This version of the character uses a face mask developed by Raymond Warren (the Jackal), capable of capturing a person's image to disguise himself. At Norman Osborn's behest, Chameleon impersonated Maria Corazón in an attempt to destroy Spider-Man and his friends. While disguised as Corazon, he also piloted the Tarantula warmech suit to help Osborn, Warren, and Swarm fight the Spider-Team, but he was eventually defeated by Spider-Girl (Anya Corazon).
In the MCU, the character is called Dimitri Smerdyakov and is a spy who became one of Talos's associates while he was disguised as Nick Fury on Earth. At Talos behest, Dimitri accompanies Peter Parker during the Midtown School of Science and Technology trip to Austria, and proves himself as a remarkable driver when the bus school was unexpectedly chased by a hostile drone called by E.D.I.T.H. on Prague's road.
Dmitri Smerdyakov, based on his MCU incarnation, appears in "Hitting the Big Time" where he, along with his cohorts Mila Masaryk, Mikhail Sytsevich, and Roxanna Volkov rob a bank to pay for enhancements from Otto Octavius. Masaryk abandons her team, promising to come back for them, as Dmitri and the others are arrested. In "The Unicorn Unleashed!", Masaryk fulfills her promise and rescues her cohorts. When she gets caught in a fight with Spider-Man, Dmitri and Roxanna opt to abandon her, believing that she came back out of guilt rather than genuine concern. Having adopted the identity of Chameleon, along with a mask, Dmitri returns in "Tangled Web" where he supplies the One Tenth Gang with information on Octavius's equipment and how Oscorp plans to transfer it.
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Chameleon appeared in Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Kraven the Hunter, portrayed by Fred Hechinger.
