 The show was given a specific budget, so Weisman and Cook wanted to allow the animation to "move" more than anything, giving it simple and stylistic designs. Sam Raimi, director of the Spider-Man live action films, "set the bar" for the fluent movement styles Spider-Man has, which Weisman and Cook were in complete agreement of incorporating into the series. When designing the Vulture, the two employed the dark green shades from his original design, a color which they use thematically for most of their villains and other negative aspects of Peter's life, along with touches of blood-like red. His wings were employed in the same style that his comic book counterpart; "[They are] for steering [...] they don ’ t keep him air born," Weisman describes. Vulture was voiced by Robert Englund, iconic for his portrayal as the horror film character Freddy Kruger.
