Herman Schultz was a high school dropout who had brilliant talents as both an inventor and an engineer. Instead of using such talents to gain legitimate employment, he became a successful burglar and (according to him in later stories) the world's best safe-cracker. After finally being caught and incarcerated for his crimes, he developed a pair of gauntlets designed to shoot air blasts, vibrating at high frequency.
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Schultz used the gauntlets to escape from prison and became the super-villain known as "The Shocker". He defeated Spider-Man in their first confrontation, but was later beaten and sent back to prison by Spider-Man (who pinned Schultz's thumbs away from the gauntlets' triggers with his webbing).
The Shocker would go on to prove a constant presence among Spider-Man's gallery of enemies, often times as either a thief or subordinate to a more prominent of Spider-Man's foes (notably Wilson Fisk and the Owl). He regularly works either as a member of a team (including Hobgoblin's Sinister Seven, Norman Osborn's Sinister Twelve, Doctor Octopus's most recent Sinister Six, and the Masters of Evil) or in partnership with at least one other villain (previous alliances include Boomerang, The Beetle, Rhino, Leila Davis, the Trapster, Hydro-Man, and Speed Demon).
Likely Schultz's most ambitious solo exploit was his attempt to hold the city of New York for ransom by blacking out various electrical grids to spell out his name.
The Shocker found a rare moment of victory over Spider-Man when he teamed up with the Trapster. Sent by the Friends of Humanity to assassinate Paul Stacy, the duo managed to glue Stacy and Spider-Man together and corner them, only to be called off of their assignment moments before finishing them off.
The Shocker wears a pair of gauntlets that, when activated by a thumb trigger, can project a concentrated blast of air that has been vibrated at an intense frequency. This allows the Shocker to both effectively throw long range vibrational punches, as well as vibrate the structure of something in order to weaken or destroy it. Holding the thumb triggers down for an extended period of time increases the intensity, speed, and even spread of the air blasts.
The feedback from the Shocker's gauntlets is extremely intense (the initial test almost killed him). To guard himself from this, Schultz developed a protective costume consisting largely of yellow quilt patches designed to absorb the shock. The costume's appearance has been the source of ridicule on the part of Spider-Man and other characters. In the videogames based on the Spider-Man films, Spider-Man is particularly vicious in mocking the Shocker's costume. (How fellow villain the Looter was able to once wield one of the gauntlets without wearing a protective costume and suffering injury is unclear).
While most Spider-Man villains usually shift from their original goals to a vendetta against Spider-Man, the Shocker is still concerned largely with making a living and protecting his reputation. As such, the character is usually portrayed as behaving in a more professional manner than the majority of his maniacal peers.
Shocker has a notably rational personality among Spider-Man's enemies. He has often times been shown to recognize his own limitations amongst a universe of super-powered individuals. He was once stricken with chronic anxiety and paranoia (in the Deadly Foes of Spider-Man series) stemming from his fears about being targeted by anti-heroes Scourge and The Punisher. While partnered with the Trapster, he mentions that he engages in therapy.
yah,shocker rules! one of the most beloved underrated C-list spidey villain,the only reason he "suck" as many claim is cos writers can't do their work and fit him in.he is a professional criminal,but they try to portray him as a goofy and arrogant powered thug. even bendis made him a joke on usm.....poor herman.
I like the shocker. But if you don't have scans this will be closed.
I was actually saving a bunch of pictures and feats of the shocker a few months back for the very purpose of making a respect thread and rubbing it in digi's face.......sadly my computer crashed
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The Shocker found a rare moment of victory over Spider-Man when he teamed up with the Trapster. Sent by the Friends of Humanity to assassinate Paul Stacy, the duo managed to glue Stacy and Spider-Man together and corner them, only to be called off of their assignment moments before finishing them off.
shocker is also one of the few if not only c list non powered vilain to survive a enconter with the punisher.....i'm trying to find what comics this happened. or if it was shown, all i remember was reading about it on a spider-man comics.
and kurash its not rare ,shocker defeated spiderman 4 times, lost 4 times and ended in draw twice.
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Respect Shocker !!! everyone needs love.
Feb 11th, 2007 03:16 PM
