The main enemy of Spider-Man. Who is the Vulture (Marvel)?

Vulture ("Marvel") is a fictional character created by Stan Lee and Stephen Ditko. This is one of the most cruel and cunning villains. He meets in many animated series and video games. And someone at home even has his figure. Vulture (Marvel) - who is he and why does he hate Spiderman so much?

Character Biography

Adrian Tums had lost his parents when he was a child, so he was raised by his older brother. The guy was very smart, as evidenced by his progress at school and the positive feedback from teachers. And when he grew up, he began working as an electronics engineer in a company that he founded with his business partner Gregory Bestman.

For a long time, Tums worked on creating a suit, wearing which a person could fly like a bird. And he achieved excellent results. About his success, Adrian was going to tell his partner, but having learned that Bestman had been stealing their money all this time, he decided to leave the company.

By that time the suit was ready completely. Trying it, Tums felt a considerable surge of strength. He realized that in this way he could provide for himself for life. But honest work is not achieved. And from that moment a cruel and dangerous criminal appeared in the city - Vulture ("Marvel"). Such a nickname he chose, hinting at the peculiarity of the costume.

Acquaintance with Spiderman

For the first time about the Vulture it became known from criminal news after the robbery of one of the banks. But the villain did not care until one day he was tracked by Spider-Man. Peter Parker has long dreamed of meeting him. And now it finally happened. True, then Spider-Man was not an experienced soldier, so he lost the battle and miraculously managed to leave alive.

The next meeting was more successful. This time, Peter Parker took advantage of his own invention, which destabilized the Suit of the Vulture, which allowed him to catch it. Adrian Tums was put behind bars, but not for long. A couple of months, thanks to the prison store, I managed to collect new equipment and escape.

He would be hiding, but the Vulture ("Marvel") did not quit with crime. Therefore, when a new insidious idea arose in his head, the Spider-Man was close. The problem is that Tums has not yet fully recovered his suit, so the outcome of the fight was a foregone conclusion. He lost again.

Six by one

For a while, the Vulture had to rest in prison. But the world is not without good people, so Adriana was waiting for a pleasant surprise. Dr. Octavius helped the villain escape, and, of course, he counted on reciprocal service. The vulture (Marvel) was to join his team, which already included Mysterio, Kraven Hunter, Electro and Sandman. Their enemies were selected by the villain by lot. And fortunately, for Mr. Thums, Spider-Man was the first target.

The plan was simple - to lure the hero into a trap, and then arrange him "dark." The thing is that Peter Parker has not used his skills for a long time, so he lost first. But in the end, every villain gathered and conquered.

Farewell and greetings, old age!

Prior to his career as a super-villain, Adrian Toms was already a man in years, and then there was cancer. Fear of death pushed him to invent a new device that pulled the vital energy of other people. He began to quickly grow young, and most importantly, healed from a deadly disease. Although the brain still visited insidious thoughts, the Vulture opened up a hunt for those who knew him as an old man. But the plans were violated Spider-Man and his imitator Marauder, who recently moved to the side of good.

During the next fight with Spider-Man on Tums, David Culen attacked, capable of dissolving any object that he touched. But it was not a friendly gesture toward Parker, just a mutant vinyl Adrian in the death of his brother. Using his ability, he turned the process of rejuvenation, returning Tumes his old age. Since then, few people have seen the engineer. But the vulture did not go away, because at that time there were many people who wanted to try on his suit.

Vulture (Marvel Comics): Characteristics and equipment

The equipment, which created Adrian Thums, is a very useful gadget. With the help of magnetic technology, the costume several times increases the strength and contributes to the high survivability of its carrier. Thanks to the wings the villain develops a speed of up to 150 km / h and rises to a height of several thousand meters.

Of weapons, the Vulture ("Marvel") uses conventional and energy pistols, gloves with claws and a different type of bomb. However, over time, he had to remake the costume, because his initial version just triggered the appearance of cancer.

Alternative universes

The vulture is often found in other universes. For example, in the universe of "Marvel 2099" he again becomes the enemy of Spider-Man. There he wears high-tech armor and is a cannibal. In the universe of Marvel Noir, he stands behind the murder of Ben Parker and the abduction of aunt Mae. And in the Marvel Ultimate Vulture was again in the "Sinister Six", the purpose of which was the murder of Peter Parker.

But all his conflicts are connected not only with the Spider-Man. Thus, in the "Day of M" universe, Rhinoceros ("Marvel") and Vulture ("Marvel") united to fight against Norman Osborne. And in "Earth X" Adrian Toms was turned into a real Vulture with claws, beak and wings. He was part of the group "Bullies", responsible for the protection of Norman Osborne.