Peter Parker

Puny Parker, Petey, Pete, Spidey, Webhead, Web-Slinger, Wallcrawler, Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman, Amazing Spiderman, Web Crawler, Bug Man (Nicknames)

### Relatives

Richard Parker (Father, deceased)
Mary Parker (Mother, deceased)
Ben Parker (Uncle, deceased)
May Reilly-Parker (Aunt)
Kaine Reilly (Genetic Clone / "Cousin")
"Babies" Parker (Deceased)
Harry Osborn Jr. (Godson)

### Affiliation

Spider Army (Leader)
Avengers (Member)
Avengers Academy (Mentor)

## Biographical Information

### Residence

Aunt May's House
20 Ingram Street
Queens, New York City, NY

### Education

Bachelor's Degree, Physics (Empire State University)

### Occupation

Photographer
Founder & Owner
Substitute Teacher

### Employer

Daily Bugle
Uncle Ben Foundation
Avengers Academy

## Background

### 1986 - 2001: Peter Parker

Peter Parker was born in Queens to Richard & Mary Parker, both of who were CIA agents. He was conceived while his parents were in Bombay, India for a mission. Because of their jobs, Peter was often left under the watch & care of his Uncle Ben & Aunt May.

When Peter was four, his parents were sent on a top secret mission to Algeria, so he was left his aunt & uncle per usual. Unfortunately, his parents never returned from their mission as they were both killed in a plane crash. Following the deaths of his parents, Uncle Ben & Aunt May decided to raise Peter as their own.

Raising young Peter was difficult at first but Aunt May & Uncle Ben came to love the boy as their own. Other than his parents' death, he grew up fairly happy early on in his life. He went on many family trips to the beach, took kite flying lessons & spent time gardening with aunt. He became particularly close with his Uncle Ben, taking on his knack for bad jokes & silly pranks. They even had an annual tradition to go out & see a Mets game.

In elementary school, he had a difficult time making friends & was bullied because he was not athletic & wore "nerdy" glasses as they would say. Peter did have a fierce sense of loyalty. One of his earliest & constant bullies was Flash Thompson, who stole his lunch money, dunked his head in the toilet & other torments. To escape, Peter developed a love for comic books, particularly ones about superheroes & science fiction. He even began wished to become a superhero, even sketching a design for himself.

Peter went on to attend Midtown High, where his only friends were Harry Osborn & Gwen Stacy, his two best friends since childhood. Things sucked for Peter as he was still the target of all the bullies but Harry was always there to help out. He continued to focus on his studies & became interested in a scientific exhibition at General Techtronics Laboratories. Not many other students but Peter was sure to put his name on the list to go. While there, When none of his fellow students were interested in going with him, Peter was bit by a radioactive spider that had been lowered into the path of radioactive energy of the particle accelerator.

Peter quickly realized that the spider had been radiated as he noted his ill feeling as a result of being bitten. He realizing that he gained superpowers, including super strength, wall crawling, webbing generation & better eyesight. Peter decided to use his new found powers for personal gain & began sneaking out at night to participate in cage fights. After winning a big fight, the owner refused to pay him his money. Upset, Peter let a thief, that had robbed the owner, to escape after his fight.

A couple of days later, Peter's uncle Ben was killed during a home invasion. When they caught the killer, Peter realized that it was the same man he let rob the wrestling ring. Overcome with guilt, Peter decided to be more like uncle & use his powers to do good.

### 2001 - 2004: Spiderman

The first problem young Peter faced was the lack of money with the death of his uncle. He finally found a way to make money when the Daily Bugle asked for photos of the criminal known as the Chameleon. While out patrolling one night, Peer came across the criminal as Spiderman. In addition to stopping him from stealing defense missile plans, he also found a way to take photos & submitted them in his civilian identity. The pictures made the Daily Bugle's Editor in Chief J. Jonah Jameson hire Peter as a photographer to get him pictures of new vigilante. Spiderman.

Early in his career, Spider-Man fought many villains including the Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, Doctor Doom, Lizard, Electro, Mysterio & his deadliest foe of all time, the Green Goblin. Several of these villains (Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio, Sandman & Vulture) would form the Sinister Six, under the leadership of Doctor Octopus. Since the beginning of his superhero career, Spiderman had caught the attention of various news organizations & reporters. Witnesses filmed footage of his feats, such as subduing a thief & stopping a speeding car from hitting a bus. The video of Spiderman catching the bus was also viewed by Tony Stark, leading to him discerning Spidey's identity & later become his mentor. In addition to Iron Mn, he would become close allies with the rest of the Avengers & the Fantastic Four.

While combating villains as Spiderman, Peter's status also ended up elevating at school as well. He began dating Betty Brant for a short time before his other classmate Liz Allan admitted having a crush on him. But neither of these girls would amount to his first girlfriend Mary Jane Watson. During their first date, the criminal Rhino went on a rampage & Peter disappeared under the guise of “taking pictures” for the Daily Bugle though he was in fact going to fight as Spiderman. For nearly two years, Peter was able to balance school, his job at the Daily Bugle & relationship with MJ, all while secretly fighting crime. After breaking up with MJ due to her  superficiality, Peter graduated from high school as valedictorian alongside MJ, Gwen, Harry, Liz & Flash.

### 2004 - 2007: Spiderman

Peter soon enrolled at Empire State University on a science scholarship, making him & Gwen much closer due to their overlap of classes. Though school started off well for him, things soon took a turn when the Green Goblin came back & discovered Spiderman's identity before revealing his own alter-ego of Norman Osborn, Harry's father. In a furious battle between the two, the villain lost all memories of his time as a supervillain. During that time, the Avengers made him an official offer to join their team & he accepted. He also began a romantic relationship & heroic partnership with the elusive Black Cat, with the two even revealing their identities to each other. Though he finally had someone that could relate to living two different lives, there was still to many secrets between them & Peter broke up with her. He subsequently got back with his first true love & best friend: Gwen Stacy.

While continuing to date Gwen on & off, Peter also dealt with the return of Kraven & battling the new villain Vulture. As Gwen became annoyed with his disappearance, Peter started wondering if he may be better off not being Spiderman. After just two weeks of attempting, he quickly returned to his heroic identity as crime continued to rise. Though it was clear that Spiderman & other heroes did some good for their respective communities, the government became worried that they were operating without any oversight & wanted to pass a Superhuman Registration Act.

Despite misgivings, Peter initially sided with mentor Iron Man in support of superhero registration as he felt that heroes needed to get public support for their actions. Many of the heroes on that side had public identities, with him being the only major supporter without one. However, Iron Man respected his wishes & never spoke on anything dealing with the identity of Spiderman. His siding with the pro-registration heroes also saw him gaining the "Iron Spider" armor, which Stark had been building since meeting Peter. With all the chaos going on with the SRA, Peter didn't notice his relationship was suffering & Gwen broke up with him for the second time.

However, fighting against the fugitive heroes, the government giving their soldiers advanced alien tech & the prison for the unregistered created by Iron Man left a poor taste in his mouth. When the hero Goliath was killed by a soldier, Spiderman interrupted a news broadcast & announced his mistake of registering, giving his allegiance to the anti-registration. When the Civil War eventually came to an end with Captain America's arrest, Spiderman was one of the few heroes who did not accept the general amnesty & continued to work with the underground resistance.

The division between the superhero community did not last long as they soon came together for the Skrull Invasion. However, the event would be ended by Norman Osborn, who killed the Skrull Queen. As recognition, he would given the position of H.A.M.M.E.R. (the replacement of S.H.I.E.L.D.) & created his own personal  "Avengers," composed mainly of super-criminals. Spiderman then infiltrated Osborn's headquarters & learned how Osborn wanted to make Harry a new hero & have him killed in action to increase their popularity. After Spiderman was captured by Norman, Harry confronted Osborn using the American Son Armor but Peter prevented Harry from killing Norman. When the dust settled, Peter made the decision to reveal his secret identity to Gwen, renewing their relationship. In addition, he was able to operate normally as Spiderman after the government repealed the Superhuman Registration Act.

## Romantic Relationships

* Betty Brant: Dated (2001 - 2002)
* Liz Allan: Dated (2002)
* Mary Jane Watson: Girlfriend (2002 - 2004), (2008 - 2009)
* Sara Bailey: Dated (2004)
* Gwen Stacy: Girlfriend (2005 - 2006), (2006 - 2007), (2007 - 2008)
* Michele Gonzales: One Night Stand (2008)
* Silver Sablinova: Kissed (2008)
* Julia Carpenter: One Night Stand (2008)
* Carlie Cooper: Dated (2009)
* Cindy Moon: Dated (2009 - 2010)
* Felicia Hardy: On & Off (2006 - 2009); Girlfriend (2004 - 2005), (2009), (2010 - )

## Personality

Spiderman is a brave & righteous hero with an indomitable sense of justice & responsibility. Shaken by his uncle's tragic death, his vow of responsibility has led him to a path of heroism. Guilt over the loss of his uncle has led Peter to be quick to assume guilt & responsibility for anything bad that happens in his presence or that can relate back to him.

One of his most prominent traits is his sense of humor. Even in the face of certain death, Spiderman cracks a joke, to the annoyance of both friends & foes. He does this to relieve the stress of a situation, hide how scared he really is or to get on the nerves of his opponents. Behind this humorous facade is a wounded soul that has gone through much suffering. Though traditionally a loner, this has lessened over the years as Spiderman is now active member of the Avengers & leads his own team. He is also a strong-willed hero & whatever obstacles that come his way, he always gets back up. Despite being a hero, Spiderman is nerdy, awkward & shy. These traits have faded through the years as he's grown up but elements of the awkward teenager still remain.

Spiderman is well liked in the hero community. He has an enduring friendship with the Daredevil. He's made close ties with the Fantastic Four at the very start of his career & looks to Avengers as family. He is also quite close to the X-Men, able to sympathize with the public scorn that mutants often face. Of the three previously mentioned teams, he is closest to the Human Torch, as the two enjoy playing pranks on one another or seeking solace; Iron Man, who he views as a father figure & mentor; & Wolverine, trusting him so much that he revealed his identity to him. He also developed a strong friendship wit Deadpool, despite fighting when they first met & Deadpool's habit of irritating him.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutate** **Spider Physiology:** Spiderman possesses the proportionate powers of a spider, granted to him from an irradiated spider. The radioactive, complex mutagenic enzymes in the spider's blood that were transferred at the time of the bite triggered numerous body-wide mutagenic changes within Parker, granting him various abilities. That mutation granted him an "enhanced chromosome pattern."
	+ ***Wall-Crawling*:** Spiderman's exposure to the mutated spider venom resulted in the ability to mentally control the flux of interatomic attraction between molecular boundary layers. This ability to affect the attraction between surfaces is so far limited to his body & another object, with an upper limit of several tons per finger. At one point, Spiderman was able to prevent someone from taking his mask off by making it stick to his face.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength*:** He possesses superhuman strength enabling him to press lift many tons. He was shown to easily swing a 3-ton wrecking ball using steel chains. His physical strength is sufficient enough to enable him to lift & throw objects as heavy as a big rig semi-truck with ease. He must also pull his punches and kicks unless fighting someone of similar or greater physical durability. His physical strength also extends into his legs, enabling him to be able to jump to a height of several stories in a single bound.
	+ ***Enhanced Speed*:** Spiderman is capable of running & moving at speeds that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. He is fast enough to catch up to an accelerating car while on foot, but prefers to travel by webs.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina*:** His advanced musculature produces fewer fatigue toxins during physical activity than an ordinary human. At his peak, Spiderman can physically exert himself at his peak capacity for several hours before the build-up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him. He can also hold his breath for eight minutes or more.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** Spiderman's body is more resistant to some types of injury than the body of a normal human. Events which would severely injure or kill a normal human, leave him with little to no discomfort. He has stated that he must roll with punches thrown by people without similar strength or durability, in order to avoid breaking their wrists. His arm was strong enough to block Quicksilver while the speedster was in motion.
	+ ***Enhanced Agility*:** His agility, balance & bodily coordination are enhanced to levels far beyond the limits of the finest human athlete. He is extraordinarily limber & his tendons are twice as elastic as the average human being. He can also perform any complicated sequence of gymnastic stunts such as flips, rolls & springs.
	+ ***Enhanced Equilibrium*:** Spiderman possesses the ability to achieve a state of perfect equilibrium in any position imaginable.
	+ ***Enhanced Reflexes*:** His reflexes are enhanced & are currently about forty times greater than those of an ordinary human. In combination with his spider-sense, the speed of his reflexes allows him to dodge almost any attack, or even gunfire, given sufficient distance.
	+ ***Regenerative Healing*:** Spiderman is able to rapidly heal & regenerate from harm rapidly faster and more extensively than normal humans are capable of and can rapidly heal & regenerate from harm that normal humans cannot heal from. After getting his powers, his eyesight was repaired & he discarded his glasses. He privately admitted that he can't heal "Wolverine-quick."
	+ ***Enhanced Immunity*:** Due to his accelerated metabolism, Spiderman has a higher tolerance for drugs & diseases & he can recover from the effects of larger doses rapidly. However, he has the normal human tolerance for alcoholic beverages.
	+ ***Spider-Sense*:** Spiderman possesses a precognitive danger sense which warns him of potential or immediate danger by the manifestation of a tingling sensation in the back of his skull, and links with his superhuman kinesthetics, enabling him to evade most any injuries unless he cognitively overrides his automatic reflexes. The precise nature of this sense is unknown. It appears to be a simultaneous clairvoyant response to a wide variety of phenomena (everything from falling safes to speeding bullets to thrown punches), which has given several hundredths of a second warning, which is sufficient time for his reflexes to allow him to avoid injury.
* **High Level Intellect:** Peter Parker possesses a natural talent for science, standing out as a top student in high school & college. He developed inventions such as his Web Shooters, his signature web formula & the SpiderTracers while in high school. His intellect has as well earned him acknowledgement by some of the Earth's most brilliant minds such as Hank Pym. He was also able to hack into Stark Industries system to override Tony Stark's control command.
	+ ***Engineering*:** With his knowledge & expertise in mechanics, robotics & engineering, Peter has been able to use his amazing intellect & resources to create many inventions.
	+ ***Multilingualism*:** He is fluent in English & has learned Spanish & Mandarin.
	+ ***Pedagogy*:** He is a naturally talented teacher & is a substitute for the Avengers Academy.
	+ ***Photography*:** Peter is a very skilled photographer & has worked for the Daily Bugle as a photographer for nearly a decade.
* **Acrobatics:** Thanks to his great strength & phenomenal equilibrium, Parker is an excellent athlete, excelling in all gymnastic fields & being able to perform every acrobatic stunt ever performed.
* **Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts:** Peter has become an excellent hand to hand combatant, utilizing a fighting style that directly complements his superhuman abilities. His methods are volatile, enabling him to rival practically all types of combatants. In addition to this, Peter has been trained by Captain America in unarmed combat. His feats include defeating Daken, Quicksilver, Black Panther & Hawkeye. He has stalemated Captain America, Julia Carpenter & Wolverine.
* **Web Shooters:** Parker created twin devices worn on his wrists are able to shoot thin strands of a special web fluid at high pressure and speeds.
* **Spider Tracers:** Spiderman uses small electronic "Spider Tracers" that allows him to track objects or individuals. He typically plants or throws one on a departing enemy & follows the target to their hideout.
* **Iron Spider Armor**: Tony Stark presented newly created Iron Spider Armor for Parker to use as the newest member of the Avengers. The suit is composed of nanites, similarly to Tony Stark's latest Iron Man suit & was able to manifest four armored spider-legs from the rear spider symbol, which granted Spiderman greater mobility & better grip on his surroundings.
	+ ***Karen***: Parker's suit features an A.I. user interface program similar to J.A.R.V.I.S. that provides diagnostic & tactical reports.

### Weaknesses

* **Spider-Sense Disruption:** Spiderman's Spider-Sense can lose its effectiveness if it is blocked or temporarily weakened by specialized equipment or certain drugs. It also would not trigger if it detects something that is not registered as a threat.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Might:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Quickness:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Gadgets:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Projection:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Tactics:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Battle:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **TOTAL:** 160 - Power Level 4 / Moderate Threat.

## Trivia

#### General

* He is a fan of the indie rock band Alt-J & Led Zeppelin.
* He is a *Star Wars* fan & a huge Lego collector. He has Star Wars action figures & Lego models of the Death Star, a X-Wing fighter, and a AT-AT Walker. He has even referenced *The Empire Strikes Back* while being in battle.
* He is a fan of the New York Mets.
* Sometimes, he does not wear any underwear beneath his suit.
* After years of busting thieves & cat-burglars, Peter has picked up how to lock-pick. He was also given a set of lock picks from the Black Cat.
* He has been mistaken as a mutant many times.
* Peter considers Five Guys to have the best hamburgers in New York.
* Spiderman visits young fans of his that are suffering from cancer.
* He finds Miles Morales' black & red costume cooler than his own.
* Peter keeps spare clothes hidden all over New York City.
* Seen by some as the heart of New York, he has gained quite a reputation with not only the superhero community but villains & civilians as well.

#### Relationships

* Peter has been involved with Felicia since the summer of 2005. Their relationship has ranged from one nights stands to flings of convenience to deep intimate relationships. He is the first man she felt she could trust & the first man she loved. She's also the first person to know his secret identity.
* After Gwen's passing, Peter made audio messages for her.
* Peter believes that if Gwen had survived, they would've gotten married & he never would have dated anyone else. He has been haunted by this belief.
* Though they did not initially get along, Spiderman is very fond of Wolverine & calls him his big brother.
* He is good friends with Iceman & Firestar
* He considers Quinn Stacy to be a surrogate sister.

## Notes

* The original character of Spiderman belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* *Earth-44 Explanation: Aunt May is only 26 years older than Peter. It doesn't make sense to me that she was almost 60 years older than him in the comics. Plus, I enjoyed their dynamic in the MCU.*