Prowler

"*You say that you can think. That you can **feel**. So tell me, Hades...are you **afraid** now?*"
—Prowler as he defeats Hades[src]
**Aaron Davis**, later known as **John Hobart "Hobie" Brown**,is a former criminal and later detective in the NYPD whose family were murdered by agents of HADES, a terrorist organisation led by the eponymous artificial intelligence Hades. Using his connections in the criminal underworld, John reverse-engineered HADES technology to create an advanced combat suit. As the **Prowler**, John used his tech in a crusade to wipe Hades from the global network.

Prowler eventually discovered that Hades was created using technology originally developed by the time-travelling terrorist Kang the Conqueror. He subsequently joined up with the Future Foundation when the Prime Kang finally arrived. After witnessing the supposed death of Spider-Man to stop Kang and The Void, Prowler was inspired by Spider-Man's sacrifice and pledged to never again take a life.

Six months later, Prowler discovered his nephew Miles Morales had become the new Spider-Man. Struggling to accept this, Prowler nonetheless allied with his nephew when Goblin King separated Manhattan from the mainland. Revealing his true identity to several police officers, Prowler took command of the Cop Army and helped Miles take back New York from Goblin King.

Wanted for his criminal background as Aaron Davis, Prowler vowed to clear HADES from the globe before turning himself in.

## Biography

### Early Life and Background

Aaron Davis is the younger brother of Jefferson Davis. The two Davis brothers never got along, with Jefferson seeking a path on the side of the law, while Aaron preferred the life of a criminal. Aaron grew close to his nephew Miles Morales.

Things took a dark turn when Aaron accidentally killed a fellow street criminal named John Hobart "Hobie" Brown, and Jefferson used his police connections to clear Aaron of the crime. However, Jefferson gave Aaron two conditions: Aaron must change his name and his career, and he must never contact Jefferson's family, including Miles, ever again. Aaron subsequently changed his name to John Hobart Brown - the man he killed - and eventually reformed by becoming a detective in the NYPD. He married a woman named Jessica and fathered a daughter, Charlotte.

### HADES Attack

In 2018, the rogue AI known as Hades indoctrinated hundreds of people to serve as its soldiers. This organisation, also known as HADES, began a city-wide campaign of terror, all while the government were unaware that Hades had escaped and gained cruel sentience.

Led by a man in a black skull mask, five HADES soldiers marched into Harlem Mall and began their massacre, using advanced weapons and defensive technology. John arrived at the scene with an armed response unit, one by one picking off the attackers.

### Precinct Massacre

The day following the Mall Massacre, most of the evidence, including the black skull mask, was transferred to the 32nd Precinct of the NYPD in Harlem. As John was on the scene of the massacre, he drove to the 32nd Precinct to link up with his friend and chief detective on the case, Katherine Charles.

## Powers, Equipment and Abilities

### Powers

Prowler does not possess any superhuman abilities; his suit appears to give him such powers to scared criminals, which is pivotal in maintaining his terrifying image.

### Equipment

* **Prowler Suit:** By reverse-engineering HADES technology, John has built the Prowler suit, which contains many gadgets crucial to his crusade.
	+ **Grapples:** Combined with his claws and pneumatics boots, the grapples are Prowler's main form of locomotion.
	+ **Pneumatic boots:** Prowler's pneumatic boots allow him to leap great distances.
	+ **Claws:** Prowler's claws allow him to adhere to most surfaces. These claws are also deadly weapons.
	+ **Compensators:** The compensators on Prowler's arms and legs reduce the forces generated by the grapples, preventing him from being dismembered. The springs store this force and can be used to greatly strengthen his punches.
	+ **Flamethrower:** One of Prowler's main weapons.
	+ **HADES defensive shields:** Prowler has attached a defensive shield previously used by HADES to each of his arms.
	+ **Voice Modulator:** Prowler's mask contains a voice modulator, which changes his voice to either replicate others or deepen his own to further hide his identity.
	+ **Police Scanner:** Prowler has his police scanner built into his mask, allowing him to keep tabs on crimes throughout the city.
* **Data knife:** As an NYPD detective, John possesses a data knife, a blade that also acts as a hard drive. These weapons were reverse-engineered from Sable Industries' technology.

### Abilities

* **Inventive:** John is a competent inventor, having reverse-engineered HADES' state-of-the-art offensive and defensive technology into an advanced combat suit.

## Relationships

### Jefferson Davis

Aaron had a tense relationship with his older brother, Jefferson. While Jefferson followed the pursuit of justice, Aaron pursued a life of crime.

### Yuri Watanabe

"*It's not what you **have** that makes you...it's what you **lose**,*"
—Prowler to Yuri, cryptically revealing his true identity to her[src]

## Trivia

* Prowler is confirmed to appear in the fifth season of EDStudios' *Spider-Man*.