| “ | Can feel my power growing, feeding off my anger. Father would say I've lost the path of balance, but he could never understand: the only way to fight a monster is to become one. | „ |
| ~ Martin Li giving into his hatred and desire of revenge towards Norman Osborn |
Martin Li - Also known as Mister Negative - is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Doctor Octopus) of the 2018 Marvel superhero game Marvel's Spider-Man and a major character in its 2023 sequel, Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
He is a Chinese billionaire who is the founder and former CEO of F.E.A.S.T., a major organization that deals with helping the homeless population of New York City by supplying homeless shelters. In the past, Martin Li underwent an experiment conducted by Norman Osborn that went to the deaths of his parents. Enraged, Martin Li decides to take his revenge against him.
He was voiced by Stephen Oyoung
What Makes Him Magnificent?[]
- This portrayal of Mister Negative managed to be so well-received that it significantly increased the popularity of his comics counterpart, who was rather obscure beforehand.
- His actor Stephen Oyoung gives him a smooth, immensely charming performance.
- He is incredibly tragic. He was a boy stuck with a demonic being inside of him causing his parents to seek treatment from Oscorp, only for the experiment to go wrong and kill his parents. This left Li full of hatred and a desire to get revenge on Norman Osborn.
- Is genuinely affable, with him creating F.E.A.S.T. out of sincere goodwill, throwing Aunt May a party for being a dedicated volunteer, and it's implied that the reason he liked Peter is because he sees himself in him.
- Has a strong coolness to him thanks tk his photo-negative design and his ability to corrupt and brainwash people by getting inside their mind and using their vulnerabilities against them.
- Takes advantage over the Kingpin’s arrest in order to increase his power in the criminal underworld.
- Brainwashes a guard into letting Shocker out of his cell then kills him to cover his tracks.
- Successfully had his men steal several weapons from Kingpin's shipyard.
- Brainwashed a man into into appearing onstage during Norman Osborn's campaign rally then acting as a suicide bomber so he could take a subtle approach to attacking his rally.
- Brought several businesses and wearhouses so he could use then as bases for his operations.
- Hid a secret room in F.E.A.S.T. where he activated a burn trap that would remove evidence of his wrongdoings.
- Slows Peter down by brainwashing a couple of homeless people and had them attack him in order to get away.
- Successfully intercepts Issac Deleany and corrupts him to reveal the chief scientist of the Devil's Breath project before having him shoot himself in the head to cover his tracks.
- Corrupts several ESU students to slow Peter down while he gives chase.
- Manages to hijack the shield transportation trucking carrying Morgan Michaels and the Devil’s Breath serum, causing him to successfully steal the serum.
- Manages to hold the New York Centeral Terminal hostage and nearly uses it to get Norman Osborn to release Devil’s Breath onto the public.
- Nearly manages to retrieve the Devil’s Breath serum and kill Norman Osborn.
- Was able to kill several people during Kraven's gladiator games, showing his skill as a fighter.
- Nearly succeeds in mentally destroying and breaking Miles mind by prodding into his insecurities and using them against him.
- Tracks down Peter by heading to F.E.A.S.T. as he know Peter would be alerted to his location.
- When he learns Miles is the son of the police officer he killed, he is fully remorse and redeems himself by helping him rescue Peter from the remaining symbioite.
- Although he does panic when he is drowning inside his transfer container, this is understandable since he is the under the impression that Miles is going to let him die. He later on shows no fear when he has to fight or his life and requests Miles to kill him when he realizes he killed his father.
- Although the first game makes it clear that he is so far consumed with vengeance that he ends up ruining his life, the sequel ends up toning it down with him being concerned with survival rather then revenge and ends his story moving on from his hatred of Osborn and commits to changing for the better.
- Although Mister Negative is easily heinous enough by the standards of the game, his large amount or sympathetic qualities prevent him from being too deplorable. In addition, nothing he does ever is done for needless cruelty and is only done to further his revenge against Osborn.
What Makes Him a Baddie?[]
- Had his henchmen break into Wilson Fisk's museum to steal a file relating to Devil’s Breath, which had his henchmen endanger the life of the cruator if the museum.
- Had his demons break into Kingpin’s hidden armory, and steal several of his weapons.
- Invaded one of Kingpin’s construction sites and tried to have his henchmen killed off.
- Launched a terrorist attack at Norman Osborn's campaign rally at City Hall, which killed several innocent people, with the worst case being with Miles' father Jefferson Davis.
- Corrupted a pair of homeless people into attacking Peter.
- Threated Charles Standish into sending him a file revealing the identity of someone involved with the Devil’s Breath serum.
- Brainwashes Issac Deleany and has him kill himself to cover his tracks.
- Brainwashed several ESU students, causing them to get rounded up in various dangerous activities.
- Kidnapped Morgan Michaels and stole Devil’s Breath by crashing Into a SABLE transportation truck, causing it to flip over and endanger the Sable agents inside.
- Tried to corrupt Peter into serving him, only to attack him when he refuses.
- Held the New York Central Terminal hostage so he could force Norman Osborn to release the serum onto New York, which would kill off several people.
- Tries to kill Peter when he attempts to stop him.
- Beats down on Peter along with the other Sinister Six members when he gets freed from prison.
- Invaded Oscorp so be could retrieve the antiserum to Devil’s Breath to prevent it from being used to stop the disease.
- Knocked out a henchmen by absorbing his energy.
- Forcibly injured Morgan Michaels to get the antiserum and tries to kill Osborn.
- Has his henchmen attempt to kill of several of Osborn's campaign members and ends up having them hold the lives of several tourists hostage in an attempt to set his men free.
- Killed off several people in order to survive, including trying to kill Miles.
- Tries to corrupt Miles by using his fears, insecurities, and family against him.
External Links[]
- Mister Negative on the Heroes Wiki.
- Mister Negative on the Inconsistently Admirable Wiki.
- Mister Negative on the Marvel's Spider-Man Wiki.
- Mister Negative on the Villains Wiki.
- Mister Negative on the Inconsistently Heinous Wiki.
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