Electro Electro is a Marvel Super Heroes minifigure that appeared in 2014 . Description . Electro has a Transparent Fluorescent Blue head printed with medium blue for his face . His face is printed with three small blue lightning bolts in between the white eyes , and his mouth is bent into a large grin . He has a medium blue torso with transparent fluorescent blue arms and white hands . The torso is printed with muscles which are highlighted with white streaks . This printing continues onto the medium blue legs . Another Electro was released at KidsFest in Fairfax , Virginia . This Electro is the one seen in the " The Amazing Spider Man 2 " film . He features a medium blue head with small dark blue sparks and a meter printed on . His torso is dark grey with printing that continues to his legs . He is also given two electric bolts . This polybag version was to be released earlier in 2014 , but was cancelled . LEGO Marvel Super Heroes . Electro ' s normal video game appearance shows him in his classic green suit with yellow mask . Electro ' s second video game variation is nearly identical to his physical minifigure , except the arms and head are white instead of transparent fluorescent blue . Background . Electro , also known as Maxwell Dillion , was an electrical engineer and lineman . Ones day , he was repairing a power line when a freak lightning accident caused a mutagenic change that transformed him into a living electrical capacitor . He used his new power to steal money and became an enemy of . When Spider - Man fought Electro in Times Square , he tazered him against a large screen , which made Electro disappear . He later resurfaced and shut down everything electricity based in New York City holding it ransom , hiding in the screens as a blue man ( Electro V 2 . 0 ) . Spider - Man and his team ( Nova , Iron Fist , Power Man , and White Tiger ) drew Electro out by forcing him to spread himself too thin due to trying take over technology and the Daily Bugle Communications ' global broadcast tower , returning him to normal form and defeating him . He was later hired by Doc Ock as V 2 . 0 to be part of the Sinister Six , which also included Lizard , Rhino , Beetle , and Kraven the Hunter , but failed and was locked up in a cell surrounded by water . He was later broken out of the Raft by Doc Ock to be part of the new Sinister Six ( with Beetle being replaced by Scorpion ) and was given an armor made from stolen Oscorp technology , like the rest of the team , to enhance his abilities , but was easily defeated by the Green Goblin . The Green Goblin used Electro as a power source for the Siege Perimous an artifact that can allow for multiversal travel . He used him in his plot to gather the DNA of alternate Spider - Men to become more powerful . The Spider - Men used Electro to absorb the power of Green Goblin and turn him back into Norman Osborn . He later took over the " Hell - Carrier " and with the help of Spider - Girl , the vehicle was destroyed and Electro was imprisoned again . " LEGO Marvel Super Heroes " . Electro had no major role in the story . He did , however , team up with Shocker to hold a bank heist in one of Deadpool ' s bonus levels .