With just a few days left until Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, let’s analyze together what the main villain will be: Kraven
Kraven the Hunter was shown in the first gameplay trailer, after the preview of Venom intent on accepting the bounty on Spider-Man’s head which is part of the database of the most worthy prey to hunt for the king of hunters. Shortly after his presentation, we see Kraven’s followers attack New York to hunt down Peter, who unleashes his symbiote. But who is Kraven really? Let’s find out together.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Who is Kraven? | The creation
The character Kraven the Hunter debuted in Marvel Comics in 1964, created by Stan Leea and Steve Ditko. It was initially introduced as a Spider-Man’s opponentbut the character has also clashed with other renowned characters, such as Black Panther e Squirrell Girl. Although he is always presented as a villain, he has a great sense of honor and respects every one of his opponents, which is why today he is considered more like a antiheroin fact it was often Spider-Man’s ally, for whom he has deep respect due to all the defeats he has suffered from him. His appearance in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is not the first in a video game, in fact he has appeared in multiple works, including animated series and video games, the most noteworthy are Spectacular Spider-Man e The Amazing Spider-Man 2in which Kraven serves as Peter’s mentor.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Who is Kraven? | The birth
His true name is Sergeij Kravinoff. born to Nicolaj and Anna Makarova Kravinoff in Russia, but the family moved to America. His is a difficult past, the mother is suicidal, while his father dies from alcoholism. The boy met a Wakandan widow, Aja Orishe, with whom he had a son. Thanks to her, Kraven became very fond of the jungle, which is why they often organized excursions there Africawhere he discovered the existence of a potion capable of giving great powers, including the strength of an elephant, the agility of a leopard, and the speed of a cheetah. Kraven faced the ritual, and after 4 days of apparent death, he woke up senseless, walked away from his wife and took his son with him. Since then he became obsessed with hunting, and when the Chameleon proposed Spider-Man as prey, the spider became his main prey, which he tried to kill several times, but failed each time. Kraven was also a founding member of the Sinister Six.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Who is Kraven? | The last hunt
One of the most intriguing stories that have given much more relevance and popularity to the King of Hunters is Kraven’s Last Hunt. In this story, after Peter returns from the funeral of one of his crime informers, Kraven surprises him by drugging him, then shooting him between the eyes with a shotgun. After burying him, the hunter decides to replace his nemesis for two weeks, eliminating all of Spider’s opponents and defeating Vermin, a half-man, half-mouse creature, which Spidey was unable to defeat alone. Kraven thus demonstrated his superiority. Peter is actually alive, and after recovering, he manages to get out of his grave and take revenge on Kraven, beating him. The hunter did not respond to the attack, because he believed he had gotten the better of him, having proven himself to be a better fighter. Once he finally reaches his life goal, he decides to commit suicideending up like her mother.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Who is Kraven? | The resurrection
Kraven’s wife Sasha Aleksandra Nikolaevich and daughter Ana Kravinoff did not accept his death, which is why they decided to perform a ritual for their beloved to return to life. They kidnapped Madame Web e Mattie Franklin (Spider-Woman), Lizard, Electro, Mysterio and the Chameleon were also involved in the plan, who fought against Spider-Man. After the first fight with Lizard, the Tetra Spider Hunt. The hero lost to the Kravinoffs, was put on a table and killed with a dagger, it was then that Kraven came back to life through the ritual. But the one who died was a clone of Peter, Kaine Parker, which is why the King of the Hunters was resurrected with impure blood. Kaine, however, was cured and Kraven, to break the curse of immortality, decided to be killed by the one who became the Red Spider. Kaine did so, but with the same fatal blow she brought Kraven back to life with the curse broken.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Who is Kraven? | The powers of the hunter
For the less experienced, Kraven would seem to be simply an ordinary human being with a great strategic mind equipped with hunter equipment and weapons, but Kraven is not just that. In fact, he gains physical abilities almost equal to those of theWall climber. He becomes stronger than a lion, more agile than a leopard and faster than a cheetah, he is able to knock out an elephant with one punch, stop a rhino from running with his bare hands, run at 110 km/h and lift two tons. His resistance allows him to survive falls from buildings and blows inflicted by armed opponents superhuman strengthFurthermore, the potion significantly slows down aging, Kraven is in fact 70 years old but he barely looks 40. It enhances his senses, allowing him to locate opponents at long distances, hear noises that a normal human cannot, and pinpoint an enemy’s location by smell. Not to forget the hunting equipment, such as weapons and traps, and his knowledge of human and animal anatomywhich allows him to paralyze his enemies by hitting weak points.
In short, it seems that Kraven will give our hero a hard time in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which we remind you will arrive shortly exclusively on PS5 this October 20th. We at techgameworld.com invite you to continue following us to read our review of the video game which will be published soon. Happy campaign everyone! And remember: be greater, together.