Respect Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man
Since the previous Spidey Thread is now archived, and our glorious leader u/ChocolateRage wants all threads to be either reposted or reworked, I took it upon myself to do one for everybody's favorite webhead. (Worry not, I have authorization from the OP of the last Spidey respect thread)
Also, as with all threads, this is a WIP, and since Spidey is still getting feats published to this day, I'm going to keep updating this until Crisis on Infinite Marvels happens, and then maybe even later depending upon whether or not he incurs the wrath of the retcon.
Name: Peter Benjamin Parker
Titles and Aliases: Spider-Man, Webhead, Menace, Spidey, Wall Crawler, your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Ricochet, the Bombastic Bag-Man, Scarlet Spider, Iron Spider, Masked Marvel, Puny Parker, Silver Spider, and Tiger
Affiliations: The Avengers, X-Men, Spider Army, Fantastic Four, Defenders, Heroes for Hire, Galactic Alliance of Spider-Men, Spider Society, and the Future Foundation
Allies: Cindy Moon (Silk), Captain America, Johnny Storm, May Parker, MJ Watson, J. Jonah Jameson Jr, and J. Jonah Jameson Sr.
Peter Benjamin Parker was born to C.I.A. agents Richard and Mary Parker, who were killed when Peter was very young. After the death of his parents, Peter was raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May in a modest house in Forest Hills, New York. While still in High School, Peter attended a science exhibition about radiology where he was bitten by a radioactive spider, granting him the proportionate strength and agility of a spider as well as a "Spider-Sense" that warns him of nearby danger. In order to test his new abilities – and earn some cash, Peter participated in a wrestling challenge against Crusher Hogan. He easily won the challenge and also gained the attention of the media. Afterwards while backstage, Peter saw a burglar run past him but did nothing to stop him as it wasn’t his problem. Later that night when Peter arrived home, he was told by a policeman that his Uncle Ben had been murdered by someone who broke into their house. The cop mentioned they had tracked the killer to a warehouse. In his anger Peter put on his wrestling costume and went after the murderer himself. After arriving at the warehouse and easily defeating Uncle Ben’s killer, Peter saw that it was the same burglar he didn’t stop at the arena… thus learning that "with great power comes great responsibility".
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Spider-Sense: The greatest of Spidey's abilities, Spider-Sense is a "danger sense", a tingling in the back of his skull that acts similar to combat precognition, increasing his reaction time and spatial awareness.
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Superhuman Strength: Peter can bench press nearly 20 tons without effort, and is capable of lifting more under stress. He has to actively pull his punches, or risk killing common thugs.
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Superhuman Agility: Spidey also has incredible reflexes. He can casually dodge automatic fire, move faster than the finest human athletes, and also jump incredible distances.
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Superhuman Durability: Spidey has incredible durability against blunt trauma, having tanked blows from people like Hulk, Venom, and Rhino with minimal adverse effects. When he once decided to tense his abdominal muscles against a trained boxer, it broke the boxer's wrists, so he has to roll with his opponent's punches to avoid permanently injuring him.
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Wall Crawling: One of Spidey's most iconic abilities, Spidey can stick to walls and climb them. Although he can hold up several tons of force with each finger, his upper limits haven't yet been established.
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Superhuman Stamina: Pete's muscles produce less fatigue toxins than ordinary humans, allowing him to exert himself for days on end.
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Healing Factor: Although not as strong as Wolverine or Deadpool's, Spider-Man's healing factor is impressive in it's own right. He can heal from bullet wounds, broken bones, and concussions in a matter of days, versus the amount of time it would take an average human.
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Superhuman Intellect: Although not granted to him as a side effect of the radioactive spider bite, Peter's greatest asset is his incredible mind. Peter is one of the smartest people in the entire Marvel Universe, with Reed Richards admitting that Spidey was just as smart as he was at Pete's age.
Intercepts bullets with his webs midair
Catches two bullets... well.. almost two
His Spider-Sense can also account for passengers, and also warns him if people he cares about are [in danger](as soon as I get ahold of it, the Anna Marconi falling bus scan is going here)
Bullets? What bullets?. Spidey is a casual bullet-timer.
Spidey-Sense also allows him to traverse through New York without swinging from an unstable piece of masonry, but without it, he has difficulties traveling through concrete jungle.
Covers a gun barrel with webbing after the trigger is pulled, but before the bullet is fired
SCANS ARE ON THEIR WAY
Lifts a massive chunk of stone
Catches a car thrown by the Hulk
While possessed by Doc Ock, he punches Mac Gargan's jaw off
Breaks through solid Carbonadium arms
Supports a portion of the Bugle
Lifts a part of a building while holding his breath
Reacts to a bullet after it has been fired
No seriously, he's REALLY FAST
Survives a missile explosion point blank
Survives a beatdown by the Phoenix Five
SCANS ARE ON THE WAY
Clings to an ascending space shuttle as in exists the atmosphere
SCANS ARE ON THE WAY
Mentally overpowers Dr. Octopus
Builds Spider-Tracers that not even Stark tech can detect
After he temporarily loses his Spider-Sense, he builds a set of completely bulletproof armor
After getting a job at Horizon Labs, he builds a ton of new Spider Tech
With a few months prep, he builds a set of Sinister Six-Buster Armor, which has features like a Chameleon Detector, lenses which can see through Mysterio's illusions, and Electro-Proofing
He built a suit that completely masks all sound and light, rendering him completely undetectable
He also disarmed a bomb that neither Reed Richards nor Tony Stark could disarm
His webs deserve a respect thread of their own, but here's some specs for ya
His Spider-Sense can be disrupted, causing him the equivalent of an intense, debilitating migraine, rendering him helpless.
Anti-Venom can release chemicals which play havoc with his powers
SCANS ARE ON THE WAY
An honorary member of the Fantastic Four
A master of the Way of the Spider, a martial art he created, which takes advantage of his powers, and also temporarily replaced his Spider-Sense after he lost it for a brief period of time. More Kung Fu.
Apart from his Spider Sense, he also has a "Parker-Sense", which lets him know when two of his ex girlfriends are talking to eachother,
Resists the Psycho Man's emotional manipulation
SCANS ARE ON THE WAY
One of the most underappreciated of his powers, when he was bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter also developed an incredibly wit, and penchant for joking with his enemies. I'm fairly certain that this was just a latent X-gene, and he is in fact an Omega class mutant whos only power is pun-making. (On top of his spider nonsense)
The definitive Peter Parker origin story
Mastery of sound-effect prediction
Expert at making fun of fat people
The Kingpin is just SUCH an easy target for this kind of stuff
Also knows some classics to fall back on when material at hand is kinda weak
"No further questions, your honor"
He can even joke about how dumb the Clone Saga was
ALSO, since I do like having time, and going through a few thousand issues trying to find feats for Spider-Man takes a long-ass time, I'd be more than willing to accept donations for feats. I'll still get around to reading most Spidey stuff eventually, but expediting the process would be really helpful.
Posted Feb 22, 2015, 4:10 AM UTC · edited