Peter Parker

## Biography

### Peter Parker: My Story

Welcome to my web journal. My name is Peter Parker, a sophomore student at Midtown School of Science and Technology. My interests are science, math, computers, and photography. I'm a photographer for my school's newspaper and a member of the AV club. Yeah, I guess you could say I'm just your typical, friendly neighborhood geek.

I grew up living with my Uncle Ben and Aunt May in Forest Hills, Queens since my parents died in a plane crash when I was five years old. Well, it's just Aunt May and me now with Uncle Ben gone too. Aunt May is pretty cool, and so was Uncle Ben, but I wish I could've gotten to know my parents better. All I really know about my dad is that he was a pretty important researcher and used to work for the government on classified projects (unbelievable, I know, but it's true). My mom sounds like she was pretty cool too, but all I know is she apparently spoke like five languages, was some kind of data analyst, and had travelled a lot before she met my dad.

Something I should probably mention is that I know the Osborns. I met Harry in elementary school when he started attending public school after his dad quit shipping him off to boarding school in an effort to build a better relationship with his son. I rarely ever see Harry's dad, Mr. Osborn-- founder and CEO of Oscorp--but he seems like a good guy, even if he's as intense and demanding as Harry says.

Another thing, I'm Spider-Man! It's a struggle maintaining/balancing my dual life, and it causes problems between me and my group of friends--my best friend Harry, my lab partner (and more recently, girlfriend) Gwen, and my neighbor Mary Jane. I wish I could tell them, I really do, but for their safety, I can't.

### Becoming Spider-Man: 2008

I got my powers on a science class field trip to Oscorp. Apparently, a spider that had been altered by the "Oz Formula" had escaped its terrarium and was loose in the facility. This spider managed to bite me on the hand, which somehow went unnoticed by everyone in the vicinity.

The next day, I discovered new powers like clinging to surfaces and climbing walls, super strength, amazing agility, among other things. I decided to put my powers to use by participating in a local wrestling challenge offering a cash prize to the winner, designing a makeshift costume and mask to conceal my identity and prevent embarrassment in case I lost. Except I didn't lose; My newfound powers allowed me to easily defeat my opponent. Despite my victory, I was denied the cash due to my anonymity, and in a bad mood, I allowed a burglar I encountered on my home that night to escape.

Still in a bad mood at school the next day, I picked a fight with my longtime bully Flash Thompson, which resulted in an afterschool meeting with the principal and Uncle Ben. At home, Uncle Ben tried to explain the Parker Principle: "with great power comes great responsibility" to me, but I got angry and ran off to cool down. When I returned home later that night, I discovered that my uncle had been shot and killed by a burglar. I suited up and tracked down the burglar to a warehouse surrounded by police cars. Upon getting a closer look, I realized that the burglar was the same one I had let run past me just the night before. In that moment, I realized the meaning of the Parker Principle and right there and then, I vowed to use my powers for the protection of others as long as I was able.

I quickly got to work: I duplicated a web-like adhesive from Oscorp to give me "webbing" as a way to traverse the city and a non-lethal attack against crooks, and I used materials I found around home and school to build a pair of wrist-worn "web-shooters". I even used some leftover fabric from around the house to create a much more refined costume (and mask).

## Statistics / Analytics

### Powers

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

### Abilities

* **Indomitable Will:**
* **Gifted/Genius Intellect:**
* **Skilled Inventor/Engineer:**
* **Amateur Photographer:**
* **Master Acrobat:**
* **Skilled Fighter:**

### Equipment

* **Web-Shooters**
* **Spider-Man's Suit**

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* I'm a Mets fan, and always will be! Guess I love the underdogs.
* My dream college is Empire State University. I've wanted to go there since I was six years old. Sadly, We'll never be able to afford it without me getting a scholarship (which I aim to achieve).