chameleon rapes michele because she thinks he's peter when they it on the kitchen floor a mention of this would be nice and the fact it was later retconned preceding unsigned comment added by talk the chameleon dmitri smerdyakov is a marvel comics supervillain an enemy of spider man the chameleon is a spy and master of disguise throughout his history he has used a variety of traditional high tech and biologically enhanced ways to change his appearance believably imitating almost anyone he was also the ally servant and half brother of fellow spider man adversary kraven the hunter his name is derived from the characters dmitri and smerdyakov from the brothers karamazov by fyodor dostoevsky contents publication history novels fictional character biography powers and abilities other versions chameleon counter earth ultimate chameleon marvel action hour iron man in other media television the marvel superheroes show spider man spider man and his amazing friends spider man the animated series the spectacular spider man video games references external links publication history created by writer stan lee and artist steve ditko he initially appeared in amazing spider man march and was the first member of spider man's vast rogues' gallery based on issue publication date excluding the burglar who murdered ben parker supercharger was the first spider man supervillain chronologically novels the chameleon had a vital role in the sinister six novel series by adam troy castro in which the gentleman a long lived supervillain and member of the machiavelli club a gathering of some of the world's most sinister minds including several non marvel characters uses the new sinister six of which the chameleon is a member as pawns in his schemes oddly enough in this series he is referred to as anatoly smerdyakov in the final novel in the series secret of the sinister six the gentleman betrays the villains and tries to escape it is the chameleon to everybody's surprise who kills the gentleman shooting the old man while disguised as a limousine driver and assuming his identity only to be attacked by dr octopus thinking him to be the real gentleman marvel has officially stated that the sinister six novels lay outside of normal continuity however these events have more recently been referenced in the marvel handbooks the chameleon also plays the role of villain in the novel goblin's revenge in this story the chameleon not only teams up with the murderous carnage but also attempts to drive spider man insane by impersonating norman osborn then thought to be dead and buried and later trying to expose the web slinger to a toxic chemical meant to destroy his mind fictional character biography the chameleon was born a russian citizen named dmitri smerdyakov in his youth he was a servant and half brother to kraven the hunter sergei kravinoff and eventually became a minor associate to one gustav fiers although dmitri and sergei were friends sergei was often abusive to him leading to a combination of admiration and resentment towards kravinoff from smerdyakov eventually smerdyakov emigrated to the united states of america as he had made a talent for himself during his youth impressing his brother by impersonating friends and neighbors he assumed an even more impressive disguise the identity of the chameleon during his first known criminal outing he impersonated spider man though he was exposed and arrested shortly afterward kravinoff now kraven the hunter himself came to america and the chameleon set his old associate's sights on spider man both men became long time enemies of spider man part of his primary rogues' gallery the chameleon inspired kraven the hunter to begin hunting spider man inviting kraven to dispose of the hero with kraven the chameleon then battled iron man chameleon then confronted the hulk the chameleon stole some paintings from an art exhibit but was thwarted by spider man the chameleon disguised himself as henry pym and robbed pym's laboratory for documents to combat virus nine he delivered the documents and a shrunken hulk to hydra but was defeated by the real pym as ant man the chameleon disguised himself as the torpedo and battled daredevil the chameleon later first used his hologram belt to disguise himself to unsuccessfully take revenge on spider man when kraven the hunter committed suicide the chameleon became obsessed with making spider man suffer for his failure to prevent kraven from killing himself he ingested a serum which made his face permanently featureless and malleable he attempted to kidnap america's leading expert on supe