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|character_name = Sergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff<br />{{small|Kraven the Hunter}}
|image          = File:Kraven the Hunter (2017 Design).webp
|caption        = Kraven the Hunter.<br>Textless cover to ''Venom'' #157 (November 2017).<br>Art by Mark Bagley, John Dell, and John Rauch.
|real_name      = Sergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff
|publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
|debut          = ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #15<br>(August 1964)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Misiroglu |first1=Gina Renée |last2=Eury |first2=Michael |title=The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood |date=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=9780780809772 |url=https://archive.org/details/supervillainbook0000gina/page/196/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Conroy |first=Mike |authorlink=Mike Conroy (writer) |title=500 Comicbook Villains |publisher=Collins & Brown |date=2004 |isbn=1-84340-205-X |url=https://archive.org/details/500comicbookvill0000conr/page/68/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref>
|creators       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Stan Lee]] (writer)
* [[Steve Ditko]] (artist)
}}
|species        = Human mutate
|alliances      = [[Sinister Six]]<br>Kravinoff Family<br>[[Avengers 1959]]<br>Army of Evil<br>Justice Pals
|aliases        = Unhuntable Sergei<br>[[Scarlet Spider]]<br>Spider-Man<br>The Hunter
|partners       = [[Calypso (comics)|Calypso Ezili]]<br>[[Squirrel Girl]]
|powers         = *[[Superhuman strength]], stamina, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, longevity, and senses
*Experienced armed and unarmed combatant
*Master tactician, strategist, [[occultist]], and hunter
*Use of various weapons, equipment, and drugs
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'''Kraven the Hunter''' ('''Sergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff'''; [[Russian language|Russian]]: Сергей Николаевич Кравинов) is a [[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and artist [[Steve Ditko]], the character [[First appearance|first appeared]] in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #15 (August 1964) as an adversary for the [[superhero]] [[Spider-Man]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=June 2, 2021 |title=Kraven The Hunter: 10 Things Only Comic Book Fans Know About The Spider-Man Villain |url=https://screenrant.com/kraven-the-hunter-comic-book-facts-spider-man/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> He has since endured as one of the web-slinger's most formidable foes, and is part of the collective of adversaries that make up [[List of Spider-Man enemies|Spider-Man's rogues' gallery]]. Kraven has also come into conflict with other heroes, such as [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]] and [[Tigra]]. He is the half-brother of the [[Chameleon (Marvel Comics)|Chameleon]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iacobucci |first=Jordan |date=June 23, 2023 |title=Who is Kraven the Hunter And What are His Powers? |url=https://www.cbr.com/guide-kraven-hunter-marvel-comics-powers-abilities-history/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> and is one of the founding members of the [[Sinister Six]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Artie |last2=Raul |first2=Danilo |date=November 12, 2023 |title=Explained: Who is Kraven the Hunter? |url=https://movieweb.com/kraven-the-hunter-explained/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=[[MovieWeb]]}}</ref>

In Kraven's first appearance, he calls Spider-Man "the most dangerous game", a direct reference to the 1924 [[The Most Dangerous Game|short story of the same name]], in which General Zaroff, a Russian [[big-game hunter]] (and a primary inspiration for the character), hunts people for sport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Mayra |date=May 26, 2023 |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Kraven The Hunter |url=https://www.cbr.com/kraven-the-hunter-trivia/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>

Kraven is typically portrayed as a renowned big-game hunter whose goal in life is to beat Spider-Man to prove himself as the world's greatest hunter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richard |first=Nate |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Kraven the Hunter: Everything We Know So Far About the Spider-Man Spinoff |url=https://collider.com/kraven-the-hunter-movie/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en}}</ref> Though he is often overconfident in his own abilities, about which he likes to boast, he possesses a great sense of honor, and treats his adversaries as equals until proven otherwise. Because of this, Kraven has sometimes been depicted as an [[antihero]] and has teamed up with other heroes, including Spider-Man, the [[Avengers 1959|Avengers of 1959]], and [[Squirrel Girl]], in ''[[The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl]]'' (2015–2019). The character is widely regarded as one of Spider-Man's most formidable enemies, and has gained considerable attention from storylines such as 1987's "[[Kraven's Last Hunt]]," 2010's "[[Grim Hunt]]", 2015–2019's "[[The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl|The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl's Friend Kraven]]", and 2019's "[[Hunted (comics)|Hunted]]". The mantle of Kraven the Hunter has also been assumed by Kraven's sons '''[[Alyosha Kravinoff|Alyosha]]''' and '''[[#Last Son of Kraven|Sergei Kravinoff II]]''', and his daughter '''[[Ana Kravinoff]]'''.

Since his original introduction in comics, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including [[video games]], [[animated]] [[television series]], and merchandise. [[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]] portrayed Kraven the Hunter in the [[Sony's Spider-Man Universe]] (SSU) live-action film ''[[Kraven the Hunter (film)|Kraven the Hunter]]'' (2024).

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==Publication history==
[[File:Kraven the Hunter.png|thumb|Kraven the Hunter on the cover of ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #47 (April 1967). Art by [[John Romita Sr.]]]]
The character first appeared in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' issue #15 (August 1964), and was created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and artist [[Steve Ditko]].<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Manning|first1 = Matthew K.|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura|chapter= 1960s|title = Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2012|page = 26|isbn = 978-0756692360|quote= [Stan] Lee and [Steve] Ditko's newest villain, Kraven the Hunter, debuted in this issue.}}</ref> Though he would occasionally appear in other characters' titles, he was most frequently used as a Spider-Man foe. He is killed off in the acclaimed 1987 storyline by [[J. M. DeMatteis]], [[Mike Zeck]], and [[Bob McLeod (comics)|Bob McLeod]], "[[Kraven's Last Hunt]]". Although generally considered to be the definitive Kraven the Hunter story, the story originally had a completely different character in Kraven's role. Writer DeMatteis recounted:

{{Blockquote|As I was getting ready to work on the story, I was sitting in my office and looking through a [[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe|''Marvel Universe Handbook'']] and came across the entry for Kraven the Hunter. To this day, I don't know if this was something that was established in [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]], or if whoever was writing the Handbook entry made it up, but they mentioned that Kraven was [[Russians|Russian]]. For me, a total [[Dostoyevsky]] fanatic, the idea that Kraven was Russian and had the same tortured, Russian soul that the great Dostoyevsky characters had, unlocked this door in my head and suddenly I had a new understanding of this character. I thought about Kraven and the forces that had driven him to be who and what he was. This was a character I had never had any interest in whatsoever. I always thought he was one of the stupidest Spider-Man villains ever, but suddenly I had this whole new take on the character.<ref name="Back35">{{cite journal|last= Johnson|first= Dan|date= August 2009|title= In Our Sights: Kraven's Last Hunt|journal= [[Back Issue!]]|issue= #35|pages= 3–9|publisher= [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]}}</ref>}}

Despite Kraven the Hunter being one of Spider-Man's most long-standing arch-enemies, DeMatteis claims that none of Marvel's editorial staff objected to the proposal to have him killed in the story.<ref name="Back35"/> Kraven later returns as a ghost in the graphic novel ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter]]'', also by DeMatteis, Zeck, and McLeod. DeMatteis also wrote "Kraven's First Hunt" for ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' Annual '96, a retelling of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #15 which incorporated several DeMatteis [[retcon]]s, such as that Kraven was [[Relational aggression|abusive]] towards the [[Chameleon (character)|Chameleon]].

==Fictional character biography==
Sergei Kravinoff (Сергей Кравинов) is a Russian immigrant, the son of the [[aristocrat]] [[Nikolai Kravinoff]] who fled to the United States with his family in 1917 after the [[Murder of the Romanov family|executions of Russian nobility by the]] [[February Revolution]] and subsequent collapse of the reign of Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]].

Kraven is a maniacal [[big-game hunter]] who seeks to defeat [[Spider-Man]] to prove that he is the greatest hunter in the world.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |authorlink1=Tom Brevoort |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |authorlink2=Tom DeFalco |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |authorlink4=Peter Sanderson |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=101}}</ref> Unlike other hunters, he typically disdains the use of guns or [[archery|bow and arrows]], preferring to take down large dangerous animals with his bare hands. He also lives by a code of honour of sorts, choosing to hunt his game fairly.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |title=[[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains]] |date=1987 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=0-8160-1356-X |location=New York |page=182 |authorlink=Jeff Rovin}}[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsu0000rovi_h5r9/page/182/mode/2up]</ref> He consumes a mystical serum to give himself enhanced strength and dramatically slow the [[aging]] process. Kraven was trained as a hunter largely by a mysterious man named Gregor, a mercenary who once battled [[Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)|Ka-Zar]].<ref>{{Cite comic|Writer = Mark Waid|Penciller = Andy Kubert|Inker = Jesse Delperdang|Story = The Thrilling Return of Ka-Zar, Lord of the Savage Land!|Title = Ka-Zar|Volume = |Issue = #1|Date = May 1997|Publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref> Kraven was, at one point, the lover of the [[wikt:voodoo|voodoo]] priestess [[Calypso (comics)|Calypso]].<ref>{{cite comic| title = Daredevil | issue = 310 | publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 1992}}</ref>

He is contacted by his half-brother the [[Chameleon (character)|Chameleon]] to defeat Spider-Man. He leads Spider-Man to [[Central Park]] with the help of the Chameleon, who disguises himself as Kraven to use himself as a decoy while the real Kraven ambushes the hero. However, despite Kraven having weakened Spider-Man with a poisonous dart, Spider-Man prevails in the end. Spider-Man proves a frustrating quarry because Kraven continually underestimates the superhero's resourcefulness.<ref>{{cite comic | title = The Amazing Spider-Man | issue = 15 | publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 1964}}</ref>

Kraven becomes a founding member of the [[Sinister Six]] when he accepts [[Doctor Octopus]]'s offer to form a team to fight Spider-Man. They capture [[Aunt May]] and [[Betty Brant]]. He attacks Spider-Man in [[Central Park]] with three [[tiger]]s. Spider-Man fights off the attackers and secures the next clue to where Aunt May and Betty Brant are being held. After Aunt May and Betty Brant are rescued, Kraven the Hunter and the rest of the Sinister Six are arrested by the police.<ref>{{cite comic | title = The Amazing Spider-Man Annual | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | date = 1964 | publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref>

While in the [[Savage Land]], Kraven the Hunter finds [[Gog (Marvel Comics)|Gog]] in a spaceship that he stumbles upon. Realizing how useful Gog can be, Kraven the Hunter decides to use him in a plot to conquer the Savage Land. After kidnapping the visiting [[Gwen Stacy]] from a camp in the Savage Land, Kraven and Gog battle the heroes Ka-Zar and Spider-Man.<ref>{{Cite comic|Writer = Roy Thomas|Penciller = Gil Kane|Inker = Frank Giacoia and Tony Mortellaro|Story = Walk the Savage Land!/Gog|Title = The Amazing Spider-Man|Volume = |Issue = #103|Date = December 1971|Publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref> While Ka-Zar deals with Kraven, Spider-Man defeats Gog by luring him into a patch of quicksand, which he sinks to the bottom of.<ref>{{Cite comic|Writer = Roy Thomas|Penciller = Gil Kane|Inker = Frank Giacoia|Story = The Beauty and the Brute|Title = The Amazing Spider-Man|Volume = |Issue = #104|Date = January 1972|Publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref>

===''Kraven's Last Hunt''===
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Determined to end his life as he becomes older, frustrated with his failing health and continuing failure to defeat Spider-Man, Kraven sets out a final hunt for Spider-Man. After capturing Spider-Man, he shoots him with a coma-inducing drug and buries him alive on his estate.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Web of Spider-Man | issue = 31 | date = 1987 | publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref> To complete his victory, he attempts to become Spider-Man's clear superior by impersonating him in a brutal vigilante campaign and capturing [[Vermin (character)|Vermin]], the one foe Spider-Man had never been able to defeat on his own (Spider-Man's last battle with Vermin required [[Captain America]]'s assistance).<ref>{{cite comic | title = The Amazing Spider-Man | issue = 293 | date = 1987 | publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic | title = The Spectacular Spider-Man | date = 1987 | issue = 131 | publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref>

After Spider-Man emerges from his grave two weeks later, Kraven explains his actions to him and sets Vermin free. Spider-Man goes after Vermin to prevent his killing again. Kraven leaves a final [[Confession (law)|confession]] of his crimes against Spider-Man and then commits suicide.<ref>{{cite comic | title = The Amazing Spider-Man | issue = 294 | publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 1987}}</ref> Because of his suicide, his soul is unable to find rest until Spider-Man confronts his risen corpse on Kraven's behalf.<ref>{{Cite comic | Writer = J. M. Dematteis | Penciller = Mike Zeck | Inker = Bob McLeod | Story = Soul Of The Hunter! | Title = The Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter | Volume= | Issue= #1 | Date=1992 | Publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>

===''The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt''===
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Across "[[The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt#The Gauntlet|The Gauntlet]]" and "[[The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt#Grim Hunt|Grim Hunt]]", Kraven is resurrected by his ex-wife Sasha Kravinoff and their children with a [[dark magic]] ritual using the blood of Spider-Man.<ref name=AS635>{{cite comic|title=The Amazing Spider-Man|volume=1|issue=635|story=The Grim Hunt Chapter 2|writer=Joe Kelly|artist=Micheal Lark|coartists=Stefano Gaudiano, Matt Southworth|letterer=Joe Caramagna|colorist=Matt Hollongsworth|editor=Stephen Wacker, Tom Brennen, Tom Brevoort|publisher=Marvel Comics|date=June 23, 2010}}</ref> Thoroughly unhappy and enraged with having been bestowed an unwanted revival, Sergei is shown to now be explosively [[psychopath]]ic and cold towards his family, beating his son Vladimir and daughter Ana and expressing little attention towards his wife. After being stabbed by his daughter Ana, Sergei recovers, stating that Sasha restored him with corrupted blood which he calls "unlife". They pull off the mask of the corpse of Spider-Man hung in their mantel and discover that Kaine had impersonated Peter in Spider-Man's costume. Kaine's nature as a clone indicates his unnatural existence has muddied the properties of the ritual.<ref name=AS636>{{cite comic|title=The Amazing Spider-Man|volume=1|issue=636|story=The Grim Hunt Chapter 3|writer=Joe Kelly|cowriters=Zeb Wells|artist=Marco Checchetto|coartists=Micheal Lark, Stefano Gaudiano|letterer=Joe Caramagna|colorist=Matt Hollongsworth|editor=Stephen Wacker, Tom Brennen, Tom Brevoort|date=July 8, 2010|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> Spider-Man, in his black costume, confronts Kraven and the rest of the Kravinoff Family. Spider-Man is tempted to kill Kraven, who eagerly and desperately attempts to goad him into it. Beating him brutally, Spider-Man takes Kraven's spear in hand and prepares to grant his enemy his wish but he refuses to do so when he is reminded by [[Julia Carpenter]] (who has inherited the powers of [[Madame Web]] after her death) that committing murder is not in his moral code, and furthermore, by going through with it, damns himself to a future where from that point he takes on a more brutal approach to crime-fighting, including killing suspects, which will lead him to die in a standoff against the police (a scenario previously glimpsed in an earlier issue). Following their defeat by Spider-Man, Kraven and his family escape to the Savage Land. While there, Kraven brutally kills Sasha (who complained that Kraven would have to hunt them to prove their place in the Kravinoff family) and euthanizes Vladimir. Alyosha flees in disgust of what his dad did to his stepmom and half-brother afterwards. Kraven and Ana discuss rebuilding the Kravinoff family, which leads to Ana running off to hunt Alyosha to prove herself worthy to Kraven and rebuild the Kravinoff family.<ref name=AS637>{{cite comic|title=The Amazing Spider-Man|volume=1|issue=637|story=The Grim Hunt Conclusion|writer=Joe Kelly|artist=Marco Checchetto|coartists=Micheal Lark, Stefano Gaudiano, Matt Southworth, Brian Thies|letterer=Joe Caramagna|colorist=Matt Hollongsworth|editor=Stephen Wacker, Tom Brennen, Tom Brevoort|publisher=Marvel Comics|date=July 14, 2010}}</ref>

It was later revealed that back in the 1950s, Kraven the Hunter was a member of [[Nick Fury]]'s [[Avengers 1959|Avengers]] alongside [[Dominic Fortune]] I, [[Dum Dum Dugan]], [[Namora]], [[Silver Sable]], [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]], and [[Ulysses Bloodstone]], tracking a stolen version of the Super-Soldier Serum combined with the Infinity Formula that had been stolen by a group of Nazis attempting to create their own Captain America.<ref>{{cite comic | title = The New Avengers | volume = 2 | issue = 10| publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 2011}}</ref>

While he is in the Savage Land, [[Agent Venom]] lands in the area on an unrelated mission from the federal government. Mistaking him to be Spider-Man, Kraven attacks him and gains the upper hand before Venom escapes.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Venom | volume = 3 | issue = 3| publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 2017}}</ref>

At one point, Kraven is contacted by a doctor who once treated him when a past hunt went wrong, the doctor requesting that Kraven track down a recent patient of hers—who had been used as a test subject to duplicate another man's electrical abilities—as well as asking that he capture the [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]]—currently acting as a 'local' vigilante to regain his sense of self after the destruction of [[Wakanda]]'s [[vibranium]]—in return for her help finding a way for him to die. With the aid of [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], T'Challa is able to stay ahead of Kraven long enough to convince him that the doctor had lied about being able to kill him, Kraven agreeing to leave T'Challa alone and take the doctor's mutated animal subjects back with him into the wild.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Black Panther | issue = 519–520 | publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 2011 }}</ref>

When their identities became fractured after a temporary separation, the [[Hulk]] discovers that Bruce Banner had hired Kraven to find the lost city of the [[Sasquatch]]es. Although the Hulk was uninterested with helping the Sasquatches deal with Kraven, he changes his mind and beats up Kraven.<ref>{{cite comic | title = The Incredible Hulk | volume = 3 | issue = 11 | publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 2012 }}</ref>

Kaine, in the alias of the [[Scarlet Spider]], later encountered Kraven the Hunter, who was dressed as the Scarlet Spider to torment him.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Scarlet Spider | volume = 2 | issue = 21 | publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 2013}}</ref> With the help of Ana, Kraven kidnapped Kaine's friends to motivate the Scarlet Spider to fight him. In the end, Kaine delivered Kraven a fatal blow in the chest, which paralyzed his heart. But using the same attack, Kaine brought him back to life supposedly still breaking the curse. Following the fight, both Kravens disappeared.<ref name="Scarlet Spider #23">{{cite comic | title = Scarlet Spider | volume = 2 | issue = 23 | publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 2013}}</ref>

===''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl''===
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Kraven, still claiming to be cursed, next battles [[Squirrel Girl]] at [[Empire State University (comics)|Empire State University]], having earned her ire by lashing out at the local squirrels, including [[Tippy-Toe]]. Kraven departs when Squirrel Girl informs him of the existence of sea monsters like [[Giganto#Giganto (Atlantean beasts)|Giganto]], playing on Kraven's obsessions by challenging him to hunt worthier prey.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer = Ryan North|penciller = Erica Henderson|inker = Erica Henderson|title = The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl | volume = 1 |issue = #1|date = 7 January 2015|publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref> He later returns to abduct [[Howard the Duck]],<ref>{{cite comic | title = The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl | volume = 2 | issue = 6 | date = 2016| publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref> but is trapped with Howard and Squirrel Girl in a manhunt as the hunted. After surviving, he vows to only "hunt the hunters".<ref>{{cite comic | title = Howard the Duck | volume = 6 | issue = 6 | date = 2016| publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref>

During the "[[Avengers: Standoff!]]" storyline, Kraven appears as an inmate of Pleasant Hill, a gated community established by S.H.I.E.L.D., who used [[Kobik]]'s abilities to turn Kraven into a [[zookeeper]]. He rallied some of his fellow inmates to help him find Kobik and bring her to [[Helmut Zemo]].<ref>{{cite comic | title = Captain America: Sam Wilson | date = 2016 | volume = 1 | issue = 8 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref>

During the "Opening Salvo" part of the "[[Secret Empire (2017 comic)|Secret Empire]]" storyline, Kraven is recruited by Baron Helmut Zemo to join the Army of Evil.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Captain America: Steve Rogers | date = 2017 | volume = 1 | issue = 16 | publisher = Marvel Comics}}</ref> When Manhattan was surrounded by a [[Darkforce]] dome, Kraven raided the ''Daily Bugle'' to find information to the identity of Spider-Man. Knowing that J. Jonah Jameson would be in danger, Phil Sheldon's daughter Jennie headed to J. Jonah Jameson's house to warn him. After Kraven attacked J. Jonah Jameson, Jennie Sheldon fired a signal flare into the sky. This attracted the attention of [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)|Spider-Woman]], who defeated Kraven. Jennie Sheldon even took pictures of the fight.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Secret Empire: Brave New World | date = 2017 | volume = 1 | issue = 3 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref>

When [[Eddie Brock|Venom]] encounters some Dinosaur People in the sewers, Kraven the Hunter follows Venom and kills an ''[[Ankylosaurus]]''-type Dinosaur Person before engaging Venom in battle. He was fended off by Venom, who vowed to fight Kraven again.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Venom | issue = 156 | date = 2016 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref> After the Dinosaur People's existence is made public, Mayor [[Wilson Fisk]] and NYPD Commissioner Chris Rafferty appointed Kraven to lead a SWAT team into the sewers and eliminate them. Venom deactivated each trap and confronted Kraven. Venom was caught off-guard when Kraven revealed his secret ally [[Shriek (character)|Shriek]], who used her attacks on Venom and then collapsed the ceiling over him. Shriek then tells Kraven that she can have Eddie Brock's head after the mission is done.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Venom | issue = 157 | publisher = Marvel Comics | date = 2017 }}</ref> As the Dinosaur People feed on the rats that enter their lair, Kraven sneaks up on some Dinosaur People and kills them. Venom catches up to Kraven and fights him and Shriek. With help from Tana, Venom stated that the Dinosaur People were not killing anybody and that they are only surviving underground. Kraven and Shriek are arrested by the NYPD, as the captain stated that he never liked Kraven anyway.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Venom | issue = 158 | date = 2017 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref>

Kraven the Hunter is hired by the evil organization Rampart to lure [[Captain America]] to them. After a brief struggle with Kraven, Captain America is frozen by Rampart's freeze cannon.<ref>{{cite comic | title = Captain America | date = 2017 | issue = 697 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref>

Squirrel Girl has helped Kraven reform, teaming up with him to fight other villains, even establishing a friendship with him. She helps Kraven realize that Spider-Man is not even close to being the most dangerous prey in the Marvel Universe.<ref>{{cite comic | title = The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl | volume = 2 | issue = 32–35 | date = 2018 | publisher = Marvel Comics }}</ref>

===''Hunted''===
In a prelude to "[[Hunted (comics)|Hunted]]", Kraven the Hunter reminisces about how Sasha, Vladimir, and Alyosha were killed by him and Ana for not living up to his legacy. After cutting a deal with the [[High Evolutionary]], Kraven has 87 [[Cloning|clones]] of him created, trained as the Sons of Kraven, and sent out to prove themselves by being hunted by each other. This motif caused Ana to leave him. The one who hunted and killed the other Sons of Kraven was labeled as the [[#Last Son of Kraven|Last Son of Kraven]]. With help from the [[Taskmaster (character)|Taskmaster]], the [[Eric O'Grady#Black Ant|Black Ant]], and [[Arcade (Marvel Comics)|Arcade]], Kraven starts hunting various animal-themed characters, like [[Janice Lincoln|Beetle]], [[Kangaroo (comics)|Kangaroo]], [[Owl (Marvel Comics)|Owl]], [[Puma (character)|Puma]], the [[Serpent Society]], [[Squid (Marvel Comics)|Squid]], and [[White Rabbit (Marvel Comics)|White Rabbit]]. [[Cobra (Marvel Comics)|King Cobra]], [[Rhino (character)|Rhino]], [[Mac Gargan|Scorpion]], [[Stegron]], [[Tarantula (Marvel Comics)|Tarantula]], and Vulture are captured and grouped together as the [[Savage Six]].<ref name="Amazing Spider-Man #16">{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=5 |issue=16 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2019}}</ref> While making the final preparations for the "Great Hunt," Kraven reflects on his immortality; it is revealed that the Kraven who was stabbed by the Scarlet Spider was a clone. Kraven sends the Last Son of Kraven to capture Spider-Man for the Great Hunt.<ref name="Amazing Spider-Man #17">{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=5 |issue=17 |date=2019}} Marvel Comics.</ref> After Arcade's Hunter-Bot is tested and kills [[Iguana (comics)|Iguana]], Kraven and Arcade begin the Great Hunt and Central Park is surrounded by a dome.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=5 |issue=18 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2019}}</ref> It is revealed that the Hunter-Bots are connected to their pilots, which will kill them if the robots are destroyed. Kraven had planned this effect from the beginning to punish the hunters for killing animals for sport.<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man">{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=5 |issue=20 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2019}}</ref> Kraven has Arcade tell the Vulture that there is a chance to break the force field by killing more Hunter-Bots.<ref name="The Amazing Spider-Man"/> During a fight between the Hunter-Bots and the animal-themed characters, Kraven's secret motive is to force Spider-Man into killing him again so that he can be free from his curse of immortality. He does this by trapping Curt Connors when he tries to rescue his son [[Billy Connors (character)|Billy]]. Spider-Man was forced to "kill" Curt by tearing out the implant chip that prevented Curt hurting humans as the [[Lizard (character)|Lizard]], despite the risk that taking out the chip would kill Curt.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=5 |issue=21 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2019}}</ref> After Spider-Man finds the bodies of the guards who were killed when the Lizard escaped, he is confronted by Kraven. Spider-Man figures out that Kraven was the one who killed the guards to frame the Lizard, as the wounds are too precise for the Lizard's claws. To guilt Spider-Man into becoming a hunter, Kraven attempts to force Spider-Man to watch the Lizard save Billy and the [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]] from the Last Son of Kraven, but Spider-Man rejects the idea that this can only be accomplished through violence. Upon realizing that he was the beast that he was wanting to kill all along, Kraven releases all the surviving animal-themed characters and sends Spider-Man to protect Mary Jane. Kraven dons a copy of Spider-Man's black costume to act like him once more. When the Last Son of Kraven is conned into strangling Kraven to death, he soon realizes that he was fooled when he sees Spider-Man swinging away.<ref name="Amazing Spider-Man #22">{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=5 |issue=22 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date= 2019}}</ref> His funeral is attended by the Last Son of Kraven. The Chameleon is revealed to be one of the attendees as he is pleased that Kraven spared him from the Great Hunt. As he walks away, the Chameleon tells his dead half-brother to sleep well: "You needn't worry. The world is no longer your burden. Besides, there won't be much of it left soon...not by the time I've finished."<ref name="Amazing Spider-Man #23">{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=5 |issue=23 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2019}}</ref>

Sometime later, Kraven is pulled through time from moments before his death by [[Galactus]] to help their shared friend Squirrel Girl defeat [[Melissa Morbeck]] and her coterie of time-displaced supervillains and former villains. After reuniting with Doreen and thanking her for all she had done for him, Kraven bids Doreen a final goodbye before being returned to his death.<ref name=":50">{{cite comic |title=[[The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl]] |volume=2 |issue=49–50 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2020}}</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
By regularly ingesting the potion made from various unnamed jungle herbs, Kraven grants himself superhuman physical abilities,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=October 7, 2022 |title=15 Most Powerful Black Panther Villains |url=https://screenrant.com/most-powerful-villains-black-panther/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> making him a physical threat to Spider-Man, although these powers are not as developed as those possessed by Spider-Man. Kraven's body is also more durable,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Domingues |first=Camila |date=June 20, 2023 |title=Is Kraven the Hunter a villain? (What is Kraven the Hunter's origin story?) |url=https://bamsmackpow.com/2023/06/20/kraven-the-hunter-a-villain-origin-story/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=[[FanSided]]}}</ref> and more resistant to certain forms of injury than the body of a normal human. He can withstand great impact forces, such as falling from several stories or being repeatedly struck by a superhumanly strong opponent, that would severely injure or kill a normal human, with little to no injury to himself. The effects of the potion have dramatically altered Kraven's aging process to the point that he has aged little, if at all, over several decades. Despite being over 70 years of age, he has the physical appearance of a 30-year-old man.

The potion enhances Kraven's sight, hearing, and smell to superhuman levels, adding to his already impressive tracking skills. He can see farther, and with much greater clarity, than a normal human. His hearing is similarly enhanced, enabling him to detect sounds which an ordinary human cannot, or sounds that a normal human could detect, but at much greater distances. Kraven can use his sense of smell to track a target by scent, much as some animals do, even if the scent has been somewhat eroded by natural factors.

Even without his superhuman powers, Kraven is an Olympic-level athlete, and a gifted tactician, hunter, and hand-to-hand combatant. He also has great knowledge of [[pressure point]]s, both in the anatomy of humans and in many animals. He can strike at these nerve clusters with pinpoint accuracy, allowing him to incapacitate more powerful opponents or animals. He is familiar with many exotic poisons and [[tranquilizer]]s, which he often uses during his hunts.

Due to a flaw in the ceremony that resurrected him, Kraven was given "the ''unlife''... the eternal curse", as he discovered when his daughter stabbed him through the heart. According to Kraven, he can now only die by Spider-Man's hand. However, this curse was apparently broken when Kaine temporarily killed Kraven by stopping his heart and then restarting it with the same move.

==Family==
Kraven the Hunter had different family members and clones. He even fathered several children who have followed in his footsteps:

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{{tree chart | | | | | DS  | | CE  |~| KH  |~|~|y| AK  | | US  |DS=[[Chameleon (Marvel Comics)|Dmitri Anatoly Nikolayevich Smerdyakov<br />{{small|The Chameleon}}]]|CE=[[Calypso (comics)|Calypso Ezili<br />{{small|The Witch of Kraven}}]]|KH='''Sergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff (né Kravinov)<br />{{small|Kraven the Hunter <br />The Unhuntable Sergei}}'''|AK=Aleksandra "Sasha" Kravinova (née Nikolaevna)|US=Unnamed Sisters}}
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{{tree chart | | | | | | | XR  | | MB  |!| SP  | | VK  |XR=Xraven<br />{{small|The Hunter X{{refn|group=n|name=Clone}}}}|MB=Nedrocci "Ned" Tannengarden|SP=[[Kraven the Hunter (Ana Kravinoff)|Anastasia "Ana" Tatiana Kravinova<br />{{small|Kraven the Hunter}}]]|VK=[[Grim Hunter|Vladimir "Vlad" Kravinoff<br />{{small|The Grim Hunter<br />Son of the Hunter}}]]}}
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{{tree chart | | | | | | | | | AT  | | ZB  | | SK  |AT=[[Kraven the Hunter (Alyosha Kravinoff)|Alexei Sergeevich "Alyosha" Kravinoff<br />{{small|Kraven the Hunter}}]]|ZB=[[Hunted (comics)#Prelude|The Sons of Kraven]]<br/>{{refn|group=n|name=Hunted}}|SK=[[Hunted (comics)#Aftermath|Sergei Kravinoff II<br />{{small|The Last Son of Kraven}}]]<br/>{{refn|group=n|name=Hunted}}}}
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{{refn|group=n|name=Clone|[[Human cloning|Clone]] of Kraven created by [[Mister Sinister]], featuring the [[DNA]] of the [[X-Men]] [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], [[Jean Grey|Marvel Girl]], [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], and [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]], as well as a sample of the [[Carnage (character)|Carnage]] [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]].}}
{{refn|group=n|name=Hunted|"[[Hunted (comics)|Hunted]]" established 87 such [[Human cloning|clones]] of Kraven the Hunter to exist, until all are killed by one of their number, dubbed "The Last Son of Kraven" and [[Inheritance#Terminology|heir]] to his father's identity.}}
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===Chameleon===
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As mentioned above, Chameleon is Kraven the Hunter's half-brother

===Grim Hunter===
'''Vladimir Kravinoff''' was a son of Sergei Kravinoff, the infamous adversary of [[Spider-Man]] known as Kraven the Hunter. Unlike his illegitimate half-brother [[#Alyosha Kravinoff|Alyosha Kravinoff]] who was raised in shame in [[Africa]], Vladimir grew up in Russia benefiting from his father's wealth and luxuries. However, their father often neglected both sons while he pursued his various international quarries. Unaware of his siblings, Vladimir was raised by Sergei's servant Gregor who acted as a surrogate father teaching him Sergei's hunting techniques. When Vlad was still a boy, Sergei put his son through a rite of passage, hunting Vladimir while disguised as the fabled "Grim Hunter." Impressed by his son's abilities learned under Gregor, Sergei began to train Vlad personally. Vladimir Kravinoff took up the name "'''Grim Hunter'''" and decided to hunt down Spider-Man and several of his foes. He only had one battle with Spider-Man, and his methods were nearly the same as his father's. He was briefly involved with the [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]], even giving his identity of [[Jason Macendale]] his father's super-strength formula which reacted to the anomalies in his bloodstream which gave him greater power. This is perhaps the reason why Vladimir became more powerful than his father when he took the treatment. When he got out of jail, he decided to track Spider-Man down again only to fight the [[Scarlet Spider]] instead. [[Kaine Parker|Kaine]] (a clone of Spider-Man) arrived and after a confrontation, Vladimir was killed by the insane duplicate. On death's door, he staggered to Gregor falling in his arms and died shortly after that.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Spider-Man |issue=55 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=1967}}</ref>

During "[[The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt]]" storyline, Sasha Kravinoff sacrifices [[Mattie Franklin]] as part of a revival ritual that resurrects Vladimir as a humanoid [[lion]] creature. Vladimir being revived as a humanoid lion was the result of Mattie not being a "pure spider".<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |issue=634 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2010}}</ref> Vladimir later assists [[#Ana Kravinoff|Ana Kravinoff]] and Alyosha Kravinoff with capturing [[Anya Corazon]] as well as a second attempt to capture [[Julia Carpenter|Arachne]].<ref name="AS635"/> Following Kraven the Hunter's resurrection, Vladimir was shown attempting to attack Arachne and Araña while they are bound. Sergei fends off Vladimir rather brutally. Sasha mentioned to Sergei that Vladimir's sub-human state was the result of a test resurrection to see if she can revive Sergei.<ref name="AS636"/> After Spider-Man defeated the Kravinoff family, they escaped to the [[Savage Land]] where Sergei killed Sasha (because she complained about being hunted to become a true Kravinoff) and [[euthanize]]s Vladimir (which Kraven does due "to respect for the dead").<ref name="AS637"/>

===Alyosha Kravinoff===
'''Alyosha Kravinoff''' is a [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] who is the second Kraven the Hunter through an unnamed female mutant some time after the death of Vladimir.

Unlike Vladimir, Alyosha was separated from his family and raised in an African jungle. After Kraven's suicide, Alyosha came to [[New York City]] to investigate the father he barely knew. Dressed as Kraven, Alyosha confronted his uncle Dmitri Smerdyakov (AKA Chameleon). Believing his abusive half-brother had returned from the dead, Chameleon revealed to Alyosha much about the dysfunctional Kravinoff family. Kraven's former lover Calypso Ezili did actually return from the dead and she mistook Alyosha for Kraven. She seduced Alyosha, but afterwards he spurned her affections. Later, riding a bull [[elephant]] atop [[Manhattan]]'s rooftops, Alyosha attacked [[Spider-Man]]. He poisoned him with a hallucinogenic dart, but then set him free. While at the Kravinoff estate, Alyosha was learning about his father from Spider-Man when Calypso returned with Kraven's tribesmen. She set the home ablaze and killed all but Gulyadkin the Lion. Calypso poisoned Alyosha and Spider-Man and used her hypnotic powers to force the two to fight to the death. Spider-Man resisted and injured Calypso, while Alyosha subdued her with his lion. Despite asking for her forgiveness, Alyosha savagely killed Calypso and all the tribesmen with her.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Spectacular Spider-Man |issue=243 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=1997}}</ref>

He was later hired by the city of New York to help capture the [[Fantastic Four]]'s enigmatic enormous canid Puppy. Next, he was hired by [[White Wolf (comics)|White Wolf]], head of the deposed [[Wakanda]]n secret police, to capture Black Panther. Black Panther turned the battle around, nearly killing Alyosha. [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]] later invited Alyosha to join Sandman's [[Sinister Six]] to hunt [[Doctor Octopus]] and [[Senator Ward (comics)|Senator Ward]] (the host body for the alien [[List of alien races in Marvel Comics#Z'nox|Z'nox]]). [[Eddie Brock|Venom]], slighted at his rejection by the Six, hunted each of the team members. Refusing to be "the hunted", Alyosha trapped Venom with fire, but Venom seriously injured him and escaped.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Peter Parker: Spider-Man |issue=22 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2000}}</ref>

Alyosha then adopted a more relaxed, suave, and charismatic personality. As "Al," he began dating Timber Hughes, an aspiring actress who worked as a waitress at an all-villain bar. Al sought to help Timber's career in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] by becoming a director. Despite celebrity connections, Al's efforts were stonewalled by arrogance, greed, and corruption within the Hollywood elite. Forced out of Hollywood by the powerful Rothstein brothers, Al is beaten while Timber was brutally raped. Both Al and Timber exacted vengeance which involved defeating another half-brother Ned Tannengarden (who was later killed by Chameleon) and left Hollywood to pursue heroics in New York City.<ref name="Spider-Man's Get Kraven #1-6">{{cite comic |title=Spider-Man's Get Kraven |issue=1–6 |date=2002–2003 |publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>

Alyosha is one of few mutants that retained their superhuman powers after the [[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]].{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2012}} He is one of the superpowered beings recruited within the ''[[Beyond!]]'' miniseries by [[Stranger (Marvel Comics)|Stranger]] posing as the [[Beyonder]].<ref>{{cite comic |title=Beyond! |issue=1-6 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2007}}</ref>

Alyosha Kraven later eventually becomes fully deranged from experimenting with his father's potions, and in his madness began collecting a [[zoo]] of animal-themed superhumans, including [[Bushmaster (Marvel Comics)|Bushmaster]], [[Gargoyle (comics)|Gargoyle]], [[Tiger Shark (Marvel Comics)|Tiger Shark]], [[Kangaroo (comics)|Kangaroo]], [[Aragorn (Marvel Comics)|Aragorn]] (the version that was owned by the Vatican Black Knight), [[Vulture (Marvel Comics)|Vulture]], [[Mongoose (comics)|Mongoose]], [[Man-Bull]], [[Dragon Man (comics)|Dragon Man]], [[Swarm (Marvel Comics)|Swarm]], [[Mandrill (comics)|Mandrill]], [[Grizzly (comics)|Grizzly]], [[Frog-Man]], and [[Rhino (character)|Rhino]]. In the end, the [[Punisher]] (whom Kraven referred to as "Tiny Monkey") managed to sabotage this zoo. Kraven himself escapes to the [[Savage Land]].<ref>{{cite comic |title=[[The Punisher War Journal]] |volume=2 |issue=13–15 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2008}}</ref>

During "[[The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt|The Gauntlet]]" storyline, Alyosha returned to New York to help his half-sister Ana and stepmother Sasha in the Grim Hunt by hunting [[Kaine Parker|Kaine]]. They then witness Spider-Man's fight with the [[Lizard (character)|Lizard]].<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |issue=631 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2010}}</ref> He was present at the ritual where Sasha sacrificed [[Mattie Franklin]] as part of a revival ritual that resurrects his half-brother [[#Grim Hunter|Vladimir]] as a humanoid lion-like creature.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> After the Kravinoff Family was defeated, Alyosha alongside the other Kravinoff Family members escaped to the Savage Land where Kraven plans to hunt them to in order to prove that they can earn a spot in the Kravinoff Family. Alyosha soon abandoned his family after Kraven killed Sasha and Vladimir telling him to do his sick game on his own. In an attempt to impress Kraven, Ana pursued Alyosha with the intent of killing him in exchange that he trains her to rebuild the Kravinoff Family.<ref name=AS637/>

Alyosha was later confirmed to have been killed in the Savage Land by his sister Ana when she and their father returned from the Savage Land to hunt down Kaine in [[Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref name="ReferenceD">{{cite comic |title=Scarlet Spider |volume=2 |issue=6 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2012}}</ref>

===Nedrocci Tannengarden===
There was a third son named '''Nedrocci''' "'''Ned'''" '''Tannengarden''' who tried to kill Alyosha, but he was murdered by the Chameleon (who, during that time, believed himself to be the original Kraven the Hunter).<ref name="Spider-Man's Get Kraven #1-6"/>

===Xraven===
It was revealed during 2009's ''[[X-Men]]/Spider-Man'' crossover miniseries that years earlier, Kraven made a deal with [[Mister Sinister]]. He and the [[Blob (Marvel Comics)|Blob]] tracked down the X-Men, and they fought the united forces of Spider-Man and the original X-Men. Kraven fled after a short battle, but not before wounding each member of the X-Men. Kraven returned to Sinister, with genetic samples from [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], [[Jean Grey|Marvel Girl]], [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], and [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]]. Furthermore, Sinister requested from Kraven a sample of his [[DNA]].<ref>{{cite comic |title=X-Men/Spider-Man |issue=1 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2015}}</ref> Mister Sinister later cut a deal with [[Cletus Kasady|Carnage]] to obtain a sample of the [[Carnage (character)|Carnage]] [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]]. After removing the sentience from the Carnage symbiote sample, Mister Sinister combined it with the DNA of the original X-Men and Kraven the Hunter, where he would use this creation at a later date.<ref>{{cite comic |title=X-Men/Spider-Man |issue=3 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2009}}</ref> Years later after the death of Kraven, an [[Morlocks (comics)|ex-Morlock]] who had kept his powers post [[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]] named Joe Buggs was murdered by a mysterious [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] hunter. His friend Ed (who had lost his powers) went to the X-Men for help. He claimed that the man who killed Buggs was Kraven. Although they were skeptical about Kraven's apparent resurrection, the X-Men called on the help of Spider-Man, who had battled Kraven many times over the years. After discussing the battle that they had with Kraven years ago and the fact that he had given samples of the X-Men's DNA to Sinister for cloning, the lights went out on the wing where they were located. The hunter attacked and quickly dispatched [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]], but was held at bay by Spider-Man's webbing. He broke free, claiming his name is '''Xraven'''. The X-Men quickly realize that Xraven has all of the powers of the original X-Men, while also sporting retractable claws, big hands and feet, fangs, and wings that have a very flexible skeletal structure, enough for him to press them to the back of his torso and legs. He was able to defeat Cyclops and [[Kitty Pryde|Shadowcat]], holding her hostage, giving the ultimatum that he would kill her if they did not surrender. Spider-Man insulted Xraven, claiming that Kraven would never threaten a helpless girl. Xraven was momentarily fazed by his comment, but attacked again, claiming that he is the "favored one". Cyclops realizes Xraven's weakness and tells him that Mister Sinister sees him as nothing but a pawn. He tells Xraven to read his mind, in order for him to see the kind of a man Sinister really is. After Xraven sees Cyclops's memories, he flees, but the X-Men become aware of the fact that he was able to get DNA samples from Shadowcat, Colossus, [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]], and [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]. Returning to Mister Sinister with the samples, Mister Sinister tells him that he planned to clone a new generation of mutants, and that he would unite all mutantkind. After seeing what Sinister's real intentions were in Cyclops's memories, Xraven destroys the samples, claiming that Mister Sinister would breed slaves as opposed to warriors, and Xraven attacks him. Although it is clear that Mister Sinister survived his confrontation with Xraven, it is unknown whether Xraven survived.<ref>{{cite comic |title=X-Men/Spider-Man |issue=4 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2008}}</ref>

Upon researching Xraven, Captain America does not consider him evil. He states that Xraven must be brought in, partly because of the murder he committed and partly to prevent the Kravinoff family from obtaining him.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Heroic Age: Villains |issue=1 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2011}}</ref>

===Ana Kravinoff===
The daughter of Kraven the Hunter, '''Ana Kravinoff''' becomes the first female to take on the name of Kraven the Hunter. She first appears tracking Spider-Man to his apartment, but mistakenly believes Peter Parker's roommate [[Vin Gonzales]] was him. She then methodically ruins Vin's life, and captures him.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |issue=565 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2008}}</ref> Despite Vin's claims that he was not Spider-Man, Kraven prepared to hunt him, but was stopped by the real Spider-Man, who was wearing Daredevil's costume (which had eyelids for him to be able to see). At the end, it is revealed that she is Kraven's daughter by a woman called Sasha Aleksandra Nikolaevich (also the mother of the deceased [[#Grim Hunter|Vladimir Kravinoff]]). She and her mother have recently set about forming an alliance of Spider-Man villains to get revenge on the wall-crawler and kidnap [[Madame Web]]. They also hired [[Deadpool]] to keep him distracted while they kidnapped [[Mattie Franklin]].<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |issue=611 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2010}}</ref>

Ana and Sasha later meet up with Alyosha Kravinoff, who assists them in preparing for the "Grim Hunt", where they start going after Kaine.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

Ana assists her half-brother [[#Alyosha Kravinoff|Alyosha Kravinoff]] into attempting to abduct [[Julia Carpenter|Arachne]], only to run afoul of Spider-Man, who repels them. Ana alongside Alyosha, [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]], and [[Diablo (Marvel Comics)|Diablo]] are present when Sasha sacrifices Mattie Franklin as part of a ritual that resurrects Vladimir Kravinoff as a humanoid [[lion]] creature.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Ana alongside Vladimir and Alyosha attacks [[Anya Corazon]], only to end up fighting Spider-Man, Arachne, [[Kaine Parker|Kaine]], and [[Ezekiel Sims]] (who was really Ana's half-uncle [[Chameleon (character)|Chameleon]] in disguise). The Kravinoffs manage to overpower them and make off with Anya and Arachne. After Chameleon sheds his disguise and Spider-Man partially succumbs to the drugs the Kravinoffs have given him, Ana is present when Kaine (dressed as Spider-Man) is killed as a sacrifice as part of a ritual that revives her father Sergei Kravinoff.<ref name="AS635"/> Following the resurrection, Sergei gets acquainted with his family. When Kraven returns after preventing Vladimir from attacking the captives, he is shown to lack a sense of control, attacking Ana until he is stabbed in the heart by Ana in self-defense. Sergei recovers, stating that Sasha restored him with corrupted blood or the "unlife" as he puts it.<ref name="AS636"/> When the Kravinoff Family is defeated, Ana alongside the other Kravinoffs escapes to the [[Savage Land]]. After Sasha and Vladimir are killed by Kraven and Alyosha flees, she runs off to hunt Alyosha to prove herself to Kraven. She tells Kraven that if she can take down Alyosha, Kraven should train her and help rebuild the Kravinoff family. Otherwise, he will forget about family.<ref name="AS637"/>

Ana later attacks Anya Corazon (who is now operating as Spider-Girl) in an attempt to finish the hunt she started during The Grim Hunt. Although obviously the stronger fighter, Ana is eventually defeated thanks to Spider-Girl's experience at fighting in New York City. She is thereafter incarcerated.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Spider-Girl |volume=2 |issue=4–5 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2011}}</ref>

Ana later escapes incarceration and heads to Houston to hunt Kaine (the current Scarlet Spider). Ana and her brother Alyosha deliver the killing blows to Kaine that lead to his blood resurrecting her father Kraven the Hunter. However, since Kaine himself was resurrected shortly afterwards so that there could be balance between Hunters and Spiders, it remains to be seen what other motives Ana has for Kaine as there are visions of a dark future ahead for the Scarlet Spider.<ref name="ReferenceD"/>

With the help of Ana, Kraven kidnaps Kaine's friends to motivate the Scarlet Spider to fight him. In the end, Kaine delivers a fatal blow to Kraven, which paralyzes his heart. But using the same attack, Kaine brings him back to life, supposedly breaking the curse. Following the fight, both Kravens disappear.<ref name="Scarlet Spider #23"/>

Ana Kravinoff later serves as the guide to the Inhumans [[Gorgon (Inhuman)|Gorgon]] and [[Flint (Marvel Comics)|Flint]], taking them to the Chimanimani Mountains of Mozambique, Africa, where they found the hidden Inhuman city of Utolan.<ref>{{cite comic |title=All-New Inhumans |issue=7 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2015}}</ref> During this time, Ana reveals that she has Inhuman ancestry on her mother's side, something she discovered while hunting down her mother's family members (and for which her father tried to kill her when she told him). She came to Utolan looking for a cure, but was sedated by order of the councilwoman Sanara, who took some of her genetic material for use in the city's [[eugenics]]-based practices.<ref>{{cite comic |title=All-New Inhumans |issue=9 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2015}}</ref> Ana managed to escape and hunted down Sanara. She was exposed to Terrigen Mist during her hunt, which awakened her Inhuman genes. As she prepares to kill Sanara, Ana notes that it is time to "embrace [her] nature".<ref>{{cite comic |title=All-New Inhumans |issue=10 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2015}}</ref>

In a prelude to the "[[Hunted (comics)|Hunted]]" storyline, Ana accompanies her father in hunting the [[New Men (Marvel Comics)|New Men]] to draw out the [[High Evolutionary]]. When Ana learned that her father had the High Evolutionary make 87 clones of himself, Ana considers this a disgrace to the Kravinoff family and declares herself a "Kravinoff no more" which Kraven shrugs off.<ref name="Amazing Spider-Man #16"/>

During the "[[Sinister War]]" storyline, Ana Kravinoff is discussed as a new recruit for the [[Sinister Syndicate]]. Kindred's giant centipedes bring the Sinister Syndicate and Ana to Kindred where Foreigner's group and the Superior Foes are, as Kindred holds a contest for someone to take down Spider-Man so that he can be punished for his sins. Ana is with the Sinister Syndicate when they intercept [[Overdrive (character)|Overdrive]], who was carrying Spider-Man away from [[Foreigner (character)|Foreigner]]'s group.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Sinister War |issue=2 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2021}}</ref>

===Sasha Kravinoff===
Kraven's wife and Ana and Vladimir's mother '''Sasha Kravinoff''' was part of a Gauntlet on Spider-Man's life, causing chaos and weakening Spider-Man prior to the events that led to resurrecting Kraven from the grave.

===Last Son of Kraven===
The '''Last Son of Kraven''' (one of the many '''Sons of Kraven''') was cloned from Kraven's DNA by the [[High Evolutionary]]. He hunted his fellow clones and returned to Kraven, where he proved himself by presenting him with the skulls of his fellow clones.<ref name="Amazing Spider-Man #16"/> Kraven sent the Last Son of Kraven to subdue and capture Spider-Man for the upcoming Great Hunt that is sponsored by Arcade's company, Arcade Industries.<ref name="Amazing Spider-Man #17"/> The Last Son of Kraven later chased after the Black Cat. Kraven donned the black Spider-Man suit, where he tricked the Last Son of Kraven into killing him.<ref name="Amazing Spider-Man #22"/> After attending his funeral of his "father", the Last Son of Kraven went to the Kravinoff estate, ripped off his clothes, and trashed it out of frustration. After calming down and drinking some wine, the Last Son of Kraven found a letter written to him by his "father" behind Kraven's rifle on the wall. The letter from Kraven stated that the Last Son of Kraven was to finally inherit his legacy not as Kraven's son, but as the man himself, since he was cloned from his DNA. The Last Son of Kraven read in the letter "You were forged in fire, born in blood. My spirit made flesh. More than my child—you are me, and I am you. One and the same now." This led to the Last Son of Kraven taking on the aliases of both Sergei Kravinoff and Kraven, where he cuts his hair, wipes off his tiger stripes, and dons a copy of Kraven's costume.<ref name="Amazing Spider-Man #23"/>

Doctor Octopus and [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]] find Kraven in the Savage Land hunting a dinosaur. Electro shocks the dinosaur and Doctor Octopus recruits Kraven into the Sinister Six by promising him to hunt down the Lizard.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: Chameleon Conspiracy |issue=1 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2021}}</ref> Kraven joins the Sinister Six into fighting the Savage Six at the time when the Savage Six were attacking the debut of the movie that Mysterio was involved in.<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite comic |title=Sinister War |issue=1 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2021}}</ref>

In his first hunt, Kraven hunted Deadpool, where he started by killing some monsters. Deadpool was able to defeat Kraven by having a Soul-Eater transport him to Alaska.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Deadpool |volume=8 |issue=1–4 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2021}}</ref>

During the "[[Sinister War]]" storyline, Kraven accompanies the Sinister Six in fighting the [[Savage Six]].<ref name="ReferenceC"/>

During the "[[Devil's Reign]]" storyline, Kraven appears as a member of Mayor Wilson Fisk's incarnation of the Thunderbolts at the time when Mayor Fisk passes a law that forbids superhero activities. He was seen in the woods pursuing Elektra in her Daredevil attire.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Devil's Reign |issue=2 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2021}}</ref> After evading one of his traps, Elektra is confronted by Kraven who was looking for a challenge in his hunts. Despite giving Elektra a hard time and being assisted by the Thunderbolts agents, Kraven was defeated by Elektra.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Daredevil: Woman Without Fear |issue=1-3 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2022}}</ref>

During the "Beyond" storyline, Kraven stalked [[Ben Reilly]]'s Spider-Man appearance at the time when Ben was working for the [[Beyond Corporation]]. After hitting Spider-Man with his special darts to cleanse him for the hunt, Kraven triggered an explosion to get away leaving Ben too weak to go after him.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=5 |issue=78–80 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2022}}</ref>

During the "[[A.X.E.: Judgment Day]]" storyline, Kraven was seen at the North Pole, where he hunts a seal. Then he uses its corpse to draw out a polar bear and hunt it. Though Kraven did find something on the removed body part of the polar bear. Sometime later, Kraven arrived at a Siberian bar wearing the pelt of the dead polar bear and carrying a bag containing a ripped-up Deadpool. A patron speaks in Russian about the mutants becoming [[apex predator]]s in light of recent events. Kraven asks in question "What did you say?"<ref>{{cite comic |title=X-Force |volume=6 |issue=30 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2022}}</ref> After seeing the Progenitor and showing it an X that he carved into the palm of his left hand, Kraven prepared to hunt mutants when Deadpool pulled himself back together. Upon learning that Deadpool was "given the keys" to [[Krakoa]], Kraven beheaded him to access a Krakoan gate.<ref>{{cite comic |title=X-Force |volume=6 |issue=31 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2022}}</ref> Once on Krakoa, he started desecrating the mutant eggs. Then he hunted [[Maggott]], an unidentified blue-skinned mutant, an unidentified mutant with antlers, and a mutant family with tusks. Before slaying [[Icarus (comics)|Icarus]], Kraven learned from him that Wolverine was the best among them. This led to Kraven abducting Beast and used him to get the knowledge he needed for the Shadow Room which he started to use on Wolverine when he returned.<ref>{{cite comic |title=X-Force |volume=6 |issue=32 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2022}}</ref> When Wolverine caught up to Kraven at the time when the Progenitor's attack on Krakoa caused the Shadow Room to have a structural failure that will cause it collapse, he fought Kraven and defeated him as Kraven is attacked by a ''[[Tyrannosaurus]]''. Sometime after the Progenitor was defeated, an injured Kraven finds its remains once again occupied by the Avengers and claims that he will return to Krakoa and butcher the mutants when its end is near and taste the iron in their hearts.<ref>{{cite comic |title=X-Force |volume=6 |issue=33 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2022}}</ref>

Kraven is among the villains who are captured by [[Ultra Living Brain]]. After Spider-Man defeated the Sinister Six-type Super-Adaptoid, Ultra Living Brain teleported the villains away.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Amazing Spider-Man |volume=6 |issue=6 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2022}}</ref>

Kraven later fights [[Ashley Kafka|Queen Goblin]] as they hunt each other. Then they share a bed the Kravinoff estate as Queen Goblin mentions about the resurrection of some totems. Kraven narrates that this hunt would nourish them both as his heart beats with life's fire.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=6 |issue=31 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2023}}</ref> Kraven and Queen Goblin perfect a ritual that drains the sins of Norman Osborn into his spear. Queen Goblin states that she will be free when the sins find their way back to Osborn. Queen Goblin later states that the original Kraven was a selfish man as she claims to Kraven that she will become better by besting Osborn as they look into the casket containing the Green Goblin costume. He must return Osborn his sins and then kill him. Kraven then invades Oscorp and wrecks the Gold Goblin armor. When Spider-Man arrives, Osborn locks the lab that he and Kraven are in as Osborn fights Kraven, who tries to get Osborn to take his sins back. When Spider-Man gets through, he throws himself before Kraven's spear. Osborn expresses shock at his actions as Spider-Man gets infected with Osborn's sins while Kraven flees.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=6 |issue=32 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2023}}</ref> Wearing a black suit, Spider-Man confronts Kraven at the Kravinoff estate and injects him with something while ordering him to run. Kraven proceeds to run as he starts to hear his father talking to him. While in the sewers, the stuff that Kraven was injected with has pheromones where they attract Vermin and his clones. Kraven defeats many of the clones before being knocked out. Spider-Man fights off the remaining Vermin clones and drags Kraven, throwing him inside his grave with his gun. Then Spider-Man proceeds to bury him alive.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=6 |issue=33 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2023}}</ref> Kraven found that Spider-Man left him some matches and a gun. He is later freed by Osborn wielding the spear that was used on Spider-Man so that he can help him "make it right".<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=6 |issue= 34 |date=2023}}</ref> Osborn and Kraven work on a cursed weapon that would eat sins. They catch up to Spider-Man at the Holland Tunnel. Spider-Man wrestles with Kraven who proceeds to fake being overwhelmed so that Osborn can use the spear to remove the Green Goblin sins from Spider-Man. Afterwards, Kraven states that he will bind the spear in a ceremony and bury it underground.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=6 |issue=35 |date=2023}}</ref>

==Reception==
''[[IGN]]'' ranked Kraven the Hunter 53rd in their "Top Comic Book Villains" list.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-comic-book-villains |title=The Top 100 Comic Book Villains - IGN.com |language=en |access-date=2024-05-13 |via=[[IGN]]}}</ref> David Harth of ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' described Kraven the Hunter as a "cool villain", praising the design of the character, and described him as "more than a match for Spider-Man."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=September 17, 2022 |title=10 Most Violent Spider-Man Villains, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-marvel-most-violent-villains-ranked/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref>

==Other versions==
===Age of Revelation===
During the "[[Age of Revelation]]" storyline which takes place in a possible future where [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)#Age of Revelation|Revelation]] unleashed the X-Virus that either killed humans or turned them into mutants, Last Son of Kraven was seen eating some dead land sharks while having come across [[Rhino (character)#Age of Revelation|Rhino]]'s horn. He is among those that were recruited to star in Mojo's TV series "Longshots". At an abandoned power plant when Rhino grabbed the arm of their dead teammate Bishop and placed it where his horn used to be, Last Son of Kraven grabbed the horn and they both disappeared.<ref>''Longshots'' #1-2 (October-November 2025). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===''Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows''===
An alternate universe variant of Kraven from Earth-18119 appears in ''The [[Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows]]'' as a member of [[Regent (comics)|Regent]]'s Sinister Six.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows |volume=1 |issue=2–4 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=July 8, 2015–August 19, 2015 |writer=Dan Slott |penciller=Adam Kubert}}</ref>

===Earth X===
An alternate universe variant of Kraven from Earth-9997 appears in ''[[Earth X]]''. This version is a humanoid lion.<ref>''Marvels X'' #3-6. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Earth-001===
An alternate universe variant of Kraven from Earth-001 appears in ''[[Spider-Verse]]''. He accompanies Verna and the Hounds in hunting [[Miles Morales]] before being killed by the [[Superior Spider-Man]].<ref>{{Cite comic|writer = Dan Slott|penciller = Olivier Coipel|inker = Wade von Grawbadger|story = Spider-Verse Part Two: Superior Force|title = The Amazing Spider-Man|volume = 3|issue = 10|date = 19 November 2014|publisher = Marvel Comics|location = United States}}</ref>

===Earth-31===
An alternate universe variant of Sergei Kravinoff from Earth-31 called '''Hunter Spider''' appears in ''[[End of the Spider-Verse]]''. While fighting and killing a giant spider that killed a lion he was hunting, he was bitten by it and acquired arachnid physiology and abilities. Months later, he took to hunting animal-themed supervillains on [[J. Jonah Jameson]]'s behalf. He later joins the [[Sinister Squadron]] to serve as a spy within the Spider-Society amidst their fight with Shathra.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Edge of Spider-Verse |volume=2 |issue=5 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2022}}</ref>

Hunter Spider was seen with the Spider-Society when they are attacked by the [[Sinister Squadron]]. When [[Spider-Man 2099]] of Earth-2099 was seen being tortured by [[Halloween Jack]] of Earth-2099 by the time the remaining Spider-Society members arrive, Spider-Man 2099 breaks free and restrains Halloween Jack while stating that Hunter Spider became their spy. Grabbing [[Anya Corazon|Lady Araña]], Hunter Spider states "the best spiders know when to hunt alone and when to bring their pack". The rest of the Sinister Squadron arrive.<ref>''Spider-Society'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Earth-803===
A steampunk-themed alternate universe variant of Kraven from Earth-803 appears in ''[[Spider-Verse]]''.<ref>''Spider-Verse'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Spider-Man 2099'' (vol. 2) #7. Marvel Comics.</ref> This version is a member of the Six Men of Sinestry.

===Earth-312500===
An alternate universe variant of Kraven from Earth-312500 who was killed by Spider-Man appears in ''Spider-Man: Last Stand''.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |issue=500 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2003}}</ref>

===''Marvel 1602''===
An alternate universe variant of Kraven, also known as '''Karnov''', from Earth-311 appears in ''[[Marvel 1602]]''. This version is a butcher.<ref>{{cite comic |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=4 |issue=1 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2015}}</ref>

===''Marvel Age Spider-Man'' (2004-05)===
An alternate universe variant of Kraven from Earth-5030 appears in ''Marvel Age Spider-Man'' #14.<ref>''Marvel Age Spider-Man'' #14 (December 2004). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Marvel Noir===
In ''[[Marvel Noir]]'', Kraven is depicted as a former animal trainer in a circus that was taken by [[Green Goblin#Marvel Noir|Norman Osborn]], a mob boss known as "the Goblin", as one of his hitmen and collectors. He was killed when a mass of man-eating spiders covered his body and started eating him during [[Spider-Man Noir|Spider-Man]]'s fight with Osborn. His final act was to kill Osborn when his mangled spider-ridden corpse lands on him, thus spreading the miniature man-eaters.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Spider-Man Noir |issue=1–4 |date=2008–2009 |publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>

===''Marvel Zombies''===
A zombified alternate universe variant of Kraven from Earth-2149 appears in ''[[Marvel Zombies]]''.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2013}}

===''Old Man Logan''===
In the pages of ''[[Old Man Logan]]'' that took place on Earth-21923, Kraven the Hunter was among the villains that took part in the elimination of the superheroes. During the fight in Manhattan, Kraven the Hunter emerged from the alley after the [[Punisher#Old Man Logan|Punisher]] killed [[Electro (Marvel Comics)#Old Man Logan|Electro]]. He sneaked up on the Punisher and stabbed him in the chest.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Old Man Logan |volume=2 |issue=8 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2016}}</ref>

In the pages of ''Old Man Hawkeye'' which took place on Earth-807128 before the original "Old Man Logan" arc, there was a hunting group called the Killer Kravinoffs that use the hunting methods of Kraven the Hunter. They consist of Vladlena Kravinoff and her unnamed brothers who seek to live up to the legacy of their grandfather. The Killer Kravinoffs catch up to [[Bullseye (character)#Old Man Logan|Marshal Bullseye]] who trailed [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)#Old Man Logan|Hawkeye]] to Kree Haven where [[Abner Jenkins#Old Man Logan|Abner Jenkins]] was hiding out in a [[Doombot]] factory. They reveal to Bullseye that the President [[Red Skull#Old Man Logan|Red Skull]] has placed a bounty on his head and that they have taken advantage of it due to them being hunters. Bullseye manages to slay the Killer Kravinoffs, though he was too wounded to continue his next attack on Hawkeye.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Old Man Hawkeye |issue=4 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2018}}</ref>

===''Secret Warps''===
In Warp World where the universe was folded in half during the "[[Infinity Wars]]" storyline, Kraven was fused with [[Bushman (character)|Bushman]]. He is a villain of the superhero Aracknight (a fusion between Spider-Man and [[Moon Knight]]) and he is seen fighting the Ghost Panther (a fusion between [[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]] and [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)|Ghost Rider]]).<ref>{{cite comic |title=Secret Warps: Soldier Supreme Annual |issue=1 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2019}}</ref>

===''Spider-Gwen''===
An alternate universe variant of Kraven from Earth-65 appears in ''[[Spider-Gwen]]''. He was hired by Police Captain Frank Castle to catch [[Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy)|Spider-Woman]].<ref>{{cite comic |title=Spider-Gwen |volume=2 |issue=10 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2016}}</ref>

===''Spider-Man: Life Story''===
In the Earth-19529 setting of ''[[Spider-Man: Life Story]]'' where characters naturally aged after Peter Parker became Spider-Man in 1962, an aged Kraven hunts down Spider-Man as he dismisses the events of the [[Cold War]]. When Kraven tries burying Peter alive, the Venom symbiote that was bonded to Spider-Man helps him escape the grave and nearly causes him to kill Kraven before Mary Jane helped separate it from him. After that, Kraven feels he had accomplished his goal and gets ready to commit suicide as he's also suffering from cancer. However, the symbiote bonds with Kraven before the hunter commits suicide with his rifle.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Spider-Man: Life Story |story=Our Secret Wars |issue=3 |volume=1 |writer=Zdarsky, Chip |penciller=Bagley, Mark |inker=Dell, John |colorist=D'Armata, Frank |letterer=Lanham, Travis |editor=Brevoort, Tom; Smith, Alanna; Ballesteros, Shannon Andrews |date=May 15, 2019 |publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>

In 2019, the Venom-possessed Kraven attacks Peter and Miles Morales in Doctor Doom's space station as the two heroes attempt to shut down Doom's technology across the planet. When he attempts to let the symbiote possess Miles, he discovers that Otto Octavius is possessing Miles's body, allowing Peter the chance to attack him with a sonic blast from his suit. When the symbiote separates from him, he is nothing more than a skeleton.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Spider-Man: Life Story |issue=6 |story=All My Enemies |volume=1 |writer=Zdarsky, Chip |penciller=Bagley, Mark |inker=Hennessy, Andrew |colorist=D'Armata, Frank |letterer=Lanham, Travis |editor=Brevoort, Tom; Smith, Alanna; Ballesteros, Shannon Andrews |date=August 28, 2019 |publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>

===Ultimate Marvel===
In the ''[[Ultimate Marvel]]'' series, Sergei Kravinoff is a [[Russian Australians|Russian Australian]] and the host of his own TV reality show. In the TV show, he hunts down dangerous animals and intends to hunt and kill [[Spider-Man (Ultimate Marvel character)|Spider-Man]] on live television to boost his ratings (after his first fight with [[Doctor Octopus#Ultimate Marvel|Doctor Octopus]] attacking [[Justin Hammer#Ultimate Marvel|Justin Hammer Jr.]]'s NY facility). He is arrested after being knocked out with a single punch by the superhero (who was trying to help two people out of an overturned car)<ref>{{cite comic |title=Ultimate Spider-Man |issue=21 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2009}}</ref> and his show is cancelled.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Ultimate Spider-Man |issue=22 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2000}}</ref>

In the ''[[Ultimate Six]]'' story arc, Kraven the Hunter was interviewed on a talk show where its host questioned him about the "enhancements" he took where he denied any knowledge of it. While exiting the TV studio, Kraven is confronted by the [[Ultimates]] for tampering with his genetic structure despite his lawyer's attempt to defuse the situation as [[Wasp (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Wasp]] disables the camera that was filming them. He flees before being taken down by [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)#Ultimate Marvel|Hawkeye]]. When being taken to his cell by [[Sharon Carter#Other version|Sharon Carter]], Kraven briefly assumed a gruesome animalistic appearance with long messy hair, large hands and stretched feet with claws on them, larger muscles, enlarged red veins, darker skin, sharp teeth, cat-like eyes, and berserk-like feral behavior before being shocked by the inhibitor collar on him. Kraven eventually escapes from the Triskelion with other Spider-Man villains [[Green Goblin (Ultimate Marvel character)|Green Goblin]], Doctor Octopus, [[Electro (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Electro]], and [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Sandman]]. They capture Spider-Man, tie him up, unmask him, humiliate him, and blackmail him into joining their group as its sixth member. On Kraven's part, he blamed Spider-Man for the cancellation of his show, his arrest, his deportation, and his wife leaving him as Doctor Octopus keeps Kraven from killing Spider-Man as Norman Osborn need him alive. Kraven in his animalistic form helps with the attack on the [[White House]], though he is electrocuted by a lightning bolt from [[Thor (Ultimate Marvel)|Thor]] when he tries to attack Peter in the Oval Office. He is last seen in another S.H.I.E.L.D. containment facility strapped to a bed and surrounded by armed soldiers. Kraven claimed to them that he was under mind control and that he wasn't sure if Green Goblin or Doctor Octopus was responsible.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Ultimate Six |issue=1–7 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2003–2004}}</ref>

Kraven the Hunter was among the Triskelion inmates that broke out when Green Goblin broke free from his prison cell.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Ultimate Spider-Man |issue=113 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2007}}</ref>

Alongside the rest of the Ultimate Six, Kraven (who no longer sports his animalistic enhancements) plays a role in "The Death of Spider-Man" storyline. Norman Osborn breaks him and the rest of the Ultimate Six out of the Triskelion and, after their escape, Osborn informs them that God wishes for them to kill Peter Parker as they reform the group, with [[Vulture (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Vulture]] as a replacement for Spider-Man.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Ultimate Spider-Man |issue=156 |date=2009 |publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> When the Ultimate Six went to [[Tinkerer (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Tinkerer]] for some weapons, Kraven claims a set of blasters and knives while stating to Tinkerer that he is starting a tab.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Ultimate Spider-Man |issue=158 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2009}}</ref> When Electro is shot by Aunt May, an electric surge knocks out Kraven, Sandman, and Vulture.<ref>{{cite comic |title=Ultimate Spider-Man |issue=159 |publisher=Marvel Comics |date=2009}}</ref>

===Ultimate Universe===
An alternate universe variant of Sergei Kravinoff from Earth-6160 appears in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (2024)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]''. This version is a billionaire oligarch whose family was exiled from Russia during the "Rasputin Purge". Stated to be from a long line of hunters, he always hunts prey in pairs; killing one and preserving the other. Additionally, he is a lieutenant of [[Kingpin (character)#Ultimate Universe|Wilson Fisk]] who controls [[Staten Island]] on his behalf and later joins his Sinister Six to combat the [[Harry Osborn#Ultimate Universe|Green Goblin]] and [[Spider-Man (Ultimate Universe character)|Spider-Man]].<ref>''Ultimate Spider Man'' Vol. 3 #8. Marvel Comics.</ref> In pursuit of this goal, Kravinoff abducts and hunts the pair before Spider-Man beats him into submission. [[Gwen Stacy#Ultimate Universe|Mysterio]] subsequently advises Spider-Man to leave New York before killing Kravinoff and faking the Goblin's death.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #12-14. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #16. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===''What The--?!''===
A [[funny animal]]-themed alternate universe variant of Kraven called '''Raven the Hunter''' appears in ''[[What The--?!]]'' #3.<ref>{{cite comic |title=What The--?! |issue=3 |date=October 1, 1988 |publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
* Kraven the Hunter appears in ''[[The Marvel Super Heroes]]'' "Iron Man" segment episode "Cliffs of Doom", voiced by [[Chris Wiggins]].<ref name="btva" />
* Kraven was intended to appear in ''[[Spider-Man (1967 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' (1967), but the producers were unable to use him due to his appearance in ''The Marvel Super Heroes''. As such, original character '''Harley Clivendon''' (also voiced by Chris Wiggins) appears in his place.
* Kraven the Hunter appears in the ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' (1981) episode "The Hunter and the Hunted", voiced by [[Jack DeLeon]]. He was hired by J. Jonah Jameson to abduct Zabu from the Savage Land.
* Kraven the Hunter appears in the ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'' episode "The Crime of All Centuries", voiced by [[Robert Ridgely]].<ref name="btva" /> He brought over some dinosaurs from the Savage Land and kidnaps Firestar to power a device that would enable him to raise a dinosaur army.
* Kraven the Hunter appears in ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', voiced by [[Gregg Berger]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Kraven the Hunter Voices (Spider-Man) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Spider-Man/Kraven-the-Hunter/ |access-date=August 14, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is not portrayed as a villain; only coming into conflict with Spider-Man after the former was driven insane. Additionally, Kraven was originally a big-game hunter who got wounded while saving his fiancée [[Calypso (comics)|Mariah Crawford]]. To save his life, Crawford administered a serum that healed him and strengthened his senses and physical abilities, though it also caused him to become increasingly bestial and paranoid until Spider-Man assists in curing him. In later appearances, he would join forces with Crawford and the [[Punisher]] to cure Spider-Man after he mutates into the [[Man-Spider]] and work with Spider-Man and [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]] to cure Crawford of her own feral transformation before leaving with her for the wilderness.
* A [[Counter-Earth (comics)|Counter-Earth]] incarnation of Kraven the Hunter simply called the '''Hunter''' appears in the ''[[Spider-Man Unlimited]]'' episode "Enter the Hunter!", voiced by [[Paul Dobson (actor)|Paul Dobson]].<ref name="btva" /> This version is an [[African-American]] [[mercenary]] who works for the [[High Evolutionary]] and the rebels opposing him depending on who can pay his fee. Additionally, he is one of few humans that live in the upper sections of the High Evolutionary's city and utilizes a toxic serum that gives him the traits of certain animals when mixed with their pheromones, but shortens his lifespan.
* Kraven the Hunter appears in the ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]'' episode "Mind Games", voiced by [[Michael Dorn]].<ref name="btva" /> This version previously fought Spider-Man prior to the series and poisoned the Gaines twins' parents which led to the twins acquiring hypnotic powers.
* Kraven the Hunter appears in ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', voiced by Eric Vesbit.<ref name="btva" /> This version was originally a renowned hunter who could take down large animals with only his natural abilities. He later enlists [[Jackal (Marvel Comics character)|Miles Warren]] to transform him into a humanoid black-maned [[Lion|leonine]] creature with leopard and cheetah-like traits and joins the [[Sinister Six]].
* Kraven the Hunter appears in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', voiced by [[Diedrich Bader]].<ref name="btva" /> This version is a member of the Sinister Six who wields high-tech versions of traditional hunting weapons and mystical artifacts he collected from his journeys. Additionally, he killed [[White Tiger (Hector Ayala)|Hector Ayala / White Tiger]] and gained an arch-enemy in the latter's daughter and successor [[White Tiger (Ava Ayala)|Ava Ayala]].
* An amalgamated incarnation of Kraven the Hunter appears in ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' (2017), voiced by [[Troy Baker]].<ref name="btva" /> Similarly to his Ultimate Marvel counterpart, this version is the host of a TV show called ''Kraven's Amazing Hunt'' who possesses Alyosha Kravinoff's long hair and eye paint, a cataract in one eye, and a [[cybernetic]] right arm.
* Kraven the Hunter appears in the ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'' episode "T'Challa Royale", voiced again by Troy Baker.<ref name="btva" /> This version has the same appearance as the one in ''Spider-Man'', but lacks a cataract and sports a beard.

===Film===
[[File:Aaron Taylor-Johnson (30666613788) (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|[[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]] portrayed Kraven the Hunter in the [[Kraven the Hunter (film)|2024 film adaptation]] of the character]]
* [[Marc Webb]] confirmed that Kraven the Hunter's spear appears in the end credits of ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]'', with the intention being that Kraven would have appeared in future films ''[[Sinister Six#Film|The Sinister Six]]'' and in ''[[Spider-Man in film|The Amazing Spider-Man 3]]'' before the franchise was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |date=May 2, 2014 |title=Amazing Spider-Man 2 Exclusive: Marc Webb Interested In Kraven The Hunter As A Villain |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/amazing-spider-man-2-exclusive-marc-webb-interested-in-kraven-the-hunter-as-a-villain/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisenberg |first=Eric |date=May 5, 2014 |title=Marc Webb Hints Kraven The Hunter May Be The Amazing Spider-Man 3's Villain |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Marc-Webb-Hints-Kraven-Hunter-May-Amazing-Spider-Man-3-Villain-42876.html |website=[[CinemaBlend]]}}</ref>
* Director [[Ryan Coogler]] revealed that he originally planned to include Kraven the Hunter in ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ridgely |first=Charlie |date=February 9, 2018 |title='Black Panther' Director Originally Wanted to Include a Spider-Man Villain in the Film |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/black-panther-ryan-coogler-wanted-kraven-the-hunter/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Director [[Jon Watts]] stated he was interested in including Kraven in ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chichizola |first1=Corey |date=July 8, 2019 |title=Spider-Man: Far From Home Director 'Would Love' To Bring Kraven In For A Sequel |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2476135/spider-man-far-from-home-director-would-love-to-bring-kraven-in-for-a-sequel |access-date=July 9, 2019 |website=[[CinemaBlend]]}}</ref> This would later become a backup plan in case their original intentions for the film to include the concept of the [[multiverse (Marvel Comics)|multiverse]] did not pan out.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mancuso |first=Vinnie |date=December 8, 2021 |title='Spider-Man: No Way Home' Was Almost a Kraven the Hunter Movie, Says Tom Holland |url=https://collider.com/spider-man-no-way-home-kraven-the-hunter-tom-holland-comments/ |access-date=January 3, 2022 |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>
* Two alternate universe-displaced variants of Kraven the Hunter make non-speaking cameo appearances in ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' as prisoners of the Spider-Society.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://collider.com/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-easter-eggs/|title={{'}}''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''{{'}}: All the Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=June 1, 2023|access-date=June 1, 2023|first=Aidan|last=Kelly}}</ref>
* Kraven the Hunter appears in a [[Kraven the Hunter (film)|self-titled film]], portrayed by [[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]] as an adult<ref>{{cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=August 2, 2018 |title=Exclusive: 'Kraven the Hunter' Movie Lands 'Equalizer' Writer Richard Wenk |url=https://collider.com/kraven-the-hunter-movie-richard-wenk/ |access-date=August 2, 2018 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Joe |date=October 10, 2018 |title='Kraven the Hunter' Could Be Eyeing 'The Equalizer' Director Antoine Fuqua |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10/11/kraven-the-hunter-movie-director-antoine-fuqua/ |access-date=October 10, 2018 |work=[[ComicBook.com]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cavanaugh |first=Patrick |date=October 11, 2018 |title='Kraven the Hunter' Movie to Include Spider-Man, Draw Inspiration From "Last Hunt" |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/10/10/kraven-the-hunter-movie-spider-man-last-hunt/ |access-date=October 11, 2018 |work=[[ComicBook.com]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=August 20, 2020 |title=Marvel's 'Kraven The Hunter' Movie At Sony Eyes 'Triple Frontier's J.C. Chandor As Director |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/kraven-the-hunter-movie-jc-chandor-director-sony-marvel-1203012135/ |access-date=August 19, 2020 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Peters |first=Megan |date=May 26, 2021 |title=Aaron Taylor-Johnson to Play Kraven the Hunter in Solo Marvel Movie |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/kraven-the-hunter-spider-man-movie-aaron-taylor-johnson/ |accessdate=May 26, 2021 |work=[[ComicBook.com]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=September 16, 2022 |title=Sony Announces New 'Karate Kid' Movie, Pushes 'Madame Web' and 'Kraven the Hunter' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/sony-karate-kid-movie-2024-pushes-madame-web-1235375372/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916231650/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/sony-karate-kid-movie-2024-pushes-madame-web-1235375372/ |archive-date=September 16, 2022 |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=July 28, 2023 |title='Beyond the Spider-Verse' Taken Off Sony Release Calendar as Strikes Delay 'Kraven' and 'Ghostbusters' Sequel to 2024 |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/spider-man-beyond-the-spider-verse-kraven-release-date-pushed-2024-strikes-1235682520/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728210719/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/spider-man-beyond-the-spider-verse-kraven-release-date-pushed-2024-strikes-1235682520/ |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> and [[Levi Miller]] as a young adult.<ref>{{Cite news |last=De Loera |first=Carlos |date=June 19, 2023 |title='Kraven the Hunter' trailer promises an R-rated, bloody romp for Aaron Taylor-Johnson |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-06-19/kraven-the-hunter-trailer-marvel-aaron-taylor-johnson-spider-man-morbius-venom |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620011537/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-06-19/kraven-the-hunter-trailer-marvel-aaron-taylor-johnson-spider-man-morbius-venom |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> This version was attacked by a lion before he was saved by [[Calypso (comics)|Calypso]], who gave him a potion that granted him the abilities of nature's greatest predators. Ever since, Kraven uses his newfound powers to hunt criminals.

===Video games===
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a [[Boss (video games)|boss]] in ''[[Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Marvel's Kraven the Hunter Explained: Why Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Spider-Man Villain Is Getting a Solo Movie |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/kraven-hunter-explained-marvel-spider-man-villain-movie-aaron-taylor-johnson |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> This version is a member of the [[Sinister Six|eponymous team]].
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a boss in the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] port of ''[[Spider-Man (2002 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' (2002), voiced by [[Peter Lurie]].<ref name="btva" />
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man 3 (video game)|Spider-Man 3]]'', voiced by [[Neil Kaplan]].<ref name="btva" />
** In the [[Treyarch]] version, he is partnered with [[Calypso (comics)|Calypso]], who provides him with various magic spells that give him the powers of a [[bear]], a [[crow]], and a [[black panther]]. After Calypso transforms the [[Lizard (character)|Lizard]] into a giant monster, she and Kraven leave Spider-Man to fight the Lizard himself.
** In the [[Vicarious Visions]] version, Kraven leads a group of hunters and only uses one potion that grants him super-speed. He is defeated by Spider-Man shortly before the Lizard mutates himself into a giant monster.
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a boss in the PS2 and PSP versions of ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'', voiced by [[Dwight Schultz]].<ref name="btva" />
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions]]'', voiced by [[Jim Cummings]].<ref>{{cite web |date=March 29, 2010 |title=Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Interview: Meghan Morgan |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/spidermanshattereddimensions/video/6254372?hd=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716162504/http://uk.gamespot.com/spider-man-shattered-dimensions/videos/spider-man-shattered-dimensions-interview-meghan-morgan-6254372/ |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |access-date=2012-03-24 |publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> Kraven kidnaps Spider-Man, brings him to a jungle temple to hunt him on the former's terms with help from his students, and forces him to cooperate by revealing that he has a fragment of the Tablet of Order and Chaos. After Spider-Man evades his traps, humiliates him in front of his students, and defeats him in a cage match, Kraven uses the fragment to enhance himself, gaining superhuman speed and strength. However, he is defeated by Spider-Man, who claims his tablet fragment.
* Kraven the Hunter serves as inspiration for one of [[Mike Haggar]]'s costumes in ''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005032626/http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/08/26/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog |archive-date=October 5, 2011 |title=UMvC3 Costume Inspiration Blog |url=http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2011/08/26/umvc3_costume_inspiration_blog?pg=2 |website=capcom-unity.com}}{{Better source needed|reason=Source appears to be a blog on a platform for user-submitted content.|date=September 2023}}</ref>
* Kraven the Hunter appears in ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance]]'' as a member of the Sinister Six.
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]'', voiced by [[JB Blanc]].<ref>"LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - #EGX 2013," (2013) Eurogamer. Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/jCNW2-N0uFA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131022073142/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCNW2-N0uFA&feature=youtube_gdata_player Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCNW2-N0uFA|title=LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - #EGX 2013|date=September 28, 2013 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a boss in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014 video game)|The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]'' film tie-in game, voiced by [[Steve Blum]] in the console version and [[Nolan North]] in the mobile version.<ref name="btva" />
** In the console version, Kraven is a renowned hunter. After being hired by [[Wilson Fisk]] to eliminate the latter's rivals and hunt down [[Oscorp]]'s failed cross-species experiments, Kraven manipulates Spider-Man into helping him by engaging in vigilantism and serving as a mentor to him until Spider-Man discovers the truth and defeats him.
** In the mobile version, Kraven is the leader of the [[Russian Mob]] and a rival of [[Hammerhead (comics)|Hammerhead]].
* Kraven the Hunter appears in ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]''.
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''. This version is a member of the Sinister Six.
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chabala |first=Ben |date=January 9, 2018 |title=Piecing Together 'Marvel Puzzle Quest': Kraven |url=https://news.marvel.com/games/82827/piecing-together-marvel-puzzle-quest-kraven/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222224830/https://news.marvel.com/games/82827/piecing-together-marvel-puzzle-quest-kraven/ |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=January 23, 2018 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref>
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a playable character and boss in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]'', voiced by Ronan Summers.
* Kraven the Hunter appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'', voiced by [[Jim Pirri]].<ref name="btva" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Sam |date=October 24, 2023 |title='Marvel's Spider-Man 2' Explained: Who Is Kraven the Hunter? |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvels-spider-man-2-explained-who-is-kraven-the-hunter-sergei-kravinoff |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref> This version is the leader of a group of private mercenaries called the "Hunters" who seeks to hunt various superpowered individuals in the hopes of finding someone he considers a worthy opponent to fight and kill him in battle before he dies of terminal cancer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lacayo |first=Dio |date=September 16, 2021 |title=Marvel's Spider-Man 2: 7 Things You Should Know About Kraven the Hunter |url=https://www.thegamer.com/marvels-spiderman-2-kraven-the-hunter-facts-trivia/ |access-date=September 7, 2022 |website=The Gamer |publisher=Valnet Publishing Group}}</ref> Additionally, he killed his family and several supervillains off-screen as part of his quest. After nearly killing Spider-Man, Kraven fights [[Harry Osborn]] / [[Venom (character)|Venom]] who overpowers and kills him.

===Miscellaneous===
* Kraven the Hunter appears in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (comic strip)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (1977).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailyink.com/features/Spiderman/comics/2012-10-08|title=The Amazing Spider-Man|access-date=2012-10-24}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Kraven the Hunter appears in ''[[Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark]]'', portrayed by Christopher Tierney. In some productions, this version was a scientist who was experimented on by the [[Norman Osborn|Green Goblin]] while in others, he was the comics' portrayal of Kraven. In all productions, he becomes a member of the [[Sinister Six]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abouttheartists.com/characters/73085 |title=Kraven the Hunter, character in Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark |publisher=Abouttheartists.com |date=2010-11-28 |access-date=2012-03-24}}</ref>
* A future incarnation of Kraven appears in ''[[Marvel's Wastelanders|Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord]]'', voiced by [[Patrick Page]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=May 18, 2021 |title=Marvel's Old Man Star-Lord Podcast Announces Voice Cast, Premiere Date |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-old-man-star-lord-podcast-voice-cast-premiere-date/ |access-date=June 16, 2021 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref>
* Kraven the Hunter appears in a 1966 Aurora plastic model kit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collecttoys.net/Models-Kits/Aurora/comicscenes-spiderman.php|title=Spider-Man Model Kit|access-date=2012-10-24|archive-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123233804/http://www.collecttoys.net/Models-Kits/Aurora/comicscenes-spiderman.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* "[[The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt]]"
*''[[The Most Dangerous Game]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20140626202934/http://spidermanvideos.info/ultimate-spiderman-season-2-episode-4/ Ultimate Spiderman Kraven The Hunter]
* [https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Sergei_Kravinoff_(Earth-616) Kraven The Hunter] at Marvel Database

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