DOCTOR OCTOPUS

Real Name: 
Otto Gunther Octavius
Universe/Timeline: 
Marvel Universe
Status: 
Other
Category: 
Other
Additional Category Info: 
Science-Based Mutate / Exotic Technology User
Alias: 
Superior Spider-Man, Superior Octopus, Master Planner, Living Brain, Elliot Tolliver.
Nationality: 
American
First Appearance: 
Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #3
Powers & Abilities: 
psion particles create mental link between him and mechanical octopus arms that possess superhuman strength, can lift and transport him for improved mobility, and split into Ocktoid segments that deploy independently
Affiliation: 
Sinister Six, Avengers, Hydra's Avengers, HYDRA, Masters of Evil, Superior Six, Thunderbolts
Avengers Membership: 
Infiltrator, later Legally-recognized only. Secretly replaced the real Spider-Man on the roster prior to Avengers (5th series) #6. Later appointed membership by evil Steve Rogers in Secret Empire #1. "Hydra's Avengers" not recognized as legitimate by general membership.
Notes: 

Doctor Octopus first became the Master Planner in Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #31.

He assumed the body and identity of Peter Parker & Spider-Man in Amazing Spider-Man #698. Parker reclaimed his life in Superior Spider-Man #30. A copy of Octavius's personality digitally survived, uploaded into the Living Brain prior to Amazing Spider-Man (4th series) #1. This digital consciousness entered a clone of Otto Octavius's original body in #20 before entered a second body in #25, a genetically engineered version of Otto Octavius with the fitness and spider-power of Spider-Man. He became the Superior Octopus for a time before returning to the Superior Spider-Man costume in Spider-Geddon #1. He eventually reverted back to his original form following Superior Spider-Man (2nd series) #12.

Doc Ock has used different sets of arms over the years. He first created a set of Adamantium tentacles in Daredevil (1st series) #165, but didn't begin using them regularly until years later in Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #334. Though stronger, the psychic link between him and these new arms was never as strong as with his originals. As his health deteriorated, Octavius crafted new Carbonadium arms with multiple additional tentacles to compensate in Amazing Spider-Man #600. His latest arms were created in Amazing Spider-Man (6th series) #27, with each segment an individual Ocktoid unit held together by nano-fluid or able to operate separately.

Last Updated: 
5th December 2024 by Monolith