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"You better make damn sure you can kill me this time, because if you don't, I'm gonna kill the light! So everyone in this city is gonna know how it feels to live in my world! A world without power, a world without mercy, a world without Spider-Man! And everyone will be able to see me for what i truly am!"
"And who are you?"
"Don't you know? I'm Electro!
"
―Electro and Ashley Kafka[src]

Maxwell "Max" Dillon is a former employee of Oscorp. After accidentally being electrocuted by genetically altered electric eels at Oscorp; Max became the supervillain known as Electro.

Biography[]

The Amazing Spider-Man 2[]

Max Dillon lived his whole life without anyone acknowledging his existence. When Spider-Man saved him from a taxi hurtling through the air, he was thrilled to have been acknowledged by somebody, let alone the very famous Spider-Man. As Spider-Man left, Max started to believe that he was the hero's best friend, his "eyes and ears". He began to obsess over him, creating a collage of the vigilante in his home.

After he found out that hardly anyone remembered his birthday and his schematics for a new power grid were stolen by his colleagues at Oscorp, Max was forced by Alistair Smythe to fix an electrical problem in one of Oscorp's genetics labs despite the occasion. Max attempted to fix two disconnected cables. The resulting electrical current shocked him, sending him falling through several stairways and into a vat of genetically modified eels. The creatures viciously attacked him, turning him into Electro until the tank shattered.

Max awoke in a morgue. Donning a black hoodie, he escaped and made his way to Times Square, where he accidentally caused a scene whilst trying to sustain himself with a power cable. Spider-Man arrived as Dillon began to discover his powers, attempting to reason with him. Max, no longer feeling insignificant, was devoid of hostility before he was shot by a sniper. Feeling betrayed by his idol, Max began to use his powers to attack the civilians around him, being launched into a screen where he charged himself with thousands of volts. The resulting electromagnetic pulse damaged several blocks of the city, as well as the entirety of Times Square. Max was eventually apprehended by Spider-Man with the help of the fire department.

Max, now naming himself Electro, was sent to Ravencroft Institute, where he was placed in a large harness that contained his power, being experimented on by Dr. Kafka and supervised by Donald Menken. He was soon freed by Harry Osborn, who formed an alliance with him as both wanted Spider-Man dead. Electro caused a citywide blackout and challenged Spider-Man to a fight at OscorpPower. After a lengthy battle, Spider-Man, with the help of Gwen Stacy, defeated Electro by overloading his power supply, causing his body to dissolve and explode in a burst of electricity.

Character traits[]

Max was a "nobody" who initially idolized Spider-Man after running into him on the streets. He was considered "a loner" due to his general disconnection to other people and lack of a caring family. Max, growing tired of the people who pushed him around, tended to have imaginary outbursts before snapping back to reality and allowing them to continue doing so.

After he was transformed, being seen in Time Square thrilled him, but as the police continued to attack him, he began to lose his patience with them and attacked them when Spider-Man promised he would not be shot again and he was. Furthermore, Spider-Man had forgotten his name after calling Max a somebody and made him feel important when no one else would. As the attention of everyone in Time Square turned from him to Spider-Man and those who did still acknowledge him called him a freak, he thought Spider-Man lied to him and attacked everyone until he was short circuited.

Max became resentful towards all humanity for ignoring him and wanted to make everyone feel like he did: alone in the dark. He would do this by taking all the electricity from the city and beyond for himself, and he believed that he would be like a god to them. He also wanted Spider-Man dead for forgetting his name and seemingly lying to him. He became bolder and lost his inhibitions, no longer keeping his imaginary outbursts imaginary. He became a sociopath with no regard for life and only caring for his own image being perfected in the eyes of others. He never hesitated in killing and became tough and almost intimidating.

Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

  • Superhuman Physiology: After being electrocuted by genetically altered electric eels; Electro developed superhuman attributes including electrogenesis, electrokinesis and electricity mimicry.
    • Organic Electricity Skin: Electro possessed an indestructible electricity form.
    • Electrogenesis: Electro could generate, create and project bright blue or yellow electricity from both of his hands, his entire body or mouth; he was able to generate at least from 10,000 volts of electricity to 10,000,000 volts of electricity simultaneously.
    • Electrokinesis: Electro could manipulate electricity; he was able to focus it into bolts of electrical lightning. He could also channel any type of external electricity.
      • Emotional State: The more Electro gave into his emotions; the stronger his electrical powers become.
    • Energy Absorption: Electro could absorb several different types of energy, particularly electricity; the more energy Electro absorbed, the stronger his electrical powers became.
    • Self-Sustenance: Electro was almost completely self-sustained; as he had no need to breathe, eat or drink at all; but he did at least need electricity to sustain his body.
    • Superhuman Senses: Electro was able to sense the presence of electrical currents or electrical devices over small or vast distances.
    • Flight: Electro was able to fly at amazing speeds and at high altitudes.
    • Teleportation: Due to Electro's electrogenesis and electrokinesis powers; he was capable of teleporting through electricity.

Weaknesses[]

  • Energy Overload: If Electro absorbs too much energy; it will overload his entire body; causing Electro to dissolve and explode.
  • Lack of Shapeshifting: Electro cannot change back into his human form and is permanently trapped inside his electricity form.
  • Water: If Electro was exposed to huge amounts of water; such as water from a fire hose; it will temporarily short-circuit his electrical powers.

Relationships[]

Appearances/Actors[]

Behind the scenes[]

  • According to Marc Webb in the Sinister Six featurette in the The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Blu-Ray, Gustav Fiers was originally Max Dillon in early versions of the film.

Trivia[]

  • Jamie Foxx is the first Oscar winner to portray a Spider-Man villain. Willem Dafoe has been nominated twice, but never won an Oscar.
  • Electro does not wear his classic green-and-yellow suit from the comics, but instead wears a black leather suit similar to Electro's ultimate comics suit.
  • In the comics, Max is Caucasian. In the Earth-120703 universe; he is African American.
  • In a deleted scene, Max Dillon is revealed to currently be living with his mother.
  • Max is one of the few characters to be portrayed by the same actor in two different film franchises. Jamie Foxx reprised the role of Max Dillon/Electro in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Gallery[]

The Amazing Spider-Man 2[]

Promotion, Filming and Concept Art[]

References[]


See Also[]

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