Ultimate Spider-Man has just released the most powerful version of of Spider-Man costume still, but someone else will wear it. In Ultimate Spider-Man #9by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto, Otto Octavius ​​creates a surprising and impressive new armor for Peter Parker… which he instantly refuses to accept.
However, the presence of this armor, and the fact that Otto has not yet become Doctor Octopus in the Ultimate Universe, seems to suggest that Otto himself will don the armor in the future, becoming the Ultimate Universe’s Superior Spider-Man without first becoming the villainous Doctor Octopus..
The spider armor created by Otto Octavius ​​​​is a masterpiece
Official Name: Spider-Armor Mark I
Following Spider-Man and Green Goblin’s previous encounter with Tony Stark in Final Spider-Man #8, Otto created a new suit for Spider-Man to prevent Stark from tracking him. This suit, dubbed Spider-Armor, is incredibly advancedsimilar to the Iron Spider armor given to Spider-Man by Iron Man in the Marvel film Civil War.
Otto upgrades the web complex and equips the armor with all kinds of weapons, like rocket launchers and concussion bombs. Additionally, the Spider-Armor is also incredibly durable and connected to all of Oscorp’s systems. Peter ends up rejecting the armor outright, and the armor remains in Otto’s possession for him to use as he pleases.
Peter Rejects Spider Armor, But Otto Octavius ​​Shouldn’t
How Otto Could Become the Ultimate Superior Spider-Man
Otto Octavius ​​​​already has a history of adopting Spider-Man iconography for himself. On Earth 616, Otto implanted his consciousness into Peter Parker’s body and became the Superior Spider-Man, adopting Peter’s life and identity in an effort to prove that he can be a better Spider-Man than Peter ever was. After Peter regained control of his body, Otto would remain the Superior Spider-Man through a new genetically modified bodyeven working alongside Peter Parker on several occasions and developing a heroic streak, before eventually returning to his original body and his villainous role as Doctor Octopus.
As Peter Parker is just beginning his career as Spider-Man in the new Ultimate Universe, this new version of Otto has not yet become Doctor Octopus, but his behavior and the presence of Otto The Spider Armor gives him the chance to become his own version of the Superior Spider-Man without having first become Doctor Octopus.. This version of Octavius ​​was introduced as a highly intelligent scientist at Oscorp and has a tendency to become obsessive about his work. The groundwork for him becoming Doctor Octopus or the Superior Spider-Man is being laid.
In an effort to understand Peter’s powers and Stark’s Picotech suit, it is not out of the question for Otto to perform some sort of experiment on himself in order to replicate the circumstances that could lead to him becoming the Superior Spider-Man. of this universe. Picotech’s refusal to be released into Otto’s custody supports this interpretation, as Otto has clearly stated his intention to perform experiments on the Picotech suit to determine how it actually works. His attempts to unravel this mystery could very well lead Otto down a dark path in this universe.
The original “Ultimate” Doc Ock was first turned into a villain
If this version of Otto turns to villainy as a new Superior Spider-Man, then he will follow in the footsteps of his predecessor from the original Ultimate Universe. In the original by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley Ultimate Spider-Man executed, Otto Octavius ​​​​was reimagined as an Oscorp laboratory assistant and spy for Oscorp’s competitor, Hammer Industries. He was caught in a laboratory accident when Norman Osborn tried to recreate the experiment that created Spider-Man and had mechanical arms grafted onto his body which he controlled with his mind.
After this accident, Otto Octavius ​​became Doctor Octopus, and initially sought revenge against those who wronged him before turning his wrath against Spider-Man. One of his first feats as a supervillain was working alongside Norman Osborn to create the Ultimate Six to attack the White House, forcing Spider-Man to temporarily work alongside them, threatening Aunt May and Mary Jane. Later in the original Ultimate Universe, Otto beat Peter in a fight and took him to Brazil to torture him, before being defeated by Spider-Man and witnessing S.H.I.E.L.D. melt his mechanical arms once captured.
As a supervillain, Otto was happy to disrupt Peter Parker’s life. The most heinous acts he committed occurred during the Ultimate Clone Saga, where he created several clones of Peter, including an older clone of Peter who thought he was Peter’s late father, for the sole purpose of revenge against Peter Parker. It was also during these events that Otto revealed that his powers involve control over all forms of metal, rather than the specific use of his mechanical arms. Otto would end up being stopped by Peter and Jessica Drew, one of the clones he made.
This version of Otto Octavius ​​would later work for the Roxxon Corporation and head its brain trust, capturing Jessica Drew before being defeated by Spider-Man once again, and even helping the Ultimate Universe heroes defeat the Creator when he turned to villainy. . Otto would later be kicked out of the Triskelion by Norman Osborn as part of Norman’s plan to kill Peter Parker. When Otto refuses the plan and calls Spider-Man Oscorp’s greatest creation, Norman kills Otto in a fit of rage, putting an end to his villainous legacy.
Will the new Ultimate Universe make Otto a hero first?
The Spider-Armor may very well be the most powerful iteration of the Spider-Man suit ever. Without Peter Parker wearing this version of the costume, it will certainly be worn by Otto Octavius. His mainstream counterpart already has a history of using Spider-Man’s technology and powers, to the point of adopting the name of his greatest adversary. Marvel and its new Ultimate Universe will no doubt put a new spin on the Superior Spider-Man concept, which presents an interesting opportunity for the publisher, as the original Ultimate Universe predates the Superior Spider-Man concept by over ten years. .
Furthermore, this possibility presents itself as yet another way in which the new Ultimate Universe differs from the original Ultimate Universe. While Otto Octavius ​​was firmly a villain in the original Ultimate Universe, here he is presented in a more heroic role. The original Ultimate Universe’s Otto was Doctor Octopus, but this version of Otto may never become Doctor Octopus and will instead be the Superior Spider-Man. Nothing is guaranteed in the new Ultimate Universe, and Otto’s story in it could go in any direction.
Ultimate Spider-Man #10 is now available from Marvel Comics.