10 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About The Spectacular Spider-Man Cartoon

Big fans of Spider-Man may have felt slightly bad when the hilariously named Fancy Dan got his villain upgrade, getting some swanky new armour and calling himself Ricochet. After all, the character of Ricochet surely existed - had comic fans forgotten a fairly cool Spidey foe?

The short answer is no, they hadn't... technically. The long answer is that Ricochet does exist in the comics, but as a totally different figure.

The comic Ricochet was actually a persona that Peter Parker took on while Spider-Man was wanted for murder. The alias would go on to be the superhero title of Johnny Gallo, one of the most badass mutants to ever go basically under the radar.

So the cartoon version is a pretty drastic change. But, that said, it's still cool to see this mantle find its way into the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon, even if it's under a very different premise than the comics. Also, it gives a bit of legitimacy to Fancy Dan, who otherwise would have been remembered for having a particularly silly name, even for a supervillain.