▁usually ▁shift ▁from ▁their ▁original ▁goals ▁to ▁a ▁vend etta ▁against ▁Spider - Man , ▁the ▁Sho cker ▁is ▁still ▁concerned ▁largely ▁with ▁making ▁a ▁living ▁and ▁protect ing ▁his ▁reputation . ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁character ▁is ▁usually ▁port rayed ▁as ▁behav ing ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁professional ▁manner ▁than ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁man ia cal ▁pe ers . ▁ ▁Sho cker ▁has ▁a ▁not ably ▁rational ▁person ality ▁among ▁Spider - Man ' s ▁enemies . ▁He ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁recognize ▁his ▁own ▁limitations ▁amongst ▁a ▁universe ▁of ▁super - power ed ▁individuals . ▁He ▁was ▁once ▁str icken ▁with ▁chron ic ▁anx iety ▁and ▁par ano ia ▁( in ▁the ▁Dead ly ▁Fo es ▁of ▁Spider - Man ▁series ) ▁stem ming ▁from ▁his ▁fear s ▁about ▁being ▁target ed ▁by ▁anti - h ero es ▁Sc our ge ▁and ▁the ▁P un isher ▁( sur pr ising ly , ▁he ▁has ▁surv ived ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁both ). ▁While ▁partner ed ▁with ▁the ▁T rap ster , ▁he ▁mentions ▁that ▁he ▁eng ages ▁in ▁psych other apy . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁stories ▁(" V en om ous " ▁and ▁" S ens eless ▁Vi ol ence "), ▁Sho cker ▁has ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁extremely ▁fr ustr ated ▁with ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁life , ▁not ▁wanting ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁p unch ing ▁bag ▁for ▁super h ero es ▁like ▁Spider - Man . ▁He ▁un success fully ▁attempts ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁Ven om ▁sym