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| Armed with a bevy of bone-crushing steel tentacles, Dr. Octopus has dedicated his warped genius to the eradication of his most hated foe: the Amazing Spider-Man! Real name: Dr. Otto Octavius Occupation: Criminal mastermind, former atomic-research consultant Group affiliation: Sinister Six Base of operations: Mobile First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #3 (1963) Height: 5'9" Weight: 245 lbs. Eye color: Brown Hair color: Brown Powers: Dr. Octopus can control his mechanical arms telepathically over vast distances. Weapons: Dr. Octopus' abilities derive from his four steel tentacles. Attached to a harness encircling his lower chest and waist, each telepathically controlled, telescoping limb can move at speeds of up to 90 feet per second and strike with the force of a jackhammer. Also, Doc Ock is able to generate a 50-mph wind by spinning the prehensile extremities like a giant fan. At full extension, the mechanical appendages allow him to travel high above the ground as if on stilts. Using all four, he can achieve a maximum speed of about 50 mph. Each arm is about 5 inches in diameter and terminates in three single-jointed pincers. |
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| History: Once he was Otto Octavius -- a brilliant and respected nuclear physicist, inventor and lecturer. Frustrated by the limitations of the human body, Octavius designed and built a set of robotic arms to assist him in his research. Unfortunately, the world can only guess at the scientific heights to which this genius would have ascended. A freak laboratory accident exposed Octavius to intense radioactivity, grafting the mechanical appendages to his body and granting him complete telepathic control over the artificial limbs. But the mishap altered Octavius' mind, as well, transforming him from a timid researcher into a criminally insane megalomaniac. He adopted the nom du crime Dr. Octopus, a barb once hurled his way by callous co-workers. Abandoning the pursuit of scientific excellence and his hopes to further the field of atomic research, Octavius turned instead to a life of crime -- seeking to amass wealth and power, and exterminate his arachnid-like arch-nemesis: the wisecracking, web-slinging super hero known as Spider-Man. Through the years, Dr. Octopus has proven to be one of Spider-Man's most formidable foes; their battles have been among the web-slinger's most brutal, testing the limits of Peter Parker's amazing abilities. Early incarceration was unable to stifle Doc Ock's twisted genius: When his arms were removed, he displayed the ability to control them telepathically over vast distances. Doc Ock has overcome acute arachnophobia, a disassociative disorder and a brief bout with death to plague the wall-crawler. Once, he even saved Spider-Man's life so he could someday be the one to kill him. |