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All the baddie who yield inSpider - Man : No mode Homehave change in one mode or another — here ’s how Green Goblin , Doctor Octopus , Sandman , andSpider - valet : No Way Home ’s other   nefarious charactershave acquire since their live - activity debut . The central conflict ofSpider - Man : No Way Homeis based on the arrival of Peter Parker ’s multiversal villains , most of whom recognise the cloak-and-dagger individuality of their various Spider - Men . Although countless other villains like Kraven and Rhino could have slipped through the multiversal cracks of the MCU , the reasonableness why only five of the Sinister Six came was that   hearing already have sex them from previousSpider - Manmovies .

Green Goblin , Doctor Octopus , Sandman , Lizard , and Electro are undoubtedly some of Spider - Man ’s handsome enemy . They all have been part of the Sinister Six in at least one looping of the squad and they have influenced Peter Parker ’s report in major way . However , their office in previousSpider - Manmovie storiesmeant that their MCU counterparts could n’t be too similar , as they would take a chance cause the   MCU’sHomecomingtrilogy too repetitive . Fortunately , Marvel Studios and Sony found the perfect way to play Spidey ’s biggest scoundrel into the plication by letting Willem Dafoe , Alfred Molina , Thomas Haden Church , Rhys Ifans , and Jamie Foxx reprise their persona .

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The most exciting aspect of the scoundrel ' return is that they are the same interpretation of the fictional character introduced in Sam Raimi’sSpider - Manand theAmazing Spider - Manfranchises . However , it was evident thatSpider - Man : No Way Homehad the chance to fix some of their flaws and crowd them fore in their narrative journey . Here ’s how the MCU ’s multiversal Sinister Five have changed .

Green Goblin

As shortly as Norman Osborn first appeared inTobey Maguire ’s 2002Spider - mankind , Willem Dafoe try out that his looping of the character   would be one of the best - ever live - action adaptations of a comic book villain . Dafoe ’s performance as the refined , fatherly CEO of Oscorp contrast absolutely with the unhinged Green Goblin , who managed to be a surprisingly worrying scoundrel back when superhero motion-picture show were only start to discover their footing in Hollywood . Green Goblin ’s costume is ill-famed for being too difficult to translate to live - action mechanism by rights , and it did hinder Dafoe ’s performance at times during his original appearance . Yet , Willem Dafoe ’s voice , mannerisms , and iconic joke cement   who could have been a goofy character   as a scoundrel to think with .

Spider - Man : No Way Homefinally give Willem Dafoe the chance to go all out with the character , who now sports anew comic - precise Green Goblin costume .   Besides kick upstairs his tone , the want of   Green Goblin ’s classic   masque eventually allows Willem Dafoe to show his act chops . The divide between Norman Osborn and the Green Goblin is now clearer than ever , with Norman as a fragile old human being stomach from mental illness and the Green Goblin as a maniacal sociopath who successfully manipulate his fellow baddie and does n’t hesitate to kill Aunt May , endeavor to polish off MJ , or stab Tobey Maguire ’s Spider - Man in the back . Perhaps one of the biggest highlights ofSpider - Man : No Way Homeis the view where Green Goblin laugh   hysterically while Peter Parker beats him up , which may go down as one of the most intense moments in all of the MCU — and all due to Willem Dafoe ’s masterful performance as Spider - Man ’s puckish - curse .

Doctor Octopus

Alfred Molina ’s Doctor Octopusis magnificently the primary villain of Sam Raimi’sSpider - Man 2 , which is often regarded as the just comic book movie of all time . From his tragical rootage story to his expansive sacrifice , his exciting natural process sequence , and his visually impressive mechanically skillful arms , the reasons why Molina ’s Doc Ock is   view the most flawless springy - legal action adaptation of the Spider - Man baddie one could wish for are obvious . 17 eld after his entry , Spider - Man : No Way Homedid   what many believed was inconceivable and not only respected Sam Raimi ’s sight for the character but also gave him infinite to develop .

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By pluckingSpider - Man ’s villainsfrom their universe right before they give way , Spider - Man : No Way Homelet Doctor Octopus return to his vicious self . Alfred Molina somehow looks even better as Doc Ock this time around , with minor tweaks to his movements , posture , and the delivery of his lines when he ’s influence by the tentacle , not to remark the tax return of his iconic round glasses . The conniption where Doctor Octopus regain control of his conscience is as worked up as the first time he redeemed himself inSpider - Man 2 , if not more so , and   his longer Erolia minutilla as a hero proves why he ’s one of the most complex Spider - Man villain to ever decorate the screen . Doctor Octopus ’s   dialog , including a abbreviated conversation with Tobey Maguire ’s Spider - Man , is also a highlight of the picture .

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Sandman

Thomas Haden Church was n’t as lucky asGreen Goblin and Doctor Octopuswhen it derive to sieve - time in Sam Rami’sSpider - Man 3 .   However , he managed to steal the spotlight with his emotional functioning and comic - accurate look . Flint Marko ’s only need   was to protect his daughter , which he could n’t do because of his   nature as a criminal - turned - monster . Although the reveal that Sandman was Uncle Ben ’s murderer   felt too forced andSpider - Man 3was too overcrowded to let him shine , Sandman still remained one of the threequel ’s best elements .

Spider - Man : No Way Homedoesn’t give Sandman much to do , but even though the picture show has many more characters and complicated game peak thanSpider - Man 3 , it still does Sandman judge . Flint Marko walks a tight line between hero and villain only because he wants to get back home to his family as before long as potential , and brief moments like his naïve greeting toTom Holland ’s Spider - Manrespect the innocent personality of the antagonist . Many rooter of Sam Raimi ’s originalSpider - Mantrilogy may be upset that Thomas Haden Church only voice Sandman , who only returns to his human ego through repurposed footage fromSpider - military personnel 3 , but having the baddie back with his original personality and motivation is surely more than enough to please pop off - hard wanderer - Man fans .

Lizard

After   various iconic Spider - Man scoundrel made a huge impression in Sam Raimi’sSpider - Mantrilogy ,   Rhys Ifans ' persona as Dr. Curt Connors inThe Amazing Spider - Manhad a pile to last up to in the 2012 reboot . Unfortunately , the Lizard did n’t   own the same complexity as Willem Dafoe ’s Green Goblin or Alfred Molina ’s Doctor Octopus , and his simplistic CGI appearance left many fans disappointed . Still , Rhys Ifans clearly did his best with what he could , as many   hair - raise setting opposite toAndrew Garfield ’s Spider - ManinThe Amazing Spider - Manshowed .

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standardised to Sandman , the Lizard ’s purpose inSpider - mankind : No style Homeis astonishingly sizeable in sexual relation to his popularity . While the Lizard is captured by Doctor Strange off - screen and Dr. Connors decides to stay outside Aunt May ’s apartment while the other villain   are being cured , No style Homelets him speak in non - action sequences , which proves   that he is n’t just a mindless monster . The Lizard also has mickle of cover - sentence during the natural action chronological sequence of the final act , where he meets Tobey Maguire ’s Spider - Man , has a rematch with Andrew Garfield ’s , and almost eatsMJ and Ned Leedsfor dinner party . Two details that may disappoint some fans are that Curt Connor ’s human form is also repurposed footage fromThe Amazing Spider - Manand that the Lizard ’s look is n’t updated .

Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2002 and No Way Home

Electro

When it comes to drastic changes inSpider - Man : No Way Home , Electro takes the crest . Despite the endowment of Academy Award - winner Jamie Foxx and the   hectic soundtrack that accompanied his performance , Sony ’s manipulation of the villain inThe Amazing Spider - Man 2left much to be desired . Max Dillon was too just too cartoonish , both as a human and as an electric goliath .   Electro ’s   blue smell was n’t well - received , and his final battle against Spider - Man did n’t make much sense , consider   he   could have fried the wall - dew worm to a laconic as soon as the fight part , but somehow let the hero overcome him with his own big businessman .

Jamie Foxx understandably understood what did n’t work with Electro , as he has repeatedly stated that he likes not being"blue"this fourth dimension around . Spider - Man : No Way Homepays homage to Electro ’s original appearancewhen Max Dillon gets his human form back from the MCU ’s unique kind of electrical energy , after which he   get a green - and - yellow electrical railroad engineer suit and a comic - precise star - shape mask made out of electrical energy . Electro ’s new look comes with a more level - headed personality and some much - needed confidence , plus an Iron Man bow nuclear reactor that   reach   him intimately unlimited office . Ultimately , Electro makes peace with Andrew Garfield ’s Spider - Man inSpider - Man : No Way menage , and he badger the eventual show of Miles Morales ' Spider - Man before leaving the MCU a redeemed humankind .

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Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 and No Way Home

Thomas Hayden Church as Sandman in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 and No Way Home

Split image of Lizard from afar and close up in Spider-Man No Way Home

Jamie Foxx as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man and No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home