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Attributes

Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 245 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Brown

Features: Four mechanical tentacles

Summary

Created By: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

Real Name: Otto Gunther Octavius

Current Aliases: None

Former Aliases: Master Planner, Bowrey Bum, Master Programmer

Dual Identity: Generally Known

Current Occupation: Criminal Mastermind

Former Occupation: Atomic scientist

Citizenship: Unknown

Legal Status: Long Criminal Record

Place of Birth: Schenectady, New York

Marital Status: Single

Known Relatives: Torbert Octavius (father, deceased), Mary Lavinia Octavius (mother, deceased), Unnamed maternal grandmother, Hargrove (cousin)

Known Confidants: Stunner, Carolyn Trainer (Doctor Octopus II),

Known Allies: Stunner, Carolyn Trainer (Doctor Octopus II).

Major Enemies: Spider-Man, Carlyle, Sandman

Usual Bases: Various Laboratories, Secret underwater lair, Warehouses

Former Bases: Various Laboratories, Secret underwater lair, Warehouses

Current Groups: None

Former Groups: Sinister Six, Masters of evil

Education: Doctorate in Nuclear physics

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Each arm can lift up to 3 tons assuming he is adequately braced with one or more remaining arms.

Powers: No innate powers.

Abilities: With the use of his arms, Ock can move very quickly, and climb almost any surface.His tentacles can move at speeds of up to 90 feet per second, and can extend a full 24 feet in length. Worlds leading authority on nuclear radiation and its effect on animal physiology. A brilliant engineer and inventor, he is also a superb strategist and a charismatic leader.

Equipment: Various purpose-built devices.

Weapons: None.

Limitations: If anyone can get past his tentacles, Ock is vunerable.

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Background

Quickly establishing himself as a genius in the field of Atomic research, Octavius quickly became one of the country's top ten atomic scientists. As his fame grew, Octavius became more arrogant, egotistical and generally unpleasant to his fellow co-workers. He invented a special harness consisting of four mechanically operated arms, which allowed him to manipulate radioactive chemicals which are far too dangerous to touch. Due to his unpleasant nature, and the mechanical arm harness he wore, Octavius was dubbed Doctor Octopus by his co-workers.

When Octavius discovered his mother had been dating behind his back, he blew up in anger at her. His rage was so great that it caused his mother to die of a heart attack. In the weeks that followed his mother's demise, Octavius buried himself in his work. However during an experiment where he was manipulating dangerous radioactive chemicals with his mechanical arms, an explosion occurred. Having barely survived, Octavius was taken to a private hospital where it was revealed that his mechanical arms had become fused to his body. He also had suffered an unknown amount of brain damage. Though it is later believed that what appeared as brain damage may have been his brain's chemistry re- writing itself to accommodate Octavius' new mechanical appendages.

After awaking from his coma, Octavius realized that he could control his mechanical arms with his mind. Using his new found power, Octavius took the medical staff hostage. Spider-Man entered the scene, however he severely underestimated Ock's power, and was easily defeated and humiliated by the arrogant Ock. Following Spider-Man's defeat, Ock then took over the U. S. Atomic research center, and planned to bathe the city in radiation. Spider-Man managed to defeat Ock on his second battle with the diabolical Doctor, thus saving New York and at the same time making himself a deadly new enemy.

When Doc Ock was released less than a year later for good behavior, he used his power to free a big time gangster named Blackie Gaxton, whom had connections to Bennett Brant, the brother of Betty Brant. Bennett was shot in the epic battle between Spidey, Ock and Blackie.

Ock then embarked on a series of robberies. He decided it was time to get rid of Spider-Man to prove he was more powerful than the wall crawler. Kidnapping Betty Brant, Ock planned to lure Spider-Man into a trap. However at the time Peter was suffering from a flu virus. Weak and dizzy, Spider-Man put up a miserable fight to Ock, whom easily defeated him and unmasked him in front of everyone. Refusing to believe Peter Parker was really Spider-Man because of the miserable fight he gave, Ock tossed Peter aside and escaped. He was later defeated again in an epic battle when Peter's flu was gone and Spidey returned in fighting form.

In prison, the doctors figured out a way to remove Ock's tentacle harness from his body. Believing this was the end of Doctor Octopus, they stored it away in a container within the prison. What nobody knew was that even though the harness was removed from his body, Ock was still able to mentally control his tentacles, and used them to free himself from prison. After suffering three defeats at the hands of Spider-Man, Ock decided to gather a group of Spider- Man's deadliest enemies consisting of Electro, Vulture, Sandman, Kraven the Hunter and Mysterio. Together with Doc Ock they dubbed themselves the Sinister Six. To ensure Spider-Man would fight them, Ock had Betty Brant kidnapped again. However this time Peter's Aunt May was with her. And she too was taken prisoner. However May was so charmed by Ock that she never realized she was being held hostage. Planning to wear Spider-Man out with each battle, Spidey battled each of his foes, defeating each one until he reached the final showdown with Ock in his lair, where he had Betty and May. Spidey and Ock battled in a giant fishbowl, where Ock tried to drown Spider-Man. Spidey managed to over power Ock and defeat him.

Doc Ock later built himself a secret under water base. Dubbing himself the Master Planner, he hired a group of highly trained mercenaries to commit high profile scientific thefts of radioactive materials. Spider-Man battled the Master Planner's men several times. But it really got personal for Spidey when Ock had his men steal a special isotope called ISO-36, which was needed to save Aunt May who was dying of radiation poisoning due to a blood transfusion she got from Peter several months ago. Spidey tracked down the Master Planner's men to their secret lair, where he was confronted by the Master Planner who was revealed to be Doctor Octopus.

In their ensuing battle, the underwater base was severely damaged, and Spidey became trapped under some heavy machinery. With the lair flooding, and the ISO- 36 just out of his reach, Spidey summoned all his inner strength and lifted it off himself and escaped with the isotope to save Aunt May. Ock however had disappeared.

Ock next appeared in an attempt to steal a device known as a Nullifier, which can be used to render any weapon completely useless. Planning to use it to conquer the world, Ock stole the device at the demonstration for it. Spider-Man showed up and managed to retrieve it back after battling with Ock, but Ock escaped. Seeking a new hideout from the law, Ock rented the spare bedroom in Aunt May's house. Blissfully unaware of Ock's real sinister personality, Aunt May gladly accepted Ock as a tenant. Peter was horrified to discover Ock living in his Aunt's house. He confronted Ock and a huge battle ensued. Aunt May walked in on the two super powered foes fighting. The sight of it caused her to faint from shock. With that distraction Ock escaped. He then succeeded in stealing the Nullifier again, and was successful in raiding Stark Industries with it. Spider-Man, bitter with anger over what happened to Aunt May, confronted Ock. Ock turned the Nullifier on Spider- Man, causing him to lose his memory. Ock used the opportunity to convince Spider- Man that they were really criminal partners. Using Spider-Man, Ock sent him to commit a theft from a military base. However the Army managed to track Spider- Man back to Ock's secret lair. Meanwhile Ock showed his true colors to Spider- Man, who despite his memory loss trusted his instincts, and decided Ock was not to be trusted. As they battled each other John Jameson turned the Nullifier on Ock rendering his tentacles temporarily useless. With Ock captured, the authorities tried to take the confused Spider-Man into custody too for his association with Ock. But Spider-Man fled the scene.

Over the years Doc Ock's criminal deeds became even more sinister. Police Captain George Stacy, father of Gwen Stacy, was killed when a large chunk of debris crushed him during a battle between Spider-Man and Octopus. In her grief, Gwen went to work for Sam Bullit, who was running to be New York's District Attorney. She promised to endorse him if he promised to go after Spider-Man, whom she blamed for her father's death. Bullit was secretly a racist, and nearly had [[Robbie Robertson]] killed for knowing too much about him.

Doc Ock then started a gang war with Hammerhead. Each villain wanted control of Kingpin's territory. During this time Ock had learned that May Parker had inherited a nuclear facility on a Canadian island. Realizing he could use this facility to build an arsenal of atomic weapons, Ock preyed on May's fondness for him by proposing to her. May accepted. And during the wedding ceremony Hammerhead intervened. With the aid of Spider-Man, the wedding was broken up. But Peter had become dangerously close to having Ock as his uncle.

One of Doc Ock's greatest acts of evil came when he and the Owl had started a gang war. Wanting to prove that he was the most dangerous man alive, Doc Ock tried to blow up New York. However Spider-Man and Black Cat intervened and stopped him. Ock viciously beat Black Cat to within an inch of her life, before his henchmen shot her. Battered and bleeding, Spider-Man raced her to the hospital where her life hung in the balance. Meanwhile Ock was not finished with Spider-Man and Black Cat. Swearing revenge on them for ruining his scheme, Ock arrived at the hospital and gave Spider-Man a sinister warning that in 24 hours he intended to kill him and the Black Cat for what they did. Ock was as good as his word. He showed up 24 hours later and a battle of epic proportions between Spider-Man and Doc Ock occurred. As Captain Jean DeWolffe desperately tried to protect Black Cat by taking her to a place of safety, Ock viciously pursued her, battling Spider-Man all the way. Spider-Man barely managed to survive this battle with Ock.

As the 90's began, Doc Ock decided to reform the Sinister Six, replacing Kraven with Jason Macendale). His plan was to hold earth for ransom. However Ock back stabbed the Six after they outlived their usefulness, and thus a large grudge was formed between Ock and the rest of the members of the Six. One of the greatest Ock stories was 'Web of Death' during the Clone Saga. Spider-Man was dying of a chemical virus that the Vulture had infected him with. Feeling cheated that his greatest nemesis was not dying by his hands, Ock decided to find a cure for Spider-Man, unmasking him in the process. Ock was successful in finding a cure and saving Spider-Man. However before he could really enjoy the pleasure of taking down Spider-Man himself, he was murdered by the clone Kaine, who was trying to protect Peter from his enemies. Ock's demise was short lived. With the aid of a secret mystic cult known as the Hand, Carolyn Trainer), Stunner, Jacob Conover) and Delilah resurrected Octavius. Carolyn uploaded Octavius' memories into his mind, which he had uploaded onto a microchip in a computer prior to his discovery of Spider-Man's identity. Doc Ock was restored to his former glory, but it was at the expense of Stunner, who sacrificed her life energy to bring her beloved Otto back. She's now currently in a coma.

Since his resurrection, Ock has been the deadly criminal genius he's always been. Some of his most notable recent exploits include his teaming up with Fusion (Markley), his battle with Carlyle who tried to steal his tentacle technology, and Ock's attempt to force Spider-Man to unmask himself in Times Square by kidnapping the Palestinian ambassador, causing a threat of a war to break out. Doctor Octopus is what fans and Marvel writers refer to as Peter Parker gone bad. Octavius is what Peter Parker would be if he had not chosen to use his powers responsibly. That parallel between Peter and Otto was particularly focused on recently in Doctor Octopus Year One. Otto and Peter share much in common. They both were science geeks when they were younger, both were lonely with no friends, both were bullied at school, both lost their fathers at young age, and both acquired their powers through a scientific accident. But Peter learned and chose to use his amazing powers for good. While Octavius uses his for his own selfish and evil gain, showing no responsibility for his actions. And this parallel between them makes their relationship even more interesting. When Peter looks at Octavius, he sees what he might have been had he chosen the wrong path when he gained his amazing powers.

During the Civil War saga, Dr. Octopus is seen viewing a telecast of Peter Parker revealing himself to be Spider-Man. Ock then goes rampaging throughout the city, in utter disbelief that not only was he beaten numerous times by a teenager, but of the lost opportunity he had when he unmasked Parker in one of their first encounters (at the time, Peter was severely weakened and Octavius assumed it was an impostor). He is again defeated by Spider-Man, who confronts Dr. Octopus unmasked, after two of Peter's students distract Octavius. He is then sent to Baron Zemo's super-villain detention facility, and is one of the ex-super villains trying to hunt down the renegade super heroes. Doctor Octopus was one of the many people approached by Spider-Man in search for a cure for Aunt May during the 'One more Day' storyline.

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