Spider-Slayers
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Spider-Slayers are robots that feature in Marvel Comics.
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History
Spider-Slayers were a series of robots that were constructed for the express purpose of hunting down Spider-Man. They were originally created by Spencer Smythe who decided to showcase it to Daily Bugle owner J. Jonah Jameson. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #25)
Smythe later contacted Jameson once again where he informed him that a new improved Spider-Slayer had been created for use against Spider-Man. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #58)
Overview
They were designed to target anyone with spider DNA where they looked to attack them. Spider-Slayers were designed to circumvent the abilities of Spider-Man such as possessing an oily exterior to prevent liquid webbing from sticking to them and using their arms to intercept any webs shot at it. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #25)
Models
- Spider-Slayer Mark I : a vaguely humanoid form with a pair of legs and a screen on the had with it able to shoot out multiple coiled steel tentacles to ensnare its targets. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #25)
- Spider-Slayer Mark II : an improvement over the prototype with this being even more humanoid that was bigger, more powerful and deadlier where similar to the older version it had a screen for its head. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #58)
Notes
- Spider-Slayers were created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko where they made their first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #25 (June, 1965).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Spider-Man, the Spider-Slayer appeared but unnamed in the setting of the 1987 animated television series in the episode "Captured by J. Jonah Jameson".
- In Spider-Man, the Spider-Slayers appeared in the setting of the animated television series where they appeared as antagonists starting from the episode "The Spider-Slayer". The first was created by Spencer Smythe with the resources of Oscorp after being hired by Norman Osborn who himself had been given the task by the Kingpin. In exchange for success, Spencer Smythe would be given a hover chair for his son Alistair Smythe who had lost the use of his legs following a laboratory explosion. Prior to its deployment, Smythe constructed remote drones called Spider Seekers that had sensors to track Spider-Man. After they proved a success, he launched the 'Black Widow' Spider-Slayer with the goal of capturing Spider-Man.
- In Spider-Man, the Spider-Slayers appeared in the setting of the 2017 animated television series with them being the secret robotic creations of Spencer Smythe with them working for Norman Osborn. One was deployed to attack the Horizon High science academy where it attacked the former laboratory of Harry Osborn to steal his equipment. During a confrontation with Spider-Man, the masked super-powered hero used an explosive to destroyed the Spider-Slayer. Alistair Smythe later operated another Spider-Slayer that attacked Spider-Man but it was destroyed. Spencer Smythe later grew angry at Norman Osborn for not giving him a teaching position at his Osborn Academy causing him to ally with Raymond Warren. Osborn and Warren both battled over control over the genetically engineered spiders that Raymond had created. Osborn began building an army of Spider-Slayers as he prepared for an eventual possible war with Warren's spider-enhanced warriors.
Video games
- In The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers, the Spider-Slayers appeared as antagonists in the setting of the handheld Nintendo video game.
- In Spider-Man, the Spider-Slayers appeared in the video game adaptation of the Sam Raimi movie. They were created by OsCorp with them resembling mechanical spiders. After discovering Spider-Man, Norman Osborn and Dr. Stromm desired the secret of his abilities as it could save the company by perfecting the human performance enhancers. As a result, the Spider-Slayers were deployed but they ended up hunting the Scorpion due to his similar arachnid DNA.
- In The Amazing Spider-Man, the Spider-Slayers were re-named as the S-Bots that were antagonists in the video game adaptation of the movie.
Toys
Appearances
- Amazing Spider-Man v1: (1965)
- Superior Spider-Man v1:
- Amazing Spider-Man v5:
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