Miles Morales

"*No matter what life has in store for me, I will always be **myself**. And I will never forget what he said to me: with **great power comes great responsibility**. Simply put, I know who I am now...I'm **Spider-Man**,*"
—Miles takes on the mantle of Spider-Man[src]

**Miles Morales** is a mathematical prodigy and the son of NYPD officer Jefferson Davis and ICU nurse Rio Morales. At the age of fifteen, he fell under the guidance of Spider-Man after being bitten by a radioactive spider, giving him powers similar to the webbed vigilante. Recognising his new responsibilities, Miles became Spider-Man's occasional sidekick **Prodigy**. Following Peter's retirement - having survived but been badly injured after defeating The Void - Miles took on his mantle and became the new **Spider-Man**.

Desperate to prove himself, Spider-Man aimed to clear the city's sewers of the Goblin Knights, who sought to continue the legacy of the previous goblins. Instead, Spider-Man was confronted by the Goblin King, whose true identity was Phil Ulrich, Miles' close friend who had been driven insane by the formula created by Gustave Fiers. Broken both physically and mentally, Miles was unable to stop Goblin King from taking over New York's criminal underworld and eventually Manhatten itself, destroying the bridges and cutting it off from the world. Miles spent six months recuperating from his wounds under the care of Peter Parker, whom Miles believed to be dead; together, they created a formula they believed could reverse the Goblin Formula's effects on Phil. Returning triumphantly to New York, Spider-Man battled Goblin King in the skies and high-rises, finally defeating him, but proving unable to cure Phil's insanity.

Miles was one of only a few million to survive the Incursion which created Battleworld and witnessed his uncle Aaron's death at the hands of Wonder Man. Working for three years with Miguel O'Hara to locate a Cosmic Cube, Spider-Man proved worthy of wielding Excalibur and joined the Resistance at the final battle, witnessing Scarlet Spider's sacrifice to restore Earth and the Multiverse. Following the restoration of Earth, Miles became a member of the Avengers.

## Biography

### Early Life and Background

Miles Gonzalo Morales was born in the early 2000s to NYPD cop Jefferson Davis and Rio Morales; he is of African-American and Puerto Rican descent. From a young age, Miles demonstrated a misguided but genius-level intellect. He was close to his uncle, Aaron Davis, until his disappearance when Miles was still a child.

## Overview

### Physical Appearance

Miles is a teenager of African-American and Hispanic descent, with average height and weight, and shares many facial features with his father. He has short black hair with thick eyebrows.

### Personality

Miles is a selfless and intelligent young man who repeatedly puts himself at great risk for the people he cares about. He is shown to be as brave as his father, Jefferson Davis, not thinking twice before helping someone, sometimes even putting himself in danger. Upon gaining his powers, Miles is shown to be both simultaneously confused and excited, constantly asking Peter if he could provide any aid to Spider-Man's vigilantism. Miles also tends to make jokes.

Upon becoming the new Spider-Man following Parker's supposed death, Miles takes on a more serious demeanour, taking the role very seriously.

## Powers, Equipment and Abilities

###  Powers

* **Spider Physiology:** After he was bitten by a radioactive spider, Miles gained the proportionate physical capabilities of a spider.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: Miles possesses considerable superhuman strength, due to having the proportional strength of a spider.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Miles' body is inhumanly resistant to impact forces and blunt force trauma.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: After Miles 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**: Miles 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, Miles 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**: Miles' increased metabolism allows him to rapidly heal and regenerate from harm faster and more extensively than normal humans can recover from.

* **Camouflage:** Due to the unique nature of the genetically-engineered spider that bit him, Miles can subconsciously make himself invisible and almost completely transparent.
* **Electric** **Venom Blasts:** Miles' body constantly produces electricity from his supercharged cells due to the unique nature of the spider that bit him. He can unleash this electricity in charged balls of orange-yellow energy.

### Equipment

* **Spider-Man Suit:** Miles wears a black-and-red suit designed by Peter Parker that is a better fit for Miles' more athletic nature and wild swinging ability. After becoming the new Spider-Man, Miles discovers that Peter built him a more refined suit to better focus his superhuman senses. The new suit also included moving eyepieces that resemble camera shutters to filter out stimuli while in use.
	+ **Superior Spider Armour:** After defeating Goblin King, Miles drew up blueprints for a far more advanced metal suit that still allowed for superior agility while also providing enhanced strength and web capacity. Given aid by the reformed Otto Octavius, this new suit was left unbuilt until the Incursion, when Miles created the suit with the help of Miguel O'Hara to wear during the Resistance's war against Doctor Doom on Battleworld.
* **Web-Shooters:** A pair of wrist-mounted mechanical devices used by Spider-Man to project synthetic webbing. Peter Parker originally invented the shooters, while Miles created a new and improved pair from Parker's blueprints. Though, this new pair merely involved technological improvements and a few new features while the overall mechanics and webbing itself Miles did not attempt to replace. The upgraded Web-Shooters come with selective web types and a laser targeting system for accuracy.
	+ **Web Fluid:** Originally created by Peter Parker, this web-like organic chemical substance is meant to emulate the silk created by the common spider, while its composition and tensile strength are substantial enough to greatly impress the likes of Miguel O'Hara himself. This synthetic spider silk is used by Miles to help swing around New York City, bind and tie up enemies, steal weapons, and make other useful applications. Spider-Man combines this synthetic web with agile movements to dodge enemy attacks and often targets the enemies' arms and legs to break their balance and immobilize them. The chemical compound was so durable that Goblin King had trouble breaking it, despite his enhanced strength. Miles can also fabricate his web compound with ordinary school chemicals used while in chemistry classes.

## Relationships

### Peter Parker

"*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]

### Gwen Stacy

"*Took your time, Spider-Man*"
—Gwen to Miles after they finally kiss[src]

### Phil Ulrich

"*I'm going to **crush you** like the insect you are!"
 "I'm not an insect...**I'm Spider-Man!***"
—Goblin King versus Miles Morales[src]

## Trivia

* Miles serves as the deuteragonist of the first four seasons of *EDStudios' Spider-Man*, and the protagonist of *Season 5* onwards.