Spider-Man

### Unusual Features

Small hairs on his hands and feet that allow him to adhere to walls and most surfaces.

## Origin

### Origin

Peter Parker was bitten by a genetically-altered spider during a school field trip, he soon found out that he had gained the proportionate powers of an arachnid. In a tragic turn of events, Peter soon discovered that great power comes with great responsibility when his uncle died at the hands of a mugger Peter could have stopped earlier.

## History

### Early life

Peter Parker was a normal 15-year-old kid from Queens who excelled in his studies but was rejected by his peers for his awkward and nerdy tendencies. One day, during a fateful high school field trip, he was bitten by a genetically-altered spider and received spider-like abilities as a result. Rejecting his Uncle's advice that "*with great power comes great responsibility*", Peter instead decided to use his powers to pursue money and fame. However, after losing his Uncle's life due to the actions of a thief he had arrogantly refused to stop days earlier, Parker chose to use his powers to fight crime in New York City as the masked superhero, Spider-Man.

### Becoming Spider-Man

Parker created a variety of tools and equipment to compliment his unique powers. Firstly, he used his understanding of chemistry and physics to create his own web fluid and web shooters, as well as a makeshift red and blue costume. Believing that he had to keep a low profile in order to protect his secret, Peter decided to refrain from using his powers to do anything he couldn't previously have done, and was still consistently bullied at school. Nevertheless, he continued to do his part in stopping small crimes in Queens and saving people.

 Not long after starting his superhero career as Spider-Man, Parker's heroics had started to get the attention of several news organizations. Witnesses filmed amateur videos of several of his amazing feats, including swiftly subduing a thief and stopping the full forward momentum of a speeding car, preventing it from hitting a bus in the process. Footage of the new crime fighter was posted to numerous video hosting websites such as YouTube. His activities also caught the attention of several reporters interested in the new wave of superheroes hitting New York.

### Meeting Iron Man

After about six months of being Spider-Man, Peter was approached by Tony Stark, who had been following his vigilante activities and figured out his identity. Tony informed him of the situation involving the Sokovia Accords, and told him that Captain America was wrong in his decision to oppose it, which made him dangerous. Tony recruited him into a temporary spot on his team, gave him a new suit and improved web shooters, and brought him to Schkeuditz, Germany to detain Captain America's opposing faction.

Stark called in Parker upon arriving at the airport where Rogers was escaping. The two sides attempted to settle their dispute peacefully, but ended up clashing. As Spider-Man, Peter faced off against several enhanced individuals and managed to hold his own against them despite his lack of experience. After being mildly injured by Giant Man, Peter returned home, having told Aunt May he got his bruises from fighting "Steve from Brooklyn and his big friend". He began developing the spider signal in his room.

## Personality

Spider-Man is commonly seen as a brave and righteous hero with an indomitable sense of justice and responsibility. Peter Parker was heavily shaken by his uncle's tragic death, and was haunted by the guilt he felt due to his inaction in stopping the thief placing some of the responsibility on his shoulders. It was this incident that inspired him to use his powers for good and become Spider-Man. He dedicated himself to helping those in need and truly embodying the mantra that "with great power comes great responsibility". Spider-Man's vow of responsibility has led him to a path of heroism and humanitarian service. However, his inexperience and naïveté can sometimes get the best of him. In addition, there are times when Spider-Man's sense of responsibility can be almost overbearing. This, combined with his strong moral compass in the face of adversity and sharp wit make him one of the most iconic and enduring heroes in the world, bar none.

One of Spider-Man's most prominent traits is his sense of humor. Even in the face of certain death, Spider-Man invariably cracks jokes, to the annoyance of both friends and foes. His reasons for this vary: either he wants to relieve the stress of a given situation, or he simply wants to hide how scared he really is during a crisis. He also does this to get on the nerves of his opponents,too, since he knows that if they are angry, they could lose themselves and be vulnerable to a skilled opponent. However, whenever someone's life is in danger, he will stop telling jokes and take the current situation with the utmost seriousness.

## Relationships

Peter was extremely close to his Uncle Ben, having lost his parents when he was very young. After his uncle's death, he began to grow closer to his aunt by marriage and Ben's widow, May. Peter looked up to and idolized Iron Man, seeing him as a role model; he was also beside himself when first meeting Captain America, and did not wholeheartedly believe Iron Man's stance that Cap had become a criminal and needed to be brought in after the dispute over the Sokovia Accords. Some of his friends at Midtown High School include Ned Leeds, Liz Allan, his one-time bully Flash Thompson, and Mary Jane Watson, whom he has a secret crush on.

## Powers and abilities

### Powers

**Spider Physiology:** Spider-Man possesses the proportionate powers of a spider, granted to him from a genetically enhanced common house spider (*Achaearanea tepidariorum*). The spider possessed the best traits of many different types of spiders, and was considered a "super spider". The spider bit Peter Parker and passed it's powers onto him. The complex mutagenic enzymes in the spider's venom were transferred at the time of the bite and triggered numerous body-wide mutagenic changes within Parker, granting him superhuman strength, speed, toughened flesh, and numerous arachnid-like abilities.

* **Superhuman Strength:** Spider-Man possesses the proportionate strength of a spider, enabling him to lift more than the weight of a car. He estimates his maximum lift capacity to be around 25 tons, although he has pushed himself to 50+ tons on more than one occasion. He is able to jump several stories vertically, and about twice that horizontally.
	+ **Superhuman Durability:** Spider-Man possesses denser bones and muscle tissue, allowing him to survive great impacts; He was unaffected when he fell from the height of several stories. Spider-Man has endured punches from super-powered individuals without sustaining any lasting damage. He is, however, vulnerable to gunshots to a certain degree, although this is mitigated by his healing factor.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina:** Spider-Man is able to exert himself much longer than normal humans, without tiring.
* **Superhuman Speed:** Spider-Man can move at speeds greater than that of an ordinary human, making him adept at dodging attacks.
* **Superhuman Agility:** Spider-Man is exceptionally agile and fast, capable of swinging around on thin spider-webbing without difficulty.
* **Superhuman Reflexes:** Spider-Man's reaction time and coordination is significantly enhanced. He is able to catch objects moving at high speeds without looking.
* **Superhuman Senses:** Parker describes his senses as "dialed up to eleven":
	+ **Superhuman Balance:** Spider-Man's sense of balance is similar to most arachnid species, allowing him to perform inhuman feats of acrobatic and gymnastic ability. He almost always finds his balance, no matter what position he is in. He can balance on a variety of objects, such as the tops of flag poles, skyscraper antennae, and even on top of other people.
	+ **Superhuman Sight:** Spider-Man possesses a superhuman sense of sight, despite the fact that he had relied on glasses and contacts to see before acquiring his powers. After being bitten, he no longer needed to wear glasses. His eyesight was so sensitive he was forced to restrict it with dark goggles or lenses to avoid it from handicapping him in battle.
* **Spider-Sense:** Spider-Man has a pronounced survival instinct which warns him of impending danger a few moments before it occurs. Parker describes the onset of this feeling as a sort of "tingling" at the base of his skull.
* **Wall-Crawling:** Spider-Man is able to adhere to surfaces like a spider, enabling him to crawl along walls or ceilings with ease. He doesn't use a mechanical device to achieve this, instead relying on small hairs on his hands and feet that alter his body's electron attraction.

### Abilities

* **Gifted Intellect:** Peter Parker is an exceptionally smart science enthusiast, capable of inventing and constructing his own web-shooters (the sophistication of which impressed Tony Stark) and frequently using the laws of physics to his advantage in battle as Spider-Man.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combatant:** Spider-Man is a relatively skilled fighter at both close and long distances. However, he does not have any formal training in martial arts, and instead fights instinctively, emphasizing the use of his speed, agility and spider webs, which he uses as a non-lethal weapon.

### Weaknesses

* **Sensory overload:** Due to his enhanced senses, Peter used goggles in his original suit to filter out information from the world around him to a more tolerable level, with the adaptive lenses in his new costume helping him maintain control.

* **Stress:** In addition, high amounts of stress, both physical and emotional, can sometimes lead to some of his powers becoming temporarily dormant. However, his powers will re-manifest themselves once the stressor in question has been dealt with.

## Paraphernalia

* **Spider-Man's Suit:** The costume in which Peter Parker fights crime as Spider-Man.
* **Web-Shooters:** Peter's custom-built devices, which he uses for locomotion and to immobilize his enemies.
* **Spider-Signal:** A belt-mounted light used to frighten enemies or as a makeshift flashlight.

## Appearances

* *Spider-Man (film)*
* *Spider-Man (video game)*
* *The Amazing Spider-Man (film)*
* *Captain America: Civil War*
* *Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude*
* *Spider-Man: Homecoming*
* *Spectacular Spider-Man*
* *The Amazing Spider-Man (game)*
* *The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (film)*
* *The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (game)*
* *Spider-Man: The New Animated Series*
* *Spider-Man 2 (film)*
* *Spider-Man 2 (video game)*
* *Spider-Man 3 (film)*
* *Spider-Man 3 (video game)*