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Right. My business. Better get to it, then. Because the Rhino don't wanna keep Spider-Man waiting.
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~ O'Hirn right after becoming the Rhino
Alexander O'Hirn, also known as Rhino, is a major antagonist in the animated TV series The Spectacular Spider-Man.
He was a petty criminal alongside his partner Flint Marko (who became Sandman) who became the Rhino.
He was voiced by Clancy Brown who also played Ox in the first season of the same series, Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption, The Kurgan in Highlander, Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok, Taskmaster in the 2010 Marvel Animated Universe, Lex Luthor in many DC Comics animation projects, the Dark Dragon in American Dragon: Jake Long, Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Mr. Krabs in Spongebob Squarepants.
Rhino was a petty criminal motivated by money and also wanted revenge on Spider-Man who always kept humiliating him and Flint Marko. However, he is not truly evil seeing as that he temporarily teamed up with Spider-Man to destroy a hard drive that could create more Rhino super soldiers because he doesn't want competition. However, after destroying the specs, Rhino quickly turns on him. He has a very boisterous attitude, and is not very intelligent.
Biography[]
Alexander O'Hirn along with his partner, Flint Marko were petty crooks who worked for Tombstone but were always caught and humiliated by Spider-Man. However, he is later used as a guinea pig by Norman Osborn, Dr. Otto Octavius and Hammerhead to be given a titanium armor turns him into a rhino-like supervillain. He fought with Spider-Man throughout the city, until the latter discovers his weakness in tiring him out and is taken to prison. Spider-Man did find out that the Big Man of Crime is L. Thompson Lincoln.
Later he helped in the prison break of all the villains Spider-Man had put away, then joined the newly created Sinister Six.
The Six preceded to fight Spider-Man. After Spidey was forced to retreat, Rhino was seen having dinner with the rest of the group. By the end of their meal, they had agreed Spider-Man had to be gotten rid of. In the rematch, he was defeated when the symbiote-controlled Spider-Man had both Shocker and Electro blast him and then flattened him onto Electro.
During the Master Planner arc, he was somehow broken out of prison.
With the new six-now minus Doc Ock and Shocker and gained Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter, they attempted to fight Spider-Man again. Sandman gets teamed up with Rhino during the fight. However, he is once again beaten, when Spider-Man goads him into jumping onto the ice which breaks underneath him and he sinks.
He continued to be a minion of Doctor Octopus when he was contacted to destroy a hard drive that can create more Rhino mercenaries in which he doesn't want competition. He briefly teams up with Spider-Man against Hammerhead and Silver Sable until the hard drive is destroyed before attacking Spider-Man but is defeated and sent to prison.
Later when the Green Goblin takes control of the Vault, he releases many of its prisoners including Rhino to destroy Spider-Man. However, Spider-Man along with Black Cat and Walter Hardy are able to defeat the prisoners who are taken back to their cells.
Powers and Abilities[]
Prior to gaining superpowers, O'Hirn was an above average criminal who regularly robbed with his partner and friend, Flint Marko. As the Rhino, he displays superhuman levels of strength, speed and durability as well as a nearly impenetrable hide.
However, because his skin is bonded to his impenetrable hide, he cannot sweat from his body after strenuous activities. This can overheat him and exhaust him.
Appearances[]
List Of Appearances
Season 1[]
Survival of the Fittest
Market Forces
Competition
The Invisible Hand
Reaction (mentioned)
Persona (mentioned)
Group Therapy
Intervention (flashback)
Season 2[]
Destructive Testing (photo)
Reinforcement
Accomplices
Opening Night
Gallery[]
Images[]
Videos[]
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) Sinister Six plan their break out
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) Sinister Six break out of prison
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) Black suit Spider-Man meets the Sinister Six part 1 2
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) Black suit Spider-Man meets the Sinister Six part 2 2
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) Sinister Six have dinner
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) Black Suit Spider-Man vs Sinister Six part 1
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) Black Suit Spider-Man vs Sinister Six part 2
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) Black Suit Spider-Man vs Sinister Six part 3
Trivia[]
This is one of a few versions of Rhino to not use the name, Aleksei Sytsevich and not to be of Russian nationality.
