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|caption=Lady Octopus from ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #406 |
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|character_name=Lady Octopus |
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|real_name=Carolyn Trainer |
|real_name=Carolyn Trainer |
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|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |
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|debut=''Amazing Spider-Man'' #406 (October 1995) |
|debut=''Amazing Spider-Man'' #406 (October 1995) |
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|creators=[[J.M. DeMatteis]]<br>[[Angel Medina]] |
|creators=[[J. M. DeMatteis]]<br>[[Angel Medina (artist)|Angel Medina]] |
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|powers=[[Genius]]-level intellect<br>Wears super-strong and highly-resistant mechanical appendages, impervious to conventional attacks and armed with lasers<br>Force-field generation via harness |
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|alliances=[[Doctor Octopus]] |
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|relatives= Seward Trainer (father) |
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|powers=Metal tentacles attached to her back<br>Personal force-field. |
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==Publication history== |
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Lady Octopus first appearance was in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #406 (October 1995). She was created by [[J. M. DeMatteis]] and [[Angel Medina (artist)|Angel Medina]]. |
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==Fictional character biography== |
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==Character Biography== |
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Carolyn Trainer is the daughter of Seward Trainer. After [[Doctor Octopus]] (Dr. Otto Octavius) was killed by [[Kaine]] during the [[Clone Saga]], Carolyn replaced the teacher she adored.<ref>''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #18</ref> |
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| ⚫ | She obtained a set of four tentacles identical to Octavius's and made use of a personal force-field that kept anything from hitting her. However, her tentacles could lash out from the shield at any time during its use. She took the "[[Doctor Octopus]]" name in honor of her beloved instructor and began a campaign to steal her father's research in merging reality and virtual reality.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #405</ref> |
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When she found her father was being protected by the [[Ben Reilly|Scarlet Spider]], she became jealous of the father-son relationship between him and her father. Her attempts to claim her father's then-comatose body resulted in her defeat and capture by the police. Later, however, she was involved in the resurrection of Otto Octavius. After Octvaius was brought back to life by the cult group known as [[Hand (comics)|The Hand]], Trainer returned the tentacles to him. She joined him as an assistant and faded into the background. |
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When she found her father was being protected by [[Ben Reilly|Scarlet Spider]], she became jealous of the father-son relationship between him and her father. She tried but failed to blackmail her way into gaining Trainer's data by stealing a serum that could cure a seriously ill [[Mary Jane Watson]], resulting in her being beaten heavily by Spider-Man and revealing she was working for the mysterious [[Doctor Octopus|Master Programmer]].<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #406</ref><ref>''Spider-Man'' #62–63</ref><ref>''Spectaculer Spider-Man'' #229</ref> |
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A version of her in the [[MC2]] [[Parallel universe (fiction)|alternate future]] series ''[[Spider-Girl]]'' recently troubled the title character, while the mainstream version made a small appearance in ''[[Secret War (comics)|Secret War]]'', both as '''Lady Octopus''' to distinguish her from her mentor. |
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Carolyn continued her efforts to merge reality and virtual reality, ending up in a technological gang war against Mr. Tso and his boss [[Alistair Smythe]] with the Scarlet Spider in the middle of it. She hired the Looter, Override and Aura, and the Pro to assist her in this, as well as Stunner (Octavius's lover), and eventually succeeded in defeating Smythe and gaining the technology she needed before the Scarlet Spider thwarted her.<ref>''Web of Scarlet Spider'' #1–2</ref><ref>''Amazing Scarlet Spider'' #1–2</ref><ref>''Scarlet Spider'' #1–2</ref><ref>''Spectaculer Scarlet Spider'' #1–2</ref> |
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The Master Programmer was revealed to be a digitised copy of Octavius's mind, and Carolyn's overall plan had been to allow Master Programmer to exist in the real world, effectively resurrecting the original Doctor Octopus. This thwarted, she attempted to claim her father's then-comatose body and was finally captured by the police.<ref>''Spectaculer Spider-Man'' #232</ref> |
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Later, however, she was involved in the resurrection of Otto Octavius. The cult group known as [[The Hand (comics)|The Hand]], working for [[Richard Fisk|the Rose]], dug up Octavius' corpse and brought him back from the dead, albeit with large mental gaps; Carolyn injected him with all the data of the Master Programmer and returned the tentacles to him. She joined him as an assistant and faded into the background.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #425–428</ref> |
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She made a small appearance in ''[[Secret War (comics)|Secret War]]'' as Lady Octopus to distinguish her from her mentor. She was given a new suit of armor by [[Lucia von Bardas]] and [[Tinkerer]]. She and [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin V]] were sent to assassinate [[Captain America]], but were defeated. They regrouped to a dock where a small army of Tinkerer's clients (consisting of [[Boomerang (comics)|Boomerang]], [[Constrictor (comics)|Constrictor]], [[Crimson Dynamo]] IX, [[Crossfire (comics)|Crossfire]], [[Eel (comics)|Eel II]], [[Goldbug (comics)|Goldbug]], [[Grim Reaper (comics)|Grim Reaper]], [[Cobra (comics)|King Cobra]], [[Mentallo]], [[Scorcher (comics)|Scorcher]], [[Mac Gargan|Scorpion]], [[Shocker (comics)|Shocker]], [[Spider-Slayer|Spider-Slayer XIX]], [[Trapster]] and [[Wizard (Marvel Comics)|Wizard]]).<ref>''Secret War'' #3</ref> Lady Octopus fought [[Spider-Man]] and Captain America when the [[Fantastic Four]] join the battle. Just then, Lucia von Bardas activated the devices in the villains' suits linking them together to a giant bomb.<ref>''Secret War'' #4</ref> After Daisy Johnson deactivated von Bardas, Lady Octopus and the other villains Lucia von Bardas manipulated were all hospitalized with severe injuries.<ref>''Secret War'' #5</ref> |
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Lady Octopus has been hired by Walter Declun (a former member of [[Damage Control (comics)|Damage Control]]) to assist [[Absorbing Man]], [[Hydro-Man]], [[Killer Shrike]], a [[Mandroid]], [[Porcupine (comics)|Porcupine]] II, and Rock to defend him from Black Panther and the Fantastic Four after they uncovered his plot to destabilize all of Wakanda on [[Doctor Doom]]'s behalf. Walter Declun also upgraded their technological equipment in order to perform the job.<ref>''Black Panther'' vol. 5 #11</ref> |
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Lady Octopus was later seen shortly before [[Siege (comics)|Siege]] of [[Asgard (comics)|Asgard]], when she tried to capture [[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)|Mockingbird]] and [[Hawkeye (comics)|Ronin]]. Carolyn is briefly encountered by Mockingbird.<ref>''New Avengers'' #63</ref> |
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==Powers and abilities== |
==Powers and abilities== |
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[[Image:Octopusforcefield.png|145px|thumbnail|left|A demonstration of Lady Octopus's personal force-field.]] |
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Lady Octopus has no superhuman abilities. The harness she uses can act as an extension of her own body, and can lift far more than her human body, provided she braces herself appropriately with other tentacles. The reaction time of the these "tentacles" is superhumanly fast. The tentacles also enable her to traverse very difficult terrain and cover ground at car-like speeds. The tentacles are also armed with lasers. |
Lady Octopus has no superhuman abilities. The harness she uses can act as an extension of her own body, and can lift far more than her human body, provided she braces herself appropriately with other tentacles. The reaction time of the these "tentacles" is superhumanly fast. The tentacles also enable her to traverse very difficult terrain and cover ground at car-like speeds. The tentacles are also armed with lasers. |
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Through the tentacles, Lady Octopus seems able to interface with appropriately equipped computer systems and enter virtual-reality interfaces telepathically. |
Through the tentacles, Lady Octopus seems able to interface with appropriately equipped computer systems and enter virtual-reality interfaces telepathically. |
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The force field the harness projected over her body was resistant to most traumatic concussive force and conventional weapons attack. |
The force field the harness projected over her body was resistant to most traumatic concussive force and conventional weapons attack. The weak point of the force field is around the tentacles themselves, something Scarlet Spider took advantage of with his impact webbing. |
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Aside from her harness, Lady Octopus was highly learned in the science of robotics, information technology, applied physics, and mechanical engineering. |
Aside from her harness, Lady Octopus was highly learned in the science of robotics, information technology, applied physics, and mechanical engineering. |
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A version of her in the [[Marvel Comics 2|MC2]] [[Parallel universe (fiction)|alternate future]] series ''Spider-Girl'' returned to supervillainy years after Otto Octavius's death, initially reclaiming the 'Doctor Octopus' title. Intending to create mutate soldiers for the mob, Carolyn Trainer briefly turned [[John Jameson (comics)|John Jameson]] back into Man-Wolf, before beating [[Spider-Girl]] in a pitched battle. Later, she freed crime boss Canis from prison in the hope of uniting to take over the criminal underworld and oppose the [[Black Tarantula]]; it turned out she was in fact working for the Tarantula, setting Canis up for a fall. Spider-Girl battled her once again and finally took her down.{{issue|date=March 2013}} |
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==In other media== |
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===Video games=== |
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* An exclusive, female [[Marvel 2099]] version of Doctor Octopus appears as a boss character in the 2010 video game ''[[Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions]]'', voiced by [[Tara Strong]].<ref>[http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/spider-man-shattered-dimensions/achievements/ Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Achievements]</ref> '''Dr. Serena Patel''' is the head scientist of [[Alchemax]]'s Shadow Division which is dedicated to the creation of dangerous super-weapons and twisted experiments. Similar to Lady Octopus, Serena creates a battle suit with six high-tech mechanical arms and gives herself the 'Doctor Octopus' title after her idol [[Doctor Octopus|Dr. Otto Octavius]] (Doctor Octopus). Patel also uses her genius to create a new [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]] and manipulate the [[Scorpion (Marvel Comics)|Scorpion]] (Kron Stone). After Hobgoblin and Scorpion are defeated, Doctor Octopus finds a fragment of the Tablet of Order and Chaos and goes mad with power. She then builds a Condensed Matter Reactor powered by the fragment to wreak havoc and take over the world. Found by [[Spider-Man 2099|Spider-Man]], she attacks him and escapes upon setting off the self-destruct sequence. Spider-Man escapes the explosion and finds Patel at the Condensed Matter Reactor. Doctor Octopus ends up unleashing some strange creatures wielding a copy of her tentacles on Spider-Man as he moves about to shut down the 4 reactor cores. After shutting down the reactor cores, Spider-Man confronts Doctor Octopus in the reactor. Doctor Octopus is eventually defeated by Spider-Man as he claims the tablet fragment from her. In the credits, she is shown with her mask off raising infantile versions of [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]] and the [[Scorpion (Marvel Comics)|Scorpion]]. |
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* Lady Octopus appears in a teaser image for Season Two of ''[[Marvel: Avengers Alliance]]'', parodying the cover of ''X-Men'' #141, the opening issue of [[Days of Future Past]].<ref>http://marvel.com/news/story/20741/get_set_for_avengers_alliance_season_2</ref> She is found dead alongside [[Armless Tiger Man]] where they are both victims of the Circle of Eight. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Marvelwiki|Doctor_Octopus_(Carolyn_Trainer)|Doctor Octopus (Carolyn Trainer)}} |
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* {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/ladyocktrainer.htm|Lady Octopus}} |
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Revision as of 00:14, 27 October 2015
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Amazing Spider-Man #406 (October 1995) |
| Created by | J. M. DeMatteis Angel Medina |
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| Alter ego | Carolyn Trainer |
| Notable aliases | Doctor Octopus II |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect Wears super-strong and highly-resistant mechanical appendages, impervious to conventional attacks and armed with lasers Force-field generation via harness |
Lady Octopus, (real name Carolyn Trainer and also known as the second Doctor Octopus) is a fictional character and a supervillainess in Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Lady Octopus first appearance was in Amazing Spider-Man #406 (October 1995). She was created by J. M. DeMatteis and Angel Medina.
Fictional character biography
Carolyn Trainer is the daughter of Seward Trainer. After Doctor Octopus (Dr. Otto Octavius) was killed by Kaine during the Clone Saga, Carolyn replaced the teacher she adored.[1]
She obtained a set of four tentacles identical to Octavius's and made use of a personal force-field that kept anything from hitting her. However, her tentacles could lash out from the shield at any time during its use. She took the "Doctor Octopus" name in honor of her beloved instructor and began a campaign to steal her father's research in merging reality and virtual reality.[2]
When she found her father was being protected by Scarlet Spider, she became jealous of the father-son relationship between him and her father. She tried but failed to blackmail her way into gaining Trainer's data by stealing a serum that could cure a seriously ill Mary Jane Watson, resulting in her being beaten heavily by Spider-Man and revealing she was working for the mysterious Master Programmer.[3][4][5]
Carolyn continued her efforts to merge reality and virtual reality, ending up in a technological gang war against Mr. Tso and his boss Alistair Smythe with the Scarlet Spider in the middle of it. She hired the Looter, Override and Aura, and the Pro to assist her in this, as well as Stunner (Octavius's lover), and eventually succeeded in defeating Smythe and gaining the technology she needed before the Scarlet Spider thwarted her.[6][7][8][9]
The Master Programmer was revealed to be a digitised copy of Octavius's mind, and Carolyn's overall plan had been to allow Master Programmer to exist in the real world, effectively resurrecting the original Doctor Octopus. This thwarted, she attempted to claim her father's then-comatose body and was finally captured by the police.[10]
Later, however, she was involved in the resurrection of Otto Octavius. The cult group known as The Hand, working for the Rose, dug up Octavius' corpse and brought him back from the dead, albeit with large mental gaps; Carolyn injected him with all the data of the Master Programmer and returned the tentacles to him. She joined him as an assistant and faded into the background.[11]
She made a small appearance in Secret War as Lady Octopus to distinguish her from her mentor. She was given a new suit of armor by Lucia von Bardas and Tinkerer. She and Hobgoblin V were sent to assassinate Captain America, but were defeated. They regrouped to a dock where a small army of Tinkerer's clients (consisting of Boomerang, Constrictor, Crimson Dynamo IX, Crossfire, Eel II, Goldbug, Grim Reaper, King Cobra, Mentallo, Scorcher, Scorpion, Shocker, Spider-Slayer XIX, Trapster and Wizard).[12] Lady Octopus fought Spider-Man and Captain America when the Fantastic Four join the battle. Just then, Lucia von Bardas activated the devices in the villains' suits linking them together to a giant bomb.[13] After Daisy Johnson deactivated von Bardas, Lady Octopus and the other villains Lucia von Bardas manipulated were all hospitalized with severe injuries.[14]
Lady Octopus has been hired by Walter Declun (a former member of Damage Control) to assist Absorbing Man, Hydro-Man, Killer Shrike, a Mandroid, Porcupine II, and Rock to defend him from Black Panther and the Fantastic Four after they uncovered his plot to destabilize all of Wakanda on Doctor Doom's behalf. Walter Declun also upgraded their technological equipment in order to perform the job.[15]
Lady Octopus was later seen shortly before Siege of Asgard, when she tried to capture Mockingbird and Ronin. Carolyn is briefly encountered by Mockingbird.[16]
Powers and abilities
Lady Octopus has no superhuman abilities. The harness she uses can act as an extension of her own body, and can lift far more than her human body, provided she braces herself appropriately with other tentacles. The reaction time of the these "tentacles" is superhumanly fast. The tentacles also enable her to traverse very difficult terrain and cover ground at car-like speeds. The tentacles are also armed with lasers.
Through the tentacles, Lady Octopus seems able to interface with appropriately equipped computer systems and enter virtual-reality interfaces telepathically.
The force field the harness projected over her body was resistant to most traumatic concussive force and conventional weapons attack. The weak point of the force field is around the tentacles themselves, something Scarlet Spider took advantage of with his impact webbing.
Aside from her harness, Lady Octopus was highly learned in the science of robotics, information technology, applied physics, and mechanical engineering.
Other versions
MC2
A version of her in the MC2 alternate future series Spider-Girl returned to supervillainy years after Otto Octavius's death, initially reclaiming the 'Doctor Octopus' title. Intending to create mutate soldiers for the mob, Carolyn Trainer briefly turned John Jameson back into Man-Wolf, before beating Spider-Girl in a pitched battle. Later, she freed crime boss Canis from prison in the hope of uniting to take over the criminal underworld and oppose the Black Tarantula; it turned out she was in fact working for the Tarantula, setting Canis up for a fall. Spider-Girl battled her once again and finally took her down.[volume & issue needed]
In other media
Video games
- An exclusive, female Marvel 2099 version of Doctor Octopus appears as a boss character in the 2010 video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, voiced by Tara Strong.[17] Dr. Serena Patel is the head scientist of Alchemax's Shadow Division which is dedicated to the creation of dangerous super-weapons and twisted experiments. Similar to Lady Octopus, Serena creates a battle suit with six high-tech mechanical arms and gives herself the 'Doctor Octopus' title after her idol Dr. Otto Octavius (Doctor Octopus). Patel also uses her genius to create a new Hobgoblin and manipulate the Scorpion (Kron Stone). After Hobgoblin and Scorpion are defeated, Doctor Octopus finds a fragment of the Tablet of Order and Chaos and goes mad with power. She then builds a Condensed Matter Reactor powered by the fragment to wreak havoc and take over the world. Found by Spider-Man, she attacks him and escapes upon setting off the self-destruct sequence. Spider-Man escapes the explosion and finds Patel at the Condensed Matter Reactor. Doctor Octopus ends up unleashing some strange creatures wielding a copy of her tentacles on Spider-Man as he moves about to shut down the 4 reactor cores. After shutting down the reactor cores, Spider-Man confronts Doctor Octopus in the reactor. Doctor Octopus is eventually defeated by Spider-Man as he claims the tablet fragment from her. In the credits, she is shown with her mask off raising infantile versions of Hobgoblin and the Scorpion.
- Lady Octopus appears in a teaser image for Season Two of Marvel: Avengers Alliance, parodying the cover of X-Men #141, the opening issue of Days of Future Past.[18] She is found dead alongside Armless Tiger Man where they are both victims of the Circle of Eight.
References
- ^ Spider-Man Unlimited #18
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man #405
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man #406
- ^ Spider-Man #62–63
- ^ Spectaculer Spider-Man #229
- ^ Web of Scarlet Spider #1–2
- ^ Amazing Scarlet Spider #1–2
- ^ Scarlet Spider #1–2
- ^ Spectaculer Scarlet Spider #1–2
- ^ Spectaculer Spider-Man #232
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man #425–428
- ^ Secret War #3
- ^ Secret War #4
- ^ Secret War #5
- ^ Black Panther vol. 5 #11
- ^ New Avengers #63
- ^ Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Achievements
- ^ http://marvel.com/news/story/20741/get_set_for_avengers_alliance_season_2
External links
- Doctor Octopus (Carolyn Trainer) at the Marvel Universe wiki
- Lady Octopus at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Trainer's profile at Spiderfan.org
- Brief bio of Lady Ock at Spider-Girl fansite
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