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| creators = [[Stan Lee]] (writer) [[Steve Ditko]] (artist)

| alliances = '''As Doctor Octopus:''' [[Sinister Six]] [[Masters of Evil]] [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]] Legion Accursed '''As Superior Spider-Man:''' [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] [[Mighty Avengers]] [[Parker Industries]] [[Horizon Labs]] Spiderlings [[Sinister Six|Superior Six]] [[Spider-Verse|Spider-Army/Web-Warriors]] '''As Superior Octopus''': [[Hydra (comics)|HYDRA]] HYDRA's [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]

| aliases = The Master Planner the Master Programmer the [[The Superior Spider-Man|Superior Spider-Man]] (Peter Parker) the [[Venom (character)#Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus)|Superior Venom]] the Superior Octopus Dr. Elliot Tolliver

| powers = '''As Doctor Octopus/the Superior Octopus:'''

* [[Genius]]-level intellect

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* Talons on his hands and feet

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'''Doctor Octopus''' ('''Dr. Otto Octavius'''), also known as '''Doc Ock''' for short, is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character was created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Steve Ditko]] and first appeared in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #3 (July 1963). He is a highly intelligent, [[~~Near-sightedness~~Myopia|myopic]], and stocky [[mad scientist]] who sports four strong and durable appendages resembling an [[octopus]]'s tentacles, which extend from his body and can be used for various purposes. After his mechanical harness became permanently fused to his body during a ~~lab~~laboratory accident, he turned to a life of crime, and came into conflict with the [[superhero]] [[Spider-Man]]. He has endured as one of Spider-Man's most prominent villains, and is regarded as one of his three [[Archenemy|archenemies]], alongside the [[Norman Osborn|Green Goblin]] and [[Venom (character)|Venom]]. He is the founder and leader of the [[Sinister Six]], the first [[supervillain]] team to oppose Spider-Man.

While usually portrayed as a [[supervillain]], Doctor Octopus has also been occasionally depicted as a conflicted [[antihero]] and ally of Spider-Man. Following Spider-Man's death in the 2012 storyline "[[Dying Wish]]", which saw a dying Octavius swapping bodies with the hero and letting him die in his original body, Octavius was motivated to prove he could be a better Spider-Man. As such, he adopted the '''Superior Spider-Man''' alias, introduced in ''[[Avenging Spider-Man]]'' #15.1 following a cameo in ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' vol. 3 #21 (both December 2012). The Superior Spider-Man possesses all of the original Spider-Man's abilities, memories, and equipment, along with additional gadgets created by Octavius, though he often struggles to live up to his predecessor's legacy and seeks to turn his life around after being a villain for years. In 2013, Marvel launched a 45-issue ''[[The Superior Spider-Man]]'' comic book series focusing on the character's redemption and superhero career. The original Spider-Man has since been resurrected after the death of Otto Octavius. Following ''[[Spider-Verse]]'', a copy of his consciousness became a villain, though a second volume of ''The Superior Spider-Man'' launched in 2018 saw the duplicate taking on the mantle before returning to the Doctor Octopus mantle as an [[antihero]], having his soul restored and memories of redemption erased by [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephisto]], before returning to the role of Superior Spider-Man in 2023 in a new series by [[Dan Slott]].

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Comics journalist and historian [[Mike Conroy (writer)|Mike Conroy]] writes of the character: "Created by [[Stan Lee]] and artist [[Steve Ditko]], Doc Ock, as he became known, has become one of the web-slinger's most persistent, enduring, and dangerous foes."<ref>{{cite book |last=Conroy |first=Mike |authorlink=Mike Conroy (writer) |title=500 Comicbook Villains |publisher=Collins & Brown |date=2004 |isbn=1-84340-205-X |url=https://archive.org/details/500comicbookvill0000conr/page/44/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref> A fan favorite character and well-known figure in [[popular culture]], Doctor Octopus has been featured in various media adaptations of Spider-Man over the years, including feature films, television series, and video games. In live-action, [[Alfred Molina]] portrayed [[Otto Octavius (film character)|the character]] in the films ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' (2004) and ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]'' (2021). [[Kathryn Hahn]] voiced a female version of Doctor Octopus named Olivia Octavius in the animated film ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' (2018).

In 2009, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Doctor Octopus 28th in the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time,<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time|url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-comic-book-villains|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> and in 2014 rated him Spider-Man's greatest enemy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 25 Spider-Man Villains|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/top-25-spider-man-villains|website=IGN|date=April 16, 2014 }}</ref>

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Doctor Octopus first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #3 (July 1963), created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and artist [[Steve Ditko]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1 = Manning|editor-first1 = Matthew K.|editor-last2= Gilbert|editor-first2= Laura |chapter= 1960s|title = Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2012|page = 19|isbn = 978-0756692360|quote= One of Spider-Man's most recognizable foes burst onto the scene in this epic tale of the origin of Doctor Octopus.}}</ref><ref name="Newsarama 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.newsarama.com/15454-the-10-greatest-spider-man-villains-of-all-time.html | title=The 10 Greatest Spider-Man Villains of All Time! | website=[[Newsarama]] | access-date=January 2, 2014 | author=Siegel, Lucas}}</ref><ref name="DeFalco">DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 93: "Dr. Octopus shared many traits with Peter Parker. They were both shy, both interested in science, and both had trouble relating to women ... Otto Octavius even looked like a grown up Peter Parker. Lee and Ditko intended Otto to be the man Peter might have become if he had not been raised with a sense of responsibility.</ref><ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man #3">''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> Lee recounted: "Usually in creating a villain the first thing I would think of was a name, and then I would try to think of, 'Well, now that I've got the name, who's the character going to be and what will he do?' For some reason, I thought of an octopus. I thought, 'I want to call somebody Octopus. And I want him to have a couple of extra arms just for fun'. But I had to figure out how to do that".<ref>{{cite journal|last= Thomas|first= Roy|date= August 2011|title= Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Interview!|journal= [[Alter Ego (magazine)|Alter Ego]]|issue= 104| pages= 3–45}}</ref> The character reappeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #11-12, then again in #31-33.

Doctor Octopus is regarded as one of Spider-Man's most infamous enemies. He has been cited as the man Peter might have become if he had not been raised with a sense of responsibility.<ref name="DeFalco"/><ref name="IGN #28">{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-villains/28.html | title=Doctor Octopus is number 28 on greatest comic book villain of all time. | work=IGN | access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/26/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/spidey-700-controversy | title=Events in landmark 'Spider-Man' issue have fans in a frenzy | publisher=[[CNN]] | access-date=January 2, 2014 | author=Hanks, Henry| date=December 26, 2012 }}</ref> He is infamous for defeating Spider-Man the first time in battle and for almost marrying Peter's [[Aunt May]]. He is also the founder and core leader of the [[Sinister Six]], and has referred himself as the "Master Planner". ("[[If This Be My Destiny...!]]")<ref name="IGN #28"/><ref name="CBR #5">{{cite web | url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/04/30/50-greatest-friends-and-foes-of-spider-man-villains-1-3/ | title=50 Greatest Friends and Foes of Spider-Man: Villains #1-3 | website=[[Comic Book Resources]] | access-date=January 2, 2014 | author=Cronin, Brian | date=May 2012 | archive-date=October 23, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023130557/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/04/30/50-greatest-friends-and-foes-of-spider-man-villains-1-3/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> Later depictions revealed him in Peter Parker's body where [[The Superior Spider-Man|he was the titular character]] from 2013 to 2014.<ref name="CNN"/> In 2018, he returned as the Superior Spider-Man in a series written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Mike Hawthorne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/superior-spider-man-returns-marvel/|title = Superior Spider-Man Returns in New Marvel Comics Series|date = September 7, 2018}}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==

Born in [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady~~]], [[New York (state)|New York~~]], Otto Octavius was the only child of Torbert Octavius, a construction worker, and Mary Lavinia Octavius, a homemaker. While Mary loved and supported Otto right from the beginning, Torbert was a violent alcoholic who regularly beat Otto and his mother. The young Octavius's shyness and good work in school got him labeled as a "teacher's pet" and targeted as a subject for bullying. Torbert hated having a bullied son and, believing that a man's worth was determined by his dominant attitude and physical strength, roared at him to use violence in dealing with the bullies. Mary Octavius would always defend her son from Torbert's [[~~tirade~~Invective|tirades]]s, saying he was a gifted thinker who would use his brain to solve problems, not his fists. Due to his mother's insistence and her disgust towards men who worked in common manual labor, Octavius was determined not to become like his father and threw all his efforts into his education, regularly scoring top marks. Octavius' devotion to study paid off with him being awarded a [[university]] [[scholarship]] at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|M.I.T.]]. During Octavius's freshman year of college, he was undecided in his studies until they were briefly interrupted by Torbert's death in a construction accident. Otto attended the funeral for his mother's sake, although he himself did not mourn his father's death and later privately expressed his desire to have seen him suffer more. When Mary remarked that "an early death is a manual laborer's" and she expected better from her son, this seemed to spur an obsession in Octavius about the hard sciences, and he declared his major to be physical science. His obsession, however, did not manifest immediately, and he was regarded by his school friends as a devoted student who was genuinely interested in the studies. He graduated near the top of his class, and was considered a catch to many scientific firms. Octavius was soon hired by an engineering firm.<ref>''Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One'' #1</ref>▼

Octavius became a brilliant and respected [[nuclear physics|nuclear physicist]], atomic research consultant, [[Invention|inventor]] and [[lecturer]]. He designed a set of highly advanced [[Remote manipulator|mechanical arms]] controlled via a [[brain–computer interface]] to assist him with his research into [[atomic physics]]. The tentacle-like arms were resistant to radiation and were capable of great strength and highly precise movement, attached to a harness that fit around his body.<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man #3"/> Later in his criminal career, he claimed the inspiration for the device came from the ''[[Vitruvian Man]]'', a pencil sketch made by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], one of his idols.<ref>''Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>▼

▲Born in [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]], [[New York (state)|New York]], Otto Octavius was the only child of Torbert Octavius, a construction worker, and Mary Lavinia Octavius, a homemaker. While Mary loved and supported Otto right from the beginning, Torbert was a violent alcoholic who regularly beat Otto and his mother. The young Octavius's shyness and good work in school got him labeled as a "teacher's pet" and targeted as a subject for bullying. Torbert hated having a bullied son and, believing that a man's worth was determined by his dominant attitude and physical strength, roared at him to use violence in dealing with the bullies. Mary Octavius would always defend her son from Torbert's [[tirade]]s, saying he was a gifted thinker who would use his brain to solve problems, not his fists. Due to his mother's insistence and her disgust towards men who worked in common manual labor, Octavius was determined not to become like his father and threw all his efforts into his education, regularly scoring top marks. Octavius' devotion to study paid off with him being awarded a [[university]] [[scholarship]] at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|M.I.T.]]. During Octavius's freshman year of college, he was undecided in his studies until they were briefly interrupted by Torbert's death in a construction accident. Otto attended the funeral for his mother's sake, although he himself did not mourn his father's death and later privately expressed his desire to have seen him suffer more. When Mary remarked that "an early death is a manual laborer's" and she expected better from her son, this seemed to spur an obsession in Octavius about the hard sciences, and he declared his major to be physical science. His obsession, however, did not manifest immediately, and he was regarded by his school friends as a devoted student who was genuinely interested in the studies. He graduated near the top of his class, and was considered a catch to many scientific firms. Octavius was soon hired by an engineering firm.<ref>''Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One'' #1</ref>

▲Octavius became a brilliant and respected [[nuclear physics|nuclear physicist]], atomic research consultant, [[inventor]] and [[lecturer]]. He designed a set of highly advanced [[Remote manipulator|mechanical arms]] controlled via a [[brain–computer interface]] to assist him with his research into [[atomic physics]]. The tentacle-like arms were resistant to radiation and were capable of great strength and highly precise movement, attached to a harness that fit around his body.<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man #3"/> Later in his criminal career, he claimed the inspiration for the device came from the ''[[Vitruvian Man]]'', a pencil sketch made by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], one of his idols.<ref>''Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Though his relationship with co-workers was typically hostile, he was social enough to give a demonstration of his harness to a small group. He showed how the metal tentacles allowed him to work safely with chemicals that would normally be too dangerous for a human being to touch or be in close vicinity to. One such person impressed by this was a scientist named Mary Alice Anders, and the two soon dated. In due time, Otto proposed marriage to Mary Alice. However, when Otto joyously announced his future marriage to his mother, her feelings were not reciprocated. Believing that no woman was good enough for her son, she made him feel guilty that she was going to be pushed aside for his bride-to-be. Shocked that he hurt his mother, and to please her, Otto broke off the engagement with Mary Alice. Later, when Otto discovered that his mother had hypocritically begun dating a librarian, he finally snapped and lashed out at her, causing her to have a fatal heart attack. With the death of his mother and Mary Alice Anders out of his life, Octavius' disposition towards nearly everyone became mean-spirited, and he had become more distracted from paying attention to detail and safety precautions in his work.<ref>''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> His co-workers often called him "Doctor Octopus" behind his back, a pun on his actual name inspired by the four-armed apparatus; he was aware of this insult, but he barely cared.<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man #3"/>

===Criminal career begins===

During an accidental radiation leak that ended in an explosion, the apparatus became fused to Octavius's body. It was later revealed that the radiation, (or possibly his own latent mutation), had mutated his brain so that he could control the movement of the arms using his thoughts alone. The tentacles have since been surgically removed from his body, although Octavius retains the power to control them telepathically from great distances. The accident also seemingly damaged his brain (although it was later suggested that what was interpreted as brain damage was, in fact, his mind rewiring itself to accommodate four extra limbs<ref name="untoldtales">{{Cite book|last = DeCandido|first = Keith R.A.|author-link = Keith R.A. DeCandido|editor = Stan Lee and Kurt Busiek|title = Untold Tales of Spider-Man|year=1997|publisher = Berkley Trade; Boulevard edition|chapter = Arms and the Man|isbn = 978-1-57297-294-0|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/untoldtalesofspi00stan}}</ref>), and the scientist turned to a life of crime, first taking the hospital hostage and calling himself "Doctor Octopus" from the derogatory name that his co-workers had given him.<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man #3"/> Though Doctor Octopus himself is portly, in poor physical shape, and is [[~~Near-sightedness~~Myopia|near-sighted]], with his harness attached he is physically more than a match for Spider-Man. The accident also made his eyes very [[Photophobia|sensitive to light]], requiring him to wear glasses with shaded lenses.<ref>''Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

In their first encounter, Doctor Octopus defeated Spider-Man, tossing him out of a window. Following this defeat, Spider-Man considered giving up his heroic career, but was inspired to continue by the [[Human Torch]], and ultimately defeated Doctor Octopus.<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man #3"/>

Over the years, Doctor Octopus has become one of the most identifiable members of [[List of Spider-Man enemies|Spider-Man's rogues gallery]]. Doctor Octopus formed the original [[Sinister Six]] to fight Spider-Man after taking [[Betty Brant]] and [[Aunt May|May Parker]] hostage.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> He has led subsequent Sinister Six groups and usually takes offense when someone else leads the team. Disguised as the '''Master Planner''', he organized theft of atomic equipment. After he stole a formula that Spider-Man needed to cure his Aunt May, Spider-Man tracked Doctor Octopus' gang to their base. In the ensuing fight, Spider-Man became trapped underneath a collapsed building. Seemingly doomed, Spider-Man was ultimately able to draw upon the sheer force of his will to summon the strength to escape.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #31-32. Marvel Comics.</ref> It is later revealed he used a scuba tank to escape.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=June 2012}}

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In his desperate attempts to prolong his life, Octavius reforms the Sinister Six, wishing to acquire [[Menace (Marvel Comics)|Menace]]'s unborn son, hoping to synthesize a pure strain of the Goblin Serum,<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #642. Marvel Comics.</ref> only to be thwarted again by the efforts of Spider-Man and the guilty conscience of the Lizard,<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #646. Marvel Comics.</ref> reigniting his bitterness towards his foe, but gaining a grudging acknowledgment of his abilities.<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man #648">''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #648. Marvel Comics.</ref> Octavius and Spider-Man keep crossing their ways during the following months, with the Avengers fighting a new iteration of the Sinister Six,<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man #648"/> Doctor Octopus sending a remote Octobot in John Jameson's shuttle,<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #653. Marvel Comics.</ref> and Octavius contacting [[Iron Man]] to force him to find a cure for his degenerative condition.<ref>''Invincible Iron Man'' #501. Marvel Comics.</ref> However, when Iron Man genuinely offers to have the brightest minds in the Marvel Universe find a viable cure,<ref>''Invincible Iron Man'' #502. Marvel Comics.</ref> Octavius smugly refuses, in favor of witnessing Stark admit that he cannot do it and beg for mercy to disarm a device that Octavius had claimed was a bomb, basking in this "proof" of his (supposedly) superior intellect.<ref>''Invincible Iron Man'' #503. Marvel Comics.</ref>

His attempts to prolong his life, however, do not hinder a more vast and sinister plan, in which he has the Sinister Six fighting the [[Avengers Academy]] for a piece of [[Hank Pym]]'s technology,<ref>''Avengers Academy'' #14. Marvel Comics.</ref> the [[Future Foundation]] for a piece of [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richard]]'s technology,<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #660. Marvel Comics.</ref> and the Intelligencia for the ''Zero Cannon'', a powerful antigravity weapon,<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #676. Marvel Comics.</ref> later revealing to have gained something useful from his early foray in John Jameson's shuttle.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #681. Marvel Comics.</ref> All this careful preparation came to fruition during the "[[Ends of the Earth (Marvel Comics)|Ends of the Earth]]" storyline,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/121/1214698p1.html|work=IGN |time=Dan Slott discusses the next big Amazing Spider-Man storyline|date=December 13, 2011|title=Comics Reviews, News, Heroes, Villains, Superheroes & Toys }}</ref> where the apparently mismatched pieces of technology stolen are used to build a satellite net, the ''Octavian Lens'', able to alter the world's climate by enhancing or smothering solar rays.

Doctor Octopus at first claims to have a benevolent intent, wishing to halt the [[greenhouse effect]] in exchange for gratitude and recognition,<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #682. Marvel Comics.</ref> but he is soon exposed by Spider-Man (having enhanced himself with new technology created be Horizon ~~Labs-built~~<abbr ~~tech~~title="Laboratories">Labs</abbr>),<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man #683">''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #683. Marvel Comics.</ref> the [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]] and [[Silver Sable]], who provoke him into revealing his real plan: immolate a great part of the entire population to prevent anyone from surviving his impending death, having the survivors remember him in perpetual fear and awe.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #685. Marvel Comics.</ref> Playing over his ego, Spider-Man manages to stall him, by reminding him that, even if anyone managed to survive a drastic heating of the entire Earth, the survivors would likely be brain-damaged, and as such unable to remember his actions.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #687. Marvel Comics.</ref> Spider-Man then roughly defeats him, in retaliation for Silver Sable's death, openly mocking and berating his efforts by claiming that, because of the Octavian Lens' destruction and his declining health, he is now going to die alone, forgotten and without a legacy.<ref>''The Avenging Spider-Man'' #8. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==="Death" and rebirth===

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After the events of "Spider-Geddon", Octavius resumes his career as the Superior Spider-Man, protecting San Francisco with the hired assistance of the Night Shift. His identity as Dr. Elliot Tolliver is uncovered by Anna Maria, who confronts him with the rebuilt Living Brain. This is interrupted by the appearance of Terrax the Tamer. Using a machine to siphon a fraction of the Power Cosmic, Octavius defeats Terrax and passes out.<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> While helping rebuild San Francisco and rescue survivors, the Octavius learns about humility and begins to connect with the people. Unbeknownst to him, Master Pandemonium emerges from the wreckage, planning to strike.<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #2-4. Marvel Comics.</ref> When Master Pandemonium attacks, Octavius is forced to work with Doctor Strange to stop Pandemonium after he possesses his new associate Emma Hernandez.<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #6. Marvel Comics.</ref>

During "[[The War of the Realms]]" storyline, the Superior Spider-Man worked to save the civilians from a Frost Giant invasion. Then he came up with the idea to work with the [[West Coast Avengers]] to make use of [[Miss America (America Chavez)|America Chavez]]'s powers. After rescuing them with his Octavian Lens, the Superior Spider-Man barely convinced them to help fight the Asgardian invasion at the source. They would have to go to New York City, since the Asgardian magic is interfering with America's powers.<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #7. Marvel Comics.</ref> In the midst of the battle between the [[Fantastic Four]] and [[Malekith the Accursed]]'s forces, the Superior Spider-Man worked with Mister Fantastic to enable America Chavez to duplicate the Bifrost Bridge's energy. After the two of them failed to locate the strike team in Svartalfheim, the Superior Spider-Man and Mister Fantastic located the strike team in Jotunheim. Those in Jotunheim persuaded the Superior Spider-Man to focus on protecting Earth. The Superior Spider-Man returned to New York City to lead the West Coast Avengers in protecting the citizens.<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #8. Marvel Comics.</ref> Once the War was over, Octavius confides that he feels guilty over being unable to save more people to Spider-Man, who comforts him. Unbeknownst to Octavius, he is being spied upon by one of the spiders that make up Spiders-Man on behalf of Spider-Osborn, who is planning revenge on him.<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #9. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Following a date with Emma, they notice a news leak that claiming that the Superior Spider-Man is really Doctor Octopus. Thus is denied by Spider-Man, Mister Fantastic, and Doctor Strange, who note his involvement in fighting the Frost Giants. The next day, Octavius admits to Max Modell that he is a clone. However, Modell reveals that he already knew. Upon analyzing the security footage of the leak, Octavius deduces that Spiders-Man was responsible. Spiders-Man then attacks them, but is subdued, and states that Spider-Osborn is safe on his world and that they will never reach him. Octavius, Anna Marie, and the Living Brain attempt to use the cosmic energies left over from the fight with Terrax to travel to Spider-Osborne's world, but it goes wrong and causes an explosion. Spider-Osborn then appears, revealing that he was on Earth-616 all along. He beats Octavius, and reveals that he plans to kill everyone that he cares about as revenge for insulting him.<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #10. Marvel Comics.</ref> Spider-Osborn starts by capturing James Martin, stating that he will release the boy only if Octavius kills three citizens on camera so that people will see him as a fraud.

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===''Spider-Man: India''===

An alternate universe variant of Doctor Octopus from (Earth-5010 ~~aappears~~appears in ''[[Spider-Man: India]]''.<ref>''Spider-Man: India'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Spider-Man: India'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===''Spider-Man: Reign''===

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* The Otto Octavius of Earth-51920 is a mercenary and minion of Governor [[Roxxon Energy Corporation|Roxxon]] before being killed by [[Captain America|Steve Rogers]].<ref>''1872'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref>

* In the Battleworld domain of Marville, Doctor Octopus appears as a member of the [[Brotherhood of Mutants]].<ref>''Giant-Size Little Marvel: AVX'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

* In the Battleworld domain of Killville, the Doctor Octopus of Earth-11131 was killed by [[MODOK]], who claimed his stolen [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinel]] [[Central processing unit|CPU]] unit for himself.<ref>''MODOK: Assassin'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

* In a world where the superhero Civil War never ended and was recreated into the Battleworld domain of the Warzone, Doctor Octopus was killed by the [[Kingpin (character)|Kingpin]], who grafted Doctor Octopus's tentacles onto himself. The tentacles' own collective AI rendered Fisk virtually brain-dead due to their 'affection' for Octavius.<ref>''Secret Wars: Civil War'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

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===Television===

* Doctor Octopus appears in ''[[Spider-Man (1967 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' (1967), voiced by Vernon Chapman.<ref name="TVoDO">{{cite web |title=Doctor Octopus Voices (Spider-Man) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Spider-Man/Doctor-Octopus/ |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>

* Doctor Octopus appears in the ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' (1981) episode "Bubble, Bubble, Oil and Trouble", voiced by [[~~Stan~~G. ~~Jones~~Stanley ~~(actor)~~Jones|Stanley Jones]].<ref name="TVoDO"/>

* Doctor Octopus appears in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1982 animated series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' episode "Tomb of the Unknown Hulk", voiced by [[Michael Bell (actor)|Michael Bell]].<ref name="TVoDO"/>

* Doctor Octopus appears in the ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'' episode "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow", voiced again by Michael Bell.<ref name="TVoDO"/>

* Doctor Octopus appears in ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', voiced by [[Efrem Zimbalist Jr.]]<ref name="TVoDO"/> This version sports a German accent and was Peter Parker's teacher at science camp when the latter was a child. Despite having turned to villainy years later, Octavius still refers to himself as Parker's teacher following their reunion. Throughout the series, he battles Spider-Man while serving as a member of the [[Kingpin (character)|Kingpin]]'s [[Sinister Six|Insidious Six]].

* Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus appears in ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', voiced by [[Peter MacNicol]].<ref name="TVoDO" /> ~~Introduced in the first season, this~~This version is initially a timid, weak-willed scientist and inventor at [[Oscorp]]. Following a lab accident caused by the [[Norman Osborn|Green Goblin]], Octavius is fused with his tentacle harness and becomes more aggressive and violent. After being defeated by Spider-Man, he forms the Sinister Six to seek revenge against him, only to be defeated by the [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]]-possessed Spider-Man. In the second season, Octavius adopts the Master Planner alias as he re-forms the Sinister Six and attempts to take over the world by hacking into the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]'s servers, only to be thwarted by Spider-Man. He later competes with [[Tombstone (~~comics~~character)|Tombstone]] and [[Silvermane]] for control of New York's criminal underworld until all three are defeated by Spider-Man.

* Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus appears in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', voiced by [[Tom Kenny]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Webb|first=Charles|title=Interview: Tom Kenny on the Hilarious Creepiness of 'Adventure Time's' Ice King|url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/09/27/interview-tom-kenny-on-the-hilarious-creepiness-of-adventure-times-ice-king/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003150828/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/09/27/interview-tom-kenny-on-the-hilarious-creepiness-of-adventure-times-ice-king|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2011|publisher=MTV|access-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=Great Power|series=Ultimate Spider-Man|network=Disney XD|season=1|number=1|airdate=April 1, 2012}}</ref> This version was an Oscorp scientist who was left paralyzed and entirely dependent on four mechanical tentacles built by [[Norman Osborn]] following a lab accident. Throughout the first season, Octavius primarily operates from the shadows, employing supervillains to capture Spider-Man for his DNA on Norman's behalf; with one of his experiments with Spider-Man's DNA leading to the [[Venom (character)|Venom]] symbiote's creation. Octavius eventually betrays Norman by forcibly turning him into the Green Goblin and escapes after his underwater lab is destroyed. In the second season, Octavius forms the Sinister Six in an attempt to eliminate Spider-Man, only to be defeated. After making minor appearances in the third season, Octavius returns in the fourth season, having allied with [[Hydra (comics)|HYDRA]] to form a new iteration of the Sinister Six and create the synthezoid [[Ben Reilly|Scarlet Spider]] to serve as a spy within Spider-Man's team. While leading an attack on the Triskelion, Octavius discovers Spider-Man's secret identity, but is betrayed by Scarlet Spider, who foils his plan. Octavius later reclaims his nanotech and gives himself a younger body before reforming the Sinister Six once more and taking Spider-Man's allies hostage. However, Spider-Man defeats the Sinister Six once more and persuades Octavius to surrender.

** Additionally, two [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|alternate reality]] versions of Octavius, a medieval variant called the '''Alchemist''' and a Wild West outlaw called '''Doc Ock Holliday''', appear in the episodes "The Spider-Verse" and "Return to the Spider-Verse", both also voiced by Kenny.<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=The Kraken / The Alchemist Voice - ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Ultimate-Spider-Man/The-Kraken-The-Alchemist/ |access-date=August 14, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.</ref>

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* Doctor Octopus appears in ''Lego Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom'', voiced by [[Robbie Daymond]].<ref name="TVoDO" />

* A female incarnation of Doctor Octopus appears in ''[[Spidey and His Amazing Friends]]'',<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/patrick-stump-marvels-spidey-and-his-amazing-friends-theme-song/|title=Patrick Stump breaks down his theme song for new cartoon Spidey and His Amazing Friends|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=June 7, 2021|access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> voiced by Kelly Ohanian.<ref>:{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CP4ZcAMjEyW/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CP4ZcAMjEyW |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|title=Kelly Ohanian on Instagram|date=June 9, 2021|access-date=July 12, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="TVoDO" />

* Doctor Octopus will appear in ''[[Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man]]'', ~~(2024)~~voiced by [[Hugh Dancy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nolan |first=Liam |date=July 22, 2022 |title=SDCC: Marvel Studios Animation Panel Reveals Future of X-Men '97, What If and Marvel Zombies |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-studios-animation-x-men-what-if-zombies-sdcc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722185151/https://www.cbr.com/marvel-studios-animation-x-men-what-if-zombies-sdcc/ |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2022 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hickson |first=Colin |date=2023-10-06 |title=''Spider-Man: Freshman Year'' Synopsis Teases a 'New Era of Spider-Man' |url=https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-freshman-year-synopsis/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

===Film===

* In an early script for [[The Cannon Group, Inc.|Cannon]]'s aborted Spider-Man film ~~from~~, written by Ted Newsom and [[John Brancato]], Otto Octavius was rewritten to become a teacher and mentor to a college-aged Peter Parker. The cyclotron accident which "creates" Spider-Man also deforms the scientist into Doctor Octopus and results in his mad pursuit of proof of the Fifth Force. "Doc Ock" reconstructs his cyclotron and causes electromagnetic abnormalities, anti-gravity effects, and bi-location, which threatens to engulf New York City and the world. Additionally, [[Bob Hoskins]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] were considered for the role.<ref name="Leva">{{cite journal| last=Jankiewicz|first=Pat|date=July 2002|title=Scott Leva, the Man Who Was Almost Spider-Man| journal= Starlog/Comics Scene Presents Spider-Man|volume=1|issue=1|pages=62–64}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/15/review-of-james-camerons-spider-man-scriptment | title=Review of James Cameron's Spider-Man Scriptment | date=February 15, 2000 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8b4J_Dx6nGQC&dq=james+cameron+spiderman+sandman+boyd&pg=PA5 | title=''Spider-Man'' Films }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/07/15/james-cameron-was-this-close-to-making-a-spider-man-movie/ | title=James Cameron was this close to making a Spider-Man movie | date=July 15, 2017 | access-date=April 2, 2022 | archive-date=June 16, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616204117/https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/07/15/james-cameron-was-this-close-to-making-a-spider-man-movie/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thescriptsavant.com/pdf/SpiderMan.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126124928/https://thescriptsavant.com/pdf/SpiderMan.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Spider Man|archive-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/spider-man-movies-never-made-2014-5 | title=6 Spider-Man Movies That Were Never Made | website=[[Business Insider]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldoftopics.com/13270-arnold-schwarzenegger-was-supposed-to-play-doctor-octopus.html | title=Arnold Schwarzenegger was supposed to play Doctor Octopus }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espaciomarvelita.com/2012/12/30/cine/arnold-schwarzenegger-habla-de-spiderman/ | title=Arnold Schwarzenegger habla de Spiderman - Espacio Marvelita | date=December 30, 2012 }}</ref>

* Director [[Sam Raimi]] has stated that Doctor Octopus was intended to appear in ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' (2002) and team up with the [[Norman Osborn (Sam Raimi film series)|Green Goblin]], but was not included because Raimi thought it "wouldn't do the movie justice to have a third origin in there".<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite ~~video~~AV media|title = Making The Amazing|type = DVD|publisher = Sony|date = 2004}}</ref>

* Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus appears in the [[Sony]] film ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' (2004), portrayed by [[Alfred Molina]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aurthur|first=Kate|date=April 16, 2021|title=Alfred Molina Details Doc Ock's Return in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home': 'The Tentacles Do All the Work' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alfred-molina-spider-man-no-way-home-doc-ock-1234953527/|access-date=April 16, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> This version is a sympathetic, but misguided individual, and the husband and lab partner of Rosie Octavius (portrayed by [[Donna Murphy]]). Initially a well-meaning scientist working with [[Oscorp]] to develop a form of self-sustainable energy to benefit mankind, Octavius turns to villainy after his experiment goes wrong, resulting in Rosie's death and Octavius losing control of his tentacle harness' [[artificial intelligence]], which begins to influence his mind and actions and brings him into conflict with [[Peter Parker (Sam Raimi film series)|Spider-Man]]. With the web-slinger's help, Octavius eventually sees the error of his ways and sacrifices himself to sink a fusion reactor he built into the [[East River]], where he drowns.

** Octavius appears in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) film ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]'', portrayed again by Alfred Molina.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |last2=Couch |first2=Aaron |date=December 8, 2020 |title='Spider-Man 3': Alfred Molina Returning as Doctor Octopus |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-3-alfred-molina-returning-as-doctor-octopus |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208184542/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-3-alfred-molina-returning-as-doctor-octopus |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |access-date=August 31, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="Molina">{{Cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Couch|first2=Aaron|date=December 8, 2020|title='Spider-Man 3': Alfred Molina Returning as Doctor Octopus|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-3-alfred-molina-returning-as-doctor-octopus|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208184542/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-3-alfred-molina-returning-as-doctor-octopus|archive-date=December 8, 2020|access-date=December 8, 2020|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In April 2021, Molina said it was "wonderful" to play the character again. Additionally, he was [[De-aging in film|digitally de-aged]] in the film to resemble how he appeared in 2004, despite his concerns about his fighting style not looking realistic due to his age.<ref name= "OckSurvives">{{Cite web |last=Aurthur |first=Kate |date=April 16, 2021 |title=Alfred Molina Details Doc Ock's Return in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home': 'The Tentacles Do All the Work' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alfred-molina-spider-man-no-way-home-doc-ock-1234953527/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416232314/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alfred-molina-spider-man-no-way-home-doc-ock-1234953527/ |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=August 31, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Prior to his death, Octavius is transported to an alternate universe due to a magic spell gone wrong and receives a cure from an alternate universe version of [[Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Spider-Man]] before being returned to his native universe.

* {{Anchor|Olivia Octavius}}A female incarnation of Doctor Octopus named '''Dr. Olivia "Liv" Octavius''' appears in ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'', voiced by [[Kathryn Hahn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/30/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-official-credits-reveal-surprise-voice-actor-cameos|title=Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Official Credits Reveal Surprise Voice Actor Cameos|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|website=IGN|date=November 29, 2018|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130210649/https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/30/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-official-credits-reveal-surprise-voice-actor-cameos|archive-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> She is the head scientist of [[Alchemax]] and the [[Kingpin (character)|Kingpin]]'s right-hand woman who sports a large [[Beehive (hairstyle)|beehive hairstyle]], glasses with octagonal lenses, and [[pneumatic]] tentacles tipped with claws. Under the Kingpin's orders, she builds a [[particle accelerator|super-collider]] to access parallel universes. In spite of the initial tests nearly destroying New York City and bringing several [[Alternative versions of Spider-Man|alternate reality versions of Spider-Man]] to their universe, the Kingpin orders Liv to continue working on the collider. She later encounters [[Miles Morales]] and an alternate reality Peter Parker while they are infiltrating Alchemax, but fails to catch them. After confronting the assembled Spider-People at [[Aunt May|May Parker]]'s house alongside the Kingpin and his other henchmen and failing to stop them a second time, Liv tries to stop the heroes at the collider, only to be hit by a truck when the machine goes haywire and melds her universe with aspects of others.

** Additionally, a Doctor Octopus from [[Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy)|Gwen Stacy]]'s universe makes a non-speaking [[cameo appearance]] in a flashback.{{~~citation~~Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

* Otto Octavius as the Superior Spider-Man ~~makes~~and a comic book-accurate Doctor Octopus make non-speaking cameo ~~appearance~~appearances in ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' as aprisoners ~~prisoner captured by~~of [[Spider-Man 2099]]'s Spider-Society.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=Every Spider-Suit We Spotted in the Across the Spider-Verse Trailer |url=https://gizmodo.com/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-every-suit-identifie-1849890415 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, a comic book-accurate Doctor Octopus makes a cameo appearance as an alternate dimension-displaced prisoner of the Spider-Society.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Luchies |first=Adam |date=May 24, 2023 |title=A Classic 'Spider-Man' Villain Appears in New 'Across the Spider-Verse' TV Spot |url=https://collider.com/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-tv-spot/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=May 26, 2023}}</ref> ~~Archival~~Additionally, Liv Octavius appears via archival footage while archival recordings of [[Alfred Molina]] are used for ~~various~~other Octavius variants, who make minor appearances.{{cnCitation needed|date=March 2024}}

===Video games===

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* Doctor Octopus appears in ''[[Spider-Man: The Video Game]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

* Doctor Octopus appears as the final boss of ''[[Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} This version is the leader of the [[Sinister Six|titular team]].

* Doctor Octopus appears as ~~the first~~a boss ofin ''[[Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

* Doctor Octopus appears as ~~the first~~a boss ofin ''[[Spider-Man (1995 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' (1995).{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

* Doctor Octopus appear in ''Spider-Man: The Sinister Six'', voiced by Ken Roberts.<ref name="TVoDO" />

* Doctor Octopus appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man: Lethal Foes]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

* Doctor Octopus appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' (2000), voiced again by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.<ref name="TVoDO" /> While pretending to have reformed, he works with [[Cletus Kasady|Carnage]] to turn everyone in New York into [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiotes]], but they are both defeated by Spider-Man. Following this, the [[Carnage (comics)|Carnage symbiote]] bonds with Doctor Octopus, turning him into '''Monster Ock''' (voiced by Marcus Shirock).<ref name="TVoDO" /> After Monster Ock is defeated, Doctor Octopus is returned to normal and promptly arrested.

* Doctor Octopus appears as the final boss of ''[[Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} This version is a member of the Sinister Six.

* Doctor Octopus makes a [[cameo appearance]] ~~at the end of~~in ''[[Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

* Doctor Octopus appears as the final boss of the ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2004 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'' film tie-in game, ~~with~~voiced by Alfred Molina ~~reprising his role from the aforementioned film~~.<ref name="TVoDO" />

* Doctor Octopus appears as a boss and playable character in ''[[Spider-Man: Friend or Foe]]'', voiced by [[Joe Alaskey]].<ref name="TVoDO" /> He and several supervillains attack Spider-Man until they are all attacked by P.H.A.N.T.O.M.s under [[Mysterio]]'s command. Doc Ock is captured along with the other villains, placed under mind control, and sent to [[Tokyo]] to retrieve a meteor shard located there. After Spider-Man defeats Doctor Octopus and destroys the mind-control device, the latter joins forces with the former to exact revenge on Mysterio.

* Otto Octavius appears in ''[[Spider-Man: Edge of Time]]'', voiced by [[Dave B. Mitchell]].<ref name="TVoDO" /> [[Alchemax]] scientist Walker Sloan travels back from the year [[Marvel 2099|2099]] to establish his company in the 1970s, saving Octavius from the accident that would have fused his tentacle harness to him and recruiting him in the process. Despite having never turned to crime, Octavius still uses his tentacles as research tools. The pair attempt to use a mind-controlled [[Eddie Brock|Anti-Venom]] to kill Spider-Man, but when [[Spider-Man 2099]] intervenes, Doctor Octopus, Sloan, and Anti-Venom are all accidentally thrown into Sloan's time portal and end up fused into the monstrous '''Atrocity''' (voiced by [[Fred Tatasciore]]) equipped with Doctor Octopus' tentacles and Anti-Venom's ability to negate the present day Spider-Man's powers. Spider-Man eventually defeats Atrocity, throwing it back into the time portal, before he and Spider-Man 2099 undo Sloan's changes, restoring history.

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Otto Octavius appears in [[Insomniac Games]]' ''[[Spider-Man (Insomniac Games series)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'' series, voiced by [[William Salyers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/spider-man-ps4-ending-explained/ |title=Marvel's Spider-Man PS4 Ending Explained |last=Mithaiwala |first=Mansoor |date=September 6, 2018 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |publisher=Valnet Inc. |access-date=September 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name="TVoDO" /> Once a close friend of [[Norman Osborn]] and co-founder of Oscorp, this version left the company due to its unethical genetic experiments. Founding his own company, Octavius Industries, he worked to perfect prosthetic limb technology, motivated by a neurological disorder he was developing. Octavius later employed [[Peter Parker (Insomniac Games character)|Peter Parker]], whom he mentored, as his lab assistant and eventually became aware of his activities as Spider-Man, but chose to hide this from him.

* First appearing as the final boss of ''[[Spider-Man (2018 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'' (2018), Octavius gains support from [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]] after Norman exploits his position as mayor to remove Octavius' grant funding in an attempt to persuade him to return to Oscorp. During this time, Octavius befriends [[Mister Negative|Martin Li]], a victim of Oscorp's experimentation who has been leading terrorist attacks against the city to destroy Norman, inspiring Octavius to pursue his own vendetta against his former friend. While working on a set of mechanical thought-controlled tentacles with Parker, Octavius loses control of his emotions due to a defect with the neural implant used to connect them directly to his nervous system and causes a mass prison break from [[Ryker's Island]] and the [[Raft (comics)|Raft]]. Forming the [[Sinister Six]] with Li and several of Spider-Man's foes, Octavius, now going by "Doctor Octopus", organizes a series of attacks on Oscorp-owned properties and releases their Devil's Breath virus on New York in the hopes of exposing Norman's crimes. After capturing and nearly killing Norman, Octavius is confronted by Parker as Spider-Man, who rescues Norman and battles Octavius atop Oscorp tower, during which the latter reveals his knowledge of Parker's double life. Following his defeat, Octavius pleads for help, claiming the tentacles' artificial intelligence was in control of his actions, but a heartbroken Parker leaves him to face justice for his crimes, leading to Octavius' imprisonment at the Raft and Octavius Industries being shut down.

* Octavius makes a cameo appearance in a flashback depicted in ''[[Spider-Man: Miles Morales]]'' ~~(2020)~~.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/spider-man-miles-morales-doctor-octopus-cameo-explained/ | title=Spider-Man: Miles Morales' Doctor Octopus Cameo Explained | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=November 21, 2020 }}</ref>

* Octavius makes a cameo appearance in the mid-credits scene of ''[[Marvel's Spider-Man 2]]'' (2023).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-2-ending-explained-insomniac-sequel-green-goblin-silk | title=Spider-Man 2 Ending Explained: How Insomniac Sets up the Next Sequel | date=October 19, 2023 }}</ref> Following the events of the main story, Norman visits his cell at the Raft to inquire about the Spider-Men's secret identities. Octavius taunts him with the belief that he needed to experience loss as he had while making preparations for the "final chapter".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2023-10-19 |title=Spider-Man 2 Ending Explained: How Insomniac Sets Up the Next Sequel - IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-2-ending-explained-insomniac-sequel-green-goblin-silk |access-date=2023-10-19 }}</ref> Additionally, the Superior Spider-Man's suit appears as an alternate skin for Peter.<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[Spider-Man 2]]|developer=[[Insomniac Games]] |publisher=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]|date=2023}}</ref>

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* Doctor Octopus appears as a playable character and boss in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.<ref name="TVoDO" /> Additionally, the Superior Spider-Man appears as an alternate costume.

* Doctor Octopus appears as a boss in ''[[Marvel: Avengers Alliance#Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2|Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Doctor Octopus | Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2|url=https://marvelavengersalliance2.com/aa2_characters/doctor-octopus/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419083438/https://marvelavengersalliance2.com/aa2_characters/doctor-octopus/|archive-date=April 19, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref>

* Doctor Octopus appears as a boss and playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Characters|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/lego-marvel-super-heroes-2/Characters|access-date=February 14, 2018|website=IGN Database|date=May 19, 2017 }}</ref> Additionally, the Superior Spider-Man appears as a playable character.

* Doctor Octopus appears in ''[[Marvel Strike Force]]'' as a member of the Sinister Six.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

* Doctor Octopus appears as a boss in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order]]'', voiced again by William Salyers.<ref name="TVoDO" /> This version serves as second-in-command of the Sinister Six, led by the Green Goblin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/marvel-ultimate-alliance-3/Chapter_2_-_The_Raft_Walkthrough|title=Chapter 2 - The Raft Walkthrough|date=August 6, 2019|accessdate=June 17, 2021|website=IGN Database}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9445030/|title=Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order|date=June 19, 2019|accessdate=June 17, 2021|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>