10 Essential Spider-Man Villains Not Yet Used In The Movies

Few superheroes have a roster of villains quite like Spider-Man's. Of the two enormous comic book universes DC and Marvel, only the Batman comes close to matching Spider-Man's rogues' gallery for breadth and variety. Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Venom, Electro... the list goes on and on.

In fact, the list goes on for so long that of the six major Spider-Man movies, we've barely touched upon half of his enemies. Where are the likes of the Scorpion, and Carnage? Chameleon and Mysterio are reportedly on the way for Spider-Man: Far From Home (hence their absence here), but there are so many of the webslinger's villains yet to be accounted for.

Of those, here are ten of the most essential, taking in un-powered alter-egos and teases, as well as characters who may have appeared in other franchises but are yet to battle the Spider. Unfortunately, yes, we had to count the Amazing Spider-Man movies and Spider-Man 3 as having existed, no matter how much we may all like to pretend otherwise.

(Sorry Electro, you had your chance.)

News of a solo Kraven movie has been mooted by Sony for their fledgling none-Spidey Spider-Man universe, but what good is a hunter without his prey?

Although Kraven the Hunter hardly presents the same level of threat or iconicism as the Green Green Goblin or Doctor Octopus, he remains one of Spidey's most persistent and interesting foes. He should go down in history for his terrifying antics in Kraven's Last Hunt alone.

For the uninitiated, this classic story sees Kraven finally manage to capture Spider-Man, not killing him but burying him far underground, Kill Bill style, and running about the city in his (then black) spider-duds. While this might prove rather upsetting for fans of Tom Holland's little doe-eyed, vulnerable web-slinger, it'd make for one to consider if the MCU want to go 'darker' with a future sequel. Or just go for the cheap laugh, with Ultimate Spider-Man's 'one punch' gag.