Adrian Toomes (Earth-6531)

"How do you think your buddy Stark paid for that tower, or any of his little toys? Those people, Pete, those people up there, the rich and the powerful, they do whatever they want. Guys like us, like you and me... they don't care about us. We build their roads and we fight all their wars and everything. They don't care about us. We have to pick up after them. We have to eat their table scraps. That's how it is. I know you know what I'm talking about, Peter."

- - Vulture to Spider-Man

Early Life
Adrian Toomes was born in New York City, New York, and married Doris Toomes. The two had a daughter, Liz, who became a promising young artist. To help support his family, Adrian founded the Toomes Salvage Company, later recruiting Herman Schultz and Phineas Mason to work for him. They became general cleaners, and were recruited to clean up the remains of the Battle of New York City.