MacDonald "Mac" Gargan, also known by his alias Scorpion, is an antagonist in Marvel's Spider-Man, the PlayStation 4 video game. Upon his escape from the Raft, Scorpion is made part of the Sinister Six, a supervillain group formed by Doctor Octopus as part of his revenge plan on Norman Osborn.
History
Early history
Mac Gargan was born in Yonkers, New York around the year 1983. He was turned into the deadly mecha-criminal Scorpion by an experiment bankrolled by J. Jonah Jameson. As Scorpion, he would go on to become wanted for multiple counts of criminal activity, including attempted murder and attempted kidnapping.
Scorpion was one of the earlier supervillains to clash with Spider-Man, who would be the one to finally take him down. After his defeat, the venom-tipped supervillain was apprehended by police and shipped off to the Raft supermax prison.
Marvel's Spider-Man
After being safely behind bars at the Raft for the last few years, Scorpion is freed by Doctor Octopus to renew his heated rivalry with Spider-Man. In exchange for the promise of a cleaned criminal record and paying off his financial debts, he agrees to strike down Spider-Man once and for all with his vicious venomous stinger.
After his escape, Scorpion serves as a lure for Spider-Man, under the guise of poisoning the city's water supply. When Spider-Man arrives, Scorpion gets the drop on him, injecting a poison into him that causes vivid hallucinations. Spider-Man is forced to waste valuable time in tracking down the ingredients for an antivenom while the city is further taken hostage by the Sinister Six.
Scorpion helps Rhino in his task to ascertain the supply routes for Oscorp, then later shows up in the fight Rhino has with Spider-Man. The fight is a close one, but Scorpion cannot keep his mouth shut, taunting Rhino for his supposed shortcomings and inability to take Spider-Man down. Rhino charges, driving them both into a shipping container, and Spider-Man seals them inside with his webbing.
Characteristics
Appearance
Concept art
Most of Scorpion's appearance is hidden underneath his armored suit, with only his mouth being visible. The suit itself is primarily dark green with a black underskin, with vermilion optic lenses. The Scorpion suit has three fingers on each hand, two claws on each foot, and a long extensible tail which serves as Scorpion's main weapon.
Personality
Mac Gargan is sadistic and suave, having no qualms about torturing or killing his enemies.
Abilities
- Superhuman strength: Scorpion possesses enhanced strength, seemingly slightly inferior to Spider-Man's.
- Superhuman endurance: Scorpion has a higher resilence to pain and injury than that of an average human.
- Superhuman speed and agility: Scorpion is capable of moving and running at speeds sufficient enough to catch Spider-Man by surprise.
Equipment
- Scorpion armor: Scorpion wears an armored suit that possesses claws and a poisonous stinger (like his namesake). The claws allow him to scale any surface while the tail can be used as a blunt weapon or as a means for injecting or firing his lethal toxin at victims.
Relationships
Spider-Man
Rhino
Scorpion partners with Rhino to attack Oscorp relief sites. Unlike the partnership between Electro and Vulture, however, he and Rhino clash frequently due to their different attitudes, which ultimately allows Spider-Man to defeat the duo.
Original appearance
Scorpion was one of the members of the Sinister Six. The character was introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #19 (December 1964).
Behind the scenes
Scorpion is voiced by Jason Spisak in the game.
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