Peter Richard Parker
Origin:
Queens, New York City
Alias:
The Arachnid
Spider-Guy
The Human Spider
The Incredible Human Spider
The Miraculous Arachnid Man
Spider-Man?
Spider-Man
The
Incredible Sensational Ultimate Bombastic Superior Mysterious Traditional Radical Unlimited Avenging Exceptional Extraordinary Amazing
The Amazing "Spider-Man"
Age:
19
Race:
Human Male
Power Level:
Superhuman
Height:
5'7"
Weight:
130lbs
Intelligence:
5
Strength:
4
Speed:
3
Durability:
5
Energy:
1
Combat:
4
Skills:
(Taken from the Marvel Wiki. Bear in mind that not all references to the comics are in canon with my Spider-Man as he exists now, but they were in his previous incarnation prior to the JLA/Avengers event. He still possesses them, just like his powers, but some things will be slightly altered ICly to fit the younger Peter I'm playing).
Indomitable Will: Spider-Man has a strong Force of Will, completely free of evil and temptation. For years, he has struggled to balance his life as a student and his superhero duties. He is able to emerge from defeat even stronger. His mental strength is also shown when he successfully wrestles control of nanobots from Doctor Octopus. Through the psychological profiles conducted by Maria Hill, she has stated that nobody has as strong as an ingrained identity as Spider-Man, further demonstrating the extent of his willpower. His willpower is so strong that he has been considered as the greatest of all the Spider-Totems in the Multiverse by Ben Reilly of Earth-94.
Genius-Level Intellect: With an IQ north of 250, Peter is easily one of the most intelligent men on Earth. Some of the Earth's most brilliant minds such as Reed Richards and Hank Pym have acknowledged Peter's intellect, with the former acknowledging him as an intellectual equal whose potential rivals his own. In addition, Peter's college IQ scores were the same as those posted by Reed Richards at the same age. Peter was also able to easily hack into Stark Industries system to override Tony Stark's control command over his suit, and discover Parker Particles, a force of energy tied into the continuous expansion of the universe that offers greater power than the Phoenix Force, according to Reed Richards.
Expert Inventor/Engineer: With his knowledge and expertise in mechanics, robotics and engineering Peter has been able to use his amazing intellect and resources at Horizon Labs to create many inventions such as the four Spider-Armors, the Spidey Stealth Suit, his famous Web-Shooters, the Cryo-Cube 3000 and the noise reduction headphones. At Parker Industries he invented a magnitude of devices including but not limited to the Anti-Electro Netting, it was successful in de-powering Electro, an antidote for the Zodiac poison, and easy to apply holographic plating.
Skilled Photographer: Peter is a very skilled photographer and has worked for the Daily Bugle and the Front Line as a photographer.
Master Acrobat: Thanks to his great strength and phenomenal equilibrium, Parker is an excellent athlete, excelling in all gymnastic fields and being able to perform every acrobatic stunt ever performed, including others that can never be performed by even an Olympic acrobat.
Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Due to his life being bullied and pranked as a young teenager to acquiring amazing superhuman capabilities and combining them with his scientifically adept and creative mind, Parker has through time become an excellent hand-to-hand combatant utilizing a fighting style that directly complements his superhuman abilities. His methods are volatile, enabling him to rival practically all types of combatants. Peter has been trained by Captain America in unarmed combat. He also received formal combat training from Shang-Chi through the recommendation of the new Madame Web (Julia Carpenter) as a means to compensate for the temporary loss of his spider-sense. Together, they created a new martial art style, the 'Way of the Spider and Peter's skill with it has substantially increased following the return and amplification of his Spider-Sense. He is very skilled in his fighting style. His feats include defeating Firelord, Daken, Wolverine, Hulk, the Sinister Six single-handedly, the X-Men single-handedly, Spider-Man (Otto Octavius), Spider-Woman, and Morlun. He has stalemated Captain America, Iron Man, Julia Carpenter and Shang-Chi. Iron Fist stated that Spider Man is untouchable because of his spider-sense.
Equipment:
(Taken from the Marvel Wiki)
Web-Shooters: Parker's brilliance at physical science allowed him to create web-shooters for use when he became Spider-Man. The twin devices worn on his wrists are able to shoot thin strands of a special "web fluid" at high pressure.
Utility Belt: Upon first entering the super-hero world, Peter created a utility belt that held extra clips of webbing, Spider-Tracers, and his Spider-Signal. Recently, he upgraded his utility belt to hold cartridges of different types of webbing, freeze capsules, new Spider-Tracers as well as a newly upgraded Spider-Signal that has a UV light setting for forensic analysis.
Spider-Tracers: Spider-Man uses small electronic "Spider-Tracers" of his own design that allow him to track objects or individuals. Typically, Spider-Man plants or throws one on a departing enemy and follows the target to their hideout. He also uses a launching device in his web-shooters for better range and accuracy. He originally used an electronic receiver to follow the signals of the tracers but later modifies their signal so he can follow it with his spider-sense. He can follow the signal within a 100-yard radius. After he temporary lost his spider-sense he used Horizon Lab's resources to make new and improved spider-tracers with listening devices, G.P.S. and camouflage. Other modifications include tracers made of anti-metal Antartic Vibranium which melts metals in contact, a cryogenic Spider-Tracer used to freeze Hydro-Man.
Spider-Signal: A powerful light emitted from Spider-Man's utility belt to announce his arrival to criminals. Peter later updated his Spider-Signal with a UV light setting for forensic analysis.
Avengers Identicard: A credit card-sized gadget designed by Tony Stark for the identification of all Avengers. It was used by Spider-Man when the police interrogated The Metropolitan Museum of Art after a fight between Mister Negative and Anti-Venom, and has since used it on other occasions.
Abilities/Powers:
(First half taken from the Marvel Wiki, last half concerning 'self-biogenetic webbing' is my own).
Wall-Crawling: Spider-Man's exposure to the mutated spider venom induced a mutagenic, cerebellum-wide alteration of his engrams resulting in the ability to mentally control the flux of inter-atomic attraction (electrostatic force) between molecular boundary layers. This overcomes the outer electron shell's normal behavior of mutual repulsion with other outer electron shells and permits the tremendous potential for electron attraction to prevail. The mentally controlled sub-atomic particle responsible for this has yet to be identified. This ability to affect the attraction between surfaces is so far limited to Spider-Man's body (especially concentrated in his hands and feet) and another object, with an upper limit of several tons per finger. At one point, Spider-Man was able to prevent Anti-Venom from taking his mask off by making it stick to his face.
Mark of Kaine: Kaine, the relatively amoral clone of Spider-Man, has shown the ability to use his wall-crawling abilities in a more offensive manner, burning distinctive scars, known as the Mark of Kaine in the face of his victims. Later Spider-Man himself used a variation of the same ability to escape from The Green Goblin by making his fingertips cling to his face and tearing them away, digging five deep wounds in Norman's face. Despite the obvious offensive potential of such an ability, Peter claims that it is unlikely he will use it again, as it was a move born out of anger and desperation. In later events during the Grim Hunt arc, due to Peter's rage at Sasha Kravinoff over everything she put him and his 'spider family' through, he used his version of the Mark of Kaine on her, ripping the skin off her face in the shape of a hand print, proclaiming "This is from my brother." He has also been able to use the Mark of Kaine to rip Iron Man's armor off, piece by piece. Limits to this ability seem to be psychosomatic, and the full nature of this ability has yet to be established.
Superhuman Strength: Spider-Man possesses superhuman strength enabling him to press lift many tons. Spider-Man's physical strength is sufficient enough to enable him to lift and throw objects as heavy as a big rig semi truck with ease. He must also pull his punches and kicks unless fighting someone of similar or greater physical durability. Otherwise, his blows would prove fatal to a normal human being. He has demonstrated that he is strong enough to knock out people with normal durability with as little as a tap to the head. As such, he rarely lets himself use all of his strength - after Doctor Octopus had taken over Spider-Man's body, he easily punched off the Scorpion's (a foe normally regarded as physically tougher than Spider-Man) jaw as he hadn't known off Spider-Man's true strength. Spider-Man's physical strength also extends into his legs, enabling him to be able to jump to a height of several stories in a single bound. Spider-Man demonstrated this when he leaped over thirty feet vertically into the air when he first leaped out of the way of an oncoming car; it should also be noted that when he first discovered his powers as a teenager, they had not developed to that of his prime.
Superhuman Speed: Spider-Man is capable of running and moving at speeds that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. Spider-Man has shown to be fast enough to catch up to an accelerating car while on foot, but prefers to travel by webs. Spider-Man moves faster than the eye can follow, he has even moved so fast he appears as a blur. Spider-Man was able to easily outrun multiple goblin masquerade on goblin gliders, and outmaneuver their ranged attacks at the same time.
Superhuman Stamina: Spider-Man's advanced musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than an ordinary human. This allows him to exert himself physically for much longer periods of time before fatigue begins to impair him. At his peak, Spider-Man can physically exert himself at his peak capacity for several hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him. Several accounts depict Spider-Man as able to hold his breath for eight minutes or more.
Superhuman Durability: Spider-Man's body is physically tougher and more resistant to some types of injury than the body of a normal human. His body is more resistant to impact forces than anything else. He can withstand great impacts, such as falling from a height of several stories or being struck by an opponent with super strength, that would severely injure or kill a normal human with little to no discomfort. In the past, he has survived multiple blows from the likes of The Hulk, as well as surviving a point blank missile explosion. Spider-Man's body is durable to the point where tensing his super-strong muscles while being punched in the torso by a trained heavyweight boxer caused the attacker's wrists to break; also, Spider-Man has stated that he must roll with punches thrown by people without similar strength or durability to avoid breaking their wrists.
Superhuman Agility: Spider-Man's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. Spider-Man is extraordinarily limber and his tendons and connective tissues are twice as elastic as the average human being's, despite their enhanced strength. He has the combined agility and acrobatic prowess of the most accomplished circus aerialists and acrobats. He can also perform any complicated sequence of gymnastic stunts such as flips, rolls, and springs. He can easily match or top any Olympic record at gymnastics apparatus such as flying rings, climbing ropes, horizontal bars, trampolines, and even surpass the likes of Captain America and Daredevil.
Regenerative Healing Factor: Spider-Man has a low-level rapid healing factor. While not on Wolverine's level, it is sufficiently powerful enough to recover from severe injuries from broken bones and large amounts of tissue damage in a matter of hours. During a battle with a villain called the Masked Marauder, Spider-Man is rendered completely blind, however after about 2 days his sight was perfect, albeit sensitive for about a day after. In his encounter with Firebrand, Spider-Man suffered severe 3rd degree burns, but completely healed in a unspecified amount of time.
Contaminant Immunity: Due to his accelerated metabolism, Spider-Man has a higher tolerance for drugs and diseases than normal humans, and he can recover from the effects of larger doses rapidly. During an encounter with the Swarm, Spider-Man was incapacitated by thousands of bee stings, but recovered in less than 24 hours. His resistance and recovery time to other toxins and diseases varies, but is typically significantly higher than normal. Spider-Man's unique physiology even allowed him to recover from the effects of vampirism as stated by Blade, his radioactive blood will kill the enzymes responsible for his transformation and revert him to normal. Spider-Man was able to recover completely from acid being spat into his eyes by the new Vulture although the extent of the damage may have been restricted due to his superhuman durability. However, Spider-Man has the normal human tolerance for alcoholic beverages.
Superhuman Equilibrium: Spider-Man possesses the ability to achieve a state of perfect equilibrium in any position imaginable. He seems able to adjust his position by instinct, which enables him to balance himself on virtually any object, no matter how small or narrow.
Superhuman Reflexes: Spider-Man's reflexes are similarly enhanced and are currently about forty times greater than those of an ordinary human. In combination with his spider-sense, the speed of his reflexes allows him to dodge almost any attack, or even gunfire, given sufficient distance. Spider-Man has even been shown in some cases, to be able to dodge gunfire using just his reflexes without his Spider-Sense.
Spider-Sense: Spider-Man possesses an extrasensory "danger" or "spider" sense which warns him of potential immediate danger by the manifestation of a tingling sensation in the back of his skull, and links with his superhuman kinesthetics, enabling him to evade most any injuries, unless he cognitively overrides his automatic reflexes. The precise nature of this sense is unknown, though the Master Weaver states it is enabled by his connection to the Web of Life and Destiny. It appears to be a simultaneous clairvoyant response to a wide variety of phenomena (everything from falling safes to speeding bullets to thrown punches), which has given several hundredths of a second warning, which is sufficient time for his reflexes to allow him to avoid injury. The sense also can create a general response on the order of several minutes: he cannot discern the nature of the threat by the sensation. He can, however, discern the severity of the danger by the strength of his response to it. Spider-Man's spider-sense is directional and can guide him to or away from hidden weapons and enemies.Sudden and extreme threats can cause his spider-sense to react with painful intensity. Spider-Man can also sense and dodge attacks directed randomly or by an artificial intelligence. Using his spider-sense to time his enhanced reflexes, Spider-Man can casually dodge attacks up to and including automatic-weapons fire, provided there is sufficient distance. His spider-sense is sufficiently well-linked to his reflexes to the point that a threat can trigger them even when Spider-Man is asleep or stunned. His spider-sense has helped him preserve his secret identity since it alerts him to observers or cameras when changing into or out of his costume. The spider-sense does react to those who Peter does not consider to be a threat, such as Aunt May, or when a fellow hero makes a bluff while playing poker. Spider-Man can choose to ignore his spider-sense, and distraction or fatigue diminish its effectiveness. Spider-Man's fighting style incorporates the advantage that his "spider-sense" provides him. His body begins to produce more adrenaline after the sense is triggered, an extension of the 'fight or flight syndrome.' Even when he does not have the use of his eyes, Spider-Man can still use his Spider Sense in a similar fashion to Daredevil's Radar Sense to help him see by sensing the direction the danger is coming from by listening on the loudest noise around him. This was first used after Spider-Man was temporarily blinded by a device, but was recently used again to help locate the new Vultureafter his acidic breath blinded him.
Radio Frequency Detection: Peter's spider-sense also enables him to track certain radio frequencies, which he has used to his advantage via his Spider-Tracers.
On top of being able to fire webs from his web shooters, his body can also produce natural webbing that is about 10X stronger then the artificial stuff, but he rarely uses it for two important reasons:
1. It requires him to squeeze down on his wrist with his other hand, applying pressure depending on how far he wants the webs to go. On top of the pressure, he needs to continuously press down in order to keep the webs coming.
2. The webs that are produced naturally come directly from an area in his wrists (like the way they were produced in the 1st Spider-Man movie) and as they are fired, they cause a massive burning sensation in his wrist, which usually drains him of energy.
He only uses his natural webs when needed (ex. Pinning down the Hulk or gargantuan villains so they can't squash the Spider, creating an extremely durable temporary shield that will hold a falling building so he can try to rescue as many of its residents as possible, etc.)
Bio:
~~ Peter's Early Life ~~
Ever since he was a kid, Peter didn't know much about his parents. They were both very secretive and kept their work lives completely separate from their personal lives. The most he knew about them was that his father worked for OSCORP as a researcher in the Biogenetics Lab, and his mother worked for the government... Or was it something to do with being outside of the government? They were peacekeepers, but... But that's about all Peter actually knew about their respective lines of work. He does, however, know just how much they loved him;
Enough to drop him off at his Aunt and Uncle's house without so much as a 'goodbye' when he was only five years old.
One moment, he was at home playing a game of hide and go seek with his father, Richard, when all of a sudden Richard came running out from his study, demanding that Mary pack up their things and help Peter get ready to leave. As it turned out, somebody had broken into the house and tore apart Richard's study, but luckily, nothing of value was stolen. Although Peter was only five, he still knew that a burglary required police attention. But before he knew it, he had a suitcase and a backpack stuffed with his toys, clothes, and the rest of his things. Once Mary made sure Peter was alright, Richard quickly got his family into their car and drove off into the storming night. Soon, they arrived at the home of Peter's Uncle Ben and Aunt May, both of whom took Peter in without a second word. While the grown-ups tried to talk in private, Peter listened in. From what he gathered, there was more to the break-in and their home wasn't safe anymore. Richard and Mary had already made arrangements to go somewhere, but for one reason or another, they couldn't bring Peter, fearing for his safety.
As they left, Peter's mother wished him a tearful goodbye and his father gave him a reassuring smile. His aunt and uncle did their best to comfort him in the moment, but Peter was inconsolable as he silently watched his parents drive away for the last time, never to be seen again until their deaths were published in the Bugle a few months later.
From that point on, Peter tried to live a relatively normal life. He made friends, studied hard for his classes, had crushes on cute girls, and even got in a few fights with some of the other kids his age over 'what was right', but there was always a sense of emptiness that continuously weighed down his heart. What was so important that his parents would just up and abandon their only son? Why couldn't he go with them? But most importantly... Who were they trying to protect by leaving him behind? Themselves, or Peter?
Eventually, Peter managed to get past this feeling and had a relatively healthy development period from being a child to becoming a teenager. His aunt and uncle were always there for him and, since they couldn't have children of their own, treated Peter like the son they never had. Peter was always grateful to them for taking him in at a point in his life when things weren't really making sense and always did what he could to make them proud of him, be it offering to clean the house or even just keeping up with his studies. But eventually, another tragedy within his family would shake the very foundations of Peter's life and force his life down a path he never expected to go.
~~ Spider-Man's Origin Story ~~
When he was 15, Peter was involved in a serious accident. His high school was taking a field trip to the world-renowned OSCORP Research and Development building, the same place where his father had once worked. During the tour, a security officer approached the guide and ordered the group to leave the premises, claiming that the building was shutting down prematurely because of a safety drill. While the rest of the school started to leave, Peter and a group of students hung around in order to figure out what was going on. Nobody hadn't alerted them of a drill prior to the trip, so Peter suspected something was up. They managed to find and disguise themselves as lab-assistants before they were forced down to the lower labs by a security team. The teens were (re) informed that "Project: OZ" was about to commence and they were supposed to be in the control booth monitoring the event. When they reached the lab, Peter was met with the sight of a man he recognized from his and a group of men working on a half-human half-reptilian creature with completely pale skin (they called it "The Chameleon", given it's ability to change appearance). The experiment seemed to be going well, with sedatives being given to the creature in order to soothe it. At one point, it even began to speak, asking the researchers for food (a live mouse), which it consumed in one gulp. The experiment ended with extremely positive results, showing that the hybrid creature had grown properly and showed no signs of violent tendencies... Unlike previous test subjects. At this point, the experiment was concluded and the building ended its lockdown. But as they began to leave, Peter and his friends were found out by the head researcher on "Project: Cross-Species", Doctor Curtis Connors. While he was furious that the teens had managed to break into a top secret facility thanks to another shoddy job by the security staff, his attention seemed to be entirely focused on Peter. Through a brief rebuttals, Dr. Connors revealed that before his death, Richard and he had both built the foundations of what would become Project: Cross-Species.
But regardless of his past relationship to Peter, Dr. Connors still scolded him and the others, explaining that they had observed a highly classified test and could get him and the rest of the researchers in serious trouble if they revealed what had happened there to the world.
(What actually did happen was that The Chameleon had been genetically created by combining the DNA of multiple South American reptiles with a human being, successfully creating a creature that could be just like a human. The American military was funding the project so OSCORP could create the perfect espionage agent, one who could expertly blend in with the enemy and take them out from the other side).
The other teens were sent home immediately, while Dr. Connors reluctantly agreed to keep Peter around until he left, wanting to show the young man the legacy he and Richard had tried to build. Just as the two were about to leave, the doors sealed shut and a deafening alarm began to echo through the lab. Security officers ran over to the inner sanctums and told the scientists to get out, but it was too late. While the Chameleon was being escorted to its containment chamber, it had apparently turned violent and murdered its escorts. After stealing the identity of one of the soldiers and transforming itself, the Chameleon unlocked the security cells of the other hybrids, releasing the highly dangerous test subjects that had survived the gene-construction process. These hybrids, however, were extremely violent and had been scheduled for gene-recycling that day (a process that completely disassembles the particles in a creature's body, destroying them permanently and "humanely"). As the sentient ringleader, the Chameleon orchestrated the breakout of the experiments in hopes that they could seek revenge against their creators (as the Chameleon claimed, they were nothing but freaks).
The Seven experiments (aptly named after their creatures of origin: the Arachnid, the Rhino, the Scorpion, the Wasp, the Piraña, Vermin, and the Chameleon) wrecked havoc upon the research facility, slaughtering scientists, security officers, and anyone unfortunate enough to be caught in the brawl. Peter hid in the observation room while Dr. Connors tried to access the ventilation system and flood the lower laboratory with a deadly neurotoxin (designed specifically in the event of a breakout).
However, just as the neurotoxin flooded the lab, one of the creatures, the Arachnid, managed to enter the observation room and attacked Peter, sinking it's teeth into his neck in an attempt to drain him of any bodily fluids. The venom in the Arachnid's fangs paralyzed Peter, who was unable to defend himself while it feasted. However, a new security team (equipped with gas masks) arrived on the scene and shot down the Arachnid to rescue Peter. When the team arrived at the control room to try and rescue Dr. Conners, they discovered that he had been seriously injured by the Rhino and as a result, had lost his left arm. Only the Chameleon was unaccounted for, so it was assumed it escaped as a desperate last attempt to save its life.
A few days later, Peter woke up in the hospital, surrounded by his family and friends. He had no idea that the venom in his system forced him into a comatose state for days. Dr. Connors personally visited him and apologized profusely for putting him in life-threatening danger before revealing that Project: Cross-Species had been discontinued by OSCORP's CEO, Norman Osborn, until further notice. They would still be conducting research and developing their ideas, but they were banned from genetic testing of any kind.
In the weeks that followed, Peter began to notice some strange occurrences. During a gym class in which he was required to play dodge ball, Peter discovered his reflexes had enhanced overnight by 100%. He was faster, stronger, and more agile. He also felt this strange feeling in the back of his skull, almost like a tingle. Peter soon realized that the tingle told him when something negative (such as being hit) was about to happen to him. After a dodge that forced him into a wall, he opened his eyes to see the students staring at him with disbelief. Peter thought he had seriously hurt himself because he was seeing things as if he were lying on the floor sideways. Then, he glanced to the floor and saw that was apparently stuck to the wall, hanging onto the padding like a frightened cat. He quickly dropped off the walls while the students begged him to teach them how to hold onto a flat surface like that. Immediately after discovering these advancements to his body, he decided to test out his new skills when he got home. After some more tests, Peter discovered he could also fire a thin, sticky substance that resembled thread from his wrist. Upon further inspection, he discovered that the threads were actually webs, like that of a... Spider.
It was then that he realized that "the Arachnid" had somehow transmitted its DNA to his body. It might've been the venom, which was slightly irradiated as the doctors in the hospital told him. The radiation wasn't enough to kill him or even affect him negatively, but it had clearly given him some kind of genetic enhancement. But then… Things got really weird.
He started having odd dreams about a pale woman with black hair dressed in a black lace dress. She would always call to him, begging her 'web warrior' to awaken, but Peter always woke up before he could ask her what she meant. These dreams continued for a period of three months while Peter tried to get a better grasp on his new powers and just what exactly their limits were. After a while, he realized he could probably make some money off of his new 'talents', which allowed for most tasks to be handled rather quickly and efficiently. But, he couldn't just go wandering around New York showing off his abilities without having to worry about either somebody he knew recognizing him, or the possibility that either OSCORP or the government would want to capture and dissect/analyze him for research purposes. Seeing as how he didn't want to spend the rest of his life in an examination room, Peter decided he would make an alter-ego to keep himself from being recognized. So, one trip to the craft store and a sewing class at the Rec. Centre later, Peter finally created his costume;
It wasn't exactly the easiest thing on the eyes, but Peter was darn-proud of it. At first, he offered 'superhero services' such as themed birthday parties or even basic tasks like cleaning somebody's garage or delivering a pizza (knocking on the door of a frat-house while in costume with a hat reading "Tony's Pizza" was literally the low-point of his superhero career). But after a period of three weeks since his last job, Peter saw an ad on the Internet for a pro-wrestling competition; twenty contestants would be put in the ring with the legendary Bonesaw and if they managed to last ten minutes, they would win a cash prize of $2000. Without even thinking he signed up, only to realize that the day of the competition was the day Uncle Ben wanted to take him to the NYPD precinct he worked at for Take your Son to Work Day. As a result, Peter lied about having to attend the contest, claiming he had to take care of some school stuff with a friend at the library. So, around the time the contest started, Ben drove Peter to the library and the two had a brief conversation in the car concerning Peter's odd behaviour lately. Although Ben reminded Peter that he and his aunt still loved him, there were certain things that the young man needed to learn as he became a man in his own right.
"With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility."
Trying to avoid an awkward moment or confrontation before he existed the car, Peter told his uncle that he'd 'be more responsible in the future' and left for the contest. While almost every contestant before him failed, Peter was able to hold his own as 'the Human Spider', managing not only to stay conscious in the ring, but he also managed to knock-out Bonesaw in the process.
But when he was to be paid, Peter only received $200 from the original amount. As the owner of the arena saw it, Peter managed to knock out Bonesaw in two minutes as opposed to just staying in the ring for ten, so he got a smaller cut of the money as a result. Disgruntled and frustrated for wasting his time, Peter started on his way out of the building when he was suddenly alerted to the presence of a robber. One of the audience members, apparently desperate for cash, had held the arena owner at gunpoint and taken the rest of the prize money for himself. As a guard tried to apprehend him, Peter allowed the criminal to slip by without interruption. When the owner confronted him about this, Peter retorted that it wasn't his problem.
After he got changed and was ready to call his uncle to pick him up, Peter was alerted to the sight of a police chase. Apparently, a group of criminals had hijacked an undercover police vehicle and were firing upon their pursuers as they tried to flee the scene. Initially thinking nothing of it because he was still angry about being ripped off, Peter eventually found out that the chase concerned him more then anybody once he realized who the police officer who's car had been hijacked was; Uncle Ben.
Desperately pushing through the crowd that gathered to meet his uncle, Peter held the dying man's hand while the paramedics tried their best to save him. Ben had been shot point-blank by the hijacker after refusing to hand over his keys and wrestle the gun away from him, all because he was waiting for Peter to meet him in the library parking lot. The paramedics had only just arrived at the scene and were trying their best to save the fallen officer. But despite their efforts, Ben succumbed to his wounds and passed away with his nephew desperately gripping his hand. Although Peter felt crippling grief over his uncle's death, the urge for revenge was much greater. Donning his costume once more, Peter decided to take matters into his own hands and joined the police pursuit of the hijackers.
Peter followed the police to a warehouse close to the docks and spent no time dawdling around. The criminals had holed themselves up inside the warehouse, waiting for their backup to get rid of the cops. But in a rather horrific fashion, one by one they were picked off, strung up with a series of biodegradable webbing and beaten brutally until only one was left; the one with the gun that matched the witness description. Enraged, Peter confronted this goon, only to discover that it was the same robber from the arena before; the one he let go free. Horrified at this revelation, Peter nearly allowed himself to get killed before he began to wail on the criminal, almost beating him to death before the police managed to break into the building. Fearing what the cops would do to him if they discovered him in the warehouse, Peter webbed up the robber and fled the scene, heading back home to comfort his aunt.
Weeks passed before Uncle Ben's funeral was held and in that time, Peter's strange dreams had become more common. But unlike the previous times where the location and interactions within the dream changed, this new dream was always the same; he would find himself floating in a black void, surrounded by strange web-like insignias. The woman in black would appear, call out his name and beg him to awaken as her 'web warrior'. Peter would ask for her name, but no reply would come. Then, he would wake up.
But on the day of the burial, Peter finally discovered the true meaning behind his strange dreams when the woman in black appeared before him in the real world. She explained that she is Arachne (the same woman from Greek mythology who challenged Athena and was turned into a spider) and that Athena has tasked her with training Peter to become a 'Web Warrior', an ancient hero tasked with preserving the 'web of life' (the Web Warriors weave the web and those who would destroy it will ultimately destroy the natural order of all things).
Unsure whether or not he had gone insane or was simply hallucinating, Peter refused to join her, until she explained that his powers were a tremendous gift and to not use them for the preservation of his world would be selfish. In that moment, Peter recalled the famous last words of his uncle before he was murdered;
"With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility!"
Having changed his mind, Peter accepted Arachne's offer to become a 'Web Warrior', knowing now that he could not sit by idly and withhold his unique abilities. For his uncle's memory, Peter would fight for the good of mankind. He would become…
The Amazing Spider-Man.
Other:
• Peter has contact lens, but often chooses to just wear his bulky prescription glasses.
• In a sheer act of boredom one day, Peter invented his own "Spider-Man" theme song, which got some serious headway after an Internet band performed it on their channel. Michael Buble even covered it once for charity, and the band went on to make a nice profit from the song. Although 'Spider-Man' himself has not received any of the songs earnings, Peter gets a monthly cheque for $100 from the band in royalties.
• Spider-Man may have some supporters across the city, but for the most part, people hate his guts. It also doesn't help that the Daily Bugle keeps printing slanderous content that does nothing but damage the web-head's reputation. Despite all the hate he gets, Peter still finds a reason (most of the time) to protect the people of New York City and ensure their safety against super villains and criminals.
• Peter was given the knowledge on how to create artificial webbing via a genetic trait passed on from the Arachnid's DNA fusing with his own (much like how regular spiders know how to create webbing of their own).
