Spider-Man

Ben Parker - paternal uncle *(deceased)*

May Parker - marital paternal aunt

Mary Jane Watson - fiance

Felecia Hardy - ex-lover

### Occupation

Photographer for the Daily BugleResearch assistant for Octavius Industries *(formerly)*

Vigilante

## Series Information

### Series Lifespan

Friendly Neighbour -- Present

> *"I'm your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man!"*
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> -- Spider-Man's catchphrase
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**Peter Parker** is a photographer for the Daily Bugle and former research assistant for Otto Octavius. At age fifteen, he was bitten by a radioactive spider, giving him spider-like abilities. Following the death of his uncle Ben Parker, he became the vigilante **Spider-Man**, swearing to protect the city of New York from the many threats that face its people, superpowered or otherwise. Existing on an Earth with a dangerous shortage of heroes, Spider-Man is considered the first superhero of the modern age.

Four years after gaining his powers, Spider-Man discovered that Norman Osborn, the father of his best friend Harry, was behind a chemical weapons project to recreate the Super Soldier Serum, which caused Norman to mutate into a creature known as the Goblin. Beaten both physically and spiritually, Parker designed a new suit to inspire the hope of the people of New York, bringing down Osborn in an epic duel that left Oscorp Tower destroyed and Osborn dead. Spider-Man was declared the city's guardian. He would go on to fight his former mentor Otto Octavius and his best-friend Harry Osborn, the latter of which became a monster known as the Green Goblin.

Due to the injuries he sustained by stopping The Void and Kang the Conqueror, Parker retired from his role as Spider-Man to settle down with MJ, passing on the mantle to his protégé Miles Morales.

## Overview

### Personality

Outside of his Spider-Man alter ego, Peter Parker lives a quiet, normal life, being a very intelligent scientist, capable of inventing and building his own technology as well as homemade computers. Parker is also an avid science-fiction fan, making frequent pop-culture references in battle. He collects both science and comic books in his room, where he also keeps his Spider-Man suit. Parker is a friendly but shy and awkward individual; he is happy to talk but often stumbles on his own words in a conversation. Parker deeply cares about his and friends and Aunt May, his only family.

## Powers, Equipment and Abilities

### Powers

* **Spider Physiology:** After Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, he gained the proportionate physical capabilities of a spider. With his newfound heightened abilities, Parker deliberately holds back from participating in sports, such as football due to having a superhuman advantage. Despite his restrictions, Parker is still athletic and uses parkour while swinging.
* **Superhuman Strength**: Spider-Man possesses considerable superhuman strength, due to having the proportional strength of a spider.
* **Superhuman Durability**: Spider-Man's body is inhumanly resistant towards impact forces and blunt force trauma, able to withstand blows from Doctor Octopus' mechanical arms.
* **Superhuman Agility**: After Spider-Man gained his powers, he became as agile as a spider, being able to make movements that would be extremely difficult for a normal human with great facility, capable of swinging around on thin spider-webbing and jumping great distances and heights without difficulty. His bones, muscles, and joints have more elastic strength and durability, allowing him to perform gymnastic and contortionist manoeuvers without damaging his bone structure.

* **Wall-Crawling**: Spider-Man can adhere to walls, ceilings, and other surfaces in order to scale them and has stated that he does not use any adhesive gloves or fabrics to do it. This ability allows him to stick to almost any surface when willing himself to, as physical contact with said surfaces creates a locking connection necessary to support his body, even when he is inverted above the ground. Alternatively, Parker could make individual portions of his body adhesive, which allowed him to stick his foot onto the chest of a bank robber to fling him into a wall.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Spider-Man's increased metabolism allows him to rapidly heal and regenerate from harm faster and more extensively than normal humans can recover from.

### Equipment

* **Suit:** Spider-Man started out with a black suit that he built himself, using his own skill to upgrade it to battle bigger, more powerful threats. After almost being killed by Norman Osborn, Parker built a new suit with a red and blue colour scheme, to represent a more hopeful, heroic figure.

## Relationships

### Miles Morales

"*If you're reading this...then my time is **done**. Whatever happened to me, I hope it was at least pretty. Or I saved a bunch of people. That's the **dream**, after all.
 Anyway, if you're reading this, Miles...I'm gone. And so is Spider-Man. At least, for now.
 At the bottom of this suitcase is a little surprise. Something I've been working on for a while. It's yours. That is, if you want it. But something tells me you do.
 You're ready, Miles. I've known it for a long time now. I spent my life as Spider-Man trying to be greater. Don't be that, Miles. **Be yourself**. I know, no matter what you do, you will never stop **rising**.
 The name is yours...**Spider-Man**.
 Yours, your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man,*"
—Peter's letter to Miles, passing on the Spider-Man mantle[src]