▁v ibr ational ▁field ▁when ▁triggered ▁by ▁accomp any ing ▁motion ▁detect ors . ▁Besides ▁def lect ing ▁most ▁physical ▁blow s , ▁this ▁makes ▁it ▁difficult , ▁if ▁not ▁impossible ▁for ▁someone ▁to ▁phys ically ▁assault ▁or ▁grasp ▁him ▁by ▁surprise . ▁This ▁power ▁upgrade ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁much ▁bulk ier ▁and ▁more ▁protect ive ▁looking ▁cost ume ▁( as ▁designed ▁by ▁artist ▁John ▁Rom ita , ▁Jr .). ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁recently ▁allowed ▁Ham mer ▁Indust ries ▁to ▁dr ast ically ▁upgrade ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁his ▁ga unt lets . ▁However , ▁not ▁trust ing ▁to ▁share ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁his ▁secre ts ▁( and ▁thus ▁become ▁what ▁he ▁perce ives ▁as ▁exp end able ), ▁he ▁refused ▁Ham mer ' s ▁techn icians ▁access ▁to ▁his ▁actual ▁cost ume , ▁which ▁( at ▁least ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁likely ▁wasn ' t ▁providing ▁him ▁with ▁thorough ▁protection ▁from ▁the ▁feedback ▁of ▁the ▁upgrad ed ▁ga unt lets ▁( he ▁c ited ▁nose ble eds ▁as ▁a ▁risk ▁he ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁take ). ▁ ▁Sho cker ▁has ▁since ▁appeared ▁repeatedly ▁in ▁his ▁original ▁cost ume ▁and ▁minus ▁the ▁red es igned ▁super - ga unt lets ▁provided ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁Ham mer ▁Indust ries . ▁Whether ▁or ▁not ▁this ▁means ▁he ▁has ▁found ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁retain ▁his ▁upgrad ed ▁ab ilities ▁in ▁his ▁old ▁cost ume ▁or ▁whether ▁he ▁no ▁longer ▁uses ▁them ▁remains ▁in ▁question . ▁ ▁Person ality ▁ ▁While ▁most ▁Spider - Man ▁villa ins