Who is the Lizard? Powers & weaknesses in Marvel Comics explained Insomniac Games\/Marvel ComicsThe Lizard makes his return to video games in the upcoming Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2, but his comic book history dates all the way back to Spider-Man\u2019s earliest adventures. The Lizard showing up in trailers for Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2 is exciting, but it\u2019s no surprise. Fans were given their first tease of long-time Spider-Man character Curt Connors appearing in the post-credits stinger from Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Debuting in 1963\u2019s The Amazing Spider-Man #6, The Lizard is simultaneously Spider-Man\u2019s most trusted ally and his deadliest foe. Spidey\u2019s often relied on Curt Connors\u2019 scientific acumen as much as he has The Lizard\u2019s terrifying strength, but he\u2019s also had to fight an unhinged Connors on multiple occasions. Much like other characters, the Insomniac Games version of Connors will likely have some similarities to his comic book counterpart. If that\u2019s the case, Spider-Man may have found a new rival who can match him intellectually. Who is The Lizard in Marvel Comics? How Curt Connors became The Lizard Doctor Curt Connors became obsessed with reptiles\u2019 regenerative capabilities after losing his arm in the army. He spent years studying how reptiles regenerated their tails and developed a serum to give humans a similar ability to regrow limbs. The serum worked, but it worked too well. Conners grew back his missing arm but also grew a tail and thick, scaly green skin. He attempts to make a counter-serum, but the transformation is slowly dulling his senses. As the Lizard brain takes over, he lacks the ability to understand the process of creating the counter-serum. How Spider-Man beat the Lizard When Spider-Man is challenged by J. Jonah Jameson to fight The Lizard, Peter tricks Jameson into flying the two to Florida. Spidey attempts to stop The Lizard but is soundly beaten in their first encounter. In the aftermath, Spider-Man discovers Connors\u2019s wife and learns of his transformation. With Dr. Connors\u2019s notes, Spider-Man develops a counter-serum and faces him again. Though Spidey successfully cures Connors in this instance, it doesn\u2019t really stop him. He continues his experiments and periodically regresses to the Lizard form over time. Currently, Connors is able to control the transformation via an inhibitor chip. The chip allows him to retain his human intellect and will regress him to his human form if he displays any aggression. The Lizard\u2019s powers and weaknesses Enhanced strength, speed & durability Connors undergoes a transformation whenever he turns into The Lizard. In addition to regrowing his missing arm, he develops a more reptilian appearance. As The Lizard, Connors has thick, scaly skin, which is resistant to even Spider-Man\u2019s punches. He also gains enhanced strength and durability and grows a tail he can whip at opponents. Regeneration\/healing factor The Lizard can recover quickly from any damage he takes. This isn\u2019t quite on par with Wolverine\u2019s healing factor, but it is substantially more potent than an average human. Like the various reptile species Connors experimented on, The Lizard can also regrow missing limbs. He\u2019s also been shown to regrow his tail if he should lose it while transformed. Mental control over reptile life In his earliest appearances, The Lizard is shown to have telepathic control of reptilian life. His first appearance has him controlling alligators to fight Spider-Man. They\u2019re shown to harmlessly return to normal once Connors reverts to his human form. For a time, Connors was stuck in his Lizard form with no semblance of his human self, known as The Shed. As The Shed, he had the ability to influence the so-called lizard part of the human brain, which let him regress a human to their most basic instincts. Weakness to cold Like a real reptile, The Lizard is susceptible to extreme cold. As part of his transformation, he becomes cold-blooded and needs to find ways to heat his body. By hitting him with extreme cold, such as liquid nitrogen or the refrigerator car of a train, Spidey can stop him in his tracks. Weakness to stress In his human form, Connors is highly susceptible to stress. Getting too stressed out or excited, such as when Morbius, the Living Vampire, attacked him, can cause him to transform. Extremely stressful environments trigger the Lizard transformation, creating a vicious cycle where Connors is always at risk of transforming. That\u2019s a quick and dirty history of The Lizard in Marvel Comics. 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