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5 Marvel Villains Who Have Used Spider-Man’s Identity

Hello Marvel Comics fans, this time we will discuss the villains who used Spider-Man identity. Who are they? Let's check here.

As we know, Spider-Man is one of Marvel’s most popular superheroes. The original identity of Spider-Man is Peter Parker, a smart teenager. As a superhero, of course Peter Parker has enemies who are always targeting him and this time we will discuss Marvel villains who used Spider-Man identity.

For those of you who don’t know, Peter Parker’s identity as Spider-Man has been stolen several times and used by his enemies. Of course, there is a strong reason why they stole Spider-Man’s identity and used it.

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Who are the Marvel villains who have used Spider-Man’s identity? Here’s the complete list and discussion below.

1. Doctor Octopus

Doctor Octopus | villain Marvel yang jadi Spider-Man
Doctor Octopus | Marvel Comics

The first Marvel villain to ever be Spider-Man is Doctor Octopus. the character whose real name is Otto Octavius is one of Spider-Man’s most famous enemies. He is a very smart figure.

But no matter how smart Doctor Octopus is, he can’t fight age. However, towards the end of his life, Doctor Octopus invented a device to swap his mind. With this device, Doctor Octopus swapped his mind with Peter Parker.

It turns out that Doctor Octopus’s actions are not just swapping his mind, but taking over Peter Parker’s body and taking the identity of Spider-Man. In the end Doctor Octopus continued his life as Peter Parker.

2. Kraven

Kraven | villain Marvel yang jadi Spider-Man
Kraven | Marvel Comics

The next Marvel villain who was once Spider-Man is Kraven. Just like Doctor Octopus, this character is one of Spider-Man’s most famous enemies. In one of his comic stories, Kraven managed to defeat Spider-Man.

Seeing the unconscious Peter Parker, Kraven immediately buried him alive. During Peter Parker’s unconsciousness, Kraven wore a black Spider-Man costume and beat up a number of criminals.

His goal was to prove himself that Kraven was better than Peter Parker. But fortunately after Peter Parker woke up, Kraven let Peter go and left a message to the police that he had been wearing the black Spider-Man costume.

3. Mac Gargan

Mac Gargan
Mac Gargan | Marvel Comics

The next Marvel villain who was once Spider-Man is Mac Gargan. For those of you who don’t know, this character is better known as Scorpion. According to the information we got, Mac Gargan used to have a bond with Symbiote Venom.

Interestingly, in the Dark Avengers story, Norman Osborn had recruited Mac Gargan to become Spider-Man. Then Norman modified Venom so that his size looked normal like the original Spider-Man.

Because of this, Mac Gargan is known to the public as Spider-Man who replaced Peter Parker.

4. Ai Apaec

Ai Apaec
Ai Apaec | Marvel Comics

For those of you who don’t know, Ai Apaec is a monster that has half the body of a spider. In his attempt to re-form the Dark Avengers, Norman had recruited Ai Apaec.

Norman again modified his partner’s body to resemble Spider-Man. However, Ai Apaec’s version of Spider-Man is quite different because he has 6 hands. Unfortunately, this time the Dark Avengers did not last long, as the original Avengers defeated them quickly.

5. Ben Reilly

Ben Reilly
Ben Reilly | Marvel Comics

The last Marvel villain who was Spider-Man was Ben Reilly. According to the story, the Jackal in the past had carried out a cloning process on Peter Parker, with the aim of duplicating Spider-Man.

This duplicate Peter Parker named Ben Reilly had met the real Peter Parker. Because he felt that he was the real Peter Parker, Ben immediately fought with the real Peter Parker.

But after going through various conflicts with Peter Parker, Ben Reilly began to realize his mistakes and became a better person. He was once a superhero and had replaced Peter Parker as Spider-Man.


These are some of the Marvel villains who used Spider-Man identity. After looking at this list of articles, are there any enemies of Peter Parker who have been Spider-Man and have not made it to this list? If so, just comment below.

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