History Characters / UltimateSpider-Man

** SpiderSense: According to Bendis, Miles' Spider-Sense is weaker than Peter's, registering only as a buzz.

[[folder: Spider-Man and Allies]]

!!Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-man [[spoiler: I]]

* AlliterativeName: Peter Parker

* AnimalMotifs: Most of his villains.
** And himself, obviously.

* BrilliantButLazy

* [[spoiler: DyingMomentOfAwesome: Has one during his final battle with the Green Goblin]]

* FailureHero: Can happen a lot. Sometimes it's because he's too full of self-pity, other times because the writers like to KickTheDog.
* FireForgedFriends: With most of his superhero friends.
* GeniusBruiser
* HeroWithBadPublicity
* HollywoodDateless
* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]

* ParentalAbandonment: [[{{Nephewism}} Leaving him with Ben and May]]. Interestingly, we're given conflicting accounts of how it happened. Marvel Wikia maintains that one is just a cover, though the VideoGame treated that supposed cover story as real and used it as a plot point.

* TricksterArchetype: Especially with the King-pin.
* TrueCompanions

* UnpopularPopularCharacter: In-universe example. Spider-Man is almost consistently feared and distrusted by the masses.
* VindicatedByHistory: Zig-zagged, but Spider-man is eventually consistently well-liked [[spoiler: after his death.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Johnny Storm and Ice Man.

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!!Miles Morales / Spider-man II

* {{Deconstruction:}} A more thorough one than the Spider-man series intended to be. Unlike Peter, Miles dons the suit because he feels like it is his fault that Peter,someone he has never met and wasn't ever close to, died while Peter dons the suit because his father figure was killed indirectly because of him. Miles is an example how someone else's actions can inspire random citizens to take up their legacy.

* Deconstruction: A more thorough one than the Spider-man series intended to be. Unlike Peter, it dons a suit because he feels like it is his fault that Peter,someone he has never met and wasn't ever close to, died while Peter dons the suit because his father figure was killed indirectly because of him.

** SuperStrength: According to Bendis, about the same as Peter's, although Miles is smaller then Peter and therefore has less mass in his fists.

* SuperpowerLottery

* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Averted. Unlike Peter, Miles is more relatable to the audience because he actually has parents who are still involved in his life.

* ElephantsChild: He gets curious in the middle of pitched battles. He's relentless about it, too.

* KidHero: 13 years old--two years younger than Peter when he got his powers--and a lot smaller.

Miles' best friend

* RefusedTheCall --> YouCantFightFate: Miles was adamant about not becoming a superhero after gaining powers. But then he had a nightmare of Electro attacking him. [[ItGotWorse And then Peter died.]]

** SuperStrength: Sccording to Bendis, about the same as Peter's, although Miles is smaller then Peter and therefore has less mass in his fists.

* PersonalityPowers: He's withdrawn and timid, complemented by an ability to turn invisible.

** {{Invisibility}}: A new power.

** SpiderSense: Unlike Peter, Miles' spider-sense seems to be far-reaching as well as immediate, more like Peter's 616 version. Miles describes it as "buzzing".

** SuperStrength: However, since he's so young, it's markedly less than Peter's.

* ILetGwenStacyDie

* [[Spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome:Has one during his final battle with the Green Goblin]]

* [[Spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]

* [[Spoiler: DyingMomentOfAwesome: Has one during his final battle with the Green Goblin]]

* [[Spoiler: KilledOffForReal]]

* RefusedTheCall --> YouCantFightFate: Miles was adamant about not becoming a superhero after gaining powers. But then he had a nightmare of Electro attacking him. [[ItGotWorst And then Peter died.]]

** This specific characteristic was highlighted during {{Ultimatum}}. While every other hero is trying to find their heads, Peter is literally '''the only hero''' actually saving lives. This fact completely changes Johan Jameson's opinion of him.

* ReplacementScrappy: To his detractors.

Bitten by ''another'' genetically-enhanced spider, Miles was given powers similar to Peter before him, to his dismay. Soon after, the death of Peter Parker, then publically known as Spider-man, shocked Morales out of apathy. Morales convinced himself that acting earlier and revealing himself as an ally to Peter could have spared New York's hero. Finding the will to act, Morales dons a makeshift suit to help fill in the void Spidey left.

* KidHero: 13 years old--two years younger than Peter when he got his powers, and a lot smaller.
* NervesOfSteel: The very first time he does anything in costume, he gets surprised, beaten up, and thrown around by a villain a lot bigger than him. He just takes the hits and keeps his cool. Keeping in mind that Miles tries ''very hard'' to avoid confrontation and is in general a timid mess.

* WhatTheHellHero: Half the people who see him think he's the original Spider-man while the more cynical onlookers think his suit is [[RunningGag "in bad taste"]]. Spider-woman agrees.