With multiple Spider-Man waves hitting lately, we’ve done a nice job of getting much needed updates to a lot of Spider-Man villains, plus some never-before-done figures that have filled in a lot of important holes. But, as always, there is always more to go. While thanks to Spider-verse there is a seemingly never ending stream of Spider-variations to get, plus various symbiotes and even more updates to come, some villains are still missing their very first chance in the spotlight.
I was going to do a top five list here, but the list just kept growing. I’m going to settle with a top eight. Why eight? Because spiders have eight legs, duh. So, one villain per leg. It makes perfect sense to me.
Of course, I didn’t stick with it, so…get your own article!
There were a few characters I wanted to put on this list, but technically they have switched over to ally status, so characters like Puma and Cardiac no longer qualify as Spider-villains. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be made though; they’re welcome anytime.
In no order:
Morlun
Morlun might be the most terrifying of Spider-Man’s villains. A nearly unstoppable killing machine, Morlun is a multi-dimensional threat to anything wearing a Spider-costume. With all of these Spider-verse variations, we need the big bad that sparked it all off to kick all their asses at once. While getting more of the Inheritors is probably a long shot, I’ll settle for the Morlun.
White Rabbit
This one is self-explanatory, because it’s a chick dressed as a rabbit. Well, mainly she’s got white facepaint and bunny ears; she doesn’t go all the way with the rabbit gear. So she’s kind of lazy, I guess. But regardless of how dedicated she is to the rabbit shtick, she has an umbrella that shoots carrots. THIS IS WHY I LOVE COMICS.
Molten Man
Molten Man would make a great looking figure if they nailed that…well…that molten look. By nailing it, I mean do not make him translucent. Just give him some perky oranges and reds and make him look like he’s made of lava.
Spot
Spot is such an easy figure to do, I am consistently shocked we don’t have him yet. White body, spots, bam. Give him a few of his portals with hands sticking out of them to replicate his power, and add in some removable arm parts and you’ve got a simple yet awesome figure who will liven up play time and display time.
Swarm
It’s a bad guy made of bees. He’s made of bees, y’all! Swarm is the longest shot on this list due to the necessity of a a completely new sculpt that can never be used again, because there is only one villain made out of bees in the Marvel Universe. But wouldn’t it be worth it to add a figure that is completely made of bees? If you have melissophobia, you might want to steer clear of buying this figure, because it will freak you out, man.
Mr. Negative
An easy figure to pull off since it’s just a suit body and a paint job, but that negative effect has always been very visually striking and would look just as good in toy form. Mr. Negative is a newer villain that seems to have a decent amount of staying power, so hopefully his time will come.
Hammerhead
I’m cheating, because he’s kind of made an appearance in ML, but that was only as a head. And frankly….that head alone just doesn’t cut it. Hammerhead is a unique villain, and he deserves more than just an inclusion with another figure. He deserves to have his own figure on a body that is more appropriate than the current suited body that doesn’t have the right proportions for Hammerhead’s thicker squattiness.
And finally:
The Human Fly
Another relatively simple design that could benefit from already-tooled Wasp wings, the Fly is another that really should be done in order to service the whole “said the Spider to the Fly” reference.
Honorable mention 1
Living Brain
An anachronistic-looking robot that recently housed Doctor Octopus’s mind really should find a way to be released. It’s another figure in need of completely new tooling, so the chances are slim
Honorable mention 2 (which is how I’m making this top eight into a top ten, so don’t say you don’t get your money’s worth).
J. Jonah Jameson
Again, like Hammerhead, we got a head, but you can’t say Jonah hasn’t been just as much of a villain as anybody else. He needs a jacket-free body with rolled up sleeves and a fist to pound the desk. Just a head alone doesn’t cut it, and the movie version was a movie version. I need a fully-dedicated JJJ figure to harass and browbeat Spider-Man. Second head with a webbed-up mouth mandatory.