poisoned the Gaines Twins' parents, which led to the twins acquiring hypnotic powers. Kraven the Hunter appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man, voiced by Eric Vesbit. This version was originally a renowned hunter who could take down large animals with only his natural abilities. After being hired to kill Spider-Man and being defeated by him, Kraven enlists Miles Warren to transform him into a humanoid black-maned leonine creature with elements of leopard and cheetah DNA similar to his Ultimate Marvel counterpart. Following a second defeat, Kraven is recruited into the Master Planner's Sinister Six. Kraven the Hunter appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Diedrich Bader. This version wields high-tech versions of traditional hunting weapons and mystical artifacts he collected from his journeys. Additionally, he killed Hector Ayala / White Tiger and gained an arch-enemy in the latter's daughter Ava Ayala, who took up her father's mantle. Over the course of the series, Kraven goes on to steal the White Tiger amulet, but fail to control its power, join three incarnations of the Sinister Six, briefly bond with the Venom symbiote, and battle Spider-Man and his fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. trainees several times. An amalgamated incarnation of Kraven the Hunter appears in Spider-Man (2017), voiced by Troy Baker. Similarly to his Ultimate Marvel counterpart, this version is the host of a TV show called Kraven's Amazing Hunt, though he also possesses Alyosha Kravinoff's long hair and eyepaint as well as scars, a cataract in his right eye, and a cybernetic right arm. Kraven the Hunter appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "T'Challa Royale", voiced again by Troy Baker. This version is based on the Spider-Man (2017) incarnation, with the addition of a beard and lack of the cataract eye. Film The Amazing Spider-Man series Marc Webb confirmed that Kraven the Hunter's spear appears in the end credits of the Sony Pictures film The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), with the intent being that Kraven would have appeared in The Sinister Six and in The Amazing Spider-Man 3 before the franchise was cancelled. Marvel Cinematic Universe Director Ryan Coogler revealed that he originally planned to include Kraven in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Black Panther. Director Jon Watts stated he was interested in including Kraven in the sequel to the MCU film Spider-Man: Far From Home. The inclusion of Kraven as the main villain in the sequel became a backup plan in case their original