Aleksei Sytsevich is a Russian mobster who along with 2 other accomplices, hijacked an Oscorp van containing vials of plutonium. Sytsevich was the driver of the truck while his comrades secured the goods. However, Spider-Man intervened and webbed up Sytsevich's allies, handing them over to the police. Determined to not be caught, Sytsevich continued to flee in the truck, causing a great deal of damage to other vehicles on the road and a number of police cars. Spider-Man confronted Sytsevich face-to-face, using his spider sense to dodge the rapid fire of Sytsevich's machine gun. Spider-Man disarmed him and then webbed each wrist to the walls opposite so his arms were crossed over his chest. Spider-Man proceeded to pull down Sytsevich's pants to humiliate him further. Sytsevich was incarcerated in the Vault by the NYPD.
Much later, after Harry Osborn's incarceration, Aleksei was approached in prison by Mr. Fiers, subsequently being broken out and given a mech exo-suit to rampage through Manhattan. He took to the streets of New York, which hadn't seen Spider-Man since his final confrontation with Electro, and began shooting at the police, calling himself "The Rhino". Spider-Man arrived soon after to confront Rhino, who leapt in the air using a manhole cover as a weapon.
