The Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a supervillain and a frequent adversary of Spider-Man and occasionally the Hulk. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita, Sr., he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #41 (October 1966). This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of a comic book published by Marvel Comics, a television program and a daily newspaper comic strip featuring the adventures of the superhero Spider-Man. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... John Romita, Sr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Sinister Six are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe, who serve as a collection of Spider-Mans foes. ... The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Emissaries of Evil is a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Incredible Hulk, The Hulk and The Incredible Hulk redirect here. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... John Romita, Sr. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of a comic book published by Marvel Comics, a television program and a daily newspaper comic strip featuring the adventures of the superhero Spider-Man. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...

As part of a Soviet super soldier program, a super-strong polymer was bonded to the Rhino’s skin. A dim-witted criminal, the Rhino mostly robs banks and works for more ambitious villains. CCCP redirects here. ...

Fictional character biography

Origin

The Rhino was initially Aleksei Sytsevich, a poor immigrant from Russia who was desperate to pay for the rest of his family to come to the United States. With little education and no real skills, the only paying jobs he could get were using his impressive strength and musculature as an enforcer for various criminal organizations. One day he was contacted by some Eastern Bloc agents, who offered him a vast sum of money for participating in an incredible experiment. Sytsevich agreed, and was subjected to intensive chemical and radioactive treatment, which bonded a super-strong polymer to his skin and greatly augmented his strength and speed. He was given the code name "Rhino," and was sent to work as a super-assassin.

Becoming a villain

Rhino's first job was to capture Colonel John Jameson for his military secrets. Spider-Man defeated the Rhino, leading to the supervillain's arrest. After escaping from prison, Rhino has taken on many other jobs over the years, and although he still hates Spider-Man and would love to crush him, he is professional enough not to let personal feelings distract him from a paying job. Physically, he is one of Spider-Man's strongest foes with his favored attack being ramming into a target with a sustained charge. He is also not very bright, and thus not too difficult for the wall-crawler to beat. John Jameson (also known by the alises Man-Wolf and Star-God) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ...

The Rhino has often tangled with The Incredible Hulk as well. He was significantly outmatched by the Hulk in terms of brute force, but the level of superhuman strength he does have, coupled with his invulnerability, has always made him a good adversary. The Incredible Hulk The Hulk, often called The Incredible Hulk, is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

Flowers for Rhino

Rhino decided to seek help to improve his mind the same way his body had been improved: through science. He sought out a scientist who had an experimental treatment to increase his intelligence. To his surprise the treatment actually worked and he was able to defeat Spider-Man, who had always outsmarted him in the past. Next, he took over the majority of the criminal operations in the city and started a law suit against Spider-Man that prevented the hero coming within 500 yards of him. However, his intelligence continued to increase exponentially and, with no intellectual competition, he began to find life boring; he even rewrote "Hamlet" because he found the writing style sloppy, and in his depression pointed out to Spider-Man that he was able to deduce Spider-Man was Peter Parker through a simple equation that could give him the identities of any costumed hero. When he began to approach omniscience he worried that such high intelligence would drive him insane so, although he briefly contemplated suicide, he elected to have the process reversed, actually making himself "a little MORE stupid than [he] used to be... Just to be on the safe side."^[1] Whether this meant that he no longer remembers Spider-Man's identity was unknown, but is now a moot point due to Spider-Man's unmasking during the Civil War. For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ...

Post Civil War

After Peter Parker/Spider-Man's exposure, Rhino was hired by the Chameleon to defeat Spider-Man. Rhino was even successful in this act; wounding Spider-Man in the process, but was unable to collect payment as Chameleon had already been captured by Spider-Man. The Black Cat later tracks down Rhino, who by now is very drunk. She prevents him from murdering three sailors who were taunting him. She talks him down from his rampage but uses the bluff of the Puma having a device that could hurt him to back him up. Rhino is convinced by words to calm down and heads off. Secretly, the Black Cat had placed a tracking device on him so that he could be found by someone better armed to take him down. Chameleon is also the current name of the Legion of Super-Heroes member Chameleon Boy. ... Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero and one-time foe and ex-girlfriend of the Spider-Man. ... Puma is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe most closely associated with Spider-Man. ...

A better armed man, the Punisher later attacks Rhino and left him in less than good condition. Rhino later shows up for the wake of the dead supervillain Stilt-Man, tussling with Armadillo, causing a brawl to break out that was stopped by Spider-Man. The wake was later bombed by the Punisher, who also posed as the bartender and poisoned the villains. Most of the attendees, the Rhino included, survive, and were treated for third-degree burns, in addition to having their stomachs pumped. The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero. ... Stilt-Man, aka Wilbur Day, is a Marvel Comics supervillain, most commonly associated with Daredevil. ... Armadillo, Antonio Rodriguiz, is a fictional character, a minor former supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... It has been suggested that Cold burn be merged into this article or section. ...

Rhino was next seen humiliating Deadpool by shrinking him via Pym Particles, gluing his head to a keychain (the same thing Deadpool had done to him during a previous encounter), then made him ride a urinal cake. The Rhino was satisfied by what he had done and the two parted ways... only to have Deadpool turn around and defeat the villain while still small. For other uses, see Dead pool (disambiguation). ...

Recently, Rhino has taken up robbing banks with two accomplices. During one heist, he mistakenly kills a security guard, attracting the attention of The Punisher. The Punisher finds his safehouse and kills his two partners. He then uses a rocket launcher on Rhino, who is almost destroyed, but then Spider-Man swings in and pulls him from the explosion. After incapacitating Rhino on a rooftop, Al Kraven, the son of Kraven the Hunter shows up and darts Spider-Man. He then tranquilizes Rhino and brings him to his headquarters, where he has been collecting a zoo of animal themed superhumans, like Vulture and Tiger Shark. The Punisher may refer to: The Punisher, a fictional vigilante and anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America

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After Wolverine confirmed Captain America's death, a disillusioned Spider-Man goes to visit the grave of Ben Parker, his uncle. While there, his Spider Sense leads him to Rhino who, at the time, was visiting his late mother. Spider-Man, baselessly suspecting wrongdoing, attacks Rhino, who inadvertently breaks his mother's tombstone. Enraged, he attacks Spider-Man, who reminisces to a similar situation when he wrongly attacked the Hulk, only to be saved by Captain America. Spider-Man rises and, mirroring Captain America's attacks against the Hulk, defeats Rhino, only to be confronted shortly after by Wolverine.

Powers and abilities

As a result of being bonded to a powerful polymer suit, as well as being innately powerful, the Rhino possesses tremendous physical strength. He also has heightened levels of speed, stamina, and a high degree of resistance to physical injury. He is very difficult to hurt. The Rhino's costume renders him highly resistant to conventional injury. He has withstood high caliber bullets, powerful lasers, temperature extremes, and great impacts without injury.

Originally the source of the Rhino's powers was his costume which resembles a rhinoceros, which was once permanently attached. Eventually, the abilities of the costume merged with the body of the wearer. He has been physically improved over the years by several other villains. For other uses, see Rhinoceros (disambiguation). ...

However, despite his physical prowess, Rhino is not very intelligent, and can easily be outsmarted by less powerful beings, most notably Spider-Man.

Other versions

Ultimate Rhino

Ultimate Rhino (R.H.I.N.O.), has increased power from the suit that the old Rhino stole from the U.S. Military. Using the R.H.I.N.O. suit’s incredible strength, the Rhino robbed a Manhattan bank, charging the vault head-first, destroying it. He then rampaged through a busy street to make his escape, destroying anything in his path, including police cars, with ease. Spider-Man tries to escape school in order to confront him but is stopped by various incidents. Iron Man arrives, stopped the Rhino’s assault and captures him. The Rhino was then taken into military custody.

He was last seen in the first Ultimate Spider-Man Annual, this time soundly defeated by Spider-Man.

Marvel Zombies

In Marvel Zombies, a zombie Rhino first appeared alongside an entourage of undead supervillains attempting to defeat and eat Galactus. ^[2] After Galactus is defeated and after a battle between various zombified villains and heroes, the zombie Hulk mentions that he tore off and ate the Rhino's head, which he regrets, as the Rhino "tasted terrible". ^[3] (It was earlier stated by Hank Pym that the zombies taste horrid to each other when one tries to eat another) ^[4] Marvel Zombies is a set of American comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2005. ... It has been suggested that Power Cosmic be merged into this article or section. ... Yellowjacket. ...

House of M

In Spider-Man: House of M, the Rhino appears as Spider-Man's, who is a celebrity in this reality, somewhat unneeded bodyguard. In the end, it is the Rhino who finally unmasks the Green Goblin, revealing him to be a deluded Peter Parker.

In other media

Television

Spider-Man (1967)

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Spider-Man: The Animated Series

The Rhino appears several times on Spider-Man: The Animated Series, where he is voiced by Don Stark. He is an enforcer for the Kingpin, and a member of the Insidious Six. His origin is not detailed in the series and he first appears in "The Alien Costume" in Season One. Don Stark (born on August 20, 1954 in New York City) is an American actor with an extensive background in dancing, bodybuilding and martial arts. ... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics villain who has battled many Marvel crime-fighters; most often Spider-Man, Daredevil and The Punisher. ... The Alien Costume is the only three-part episode from season 1 of Spider-Man: The Animated Series. ...

Appearances

• The Alien Costume: Part One and Part Three
• The Insidious Six
• Battle of the Insidious Six
• Six Forgotten Warriors
  • Unclaimed Legacy
  • Secrets of the Six
  • The Six Fight Again
  • The Price of Heroism

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Video games

• The Rhino's first video game appearance was in the 1989 game Doctor Doom's Revenge, along with other Marvel villains such as Electro, Batroc the Leaper, and Doctor Doom himself.

• The Rhino appears as a boss in The Amazing Spider-Man for the Game Boy.

• The Rhino makes an appearance in Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge. He and Carnage team up to defeat Spider-Man at the end of his second level.

• Rhino appears as a boss in the The Incredible Hulk for the SNES, Sega Genesis, SMS, and Game Gear.

• In the PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast, and Nintendo 64 Spider-Man game, the Rhino surprises both Spider-Man and The Black Cat, and manages to incapacitate her. Spider-Man uses the surrounding machinery in his battle.

• Rhino appears as a boss in the Game Boy Advance game Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace.

• Rhino also appears briefly in the Spider-Man 2 video game where the player briefly engages in a "Boss Battle" with him. This version's game of the Rhino has spikes on parts of his costume. He was voiced by John DiMaggio.

• In the PC version of Spider-Man 2, the Rhino is the first villain Spider-Man battles in the game. In the first battle, the Rhino escapes his maximum security prison after Spider-Man takes out numerous crooks. Later on in the game, Spider-Man and Rhino meet multiple times in OsCorp. As in the console version, Rhino is voiced by John DiMaggio.

R.H.I.N.O. in the Ultimate Spider-Man video game.

• Rhino is a boss Spider-Man fights in the 2005 Ultimate Spider-Man game voiced by Bob Glouberman. After Spidey defeated him he was revealed to be a very small man. He speaks mostly in Latin, seems to be very smart, and works for Bolivar Trask, a greedy business man who funded the Venom project. Strangely, this makes him the exact opposite of the normal Rhino. In the characters page, R.H.I.N.O.'s name is shown to be Alex O'Hirn, and the web site for the game reveals that he originally designed the armor to be controlled by a computer before concluding that his own mind was more powerful than any computer and using the suit for himself.

• Rhino appears as a boss in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, where he is a member of Doctor Doom's Masters of Evil. He and Shocker were first seen working with Arcade. They are later seen guarding a defeated Heimdall. He is in Thing's simulation disk which takes place on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Omega Base and Thing must protect a frozen Mister Fantastic.

• Rhino also appears as a boss in the Spider-Man 3 video game. Spider-Man teams up alongside Scorpion to take on the behemoth boss. This version of Rhino doesn't don a full costume, but rather a large part of his body is scaly and bumpy like that of a rhinoceros, while his mask resembles that of his traditional costume.

• Rhino is a playable character in Spider-Man: Friend or Foe.

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Novels

• The Rhino appears in Jim Butcher's Spider-Man novel The Darkest Hours, in which he and Spider-Man are forced to ally against the family of Morlun, and the two old foes gain a deeper respect for one another. Indeed, listening to Aleksi's life story, Peter finds out that the two of them aren't all that different and have had many of the same problems in life. Also, Rhino points out that he HATES his costume, but must wear it because it's what his clients expect.

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Toys & collectibles

• The Rhino has been reproduced in action figure form several times by Toy Biz, first as part of their Spider-Man: The Animated Series line, then as part of Spider-Man Classics, and finally as part of their Marvel Legends series. The Spider-Man Classics figure was later repainted and reissued by Hasbro.

• The character has been reproduced in mini-bust form by Art Asylum (as part of their Rogues Gallery collection) and as a statue by Bowen Designs.

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References

External links

• Rhino's profile at Spiderfan.org
• Rhino on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki