List of Sinister Six members
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The Sinister Six are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe, drawn from Spider-Man's rogues gallery.
Membership
Listed alphabetically after leader
Sinister Six 1
- Doctor Octopus (leader)
- Electro
- Kraven the Hunter
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Sandman
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Sinister Six 2
- Doctor Octopus (leader)
- Electro
- Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale)
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Sandman
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Sinister Six 3
- Doctor Octopus (leader)
- Electro
- Gog
- Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale)
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Sinister Seven
This fourth incarnation of the Sinister Six was formed by Hobgoblin to fight Kaine.
- Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale, leader)
- Beetle (Abner Jenkins)
- Electro
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Scorpia
- Shocker
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Sinister Six 4
This fifth incarnation was formed by 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 Twelve
This sixth incarnation was formed by Norman Osborn at the time when he was unmasked as 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 5
This seventh incarnation was formed during the Civil War storyline.
Sinister Six 6
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 7
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:
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 tenth incarnation debuted in Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #5 (2013). The roster corresponds closely to the original lineup.
Sinister Sixteen
In order to steal valuables from the Chameleon, Boomerang's Sinister Six (minus the Living Brain and Shocker) ally with the Owl, who hires eleven 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 Sixty-Six
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
- Rhino
- Ringer
- Sandman
- Scorpion
- Shocker
- Tombstone
- Venom
- Vermin
- Vulture
Sinister Six 8
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's Six
Weary of continually cloning his own henchmen, only for them fail him again and again, Mr. Sinister creates feral clones of six of the X-Men, and transplants No-Girl's brain into the duplicate of Storm. The clones are unleashed against Spider-Man and the Special Class of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, and die via melting when Sinister destroys his own laboratory while retreating from the losing battle; Ernst is able to rip No-Girl's brain free of the Storm clone, and place it back into its life support system.[3]
- Beast Clone
- Iceman Clone
- Firestar Clone
- Nightcrawler Clone
- Storm Clone (with No-Girl's brain)
- Wolverine Clone
Other Versions
Age of Apocalypse
In the Age of Apocalypse 10th anniversary limited series, Mister Sinister assembles his own group dubbed the Sinister Six. 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.
The 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.
- The Chameleon
- Doctor Octopus
- Electro
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Pity (the Gentleman's bodyguard)
- The 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 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 older version of the Sinister Six, dubbed the Sinner Six appeared in Spider-Man: Reign. This version of the team are forced into the employ of New York's fascist mayor 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.
Spider-Verse
A version of the Sinister Six appears in Spider-Verse of the dimension 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 was 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 appears 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
Television
Former members and replacements listed last
The Insidious Six
A version of the Sinister Six appeared in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, renamed the Insidious Six. This incarnation was formed by the Kingpin.
- The Chameleon
- Doctor Octopus
- The Rhino
- Scorpion
- The Shocker
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (former member)
- The Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (replacing Mysterio)
The Sinister Six appears in the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series, a group of super villains led and formed by Doctor Octopus in order to physically beat Spider-Man.
- Doctor Octopus/The Master Planner (leader)
- Electro
- The Rhino
- Sandman
- The Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Montana/The Shocker (former member)
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (replacing the Shocker)
- Kraven the Hunter (substituting in the field for Doctor Octopus)
The Sinister Six (Later, The Sinister Seven) 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)
- The Rhino (I, II, III, IV)
- Electro (I, II, III)
- The Lizard (Curt Connors) (I, II)
- Scorpion (II, IV)
- The Beetle (I)
- Ultimate Green Goblin (III)
- Hydro-Man (III)
- Scarlet Spider (III)
- The Vulture (IV)
- The Lizard (Crossbones) (IV)
Film
A Sinister Six line-up was teased in the credits of the 2014 film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
A Sinister Six film is currently in development. The film was originally intended to be a spin-off of The Amazing Spider-Man 2[9] but it will no longer be connected to that film.[citation needed]
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.
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.
In the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PSVita versions of Lego Marvel Super Heroes, if you unlock all the members of the original Sinister Six from the comics, you will unlock an achievement called "Sinister Six".
- Doctor Octopus (leader)
- Electro
- Kraven the Hunter
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
- Sandman
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
The Sinister made their in-game debut as group during the level Special Operations - Along Came the Spiders.[10]
- 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 appears 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 Gobler (Norman Osbird)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Classic Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Ultimate 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)
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
- The Lizard
- Swarm
- Swiss Miss
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.
- ^ Elliott Kalan (w), Marco Failla and Diogo Saito (p), Marco Failla and Diogo Saito (i), Ian Herring (col), VC's Clayton Cowles (let), Katie Kubert (ed). Spider-Man and the X-Men, vol. 1, no. 6 (29 April 2015). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Spider-Verse#1(2015)
- ^ Ultimate Six limited series
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #156
- ^ Marc Webb confirms this in a documentary on the Target exclusive disc for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
- ^ Marc Webb confirms this in a documentary on the Target exclusive disc for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
- ^ http://variety.com/2013/film/news/sony-expands-spider-man-universe-with-venom-sinister-six-1200951544/
- ^ http://marvel.com/news/video_games/24681/go_inside_avengers_alliance_spec_op_-_spider-verse_pt_1