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100-466: Once an ordinary crewman , Morris Bench was accidentally knocked overboard while stationed on his ship during a battle between Spider-Man and Namor , and fell into the ocean, where a powerful experimental generator was being tested. This led to his transformation into Hydro-Man who, blaming Spider-Man for what happened to him, turned to a life of crime while seeking revenge against the web-slinger. The character has appeared in several media adaptations over

200-541: A crewman on the cargo ship the U.S.S. Bulldog , having been knocked overboard accidentally by Spider-Man (right after the hero finished a fight against Namor ) while a powerful experimental generator is being tested in the ocean. The combination of unknown radiation and his immersion in a deep ocean-dwelling bacteria turns him into Hydro-Man. When he realized that he had become a man-of-water, he blamed Spider-Man for his accident and started to hunt him (through many showers, sewers and water valves), in order to get revenge on

300-498: A tank . In some science fiction (most notably Star Trek ), crewman is the lowest military rank on board a spacecraft , analogous to seaman in many real-world navies. The term "crewman" may also be used interchangeably with the non-gender specific form as "crewperson" or "crewmember". This article on a military rank or appointment is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Electro (Marvel Comics) Electro ( / ɪ ˈ l ɛ k t r oʊ / )

400-411: A clone, lacking her piercings and tattoos. She was summoned by the new Jackal to help persuade Electro to go through with the procedure that would repower him. It turned out that Electro's saliva was mixed in with Francine's DNA, which led to her kissing Dillon enough to kill him and becoming the second Electro. She later encountered Prowler , at the time when he infiltrated New U Technologies. During

500-853: A costume from Wizard that is made from the same material as the Human Torch's costume. In the Frightful Five's fight with the Fantastic Four, Hydro-Man was frozen in Titan 's atmosphere. Hydro-Man is hired by the Hood to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act . Hydro-Man appeared in Brand New Day as one of the villains in the Bar with No Name. During

600-555: A criminal before his transformation. Though cunning, he has been consistently depicted by writers as a low tier henchman with little formal education and is often tricked into using his powers in ways that incapacitate him (as explained above). His normal attire consists of a black shirt and blue or green pants, as well as a costume invented by the Wizard. IGN ranked Hydro-Man 25th in their "Top 25 Spider-Man Villains" list. CBR.com ranked Hydro-Man 4th in their "10 Most Powerful Members of

700-518: A decommissioned S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. During the " Hunted " storyline, Electro was seen as a patron at the Pop-Up with No Name. Mayor Wilson Fisk's operatives later freed Electro and she was recruited to join an all-female incarnation of the Sinister Syndicate . When Francine recaps to Janice how she got her powers, she learns that Janice is Tombstone's daughter. After meeting its members, Electro

800-520: A final grand gesture, throws himself into the Hudson River while his body is highly charged, seemingly killing himself in an explosion. Somehow surviving, Electro resurfaces later as part of the re-formed Sinister Six, formed to kill Senator Stewart Ward and Doctor Octopus (whom the other members of the Six hate due to his arrogance). His powers seemingly reverted to their pre-amplification level, and he wears

900-672: A large number of cars, including some with children in them. After a devastating battle, Spider-Man defeats him by fighting him to a gas refinery. The badly wounded Electro recovers and shortly afterwards joins the Sinister Twelve , assembled by the Green Goblin , though he and the rest of the team is defeated thanks to the intervention of the Fantastic Four , Daredevil , Captain America , Iron Man and Yellowjacket . Later, separately, he

1000-405: A living artificial thunderbolt, allowing him to travel through electrical appliances such as going through a light bulb and exiting through any other electronic device connected to the power source. He is also able to transmit himself over Spider-Man's web line. During an interview with Newsarama about The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt , Mark Waid claimed that the character of Electro is "one of

1100-707: A manner similar to that of Magneto , and can overcome his old weakness to water by using the electromagnetic fields around him to vaporize water before it can touch him. He makes Spider-Man beg by stimulating the bioelectric currents in his brain, and is able to defeat Nate Grey by manipulating said currents in Nate's brain to turn his own psionic powers against him. Electro can override any electrically powered device and manipulate it according to his mental commands. By using an external electrical power source to recharge his body's energy reserves, Electro can expend electricity indefinitely without diminishing his personal reserves. When he

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1200-522: A new blue-and-white costume. When Venom betrays his fellow Sinister Six members, attempting to kill them one by one, he attacks Electro and leaves him for dead. Once again, Electro survives, and returns to his yellow-and green-costume. Electro is working with the Vulture when they are attacked by Spider-Man, who thinks they kidnapped his Aunt May . Electro manages to bring Spider-Man to the edge of defeat, using his powers in more intelligent ways and blowing up

1300-532: A plot to drown New York City in its filth as part of a ransom demand, Hydro-Man absorbed the wastewater from the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant. His plan was thwarted by Spider-Man with the help of Deadpool, where Spider-Man threw Deadpool inside of him with active grenades. Hawkeye and a displaced version of Red Wolf from Earth-51920 later encounter Hydro-Man who is working for a group called Oasis Spring Water that has been draining

1400-458: A power plant to increase his powers further. In New Avengers , he was shown to fly and manipulate large amounts of electricity and machinery, when he freed all the prisoners at Ryker's Island. An experimental procedure heightens his powers, allowing Electro to store and absorb a seemingly limitless amount of electricity. He also seems to gain the power over magnetism to a certain degree, allowing him to manipulate magnetic fields and move objects in

1500-591: A reward in exchange for securing some specific items. Electro goes after Spider-Man for Menace 's infant. Anticipating Spider-Man's plan to deliver the infant to a hospital, Electro waits at the nearest hospital in Spider-Man's area until Spider-Man shows up. The two begin to battle until Sandman interferes and Spider-Man tricks Electro into electrocuting Sandman, turning him into glass. Flying shards of glass hit Electro, temporarily stunning him and allowing Spider-Man to escape. Spider-Man goes on an angry rampage against all

1600-603: A scientist named Dr. Rachna Koul who is working on "curing him". When Hercules arrived with Human Torch and Thing, Hydro-Man lashed out at them thinking it was a trap. Dr. Koul then activates a machine that electrocutes Hydro-Man enough for him to retreat. After resurfacing in a pond, Hydro-Man sees someone by the campfire and plans to rob him only to discover that the man was a somehow-revived Wolverine . Hydro-Man ran into Nakia whilst spelunking around an abandoned A.I.M. base in New York City, who enthralled him to her will using

1700-459: A test subject, where she is able to knock him out. Alongside Kaine, Electro was being studied by Doctor Octopus to find out how to perfect the "Proto Clone". When Spider-Woman of Earth-65 tries to free Kaine, she is attacked by Electro. When Spider-Woman of Earth-65 leaves Prowler in an alley when he proves too weak to continue, he is found by Electro. Julia Carpenter arrives and fends Electro off as she tells Prowler that Spider-Man has stabilized

1800-431: A wound reel of one-inch cable, granting him superhuman powers. Electro can generate massive quantities of electricity , up to approximately 100,000 volts . He can employ this electrostatic energy as lightning arcs from his fingertips, and his maximum charge is more than enough to kill a normal human. When his body is charged to high levels, he becomes superhumanly strong and fast. He can also glide over power lines by using

1900-749: Is a founding member of the Sinister Six , and the leader of the original incarnation of the Emissaries of Evil , the first supervillain teams to oppose Spider-Man and Daredevil, respectively. In the original version of the story, Max Dillon was a lineman for an electric company who turned to a life of crime after being struck by lightning while working on a power line and becoming a living electric capacitor. Electro's superpowers revolve around controlling electricity, which he can absorb to "charge" himself and become more powerful, gaining additional abilities such as flight and enhanced physical attributes. Since his conception,

2000-405: Is a member of the Sinister Syndicate . While attacking Spider-Man, he accidentally collides with Electro and is apparently killed. Crewman Crewman is a generic term for a crew member serving in the operation of an aircraft, naval vessel, spacecraft, or train. The term may also refer to individuals serving in a military capacity on weapon system platforms, such as those operating

2100-566: Is able to neutralize him with his webbing. In the epilogue, Electro runs into Sasha Kravinoff and Chameleon in his new jail cell. In the following issue involving Sandman, it is revealed that Electro has escaped. Under the orders of the Kravinoffs, he breaks the fourth Vulture out of prison. During the " Heroic Age " storyline, it is suspected by the Young Allies that Electro had a discarded and disavowed daughter named Aftershock (similar to

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2200-452: Is associated with the Skrulls. Because of this, Electro is confronted by Wolverine in an alley where, after a battle, he leaves Dillon beaten and unconscious. Electro returns in issue 612 starting The Gauntlet , with a new look as his face is now scarred with lightning bolts and sporting a trench coat. The revamp was explained by writer Mark Waid , stating that artist Paul Azaceta "tweaked

2300-433: Is confronted by a small-time thug from whom he was borrowing money to pay for the machinery he needed. When the thug draws a gun on him because he did not pay back the money yet, he responds by shooting a blast of lightning through the thug's chest—the first time Dillon ever kills anybody. Soon taking the name "Electro", he turns to a life of a professional crime, his first victim being J. Jonah Jameson . Electro breaks into

2400-596: Is defeated, usually as a result of his foes outsmarting him or taking advantage of his weakness to water while charged. As a result of his frequent and often embarrassing defeats, Electro tries to take over New York City 's power supply in an attempt at glory and respect. Spider-Man thwarts this plan, however, and convinces Electro to quit his criminal career. When Kaine (Spider-Man's insane clone) starts killing enemies of Spider-Man, Electro begins to fear for his life and temporarily joins Hobgoblin's ( Jason Macendale ) Sinister Seven, which were formed to combat Kaine. This group

2500-403: Is dispersed in this form it simply reforms, albeit slowly depending on how far apart the mass was. All of Hydro-Man's cells remain fully under his control when he is in his liquid state. Hydro-Man can also merge with and manipulate larger bodies of water when he is in his liquid form. He can increase his mass and cause tidal waves and tsunamis. He can turn parts of his body to liquid while retaining

2600-421: Is fully charged, Electro is extremely sensitive to anything that may "short circuit" him, such as water. Electro propels himself along magnetic lines of force in objects that have great electrical potential, such as high-tension electrical lines. He can also create electrostatic bridges to traverse upon, at the cost of a great expenditure of energy. During the events of the storyline "The Gauntlet", Electro becomes

2700-517: Is getting closer to his true self. Doctor Octopus and Electro find Kraven the Hunter in the Savage Land hunting a dinosaur. Electro shocks the dinosaur as Doctor Octopus is instructed by Kindred to entice Kraven the Hunter by quoting "The best way to entice your fourth recruit is to offer him your fifth". Electro was among the villains who were captured by Ultra Living Brain . After Spider-Man defeated

2800-651: Is hired by the Skrull Pagon (posing as Elektra ) to free Karl Lykos (also known as Sauron) from The Raft, a maximum-security prison for supervillains. After causing a riot, Electro tries to run away with his waitress girlfriend, but is captured by the New Avengers , subsequently fainting when faced with the prospect of being beaten up by Luke Cage , using Spider-Man's webbing to protect himself from Electro. Later, Electro joins Chameleon's "Exterminators", seeking to take advantage of Peter Parker and his loved ones. During

2900-478: Is impossible for him to be Aftershock's father. Electro is later present at the scene where Mattie Franklin is sacrificed by Sasha Kravinoff as part of a ritual that resurrects Vladimir Kravinoff as a large humanoid lion creature. During the "Origin of the Species" storyline, Electro is among the supervillains invited by Doctor Octopus to reestablish the Sinister Six , where they are promised that they will receive

3000-636: Is later revealed that all of the Elementals were illusions created by Mysterio and his fellow ex- Stark Industries employees to obtain Tony Stark 's technology and fraudulently establish Mysterio as a superhero. Flash Thompson is also seen reading an article about Morris Bench, a ship worker who was given water powers, before MJ dismisses this as fake. Hydro-Man appears in The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man , voiced again by Bill Fagerbakke. This version

3100-562: Is later seen with Black Cat when they raid Eel 's hideout where Electro defeats Eel. Electro and Black Cat later crash the meeting between Mister Negative and Phil Urich (who is leading the remnants of the Goblin Underground as the self-proclaimed Goblin King) where they throw Eel's body into the area where the meeting is. During Peter Parker's interview on the Fact Channel, Electro attacks

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3200-715: Is ousted as Mayor and replaced by Luke Cage , Electro joins Agent Gao's Cape Killers in exchange for a lighter sentence as seen during the "Carnage Reigns" storyline. Electro was with the Sinister Syndicate when they took Janice Lincoln out for a bachelorette party. During the " Gang War ", Electro joins the Syndicate to support Janice instead of rejoining the Cape Killers. They raid one of Diamondback 's territories only to find Rose and Digger there having defeated some of Diamondback's men before their arrival. Electro and

3300-464: Is quickly disbanded, and following Kaine's subsequent disappearance, Electro returns to retirement. This changes when the Rose agrees to fund an experimental technique that can amplify Electro's abilities, in exchange for Electro's services as an enforcer. Seeing this as a chance to rise above the string of failures that made up so much of his life, Electro undergoes the procedure. After paying off his debt to

3400-483: Is repairing a power line, a freak lightning accident causes a mutagenic change that transforms him into a living electrical capacitor . His powers are initially weak, so he spends some time stealing electrical equipment from Stark Industries to charge himself. During this time, he is approached by Magneto , who considers him a potential recruit for his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants , claiming that Dillon's power rival his own, but Dillon refuses. The following day, Dillon

3500-757: Is seen as a member of the Frightful Four. Hydro-Man appears in Spider-Man: Reign as a member of the Sinner Six . They are in the control of the tyrannical mayor of New York. Hydro-Man dies when he comes into contact with Electro during an attempt to kill Spider-Man. A member of the Elementals inspired by Hydro-Man appears in Spider-Man: Far From Home . On his take on the character, director Jon Watts states, "There's so many Spider-Man villains from

3600-627: Is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko , the Maxwell " Max " Dillon version of Electro was introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (Feb. 1964) as an adversary to the superhero Spider-Man . Electro has since endured as one of the web-slinger's most prominent foes , though he has also come into conflict with other heroes, most notably Daredevil . He

3700-536: The Daily Bugle Building and steals from Jameson's safe right in front of him. Jameson accuses Spider-Man of being an alternate identity of Electro, prompting Spider-Man to prove the publisher wrong. During their first ever confrontation, Spider-Man is nearly killed after touching the electrically charged villain. Spider-Man eventually uses a fire hose to short-circuit Electro while wearing rubber gloves to protect himself. Electro next confronts Daredevil for

3800-614: The Defenders . Electro later joins the Frightful Four . As part of the Frightful Four, he uses Spider-Man as bait to trap the Fantastic Four. Subsequently, he battles the Falcon but is defeated, partly because he does not consider the Falcon to be a serious threat. Electro later learns that he can electro-statically disrupt Spider-Man's wall-crawling ability. Chameleon and Hammerhead then send

3900-524: The Matador . Electro is later hired by J. Jonah Jameson to defeat Spider-Man on national television. He encounters Daredevil again in San Francisco, at which time he temporarily dons a modified costume. He then takes control of a Protarian android seeking the destruction of Omega . Electro then teams with Blizzard against Spider-Man and Daredevil. Electro then attempts to aid a band of criminals escaping

4000-523: The Shocker to try to recruit Electro into their organization. Instead, he later accepts Doctor Octopus' invitation to rejoin the Sinister Six, and battles Spider-Man. Electro fights Spider-Man countless times, either on his own or as part of a group such as the Sinister Six . He also fights such other heroes as Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, and the New Avengers . Despite his immense power, he almost always

4100-412: The " All-New, All-Different Marvel ", a de-powered Max Dillon is shown as an inmate at Andry Corrections Facility alongside Lizard . Upon being sprung out of the prison by Rhino, he meets a mysterious red-suited man who offers to restore Electro's powers in exchange for his services. Jackal and Lizard work on the procedure that would re-power Maxwell Dillon. When Dillon was reluctant to go through with

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4200-620: The " Civil War " storyline, Electro is among the villains in Hammerhead 's unnamed villain army when Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. raid the hideout. In " Secret Invasion ," Electro appears as member of Hood 's crime syndicate and attacks a Skrull force. After the Skrull posing as Edwin Jarvis kidnaps the baby of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones , the Avengers and the Fantastic Four begin going after everyone who

4300-456: The " Civil War " storyline, he is seen alongside Shocker and Boomerang . This group attempts to rob Baily's Auction House but are interrupted by Spider-Man and then Initiative members War Machine and Komodo . The latter are there to neutralize Spider-Man. The trio escapes, but they are later defeated by the Scarlet Spiders . When a member of Wizard's Frightful Five, Hydro-Man received

4400-463: The " Spider-Island " storyline, Hydro-Man battles the Young Allies as Spider-Man shows up to help defeat him. When Spider-Man, his mind swapped with Doctor Octopus , sends a message to various supervillains to capture "Spider-Man" alive and bring him to "Doctor Octopus" in the Raft, Hydro Man is among the supervillains that receives the message. He is defeated and captured by employees of Horizon Labs. In

4500-631: The Bronx. When in the Bronx, Electro has a fight with Mary Jane Watson in her Jackpot outfit. She manages to escape by damaging a nearby bridge. Electro joined the rest of the Sinister Syndicate, Digger, and some gangs when it comes to face off against Madame Masque and the Maggia in Central Park. During the fight in Central Park, Electro and Lady Octopus face off against Shotgun and Rabble as Spider-Man and his allies arrive. As Tombstone order White Rabbit to have

4600-615: The MC2 Universe version) who is a member of the Bastards of Evil . When Young Allies members Firestar and Gravity fight Electro, he defeats them and lets them live so that they can spread the message that he does not endorse Aftershock and the Bastards of Evil's terrorism. He also says they can look up how and when he got his powers on the internet and there was no way a girl of Aftershock's age could have been conceived after he got his powers: It

4700-567: The Raft, which earned him the respect of Crossbones and Count Nefaria . This does not stop the others, however. Determined to get respect, Electro heads back over to the Raft, ready for another breakout despite the Green Goblin having done the same just recently and the fact that it was re-christened as Spider-Island II. Electro sends a blot of electricity around, but it grows excessively big and he cannot turn it off. He finally exhausts all of his power but when this happens, he passes out and many of

4800-499: The Rose by defeating several members of The True Believers (an offshoot of the ninja sect called the Hand ), a group of ninja assassins who was interfering in the Rose's operations, Electro attempts to demonstrate his newly amplified powers to the world, once again attempting to take control of New York City's power supply. Wearing an insulated suit, Spider-Man stops him. Electro, in an effort to make

4900-447: The Sinister Six, Mad Thinker was able to briefly deactivate Electro's powers, but was caught off-guard when Electro physically attacked him instead, the surprise of the attack allowed Electro to defeat Mad Thinker. During the "' Ends of the Earth " storyline despite the Sinister Six being prepared for a fight with the Avengers, Electro was the first of the team to be defeated, being hurled into

5000-595: The Sinister Six, the Savage Six , the Sinister Syndicate, and Foreigner 's group on who will kill Spider-Man first. It was also noted that Hydro-Man was not a member of the Superior Foes. Hydro-Man assists Boomerang, Shocker, and Speed Demon in fighting Foreigner's group to buy Overdrive time to get Spider-Man away. Hydro-Man is able to bodily transform himself into a watery liquid substance. He can access secure areas and small openings with relative ease. When his bodily mass

5100-490: The Sinister Six-type Super-Adaptoid, Ultra Living Brain teleported the villains away. Electro fought Spider-Man again where the fight affected Spider-Man's spider-senses. During the battle, Spider-Man's long-lost sidekick Spider-Boy showed up. To Spider-Man's surprise, Spider-Boy revealed his fangs that he used to subject Electro to his paralyzing venom. Then Spider-Boy advised Spider-Man to web him up for

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5200-561: The Sinister Syndicate and those on their side to pull out of Central Park, Electro helps Trapstr immobilize She-Hulk and then zaps Spider-Man on their way out. Electro appeared as a member of a Multiversal group called the Sinister Squadron where they attacked the Spider-Society before it can be formed. An unusually configured magnetic field is created when Max Dillon is struck by lightning while holding live, high-tension wires and

5300-419: The Sinister Syndicate" list, 8th in their "25 Most Powerful Marvel Villains To Ever Be Held In The Raft" list, and 9th in their "25 Deadliest Spider-Man Villains" list. Casey Lawrence of Sportskeeda ranked Hydro-Man 5th in their "5 Best Comic Book Characters With Water Abilities" list, and 8th in their "10 Spider-Man Villains Who Would Have Made No Way Home Even Better" list. In "Marvel Adventures", Hydro-Man

5400-409: The Syndicate fights Mayor Fisk's forces while not killing them. The Syndicate is defeated and arrested by the police. Their transport is then attacked by an unknown assailant who frees them. During the " Sinister War " storyline, Electro is with the Sinister Syndicate when they discuss adding Ana Kravinoff to their ranks until they are abducted by Kindred 's giant centipedes. Kindred offers them and

5500-400: The Syndicate. The Syndicate starts doing their formation until Spider-Man accidentally sets off Boomerang's gaserang which knocks out Spider-Man enough for the Syndicate to make off with Boomerang. As Beetle has Electro write a proposal on how the Syndicate can use Boomerang as an example to the criminal underworld, Beetle leave while calling Wilson Fisk that they caught Boomerang as she is given

5600-531: The Vulture are later seen as part of a team led by Superior Spider-Man called the "Superior Six". Superior Spider-Man has been temporarily controlling their minds to redeem them for their crimes. He does this by forcing them to do heroic deeds against their will, some of which almost get them killed. Every time he is done controlling them, he puts them back in their containment cells. They eventually break free of Superior Spider-Man's control and attempt to exact revenge on

5700-486: The amoral Bennett in exchange for help finding a way to restore his powers to a controllable level. The Mad Thinker is able to come up with a process to cure Electro, but Spider-Man interferes with the process, turning Electro into an artificial electrical thunderbolt. Furious, Electro double-crosses Bennett and ultimately uses his new powers to destroy The DB building, crippling Bennett in the process. In doing so, Electro uses up so much of his newfound power that Spider-Man

5800-515: The answers out of Madame Web's clone as Julia Carpenter feels it on her end. After Julia Carpenter escapes, Francine confronts Prowler as his body starts failing. Prowler tries to escape Francine's wrath in Alcatraz, which proves difficult with her powers and his dying body. Using his weapons, the gift shop, and his strategic thinking, Prowler manages to defeat the simple-minded Francine. When Jackal's police contact Chief Anderson tells him about where

5900-451: The channel forcing the cameraman to film the action. Electro fails to stop Silk, but the Black Cat redirects one of Electro's bolts into hitting Spider-Man, knocking him down in the process. Electro pressures Sajani into telling him how effective the anti-Electro traps will be in removing his powers, but the Black Cat interrupts their talk to ask her how the device works. They both infiltrate

6000-483: The character has undergone several design changes, from his original green and yellow costume, to his modern look with blue skin and a bald head. During the time that Max Dillon was dead between 2016 and 2021, a second Electro named Francine Frye was introduced. Outside of comics, both Dillon and Frye have been featured in various media adaptations of Spider-Man , including feature films, television series, and video games. In particular, Jamie Foxx portrayed Dillon in

6100-486: The chase, Electro accidentally caused the apparent death of Prowler causing Jackal to make a clone of him. During the " Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy " storyline, Francine assists Rhino in attacking Spider-Man when he infiltrates New U Technologies. Both of them are defeated. When Prowler has not returned from his mission to Alcatraz , the villains he cloned start fighting again enough for Jackal to send Francine to have Madame Web 's clone find Prowler. Francine shocks

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6200-633: The clone of Gwen Stacy is, Jackal sends Rhino and Electro to Horizon University. When they retrieve the Gwen Stacy clone, she tells them to bring Kaine due to his encounter with the Carrion virus that might help in Jackal's research. Anna Marie Marconi persuades them to bring her along too since she also studied Kaine and the drug. Both villains agree to the terms. Electro later assists Doctor Octopus into fighting Spectro, following his failed attempt to make off with

6300-603: The company, Walter Declun. However, Spider-Man teamed up with Iceman and used Iceman's powers to solidify him into ice. Hydro-Man claims that he has not aged since he gained his powers. Hydro-Man possesses a certain degree of superhuman strength, and has been shown to be an exceptionally skilled fighter, and adept at using his powers for that purpose. In some incarnations, depending on the writer, Hydro-Man can form his forearms into weapons such as Sandman does, except that Bench's weapons are made of water. Bench has extensive experience in street-fighting techniques due to his experience as

6400-411: The current love interest of both villains. Soon after, a theater agent named Travis Rave proposed that Sadie and Mud-Thing be in a show, which Sadie gladly accepted at the prospect of stardom. Unfortunately, when the show proved to be a huge success, Sadie accidentally kissed Travis out of excitement, thereby enraging the jealous Mud-Thing. Mud-Thing ended up going on a rampage and carried Sadie with him to

6500-496: The demonstration, suiting Electro into the "Fake Electro" costume while Black Cat disguises herself as one of the operators. Black Cat starts the machine, further enhancing Electro's power, only to be interrupted by Spider-Man and Silk. Electro tries to escape but his insulated webbing protects him by allowing Silk to cover Electro with her webbing. Black Cat changes the plan, using the wiring to overload Electro by putting his powers way out of control, shooting his lightning bolts against

6600-456: The design a bit, adding some burn scars to reflect Electro's current situation. As Electro gets older, as his body chemistry starts to shift into middle age, his powers are becoming more erratic and less easy for him to control. So he turns to a surprise Marvel villain – someone rarely, if ever, seen in the pages of Amazing – to level up." During his appearance in "The Gauntlet", it is revealed that Electro has lost control over his powers: besides

6700-411: The electricity contained therein for propulsion, and he has on occasion been shown to actually ride on lightning bolts. During a stint in prison, Doctor Octopus gave him the ideas of ionizing metals and sparking the petroleum in the fuel tanks of vehicles as a way to generate explosions. He can charge himself up to make himself more powerful. He can also absorb the energy of electrical equipment such as

6800-482: The first time when trying to break into the Baxter Building . He is again defeated. Electro later joins the original Sinister Six led by Doctor Octopus , and is the first member of the group to fight Spider-Man, battling him at a Stark plant. Spider-Man enters the fight believing he lost his powers, however after dodging a bolt of electricity from Electro he realizes his powers returned. Electro loses his power when

6900-488: The founder and leader of the supervillain team that oppose him, the Emissaries of Evil . The second incarnation of Electro, Francine Frye, was created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos , and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 3 #2 (July 2014), though she did not become Electro until The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 4 #17 (October 2016). While Maxwell "Max" Dillon, an electrical engineer and lineman ,

7000-531: The gloomy Electro. One mentions how Thor launched him into space, another about how "Spider-Man" made him part of the Superior Six, and yet another about how Electro was taken out by the Punisher, despite the latter's lack of powers. Electro gets angry and starts sparking, but the bartender gets the situation under control by commenting on how bad the Punisher is and with compliments like breaking so many villains out of

7100-457: The helicopter. Silk saves the helicopter and Spider-Man jumps into the machine, using his webbing to cover Electro to take him out of there. Electro asks to let go, but Spider-Man remains determined to hold him until they are both saved by Silk who pulls them out of the machine and away from the explosion which failed to kill Spider-Man as Black Cat wanted and she escapes. However, Electro was apparently de-powered and taken into custody. As part of

7200-619: The hero, but was defeated in combat. Soon after that in the story arc "Eye of the Beholder", he teams up with and briefly becomes merged with the Sandman into a composite mud monster called Mud-Thing . In this form, Hydro-Man and Sandman had limited intelligence and they did not have the ability to use their shape-shifting abilities as well as before. Although it was composed of the two aforementioned villains, it showed no indication of either villain's persona outside of an infatuation with Sadie Frickett,

7300-506: The human and clone cells. When Electro gets the upper hand on Julia, Prowler sacrifices himself to stop Electro and dies in Julia's arms. Electro is one of the few clones that was able to survive the inverse frequency and got away. Electro later appears as a member of the Sinister Six (consisting of Hobgoblin , Bombshell , Spot and Sandman ) led by Aaron Davis in a recolored Iron Spider armor. She accompanied them in their mission to steal

7400-457: The information on where the exchange can happen. When Beetle returns to the headquarters, Electro is present when Mayor Wilson Fisk brings the full force of New York City to their headquarters demanding that they surrender Boomerang to him. When Spider-Man arrives to reason with Mayor Fisk, Electro claims that Spider-Man is buying them some time. The Syndicate then assists Spider-Man against Mayor Fisk's forces. After Spider-Man evacuates Boomerang,

7500-512: The jufeiro herb, leaving Bench to guard over the base to cover her tracks in the event her old colleges managed to follow her. When the rest of the Adored Ones accompanied by Spider-Man did infiltrate the undersea facility where a potential WMD of the wives in waiting's design was kept. Hydro immediately set about his preprogrammed task, but was quickly dispatched by Okoye's quick thinking and useful Wakandan Tech engineering. At some point, Hydro-Man

7600-466: The live-action films The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). The Max Dillon incarnation of Electro was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko , and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (Feb. 1964). The character is also known as the member of the Frightful Four battling the Fantastic Four . He is also the first major Marvel villain to be written in publication history as battling Daredevil , even being

7700-641: The name of financial gain. He ignores the constant politicking of the other members and looks past the Beetle 's betrayal of the group to the Kingpin in the belief that the group was economically beneficial to him. Hydro Man was a member of Crimson Cowl 's Masters of Evil, and battled the Thunderbolts . After the disintegration of the group, he began to cooperate with the Shocker . He was hired by Green Goblin to be part of his Sinister Twelve to help kill Spider-Man, but he

7800-568: The other villains the opportunity to take down Spider-Man and punish him for his sins. Electro and the rest of the Sinister Syndicate intercept Overdrive who is carrying Spider-Man away from Foreigner 's group. During the " Devil's Reign " storyline, Electro is among the characters that Mayor Wilson Fisk recruited to be part of his Thunderbolts units so that they can help the NYPD crack down on superhuman vigilantism. She assists Agony , Rhino , and U.S. Agent in taking down Moon Knight . After Fisk

7900-635: The physical disfigurement, his touch is now 100% lethal. Depressed and angry at the world because of this, Electro begins gathering other outcasts and misfits into a group known as "Power To The People", which targets right-wing newspaper baron Dexter Bennett and the New York Stock Exchange in the wake of the 2008 Financial Crisis. Electro's group manages to gain positive coverage in the media, hampering Spider-Man's ability to convince Electro's followers of his true evil nature. Electro's duplicitous nature causes him to betray his followers to align with

8000-443: The police and leave a "Courtesy of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" notice like he always does. Debuting in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 3 #2 (July 2014) Francine Frye is a woman who is a fan of supervillains. At some point, she befriended Electro. At the time when Electro was losing control of his abilities, she was visited by him. When attempting to kiss Electro, Francine died from electrocution. Jackal later revived her as

8100-427: The police were cleaning up Mud-Thing's remains. Months later, Hydro-Man and Sandman managed to separate themselves. Hydro-Man departs through the sewer telling Sandman that he will be going south for a while. Hydro-Man joined supervillain teams such as the Sinister Syndicate , and the Frightful Four . While working with the Sinister Syndicate, Hydro-Man demonstrates a willingness to put up with just about anything in

8200-495: The power is cut off by Spider-Man, who gets a card from him that leads him to fight Kraven the Hunter . Electro attacks the Fantastic Four at the wedding of Sue Storm and Reed Richards, under the influence of Doctor Doom 's mind-control machine, but he has no memory of this due to the actions of Mister Fantastic . He later recruits the Emissaries of Evil in a plot of revenge against Daredevil for previous defeats. This group consists of Gladiator , Stilt-Man , Leap-Frog , and

8300-515: The procedure, Jackal brings in a woman who Dillon recognizes as Francine Frye minus the piercings and tattoos that are on her body. Dillon agrees to go ahead with the procedure. The Jackal cloned Francine from DNA taken from her charred cheek. Francine observes the Jackal's attempt to restore Dillon's powers, but the experiment fails, charging his suit but not his body. Unexpectedly, the DNA in Dillon's saliva that

8400-458: The rest of his human form, allowing him to slip from a foe's grasp or have projectiles like bullets harmlessly pass through him. Through great mental exertion, Hydro-Man can also turn into steam. Other examples of manipulating his watery form include firing off small streams such as a fire hose, shaping parts of his body into 'solid-water' constructs, and mixing himself with other compounds for different effects. The Wizard enhanced his powers through

8500-461: The rest of the Sinister Syndicate fight Rose and Digger until some armored soldiers showed up with one of them quoting "Light 'em up"! The armored soldiers are revealed to be working for Wilson Fisk as they take Rose away leaving Digger behind. When Madame Masque appears in Beetle's lair, Beetle tells the rest of the Sinister Syndicate to give her a minute. Electro leaves to go take care of some business in

8600-462: The rogues gallery that I wanted to dig a little bit deeper than what anyone might be expecting... villains like Hydro-Man and Molten Man , who may not be on the highest list. But that opened up such amazing visual possibilities and poses really dangerous challenges for Spider-Man". Identified as the Water Elemental, it emerges from Venice 's canals, where Peter Parker and Mysterio defeat it. It

8700-477: The security team on the channel and the Black Cat arrives, announcing her demand that if Spider-Man does not show up in 15 minutes, Peter Parker will be dead. Electro complains about the plan but Black Cat stays determined that Spider-Man will show up, but then Silk arrives to confront them both, giving Peter the time to change into Spider-Man and jump into action, aiding Silk. As she battles against Electro and Spider-Man deals with Black Cat, J. Jonah Jameson remains on

8800-414: The smart criminals who was saving what he's been stealing from banks and savings and loans". He also described Electro as the "anti-bailout guy". A Comics Bulletin review published by Ray Tate of Young Allies #2 described Electro's appearance in that issue as "a punk with a gimmick". He also claimed that the character "never harbored a pathological hatred of Spider-Man", and that he instead "developed

8900-406: The top a sky-scraper. The creature was eventually defeated with a special gas that dried it out and caused it to crumble apart. Spider-Man managed to save Sadie from her plummet, but she ended up being genuinely upset over the loss of Mud-Thing, knowing that all it had ever done wrong was simply love her. After its defeat by Spider-Man and the police, Sandman and Hydro-Man separated from this form when

9000-563: The underground reservoir that's on the property of the Sweet Medicine Indian Reservation. He managed to defeat Hawkeye and Red Wolf. After getting themselves free, Hawkeye and Red Wolf fight Oasis Spring Water again. While Red Wolf fights against the militia, Hawkeye engages Hydro-Man in battle. As the Fireheart family joined the fight, Silas Fireheart used electricity to help Hawkeye defeat Hydro-Man. Hydro-Man later encounters

9100-557: The upper atmosphere by Thor while distracted by his inability to attack Spider-Man's new hi-tech armor. Electro returns to Earth and attempts to avenge himself on Thor by forcing an A.I.M. scientist to convert him to generate protons instead of electrons, but he is defeated when Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Spider-Man's body) manages to convert him into a stream of protons and traps him. Superior Spider-Man places Electro in containment next to Sandman in his hidden underwater lab. Electro, Chameleon, Sandman, Mysterion , and

9200-462: The use of sophisticated equipment. These artificial enhancements granted him increased and more precise control over bodies of water and moisture near him, which he demonstrated by absorbing nearly all the moisture in the Trapster 's body. His abilities were further augmented through the use of re-purposed super community technologies processed by Damage Control from the corrupt and deranged former CEO of

9300-671: The villains after the Chameleon tricks him into thinking the infant is dead. He defeats Electro in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn . In the Big Time storyline, Electro becomes a member of Doctor Octopus' new Sinister Six and helps Chameleon break into an air force base in New Jersey. Electro was with the Sinister Six when it came to fighting Intelligencia. During a conflict between the Intelligencia and

9400-467: The villains he tried to break out are now dead. Vowing revenge, Electro soon realizes what caused this to happen to him: experiments conducted by "Spider-Man". Electro later visits his friend, Francine Frye, and keeps his distance because of his uncontrollable powers. Francine starts to kiss Electro, only to end up dying from electrocution. At Peter Parker's behest, Parker Industries is testing out an anti-Electro netting that can capture Electro. Electro

9500-622: The wall-crawler, nearly destroying New York to do so. With the help of Sun Girl, Superior Spider-Man is barely able to stop the Superior Six. Electro is later seen battling the Punisher in Los Angeles . Sometime after Spider-Man regains his body, Electro comes into the Bar With No Name and is introduced to the Hobgoblin's servants by his friend and bartender, Deke. The villains start joking about

9600-492: The years, including animated series and video games. A creature based on "Hydro-Man" appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). The Morris Bench version of Hydro-Man made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #212 (January 1981) and was created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist John Romita Jr. Morris "Morrie" Bench gained his superpowers while working as

9700-470: Was captured and imprisoned in Atlantis , with Namor stealing his hydrokinesis to aid in his latest attack on the surface world. He was later freed by Captain America and Bucky Barnes . At some point with his powers still intact, Hydro-Man joined Speed Demon and Shocker in robbing a bank. In " Sinister War ", Hydro-Man was with Boomerang , Overdrive , Shocker, and Speed Demon when Kindred challenged them,

9800-516: Was defeated again. Hydro-Man was recruited by the Wizard to be a member of a new Frightful Four, the Wizard enhancing his powers while also implanting various security protocols that would allow the Wizard to trap Hydro-Man in a liquid-but-conscious state if he did anything that the Wizard disapproved of. Morris was one of the 46 villains to escape the Raft when Sauron was broken out by Electro . Before escaping, he attempts to drown Jessica Drew , Matt Murdock , Foggy Nelson , and Luke Cage . After

9900-401: Was mixed in with Francine's own DNA attracts the electrical energy to Francine. Desiring more, Francine leans in to kiss Dillon and kills him in the process while absorbing his powers as the resulting action burns Dillon's body. Upon building a special machine, Doctor Octopus resurrects Electro with his powers intact as Kindred comments on Electro's abilities while stating that Doctor Octopus

10000-560: Was reluctant to join with them until she hears from Janice that their first mission given to them by Mayor Wilson Fisk to target Boomerang. This is enough to convince Electro to join as she asks them to put her down for two vegan cheeseburgers. The Sinister Syndicate begins their mission where they attack the F.E.A.S.T. building that Boomerang is volunteering at. Boomerang tries to reason with Beetle and Electro who are still mad at him for betraying him. After getting Aunt May to safety, Peter Parker changes into Spider-Man and helps Boomerang fight

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