Spider-Man |
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Portrayed by Dylan O'Brien |
Statistics |
Full Name |
Peter Benjamin Parker |
Age |
22 |
Height |
5'9" |
Build |
Wiry |
Eyes |
Brown |
Hair |
Brown |
Factions |
TBD |
Occupation |
Freelance Photographer/Student |
Alignment |
Hero |
Claim to Fame
To some he's a great threat to the city. To other he's a great hero, the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Either way, people tend to know who he is.
Reputation
Spider-Man is wanted by the NYPD for vigilantism, and panned in the Bugle almost daily, but he has a fairly vocal minority of the city's people in his corner and tends to be well-liked by those in the hero community.
Biography
Peter Parker was born in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens. His parents died when he was young and he was taken in by his aunt and uncle, Ben and May Parker. They were good parents, and Peter had a good childhood, though his obsession with science and other geeky pursuits, along with his thick-lensed glasses, led his classmates to tease him.
On a trip with his class to an OsCorp genetics laboratory, Peter was bitten by a spider that had escaped from its confinement. The bite made him very sick for about a day, but when he recovered he discovered he could see clearly without his glasses, that he was stronger than he ever had been, that he had incredible reflexes and a sixth sense that allowed him to tell when he was in danger.
At first this was the greatest thing ever. Peter used his abilities to take petty revenge on the people who'd harassed him over the years, getting into fights he could actually win — deliberately — and using his powers to troll the heck out of twits who'd made fun of him for being smart.
Only a couple of days later, Peter got in a major fight with his uncle when he forgot a promise to come right home after school that he'd made to his aunt. He stormed out, got a hassle from the clerk at a convenience store where he was trying to get a drink, and so didn't stop the thief in line behind him from clearing out the cash register. When he left the store after hearing a gunshot, he found that the thief had killed his uncle. Peter tracked down the thief and turned him over to the police, but he knew that he was really the one to blame.
Peter went home and made himself a costume he could wear, developed a formula that would duplicate webbing and devices that would fire off the webs. In the last few years, despite so many instances that have suggested to him that the world is against him, he's fought crime in New York City and wherever else he's been needed — all in memory of his greatest mistake.
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Character Details
Peter Parker is a bright, bookish young man who is chronically tardy or absent for his commitments. He feels an intense guilt about his uncle's murder, knowing he could have prevented it, and a lower sense of resentment about the things he gives up so he can be Spider-Man. He'd give a lot to be able to let himself just be Peter Parker from day to day, instead of needing to race off at the drop of a hat and stop a mugging or save a bus-load of people from running into a brick wall.
As Spider-Man, Peter is jocular and heroic, using quips to distract and enrage his opponents (and hide his own nerves) and doing everything he can to help people in trouble. He isn't called 'the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man' for nothing.
Agility |
Spider-Man is gifted with the agility of a spider. Which sounds creepy to a lot of people, but this is the way he is. His reaction times are pretty much the best you can have, short of a speedster, and he can, as a result, dodge close-range gunfire. He's capable of performing acrobatic stunts that'd give McKayla Maroney a hard time. |
Strength |
Spiders, like most arthropods, have strength far greater, proportionally, than their human counterparts. And, since he's been imbued with radioactive spider DNA, Spider-Man gets this strength as well. A nice perk for, you know, being part spider and thus the nightmare of millions (this is the real reason Jonah hates him — he's sure of it). Spidey is capable of lifting about eight tons — approximately the weight of a large SUV — without straining. |
Constitution |
Spider-Man's flesh and bone are extremely durable. While he can be beaten and broken, stabbed and burned, it takes a great deal more effort to seriously injure him than it would a normal person. Not only this, but he is virtually immune to poisons, save those that are engineered specifically to attack insects and arachnids. Other poisons go through his system without causing much damage at all. |
Spider-sense |
Spider-Man is generally alerted to immediate danger by his sixth sense — his 'spider-sense', if you will. When he is at risk of injury, he receives some kind of buzz or vibration that alerts him to the danger. For most this alert would come far too late — but his tuned up spider-reaction-time allows Spider-Man to get out of the way more often than not. |
Healing |
Spider-Man heals about five times as fast as a normal human. Peter Parker is fairly convinced that spiders do not actually heal that quickly, so figures it must be the strange hybrid DNA he's got that allows for this. |
Clinging |
Spider-Man's body can cling to solid objects. This ability is focused in his hands and feet — they are far 'stickier' than the rest of him, but any part of his body can cling to objects as needed. This allows him to climb walls, hang upside-down from ceilings, and surf traffic like nobody's business. |
Jumping |
Jumping spiders are a particular kind of horror — now they're not just hanging down over your face while you sleep, they're jumping in your face as you walk around. But Spidey is not quite as creepy, despite the fact that he's able to jump the length of a city block and approximately three floors from a standing position. It's because he wears a blue and red suit. You can't be TOO scary in blue and red. |
Fighting |
Spider-Man is not a trained fighter, but has been leaping around and fighting criminals for a few years now and has developed a style that takes advantage of his abilities — jumping and dropping down from the ceiling, firing off webbing and powerful punches. |
Science |
Peter Parker is something of a natural scientist, the sort that only seems to arise in superheroes or villains to be. He's got a good basic grounding in most major fields, with particular interest and higher level study in chemistry, physics, and the biology of spiders.
It's not that creepy. |
Engineering |
Peter Parker has created a lot of gadgets for use as Spider-Man: his web-shooters and the web fluid that allows him to swing around New York, his spider-tracers, and all the gadgets that he uses once against the villain of the week and then forgets about. A lot of these things have more general applications as well, but Peter Parker can't exactly patent Spider-Man's gear; people would ask questions. Still, he's considered a career in engineering down the road. |
Photography |
Peter's a freelance photojournalist. Unofficially, this means he takes pictures of himself as Spider-Man and sells them to newspapers — mostly the Daily Bugle. His talents extend beyond action shots of Spider-Man busting bad-guy butt, but this is what he's known for. He's got a decent eye and sense of composition, allowing him to put together a good photograph when he's not simultaneously fighting the Green Goblin or something. |
Freelancing |
Peter Parker is a freelance photographer. He makes most of his money taking pictures of himself as Spider-Man for the Daily Bugle, but occasionally manages to take a picture that he can sell to a paper with actual journalistic integrity. He doesn't make a huge amount — enough to split an efficiency with a very close friend, perhaps (thank god for Aunt May), but he does get press passes and access to information that might come in handy as Spider-Man. |
Aunt May |
Dear old Aunt May is a retired woman in her 70s living on a pension. She owns a house in Queens, where she raised Peter with her husband, Ben Parker. Peter still lives in this house, and May provides most of his meals and does his laundry. Peter contributes his small income toward household expenses and washes his Spider-Man uniforms. She does not know that Peter is Spider-Man, in large part because May tends to believe the Daily Bugle's hype calling him a menace. |
Spider-tech |
Peter has developed a variety of gadgets to assist in his work as Spider-Man. First and foremost among these are his web shooters, wrist-mounted spray cannons that fire off 'web fluid', a chemical compound created by Peter that mimics the properties of spider webbing. He has become proficient in the use of his web shooters, allowing him to swing across the city on lines of webbing, wrap up a thug in the stuff, glide by creating 'wings' between his arms and sides, and fling compact balls of the stuff as blunt projectiles. The webbing disintegrates into its chemical components after a couple of hours, preventing New York from turning into the Big Cobweb.
In addition, Peter has developed spider tracers — small spider-shaped objects that he can affix to a target which emit a signal that triggers his spider-sense — and has developed software for his camera that allows it to track him in action. He is a gifted engineer and can develop other gadgets as necessary to help him in fighting crime (or keeping Aunt May from entering his room without knocking). |
New York University |
Peter attends New York University on a full scholarship. This gives him access to its computers, library, gym, and all other student accessible facilities. Here's hoping he can find a job once he graduates this spring. |
Great Responsibility |
It comes with great power, according to his Uncle Ben. Not the rice guy. Peter lives his life by the code established by this thing his uncle told him once before he died. As a result, he winds up doing stuff he needs to do as Spidey and Peter's life falls by the wayside. |
Secret Id |
It's happened before — some villain pieces together who Spider-Man really is and it gets Aunt May in trouble. Or one of his friends. This is why he doesn't tell people who he really is — the more people who know that Spider-Man is Peter Parker, the more people who can accidentally let it slip and then he comes home to Dr. Octopus having tea with Aunt May. |
Villains |
Every hero makes enemies. Spider-Man, as a fairly prominent (if largely unrecognized) hero has more than his fair share. There are a good number of villains who seem to only bother him. The Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, Electro, Sandman, Carnage, Venom (when he's a bad guy), and so on. Not to mention that, as a regular target of the Daily Bugle and due to some serious misunderstandings, the average citizen of New York and a lot of its police force tend to consider him a threat more than a hero. |
The Bugle |
SPIDER-MAN: THREAT OR MENACE?
These words appeared on the front page of the Daily Bugle shortly after Spidey first started doing his good work on the streets of New York. J. Jonah Jameson, never a nice guy, truly has a hate on for the Amazing Spider-Man, and has devoted a huge amount of his newspaper's resources to promoting the hero as an illegal vigilante at best, a monster at worst, writing off his heroism as trickery to make the public trust him.
Also, having Spider-Man as his personal whipping boy tends to sell papers. |
Guilty |
If one event has driven his efforts as Spider-Man, it's the night he chose not to stop a thief from escaping with a load of cash and said thief later murdered his uncle. Just a few minutes later! Peter has been beating himself up over this for years, and every time he considers giving up the blue and red costume, it's that memory that comes back to him. If he has the power, he has to take responsibility or his conscience, already burdened with guilt, will never let him hear the end of it. |
The Parker Luck |
Peter's got a bit of a complex about how things always seem to go wrong for him. He tends to blame the Parker Luck — a handy superstition that allows him to avoid taking responsibility for his own misfortunes. But when he misses a date because the Shocker has attacked the bank where Aunt May is cashing her pension check, he finds it difficult not to think the world has turned against him. |
Poor |
Peter and May have been struggling to make ends meet since Uncle Ben died. They scrimp and save. Peter takes all the odd jobs he can find. The house has been mortgaged twice and will be paid off when May's about a hundred and seven. They agonize over how to pay the bills. There's only so much they can do. |
Relationships
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Notes
New Player as of February 2015
Character Gallery
Logs
Good Shift, Bad Shift
March 28, 2015: Lunair, who's been trying to track down Shift, manages to see his transformation up close and personal. Two Spider-folk happen to get drug in as well, because familiarity is a b.
(log: 20150328-good-shift-bad-shift | tags: gwen lunair nyc shift spider-man the-smooth | posted: 29 Mar 2015 15:25)
Drive-by at Mutattoo
March 21, 2015: An attempted drive-by shooting at Mutattoo brings two spiderfolk, a Hawkeye, and an X-Man together. Turns out the smooth is back on the streets, and something is terribly wrong with the mercenary, Shift.
(log: 20150321-drive-by-at-mutattoo | tags: gwen hawkeye_ii hydra lunair shift spider-man the-smooth | posted: 22 Mar 2015 20:17)
Silky Smooth, Peter Parker
March 1, 2015: Peter "saves" Cindy and a new dynamic duo is born.
(log: 20150301-silky-smooth-peter-parker | tags: silk spider-man | posted: 02 Mar 2015 03:39)
Put some Mustard on it!
February 28, 2015: Spider-Man, Longshot, and Spearhead band together to battle the terror of a bad lunch. Lunair on emits.
(log: 20150228-put-some-mustard-on-it | tags: longshot lunair spearhead spider-man | posted: 01 Mar 2015 02:19)
Shock the Monkey
February 16, 2015: Tigra and Spider-Man take on Shocker. It's quick.
(log: 20150216-shock-the-monkey | tags: spider-man tigra | posted: 15 Feb 2015 20:01)
Chasing Sara
<February 14, 2015>: Someone comes after detective Pezzini
(log: 20150214-chasing-sara | tags: nyc spider-man supergirl titans vorpal witchblade | posted: 16 Feb 2015 04:54)
Happy Valentine's Day, Spider-Man
February 13, 2015: The Wall Crawler returns. Good thing there are others there to win the day. This might not end well.
(log: 20150213-happy-valentine-s-day-spider-man | tags: cyborg rain spider-man supergirl | posted: 14 Feb 2015 02:20)
Put some Mustard on it!
February 28, 2015: Spider-Man, Longshot, and Spearhead band together to battle the terror of a bad lunch. Lunair on emits.
(log: 20150228-put-some-mustard-on-it | tags: longshot lunair spearhead spider-man | posted: 01 Mar 2015 02:19)
Shock the Monkey
February 16, 2015: Tigra and Spider-Man take on Shocker. It's quick.
(log: 20150216-shock-the-monkey | tags: spider-man tigra | posted: 15 Feb 2015 20:01)
Chasing Sara
<February 14, 2015>: Someone comes after detective Pezzini
(log: 20150214-chasing-sara | tags: nyc spider-man supergirl titans vorpal witchblade | posted: 16 Feb 2015 04:54)
Happy Valentine's Day, Spider-Man
February 13, 2015: The Wall Crawler returns. Good thing there are others there to win the day. This might not end well.
(log: 20150213-happy-valentine-s-day-spider-man | tags: cyborg rain spider-man supergirl | posted: 14 Feb 2015 02:20)
'Routine' Experiment
December 28, 2014: Sometimes experiments don't go as planned. One such experiment at STAR labs takes an unexpected turn.
(log: 20141228-routine-experiment | tags: gwen_stacy spider-man | posted: 28 Dec 2014 17:46)
Offers
29th November, 2014: A charity dinner for the Daedalus Foundation.
(log: 20141129-offers | tags: green_goblin ozymandias spider-man | posted: 30 Nov 2014 03:07)
It's Complicated
November 15, 2014: A walk home from school has two flames meeting up. It may or may not be on purpose.
(log: 20141115-it-s-complicated | tags: gwen_stacy spider-man | posted: 16 Nov 2014 08:45)
Friends and Neighbors
November 10, 2014: A Friends of Humanity flash mob in Harlem is defused by a few local superheroes.
(log: 20141110-friends-and-neighbors | tags: falcon gwen_stacy luke_cage nyc spider-man | posted: 11 Nov 2014 00:46)
Mishap on 42nd Street
September 29, 2014: A bus largely filled with seniors turns over in New York City. Unexpected help does and does not arrive.
(log: 20140929-mishap-on-42nd-street | tags: columbia general-zod nyc spider-man spoiler | posted: 30 Sep 2014 05:20)
Hot Child in the City
August 27th, 2014: Peter and Kitty meet in Washington Square Park. Lockheed languishes in a knitting bag.
(log: 20140827-hot-child-in-the-city | tags: kitty_pryde spider-man | posted: 29 Aug 2014 04:45)
Pizza Solves Most Problems
August 19 2014: Some people meet up in Little Italy and discover that pizza, while mighty, doesn't solve everything.
(log: 20140819-pizza-solves-most-problems | tags: iceman kitty_pryde spider-man x-23 | posted: 20 Aug 2014 09:11)
The Night Spidey Almost Lost His Butt
July 27, 2014: When Doctor Octopus goes on a rampange, two unlikely metas are there to stop him. Well, it doesn't exactly turn out the way they'd have liked.
(log: 20140727-the-night-spidey-almost-lost-his-butt | tags: doctor-octopus shift spider-man | posted: 27 Jul 2014 15:33)
Spider-Friends Vs. Big Wheel!
July 11, 2014: Spider-Man gets a little help from some old friends!
(log: 20140711-spider-friends-vs-big-wheel | tags: human_torch iceman spider-man | posted: 13 Jul 2014 22:28)
The Lesson Continues
March 20, 2014: The lesson on heroism continues: Thor and Amora help a woman and get an assist by Spider-Man.
(log: 20140320-the-lesson-continues | tags: enchantress spider-man thor | posted: 21 Mar 2014 12:59)
Wrongly Accused
March 16, 2014: A science conference gets interrupted by a teleporting bad guy. Good guys are on hand to save the day. More or less.
(log: 20140316-wrongly-accused | tags: mimic nocturne spider-man | posted: 05 Apr 2014 23:35)
Parking Garage Problems
March 2, 2014: What starts as a simple break and enter to a car becomes a gathering point for heroes.
(log: 20140302-parking-garage-problems | tags: alfred enchantress loki manhattan sif spider-man thor | posted: 03 Mar 2014 17:02)
Midtown Fire
February 26, 2014: A massive fire breaks out in downtown Manhattan. A group of heroes show up to try and help.
(log: 20140226-midtown-fire | tags: bamfs black_widow eight mimic nocturne spider-man winter_soldier wolverine | posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:38)
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