Dr. Otto Octavius is the main antagonist of Spider-Man 2 and a major character in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
He was portrayed by Alfred Molina.
What Makes Him a Shonen Rival?[]
- Heroic: Dr. Octavius helped the three Spider-Men to save the multiverse.
- Honorable: Feels extreme remorse for his crimes when free of his tentacles’ control which leads to his redemption.
- Intelligent: Octavius is a genius scientist who is able to create a reactor.
- Tragic: He is a very tragic figure. He lost his wife in the experiment and later was brainwashed by his tentacles.
- Arrogant/Jerkish: While he does subvert this and become Wholly Reformed by the end of his character arc in No Way Home, even before becoming a villain in the first place, Octavius has displayed notable arrogance that his invention will work even after it was declared a failure.
- Pursues a Big-End Goal: He spends the movie trying to complete his invention and ultimately succeeds after No Way Home.
- Redemption Arc: He redeems himself in both movies.
- Is A Serious Threat/Villain: Is the main antagonist of Spider-Man 2 and spends the first half of No Way Home as a villain
External Links[]
- Doctor Octopus on the Villains Wiki
- Doctor Octopus on the Heroes Wiki
- Doctor Octopus on the Inconsistently Heinous Wiki
- Doctor Octopus on the Heroic Benchmark Wiki
- Doctor Octopus on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki