Matchup · Spider-Man rogue

Spider-Man vs. Scorpion

MacDonald Gargan, one of Spider-Man's own rogues. In this site's ratings, the classic Peter Parker Spider-Man wins 70% of their one-on-one fights, so Spider-Man is the favorite.

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)70%Favored

Scorpion30%Underdog

The verdict: Spider-Man has the edge

Fight rules: both fighters at their peak, no preparation, no allies, only their own powers and personal gear. A win is a knockout, a restraint they can't escape, or a forced surrender. The percentages are fan estimates, not official information.

Spider-Man's edge

Faster, and spider-sense warns of the tail. Gargan's rage makes him reckless.

Scorpion's edge

Super-strength from a scorpion-gene treatment, an armored suit, and a long tail with a stinger and blaster.

Odds for every Spider-Man

Each version of Spider-Man's chance of beating Scorpion. The best placed, Cosmic Spider-Man, wins 92% of the time; the worst placed, Spider-Ham, wins 63%. The last column says what moves each version away from classic Peter's 70%.

Spider-Man	Spidey wins	Outcome	What changes
Peter Parker Earth-616 comics	70%	Favored	The baseline Spider-Man
Miles Morales Earth-616 comics	70%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +3: Venom strike: one clean jolt can stun or paralyze a living opponent.
Ben Reilly Earth-616 comics	68%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Superior Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	77%	Favored	Overall +2 for this version; +4: Otto reverse-engineers tech-based opponents faster than anyone alive.; +3: He has already torn up the Scorpion once.
Black-suit Peter Earth-616 comics	74%	Favored	Overall +5 for this version
Iron Spider Peter Earth-616 comics	72%	Favored	Overall +3 for this version
Cosmic Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	92%	Favored	Overall +40 for this version
Spider-Woman Earth-616 comics	71%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +4: Venom blasts stun or knock out living opponents.
Silk Earth-616 comics	69%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version
Ultimate Peter Alternate comics	67%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Ultimate Peter (2024) Alternate comics	67%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Spider-Gwen Alternate comics	67%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Spider-Man 2099 Alternate comics	70%	Favored	The baseline Spider-Man
Spider-Man Noir Alternate comics	68%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Ham Alternate comics	63%	Favored	Overall −8 for this version
Spider-Punk Alternate comics	71%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version; +2: Sonic blasts stagger living opponents.
Maguire's Peter Film	67%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Garfield's Peter Film	67%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Holland's Peter Film	70%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version; +2: He has beaten a Scorpion (Brand New Day).
Spider-Verse Miles Film	68%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +3: Venom strike can stun a living opponent.
Spider-Verse Gwen Film	66%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Peter B. Parker Film	67%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +2: Twenty-two years against these villains.
1994 animated Peter TV and animation	69%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +2: He has fought nearly every one of these villains.
Spectacular Peter TV and animation	67%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +2: His tactical style shines against brawlers who don't think ahead.
Insomniac Peter Video games	75%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +3: An engineer with an arsenal built to short out and dismantle tech.; +2: He has beaten his own world's version of this villain.
Insomniac Miles Video games	77%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +4: His venom blasts hit far harder than the comic version's.; +4: Bio-electric venom fries electronics, shields and drones.

Tale of the tape

Eight stats on a 1-to-10 scale, classic Spider-Man against Scorpion. How the stat scales work.

StatSpider-ManScorpion

Strength66

Speed65

Agility106

Durability67

Size45

Fighting skill75

Intelligence73

Ranged attack33

Scorpion's power set

Scorpion tail8/10
A mechanical tail that strikes like a battering ram.
Strength7/10
Superhuman strength.
Armor7/10
An armored suit.
Tail weapons6/10
The tail fires acid and energy blasts.

Who is Scorpion?

Mac Gargan was a private investigator hired by J. Jonah Jameson to find out how Peter Parker got his photos of Spider-Man. Jameson then paid for an experiment that turned Gargan into the Scorpion, giving him great strength and a mechanical tail, and drove him mad with hatred for Spider-Man and for Jameson himself. He debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #19 (1964), and years later he bonded with the Venom symbiote. As Venom, he posed as Spider-Man on Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers.

First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #20 (1965)

Affiliations

Sinister Six: Stung his way through several lineups.
Thunderbolts: Served on the team as Venom.
Dark Avengers: Posed as Spider-Man under Norman Osborn.