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After gaining the power of the Infinity Stones, Gamora sealed the souls of the universe within the Soul Gem. In order to incapacitate its inhabitants, she additionally folded the universe in half, merging every soul with another. This course of action accidentally resulted in the creation of Warp World, a pocket dimension where history was rewritten and adapted to the fused beings. Inside Warp World, Spider-Man and Moon Knight were merged together into Arachknight.
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* SplitPersonalityTeam: His mind might be splintered but his alters have all settled into roles to manage his life.

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* SplitPersonalityTeam: His Peter's mind might be splintered but his alters have all settled into roles to manage his life.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Norman is supposedly a goblin but looks like a green werewolf. When he bites Norman at the end of the issue the curse not only seems to completely transfer to him but also leaves him less feral but still insane.

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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Norman is supposedly a goblin but looks like a green werewolf. When he bites Norman Harry at the end of the issue issue, the curse not only seems to completely transfer to him him, but also leaves him less feral but yet still insane.
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Fifteen years prior in this world, when Peter Parker was a child, he visited the World Science Festival at the American Museum of Natural History with his uncle Ben and aunt May. On their way back home, Peter convinced them to cut through Central Park instead of taking a cab, and they were attacked by the mysterious Goblin-by-Night. Peter was fatally injured, and Ben and May were killed. As he laid dying on the ground, Peter was bitten by a mystical spider. The spider linked Peter to the totem energy of ancient spiders, saving his life and granting him powers, but also shattering his mind into four separate personalities. Peter initially tried to silence the voices in his head, but eventually decided to listen to them, allowing each to regularly take control of his body and essentially compartmentalize his life.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Norman passed his curse to his son, Harry.
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* SpiderSense: Being half Spider-Man, Arachknight has this.
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* BrokenFaceplate: Goblin-by-Night (Norman) rips Peter's mask while trying to claw his face off, leaving his left eye exposed.
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* BatPeople: Michael Morpheus has some bat-like physical features, such as pointed ears.
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* {{Touche}}: Invoked by Harry when he stops Peter from killing Norman, though Peter never actually says the word.
-->'''Peter:''' Stay out of this, Harry.\\
'''Harry:''' I can't. That's my Pops. He drove us to science camp every year after Ben and May died.\\
'''Peter:''' After he snapped their necks! After he tore them limb from limb! Is ''that'' what you mean?!\\
'''Harry:''' I know how bad he hurt you, Peter. I do. I've been here with you every day. But you need to know-my dad isn't himself when the Goblin takes him. It's a curse. He remembers it all, but he can't control it. He can't stop it.\\
'''Peter:''' That's supposed to make some kind of difference? Him not being a monster sometimes doesn’t mean the monster gets to live.\\
'''Harry:''' Dad didn't take your aunt and uncle from you on purpose. It wasn't a conscious act. But if you take him from me, ''that'' will be on purpose.\\
'''Peter:''' Dammit Harry…that's not fair!
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* CompositeCharacter: Basically all of the characters in the comic fall under this trope. They include Peter Parker/Arachknight (Spider-Man and Moon Knight), Norman Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Green Goblin and Werewolf), Harry Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Harry Osborn and Werewolf-by-Night), and Michael Morpheus (Morbius the Living Vampire and Morpheus).

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* CompositeCharacter: Basically all of the characters in the comic fall under this trope. They include Peter Parker/Arachknight (Spider-Man and Moon Knight), Norman Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Green Goblin and Werewolf), Harry Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Harry Osborn and Werewolf-by-Night), Marley Jane Watson (Mary Jane Watson and Marlene Alraune), and Michael Morpheus (Morbius the Living Vampire and Morpheus).
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* PocketDimension: The universe of the Infinity Warps exists within Soul World in the soul stone.
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* CompositeCharacter: Basically all of the characters in the comic fall under this trope. They include Peter Parker/Arachknight (Spider-Man and Moon Knight), Norman Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Green Goblin and Werewolf), and Harry Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Harry Osborn and Werewolf-by-Night).

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* CompositeCharacter: Basically all of the characters in the comic fall under this trope. They include Peter Parker/Arachknight (Spider-Man and Moon Knight), Norman Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Green Goblin and Werewolf), and Harry Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Harry Osborn and Werewolf-by-Night).Werewolf-by-Night), and Michael Morpheus (Morbius the Living Vampire and Morpheus).
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* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Norman is called a goblin but hardly looks like what most would consider one. More a green werebeast.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Norman is supposedly a goblin but looks like a green werewolf. When he bites Norman at the end of the issue the curse not only seems to completely transfer to him but also leaves him less feral but still insane.
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* ExperiencedProtagonist: By the start of his story he's already been active as a vigilante for years and the head of a successful conglomerate dealing in eight figure sums of money.

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* ExperiencedProtagonist: By the start of his story he's story, Arachknight has already been active as a vigilante for years and the head of a successful conglomerate dealing in eight figure sums of money.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Science Pete is mortified when he realizes that he invaded the Terrific Two's headquarters and attacked them, breaking down into inconsolable sobs. Downplayed in that no real harm was done and it was more the actions of a {{Fanboy}} than done out of malice.
-->'''Pete:''' Aw geez, guys! I never meant any of this stuff... I-I-I'm actually a big fan, and I just wanted to meet you and compare notes on our discoveries. But we screwed it all up... I-I-I'm so mortified! ''[curls up in a ball to cry]''



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Hawkmask enters his mind, Mr. Parker tries to negotiate with him first as a businessman. Parker quickly books it into a nearby bush when he realizes that mediation was never on the table, leaving Knight and Spider to fend for themselves.
-->'''Mr. Parker:''' ''[running away]'' Well! If the mediation phase has concluded, I'll take a step back for now!\\
'''Knight:''' No! We have to fight, you coward- ''[gets punched in the face]'' Unggh!\\
'''Spider:''' At least throw a cufflink at the guy! ''[getting strangled in a NeckLift]'' Urrrk!\\
'''Mr. Parker:''' You know that's not what I'm for, Spider! Best of luck!
* TheSmartGuy: Science Pete is this. While he isn't much in a fight, his scientific insight can prove valuable to the Spider or the Knight, such as pointing out how Megalodon's increased size invokes the SquareCubeLaw and puts immense strain on his Achilles tendons, prompting the Knight to slash them to bring Megalodon down.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Hawkmask enters his mind, Mr. Parker tries to negotiate with him first as a businessman. Parker quickly books it into a nearby bush when he realizes that mediation was never on the table, leaving Knight and Spider to fend for themselves.
-->'''Mr. Parker:''' ''[running away]'' Well! If the mediation phase has concluded, I'll take a step back for now!\\
'''Knight:''' No! We have to fight, you coward- ''[gets punched in the face]'' Unggh!\\
'''Spider:''' At least throw a cufflink at the guy! ''[getting strangled in a NeckLift]'' Urrrk!\\
'''Mr. Parker:''' You know that's not what I'm for, Spider! Best of luck!
* TheSmartGuy: Science Pete is this. While he isn't much in a fight, his scientific insight can prove valuable to the Spider or the Knight, such as pointing out how Megalodon's increased size invokes the SquareCubeLaw and puts immense strain on his Achilles tendons, prompting the Knight to slash them to bring Megalodon down.Knight.







* TookALevelInKindness: According to Captain Peace, the Knight will one day calm down.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: He becomes a Spider-Totem on the night his beloved aunt and uncle are brutally murdered trying to protect him from Goblin-By-Night. The shock of the event splits his personality in four, leaving him in therapy for years while his original personality never matured past pre-pubescence.
* TroubledFetalPosition: After realizing that he invaded the headquarters of two heroes he admires and attacked them, Science Pete curls up into a ball and sobs apologizes to the both of them.

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\n* TookALevelInKindness: According to Captain Peace, the Knight will one day calm down.\n* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: He Arachknight becomes a Spider-Totem on the night his beloved aunt and uncle are brutally murdered trying to protect him from Goblin-By-Night. The shock of the event splits his personality in four, leaving him in therapy for years while his original personality never matured past pre-pubescence.
* TroubledFetalPosition: After realizing that he invaded the headquarters of two heroes he admires and attacked them, Science Pete curls up into a ball and sobs apologizes to the both of them.
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* AntiHero: Peter's Knight personality is vicious in a fight, not remotely above crippling foes as a first resort.
* BadassCape: Arachknight's costume comes with a flowing white cape.
* BattleBoomerang: Arachknight's arsenal includes bladed boomerangs not unlike a Batarang that can be used as both throwing weapons and knives for melee combat.
* TheBigGuy: Of Peter's personalities, The Knight is the best combatant overall and generally advocates for more violent and brutal measures.
* BrokenAce: Arachknight is a highly successful superhero, but he never fully gets over the trauma of his aunt and uncle's death, his original personality never maturing far past childhood.
* CannotTellAJoke: The Knight seems to have a different kind of humor than the rest of us.
-->'''Knight:''' In his honor, I start with my favorite joke -- Grenades.
* ChildProdigy: Science Pete is a scientific wizard who is implied to be the creator of all the technology used by Arachknight and the driving force behind Parker Industries' success. But in his mind, he manifests as his childhood self from before his Aunt and Uncle's deaths, explaining his excitability but also his clumsiness and skittishness in the face of danger.


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* GoodIsNotNice: The Knight will only take his vengeance on criminals who have earned his wrath, but he'd much rather cripple them for life than let them go to a CardboardPrison, much to the discomfort of the other personalities.
* ExperiencedProtagonist: By the start of his story he's already been active as a vigilante for years and the head of a successful conglomerate dealing in eight figure sums of money.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: The easiest way to tell Mr. Parker and Science Pete apart is by their hairstyles. Mr. Parker keeps his hair neatly slicked back, while Science Pete tussles his hair into a more youthful style.
* ExpressiveMask: As per Spider-Man standard. They also glow in the dark.
* HarmfulToMinors: Peter watched helplessly as Aunt May and Uncle Ben were torn limb-from-limb by the Goblin-by-Night.
* InstantCostumeChange: Arachknight's costume is stored in a phone-shaped device that can put itself on in seconds with the push of a button.
* InTheHood: Arachknight wears Moon Knight's cloak and hood over his red spandex costume.
* IWorkAlone: The Knight personality, though being a split personality makes maintaining that attitude a little difficult.
* TheKlutz: Science Pete can't handle the acrobatics that Spider and the Knight can, failing to stick the landing when swinging through Central Park and crashing face-first into a brick wall when he accidentally asserts himself while tracking Goblin-By-Night down.
* LightningBruiser: Arachknight has the proportionate agility and strength of a spider, making him strong, tough, and incredibly hard to hit.
* {{Manchild}}: Science Pete never truly matured like his other personalities. He's excitable and maintains a child-like fascination with the sciences. The fact that Mr. Parker is the "adult" personality and the only one who has experienced alcohol and sex indicates that the other two personalities are also this to an extent.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Science Pete is mortified when he realizes that he invaded the Terrific Two's headquarters and attacked them, breaking down into inconsolable sobs. Downplayed in that no real harm was done and it was more the actions of a {{Fanboy}} than done out of malice.
-->'''Pete:''' Aw geez, guys! I never meant any of this stuff... I-I-I'm actually a big fan, and I just wanted to meet you and compare notes on our discoveries. But we screwed it all up... I-I-I'm so mortified! ''[curls up in a ball to cry]''
* NonActionGuy: Science Pete is brilliant in all things science, but he's cowardly, a crybaby, scared of heights, and clumsy, putting them all in serious trouble when he accidentally asserts himself in a fight. Similarly, Mr. Parker is suave and professional, but isn't good at fighting, instead keeping the others organized and on task.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Science Pete is an engineer, physicist, programmer, and chemist. He also has a working knowledge of biology that allows him to recognize the impact increased size would have on the Achilles tendons.
* PainfulTransformation: While it's never described as painful in-story, the fact that the art shows a young Peter's body getting impaled by a giant spider's leg and later having his face splinter apart like glass indicate that his transformation into a Spider-Totem was anything but pleasant.
* {{Protectorate}}: Pete is this for the other three personalities, who manifested to protect him and his child-like innocence while helping him fight crime as Arachknight.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Given that Peter never needed glasses as a child, the specs Science Peter puts on are likely this.
* RedIsHeroic: His costume is mostly red under his cloak and he's one of his reality's preeminent superheroes.
* {{Revenge}}: The Knight is solely motivated by a pursuit of vengeance, particularly for what happened to May and Ben. So when they encounter the Goblin again after fifteen years, the Knight immediately takes control and tries to kill him. According to him, the other three personalities also feel the same way, but are much less overt about it.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Hawkmask enters his mind, Mr. Parker tries to negotiate with him first as a businessman. Parker quickly books it into a nearby bush when he realizes that mediation was never on the table, leaving Knight and Spider to fend for themselves.
-->'''Mr. Parker:''' ''[running away]'' Well! If the mediation phase has concluded, I'll take a step back for now!\\
'''Knight:''' No! We have to fight, you coward- ''[gets punched in the face]'' Unggh!\\
'''Spider:''' At least throw a cufflink at the guy! ''[getting strangled in a NeckLift]'' Urrrk!\\
'''Mr. Parker:''' You know that's not what I'm for, Spider! Best of luck!
* TheSmartGuy: Science Pete is this. While he isn't much in a fight, his scientific insight can prove valuable to the Spider or the Knight, such as pointing out how Megalodon's increased size invokes the SquareCubeLaw and puts immense strain on his Achilles tendons, prompting the Knight to slash them to bring Megalodon down.
* TheSocialExpert: Mr. Parker is a suave, cool-headed businessman who runs a successful conglomerate and has the social skills to have intimate relationships with others.
* SplitPersonalityTeam: His mind might be splintered but his alters have all settled into roles to manage his life.
** Science Pete is closest to his original personality. Sweet, clumsy, and enthusiastic about research, he's the brains of the operation but not much of a fighter. The other personalities fight to protect him, as he's representative of his childhood self. But when he sometimes asserts himself in a fight by accident, he tends to get into mishaps like crashing into walls.
** Mr. Parker/Business Peter is the adult, business personality who handles the "mundane" and "boring" tasks like managing Parker Industries, drinking champagne and sex.
** The Friendly Neighborhood Spider is the one closest to the original Spider-Man personality. A quippy jokester and a skilled acrobat and combatant, he handles most of the superhero work until The Knight's services are needed to finish a fight.
** The Knight is closest to the original Moon Knight. A brutal avenger who fights mercilessly to protect others, he's the best fighter of them all, but usually has to be talked out of going overboard.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Downplayed. The Knight isn't evil, but he's also the most morally flexible of Arachknight's personalities and more than willing to use excessive force to permanently stop the threat his foes pose. He also takes over as part of Peter's fight-or-flight response to crush whatever is threatening them.
* TalkingToThemself: Peter's personalities all tend to bicker and argue.
* ThousandYardStare: Poor little Peter is shown staring like this while sitting in the ambulance the night of his aunt and uncle's murder while listening to the three new voices in his head.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Pete and the Spider are firm believers in not killing their enemies, but the Knight would kill his foes if not for his other personalities.


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* TookALevelInKindness: According to Captain Peace, the Knight will one day calm down.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: He becomes a Spider-Totem on the night his beloved aunt and uncle are brutally murdered trying to protect him from Goblin-By-Night. The shock of the event splits his personality in four, leaving him in therapy for years while his original personality never matured past pre-pubescence.
* TroubledFetalPosition: After realizing that he invaded the headquarters of two heroes he admires and attacked them, Science Pete curls up into a ball and sobs apologizes to the both of them.
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* CompositeCharacter: Basically all of the characters in the comic fall under this trope.

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* CompositeCharacter: Basically all of the characters in the comic fall under this trope. They include Peter Parker/Arachknight (Spider-Man and Moon Knight), Norman Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Green Goblin and Werewolf), and Harry Russell/Goblin-by-Night (Harry Osborn and Werewolf-by-Night).
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* TimeSkip: Fifteen years and a truckload of anti-psychotics later.
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First published in 2018 as a two-part miniseries, ''Infinity Wars: Arachknight'' was written by Creator/DennisHopeless detailing the origins of the ''Infinity Warps'' version of Peter Parker, AKA Arachknight. ''Arachknight'', like the rest of ''Infinity Warps'', is part of ''ComicBook/InfinityWars2018''

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First published in 2018 as a two-part miniseries, ''Infinity Wars: Arachknight'' was written by Creator/DennisHopeless detailing the origins of the ''Infinity Warps'' version of Peter Parker, AKA Arachknight. ''Arachknight'', like the rest of ''Infinity Warps'', is part of ''ComicBook/InfinityWars2018''
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First published in 2018 as a two-part miniseries, ''Infinity Wars: Arachknight'' was written by Creator/DennisHopeless detailing the origins of the ''Infinity Warps'' version of Peter Parker, AKA Arachknight. ''Arachknight'', like the rest of ''Infinity Warps'', is part of ''ComicBook/InfinityWars2018''

After gaining the power of the Infinity Stones, Gamora sealed the souls of the universe within the Soul Gem. In order to incapacitate its inhabitants, she additionally folded the universe in half, merging every soul with another. This course of action accidentally resulted in the creation of Warp World, a pocket dimension where history was rewritten and adapted to the fused beings. Inside Warp World, Spider-Man and Moon Knight were merged together into Arachknight.

Fifteen years prior in this world, when Peter Parker was a child, he visited the World Science Festival at the American Museum of Natural History with his uncle Ben and aunt May. On their way back home, Peter convinced them to cut through Central Park instead of taking a cab, and they were attacked by the mysterious Goblin-by-Night. Peter was fatally injured, and Ben and May were killed. As he laid dying on the ground, Peter was bitten by a mystical spider. The spider linked Peter to the totem energy of ancient spiders, saving his life and granting him powers, but also shattering his mind into four separate personalities. Peter initially tried to silence the voices in his head, but eventually decided to listen to them, allowing each to regularly take control of his body and essentially compartmentalize his life.

For the solo comics of the other Warp World Defenders, see ''ComicBook/GhostPanther'', ''ComicBook/IronHammer'', ''ComicBook/SoldierSupreme'', and ''ComicBook/WeaponHex''.

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!!Tropes featured in ''Arachknight'':

* AdaptationalBadass: [[WorldOfBadass Everyone]]. InUniverse. Each CompositeCharacter has the combined powers of whichever characters were merged to create them.
* CompositeCharacter: Basically all of the characters in the comic fall under this trope.
* DeathByAdaptation: Aunt May is killed along with Uncle Ben.

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