen in Homecoming. Though Shocker has often been unfairly slighted as a "loser" villain (more on that later), that actually couldn't be further from the truth. While The web-head's rogues gallery is full of mad scientists and megalomaniacs, Shocker is a seasoned professional who is only in the game for the sake of making a profit. He's as grounded as any Spidey villain in town.

Shocker doesn't care about getting revenge on Spider-Man, doesn't have any world domination goals, or any of that nonsense. He just wants to pop open a few bank vaults. To do that, he wields a pair of gauntlets that fire off vibrational shock blasts. He designed these himself; though Shocker was a high school dropout, he's a gifted inventor. Unfortunately for him, he keeps running into a certain web-slinger that always messes up his game.