Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and an enemy of Spider-Man. "Doc Ock", as he's sometimes called, has a harness with four super-strong mechanical arms, originally developed to assist him in his scientific research. In an accident, the apparatus became fused to his body, and he gained the ability to control the movement of the arms using his thoughts alone. The accident also drove him mad, and he turned to a life of crime. Later, the harness was surgically removed, but he was still able to control it mentally, even at a distance. Doctor Octopus first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963). After the (apparent) death of Spider-Man's arch-nemesis, the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus became Spider-Man's greatest foe. Though Doctor Octopus himself is not much to speak of physically, with his harness attached he is physically a match for Spider-Man. Despite the obvious obstacles, Octavius was for a time on good terms with Peter Parker's Aunt May, who he first met in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964) when he abducted her and Peter's then-girlfriend Betty Brant to attract Spider-Man's attention. Doctor Octopus is portrayed by Alfred Molina in the film Spider-Man 2 (2004). Vital Statistics Name: Otto Octavius Height: 5'9" Weight: 190 lbs. Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Intelligence Level: Genius Strength level: Normal Strength Level of Harness: Superhuman Class 20 (can press 40,000 lbs.) Endurance Level: Normal Stamina Level: Normal Speed: Normal Speed Level of Harness: Superhuman Special Limitations: Dr. Octopus is near-sighted to the extent that he is legally blind without the aid of his eye-glasses. He suffers from neurosis. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.