Peter Parker

**Peter Benjamin Parker** (ピーター・ベンジャミン・パーカー, *Pītā Benjamin Pākā*), also known as "**Spider-Man**" (スパイダーマン, *Supaidāman*), is a fictional character and protagonist of the *MDC's* *TSMNT* series created by C. B. Cebulski and Jim Lee.

"**Pete**" **Parker** (“ピート”・パーカー, *"Pīto" Pākā*), is a web-slinging superhero who is based in New York City. He became a student at Horizon High after successfully solving Max Modell's equation during his presentation at Midtown High School.

After he was bitten by a genetically-modified spider during a field trip to OsCorp, Peter tries to balance his crime-fighting and civilian lives as both a high school student in Horizon High and a freelance photographer at the Daily Bugle.

In an argument with J. Jonah Jameson, it was Tony Stark who had mentioned that the Daily Bugle had spread a lot of slander towards the web-head over the years despite the fact that he has protected the public from various villains many times, again and again.

"*I talked to the police, the firemen, the people that you helped and I heard their stories about how you saved lives, how you never asked for recognition, or reward or even thanks. It doesn't matter what the newspapers say or the politicians or the whole world. They don't define who you are, you do. And not by your words, but, by your actions. The truth will come out. But until then, I'm going to keep fighting just like you do.*"

—Captain America, to Spider-Man.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice actor:* Robbie Daymond (English), Hikaru Hanada (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Appearance

#### As Pete Parker

Peter Parker is a Caucasian teenage boy with brown hair and green eyes. He is usually seen wearing various jackets with a t-shirt underneath throughout the series. He carries blue one-strap backpack with him at all times. On the back of the backpack is the formula his Uncle Ben wrote for, "With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility."

#### As Spider-Man

As Spider-Man, Peter wears a red and blue spandex suit; a pattern based on a spider's web is featured on the red parts of the costume with his trademark spider symbol resting on the chest area. The lens in his mask not only him to see, but also houses other features; such as night vision. Spider-Man's trademark web-shooters rest on his wrists.

* Hair Color: Brown
* Skin Color: Caucasian
* Eye Color: Green
* Age: 15
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 5'10"
* Weight: 97lbs.

## Personality

"*I've been given a gift of great power. Uncle Ben once said, "With great power comes great responsibility." I don't think I truly understood what he meant until that night. But in order to live up to that motto, I need to become something more than a celebrity... I need to become a symbol. A beacon of hope. I need to become... a hero.*"

—Spider-Man.
Before the death of his Uncle Ben, Peter was content with using his newly gained powers as a vehicle for fame and fortune, showing off his powers in public without a disguise and even using them to win a wrestling match. During this time, Peter was arrogant and vain, caring about his public image more than doing the right thing, such as when he didn't go after an armed Burglar because he wanted to 'save' his moves for the judges.

After the death of Uncle Ben, Peter learned what truly mattered in life and decided to use his powers not for fame or fortune, but for heroism. Selfless and brave, Peter took the lessons from his late uncle to heart and used his powers with responsibility and protected civilians from the criminals and villains that would risk their safety.

Peter is a friendly, good-natured, high-spirited and caring young man who shows his loved ones constant respect and affection. Because of these traits, Peter has been shown to make friends quite easily as he quickly befriended Miles Morales and Anya Corazon. In spite of his good nature, Peter can be ruthless if pushed hard enough, as he brutally beat up the burglar who took Uncle Ben's life by smashing him through crates and throwing him around, going as far as to say he just wants to hear the burglar scream.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Midtown High
	+ Anna Maria Marconi
	+ Flash Thompson
	+ Randy Robertson
	+ Mary Jane Watson
	+ Screwball
* Horizon High
	+ Max Modell
* Web-Warriors
	+ Spy-D
	+ Spider-Girl
	+ Ghost-Spider
* OsCorp
	+ Harry Osborn
* Sandman
* Justice Avengers
	+ Captain America
	+ Superman
	+ Iron Man
	+ Batman
	+ Thor
	+ Wonder Woman
	+ Hulk
	+ Green Lantern
	+ Hawkeye
	+ Flash
	+ Wasp
	+ Green Arrow
	+ Yellowjacket
	+ Martian Manhunter
	+ Captain Marvel
	+ Hawkman
	+ Black Panther
	+ Aquaman
	+ Ms. Marvel
	+ Ant-Man
	+ Vision
	+ Black Widow
* Guardians of the Galaxy
	+ Star-Lord
	+ Groot
* Teen Titans
	+ Nightwing
	+ Cyborg
* Oracle
* New Justice
	+ Wolverine - Ally.

### Family

* May Parker (aunt)
* Ben Parker (uncle, deceased);
* Venom (former symbiote, deceased)
* Synthetic Symbiote (former symbiote, deceased)

### Neutral

* Daily Bugle
	+ J. Jonah Jameson
* Doctor Octopus

### Rivals

* Eddie Brock
* Black Cat

### Enemies

* Burglar
* Spencer Smythe
	+ Ultimate Spider-Slayer
	+ Spider-Slayers
* Dark Goblin
* Jackal
* Chameleon
* Swarm
* Lizard
* Vulture
* Beetle
* Scorpion
* Electro
* Sand Girl
* Rhino
* Mister Negative
* Kraven the Hunter
* Mysterio
* Tinkerer
* Molten Man
* Hammerhead
	+ Tully Martello
* Silver Sable
* Silvermane
* Serpent Society
	+ Madame Hydra
* A.I.M.
	+ M.O.D.O.C.
	+ Scientist Supreme
* Alchemax
	+ Tiberius Stone
* Crossbones
* Kang the Conqueror
* The Joining
	+ Galactus
	+ Terrax

## Abilities and Powers

### Powers

* **Spider Physiology:**: After being bitten by an experimental spider from OsCorp, Peter's physiology mutated, developing abilities and attributes similar to that of a spider.
	+ **Wall-Crawling:** Peter is capable of adhering to most if any surface be it vertical and horizontal and climb them with ease. This ability extends to the soles of his feet and surface of his hands, however he must remove his shoes or wear thin soles to adhere so.
* **Superhuman Strength:** Peter's strength was greatly enhanced by the spider bite, being able of break a door open by slamming it, and breaking through a brick wall with ease even catching a flipped automobile. According to Peter, spiders can lift 173 times their own body weight; Tony Stark stated that Peter weighs 97 pounds, meaning Peter can lift approximately 16,781 pounds (8.4 tons). This physical strength also extends to his leg muscles allowing him to jump/leap considerable heights and distances without needing a running start.
* **Superhuman Durability**: Peter's body while not indestructible; his overall bodily tissues are considerably more durable, particularly in regards to impact or physical trauma. He has withstood beating, falling from great heights and blows from opponents physically stronger than him without showing signs of long term injury. Though he is not immune to pain.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: Spider-Man possesses an agility allowing him to effortlessly perform acrobatic maneuvers beyond a human level with little difficulty, being able to quickly scale a building without even using his wall-crawling ability, but simply grasping the edges of windows, poles and ladders. His equilibrium and balance are so acute he can leap and land on any small precipice with sense of balance he can walk, jump, run and perform acrobatic feats in any orientation (upside down, sideways).
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes**: Peter's reflexes and hand eye coordination permit him to use his agility and strength to accomplish an amazing feat of acrobatic and martial prowess despite no formal training in fighting or gymnastics
		- **Spider-Sense**: Peter possesses an extrasensory ability of precognitive reflexive action that warns him of immediate danger through what he feels. Permitting him to act before the danger is in his periphery. This sensation being described as his entire body covered in goosebumps.
	+ **Enhanced Senses**: His senses are heightened, specifically his sight as he no longer needs his glasses after the spider bite.
		- **Enhanced Vision:** The spider bite also somehow fixed whichever conditions impaired Peter's sight.

### Abilities

* **Indomitable Will**: Spider-Man has a strong force of will, completely free of evil and temptation. He has struggled to balance his life as a student and his superhero duties.
* **Genius Intellect**: Peter appears to possess a great intellect, being able to create his own web-shooting devices from seemingly scratch.
* **Science Passionate**: As an enthusiastic scientific mind, Peter appears to be an excellent science student.
* **Skilled Photographer**: Peter is a very skilled photographer.
* **Skilled Acrobat**: Thanks to his great strength and phenomenal equilibrium, Peter is an excellent athlete, excelling in all gymnastic fields and being able to perform every acrobatic stunt ever performed, including others that can never be performed by even an Olympic acrobat. Due to his superhuman physical abilities, Peter easily surpasses normal acrobats and is able to perform somersaults, flips, spins, cartwheels, etc.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Spider-Man seems to be a good fighter, having improved a lot in only two weeks of training as Spider-Man. However, he doesn't seem to be skilled in any martial art, as he combines the use of his speed, agility and spider webs, instead.
* **Web-Slinging**: Peter uses his web-shooters to travel by swinging on web-lines. Combined with his spider abilities, he can move at amazing speeds throughout the urban chasms of Manhattan. It is unknown how fast but he seems to be able cover much of the city in a considerable amount of time.

### Equipment

* **Spider-Man's Suit**: This suit was made using spandex which provides flexible movement, yet it does not give any protection which is vulnerable to dangers.
	+ **Enhanced Lenses**: The mask contains reflected lenses that have a night vision function that allows the wearer to see in the dark. It also has a function to see at far distances.

### Gadgets

* **Web-Shooters**: Peter's brilliance at physical science allowed him to create web-shooters for use when he became Spider-Man. The twin devices worn on his wrists are able to shoot thin strands of a special web fluid at high pressure and speeds. Spider-Man's webs can be used to ensnare and immobilize his opponents. Also, Spider-Man moves through locations by shooting a web-line and attaching it to an object (most often a building). He then swings, shoots another web-line, attaches it, and repeats the process. It appears to be able to hold more than one web cartridge in case more is needed.
	+ **Web Fluid**: A shear-thinning liquid, virtually solid until a shearing force is applied to it, rendering it fluid, whose exact formula remains unknown, but is rumored to be related to nylon. The web line’s tensile strength is estimated to be 120 pounds per square millimeter of cross section. Looking at his father's research, Peter was able to perfect a fluid that mimicked a spider's webbing, although it was much stronger.

## History

### Past

#### Early Life

Since he was young, Peter Parker was encouraged to pursue science by his uncle Ben, an optimistic person who also taught Peter a lesson in responsibility through his motto, "with great power comes great responsibility." While attending Midtown High, Peter befriended Harry Osborn, the son of OsCorp's CEO. The two remained friends even after Harry was accepted into an academy for geniuses, Horizon High.

#### Becoming Spider-Man

During a school trip to OsCorp Tower, Peter was bitten by one of the experimental spiders that escaped during a breach. While reeling from the effects of the spider bite, Peter discovered he had developed amazing spider-like abilities. Still amazed by these new powers, Peter decided to approach this predicament using the five steps of the scientific method: observation, hypothesis, prediction, experimentation and conclusion.

While examining his new abilities, Peter developed two web-shooter bracelets to make up for the fact he didn't seem to inherit the spider's ability to generate webbing. While trying out his ability to swing from weblines, Peter was inspired by a fortune-teller to use his powers to pursue fame and fortune, while still keeping his identity a secret. With the resources from his house, Peter created a costume. The young boy subsequently chose wrestling as the stepping stone to stardom, using the stage name "the Spider."

While getting ready to confront professional wrestler Bonesaw McGee as part of the show *So You Want to be a Wrestler?*, a fleeing thief ran past Peter. Having determined that catching the criminal wasn't his responsibility, Peter didn't intervene. As the Spider, Peter easily defeated his opponent in the ensuing wrestling match, winning a trophy.

When he returned home, Peter learned his Uncle Ben had been murdered by a burglar he surprised trying to break into their house. Fueled by rage, Peter suited up and confronted the murderer in the warehouse where the police had notified he was holding up. As soon as Peter got a close look at the criminal's face, he realized it was the very same thief he didn't lift a finger to stop earlier that very same night.

When Peter returned home following the burglar's arrest, he discovered he had finally realized the true meaning behind his Uncle Ben's motto. Deciding to honor the memory of his uncle, Peter set out to use his powers to help people, wearing a new refined costume and taking up the superhero alias of Spider-Man.

#### Employment at the Daily Bugle

Peter started working for the Daily Bugle and watched as J. Jonah Jameson wrote newspapers about Spider-Man, his secret identity, calling him names such as "masked menace" or "wall-crawling menace". He mostly worked on the Bugle's website.

## External links

* Spider-Man *Wikipedia*
* Spider-Man *Marvel Database*
* Spider-Man *Marvel's Spider-Man Wiki*
* Green Goblin *Villains Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* Besides the rest of the Spider Team, only Max, Anna Maria, Norman, Venom, Dr. Connors, Eddie, and the board of education know Spider-Man's secret identity.
* Tony Stark is one of Peter's idols. The young boy has collector cups of Iron Man, every issue of *Scientific Magazine* with Tony on the cover, and also made a cardboard Iron Man costume for Halloween when he was younger.
* In this series, Peter states that he mostly worked on the Bugle's website, this is a nod to his Ultimate comics counterpart, where his main occupation was as The Daily Bugle's web designer.