▁however , ▁Sho cker ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁ga unt lets ▁to ▁jump ▁at ▁very ▁further ▁distances , ▁allowing ▁for ▁fast ▁travel s , ▁and ▁takes ▁on ▁a ▁more ▁modern ▁look ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁com ics , ▁replacing ▁the ▁classic ▁yellow ▁and ▁red ▁suit ▁with ▁a ▁yellow ▁and ▁brown ▁high ▁te ch ▁arm or , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁robot ic - looking ▁hel met . ▁Al ong side ▁King pin , ▁T omb stone , ▁Elect ro , ▁Rh ino , ▁Sc orp ion ▁and ▁V ulture , ▁Sho cker ▁serves ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Spider - Man ' s ▁oldest ▁enemies , ▁having ▁already ▁fought ▁him ▁several ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁hero ' s ▁past ▁eight ▁years ▁career , ▁and , ▁some ▁time ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Spider - Man ▁and ▁subsequently ▁imprison ed ▁at ▁Ry ker ' s ▁Island . ▁In ▁the ▁game , ▁Sho cker ▁first ▁appears ▁after ▁comm itting ▁a ▁small ▁rob ber y , ▁viol ating ▁his ▁par ole . ▁While ▁being ▁ch ased ▁by ▁Spider - Man , ▁Sho cker ▁accident ally ▁gives ▁away ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁comm itting ▁cr imes ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁someone ▁whom ▁he ▁is ▁afraid ▁of , ▁as ▁they ▁threaten ▁to ▁kill ▁him ▁if ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁comp ly ▁with ▁their ▁dem ands . ▁Spider - Man ▁eventually ▁catch es ▁up ▁with ▁Sho cker ▁and ▁defe ats ▁him , ▁leaving ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁back ▁into ▁cust ody . ▁However ,