Lady Octopus
Marvel Comics supervillain
Lady Octopus (Carolyn Trainer), also known as Doctor Octopus, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily as an enemy of the superheroes Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider. The character is the protégée of Otto Octavius, the original Doctor Octopus, and assumes her mentor's mantle and an upgraded version of his tentacle harness following Octavius' death in the "Clone Saga". After Octavius' resurrection only a few years later, she becomes Lady Octopus to distinguish herself from him, and has made minor appearances in several stories since.
Publication history
Lady Octopus first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #406 (October 1995) and was created by writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist Angel Medina.
Fictional character biography
Carolyn Trainer is the daughter of Seward Trainer and a student of Otto Octavius. After Octavius is killed by Kaine Parker during the "Clone Saga", Carolyn sought to continue his legacy.
Trainer obtains a four-tentacle harness identical to the one used by Octavius, which she upgrades with a force field. She takes the "Doctor Octopus" name in honor of her instructor and begins a campaign to steal her father's research in merging reality and virtual reality.
Doctor Octopus works for the Master Programmer, a digitized copy of Otto Octavius' mind, and works with the Hand to resurrect the real Octavius.
Carolyn Trainer made a small appearance in "Secret War".
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