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116-571: The Sinister Six are a group of supervillains in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , mainly those featuring Spider-Man . The members are drawn from the character's list of enemies , with the original members forming the team in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (October 1964). Led by Doctor Octopus (introduced in issue #3), the team in its premiere followed swiftly the very early appearances of many of

232-458: A broad spectrum of visual and auditory powers. Deathlok has the ability to interface with virtually any computer system. He is also able to project his consciousness and sensory projections directly into the Net, making him capable of directly hacking computer systems far more efficiently than a traditional hacker. His body can also target (nearly infallibly) multiple objects and track them. He could scan

348-439: A coma. With the help of Henry Hayes and Bobbi Morse , she is transformed into a Deathlok, which successfully saves her life. During the " Iron Man 2020 " event, Force Works encounters a group of Deathloks on the island of Lingares who overwhelm and capture them. Quake states to the soldiers that the dead that captured them are Deathloks. With Quake translating, War Machine, U.S. Agent, and Mockingbird learned that someone called

464-467: A computer augmented brain. The right arm and left half of his face are armored cybernetic implants. He wears a woven metal-mesh body suit of considerable durability. Deathlok also carried a helium-neon laser pistol designed by the U.S. Army of his time, and a throwing dagger. Manning was a military academy graduate, and a brilliant military strategist. He is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, and proficient with knives, daggers, handguns, and laser pistols. He

580-604: A concept." Buckler stated the character was an inversion of Captain America . The original comic run makes numerous references to Mary Shelly 's novel Frankenstein , a character whom Deathlok shares many parallels with. Although initially announced as the new lead feature for Marvel's Worlds Unknown comic, under the title "Cyborg", the first Deathlok series ran in Astonishing Tales #25–28, 30–36 ( cover-dated Aug. 1974–July 1976). This initial version of

696-649: A device containing self-sustaining power. Doctor Octopus and the Sinister Six later fight the Intelligencia where the Chameleon had infiltrated the group disguised as Klaw . After the Intelligencia members are defeated, the Sinister Six steal their Zero Cannon (a weapon which changes Earth's gravity field to send specific objects into space). Doctor Octopus later appears in a robot suit which would help to keep him alive. Doctor Octopus and Mysterio coordinate

812-655: A different possible future where X-Force, and all other superheroes, have been turned into "Deathloks" controlled by worldly authorities with popular support, which produces a crime-free utopia for everyone else. Deathlok appeared later as a guest speaker for one of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning's classes. Deathlok revealed the potential futures of the students present and the probabilities of them occurring. Notably, Deathlok refused to comment on Genesis' future, revealing to him in private that only he can choose his fate. In X-Factor #231 (April 2012), in

928-540: A film. By December of the same year, producer Amy Pascal confirmed that the studio intends to use the script in an upcoming project and expressed the company's desire for the filmmaker to direct the film as well. In the post-credits scene of Morbius (2022), Adrian Toomes from the MCU approaches Dr. Michael Morbius in an effort to form a team. The team is intended to be the Sinister Six, with director Daniel Espinosa expressing interest in having Norman Osborn be part of

1044-645: A grueling battle, Spider-Man eventually kills the Goblin before dying of his injuries. An alternate universe iteration of the Sinister Six from Earth-6160 appears in Ultimate Spider-Man (vol. 3), led by Wilson Fisk and consisting of Mister Negative , Walter Hardy , Sergei Kravinoff , Mysterio , and the Mole Man . This version of the group control New York's criminal underworld via its boroughs, with Fisk controlling Manhattan, Negative Queens, Hardy

1160-561: A killer, a fighter, and an operative. He had participated in at least one armed conflict alongside organized troops, and assassinated countless people even in populated areas. He was even once close to being captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. when a mission went bad in Russia. Henry Hayes was often memory-wiped and did not remember his assignments. While at MTA Metro-North station, he tried to engage discussion with another leg amputee and advised him to contact Biotek, as his own prosthesis (plastic ones, as it

1276-655: A line-up for the team was teased. During the end credits, weapons and technology belonging to the Rhino , the Vulture , Doctor Octopus , Mysterio , and Kraven the Hunter were revealed, confirming them as members, with the Green Goblin serving as the leader. However, this line-up is left to be debated as Goddard stated he wanted to adopt a more classic adaptation of the group which would have included Sandman and Doc Ock as

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1392-576: A mass-murdering group of supervillains. During the events of the miniseries Beyond! , the cosmic being the Stranger (pretending to be the Beyonder ) transported Collins to an alien planet, where he was forced to live for years until being rescued with the aid of several other heroes. However, his rescue required the sacrifice of Greg Willis, the superhero known as Gravity . As an act of gratitude, Collins arranged Gravity's funeral. When Willis' body

1508-558: A member of Kang the Conqueror 's Chronos Corps. In Ultimate Spider-Man #70 (February 2005), the Ultimates fight a person they refer to as Luther Manning, who looks like Deathlok and whom Spider-Man describes as a "half-robot half-zombie guy". The superheroes take him into custody. Wolverine 's rogue ops team joins an alternate future Deathlok-Prime – now free from its homicidal human host's brain – to face down invaders from

1624-515: A purpose in life and unable to disconnect himself from the machine bonded to him. Eventually, Manning travels to the mainstream Marvel Universe and encounters Daredevil and the Kingpin . He lives a life of solitude until being apprehended by S.H.I.E.L.D. , from which he is later kidnapped by the supervillain the Owl and, immobilized, put up for auction as a weapon. Before a sale can be completed, he

1740-554: A rampage, stealing advanced weapons and technology from several sources, including an alien dimension and a facility specializing in cybernetics. To again complete their quorum of six, they recruit Gog . Eventually, Spider-Man and several other heroes (including the Ghost Rider , Deathlok , Nova , the Hulk , and Solo ) confront the villains as they are seizing a HYDRA base to gain access to deadly, world-devastating weapons. Most of

1856-638: A rival, Larry Young . Young was considered as a "potential recruit" for the Initiative program. In the Vengeance mini-series, Truman was still trapped in Larry Young's body, while Young was unable to get to grips with the cyborg body and was unable to function without appropriate maintenance, with his body seen rusting in a junk yard. During the " Dark Reign " storyline, a H.A.M.M.E.R. strike force consisting of corpses animated with crude bionics

1972-467: A special machine, Doctor Octopus resurrects Electro with his powers intact as Kindred comments on Electro's abilities while stating that Doctor Octopus is getting closer to his true self. Doctor Octopus and Electro find Kraven the Hunter in the Savage Land hunting a dinosaur. Electro shocks the dinosaur, and Doctor Octopus recruits Kraven the Hunter into the Sinister Six by promising him to hunt down

2088-778: A tollbooth in the Webwood. An alternate universe iteration of the Sinister Six from Earth-311 called the Sinister Sextet appears in The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 4) #1, consisting of Canice Cassidy, Electro, the Hobgoblin, Karnov, Magus, and the Serpent. A future iteration of the Sinister Six from a Marvel 2099 -related timeline appears in Spider-Man 2099 (vol. 3) #11-12, consisting of Venom 2099 ,

2204-505: A variation of Ultron who has taken the name " Deathlok Prime ". Doom 2099 was shown to be an inmate at Hellrock Prison where he was held in a special area. When a time-displaced Dagger comes upon his cell, Doom 2099 is offered a deal to join the Avengers. Doom 2099 accepts so that he can take his revenge on Ultron. On Earth-11045, a variant of Abomination/Emil Blonsky molded with Deathlok technology appears as Abomination Deathlok as

2320-469: A version of reality where Wanda Maximoff declared "no more humans" instead of "no more mutants", Tony Stark is attacked by a mostly-cyborg version of Steve Rogers, who refers to himself as "Deathlok". An original, alternate universe variant of Deathlok from Earth-9602 appears in the Amalgam Comics one-shot Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. . This version is Jason Todd , a S.H.I.E.L.D. who

2436-469: A woven metal-mesh body suit of considerable durability. He carries a plasma pistol which draws its energy from his internal power source. Thus, the weapon can only be fired if in contact with the outlets in Deathlok's hand. Deathlok also possesses a collapsible plasma rifle capable of greater firepower with the same limitations, a supply of fragmentation plasma grenades, and a molybdenum steel knife. He wears

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2552-526: A wrist bracelet that allows Deathlok to override similar cybernetic operating systems, and an adamantium / vibranium alloy shock dampening helmet. He sometimes uses a refitted Cybertek Dragonfly fighter with a range of several hundred miles. In the Mutant X reality, Deathlok is a member of the Avengers . In the pages of Savage Avengers , an unidentified Earth has its 2099 dominated by Deathloks led by

2668-457: Is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant with an extensive database of combat techniques and strategies. Collins is an excellent computer programmer with an advanced degree in computer science and prosthetics, and helped construct the Deathlok body, along with other Cybertek scientists including William Hansen, Ben Jacobs, Stanley Cross, Dr. Hu, and Jim Dworman. After becoming Deathlok, Collins later modified his own systems. Like Manning, Collins wears

2784-608: Is cured by Louis Kort, and Nick Fury takes him into custody. Deathlok is rebuilt by Roxxon as a robot and sent to sabotage Project Pegasus . The robot battles the Thing and Quasar , and self-destructs. The real Deathlok, now working for the Brand Corporation , battles Captain America and a time-traveling Luther Manning clone. Alongside Captain America, Godwulf, and the Redeemers, he battles Hellinger. Some time later,

2900-609: Is destroyed and the crew is evacuated by Spider-Man, the Human Torch and John Jameson , Doctor Octopus tells the rest of the Sinister Six that his master plan is about to begin. In the " Ends of the Earth " storyline, all of Doctor Octopus' preparations come to fruition in a plan to conquer the world. Doctor Octopus activates a giant antenna array called the Octahedral which, in turn, activates Earth-orbiting satellites he calls

3016-742: Is forced to pretend to take a hostage. Later he met Jesus Badalamente and also battles Mainframe. Collins learns that his human body was still alive, and encounters Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. Collins aids Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. in preventing a nuclear strike on the United States. With the Fantastic Four , the X-Men , and Misty Knight , Deathlok later battles Mechadoom. He meets the Punisher , and battles Silvermane . After that, he teams up with Spider-Man and several other heroes to stop

3132-399: Is not like this anymore. Doctor Octopus briefly hesitates, but mounting pressure from the rest of the Sinister Six compels him to act, though this buys Peter enough time to break free. The Savage Six then attack the Sinister Six, giving Peter time to escape. An alternate universe iteration of the Sinister Six appears in the " Age of Apocalypse " 10th anniversary limited series. This version of

3248-632: Is prevented by Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four. Spider-Man and the Future Foundation stumble on a plot on a Caribbean Island by the Sinister Six which involves the use of a zombie pirate crew. During the fight with the Sinister Six, Spider-Man realizes that the Doctor Octopus, Electro, Rhino and Sandman that they are fighting are robots, while Mysterio and the Chameleon are the only real ones present. Meanwhile,

3364-496: Is revealed to be Rebecca Ryker, the daughter of Harlan Ryker. After being maimed in an explosion that killed her mother and brother, Rebecca was rebuilt using the Deathlok technology that her father developed. Arcade later kidnaps her alongside the students of the Avengers Academy and Braddock Academy and forces them to fight other teenage superhumans in his latest version of Murderworld. A new Deathlok debuted during

3480-581: Is stolen by the crime lord the Hood and sent on a kamikaze decoy run. Kelly first appeared as Deathlok in Marvel Comics Presents #62. This version of Deathlok was originally controlled by Kelly until its systems determined that Kelly's brain function was detrimental to its completion of the "First Run" program. The Deathlok unit then completed its mission. Kelly's brain was removed from the cyborg and disposed of. One of Ryker's assistants took

3596-458: Is taken down when trying to gain control of Doctor Octopus's tentacles with his helmet. The Sinister Six then leave the area, and Doctor Octopus issues his demands: control of 200 missile facilities (for use in his plan), as well as 2 billion dollars for each of the members of the Sinister Six. In response, Spider-Man contacts Horizon Labs for help. Doctor Octopus sends the Sandman to guard one of

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3712-493: Is then saved by someone he recognizes who is in need of his services. Moments later, War Machine arrives with his armor, U.S. Agent's shield, and the equipment of Quake and Mockingbird as he fights off the Deathloks. The rest of Force Works discover that War Machine's rescuer is MODOK Superior . It is then revealed that MODOK Superior created these Deathloks to help gain control of Ultimo which transforms him into Ulti-MODOK. Once

3828-641: The Inspector Gadget animated series, Dr. Evil and Mr. Bigglesworth from the Austin Powers film series , or Dr. Blowhole from the animated TV series The Penguins of Madagascar . The overarching villain of Star Wars , Emperor Palpatine , leads the tyrannical Galactic Empire , and was inspired by real-world tyrannical leaders. Deathlok The character has also appeared on television in animation and live action, with J. August Richards and Bill Paxton respectively portraying

3944-527: The "mainstream timeline" Luther Manning begins dreaming that he is Deathlok. He is charged with temporal energy by Timestream. Timestream recruits this "mainstream" human Manning. Deathlok, Timestream, and Manning battled the Collins Deathlok, Siege , and Godwulf. The Manning Deathlok eventually returns to his own time and overthrows the megalomaniac who had taken over the country. Manning remains in his near-future alternate reality, searching for

4060-1100: The Absorbing Man , the Big Man , the Black Cat , the Black Tarantula , Boomerang , Calypso , Carrion , Carnage , the Chameleon , the Demogoblin , Doctor Octopus , the Doppelganger , Electro , the Enforcers , Fusion , the Green Goblin , the Grey Goblin , Hammerhead , the Hobgoblin , Hydro-Man , Jack O'Lantern , the Jackal , Joystick , the Juggernaut , Kaine , the Kingpin , Kraven

4176-990: The Armadillo , the Bi-Beast , the Clown , the Cyclone , the Human Fly , the Kangaroo , Man Mountain Marko , the Mirage , Scorcher , Shriek , the Spot and the Squid . The team eventually broke up after Boomerang had thoroughly screwed over everyone, including himself. Following the deletion of Peter Parker's memories and acquiring the Raft as his new base which he renamed Spider-Island II,

4292-687: The Goblin 2099 , Doctor Octopus 2099 , the Vulture 2099 , Electro 2099 , and the Sandwoman. After the Goblin is revealed to be a mole helping Spider-Man 2099 , he is killed by Doctor Octopus and replaced with Venture. Three iterations of the Sinister Six from Battleworld appear in " Secret Wars " (2015). An alternate universe iteration of the Sinister Six appear in the Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow miniseries, formed and led by J. Jonah Jameson / Spider-Slayer and consisting of Doctor Octopus,

4408-522: The Green Goblin , Loki , the Reverse-Flash , Black Manta , Ultron , Thanos , and Darkseid are some notable male comic book supervillains that have been adapted in film and television. Some notable female supervillains are Catwoman , Harley Quinn , Poison Ivy , Mystique , Hela , Viper , and the Cheetah . Just like superheroes, supervillains are sometimes members of groups, such as

4524-827: The Injustice League , the Sinister Six , the Legion of Doom , the Brotherhood of Mutants , the Suicide Squad , and the Masters of Evil . In the documentary A Study in Sherlock , writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss said they regarded Professor James Moriarty as a supervillain because he possesses genius-level intelligence and powers of observation and deduction, setting him above ordinary people to

4640-493: The Octavian Lens . The Lens works to speed up the greenhouse effect , which in turn heats up the Earth. Upon hacking into televisions around the world, Doctor Octopus describes what his satellites are doing, and shuts them down. He says he can save the world "at a price". At Palazzo Senatorio , an international gathering of world leaders and the planet's greatest minds meet to discuss Doctor Octopus's supposed offer to save

4756-459: The Sinister Six . He next meets Moses Magnum . Collins finally reveals his existence as a cyborg to his family. Collins then begins to search for his human body. During this time he fought the Sleepwalker , and helps Silver Sable retrieve a purloined Statue of Liberty. He assists a makeshift team of other heroes in the " Maximum Carnage " incident, protecting the people of New York from

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4872-472: The Ultimates and incarcerated by S.H.I.E.L.D. They would later break out of prison and recruit the Vulture to help them seek revenge on Spider-Man. When Doctor Octopus starts to have second thoughts due to his and the Goblin's role in creating Spider-Man, the Goblin kills Doctor Octopus before the remaining members receive help from Elijah Stern . However, all but the Goblin are defeated by Spider-Man, Johnny Storm , Bobby Drake , and May Parker . Following

4988-862: The Vulture . Spider-Man and Spider-Bite defeat the Sinister Sixty at Grand Central Station and keep the Stilt-Man from claiming the Spider-Man action figure. While Doctor Octopus is discovering clues to some of his missing memories, he exhumes an unexpectedly empty casket in a cemetery. Kindred sends one of his centipedes to enter Doctor Octopus' ear, rendering him unconscious. In a lead-up to " Sinister War ", Kindred tells Doctor Octopus that he can help him with his memories, but he will need to gather five more people. At an unknown beach, Doctor Octopus helps Sandman with his loss of direction and promises to solve Sandman's immortality problem. Upon building

5104-409: The miniseries Deathlok #1–4 (July–Oct. 1990, reprinted as Deathlok Special #1–4 the following year). This second Deathlok went on to a 34-issue series cover-dated July 1991 to April 1994, plus two summer Annual s in 1992 and 1993. The third Deathlok, S.H.I.E.L.D. espionage agent Jack Truman , debuted in an 11-issue miniseries (Sept. 1999–June 2000). Deathlok has also appeared in four issues of

5220-404: The " Original Sin " storyline. Henry Hayes worked at Doctors Without Borders . During his duty, he lost a leg in a suicide bomber attack in Kandahar (or was brainwashed into thinking he did). Henry was taken care of by the company Biotek, who provided him with a composite fiber prosthesis. Upon being placed under mind-control, Henry Hayes became Deathlok, where he was used as an assassin, a soldier,

5336-433: The "Scientist" showed up claiming to help them where he made Deathloks from the fallen countrymen to help deal with a giant. Unfortunately, something went wrong. It is soon discovered that the giant attacking Lingares is Ultimo who attacks both sides. As Quake, U.S. Agent, and Mockingbird get the prisoners to safety, War Machine fights off his paralysis and starts fighting the Deathloks trying to experiment on him. War Machine

5452-420: The Beetle, Carnage , the Demogoblin , Doctor Octopus, the Duster, Electro, the Gibbon , the Green Goblin, the Grizzly , Hammerhead, the Hobgoblin, the Jackal , Jack O'Lantern , the Kingpin , Kraven the Hunter, the Sludge, the Lizard, Morbius the Living Vampire , Mysterio, the Puma , the Rhino, the Ringer , the Sandman, the Scorpion, the Shocker, Shriek, Tombstone, Vermin and the Vulture. Spider-Man and

5568-424: The Black Cat, Wolverine, and the Human Torch have arrived to help, unaware that they are Mysterio, the Lizard, and Electro in illusion disguises created by the former. The Lizard springs their trap too early by attacking Peter, much to Mysterio's annoyance. Peter fends off the Sinister Six until Doctor Octopus ensnares him with his tentacles. Peter attempts to appeal to Doctor Octopus' better nature, telling him that he

5684-592: The Black Widow and Hawkeye are knocked out by Iron Man while he is still under Doctor Octopus's control. Spider-Man's new training, combined with Captain America subconsciously holding back, allows Spider-Man and Silver Sable to defeat Spider-Woman and Captain America, respectively. Finally, Mysterio uses an EMP generator to negate the Octobots controlling Thor , Iron Man and the Red Hulk . Now "Octobot" free, these remaining three Avengers set out to take out Doctor Octopus's missiles, while Spider-Man and Silver Sable confront Doctor Octopus in his base. The two are first met by

5800-424: The Bronx, Kravinoff Staten Island, and the Mole Man New York's underground. Additionally, Fisk forms the group to counter emerging vigilantes Spider-Man and the Green Goblin . In December 2013, Sony announced two spin-offs of The Amazing Spider-Man franchise, The Sinister Six and Venom , with Drew Goddard attached to write and direct the former. Throughout the live-action film The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ,

5916-438: The Buzzard, and Mysteriape. An alternate universe iteration of the Sinister Six from Earth-1610 called the Ultimate Six appears in the Ultimate Marvel imprint, initially consisting of the Sandman , Doctor Octopus , Kraven the Hunter , Electro , and the Green Goblin , with Spider-Man as a temporary member. This version of the group illegally altered their genetic codes, which led to them being defeated by Spider-Man and

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6032-427: The Chameleon from S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. The Superior Spider-Man came across Mysterion (a villain that is dressed like Mysterio) robbing the bank. Upon defeating Mysterion, the Superior Spider-Man discovered that the villain he thought was Mysterio was not Quentin Beck, but an unnamed man who bought the Mysterio gear from the Hobgoblin. Finally, the Superior Spider-Man went up against the Vulture, who seeks to get even with

6148-439: The Chameleon. Spider-Man defeats the Chameleon when he attempts to attack them in a "Doc-Ock" suit of armor. Spider-Man and his allies then convince Mysterio to help them track down Doctor Octopus's base. While they find the base, they also find themselves pitted against the 'new' Sinister Six—in the form of the mind-controlled Avengers. Despite Doctor Octopus's confidence, the heroes prevail against their mind-controlled teammates;

6264-419: The Deathlok program, he was shot with a sedative by Harlan Ryker and his brain was transplanted into the body of the John Kelly Deathlok cyborg. The machine was used against rebels fighting against Roxxon's influence in the fictional South American country of Estrella. Collins regained his consciousness during that mission and stopped the cyborg programming that would have killed a small child. Although his brain

6380-411: The Hunter (another son of the dead original), and the Vulture. The Sandman uses the Sinister Six in order to get revenge on Doctor Octopus for turning him into glass in "The Revenge of the Sinister Six" storyline. The Sinister Six are defeated again, and Venom subsequently attacks the various members of the group after being betrayed by them. He nearly kills the Sandman and badly injures Electro and Kraven

6496-428: The Hunter , Kraven the Hunter II, Kraven the Hunter III, Lady Octopus , the Lizard , Mephisto , Mister Negative , the Molten Man , Morbius the Living Vampire , Morlun , Mysterio , the Raptor , the Rhino , the Sandman , Sasha Kravinoff, Scorpia , the Scorpion , Scream , Screwball, the Shocker , Shriek , Silvermane , the Sin-Eater , Alistair Smythe , Stunner, Swarm , the Tarantula , Venom , Vermin , and

6612-469: The Hunter , the original Mysterio , the Sandman , and the original Vulture respond. As none of the members are willing to relinquish the honor of killing Spider-Man themselves, they decide to challenge Spider-Man individually with the order in which they face him determined by a random drawing. The Sinister Six kidnap Aunt May and Daily Bugle secretary Betty Brant , holding them hostage in order to force Spider-Man to confront them. Spider-Man defeats

6728-427: The Hunter before he and his symbiote are briefly separated from each other by the mysterious Senator Ward. In Marvel Knights Spider-Man , Norman Osborn is unmasked to the public as the Green Goblin and imprisoned. Osborn contacts a group of supervillains who also bear grudges against Spider-Man, all of whom had been financed by Osborn's fortunes for years. Eager to retaliate, the villains agree to band together, and

6844-402: The Lizard. Doctor Octopus coerces Curt Connors into using the Isotope Genome Accelerator on himself which separates him from his Lizard side. Kindred then completes the Sinister Six by having Mysterio join him as Kindred notes that his endgame with Spider-Man is approaching. When the Savage Six attacks the world premiere of a film that Mary Jane Watson and a disguised Mysterio were involved in,

6960-423: The MCU character of the same name, before becoming Deathlok in the sequel comic series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #8, turned into one by Hayes to save her life. Colonel Luther Manning is an American soldier from Detroit , Michigan , who, after being fatally injured, is reanimated in a post-apocalyptic future (originally given the date of 1990) only to discover that what remains of his dead body has been turned into

7076-400: The NYPD and the EMTs upon their arrival. This version of the Sinister Six (minus the Living Brain) then appears in its own series The Superior Foes of Spider-Man . The Sinister Six later assaulted the Owl 's base. Overdrive and the Speed Demon were captured by the Owl and interrogated. The Beetle tried to blackmail the Owl into releasing them while covertly dialing for back-up. Unimpressed,

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7192-438: The Octobots that have infiltrated the Apogee 1 Space Station and taken over some of the crew members. When Mysterio notices that some of the Octobots were disabled, Doctor Octopus orders the Octobots to finish their mission and then destroy the space station. When Spider-Man arrives on the Apogee 1 Space Station, Doctor Octopus pushes a button that starts to move the Apogee 1 Space Station close to Earth. After Apogee 1 Space Station

7308-407: The Owl got ready to execute her when reinforcements arrived in the form of Tombstone (who was revealed to be the Beetle's father). At one point to steal valuables from the Chameleon, including a portrait of Doctor Doom, the Sinister Six allied with the Owl, where they expand the group into a "Sinister Sixteen". Besides Boomerang, the Beetle, Overdrive, the Owl, and the Speed Demon, the group consists of

7424-404: The Rhino, Electro, Mysterio, and Kraven the Hunter. This version of the group was formed in response to Peter Parker fully bonding to his symbiote suit and killing or assaulting his enemies. After Eddie Brock kills Octavius in an attempt to join the group, Parker grievously injures him and kills the Rhino, Electro, and Mysterio before a burning building forces the symbiote off of Parker. Realizing he

7540-447: The Rhino, who decides to drown himself and take Sable with him in an attempt to psychologically beat Spider-Man into submission, but Spider-Man musters his strength, manages to destroy Doctor Octopus's arms and equipment and ultimately hauls his foe away to a doctor. As part of the Marvel NOW! event, the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus's mind in Spider-Man's body) encounters a new Sinister Six consisting of Boomerang, Overdrive ,

7656-404: The Shocker, the Speed Demon , the Living Brain and the female Beetle that previously fought Captain America and the Black Widow. The group of villains attacks Horizon Labs, but the Superior Spider-Man defeats them, using a power-dampening field to disable their equipment. He is preparing to kill Boomerang when the still-living consciousness of Peter Parker stops him. Otto gives the villains to

7772-469: The Sinister Six consisting of Bombshell , the Francine Frye version of Electro, the Roderick Kingsley version of the Hobgoblin, Sandman, and Spot. Their first mission was to steal a decommissioned S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. Spider-Man plays with a cancer patient named Nathan, where they envision that Nathan becomes Spider-Bite and they "fight" the Stilt-Man 's Sinister Sixty who wish to obtain Spider-Bite's action figure of Spider-Man. The line-up consists of

7888-436: The Sinister Six from Earth-803 called the Six Men of Sinestry appears in Spider-Verse #1 and the accompanying Spider-Man 2099 tie-in, consisting of Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio, and the Vulture. An alternate universe iteration of the Sinister Six called the Swinester Six appear in the Spider-Ham 25th Anniversary Special , consisting of the Green Gobbler, Doctor Octopuss, Sandmanatee, Eelectro,

8004-407: The Sinister Six intervenes in order to get Mysterio in their ranks despite Spider-Man's intervention. Mysterio complies with Doctor Octopus and teleports Mary Jane away while Doctor Octopus knocks out Spider-Man. Kindred kept the Savage Six on the reserve should the Foreigner 's group, the Superior Foes, and the Sinister Syndicate fail to eliminate Spider-Man. Badly wounded, Peter is relieved to find

8120-409: The Sinister Six members one-by-one, mocking their decision to battle him individually instead of as a team in front of Doctor Octopus, the last one to be defeated. In The Amazing Spider-Man #334–339, Doctor Octopus recruits Electro, Sandman, Mysterio, and Vulture, along with the demonic Hobgoblin (since Kraven the Hunter had recently died ), as part of his plan to take over the world. However, this

8236-460: The Sinister Twelve is formed. Mac Gargan is the de facto leader of the Twelve while Osborn is in prison, and he kidnaps Peter Parker's Aunt May and threatens to kill her if Spider-Man does not help Osborn escape from jail. Spider-Man, with help from Black Cat , breaks Osborn out only to be confronted by the Vulture, the Sandman, Electro, the Chameleon , the Lizard , Hydro-Man , the Shocker, Hammerhead , Boomerang and Tombstone . Osborn, now in

8352-504: The Superior Spider-Man begins to collect former Sinister Six members and store them in his underwater lab with the implied intention to create a new team as the Superior Spider-Man. First, he acquired the sand grain that contained the Sandman's consciousness. When Electro returned to Earth after being hurled into space by Thor, the Superior Spider-Man enlisted Thor to help defeat Electro. The Superior Spider-Man then confiscated

8468-558: The Superior Spider-Man for beating him up twice. The Superior Spider-Man managed to defeat the Vulture. The Superior Spider-Man debuts with mind-controlled members as the supposedly-reformed "Superior Six" at the time when Lightmaster invades Alchemax to obtain an invention that would work in sync with his own light powers. The Superior Six ended up fighting the Wrecking Crew (who were hired by Lightmaster to assist him). Due to

8584-485: The U.N., via Doctor Octopus's demands). Forced to flee, Spider-Man and his allies then attempt to rally support from Earth's other heroes after the Titanium Man alerts them to the fact that Doctor Octopus has been recruiting other villains. Tracking down a final facility, Spider-Man learns that Doctor Octopus has already launched all of his satellites. However, this is revealed to be a deception created by Mysterio and

8700-448: The bearded Deathlok with the central processing unit is beheaded, James Rhodes briefly turns himself into a Deathlok to control the other Deathloks who follow Ulti-MODOK into the lava-filled chasm that Quake briefly opened. Col. Luther Manning's body was rebuilt into a cyborg body by Harlan Ryker. Deathlok's mechanical, cybernetic physiology granted him several superhuman powers including superhuman strength, stamina, agility, reflexes, and

8816-696: The brain presumably for use in the SIEGE unit. This version was made for the United States Army by the CIA 's Deathlok-program co-head, Harlan Ryker, after studying Luther Manning's cyborg body. The Kelly Deathlok later became known as Siege . Professor Michael Collins was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He was a pacifist working for the Roxxon cybernetics corporation Cybertek. Upon discovery of

8932-607: The character was considered to be an adaptation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) portrayal of Deathlok, Mike Petersen , Edmondson stated that the coincidences were just "happy similarities" and that ultimately they tried to go for a total original concept. This Deathlok had his own ongoing series that began in October 2014. A new Deathlok named Jemma Simmons , first appeared in S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 3 #1 by Mark Waid and Carlos Pacheco , adapted from

9048-810: The character, Luther Manning , later guest-starred with Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up #46 (June 1976), and the story from the cancelled Astonishing Tales comics was finished in Marvel Spotlight #33 (April 1977). Deathlok subsequently appeared with the Thing , a member of the superhero team the Fantastic Four , in Marvel Two-in-One #27 and 54. The Luther Manning Deathlok then appeared in Captain America #286–288 (Oct.-Dec. 1983). A new Deathlok, Michael Collins , debuted in

9164-696: The city and tasked with killing Spider-Man in exchange for their freedom. Over the course of the series, Spider-Man defenestrates the Scorpion and kills Electro and Hydro-Man before subduing Kraven and Mysterio. While Spider-Man is confronting Waters, Sandman sacrifices himself to get the former the detonator. An alternate universe iteration of the Sinister Six appears in the Spider-Man Adventures magazine, formed by Doctor Doom and consisting of Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Electro, Rhino, Sandman, and Eddie Brock / Venom. A steampunk -themed iteration of

9280-503: The entire electromagnetic spectrum. He has learned to use internal nano-bots to repair and alter both his organic and inorganic parts, enabling him to appear as either a humanoid cyborg, or completely human. He also has a very sophisticated A.I., capable of quickly making complex strategies and evaluating their chance of success. If requested, the A.I. can take control of the body to perform these operations. Collins himself possesses no combat skills, but under computer-guided combat routines, he

9396-525: The events of the "Origin of the Species" storyline which involves Doctor Octopus assembling Spider-Man's enemies into targeting Harry Osborn 's baby (who Doctor Octopus thought had some of Norman Osborn's DNA), only the Chameleon, Electro, Mysterio, the Rhino , and the Sandman remain with Doctor Octopus to reform the Sinister Six when the baby does not inherit Norman Osborn's DNA. Their first plot involves sending Micro-Octobots to blow up an Air Force base. This

9512-450: The experimental Deathlok cyborg by Simon Ryker. He verbally communicates with his symbiotic computer, to which he refers as the abbreviated "'Puter". He escapes from Ryker's control, although he dreams he has regained his humanity. He battles the evil corporate and military regimes that have taken over the US, while simultaneously struggling not to lose his humanity. He battles Simon Ryker and

9628-482: The first War-Wolf , and he encounters his wife and son for the first time after becoming a cyborg. He battles Simon Ryker's Super-Tank, and then begins a hunt for a "cyborg doctor". He battles Simon Ryker as the Savior Machine, and his mind is ultimately transferred into a Luther Manning clone. He battles mutants alongside a time-traveling Spider-Man . He begins working for the CIA , encounters Godwulf for

9744-562: The first of these, the live-action film Venom , being released on October 5, 2018. Sony's December 2013 plans for their own expanded universe included a film based on the Sinister Six, with Drew Goddard attached to write and potentially direct. Goddard was confirmed to be directing the film in April 2014. The film was believed to have been canceled by November 2015 when Sony was focusing on its new reboot with Marvel. In October 2018, Goddard acknowledged that his script could eventually be used for

9860-573: The first time, and is then finally sent back in time to the modern era. Deathlok battles the Devil-Slayer , but then battles demons alongside Devil-Slayer. He later becomes controlled by Mentallo and the Fixer and is sent to assassinate the President, but is stopped by the Thing and Nick Fury . After his capture he becomes catatonic, and is taken to England for treatment by the Thing. He

9976-447: The group as insurance against him being double-crossed. Doctor Octopus easily defeats the other members of the six with his newly reacquired adamantium arms, then zaps Sandman with a weapon that transforms his body into glass and beats Spider-Man nearly to death. When police surround the building, the other members of the Sinister Six agree to serve Doctor Octopus in exchange for his helping them escape. The assembled Sinister Six go off on

10092-760: The group is assembled by Mister Sinister and consists of Cloak and Dagger , Sonique , Sauron , the Blob and Phoenix . A medieval fantasy-inspired iteration of the Sinister Six called the Six Most Sinister appear in Avataars: Covenant of the Shield #2, led by the Goblin King and consisting of the Huntsman, Jolt, Mysterium, Sandstorm, Talon, and Tentaclus. This version of the group operate

10208-432: The group. Supervillain A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character . It is sometimes found in comic books and may possess superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero . Supervillains are often used as foils to present a daunting challenge to a superhero. In instances where the supervillain does not have superhuman, mystical, or alien powers,

10324-525: The guise of the Goblin, introduces them as the Sinister Twelve. Spider-Man and Black Cat are rescued by Captain America , Iron Man , Daredevil , Yellowjacket and the Fantastic Four . Furious, Goblin rockets away and kidnaps Mary Jane Watson and Spider-Man pursues him. Spider-Man and the Goblin clash upon a bridge (not the one where Gwen Stacy was killed). Finally, Osborn gives a vital clue as to Aunt May's whereabouts before being knocked into

10440-466: The leader. The film was said to be a redemption story for the characters, and would probably not feature Spider-Man . As the Sinister Six's original goal, however, was to kill him, there would seem to be a chance that he would appear. The film was originally scheduled for release on November 11, 2016. However, following the announcement in February 2015 of a new Spider-Man franchise with Marvel Studios ,

10556-659: The members are again incarcerated, but Vulture and Hobgoblin escape. A variation known as the Sinister Seven is formed by Hobgoblin to fight Kaine after he killed Doctor Octopus and the Grim Hunter (Kraven's son Vladimir). Hobgoblin's Sinister Seven includes the Beetle , Electro, Mysterio, Scorpia , the Shocker , and the Vulture. They finally find Kaine and a battle erupts. Spider-Man saves Kaine from being executed;

10672-618: The miniseries Beyond! , and Michael Collins, in human form and not as Deathlok, appeared in Fantastic Four #544–545 (May–June 2007). Multiple unnamed Deathlok units appear in Black Panther vol. 4 #1–6. Possessing no human sentience, they were automatons created from corpses of soldiers killed in Iraq . A new Deathlok named Henry Hayes debuted during the " Original Sin " event from Nathan Edmondson and Mike Perkins . While

10788-600: The missile facilities in the Sahara Desert. After Spider-Man, the Black Widow , and Silver Sable enter the facility and defeat the Sandman, Doctor Octopus contacts the U.N. once again and orders them to kill Spider-Man in retaliation. In a subsequent missile facility raid, Spider-Man and his allies manage to defeat the Rhino, but they are unable to capture him because they are attacked by S.H.I.E.L.D (under orders from

10904-479: The most enduring members of Spider-Man's rogues gallery: the Vulture (issue #2), the Sandman (issue #4), Electro (issue #9), Mysterio (issue #13), and Kraven the Hunter (issue #15). While Doctor Octopus has generally remained its leader, the Sinister Six has had multiple variations of composition. The team has been adapted into various forms of media, mainly in animated series and video games. A film based on

11020-449: The original variations Mike Peterson and John Garrett in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Originally conceived as the main character in a novel, Rich Buckler got the opportunity to use the character within the comics medium. Development was put on a hold when Marvel Comics was negotiating for the comic book adaptation rights for the television series The Six Million Dollar Man , until Charlton Comics claimed

11136-834: The point where only he can pose a credible threat to Sherlock Holmes . Fu Manchu is an archetypal evil criminal genius and mad scientist created by English author Sax Rohmer in 1913. The Fu Manchu moustache became integral to stereotypical cinematic and television depictions of Chinese villains. Between 1965 and 1969 Christopher Lee played Fu Manchu five times in film, and in 1973 the character first appeared in Marvel Comics . The James Bond arch-villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld (whose scenes often show him sitting on an armchair stroking his cat, his face unseen) has influenced supervillain tropes in popular cinema, including parodies like Dr. Claw and M.A.D. Cat from

11252-500: The real Doctor Octopus infiltrates the Baxter Building to look for specific technology plans. While the adult Avengers are dealing with the eruption of Mount Etna, Tigra and the Avengers Academy students learn that Electro has broken into a French laboratory. Once on the scene, the students discover that Electro is accompanied by the rest of the Sinister Six. The Sinister Six overpower the students and Doctor Octopus steals

11368-587: The rights. Buckler then purchased a copy of the television series' source material Cyborg by Martin Caidin . Buckler stated, "So what I did was rethink part of it, and make sure things were the opposite...so while the Six Million Dollar Man was a good looking guy, I took that all away from Deathlok. I made him a monster and instead of being friends with technology he was enemies with it and then it developed from there. And it actually got deeper as

11484-523: The river below. In the aftermath, Aunt May is found and saved. The rest of the Sinister Twelve are subdued by the other heroes and arrested. A new version of the Sinister Six apparently bands together during the Civil War storyline. The line-up consists of Doctor Octopus, Grim Reaper , Lizard, Shocker, Trapster and Vulture. They are stopped by Captain America and his Secret Avengers off-panel and discovered bound and subdued by S.H.I.E.L.D. Following

11600-587: The second Sun Girl 's widespread attack, the Superior Spider-Man lost control of the Superior Six and they attacked him. The Superior Spider-Man and Sun Girl had to team up to defeat them. Mojo and the Chameleon abduct Spider-Man and his X-Men students and force them to star in a show which pits them against the Sinister Sixty-Six. The group, which is not seen in its entirety, consists of holographic stand-ins of various enemies of Spider-Man like

11716-633: The spin-offs were postponed and eventually canceled. In an email from Amy Pascal leaked during the Sony Pictures hack , Pascal revealed that she planned for Tom Holland's Spider-Man to appear in a Sinister Six film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe dependent on the success of the then-upcoming licensing agreement with Marvel Studios. Following the collaboration between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures, many spin-offs that had been in development before were revived, with

11832-572: The students of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning encounter the eighth incarnation of the Sinister Six led by Swarm and consisting of the third 8-Ball , Delilah , Killer Shrike , the third Melter and the Squid . After Hellion defeated Swarm, the other members of the Sinister Six surrendered. Purchasing a recolored and modified version of the Iron Spider armor, Miles Morales ' uncle Aaron Davis forms his incarnation of

11948-580: The supervillain may possess a genius intellect or a skill set that allows them to draft complex schemes or commit crimes in a way normal humans cannot. Other traits may include megalomania and possession of considerable resources to further their aims. Many supervillains share some typical characteristics of real-world dictators , gangsters , mad scientists , trophy hunters , corrupt businesspeople , serial killers , and terrorists , often having an aspiration of world domination . The Joker , Lex Luthor , Doctor Doom , Magneto , Brainiac , Deathstroke ,

12064-438: The team is in development as part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe . The Sinister Six first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (January 1964). After suffering two defeats from Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus is separated from his tentacle pack. After his tentacle pack breaks free and helps Doctor Octopus get out of prison, he contacts every known supervillain who had crossed paths with Spider-Man. Only Electro , Kraven

12180-502: The train to join his daughter Aria. In the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comic book, Jemma Simmons (based on the character from the TV show of the same name ) became the newest Deathlok, though she has yet to actually take the name. She becomes one after getting infected with an unknown substance contained within a "targeted DNA bomb" that begins to deteriorate her condition, which also placed her in

12296-465: The two then work together and defeat the Sinister Seven. Eventually, the Sandman (who had been turned back into a villain by his former ally the Wizard ) and the second Mysterio (the original had committed suicide following his fight with Daredevil ) form a new version of the Sinister Six, with Venom temporarily replacing Doctor Octopus and the other members consisting of Electro, the second Kraven

12412-470: The world. Because Octopus' chemical is eating away the ozone layer, Spider-Man has no choice but to release the cure into the atmosphere. In Spider-Man #18-23, Electro, Mysterio, Vulture, and Hobgoblin reunite in a bid to take revenge on Doctor Octopus. To trick Sandman into joining them, they hit his foster family with a bomb, leading him to believe Doctor Octopus attacked them as punishment for betraying him. Sandman contacts Spider-Man and asks him to shadow

12528-507: The world. The Avengers crash the assembly and Spider-Man captures the Chameleon, who is at the meeting disguised as Vice President Al Gore . Spider-Man lets the Chameleon go, but he secretly places a Spider-Tracer on him, which allows Spider-Man and the Avengers to follow the Chameleon to the Mediterranean Coast where the rest of the Sinister Six is waiting. The Six subdue the Avengers, leaving only Spider-Man standing. Spider-Man

12644-454: Was a trick, part of a larger plan by which Doc Ock alone would be the master of the world, by releasing a chemical into the atmosphere that would cause pain in anyone who attempted to use cocaine; he would then sell his cure for the chemical to the rich and powerful. Sandman, who at this point in his career had reformed and was blackmailed into joining, aids Spider-Man in defeating the Sinister Six, and ultimately stopping Doc Ock's plans to conquer

12760-434: Was intended to serve only as a medium for the robot's programming, he was able to assert his will over it (installing a "no-killing parameter" into its programming). The computer is fully willing to listen to Collins, though he must take care to present his orders in a way that helps fulfill the mission and keep people from dying. The computer is fully capable of understanding distinct concepts, such as bluffing, as when Collins

12876-425: Was later captured and upgraded by Earth-616's S.H.I.E.L.D. and given jet boots that allowed him to leap at great heights and his other abilities were perhaps enhanced to greater levels. Michael Collins' human brain was transplanted into a cyborg body by a group of scientists at Cybertek. His cyborg body grants him the same powers as Manning, only with much greater strength, speed, and resistance to injury. He possesses

12992-455: Was later stolen by the cosmic entity known as Epoch, Collins enlisted the aid of the Fantastic Four in retrieving it. Jack Truman, also known as Agent 18 , was an agent of the international espionage outfit S.H.I.E.L.D. who was transformed into a cyborg to battle the Red Skull . Through telepathic means, he eventually swapped his mind into the body of another former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and

13108-535: Was sent to capture a super-soldier research center known as " The World ". These models acted like traditional zombies, craving brains. Their mission was unsuccessful and as a result, the research group which produced them, called "Project: Deathlok", was scrapped. In the Avengers Arena series as part of the Marvel NOW! event, a female teenage version of Deathlok dubbed Death Locket is introduced. She

13224-434: Was talking about, he threatened to call the authorities, forcing the agent to leave after a last congratulations. Immediately, Henry Hayes was ordered to kill him as the announcement board of the station indicated the words "Whiskey David", triggering Henry Hayes' Deathlok persona. After following Seth Horne into the restroom, Deathlok quickly executed him, left, took some medications, and returned to his civilian life heading to

13340-643: Was the only kind his pension afforded him) forced the man to use crutches. This man left, seemingly displeased with the discussion. Immediately afterward, he met Seth Horne, an off-duty S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who was present when the Eye of the Watcher exploded, releasing a blast of energy which revealed deep secrets to anyone in its radius. To Horne, it revealed Hayes' true story. This level 4 agent wanted to congratulate him, stating that S.H.I.E.L.D. would wish to have him in their ranks. As Henry Hayes really did not know what Horne

13456-533: Was wrong about him, Jameson saves Parker while Kraven retreats. An older alternate universe iteration of the Sinister Six called the " Sinner Six " appears in Spider-Man: Reign , consisting of the Scorpion, Electro, Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter, the Sandman, and Hydro-Man. This version of the group were forcibly recruited by New York's fascist mayor Mayor Waters via microchips implanted in their bodies that are rigged to detonate should they attempt to leave

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