Diego Perez (Earth-702)

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## Origin and Living Status

### Origin

Human Mutate; Astrophysicist who was mutated by radiation from a dead Zinchari spider

## Personal Information

### Base of Operations

Baymax Tower, Northern Spring, Nueva Luces, Nevada

## Creators and Appearances

### First

Tarantula 2100 #1

 I was **screwed** the moment I agreed to go onto The Iron Lung. I was **screwed** the moment I went onto the Moon to investigate The Quiet Rapture and I was **screwed** when I studied that ocean of blood. I'm tired of being **screwed over** by these **goddamn megacorps**. I became Tarantula **out of revenge.** But after meeting **you**? I think... I think I want to at least **try** to be a hero.
—**Tarantula (Diego Perez)**
## History

### **Prior to Mythos 2100**

#### **Early Life**

Diego Perez was born in Nueva Luces, Nevada, to social worker Anya Perez and astrochemist Charles Eden in 2074. He is the youngest of two, with his sister, Valerie Perez, being the eldest. Anya and Charles worked often, which left Diego to be raised by a housemaid and Valerie, which made the two inseparable. In high school, Diego participated in the school's luchador wrestling team. At some point later, Diego attended Carter University and interned with Dynamics-Stark for a few years. After graduating with a Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Diego landed a job with Dynamics-Stark's Astrophysics Program.

#### **Evanescent Cosmology**

While working at Dynamics-Stark, Diego's outstanding theories and work allowed him to get a team and conduct experiments. The first experiment that the group decided to run was on a set of items that was retrieved from the Andromeda Galaxy on a barren dwarf planet. The objects were a set of twin golden bracers that reacted oddly to human touch and radiation. However, one biochemist on the team, Dr. Sasha Calvin, was particularly interested in them.

During one of their energy output tests, Diego had set up a rig to the bracers to feed it subatomic particles in hopes of seeing how it would react. At first, nothing occurred, but then, when more were fed into them, the braces unleashed a blast of cosmic energy at the wall. This event shocked everyone, and Diego readily began to clean up the lab and disconnect the particles from the bracers. Simultaneously, Sasha took diligent notes on them and pondered their use. Ultimately, her curiosity got the better of her, and after hours, she stole the bracers. On her way out of the facility, Diego was there as he had received an alert that someone was within the lab.

Outside, Diego stopped Sasha, and the two would discuss the bracers. At first, it started casual as Diego wasn't upset; he only wanted to know why. However, the conversation quickly became hostile whenever Sasha donned the bracers and ranted that no one cared about them and that the megacorps only cared for themselves and their money. Diego tried to calm her down, but when she activated the bracers, a costume formed over her, and she vanished. Diego, confused and shocked, reached for her dropped notes and read that Sasha had dubbed the bracers "The Quantum Bands."

### **2100 - Smokestack Lightnin'**

#### **Mythos 2100**

Diego would volunteer for a trip to the Moon after being convinced by the Dynamics-Stark CEO, Jasmine Carter. Here, Diego began to feel the effects of radiation from the ocean of blood on the Moon. After investigating, Diego found the corpse of a giant prehistoric spider in the sea that was releasing radiation. After passing out, Diego would wake up on Earth with the shuttle's crew in quarantine.

Two weeks later, Diego began to exhibit superhuman abilities. After discovering that Jasmine set up the incident as she knew what was within the ocean, he donned his old luchador wrestling outfit from high school and sought out revenge. Even though he failed to take down Jasmine, Diego did expose Dynamics-Stark's plans for the mission's failure. Enraged by megacorps and wanting to take down Jasmine, Diego became The Tarantula of Tomorrow.

#### **WHO?! WHAT?!**

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## Attributes

### Powers

**Zinchari Biology**: After being exposed to radiation from a deceased Zinchari spider on the moon, Diego has gained superhuman abilities like other Zinchari Avatars. However, the spider was later revealed to have died from cosmic radiation, which resulted in Diego gaining other skills that are significantly more unique than others. This cosmic radiation also enhanced his already boosted superhuman attributes, and after encountering Evan Edwards, Diego learned that the spider was anachronistic, which explains the otherworldly radiation it expelled. As his powers developed, Diego knew that his body would continue to mutate as the radiation was changing him molecularly instead of cellularly, as initially believed. Interestingly, after meeting with Madame Web, she expressed that Diego has the most profound connection to The Zinchari Conclave as the spider wasn't from his native reality. She claimed that Diego was "The Wall," which was a title granted to those who were sworn to protect The Zinchari Conclave and The Zinchari Avatars at all costs.

* **Superhuman Physiology**: Diego's physical body was enhanced to superhuman levels and then some. His strength outranks that of **Shay Daniels (Earth-30)**, Max Brooks (Earth-17), and even his more powerful villains and allies, such as Juggernaut and others. However, his physical strength is different from his girlfriend, She-Hulk. However, he can take punches from She-Hulk, Juggernaut, and Jack O'Lantern without showing signs of visible pain or struggle. His speed and stamina are equally boosted. Diego has shown the ability to move much faster than the eye can see and has extended himself for hours without signs of slowing down. His most significant feat was the night the Monster Men attacked, and Diego went two days without food, water, or sleep and fought as Tarantula the entire time. While he passed out immediately after surviving, it is incredible nevertheless. His agility and reflexes are also heightened to the point that he can perform complicated maneuvers with ease and react fast enough to dodge bullets, catch arrows, and jump out of the way of cars.

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## Notes

* Diego Perez (Earth-702), and by extension, Donuts exist outside of mainstream Marvel Universe continuity. Themselves, their stories, and other characters are unrelated and not connected to the Marvel Multiverse and exist within solely within The Donuts Multiverse.