Amadeus Cho

* Amadeus Cho
* Iron Spider
* Lizard

**Amadeus Cho** is the seventh smartest person on the planet, behind M.O.D.O.K. (6th) and The Leader (5th). Amadeus Cho has a hypermind which allows him to run a virtually limitless amount of calculations in his head. He is given access to the Iron Spider Armor.

## Appearance

Amadeus Cho is a short Asian teenager of who has black hair and brown eyes. He wears sneakers, blues jeans, a red shirt and a uniform green coat. As the Iron Spider, he wears a red and golden armor with three spider legs.

## History

### Season 3: Web-Warriors

#### The Next Iron Spider

**Amadeus Cho** is a student at Midtown High School and a 13 year-old genius who was accredited by Nick Fury to be at least the seventh smartest being on Earth. Peter Parker was jealous of Cho who ends up becoming the new Iron Spider after he proves himself perfect to operate the armor. At first they do not get along, to the point where Amadeus calls the web-slinger a "menace" and tries to be a "true hero". He is attacked by Taskmaster who attempts to steal the Iron Spider Armor, but Spider-Man assists him and saves innocents. This changes Amadeus' view of Spider-Man and realizes the truth of Spider-Man. Taskmaster uses a nanobot to hack the armor which causes Cho to fight Spider-Man uncontrollably. Amadeus manages to fix it, but Taskmaster gets away and the nanobot nearly causes the Iron Spider armor to explode, but Spider-Man removes the nanobot and Cho resolves the virus. Spider-Man lets Cho keep the Iron Spider armor and recruits him as a member of the New Warriors along with Agent Venom.

#### New Warriors

Cho began his training with the New Warriors along with Agent Venom, Ka-Zar, and Zabu. However the training is cut short when they are interrupted by the Taskmaster's new team the Thunderbolts; consisting of Vulture, Cloak and Dagger. They invaded the S.H.I.E.L.D. Tricarrier to release a group of villains consisting of The Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and the Beetle. Working together with Spider-Man they stop them and recruit Cloak and Dagger to their side.

#### S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy

Cho in the Iron Spider Armor tracks a signal to a S.H.I.E.L.D. storage room and finds the long-dormant villain Arnim Zola wakes from hibernation and sets out to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D.. He teamed up with Spidey to take him down.

#### The Rampaging Rhino

Cho attends class along with the new recruit Rhino

#### Ant-Man

Cho Rhino continued his educated at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, he took part in a lesson taught by Ant-Man.

#### Burrito Run

Cho attends a class with the other New Warriors held by Hawkeye in which they are a taken down by the Avenger. He later enjoys a burrito brought by Spider-Man along with his classmates.

#### Inhumanity

Cho and his other class mates were suspicious of the new student Triton

#### Attack of the Synthezoids

Spider-Man attacks Cho and Iron Fist believing that they had been replaced by Synthezoids. Amadeus is surprised to find out Zola is back and is curious as to how Fury never found out his involvement in letting him escape the first time, but believes he was too busy being mad at Spider-Man to realize the truth. However, Spider-Man admits the real reason he never got in trouble in the first place, confessing he took the blame to ensure Amadeus wouldn’t get kicked out of S.H.I.E.L.D Academy and is only further confirmed by Iron Fist. Realizing how much trouble he got Spider-Man into and seeing how far he was willing to go in order to protect him, a guilty Amadeus both thanks and apologizes to Spider-Man to which Spider-Man both happily accepts his apology and gratitude. Cho puts on the Spider-Armor and tracks the signal to Zola's lab. As they leave the are attacked by a group of Synthezoid duplicates of their classmates. Cho sacrificed himself to the Synthezoids to allow Spidey and Iron Fist to escape and to make amends for his past actions.

#### The Revenge of Arnim Zola

Cho was placed in a stasis pod along with the other students. Spider-Man, Rhino and Venom team up to save their fellow classmates. Spidey breaks Cho out of his pod and borrows the Iron-Spider Armor to battle Arnim Zola.

#### Contest of Champions: Part 1

He and the other students of S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy were forced to take part in the Contest of Champions, a game between the Grandmaster and his brother the Collector.

#### Contest of Champions: Part 3

Spider-Man introduces Cho to the The Leader and M.O.D.O.K.. Spidey reveals that The Leader is the 5th smartest person in the world, ahead of M.O.D.O.K. who is 6th and **Amadeus Cho** is of course 7th. Cho and Flash learn Peter's true identity when Aunt May revealed that she knew about his double life all along. This took the two young heroes by surprise due to their past with Peter Parker. Like Flash, he was shocked by the revelation, but it also made the bond between them stronger, leading them to becoming best friends.

#### Contest of Champions: Part 4

Cho and the other heroes team up with Spider-Man to take down the Grandmaster and the other villains. He then witnesses S.H.I.E.L.D. rebuild the Triskelion.

### Season 4: Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6

#### Miles From Home

When Spider-Man brings Miles Morales (the Ultimate Spider-Man from the Ultimate Universe) to the Triskelion and introduces. Iron Spider is confused by the same hero name he has with Peter.

#### The Spider Slayers: Part 2

On the Triskelion, Iron Spider was training with Agent Venom and Kid Arachnid. She asks for their help with Agent Venom asking what she wants and that the training room is dangerous. She reveals that Spider-Man is in trouble and *they* are the only ones who can stop them. Iron Spider asks what happened and she reveals that he is with Scarlet Spider and Doctor Octopus on HYDRA Island. Agent Venom is angry that Scarlet Spider is alive (due to him having betrayed everyone) but Mary Jane tells them that Spider-Man's convinced that Doctor Octopus is leading them into a trap and that *they've* got to save them and prepares to leave. Agent Venom attempts to stop her by telling her they've got it and that she doesn't realize how dangerous it could be, with Iron Spider pointing that she doesn't have the skills like them. Hearing this, she changes into Spider-Woman in front of them, which greatly shocks them before she easily knocks both Agent Venom and Iron Spider down, something that shocks them even more. Having seen her amazing skills, Kid Arachnid votes that she goes with them and they all go to HYDRA Island.

During the flight in the Web-Warriors' ship, Spider-Woman points that she doesn't understand because Iron Spider saw where HYDRA go down. He assures that he did but wonders if the fortress has some kind of radar cloak that's still active and that they can't dive into it blindly, that they will get lost and time is of the essence. Spider-Woman then realizes that she didn't know that being super hero meant so much waiting. Later, after Doctor Octopus (whose appearance was changed again by nanobots to a healthy-looking man with a green and yellow costume) escapes after turning Zola on, Zola controls HYDRA Island to rise which catches the attention on Agent Venom. Iron Spider realizes that the weapons of HYDRA Island are back online and is heading for New York City. In the fortress, Ben (who learned that he is a Half Human/Half Synthezoid) becomes leader of the "**Spider Slayers**" (consisting of **Bone Spider**, **Ghost Spider** and **Goliath Spider**), they prepare to end Spider-Man until the Web-Warriors arrive. Agent Venom still believes that Scarlet Spider is evil before the two teams fight. Spider-Woman fights Bone Spider by dodging and punching him before struggling with him. Much to the surprise of everyone, Scarlet Spider is revealed to have turned against Zola and has ordered the Spider Slayers to stand down. He reveals that he was pretending to follow Zola before turning against him which angers Zola into attacking them all. However, Spider-Man destroys the life computer which shuts down Zola and Spider-Woman and Kid Arachnid congratulate him. However, the Spider Slayers start melting and require stasis pods. Scarlet Spider asks for help and the others help him get them into the pods. Kid Arachnid forgives Scarlet Spider and Spider-Man hugs Spider-Woman and thanks her for brining the team. She then realizes that there might be something to being a super hero after all until everyone is interrupted by HYDRA Island starting to fall apart without Zola to control it. They take the Spider Slayers with them into their ship and escape the destroyed fortress. After helping the Spider Slayers, Spider-Woman comments that "Scarlet and the Spider Slayers" is something her mother would've liked in the eighties. Spider-Man is proud that with Scarlet Spider, the Spider Slayers helped save the day but Agent Venom still doubts him but Spider-Man defends that his past doesn't matter and that there is a future for him to look to. They then discover that Zola had stowed away into Spider-Man's communicator but he simply throws Zola into the ocean where he can never be found forever. Spider-Man tells the team that it wasn't easy but they have stopped HYDRA for good. They then travel to the Triskelion.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Superhuman Intelligence:** Amadeus is a teenager gifted with a super-genius mind, bearing the "natural ability to identify the variables and quantum possibilities in any situation." He is described by Nick Fury as being the seventh most intelligent person in the world. Amadeus is able to rapidly and without mechanical aid perform mental calculations of almost unimaginable complexity enabling him to, with minimal stimuli on his part, set multiple physical reactions into motion in his vicinity, forestalling technological and human activity with equal ease.
* **Exceptional Physicality:** His natural body had enough strength to knock out Doc Ock with one focused punch. He can even carry his Backpack without even feeling slightly stressed. He is also athletic to some extent & can outrun people quickly.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat:** He has had extensive training in hand-to-hand combat as well as to better control the applications of his Armor. This also enhances his combat performance with the Armor.
* **Iron Spider Armor:** After joining S.H.I.E.L.D. he given access to the Iron-Spider Armor. He showed great skill and use of the battle suit, learning how to operate the armor remarkably faster than Tony Stark when he first tested his armor out.
	+ **Enhanced Strength:** He has superior strength to Spider-Man while wearing the Armor.
	+ **Enhanced Agility:** He is as agile as Spider-Man is in the fields of speed & acrobatics.
	+ **Mechanical Spider Arms:** He has four spider arms that he uses in combat or juts to travel faster.
	+ **Repulsor Webbing:** His webbing is always charged up with Repulsor energy.
	+ **Repulsor Rays:** Like Iron Man, he can fire Repulsor blasts from his hands and mechanical limbs.
	+ **Recharge Systems:** The Armor's solar panels recharge the Armor using solar energy/Sunlight.
	+ **Digital Senses:** His Armor has been programed with a system, which has similar capabilities as the paranormal spider-senses.
	+ **Flight:** Like Iron Man, he can fly via the jet systems in his Armor.
	+ **Transforming Backpack:** It can transform into a backpack to carry amongst civilians.

## Appearances

### Ultimate Spider-Man

#### Comics

* Ultimate Spider-Man Infinite Comic #29 (mentioned)

**Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man: Contest of Champions*** Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man: Contest of Champions #3

**Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6*** Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6 #1
* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6 #2
* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6 #5
* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6 #8
* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6 #9
* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6 #10
* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6 #11

## Trivia

* He is voiced by Eric Bauza, who previously voiced the character in the anime film *Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher*.
* His name for missions is Spider 2.