(The Spot) Jonathan Ohnn

PERSONALITY

at first, he appears as a goofy and incompetent man who, in spite of committing crimes, was pretty friendly towards those around him

WHAT HE BELIEVES

Because he believes himself to be responsible for giving Miles Morales his powers, he feels very entitled about it and expects to be given respect for it. He has also declared himself to be Miles' arch-nemesis, something that Miles himself didn't initially see him as. He unfairly blames Spider-Man for his mutation despite it actually being the work of himself and Kingpin for the creation of the Collider in the first place. He also extends his hatred to other spider people for getting in his way. Despite this, he appears to have a generally amiable nature towards others, casually conversing with the other Spider-Men while they fought. He also has a sense of mercy, choosing to teleport the scientists out of the particle collider to let them escape instead of killing them. However, over the course of events, he slowly began to show a sinister and power-hungry side of himself, wanting to obtain full power to be seen as a genuine threat. Spot's motive boils down to his envious hatred towards Miles Morales, blaming him for turning him into a mutant and actively seeks to one day kill Miles himself. This hatred culminates when he fully empowers himself with the collider in Earth-50101 (Mumbattan), openly declaring to Miles that he'll take everything from Miles just as he believes Miles took everything from him.

OCCUPATION

Alchemax scientist (formerly) Supervillain

POWERS / SKILLS

Scientific knowledge Enhanced strength Portal creation Teleportation Multiversal travel Levitation Nigh-omnipresence Control over the Spotted Dimension

ALIAS

The Spot Villain of the Week (by Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy) Holes Guy (by Jefferson Morales) Cow Dalmatian

HISTORY

Into the Spider-Verse Prior to his official introduction, the Spot was a scientist at Alchemax named Jonathan Ohnn, and was one of the many that worked with Kingpin on the Super-Collider project, under Olivia Octavius' supervision. He primarily used the Super-Collider to conduct experiments, but one of them involving a spider caused an alternate version from Earth-42 to replace it, which then led the spider to biting the New York youngster Miles Morales, granting him his powers. He was later seen during Miles and Peter's escape from Alchemax, where he was hit in the head with a bagel. Jonathan was in the Collider Room when the Spider-Men destroyed the Super-Collider, and was carrying a container of dark matter. When Miles blew up the Collider, the dark matter had gotten out, and fused with Jonathan, mutating his skin to turn pure white, his face disappearing, and portals of the dark matter appeared all over his body and his face. Due to his unnatural appearance causing him to be rejected and shunned by his co-workers and family, and the company he worked at being shut down, Spot decided to use his new abilities to steal money and lead a life of crime. Across the Spider-Verse Spot attempts to rob an ATM at a local bodega, causing him to be attacked by the cashier, who he manages to defeat. Miles then arrives and gets in a fight with Spot, who proclaims himself Miles' nemesis, becoming infuriated when Miles relegates him to a villain of the week. Eventually returning to the remnants of the Super-Collider, Spot reveals his origins to Miles, who remains nonchalant towards their mutual relationship. Angered at this, Spot attempts to attack both Miles and Jefferson, spawning multiple holes around him, before accidentally kicking himself into one of his holes, resulting in himself being transported in the Spot Dimension. Upon entering it, he loses all of the holes covering his body but ends up traveling to alternate universes surrounding him. Accidentally returning to his own universe, Spot realizes the power his holes can grant him, and ventures to take revenge on Spider-Man. Gathering materials and returning to his workshop apartment, Spot creates a miniature Super Collider, creating more holes which attach to his body, before finally sending him to another universe. Gradually becoming more empowered by harvesting the dark matter of other universes' Super Colliders, Spot eventually arrives at the city of Mumbattan (a hybrid of Mumbai and Manhattan) on Earth-50101 where he is confronted by Miles, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man India and Spider-Punk who have been tailing him. After a lengthy chase through the city, Spot reaches and activates the Alchemax Super Collider, despite the Spider-Men's attempts to stop him. Embracing the dark energy of the Super Collider, Spot intentionally or unintentionally shows Miles a vision of his impending destruction of their mutual universe. Finally becoming a more unstable and dangerous entity, Spot swears he shall take everything away from Miles as Miles had done to him, before teleporting away, causing the area to collapse and forcing the rest of the Spider-Men to evacuate. It is later revealed that part of Spot's plan involves the death of Miles' father Jefferson Davis, which is his canon event, leading to Miles escaping back his own universe in order to go back after Spot and save his dad. However, Miles instead ends up landing on Earth-42 where he was captured by his own variant and that variant's uncle, while the Spot manages to arrive back at his and Miles' world, with the intention of resuming his plans.

TRIVIA

Jason Schwartzman's cousin Nicolas Cage also participated in the Spider-Verse trilogy as the voice of Spider-Man Noir. The Spot initially wasn't planned to be the main antagonist of Across the Spider-Verse. Longtime Spider-Man producer Avi Arad suggested the character be used for the film and the idea was dismissed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, until they looked into his powers. Spot being treated as a joke in the beginning is likely referencing how he was treated as such in the comics. Spot's backstory, specifically the scene where Miles chucks a bagel at him, has been dubbed "the Bagel Effect" by many audiences due to how such a ridiculous moment led to him becoming a dangerous villain. When empowered, Spot bears a great resemblance to Miles's silhouette in his "Great Expectations" graffiti, which would be representative of him becoming part of Miles's journey to truly becoming Spider Man, possibly by bringing about his canon event. The scene in which the Spot claims that Miles created him, confusing both Miles and his father Jefferson has become a popular exploitable meme, with Spot and Jefferson's dialogues being replaced with other absurd speeches or the scene being dubbed over other characters. The Spot being Miles’ arch-nemesis actually holds some merit when most realize how similar they are, unfortunately for Miles: Both are very smart in terms of science. Both were gifted their powers thanks to Kingpin’s Super Collider, albeit in different ways: Miles got bit by the spider that the Spot brought from its own dimension using the Super Collider, while the Spot got his powers after he broke a canister of dark matter which came from the Super Collider. Both were initially incompetent with their powers until the climax of the films, they learn to use their powers properly. Both are looked down upon and deemed as threats by the Spider-Society. In the Spot’s case it's being called a "villain of the week”, while in Miles' case, he is viewed as an anomaly. However, Miles uses his powers to save those around him, cares for his friends and family, and couldn't care less about what the Spider-Society thinks of him. Meanwhile, Spot is wishes to use his powers to get revenge on those responsible for his fate and is very bitter over being outcasted by society for his appearance.