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Kraven the Hunter appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by JB Blanc. Kraven the Hunter appears as a boss in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 film tie-in game, voiced by Steve Blum in the console version, and Nolan North in the mobile version. In the console version, Kraven is a renowned hunter.
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I am not perfect, Belka, Squirrel Girl, and I will have setbacks. There will be times when others tell you to give up hope, that if he ever existed, the Kraven you knew is dead. But they are not reckoning with the persistence of a hunter. There will come a day when I stand beside you as an ally.
—Kraven the Hunter
Sergei Kravinoff is a formidable big-game huntsman better known as Kraven the Hunter. Born from Russian aristocracy, Kravinoff became renowned for his exceptional hunting skills, which he honed to fulfill his sense of lost nobility. During his travels across Africa, Kraven pushed his body beyond human limits with a voodoo potion that increased his strength and speed to extraordinary levels.
Kraven's hubris led him to seek out formidable adversaries to prove his prowess, coming into conflict numerous times with the super hero Spider-Man, a prey that Sergei constantly failed to defeat. Kraven has not been alone in his prideful pursuit to take down the wall-crawler, as he has been aided by his equally villainous half-brother, the Chameleon, and the voodoo priestess Calypso, having also formed part of Doctor Octopus' Sinister Six. Kraven's obsession with Spider-Man spiralled him down a dark path. During what he believed to be his last hunt, Kraven buried Spider-Man alive and briefly took up his mantle in an attempt to prove himself his superior. After Spider-Man resurfaced, Kraven committed suicide.
Early Life
Sergei Kravinoff was born and raised in Volgograd, Russia in the early half of the 20th Century. He was born into aristocracy the son of Grand Duke Nikolai Kravinoff and Grand Duchess Anna Makarova. However in 1917 when the Russian Revolution occurred and the rise of the Soviet Union, his father poured his entire fortune into one final escape, purchasing Kravinoff Estate in New York City. He brought his family there, but as time passed, Nikolai's despair grew, leading him to disregard his status. He even engaged in a relationship with one of his servants, Sonya, who bore his son, Dmitri Smerdyakov. However, Nikolai couldn't bear to face Dmitri and Sergei would often bully his illegitimate half-brother. When Dmitri departed with the enigmatic Gustav Fiers, his absence went unnoticed. Sergei grew distant from his homeland, and his mother descended into madness, leaving his father feeling utterly abandoned in a foreign land, resigned to a fate of solitude and eventual demise.
Birth of Kraven the Hunter
In 1921, Sergei crossed paths with Aja Orisha, who had been exiled from Wakanda. United by their shared experiences as exiles from their homeland and the loss of her husband, they formed a deep bond. Together, they raised her child, Takhar. Aja took Kraven with her back to Africa, where she imparted upon him the teachings of Wakanda and instilled in him a passion for the hunt, thus earning him the moniker "Kraven the Hunter". Despite her affection for him, Aja recognized the darkness within Kraven. Upon their return to New York, she subjected him to the rigorous "Yansan-An Ritual," involving sacred herbs and potions . Tragically, Sergei succumbed to the ritual's effects. Although he was meant to remain in a state of darkness for two weeks, he unexpectedly revived after just four days. The ritual, instead of quelling the darkness, exacerbated it, leading Kraven to blame Aja for his torment. Consumed by his newfound darkness, he departed for Africa alongside his adopted son Takhar, renaming Gregor Kravinoff. Kraven discovered his exceptional aptitude when he secured a job in Kenya. Initially employing conventional hunting methods, he gradually honed a preference for confronting formidable beasts with nothing but his own hands. With the aid of a serum, he acquired the strength, agility, and acute senses akin to those of a jungle predator. Furthermore, the potion bestowed upon him an extended lifespan, ensuring his enduring health and vitality for many years to follow.[citation needed]
Avengers 1959
Kraven was approached by Nick Fury while relaxing with his then-girlfriend, Namora, on a private beach on the Emerald Coast of Florida in 1959. Fury wanted the pair to join his black ops team code-named the Avengers. During this meeting it was revealed that Kraven and fellow recruit Victor Creed had previously met in Africa, prompting Kraven to shoot the mutant in the chest. Creed quickly recovered due to his healing factor and Fury told the pair to put aside any differences between them if they wanted to be part of his team, which they agreed to do. These new Avengers then traveled to Helsingborg, Sweden, where the Red Skull and his newly formed Fourth Reich were trying to create a new Super-Soldier formula. The group gained entry to the Skull's castle headquarters by hijacking a truck and hiding in the back while the Silver Sable drove. When the truck's doors were opened the operatives opened fire on the unprepared Nazi guards. While searching for the Red Skull, the group came across a Nazi Captain America impostor. Kraven was ordered to continue hunting for the Skull while many of the other group members stayed to deal with the super-soldier. Kraven found the Red Skull and fired at him with his sniper rifle but shot the soldier standing to the Skull's right. The hunter couldn't believe that he missed a target like the Red Skull's big red head. To compound things, he then accidentally shot Sabretooth as he pounced on the Skull, temporarily taking him out of the fight. After Namora captured the Skull, Nick Fury took his briefcase and told the rest of the group he would meet up with them later before disappearing for over a month. When he reappeared in Autumn of that year, Fury gathered the team together at the Stork Club in New York City to celebrate a job well done. During the dinner, Kraven and Sabretooth resumed their rivalry once more, with Kraven shooting him in the face before he was berated by Namora. After the meal, the members each went their separate ways with Kraven and Namora heading to their houseboat docked in the 96th Street Boat Basin. Here the pair continued their argument over Sergei's behavior and were just able to make up when their boat came under attack by a submarine bearing a skull-shaped blazon on it. Kraven was able to destroy the sub by shooting a large amount of ammo crates on his own boat. Fury soon reassembled his team after realizing that many of their members had come under similar attacks. The enigmatic Powell McTeague then used his magical abilities to teleport Kraven, Namora, Dominic Fortune and Sabretooth aboard a ship in the South China Seas which was under the command of Nazi superhumans Baron Blood and Brain Drain. Before the Avengers were able to capture them, however, the villains were teleported away, leaving nothing but a fiery skull symbol burned into the deck of the boat behind. While still on the Nazi vessel, which was being piloted by McTeague's magic, the group next came to the aid of Nick Fury and the Blonde Phantom who were traveling to Madripoor by boat and were attacked by the Ubermadchen. The Avengers quickly overpowered the women and questioned them before allowing Sabretooth to kill them and continuing on to Madripoor. Here they learned more about their shadowy foes and staged an attack on their mansion headquarters, capturing their strategist Innsbruck the Planner. From him they learned that the organization's name was ICON and their next target was the scientifically futuristic nation of Wakanda. The Avengers were able to arrive there in time to stop ICON's attack on the nation. During the ensuing struggle, Kraven fought Doctorangutan, subduing the orangutan by shoving a taser wand in his mouth and activating it. The group were then teleported to Washington, D.C. to apprehend ICON's leader, Geoffrey Sydenham. In this final struggle, Kraven was able to take down Baron Blood by hurling a wooden javelin tipped with a silver blade through the vampire's heart. After ICON had been dismantled, the Avengers again each went their separate ways, with Kraven wanting to join his father in Key West, as the marlin were apparently biting. The irony of going on a fishing expedition alongside Namora was apparently lost on Kraven.
Powers
Chemical/Magical Enhancement: After Kraven ingested Calypso's mythical potions, his physiology underwent several changes endowing him with superhuman physical attributes. The powers he gained put him 'on the top of the food chain' as they are even greater than those of Captain America, who is himself considered a pinnacle of human evolution. Kraven is far better, stronger, faster and much more cunning than any human, coupled with his skills, Kraven truly is a dangerous and deadly adversary. •Superhuman Strength: Kraven was superhumanly strong and was capable of lifting approximately 2 tons. However, due to his fighting experience, his strength is just enough to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Spider-Man. •Superhuman Speed: Kraven was capable of running and moving at speeds much greater than even the finest human athlete. At his peak, Kraven could spring short distances at speeds up to 60 miles per hour. •Superhuman Stamina: Kraven's musculature produced considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of an ordinary human. He could exert himself at peak capacity for several hours before fatigue began to impair him. •Superhuman Durability: Though far from invulnerable, Kraven's body was somewhat tougher and more resistant to injury than the body of an ordinary human. He could withstand great impacts and blunt force trauma, such as being punched and kicked by Spider-Man, without injury. •Superhuman Agility: Kraven's agility, balance, and bodily coordination were enhanced to levels that were far beyond the human body's natural limits. His agility and speed are enough to keep up and even catch up to Spider-Man. •Superhuman Reflexes: Kraven's reflexes and reaction time were enhanced to levels that werefar beyond the human body's natural limits. •Extended Longevity: Kraven's jungle potions drastically altered his natural aging process, causing him to age much slower than an ordinary human. Despite being in his 70's at the time of his death, Kraven had the physical appearance and vitality of a 30-year-old man. •Enhanced Senses: Even before ingesting the serum, Kraven had peak human senses, but the ingestion seems to have enhanced them even further. He can see clearly over vast distances but is still affected by darkness. His sense of hearing is also greatly improved and has very sensitive hearing. His smell is his strongest and most trained sense. Kraven is able to track prey by smell alone and can remember different scents and their owners, much like a dog.
Abilities
•Experienced Combatant: Kraven is a master of many armed and unarmed forms of combat and his skill is great enough to beat Spider-Man in one-on-one combat. He is also an expert knife fighter. His fighting style is very savage in nature and Kraven has developed a unique fighting style by fighting wild and vicious animals with his bare hands. His fighting skills are often enough to defeat Spider-Man in combat, a being with far greater strength than Kraven. He can also strike pressure point to paralyze his opponents. •Weapon Specialist: He masters the usage of most melee weapons such as swords, knives, axes, staves and spears. However, due to his hunting experience, he is also skilled with ranged weaponry and has a remarkable skill with firearms, rifles and blow darts. •Expert Marksman: Kraven used all sorts of ranged weaponry during his life and as a result he possesses great accuracy and skill with guns and throwing weapons and also blow darts. He rarely misses his target. •Master Tactician and Strategist: Kraven has a brilliant tactical mind and often deploys elaborate traps to surprise his foes. He makes excellent use of his taming skills by incorporating deadly predators into his schemes. Kraven's observatory skills are top-notch, and he can patiently wait for hours just to find the perfect moment to strike. His plots allowed him to outsmart and kidnap the likes of Spider-Man and even Venom. He recently used his tactical skills to haunt the new Scarlet Spider (Kaine) while disguised as Ben Reilly. •Master Hunter and Tracker: Kraven was and still is one of Earth's best hunters. He possesses astonishing tracking abilities and is even able to track Spider-Man across rooftops. Furthermore, he can pick up his prey's trail from meager details in the area. He also has vast hunting experience, knowing many special hunting methods and animal specific habits. He also developed techniques to track and hunt superpowered individuals like Spider-Man without their notice. •Medical Knowledge: He is very familiar with medicine and with exotic poisons, drugs, plants, tranquilizers and their effect on both animal and human anatomy. He has amassed a great knowledge about animal biology and has moderate knowledge about human anatomy as well. •Master Animal Tamer: Kraven can subdue and train almost any animal. Animals he has trained show fearless loyalty to Kraven and follow his orders almost perfectly. He is able to train two animals and then command them in unison and with flawless synchronization. Due to this skill, most people think he uses some sort of mind control. •Minor Occult Knowledge: During Kraven's travels throughout the world, he came into contact with numerous tribes and civilizations. Thus, he witnessed many of their rituals and has minor skills in their performance. He was able to recreate the Calypso serum for himself and his family.
Equipment
Kraven's Lion's Head Vest, Traps
Weapons
Used various weaponry such as darts, spears, swords, axes, knives, staves, nets, whips, poisons, and gases.
•Kraven is card #15 of 4522 in Deadpool's Guide to Super Villains.
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It is the sixth installment in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe. The film will be released on December 13, 2024. [3] The film is directed by J. C. Chandor and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven the Hunter, Ariana DeBose as Calypso, Fred Hechinger as Dmitri Smerdyakov/Chameleon, Alessandro Nivola as Aleksei Sytsevich/Rhino ...
The film was originally scheduled for a January 13, 2023 release. [10] It was later pushed back to October 6, 2023. [11] It would later be pushed back again, to August 30, 2024, due to the 2023 Writers & Actors Strikes. [12]
Main article: Kraven the Hunter (The Spectacular Spider-Man) Films [] The Amazing Spider-Man 3 [] Kraven the Hunter was speculated to appear as either the main antagonist or as part of the Sinister Six in The Amazing Spider-Man 3, the third installment of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man film series. However, production of the film was cancelled.
May 29, 2021 · Kraven the Hunter, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, made his debut back in 1964 in the pages of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15. The son of Russian aristocrats, Sergei Kravinoff was orphaned following his parents' deaths. He was haunted by images of the squalid, spider-infested asylum his mother was remanded in. Sergei survived thanks to his ...
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