Quentin Beck (Earth-4211)

"I am Mysterio! The master of illusions!"

- - Mysterio to Spider-Man

Quentin Beck is a former Hollywood FX artist who fell from fame, and, desperate for money, became the masked criminal Mysterio, using of his expertise on illusions to commit his crimes across New York City.

Early Life
Quentin Beck became a famous special effects artist on Hollywood, producing the effects of many famous movies. However, once he was fired from production duo to an accident, he was never able to find other jobs, resulting in his career being ruined.

Without any money, Beck resorted to a life of crime, becoming the masked criminal which he named "Mysterio". He started his act at the Yankee Stadium, in New York City, New York, where he pretended to be an alien from another planet bent on invading Earth. Spider-Man arrived on the scene and was able to save his victims from the illusions he cast them on.

He later attacked a convenience store, but was easily defeated with a hit by Spider-Man, and was promptly incarcerated by the NYPD.