Scorpion (Marvel)

MacDonald "Mac" Gargan is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #19 (December 1964). Mac Gargan is a recurring antagonist of the superhero Peter Parker / Spider-Man. He by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, Gargan first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #19 (December 1964), as a recurring antagonist of the superhero Peter Parker / Spider-Man. He debuted as a private investigator hired by J. Jonah Jameson to learn how Peter Parker took pictures of Spider-Man. In the following issue, Jameson decided to turn Gargan into a deadly adversary for Spider-Man through a barely-tested procedure, which left Gargan with an irremovable scorpion-themed armor and the predatory instincts of the arachnid. Driven insane by his mutation, Gargan instead turned to a life of crime as the Scorpion, and went on to menace both Spider-Man and Jameson, whom he held responsible for his transformation. Since then, having finally removed the armor, Gargan has also served as the third host of the Venom symbiote, and a member of the Dark Avengers as Spider-Man, but eventually returned to his Scorpion alias as it kept him alive due to the strain both the neural-armors and symbiote put on his body.
Since his original introduction during the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including feature films, television series, video games, and merchandise. The character made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), portrayed by Michael Mando.
== Powers and abilities ==
As Scorpion:
* Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability and reflexes
* Precognitive Scorpion-sense
* Wearing scorpion-like armor with a cybernetic tail that has projectile weapons
* Ability to cling to most surfaces
As Venom:
* Symbiote granting:
** Immunity to Spider-Man's spider-sense
** All of Spider-Man's powers
** Limited shapeshifting
==Idea Wiki appearances==
*Scorpion appears in Marvel's Spider-Man: Webbed Champion, voiced by Jason Spisak.
*Scorpion appears in Marvel/DC Heroes Unite!, voiced by Robin Atkin Downes.
==Gallery==
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File:MacDonald Gargan (Earth-TRN633) from Marvel's Spider-Man (animated series) Season 1 2 001.png
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