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Doctor Octopus: Armed and Dangerous
Review by Amazing Spidey; Screenshots by Kolbar
Episode #6 - Doctor Octopus: Armed and
Dangerous
Original Airdate - February 18, 1995
Dr. Otto Octavius is permanently
endowed with four mechanical arms after an accident he blames on the Hardy
Foundation. Assuming the persona Dr. Octopus, he kidnaps Felicia Hardy, and
later J. Jonah Jameson - can Spider-Man save them in time?
Review:
TMS are masters when it comes to animating Spider-Man, and his villains. It's
all good here, especially the scene where Spider-Man dodges and flips out of the
way of Doc Ock's tentacles! It was all animated so quickly, and just beautiful.
It did a good job introducing Doc Ock for the newer audience, and showed the
full extent of his powers, and unlike a lot of his previous incarnations, he was
actually motivated to due something with his new-found power. Octavious being
Peter's teacher was a unique touch, developed from this series, not adapted from
a comic. It developed him that little bit more, in his original appearances,
Octopus was a mad scientist, that's not the case here, in this cartoon, he was a
very passionate one. A lot of Octavious character came from Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
(Alfred from "Batman: The Animated Series") who just nailed him, bang on. No 80's
high pitched squeaky voice here.
It was also nice to see Peter Parker do something other than screw up, after he
realized there wasn't a lot Spider-Man could do to beat Octavious, he used his
head to find out where he was located, and, how to defeat him in the end.
If you want to know something about Doc Ock before you see Spider-Man 2, simply
watch this episode, it tells you everything you need to know in a thoroughly
entertaining way.
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