14 Spider-Man Villains Trapped By The Spider Society In Across The Spider-Verse

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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse!
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Many villains from Spider-Man's history made cameo appearances in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. As the sequel to 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Across the Spider-Verse caught up with Shameik Moore's Miles Morales over a year after he first became Spider-Man. The animated film sent Miles on an adventure throughout the multiverse, and brought him face-to-face with the Spider Society, a group of interdimensional Spider-People led by Oscar Isaac's Miguel O'Hara, a.k.a. Spider-Man 2099. Tasked with protecting the stability of the Spider-Verse, the Spider Society had taken several iconic Marvel villains into captivity, providing some entertaining cameos for die-hard Spider-Man fans.
Due to its use of a multiversal storyline, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse featured dozens of cameos from Spider-Man's lengthy history, and from a variety of different media. The Spider Society itself consisted of hundreds of variants of Spider-Man who had debuted in Marvel Comics, previous films, TV series', or video games, but the cameos didn't stop there. During one scene in which Miles Morales is gifted a tour of the Spider Society's HQ, he is introduced to a number of notable villains that had been captured by the Spider-People. Many familiar faces appeared in the Spider Society's jail, as well as a few shocks for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's audience.
14 The Vulture

The Vulture was the first villain featured in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced by Jorma Taccone, who also voiced Norman Osborn in Into the Spider-Verse and Earth-67's Peter Parker in both films. This version of the Vulture came from a Renaissance-inspired reality, though found himself thrust into Earth-65, the home universe of Hailee Steinfeld's Gwen Stacy, after the events of Into the Spider-Verse. The Vulture was apprehended by Spider-Man 2099, Issa Rae's Jess Drew, a.k.a. Spider-Woman, and Gwen Stacy, earning her a position within the Spider Society, which set the near-catastrophic events of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse into motion.
13 Typeface

One of the more obscure cameos in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse came in the form of Typeface. Introduced into Marvel Comics in 2000, Gordon Thomas became Typeface after being laid off from his enjoyable job as a signsmith. Despite having no extraordinary abilities, Typeface's genius-level intellect and tendency to use giant letters as weapons makes him a great small-scale adversary to Spider-Man, though perhaps didn't earn him the recognition to be adapted for the big screen until now. His inclusion in Across the Spider-Verse was a brilliant deep dive into Spider-Man's history, as he hilariously exclaimed, "I'll see you in Hell-vetica!"
12 Kraven The Hunter

Sergei Kravinoff, a.k.a. Kraven the Hunter, debuted in Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man #15, dated 1964, introduced as one of Spider-Man's deadliest and earliest adversaries. A version of Kraven made an appearance in the Spider Society's jail, perhaps setting up his live-action debut in 2023's Kraven the Hunter. In Sony's upcoming film, Kraven will be portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, setting out on an adventure to prove that he's the world's greatest hunter, though it's unclear whether Spider-Man will be making an appearance in Kraven the Hunter.
11 Mysterio

Mysterio is one of Spider-Man's most recognizable villains, with his fishbowl helmet making him very difficult to miss. While appearing in the Spider Society's jail in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Mysterio is also a founding member of the Sinister Six, a villainous team who receive a couple mentions throughout Across the Spider-Verse. Jake Gyllenhaal previously portrayed a live-action Quentin Beck, a.k.a. Mysterio, in Marvel Studios' and Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home, though he's not one of the variants of Mysterio seen during Miles Morales' whistle-stop tour of the Spider Society jail.
10 Mooseterio

One other notable variant of Mysterio who did make an appearance in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is Mooseterio, an anthropomorphic moose who was featured in Marvel Comics as a villain to Spider-Ham. Mooseterio first appeared in a 1986 comic story, pitting him against Peter Porker alongside a number of other animalistic variants of popular Spider-Man-related characters. John Mulaney voiced Spider-Ham in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and though he didn't have speaking lines in Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Ham appeared as a member of Gwen Stacy's multiversal team, suggesting he'll have a part to play in the 2024 sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
9 The Rhino

A version of the Rhino was seen being transported back to his home universe by the Spider Society's "Web-Weaver" in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Introduced as Alexei Sytsevich in Marvel Comics' 1966 run of The Amazing Spider-Man #41, the Rhino was created when Sytsevich underwent an experimental procedure that gifted him a synthetic skin and enhanced strength. The Rhino would go on to be a member of the Sinister Six, who were teased during Across the Spider-Verse, and is also set to make an appearance in 2023's Kraven the Hunter, portrayed by Alessandro Nivola, after Paul Giamatti played a version of the villain in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
8 Boring Rhino

As well as featuring an appearance of the Rhino, the iconic Spider-Man villain, the Spider Society is also shown to have a regular, boring animal rhino held in their jail. After the multiverse-threatening escapades of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, villains had been thrust into other realities, creating anomalies for the Spider Society to clear up. It could be assumed that this ordinary rhino was mistaken for the villainous Rhino and dragged into another world, where its presence would still damage the fabric of the multiverse. While this is an entertaining addition to Across the Spider-Verse, it shows just how much damage Miles Morales and his friends caused in the original 2018 film.
7 Grizzly

In Marvel Comics, four characters have adopted the moniker of Grizzly, though it was Maxwell "Max" Markham (the third Grizzly) who went toe-to-toe with Spider-Man after debuting in 1974's The Amazing Spider-Man #139. It's this iteration of Grizzly who was featured in the Spider Society's jail in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Markham was a professional wrestler who went by the name Grizzly before an article written by J. Jonah Jameson got his expelled from the sport. Gifted a grizzly bear exoskeleton and with his strength enhanced, Markham faced Spider-Man on several occasions, making him a worthy addition to Across the Spider-Verse.
6 Videoman

After first appearing in the 1980s in the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends TV series, Videoman debuted in Marvel Comics' 2006 storyline, Spider-Man Family Featuring Amazing Friends #1. Videoman is one of the strangest additions to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's jail scene, originally created by Electro as an arcade game brought to life. Videoman was eventually defeated by Spider-Man, Iceman, and Firestar, but made several comebacks in small storylines in the years since. His involvement in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was certainly an entertaining surprise for Spider-Man fans.
5 Atari Green Goblin

This iteration of the Green Goblin debuted in the first ever Spider-Man video game, created in 1992 for the Atari 2600. In the game, Spider-Man is tasked with ascending a building, fighting thugs, and defusing bombs left behind by the Green Goblin. The Green Goblin has come a long way since his appearance in this game, in which he was comprised of a few pixels atop the Goblin's iconic glider, though it was this version that appeared as a prisoner in the Spider Society's jail. This provided a brilliant callback to Spider-Man's rich video game history, referencing the first time audiences could play as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
4 Pirate Doctor Octopus

Several variants of Doctor Octopus appeared during Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's jail scene, with one in particular seeming to be donning a pirate-like costume. Doctor Octopus, a.k.a. Otto Octavius, is one of Spider-Man's most iconic villains, and has been featured in a number of different adaptations since his debut in Marvel Comics' 1963 story, The Amazing Spider-Man #3, one of the web-slinger's earliest stories. Most notably, Alfred Molina portrayed Doctor Octopus in 2004's Spider-Man 2 and 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Kathryn Hahn voiced a variant of the villain, Olivia Octavius, in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
3 Lady Beetle

Janice Lincoln, a.k.a. Lady Beetle, is one of Marvel Comics' Spider-Man's newest villains, debuting in 2010's Captain America #607 as the daughter of the supervillain Tombstone, who was featured as a member of Kingpin's crew in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Lady Beetle only makes a brief appearance in the background of Across the Spider-Verse's jail scene, though she is instantly recognizable thanks to her purple-and-green costume. Lady Beetle was also featured as a member of the Sinister Six in Marvel Comics, so it's likely this villainous team will have a part to play in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
2 Big Man

Introduced as a reporter for the Daily Bugle in 1964's The Amazing Spider-Man #10, Frederick Foswell led a double life as acclaimed reporter by day, and underground crime boss by night. Donning a fedora, green suit, and white face mask, Foswell became the villain known as Big Man, who battled Spider-Man on several occasions, and eventually works in collusion with the likes of the Green Goblin and Kingpin. Big Man makes a brief appearance in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in his full villain costume.
1 Aaron Davis, A.K.A. The Prowler

Perhaps the most exciting addition to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse's villainous roster is Aaron Davis, a.k.a. the Prowler - but not Mahershala Ali's version from Into the Spider-Verse. Instead, Donald Glover reprised his brief role from the MCU's Spider-Man: Homecoming, during which he mentioned his nephew, teasing Miles Morales in the MCU. Glover's appearance in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse perhaps suggests that Sony's animated universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are connected, especially after Spider-Man 2099's name-dropping of Doctor Strange and Tom Holland's Spider-Man. It's possible that Glover could reprise the role in future MCU projects, potentially introducing Miles Morales to the live-action franchise.
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