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* ParentalNeglect: His father, Norman, is proved to ignoring Harry in favor of his main goal: getting more power and money. His mother doesn't seem much involved in his life either.

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* ParentalNeglect: His father, Norman, is proved to ignoring ignore Harry in favor of his main goal: getting more power and money. His mother doesn't seem much involved in his life either.


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* SmallRoleBigImpact: While not as big as, say, [[StarterVillain Vulture]], he is directly responsible for the turning Mark into Molten Man, who presumably would have made more appearances had the series not been CutShort.
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's able to match Spider-Man quip for quip in combat, and he is Spidey's most dangerous enemy to boot. This is best exemplified in the final battle of the series, where he delivers wisecracks against Spidey while [[spoiler:fighting him across a city riddled with pumpkin bombs and Gob Squad members]].
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* BeyondRedemption: Spider-Man will come to view both sides of Venom to be among the very few villains he deems irredeemable. Peter views the Symbiote to be irredeemable from the start once he realizes that the symbiote is corrupting him to become more hateful and doesn't even try reaching out to it. After realizing Eddie always resented Peter's life, Peter will eventually consider Eddie irredeemable to the point that he stops trying to reach out to him and treats him like everyone else of his rogues gallery.
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* MsFanservice: She may be middle-aged, but she's quite a beautiful, cute and lovely woman.



* SilverVixen: She's a good-looking and very cute old lady.
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* DumbMuscle: He's forced to serve as this for the Green Goblin. He's a tough fighter, but not the sharpest knife in drawer.
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: When he succeeds in getting popular for a time after making the football team and dosing on the Goblin drug, he's not too shy about [[InWithTheInCrowd getting ahead with the in-crowd]]. He not only snubs his former friends Peter and Gwen at social functions, but ignores and leaps over Gwen when she's incapacitated during a supervillain attack.

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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: When he succeeds in getting popular for a time after making the football team and dosing on the Goblin drug, he's not too shy about [[InWithTheInCrowd getting ahead with the in-crowd]]. He not only snubs his former friends Peter and Gwen at social functions, but ignores and leaps over Gwen when she's incapacitated during a supervillain attack.Dr. Octopus' attack at Coney Island.
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* ChickMagnet: This is perfectly cemented when he pretends to wear his Spider-Man suit as a Halloween costume in "The Uncertainty Principle", and [[GirlNextDoor Gwen]], [[FieryRedHead Mary Jane]] and [[LovableAlphaBitch Liz]] ogle him big time. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d, when ''Flash'' asks him for advice on how to win over Sha Shan, reasoning that he has to have some kind of secret to getting both Gwen and Liz to "like his scrawny butt".

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* ChickMagnet: This is perfectly cemented when he pretends to wear his Spider-Man suit as a Halloween costume in "The Uncertainty Principle", and [[GirlNextDoor Gwen]], [[FieryRedHead [[FieryRedhead Mary Jane]] and [[LovableAlphaBitch Liz]] ogle him big time. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d, when ''Flash'' asks him for advice on how to win over Sha Shan, reasoning that he has to have some kind of secret to getting both Gwen and Liz to "like his scrawny butt".



* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, he dumps Liz to be with Gwen only for Harry to emotionally blackmail Gwen into staying with him, leaving Peter with nobody.]]

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, he dumps Liz to be with Gwen Gwen, only for Harry to emotionally blackmail Gwen into staying with him, leaving Peter with nobody.]]



* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: When he succeeds in getting popular for a time after making the football team and dosing on the Goblin drug, he's not too shy about [[InWithTheInCrowd getting ahead with the in-crowd]].

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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: When he succeeds in getting popular for a time after making the football team and dosing on the Goblin drug, he's not too shy about [[InWithTheInCrowd getting ahead with the in-crowd]]. He not only snubs his former friends Peter and Gwen at social functions, but ignores and leaps over Gwen when she's incapacitated during a supervillain attack.
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* UnnecessarilyCruelRejection: In the very first episode, Peter Parker asks Sally Avril on a date. Sally responds by laughing at and mocking Peter in front of everyone.

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* UnnecessarilyCruelRejection: In the very first episode, Peter Parker asks Sally Avril her on a date. Sally responds by laughing at and mocking Peter in front of everyone.
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* UnnecsarilyCruelRejection: In the very first episode, Peter Parker asks Sally Avril on a date. Sally responds by laughing at and mocking Peter in front of everyone.

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* UnnecsarilyCruelRejection: UnnecessarilyCruelRejection: In the very first episode, Peter Parker asks Sally Avril on a date. Sally responds by laughing at and mocking Peter in front of everyone.
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* UnnecsarilyCruelRejection: In the very first episode, Peter Parker asks Sally Avril on a date. Sally responds by laughing at and mocking Peter in front of everyone.
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* VirtuousCharacterCopy: This series' depiction of Liz Allan is a first Hispanic cheerleader who the title character nursed feelings for and visually resembled another cartoon character from a 2000's superhero cartoon, Paulina from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. While Liz started out very similarly to Paulina, she instead develops rather quickly into a much more caring and considerate person, whereas Paulina remained the same shallow and conceited person from start to finish.

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* VirtuousCharacterCopy: This series' depiction of Liz Allan is as a first Hispanic cheerleader who the title character nursed feelings for and visually resembled resembles another cartoon character from a 2000's superhero cartoon, Paulina Sanchez from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. While Liz started starts out very similarly to Paulina, she instead develops rather quickly into a much more caring and considerate person, whereas Paulina remained the same shallow and conceited person AlphaBitch from start to finish.
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* VirtuousCharacterCopy: This series' depiction of Liz Allan is not the first Hispanic cheerleader who the title character of a 2000's cartoon nursed feelings for, as years earlier was Paulina from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. While Liz started out very similarly to Paulina, she instead develops rather quickly into a much more caring and considerate person, whereas Paulina remained the same shallow and conceited person from start to finish.

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* VirtuousCharacterCopy: This series' depiction of Liz Allan is not the a first Hispanic cheerleader who the title character of a 2000's cartoon nursed feelings for, as years earlier was for and visually resembled another cartoon character from a 2000's superhero cartoon, Paulina from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. While Liz started out very similarly to Paulina, she instead develops rather quickly into a much more caring and considerate person, whereas Paulina remained the same shallow and conceited person from start to finish.
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* VirtuousCharacterCopy: This series' depiction of Liz Allan is not the first Hispanic cheerleader who the title character of a 2000's cartoon nursed feelings for, as years earlier was Paulina from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. While Liz started out very similarly to Paulina, she instead develops rather quickly into a much more caring and considerate person, whereas Paulina remained the same shallow and conceited person from start to finish.
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* TheStoic: The man’s composure and professionalism is honestly remarkable.

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* TheStoic: The man’s man's composure and professionalism is honestly remarkable.
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* AdaptationalBadass: While the Tombstone of the comics worked for organized crime families, he was basically a thug and hired muscle. This version is basically the show’s version of [[Characters/MarvelComicsWilsonFisk The Kingpin]]and hence is the head of an organization.

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* AdaptationalBadass: While the Tombstone of the comics worked for organized crime families, he was basically a thug and hired muscle. This version is basically the show’s version of [[Characters/MarvelComicsWilsonFisk [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheKingpin The Kingpin]]and Kingpin]] and hence is the head of an organization.
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* AdaptationalBadass: While the Tombstone of the comics worked for organized crime families, he was basically a thug and hired muscle. This version is basically the show’s version of ComicBook/TheKingpin and hence is the head of an organization.

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* AdaptationalBadass: While the Tombstone of the comics worked for organized crime families, he was basically a thug and hired muscle. This version is basically the show’s version of ComicBook/TheKingpin and [[Characters/MarvelComicsWilsonFisk The Kingpin]]and hence is the head of an organization.
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: When he succeeds in getting popular for a time after making the football team and dosing on the Goblin drug, he's not too shy about getting ahead with the in-crowd.

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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: When he succeeds in getting popular for a time after making the football team and dosing on the Goblin drug, he's not too shy about [[InWithTheInCrowd getting ahead with the in-crowd.in-crowd]].
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: Here, Curt and his wife created a certain radioactive arachnid.
-->'''Curt:''' You look familiar, [Peter]. Weren’t you the kid who was bitten-?\\
'''Peter:''' Bitten by the science bug.
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* MsFanservice: She may be middle-aged, but she's quite a lovely woman.

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* MsFanservice: She may be middle-aged, but she's quite a beautiful, cute and lovely woman.

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* MsFanservice: She may be middle aged, but she's very cute, beautiful and attractive.

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* MsFanservice: She may be middle aged, middle-aged, but she's very cute, beautiful and attractive.quite a lovely woman.



* SilverVixen: She's a good looking and very cute old lady.

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* SilverVixen: She's a good looking good-looking and very cute old lady.



* CatchPhrase: Saying he wants to do something/that he wants something done, and then expressing and unreasonable amount of time it should be done in seconds. (Example: "I want a title in 28 seconds!")

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: Saying he wants to do something/that he wants something done, and then expressing and the unreasonable amount of time it should be done in seconds. (Example: "I want a title in 28 seconds!")



* CatchPhrase: "Don't apologize. ''I'' never do."

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: "Don't apologize. ''I'' never do."



* TheUnapologetic: His CatchPhrase. He makes good on it, and he won’t apologize even when Vulture is ''threatening to kill him'' if he doesn’t.

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* TheUnapologetic: His CatchPhrase.catchphrase. He makes good on it, and he won’t apologize even when Vulture is ''threatening to kill him'' if he doesn’t.



* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Sweet, kind, beautiful, attractive and cute (despite the sarcasm).

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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Sweet, kind, beautiful, attractive attractive, and cute (despite the sarcasm).



* {{Catchphrase}}: "Face it, tiger — you just hit the jackpot."

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* {{Catchphrase}}: CharacterCatchphrase: "Face it, tiger — you just hit the jackpot."



* DudeMagnet: Peter, Flash, and Mark were almost instantly taken with her and tried to pursue her (though only Mark succeeded for a time).



* HeroesWantRedHeads: Peter is definitely attracted to her during their date, but he lets it go after she tells him she only sees him as a friend. She would have became the main girl anyway if not for the show's cancellation.



* MythologyGag: Some episodes have her wearing the same pink t-shirt, blue skirt, and brown boots that her [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Raimi Trilogy]] counterpart wore in the [[Film/SpiderMan1 first film.]]

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* MythologyGag: Some episodes have her wearing the same pink t-shirt, blue skirt, and brown boots that her [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Raimi Trilogy]] counterpart wore in the [[Film/SpiderMan1 first film.]]film]].



* TheRival: Subverted; she appears to be this to Gwen at first, but it's quickly made clear that she only went to the prom with Peter to help and won't get in the way of Gwen. She's more of a rival to Liz, due to encouraging Peter and Gwen to being a couple, although this is lessened after she and Liz bond over the pain of losing Mark in "Subtext".

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* RedheadsAreRavishing: Peter is definitely attracted to her during their date, but he lets it go after she tells him she only sees him as a friend. She would have became the main girl anyway if not for the show's cancellation.
* TheRival: Subverted; she appears to be this to Gwen at first, but it's quickly made clear that she only went to the prom dance with Peter to help and won't get in the way of Gwen. She's more of a rival to Liz, due to encouraging Peter and Gwen to being a couple, although this is lessened after she and Liz bond over the pain of losing Mark in "Subtext".



* {{Catchphrase}}: "Hey, Puny Parker!"

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* {{Catchphrase}}: CharacterCatchphrase: "Hey, Puny Parker!"



* PlayingCyrano: He enlists Peter's aid to make sure he doesn't sound dumb while trying to impress a smart girl (it doesn't work, but she likes him anyway).

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* PlayingCyrano: He enlists Peter's aid to make sure he doesn't sound dumb while trying to impress a smart girl girl, Sha Shan (it doesn't work, but she likes him anyway).



* CatchPhrase: "'scool."

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* CatchPhrase: "'scool.CharacterCatchphrase: "S'cool."



* [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim What Does He See In Her]]: In regards to Sally. Even he doesn't seem to know, but he's too nice to break up with her.

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* [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim What Does He See In Her]]: WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: In regards to Sally. Even he doesn't seem to know, but he's too nice to break up with her.



* UnknownRival: Spider-Man is unaware that Miles is responible for both Kraven and Mark Allen's mutations.

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* UnknownRival: Spider-Man is unaware that Miles is responible responsible for both Kraven and Mark Allen's mutations.



* DumbMuscle: Downplayed. For the most part, he's a pretty unintelligent brute, but will occasionally show flashes of insight: he's no genius, but he does make some fairly intelligent deductions, including being the first one to realize that if Peter Parker takes Spider-Man's pictures, he can use Peter to find Spider-Man. "I ain't stupid" is practically his CatchPhrase.

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* DumbMuscle: Downplayed. For the most part, he's a pretty unintelligent brute, but will occasionally show flashes of insight: he's no genius, but he does make some fairly intelligent deductions, including being the first one to realize that if Peter Parker takes Spider-Man's pictures, he can use Peter to find Spider-Man. "I ain't stupid" is practically his CatchPhrase.CharacterCatchphrase.



* BadassInANiceSuit: Whenever he's not rocking a green bodysuit and purple tunic. Hell, while monitoring Mark Allan (who he considered being Molten Man) he actually ''donned a wide-brimmed hat and trench coat over his costume, and fools everyone.''

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* BadassInANiceSuit: Whenever he's not rocking a green bodysuit and purple tunic. Hell, while monitoring Mark Allan (who he considered being Molten Man) Man), he actually ''donned a wide-brimmed hat and trench coat over his costume, and fools everyone.''



* CatchPhrase: "It's a lock!" (meaning that it's a sure thing - [[TemptingFate which it never is]]). Blackie mocks Mark for it. Liz, in tears, tragically calls him out on it.

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: "It's a lock!" (meaning that it's a sure thing - [[TemptingFate which it never is]]). Blackie mocks Mark for it. Liz, in tears, tragically calls him out on it.


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* RomanticFalseLead: He ends up dating Mary Jane for a time, which gets cut short due to his arrest.
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* MsFanservice: She may be middle aged, but she's very cute, beautiful and attractive.



* MsFanservice: She may be middle aged, but she's very cute, beautiful and attractive.
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* NeatFreak: She's very clear about wanting to keep things clean.
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It wasn't acknowledged on the series itself, so all this amounts to trivia


* AlternateSelf: In ''Across the Spider-Verse'' he joins the Spider-Society, which includes several [[Characters/SpiderManSpiderVerse versions of himself]] including his counterparts from [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 Earth-67]], [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParker Earth-1048]], [[VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes Earth-13122]] and [[Characters/SpiderManUnlimited Earth-751263]]. The film also uses archive footage of his counterparts from [[Characters/SpiderManTrilogySpiderMan Earth-96283]] and [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeriesSpiderMan Earth-120703]], while his counterpart from [[Characters/MCUPeterParker Earth-199999]] is directly acknowledged.



* AlternateSelf: He makes a brief cameo in ''Across the Spider-Verse'' as a hologram along with with his counterpart from [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]], with the film also including [[Characters/SpiderManSpiderVerseSupportingCharacters his counterparts]] from Earth-65B and Earth-50101B, where in the latter he's a Indian man named Inspector Singh.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Thom Adcox

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Thom Adcox
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* SecretSecretKeeper: According to WordOfGod, [[spoiler: Mary Jane knows that Peter is Spider-Man, and just like in the comics, she's known before they even officially met, having seen him sneak out of his aunt's house as Spider-Man. This puts a number of her interactions with him in a considerably different light, and explains why she's never upset or surprised by his constant absences]].

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