Herman Schultz (Earth-96283)

"DON'T MOCK THE SHOCK!" — Herman Schultz AKA the Shocker

Shocker is an antagonist and secondary protagonist in the Neo Spider-Man Trilogy.

He was based on the character from Marvel Comics and was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr.

Before the Spider-Man Trilogy
Herman Schultz was a drop-out from Molina High who had lost his parents in a car crash. Despite his efforts to get a job, he was rejected for being rebellious. He resorted to crime and began stealing from the places that rejected his job applications along with other "low class joints".

One night, Herman attempted stealing from Molina High, only to caught. He was sentenced to public service as an assistant engineer. Herman found he had a talent for engineering and used this to his advantage. He secretly used his service hours to work on a powerful suit that would provide him with greater strength, speed, durability, and the ability to harness the power of vibrations. One day, his suit was finished and he escaped to go off and commit crimes as a much more powerful force.

Before the Neo Spider-Man Trilogy
Not much is known of Shocker’s life before Spider-Man 4, but in The Spectacular Foes Of Spider-Man, he recalls his “greatest score”. During a bank robbery, Spider-Man came to stop Shocker, but with an injured arm. Shocker noticed his injury and used one of his vibrations the injury to hold off Spider-Man long enough to escape with the stolen money.

Spider-Man 4
Shocker had teamed up with a group of super villains to form the Frightful Five. These team members were Prowler, Mysterio, Rhino, and Stilt-Man. Spider-Man once again found Shocker, this time after Herman had robbed the bank. Spider-Man damaged Shocker’s gauntlets and quickly webbed him to a transmission tower. Herman was sent to jail along with the other members of the Frightful Five.

The Spectacular Foes of Spider-Man
Herman had spent a decent portion of time in prison with other Frightful Five members before Jack O'Lantern broke into prison and allowed them to escape. The foes were brought to a warehouse, where Herman was re-united with his equipment and the beloved Shocker Mobile. Jack then informed the Shocker and his teammates about the vast array of heists they would be pulling off.