5 Reasons why Electro is a bad choice for TASM 2

Oh wow... could you imagine if Electro had a grudge against Osborn, and Spider-Man saved Osborn from him, only for Osborn to become Green Goblin and kill Gwen... imagine the impact that would have on Peter, it'd be so intense and make him seriously rethink his position as Spider-Man... that could be incredibly dramatic...

Honestly, I hope they go a more original route than just using Oscorp/science experiment gone wrong scenario. Though I'm not really sure how they would go about it otherwise.

Electro is fine, but this is a case where I wouldn't mind seeing just one more villain added to the mix to spice things up a bit. Hopefully they surprise us with this, as in keep it secret the entire time, and give us the Green Goblin. Though I didn't really like the first one, I wouldn't be surprised if this one FINALLY explores new and refreshing grounds. However, a villain like Shocker would have been perfect for this film's universe (should have been the villain in the first instalment IMO).

I think that they should base Electro off the Ultimate Universe one

I actually had this idea that, if they used Wilson Fisk, Electro could be his body guard, a scientifically enhanced henchman with electical powers. He'd wear a business suit with a green shirt and yellow tie, as a nod to the comic character's costume, he'd be bald and have a scar over one of his eyes resembling the shape of his mask. I can almost imagine Kingpin's voice as he calls out to his bodyguard, "Maxwell"... Plus then Electro could still have a reason to be against Norman Osborn, as Osborn and Fisk could be competitors.

@LEVITIKUZ: I should've been more specific, the reason I feel if they wanted to have Electro they should go with the look from The Gauntlet is because he don't have a mask. Actually, crap.... costume is still not a valid reason. I just gave an answer to one of the problems I had with it. Damn. Take away the mask, give him the scars on his face with the face paint and give him the rest of his costume and bam, you got Electro's appearance.

Although I think they can find a way to make the costume work, after seeing the first movie and playing through the game, it looks like the series is going for genetic modification for all of the villains, each being a product of OsCorp in some fashion, making Norman Osborn the mastermind/force behind everything. Electro will probably be closer to how he sometimes looks in Ultimate Spider-Man: a guy in regular clothes (maybe with yellow/green present), and when he powers up fully, a being made of pure energy.

Just use the ultimate version. A man made of pure energy. Electro would work very well.

This article seems to be reaching a bit for actual reasons NOT to include a villain in a movie. All of these things could be said for TDKR as well! Silly characters put on the big screen! Did they screw it up? Hell yes they did! Doesn't mean that all of the villains are gonna turn out as bad as those did!

He looks boss. No reason this costume can't work. Hell, Doc Ock didn't even have a costume in the movie - he just had a trench coat.

Also, he doesn't need a "costume", just maybe something that conceals his identity. As for his character - he is no more interesting than Octavius, Sandman, or Vulture.... so....

MTV used the Electro character in their Spider-Man series and made it more updated as did the Ultimate Comics. See Below:

In Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Max Dillon (voiced by Ethan Embry),[citation needed] is a geeky high school friend of Peter Parker who attends Empire State University. Dillon first appears as a college friend of Parker's in the episode "Head Over Heels", in a minor role. In the subsequent episode "The Party", he is transformed into an electrical creature after being covered in an unknown substance and then struck by lightning. He immediately pursues revenge on fellow students who bullied him, even killing their leader, Doug Reisman, before Spider-Man weakened him and forced him to retreat into an underground electrical system. Electro reappears in the episode "When Sparks Fly", where he had been hiding out to regain his power. He planned to transform Sally Thompson, a girl he liked into a being like himself for companionship, but he was trapped in a HVSC (High Voltage Storage Container) battery by Spider-Man, Mary Jane and Harry Osborn, then thrown to the bottom of the Hudson river.

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Electro has been reimagined with powers as a product of bioengineering. Unlike his mainstream counterpart, Ultimate Electro is bald, wears a black leather outfit, and has some grotesque burn scars. As a result of experimentation by Justin Hammer, Max Dillon is given the power to control and create electricity. He is sold by Hammer to the Kingpin in exchange for a real estate development contract.[44] When Spider-Man breaks into the Kingpin's office, Electro electrocutes him, and he, the Enforcers, and Fisk unmask him, revealing him to be a teenager. They decide to throw him out a window. Spider-Man returns and defeats him.[45] His defeat changes Electro's powers, making him reach a more powerful blue form, during which he can fly and perform greater feats. Electro later escapes from federal custody, murdering several people in the process. The superhero team the Ultimates re-apprehend him and place him in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody along with the Sandman, Kraven the Hunter, Doctor Octopus, and the Green Goblin. The five supervillains escape and become the Ultimate Six.[46] They attack S.H.I.E.L.D. They manage to capture an unmasked Spider-Man. They tie him to a chair, torture and humiliate him, and force him to join them. In a battle with the Ultimates on the White House lawn, Thor defeats Electro. He eventually escapes and is hired by Bolivar Trask to gauge Venom's power. Electro leads Venom on a chase throughout Manhattan when Spider-Man appears. Electro knocks Spider-Man out and tries to kill him, but Venom attacks Electro, trying to take Electro's opportunity to kill the fallen hero. Venom defeats Electro by destroying the neon signs that Electro is feeding on. When S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives Venom flees, and Electro is once again brought into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. The Green Goblin later breaks Electro out of the supervillain prison within the Ultimates' headquarters, the Triskelion, in exchange for Electro's alliance when needed.[47] Electro goes to Norman Osborn's penthouse to wait for instructions where he is disturbed by Spider-Man. He attempts to flee and gets involved in a fight both with Spider-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. He is eventually brought down and is assumed to be back in custody.[48]
Alongside the rest of the Ultimate Six, Electro plays a role in the "Death of Spider-Man" storyline. Norman Osborn breaks him and the rest out of the Triskelion, and after their escape, informs them that God wishes for them to kill Peter Parker.[49] Then, after Osborn kills Dr. Octopus after he tries to leave the group, the remaining five (Electro, The Green Goblin, Sandman, Kraven, and Vulture) go to Parker's home in Queens. There a fight ensues between the Five and both Johnny Storm and Bobby Drake, who were living there at the time. The two heroes are defeated, with Electro himself defeating Iceman by sending a jolt of electricity through his ice, but not before Johnny manages to knock Osborn out. Peter then arrives, wearing his Spider-Man costume but no mask, and proceeds to fight the four remaining members of the Six. After a pitched battle, Electro is about to deliver the killing shot on a beaten and exhausted Spider-Man, but before he can strike he is shot three times from behind by Aunt May. He 'short circuits' in a massive electrical surge, taking out Kraven, Sandman, and Vulture.[50]
Later, Dillon is shown to have survived the shooting, and is being held in SHIELD custody when Miles Morales, the new Spider-Man, is brought in for questioning. Electro is able to power up and attempt an escape after being improperly sedated by a S.H.I.E.L.D. nurse. After taking down Iron Man, Spider-Woman and Hawkeye, Electro fights Miles, in his store-bought Spider-Man costume, and Fury, thinking Miles is the original Spider-Man and angry that he's still alive. Miles stuns Electro by hitting him with a hurled crate, and Fury shoots him to end the threat.[51]

WhiteDragon66: Scorpion could work as long as they avoid the cross species genetics because that only worked for The Lizard. Who wants to see the same thing twice? Ya know? Scorpion needs to have some affiliation with Oscorp in my opinion while also having been hired by Jameson to kill Spider-Man.

So, let me get this straight: You don't want Electro because they'd have to change the character's origin? So what? They do that in one way or another with most characters. They've changed SPIDER-MAN's origin here and there, haven't they? Most characters get revamps...but in the end, it's the fact that Electro—a guy who shoots electricity—would be Spidey's nemesis. Spidey's not fighting the guy's origin. Any origin will do as long as the character looks like, has the same powers as, and is called, Electro.

Two, you claim that Electro isn't a Dr. Doom rip-off, but that they have similar powers? Do you even know how many lightning-type powers have been used in comics and films? Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars, Livewire in DC Comics, Storm, Zeus, Garth Ranzz...and that's just a few. Doom and Electro look nothing alike except for green in their costume, they have different origins, names, modus operandi, raison d'etres, and more importantly, NO ONE CARES that Doom appeared in the FF movie. You talk about the casual moviegoer. I barely remembered Doom's appearance in that sham of a film, and I watch comics-based films a little more than casually. Sorry, just because Dr. Doom had lightning powers briefly in a terrible film that no one cares about doesn't make the "Well Electro has similar powers in a *different* film and looks completely different, etc." argument float very well, does it?

Costumes. You think a character shouldn't appear in a movie because of their ridiculous costumes? So you think Kick-Ass shouldn't have been made at all? What about all the other ridiculous costumes in films—I mean, Captain America looks like a walking flag, how is that not ridiculous? Spider-Man is red & blue...name me one red & blue spider...it's ridiculous. Every Batman film at some point touches on the ridiculousness of a man dressing as a bat. In fact, ANY X-MEN COSTUME is ridiculous, but for the first film they dressed them all in black leather and the fandoms were fine with it. So costuming is not a reason to leave Electro out of the film.

You didn't like the fight scene between Spidey & Doc Ock in SM2, so you think Electro shouldn't be in ASM3? Can you explain that logic? Because that's not logic. That's basically saying, "This one time there was a fight I personally didn't like between Spider-Man and a villain that I personally thought was boring so now this different film with different writers, producers, and directors, shouldn't use a completely different character because what if I don't like the fight scene." I mean, did you even read what you wrote before you posted this? Does this site have content editors at all?

Honestly, was this essay written by some high school teenager looking for extra credit? Why do websites post stuff like this?