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The Sinister Six are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe, drawn from Spider-Man's rogues gallery. There are several different formations of the group along the history of Marvel Comics' publications whose objectives vary from joining forces against Spider-Man or another common enemy to world domination.
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Membership
Founding members
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Founding members | |||
Doctor Octopus (a.k.a. The Superior Spider-Man / The Superior Octopus) |
Otto Gunther Octavius | The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (October 1964) | Current member and leader of the Sinister Six. Left team after the third incarnation had disbanded. Founded the seventh incarnation of the team during the Superhuman Registration Act and disbanded after Ends of the Earth. While (Octavius' mind was in Peter Parker's body) he captures and assembles his own "superhero team" which he controls through tech implanted in the villains. The team later disbands once the villains regain control; the team reassembled once again while under the influence of Kendred.
Former member of the Masters of Evil, the Thunderbolts, the Avengers, Parker Industries, Spider-Army/Web-Warriors and HYDRA. |
Electro | Maxwell "Max" Dillion | Current member. Left team after the fifth incarnation had disbanded. Re-joined team during Ends of the Earth and disbanded when captured. Later was brainwashed by Octavius (while in the body of Peter Parker) to join the "Superior Six". He regained control of his mind and leaves the team. Dillion re-joined the team while under the influence of Kendred.
Former member of the Emissaries of Evil, the Frightful Four and the Sinister Twelve. | |
Kraven the Hunter | Sergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff | Current member. Left team after the first incarnation had disbanded. Later re-joins team under the influence of Kendred. | |
Mysterio | Quentin Beck | Current member. Left team after the fourth incarnation had disbanded. Re-joined team during Ends of the Earth and disbanded when captured. Later was brainwashed by Octavius (while in the body of Peter Parker) to join the "Superior Six". He regained control of his mind and leaves the team. Beck re-joined the team while under the influence of Kendred. | |
Sandman | William Baker (a.k.a. Flint Marko) | Current member. Left team after the second incarnation had disbanded. Formed and lead the fifth incarnation to get revenge on Doctor Octopus. Re-joined team during Ends of the Earth and disbanded when captured. Later was brainwashed by Octavius (while in the body of Peter Parker) to join the "Superior Six". He regained control of his mind and leaves the team. Joined a new incarnation led by Aaron Davis and later leaves team. Baker re-joined the team while under the influence of Kendred.
Former member of the Avengers, Frightful Four, Wild Pack and the Sinister Twelve. | |
Vulture | Adrian Toomes | Current leader of the Savage Six under the influence of Kendred. Founding member, left team after the fifth incarnation had disbanded. Re-joined team during the Superhuman Registration Act and disbanded after Ends of the Earth. Later was brainwashed by Octavius (while in the body of Peter Parker) to join the "Superior Six". He regained control of his mind and leaves the team.
Former member of the Sinister Twelve. |
Later recruits
Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Later recruits | |||
Hobgoblin | Jason Philip Macendale, Jr. | The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 #335 (August 1990) | Former member of the second and third incarnations, joined while possessed by Demogoblin. Formed and lead the fourth incarnation to fight Kaine. |
Gog | Gog | Spider-Man Vol. 1 #23 (June 1992) | Former member of the third incarnation, beaten in combat by Solo and shrunken by Mister Fantastic, who sends him back to his home dimension. |
Beetle | Abner Jenkins | ||
Scorpion | Mac Gargan | ||
Shocker | Herman Schultz | ||
Kraven the Hunter | Alyosha Kravinoff | ||
Venom | Eddie Brock | ||
Grim Reaper | Eric Williams | Civil War #2 (June 2006) | Joined during the Superhuman Registration Act and detained by the Secret Avengers. |
Lizard | Curtis "Curt" Connors | Current member. Joined during the Superhuman Registration Act and detained by the Secret Avengers. Re-joined the team while under the influence of Kendred and separated from Curt Connors. | |
Trapster | Peter Petruski | Joined during the Superhuman Registration Act and detained by the Secret Avengers. | |
Chameleon | Dmitri Nikolayevich Smerdyakov | ||
Rhino | Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich | ||
Beetle | Janice Lincoln | ||
Boomerang | Frederick "Fred" Myers | ||
Living Brain | N/A | ||
Overdrive | James Beverley | ||
Speed Demon | James Sanders |
Sinister Six 5
This fifth incarnation was formed by the Sandman to get revenge on Doctor Octopus.
- Sandman (leader)
- Electro
- Kraven the Hunter (Alyosha Kravinoff)
- Mysterio (Daniel Berkhart)
- Venom (Eddie Brock)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Sinister Six 6 (Sinister Twelve)
This sixth incarnation was formed by Norman Osborn at the time when he was unmasked as the Green Goblin.
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn, leader)
- Boomerang
- Chameleon
- Electro
- Hammerhead
- Hydro-Man
- Lizard
- Sandman
- Shocker
- Tombstone
- Venom (Mac Gargan)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Sinister Six 7
This seventh incarnation was formed during the Civil War storyline.
Sinister Six 8
This eighth incarnation was formed following the Origin of the Species storyline and were the main antagonists of the Ends of the Earth storyline:
Sinister Six 9
This ninth incarnation debuted in the Marvel NOW! event. After their defeat by the Superior Spider-Man, who took the Living Brain to be his own assistant, the remaining five became the lead characters in Superior Foes of Spider-Man:
Sinister Six 10 (Superior Six)
The Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Peter Parker's body) captures and assembles his own "superhero team" which he controls through tech implanted in the villains. This 10th incarnation debuted in Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #5 (2013). The roster corresponds closely to the original lineup.
Sinister Six 11
In order to steal valuables from the Chameleon, Boomerang's Sinister Six (minus the Living Brain and the Shocker) ally themselves with the Owl, who hires 11 others to create the "Sinister Sixteen".
- Boomerang (leader)
- Owl (leader)
- Armadillo
- Beetle (Janice Lincoln)
- Bi-Beast
- Clown
- Cyclone (Pierre Fresson)
- Human Fly (Richard Deacon)
- Kangaroo (Brian Hibbs)
- Man Mountain Marko
- Mirage (Desmond Charne)
- Overdrive
- Scorcher
- Shriek
- Speed Demon
- Spot
- Squid (Don Callahan)
Sinister Six 12
Mojo and the Chameleon abduct Spider-Man and his X-Men students, and force them to star in a show which pits them against the Sinister Sixty-Six. The group, which is not seen in its entirety, consists of holographic stand-ins of various enemies of Spider-Man.[1]
- Beetle
- Carnage
- Demogoblin
- Doctor Octopus
- Electro
- Gibbon
- Green Goblin
- Grizzly
- Hammerhead
- Hobgoblin
- Jackal
- Jack O'Lantern
- Kingpin
- Kraven the Hunter
- Lizard
- Morbius the Living Vampire
- Mysterio
- Puma
- Joker
- Rhino
- Ringer
- Sandman
- Scorpion
- Shocker
- Tombstone
- Venom
- Vermin
- Vulture
Sinister Six 13
A new team is assembled by Swarm in Spider-Man and the X-Men. While stealing a delivery of gold, the group is confronted by Spider-Man and his X-Men students; after Swarm is defeated by Hellion, his teammates surrender.[2]
Sinister Six 14
A new incarnation is assembled by Miles Morales' uncle Aaron Davis, who is wearing a re-colored and modified version of the Iron Spider armor.[3]
- Iron Spider (Aaron Davis, leader)
- Bombshell (Lana Baumgartner)
- Electro (Francine Frye)
- Hobgoblin
- Sandman
- Spot
Sinister Six 15
In Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6, Spider-Man plays with Nathan, a cancer patient, who becomes Spider-Bite and they "fight" the Sinister Sixty, who wish to obtain Spider-Bite's action figure of Spider-Man.
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
- Sandman
- Doctor Octopus
- Electro
- Vulture
- Mysterio
- Shocker
- Kraven the Hunter
- Venom (Eddie Brock)
- Chameleon
- Hammerhead
- Scorpion
- Black Cat
- Rhino
- Lizard
- Morlun
- Hobgoblin
- Scorpion
- Tombstone
- Hydro-Man
- Carnage
- Morbius the Living Vampire
- Vermin
- Shriek
- Demogoblin
- Doppelganger
- Jackal
- Swarm
- Mephisto
- Mister Negative
- Juggernaut
- Boomerang
- Kaine
- Kraven the Hunter (Alyosha Kravinoff)
- Grey Goblin
- Raptor
- Kraven the Hunter (Ana Kravinoff)
- Big Man (Frederick Foswell)
- Stilt-Man
- Kingpin
- Absorbing Man
- Carrion
- Molten Man
- Montana
- Fancy Dan
- Ox
- Sasha Kravinoff
- Silvermane
- Spider-Slayer
- Scream
- Lady Octopus
- Tarantula
- Jack O'Lantern
- Sin-Eater
- Joystick
- Calypso
- Fusion
- Black Tarantula
- Stunner
- Screwball
Sinister Six 16 (Sinister War)
In Sinister War, 6 teams are formed under the influence of Kindred.
"Classic" Sinister Six
- Doctor Octopus (leader)
- Electro
- Kraven the Hunter
- Lizard (Separated from Curt Connors)
- Mysterio
- Sandman
Savage Six
Sinister Syndicate
- Beetle (leader)
- Electro II
- Lady Octopus
- Scorpia
- Trapstr
- White Rabbit
- Kraven the Hunter (Ana Kravinoff)
Superior Foes
Mercenaries
- Foreigner (leader)
- Black Ant
- Chance
- Jack O'Lantern
- Slyde
- Taskmaster
Lethal Legion
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
In the Age of Apocalypse 10th anniversary limited series, Mister Sinister assembles his own group dubbed the Sinister Six to fight Magneto's X-Men. However, this group is unrelated to the more established lineup of criminals.
On the planet Earth created by the Shaper of Worlds, the Sinister Six are known as the Six Most Sinister, a group of criminals operating a tollbooth in the Webwood who are led by the Goblin King. When the Champions of the Realm attempt to pass through the Webwoods, they are attacked by the Six Most Sinister, who they easily deal with and leave defeated as they move on.
Gentleman's Sinister Six
In a trilogy of Spider-Man novels written by Adam-Troy Castro, a criminal mastermind calling himself the Gentleman formed a Sinister Six as part of an elaborate scheme to claim vengeance on Spider-Man.
- Chameleon
- Doctor Octopus
- Electro
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Pity (the Gentleman's bodyguard (and possibly Peter Parker's long-lost sister))
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
A zombified version of the Sinister Six appears in Marvel Zombies: Dead Days. They are seen attacking innocent civilians upon the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier, but are repelled by Wolverine and Magneto.
Marvel Zombies Return
In the Marvel Zombies series, the Sinister Six appear in an alternative universe that Zombie Spider-Man enters, working for the Kingpin. They are quickly and violently ripped apart, bitten, and zombified (except the Sandman, who hopefully flees by turning into sand and disguising himself as the dirt Zombie Spider-Man stood on), and end up eating Spider-Man's friends, which causes them to be killed in retaliation.
The Sinner Six
An elderly version of the Sinister Six, dubbed the Sinner Six, appeared in Spider-Man: Reign. This version of the team is forced into the employ of New York's fascist Mayor Waters via microchips placed inside them that would detonate if they attempted to leave the city. If they succeeded in killing Spider-Man, they would be given their freedom. When the enraged (and elderly) Spider-Man returned to the superhero game, he seemingly killed the Scorpion by throwing him out of a window and Hydro-Man and Electro by throwing them into each other, as well as badly beating Kraven and Mysterio, before the Sandman revealed the existence of the bombs and handed a detonator to Spider-Man, sacrificing himself to stop Mayor Waters' plans after Waters was revealed to be nothing more than a pawn of his aide, Eddie Brock.
Spider-Verse
A version of the Sinister Six appears in Spider-Verse in the dimension of Earth-803 where it is set in Industrial Age New York. Their objective was to steal the mayor's plan. They battled Lady Spider and were forced to retreat after they were overwhelmed, yet they were able to accomplish their task.[4]
In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, the Sinister Six is renamed the Ultimate Six. The original five villainous members initially attempted to recruit Spider-Man as the sixth member, but failed to do so.[5] The Vulture would later join the team.[6]
Web-Warriors
The Sinister Sextet of Earth-311 is founded by the dimension's version of Carnage.
Various versions of the Sinister Six appear over various domains of Battleworld.
Spider-Verse
- Doctor Octopus
- Scorpion
- Kraven the Hunter
- Electro
- Sandman
- Vulture
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows
- Doctor Octopus
- Hobgoblin
- Kraven the Hunter
- Mysterio
- Shocker
- Vulture
- Beetle (replacement member)
- Boomerang (replacement member)
- Rhino (replacement member)
Spider-Mans Shadow
After Peter Parker (Spiderman) is consumed by the venom and begins going on a killing spree, eliminating his rogues gallery one by one. J Johan Jameson begrudgingly calls upon Dr Octopus to bring together the sinister six and combat the spider menace.
- J. Johan Jameson (using a spider slayer suit) (leader)
- Dr Octopus (killed by Eddie Brock)
- Electro
- Mysterio
- Kraven The Hunter
- Rhino
- Eddie Brock (Using Doc Ocs metallic arms after killing him)
Television
Former members and replacements listed last
A version of the Sinister Six appeared in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, renamed the Insidious Six. This incarnation was formed by the Kingpin.
- Chameleon
- Doctor Octopus
- Rhino
- Scorpion
- The Shocker
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (former member)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (replacing Mysterio)
The Sinister Six appears in the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series, a group of supervillains led and formed by Doctor Octopus in order to physically beat Spider-Man.
- Doctor Octopus/Master Planner (leader)
- Electro
- Rhino
- Sandman
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Montana/Shocker (former members)
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (replacing the Shocker)
- Kraven the Hunter (substituting in the field for Doctor Octopus)
The Sinister Six (later, the Sinister Seven and the Superior Sinister Six) appear in the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, led by Doctor Octopus. Unlike in the comic book series of the same name, the team is known as the Sinister Six rather than the Ultimate Six.
- Doctor Octopus (leader) (I, II, III, IV)
- Kraven the Hunter (I, II, III, IV)
- Rhino (I, II, III, IV)
- Electro (I, II, III)
- Lizard (Curt Connors) (I, II)
- Beetle (I)
- Scorpion (II, IV)
- Ultimate Green Goblin (III)
- Hydro-Man (III)
- Scarlet Spider (III)
- Vulture (IV)
- Crossbones (Lizard form) (IV)
The Sinister Six appear in the 2017 Spider-Man animated series, led by Doctor Octopus. At first, the group is formed by Norman Osborn as the Osborn Commandos until Octopus takes over. Unlike other incarnations, this team is known as the Sinister Five until Octopus brainwashes Spider-Man into being their sixth member.
- Doctor Octopus (leader)
- Vulture (mind controlled)
- Rhino (mind controlled)
- Alistair smythe (mind controlled)
- Steel Spider (mind controlled)
- Spider-Man (mind controlled)
Video games
In the NES game Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six, the Sinister Six is featured with the same line-up as the story arc the game is named for.
- Doctor Octopus (leader)
- Electro
- Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale)
- Mysterio
- Sandman
- Vulture
The Sinister Six are the primary enemies of the video game Spider-Man: The Sinister Six.
Spider-Man Vs. The Sinister Six
The Sinister Six are the main antagonists in the DOS video game Spider-Man Vs. The Sinister Six.
- Doctor Octopus
- Vulture
- Green Goblin
- Iron Patriot
- Venom
- Mysterio
- Electro
- Rhino
The Sinister made their in-game debut as group during the level "Special Operations - Along Came the Spiders".[7]
- Doctor Octopus (leader)
- Electro
- Kraven the Hunter
- Lizard
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
A Multiverse Sinister Six, consisting of various members of themselves, invade dimensions to harvest the mineral ISO-8. They command an army of Sinister Soldiers. During updates, various villains appear, either aiding them or just joining in the battles, such as Jack O' Lantern, Hydro-Man, Silver Sable and Demogoblin.
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
- Gold Goblin (Norman Osborn)
- Grey Goblin (Gabriel Stacy)
- Menace (male version)
- House of M Goblin (Peter Parker)
- Green Gobbler (Norman Osbird)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Classic Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Ultimate Vulture (Vulture (Blackie Drago)
- Red Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Dark Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Electro (Max Dillon)
- Ultimate Electro (Max Dillon)
- Modern Electro (Max Dillon)
- Pure Energy Electro (Max Dillon)
- Classic Electro (Max Dillon)
- Sandman (William Baker)
- Sandman Noir (Flint Marko)
- Classic Sandman (William Baker/"Flint Marko")
- Dark Sandman (William Baker)
- Pure Sand Sandman (William Baker)
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
- Classic Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
- Chapter One Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
- Ultimate Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
- Doctor Octopus Noir (Otto Octavius)
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Classic Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Mysterion
- Superior Mysterion
- Dark Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
A special mission features the Sinister Six in collaboration with A.I.M. This version, however, is led by Mysterio, who disguised himself as Doctor Octopus and tricks the other members as well as A.I.M. to take control of the group and the A.I.M. faction in New York. It is unknown if the Vulture is an official member, but he assists the other villains against their fight with Spider-Man and his allies.
- Mysterio (leader, disguised as Doctor Octopus)
- Lizard
- Kraven the Hunter
- Sandman
- Rhino
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius, leader)
- Mister Negative (Martin Li, second-in-command)
- Electro (Max Dillon)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Rhino (Alexsei Sytsevich)
- Scorpion (Mac Gargan)
Although never officially stated, it is believed to contain the version of The Sinister Six in this game:
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn, leader)
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius, second-in-command)
- Venom (Eddie Brock) (former member)
- Sandman (Flint Marko)
- Electro (Max Dillon)
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
Theatre
The Sinister Six appears in the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. In this version, their comic book origins are ignored. Instead, they share a common origin as former research scientists whom the Green Goblin deliberately mutates into "freaks" as punishment for having abandoned Osborn Industries.
- Carnage
- Electro
- Kraven the Hunter
- Lizard
- Swarm
- Swiss Miss
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn, leader)
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius, second-in-command)
- Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich)
- Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)
- Electro (Maxwell "Max" Dillon)
- Lizard (Dr. Curtis Connors)
References
- ^ Elliott Kalan (w), Marco Failla (p), Marco Failla (i). Spider-Man and the X-Men, vol. 1, no. 3 (25 February 2015). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Elliott Kalan (w), R.B. Silva (p), Rob Lean (i), Ian Herring (col), Clayton Cowles (let), Katie Kubert (ed). "Vulgarity" Spider-Man and the X-Men, vol. 1, no. 4 (11 March 2015). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Spider-Man #234
- ^ Spider-Verse #1 (2015)
- ^ Ultimate Six miniseries
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #156
- ^ http://marvel.com/news/video_games/24681/go_inside_avengers_alliance_spec_op_-_spider-verse_pt_1[permanent dead link]