Spider-Man

*"Heads up! Big time superhero coming through!"*
―Spider-Man
***The Web Slinger***

When the teenager **Peter Parker** was bitten by a radioactive spider, he gained extraordinary powers based on that of a spider. After learning the responsibilities of having such power, he became **Spider-Man** and dedicated his life to help those in need. He is a founding member of the Avengers.

## Biography

### Origins

#### Early Childhood

Peter was left with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben at a young age. Due to the emotional distress that accompanied this, Peter retreated into the books around him, increasing his intellect and withering his social skills. This caused him to become an outcast among other kids at school and eventually led to him being bullied well throughout high school. However, this did not mean he was without friends. By the time Peter was fifteen, he had a tightly knit friend group consisting of Harry Osborn, Max Dillon, and Eddie Brock. As an outcast, it was easy for Peter, along with Max, to fantasize about the day when they would finally show up those who shunned them, figuring they were likely to be the owners of successful tech industries, while those who tormented them would be serving them their food at drive-thru windows.

#### Along Came a Spider

While on a field trip to Oscorp, Peter is bitten by a spider that had absorbed a fatal does of radiation. Peter immediately succumbs to the effects of the bite and loses consciousness. Peter awakens on the bus ride home, seemingly no worse for wear. Back at home, Peter began to feel the effects of the spider bite and collapsed in his room as he was overwhelmed by the sensation of his muscle fibers shredding apart simultaneously and reforming in a rapid fashion. The pain knocked him unconscious.

Peter awoke the next day, feeling surprisingly refreshed. Peter quickly noticed the aftermath of his transformation: a physique that he could only dream of. With a pep in his step, Peter blasted through his morning routine at a level of swiftness and efficiency he once thought impossible. While on his walk to school, he was suddenly overwhelmed by a feeling of intense pain in his skull, a feeling as if he had suddenly stopped being able to filter out the world around him. Distracted by the pain, Peter unknowingly wandered into traffic and didn't notice an oncoming car. Right before he was hit, Peter was suddenly alerted to the car's presence and jumped out of the way. Peter landed on the side of a building and stuck to its surface by his fingertips.

Intrigued and overjoyed, Peter began to further test and experiment his with his newfound abilities, eventually doing so at the expense of his academics. On the days he *did* go to school, he did so with a noticeable newfound confidence and exacted payback on the bullies that had wronged him for years. Such behavior became troubling to his aunt and uncle. However, despite their attempts to talk to Peter, he paid little attention, for as far as he was concerned, he had hit the jackpot. With his new powers, he was certain he could make any problems his aunt and uncle had go away. He began to look into ways to monetize his newfound talents, such as televised talent shows and wrestling corporations. During this, Peter thought it best to attempt both and to do so under a singular persona. Inspired, Peter began got to work developing a persona suited for both areas, with the ideas of a trash-talking urban ninja with a spider theming.

#### With Great Power

*"My whole life, Ben. My whole life I've had to just sit back and take it and now that I can finally do something about it, you want me to keep on taking it? I could get you and May a mansion!"
"You could. But that just might be missing a bigger picture."*
―Peter and Uncle Ben
After scrapping together a costume, Peter began appearing at auditions as "The Human Spider", blowing away talent agents with his amazing feats and booking a televised appearance later that week, though some did ask him to consider a less bland sounding name. With a shoot for a promo for the next show scheduled that very night, Peter arrived home in high spirits, convinced that was about to achieve what he had longed for for years.

Upon his arrival home, Peter got to work on a new idea he had: a synthetic webbing akin to a cable, which he figured would be befitting to his persona and could aide him in his acts and performances. However, as he worked on it, he was interrupted by Uncle Ben, who questions and scolds him regarding his recent behavior. Peter attempted to explain himself and lie about what he has been up to lately, but when he saw that Uncle Ben not only saw through his deception, but expressed deep disappointment, Peter demonstrated his powers to Ben. With Ben coming to terms with what Peter is actually going through and what he plans to do, he shares his concerns with his nephew, telling him that his talents would be squandered in the pursuit of fame, bringing up how Peter's father, despite all his gifts and offers, dedicated his life to helping the little guy. However, this serves to only anger Peter, who lashes out, exclaiming that he could give Ben and May a luxurious life beyond their wildest dreams and that if Peter's father was really the man Ben built him up to be, he would've had a greater presence in Peter's life. Peter then grabbed his suit and experimental webbing and left through the window.

Peter appeared at the promo shoot, equipped with his new, untested web-shooters. During the shoot, Peter wowed everyone in the building with his abilities, saving the usage of his webs for the very end. However, the production had erroneously credited Peter as "The Spider-Man", and promised Peter that it would be remedied to "The Human Spider" when the promo airs. Peter was exiting the building, feeling on top of the world, when he saw a robber running towards him, with another man in pursuit yelling that Peter stop him. Against the man's wishes, Peter let the robber pass him, stating that he was "the talent, not a cop."

Peter returned home later that night to find police cars waiting outside. Inside, he found a tearful Aunt May, who recounted how after Peter had left, Ben went out to search for him and a couple hours later, the police had shown up. Uncle Ben had been shot dead. The officers then showed the two the artist's sketch of the suspected shooter, whom Peter recognized as the robber he had let go. Then, upon overhearing the police scanner that the suspect was fleeing in a stolen vehicle, Peter, seething with rage and grief, donned his suit and headed out to the rooftops.

#### Comes Great Responsibility

*"Who are you?"*
―Civilian
Peter traversed the city in search of his uncle's killer and eventually he found him: evading the cops in a high-speed chase throughout the city. Peter pursues, but quickly finds that he is unable to keep up with their speeds. It is there that he tries to utilize his barely tested webs to swing throughout the city. As the webs are able to support his weight, Peter quickly gets the hang of swinging and is able to catch up with the killer's car. However, his interference, namely punching through the roof of the car, causes the killer to erratically drive onto the Brooklyn Bridge, where his hazardous driving begins to cause a pile up and put innocent drivers at risk.

Eventually, Peter finally brings the car to a stop by punching through its windshield, causing its now blinded driver to crash into another car, which is pushed through the railing. Peter reacts quickly, catching the car with one of his webs. Peter then turned his attention back to his Uncle's killer, who was struggling to escape their wrecked vehicle. Peter attacked the killer, who begged for mercy, citing that Peter had already let him go and can easily do so again. However, before Peter could land a final blow, he is distracted by a father shouting that his child was still trapped in the car that had been pushed off the bridge. Peter webbed the killer to the car, promising that he'll be back to finish the job.

Peter jumped down to the car and found the panicking child inside. In order to ease the child, Peter removed his mask and allowed them to hold it. Unfortunately, though Peter wished to do things calmly and cautiously, the vehicle caught fire, burning away the web keeping the car suspended. Quickly, Peter managed to shoot a new web and grab ahold of the car himself, but as a consequence was no longer able to assist the child himself. Peter guided the child up to him, telling him that his mask would make them strong enough to climb to safety. The now re-masked Peter helped the child up to the bridge where he watched him embrace his father, a sight which granted Peter perspective on his previous actions and behavior. As Peter turned his attention back to the still webbed killer, before back to the father and child, as the father asked who he was. As the sound of police sirens closed in from the distance, Peter simply stated, "I'm Spider-Man," before swinging off into the night.

### Spider-Man

#### Refinement

*"I was selfish, May. I let him down. I let him down so bad, May."*
―Peter to May
Uncle Ben's funeral was held weeks later, with his death still weighing heavily on Peter. May took notice, consoling Peter, who told her of his last conversation with Ben and how he wished he had really listened to what Ben was trying to tell him. May assures Peter that Ben has always loved him and never truly doubted the great man Peter would grow up to be and that she is certain Peter will not let him down.

After she leaves, Peter reflected upon the costume he had made when he had dreams of fame and riches, yet the suit he had used to save a boy's life. He vowed he would not let Uncle Ben down again. And so Peter would don the suit again in the pursuit of saving lives and thwarting crime. However, it was not long before Peter started to encounter the drawbacks of his current attire. Each night he returned home after a busy day of crime fighting with his thoughts preoccupied with a problem and ready to test hundreds of solutions. Eventually, Peter was able to put his solutions together and crafted a new suit.

#### Big Time Super Hero

*"Keep your eyes peeled. The spider's here."
"No way! Spider-Man's here?!"*
―Flint Marko and Spider-Man
Over the next handful of months, Peter, as Spider-Man would hone his skills as a crimefighter. Despite having trouble with it at first, he gradually got better at balancing his double life, as well as stepping up to threats that he previously would've seen as out of his league. His activities would eventually cause him to land on the radar of Nick Fury and The Ultimates, who more often than not did not approve of his actions, due to knowing him to only be a teenager. Spider-Man often found himself butting heads with Iron Man whenever the two managed to encounter the other.

In the span of the next few months, Spider-Man would encounter two career criminals, who went by the names Flint Marko and Alex O'Hirn, enough times that he would eventually recognize them and refer to them by name consistently. However, despite his activity throughout the year, Spider-Man was considered by many to simply be just a myth.

### Into a Tangled Web

#### Crossed a Black Cat

At the eve of the New Year, Spider-Man was ready to head in for the night and meet up with his friends when he took notice of a break-in on a nearby building. Arriving on the scene, Spider-Man encountered the Black Cat, who fled the scene. He gave chase after her across the rooftops, when he came across a robbery in progress. However, he decided to prioritize Black Cat over the robbery.

Spider-Man eventually caught up with Black Cat and snared her in a web. However, before he could properly apprehend her, she broke free of his webs and kissed him, leaving him in a daze. By the time Spider-Man snapped out of it, Black Cat had escaped.

## Personality

*"Maybe this'll shut you up!"
"Maybe it'll make me talk more!"*
―Shocker and Spider-Man
*to be added*

### Likes

* Pizza
* Tinkering

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

* **Spider Physiology**
	+ **Enhanced Immune System**
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**
	+ **Spider-Sense**
	+ **Superhuman Agility**
	+ **Superhuman Durability**
	+ **Superhuman Equilibrium**
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes**
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**
	+ **Superhuman Strength**
	+ **Superhuman Speed**
	+ **Wall Crawling**

### Abilities

* **Acrobatics**
* **Genius Level Intellect**
	+ **Chemistry Knowledge**
	+ **Gadgetry**
	+ **Mechanical Engineering**
* **Novice Combatant**
* **Photography**