10 Disturbing Spider-Man Villains

10. Vermin

Now, while domesticated rats are generally quite sweet creatures, a wild rat still definitely triggers all the caveman fight-or-flight responses in our brain everytime we see one. Said response is decidedly more powerful when the rat is human-sized and trying to kill you, which is why Edward Whelan - also known by the slightly cruel supervillain name of Vermin - is so concerning.

Turned into a ratlike creature by Nazi scientists, Vernim would also gain the power to control other beasts, although he would largely focus on controlling other rats. This means that, were you ever unfortunate to cross paths with the man while he was enraged, you'd not only have to worry that a two hundred pound rat was chasing after you, but that tens to hundreds of other smaller rats were with him.

Just to add the proverbial horrific cherry on top, Whelan's genetic splicing also gave him a thirst for human flesh, meaning he generally uses his powers to cannibalise people in brutal fashion. At least it didn't happen to Spider-Man, we guess.