Mac Gargan was a private investigator that J. Jonah Jameson hired to keep tabs on Peter Parker and Spider-Man, to see if the two had any connection with one- another. Eventually J. Jonah Jameson paid Mac Gargan to undergo a procedure to gain the proportionate abilities of a scorpion in order to defeat Spider-Man... but the scorpion D.N.A. later came to affect Mac Gargan's mind, forcing insanity. He blamed J. Jonah Jameson for his destroyed mind and tried to kill him, forcing Spider-Man to intervene. Some time later after a fight with Ms. Marvel, Scorpion began to believe that his Scorpion suit was stuck to his body, and he started to see himself as a monster in his reflections. Spider-Man later proved this to be a delusion. Currently Mac Gargan is Venom. For the current Scorpion see: Carmilla Black Powers Formerly: Scorpion had superhuman strength, roughly twice that of Spider-Man, as well as superhuman speed, agility, and reflexes. His suit provided him with increased durability, pincers on each hand that could tear through Spider-Man's webbing, and an extremely powerful cybernetic tail. Scorpion was able to use his tail as a fifth limb or as a deadly weapon. At times, his tail has been given certain additional weapons, such as acidic sprays, electric blasts, or a poison-tipped blade. Currently: Scorpion's powers have been enhanced after bonding with the Venom Symbiote. He also has a few new abilities, such as a camouflage power, the ability to generate organic webbing, and an immunity to Spider-Man's spider-sense. Alternate Universes Earth-1610 The Scorpion of the Ultimate universe is a clone of Spider-Man. Earth-70237 In the last days of Peter Parker being Spider-Man, Scorpion is a member of the Sinner Six, the latest version of the Sinister Six. He was killed by Spider-Man by being kicked out of the window and falling to his death. Exiles In one reality, Scorpion is one of the founding members of the Heroes For Hire and the Avengers with Black Widow and Black Knight. He was killed by an alternate version of Illyana Rasputin. Video Games The scorpion was first seen in the first Spider-Man game for the Playstation and reappeared in the movie game and Marvel Ultimate Alliance as the first boss in both. Edit