Doctor Octopus (Sam Rami Spider-Man Films)

**Otto Octavious** (later known as **Doctor Octopus**) is the main antagonist turned anti-hero of the 2004 Marvel film Spider-Man 2, and a supporting character in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home. He is a scientist who dreams to prove that he can control over the enormous power of the sun which later caused himself to be a villain due to his arms and also a friend of Peter Parker.

He is portrayed by Alfred Molina.

## Spider Man 2

Dr. Octopus is first seen trying to create the fusion reactor since that is his dream while Harry and Peter visited him. Otto is seen again telling everyone about the fusion reactor and his mechanical arms. After that, he then turns on the machine, but something goes wrong which caused Peter to save the day but however Otto refuse to let him do it which also caused the fusion reactor to do much worse (such as killing his wife and causing neural inhibitor chip to get fried) but luckly, Peter pulls off the plugs which caused the fusion reactor to shut down.

Otto is then taken to a hospital where the surgeons tried to take the arms off him, but the arms develop their own ability to move and killed all the surgeons. After all of that, Octopus wakes up and says No for some reason. Otto then escapes from the hospital where a taxi almost killed him, but the arms protect him by throwing it which cause Otto himself to hide in an old building where also plans to create the fusion reactor again due to his arms convince him to do it.

As Peter and his aunt are discussing with an accountant at a bank, Octavius plans to steal money in order to create his fusion reactor by ripping off the vault door, the police officers arrive and tried to stop Dr. Octopus but however had his arms defeat him. Peter then attempts to stop Octavious. After a short glitch power in his powers, Otto throws a bag of money at him also tries to crush his head with his arms but however Peter used the tables to prevent himself from getting killed. Spider-Man then manages to defeat Otto outside of the bank. During their fight, Doc caught Aunt May and attempts to drop her to death but May destroy his glasses in order to Spider-Man to defeat him. After Spider-Man rescues his aunt, Doc escapes easily but despite that, he rebuilds his fusion reactor.

Otto then heads to Harry's house in order to get the complete his fusion reactor, but Harry refuses due to the fact that he knew that would destroy the city. Otto then attempts to kill him by throwing him off the house, Harry tells Otto to stop and themselves will have a deal which is finding Spider-Man alive. In the day, Otto finally found Peter and also kidnap MJ and demands him to tell Spider-Man to meet him at the West Side Market Clock Tower at 3 O-clock or he will kill MJ. This would cause Peter to go back becoming Spider-Man.

Spider-Man then arrives at the clock tower where he fights Doctor Octopus and then on the train. During the battle, Otto destroys the brakes of the train which forces Peter to stop the runaway train so he can escape. After Peter saved everyone, Doc then kidnap Peter and toke him to Harry so he can get the tritium. When Harry founds out that Peter is Spider-Man, Peter tells Harry where Otto and M is which Harry did tell him offscreen.

Back at the old building, Doc was about to turn on the reactor while MJ tells him to let her go since he got what he wants but Otto refuse since he thinks MJ will call the police on him if he lets her go. Peter then attempts to defeat Octopus. During their fight, Mary Jane tries to hit Doc but however knocks her away. As they fight, Peter uses the plugs in order to shut the fusion reactor but however notice that it's just making it worse. Peter then tries to tell Otto that the machine must be destroyed as well as revealing that he is Spider-Man but Otto refuse to destroy it since that was his dream. After Peter explain good, Doc redeem himself and tries to destroy the machine by drowning it which also caused himself die.

## Spider-Man: No Way Home

Doc is first seen on the bridge attacking the MCU version of Spider-Man thinking that is the Sam Rami version. He is then imprisoned by MCU version of Spider-Man. He is also released later in the film since Peter wants the villains to be alive. He also helps the heroes in the end of the film and would return to his own universe.

## Personality

Doctor Octopus is obsessed scientist who wants to have his dream come true and also very smart since he had his arms protect him but however, he did redeem himself and also go back to his original personality

## Trivia

* Doctor Octopus was originally planned to appear in the first Spider-Man movie and team up with the Green Goblin, but he wasn't included because Sam Rami thought it "wouldn't do the movie justice to have a third origin in there".
* In the video game adaption of Spider-Man 2, Doc Ock has many henchmen. However, in the movie, he works alone, without any henchmen (unless you count his mechanical tentacles).
* Sam Rami chose Alfred to portray Doc after Rami's wife watched Frida.
* Tom Holland (the actor that plays the MCU version of Spider-Man) was terrified of the character in the original film.