Doctor Octopus: Armed and Dangerous

This is the sixth episode of the first series of the Spider-Man Animated Series (1994-1998).

Characters

 * Peter Parker
 * Felicia Hardy
 * J. Jonah Jameson
 * Robbie Robertson
 * Ben Parker
 * Anastasia Hardy (first appearance)
 * Otto Octavius (first appearance)

Plot
As Peter Parker arrived at Felicia Hardy's house, for a date, Doctor Octopus arrived as well and kidnapped Felicia. Anastasia Hardy, Felicia's mother, received instructions for a ransom payment, off Doctor Octopus. Peter had a flashback to when his Uncle Ben sent him off, as a kid, to a science camp, then run by Otto Octavius. Peter wondered how he could've changed from a nice, honest man into a monster with mechanical arms.

Doctor Octopus took Felicia to the warehouse where he was hiding out and told her that he had only kidnapped her because her mother had refused to fund his experiments. He then told her that one night he was doing an experiment when he accidentally caused and explosion which fused his mechanic arms to his spine and allowed him mental control over them.

J. Jonah Jameson then announced, on TV, that they would agree to Octavius' demands and soon after Octavius called them but was angered when Jameson called him a coward. Octavius then demanded that Jameson deliver the money himself. When Jameson delivered the money, Doctor Octopus captured him and Spider-Man, who had followed Jameson to Octavius' hideout, fought Doctor Octopus. Octavius defeated Spider-Man, who managed to escape, and stated that double the hostages would mean double the amount of ransom.

The next day, Anastasia berated Spider-Man for interfering with their business. Spider-Man then thought that he should talk to Doctor Octopus as Peter Parker as he knew him on a personal level. Over the phone, Octavius allowed Peter to see his fusion battery if Peter delivered the ransom money. However, after showing Peter his experiments as promised, Doctor Octopus refused to let Felicia and Jameson go and threw Peter out the window. Peter then changed into his Spider-Man costume and jumped back inside the building. Spider-Man then activated an assembly line which rendered Doctor Octopus' arms useless but also threatened the lives of Felicia and Jameson. Spider-Man saved the two before it could destroy them and Doctor Octopus was arrested by the police.

Last Episode: Menace of Mysterio

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