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** The exceptions are Norman Osborne (it is hinted that this may actually be his super power), Gwen Stacey (one could argue that she was never killed just predisposed), Psylocke (as a telepath, she can transport her consciousness into multiple hosts), and Tony Stark (same deal as Psylocke, but could implant his consciousness into advanced technology. He then used the Infinity Gems to revive his body and implant his consciousness back in it).

** More like Adaptational {{Jerkass}}, but basically outside of Peter Parker, most of the heroes are either a jackass, psychotic, or both.

** More like Adaptational {{Jerkass}}, but basically any hero not named Peter Parker is either a jackass, psychotic, or both.

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: BlackWidow; in the comic, she starts out as a villain, but ends up having a HeelFaceTurn; in Ultimate, as a reversal, she starts as a heroine and turns out to be a spy from Russia.]]

** There are a ''lot'' of other examples. TheWasp was Asian-American, [[Comicbook/ScarletSpider Ben Reilly]] and the most recent [[ComicBook/TheVision Vision]] are black, Hurricane was North Korean, Crimson Dynamo and the Abomination were Chinese, Abigail Brand are AmbiguouslyBrown.

* ''Ultimate Iron Man'', two miniseries detailing the character's origin. CanonDiscontinuity thanks to Mark Millar, who later established that this was a fictional in-universe TV show so that he could go in other directions with Tony's past.

The Ultimate Marvel universe is part of Marvel's [[AlternateUniverse multiverse]], specifically ''Earth-1610'', while the main [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel Earth]] is ''Earth-616'' (though former EIC Creator/JoeQuesada despises the designation). Marvel has insisted doing a crossover between the two would be a lame and tired idea. At one point, it seemed that ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' would have such a crossover, but it turned out to be a trick by denizens of a strange AlternateUniverse: the one of the ComicBook/MarvelZombies in their debut appearance. [[ComicBook/SpiderMen A true crossover was released in 2012]], teaming up the mainstream and Ultimate Spider-Men for [[Franchise/SpiderMan the franchise's 50th anniversary]], though with Ultimate Peter Parker dead and his mantle now worn by Miles Morales the circumstances are very different than when the original statement was made. A new crossover named ''Hunger'' featured Earth-616's Galactus being transported to the Ultimate Universe as a result of ''Age of Ultron'', upon his arrival, he found himself merged with his Ultimate counterpart, Gah Lak Tus, creating a being with a greater hunger than before. This is dealt with in ''[[Comicbook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand]]'', a title in which the newly merged Galactus arrives on Earth. More recently, the [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen time-displaced O5 X-Men]] and ComicBook/{{X 23}} cross-over with the Ultimate Universe in an arc beginning with Issue 31 of their book.

** ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'': Peter Parker is revealed to be NotQuiteDead... [[ShootTheShaggyDogStory and then dies for real.]]

** ''[[ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour Ultimate FF]]'': As in "[[ComicBook/{{FF}} Future Foundation]]", not "Fantastic Four"; a team of {{Science Hero}}es including Sue Storm, Iron Man, the Falcon, Machine Man.[[spoiler: and Doctor Doom.]]

The Ultimate Marvel universe is part of Marvel's [[AlternateUniverse multiverse]], specifically ''Earth-1610'', while the main [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel Earth]] is ''Earth-616'' (though former EIC Creator/JoeQuesada despises the designation). Marvel has insisted doing a crossover between the two would be a lame and tired idea. At one point, it seemed that ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' would have such a crossover, but it turned out to be a trick by denizens of a strange AlternateUniverse: the one of the ComicBook/MarvelZombies in their debut appearance. [[ComicBook/SpiderMen A true crossover was released in 2012]], teaming up the mainstream and Ultimate Spider-Men for [[Franchise/SpiderMan the franchise's 50th anniversary]], though with Ultimate Peter Parker dead and his mantle now worn by Miles Morales the circumstances are very different than when the original statement was made. A new crossover named ''Hunger'' featured Earth-616's Galactus being transported to the Ultimate Universe as a result of ''Age of Ultron'', upon his arrival, he found himself merged with his Ultimate counterpart, Gah Lak Tus, creating a being with a greater hunger than before. This is dealt with in ''[[Comicbook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand]]'', a title in which the newly merged Galactus arrives on Earth. More recently, the [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen time-displaced O5 X-Men]] and ComicBook/{{X 23}} are scheduled to cross-over with the Ultimate Universe in the upcoming arc beginning with Issue 31 of their book.

** [[spoiler: Reed Richards]], who turns out to be the Ultimate Enemy in the trilogy of the same name.

The Ultimate Marvel universe is part of Marvel's [[AlternateUniverse multiverse]], specifically ''Earth-1610'', while the main [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel Earth]] is ''Earth-616'' (though former EIC Creator/JoeQuesada despises the designation). Marvel has insisted doing a crossover between the two would be a lame and tired idea. At one point, it seemed that ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' would have such a crossover, but it turned out to be a trick by denizens of a strange AlternateUniverse: the one of the ComicBook/MarvelZombies in their debut appearance. [[ComicBook/SpiderMen A true crossover was released in 2012]], teaming up the mainstream and Ultimate Spider-Men for [[Franchise/SpiderMan the franchise's 50th anniversary]], though with Ultimate Peter Parker dead and his mantle now worn by Miles Morales the circumstances are very different than when the original statement was made. A new crossover named ''Hunger'' featured Earth-616's Galactus being transported to the Ultimate Universe as a result of ''Age of Ultron'', upon his arrival, he found himself merged with his Ultimate counterpart, Gah Lak Tus, creating a being with a greater hunger than before. This is dealt with in ''[[Comicbook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand]]'', a title in which the newly merged Galactus arrives on Earth.

* CluelessMystery: The Ultimate Enemy trilogy. Spider-Man, the Baxter Building, Nick Fury, and a few others are attacked by aliens or strange tentacle monsters. No clues or hints are given, and there's no foreshadowing of any kind as to who might be behind this, until the end of the second half of the story, where it's revealed to be [[spoiler:Reed Richards.]]

The Ultimate Marvel universe is part of Marvel's [[AlternateUniverse multiverse]], specifically ''Earth-1610'', while the main [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel Earth]] is ''Earth-616'' (though former EIC Creator/JoeQuesada despises the designation). Marvel has insisted doing a crossover between the two would be a [[SeenItAMillionTimes lame and tired idea]]. At one point, it seemed that ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' would have such a crossover, but it turned out to be a trick by denizens of a strange AlternateUniverse: the one of the ComicBook/MarvelZombies in their debut appearance. [[ComicBook/SpiderMen A true crossover was released in 2012]], teaming up the mainstream and Ultimate Spider-Men for [[Franchise/SpiderMan the franchise's 50th anniversary]], though with Ultimate Peter Parker dead and his mantle now worn by Miles Morales the circumstances are very different than when the original statement was made. A new crossover named ''Hunger'' featured Earth-616's Galactus being transported to the Ultimate Universe as a result of ''Age of Ultron'', upon his arrival, he found himself merged with his Ultimate counterpart, Gah Lak Tus, creating a being with a greater hunger than before. This is dealt with in ''[[Comicbook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand]]'', a title in which the newly merged Galactus arrives on Earth.

** ''All-New Ultimates'': No relation to the previous SHIELD-sponsored team; this is a group of the Ultimate U's teen heroes; Miles Morales' Spider-Man, Spider-Woman (now going by Black Widow), Bombshell, Kitty Pryde, Cloak, and Dagger.
** ''Ultimate ComicBook/{{FF}}'': As in "Future Foundation", not "Fantastic Four"; a team of {{Science Hero}}es including Sue Storm, Iron Man, the Falcon, Machine Man.[[spoiler: and Doctor Doom.]]

* UnscrupulousHero: The heroes of Ultimate Marvel are all smug, pissed-off, and dangerous assholes. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg
And Spider-Man.]]

* UnscrupulousHero: The heroes of Ultimate Marvel are all smug, pissed-off, and dangerous assholes. [[AndZoigberg And Spider-Man.]]

** [[spoiler:''Miles Morales: ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'']]
** [[spoiler:''All-New Ultimates'': No relation to the previous SHIELD-sponsored team; this is a group of the Ultimate U's teen heroes; Miles Morales' Spider-Man, Spider-Woman (now going by Black Widow), Bombshell, Kitty Pryde, Cloak, and Dagger.]]
** [[spoiler:''Ultimate ComicBook/{{FF}}'': As in "Future Foundation", not "Fantastic Four"; a team of {{Science Hero}}es (Sue Storm, Iron Man, the Falcon, Machine Man and Doctor Doom).]]

Part re-imagining, part AdaptationDistillation, the Ultimate line was originally an attempt by Creator/MarvelComics to tempt readers into comics without being scared off by the [[ContinuityPorn decades]] of BackStory and {{Retcon}}s in the official universe.This attempt was launched in November, 2000. This had already been attempted by various other experiments - the MarvelComics2 comic line, TheNewUniverse, [[DorkAge Heroes Reborn]], etc., but none of those met with the success the Ultimate Marvel line did, except for ''Comicbook/SpiderGirl'' (the original ''[=MC2=]'' title, and via multiple relaunches the only survivor of the line), which became the longest running [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spidey]] spin-off ever.

* ''Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk'', which got out two issues and then went on hiatus for ''[[ScheduleSlip four years]]''.

* ShortLivedBigImpact: Compared to the original Marvel U's massive output, the Ultimate line is tiny (only ten or so years old, with no more than four regular titles at a time). Yet, nearly every Marvel adaptation since the line's launch owes ''something'' to its Ultimate version. ''Especially'' the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

** [[spoiler:''Ultimate ComicBook/{{FF}}'': As in "Future Foundation", not "Fantastic Four" (though it does have four members); a team of {{Science Hero}}es (Sue Storm, Iron Man, the Falcon, and Machine Man).]]

** ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': The only one that's not just a remake of its classic version, it re-imagines Comicbook/TheAvengers as a metahuman strike force under ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}. Three miniseries.

** ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'': Mutants are regrouping, but the secrets of the mutant gene's origin are going to get out and cause problems.

** [[spoiler:''All-New Ultimates'': No relation to the previous SHIELD-sponsored team; this is a group of the Ultimate U's teen heroes; Miles Morales' Spider-Man, Bombshell, Kitty Pryde, Cloak, and Dagger.]]

* ''Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk'', which got out two issues and then went on hiatus for ''four years''.
* ''Ultimate Human'', billed as Iron Man versus [[ComicBook/Incredible Hulk The Hulk]], and derailed somewhat by the appearance of the Ultimate Leader.
* ''Ultimate Origins'', which expands on the MetaOrigin and the connections between various forces and mysteries in ComicBook/UltimateMarvel.

* The ''Ultimate Doomsday'' trilogy, a Spider-Man/Fantastic Four crossover consisting of ''Ultimate Enemy'', ''Ultimate Mystery'', and ''Ultimate Doom''. Superhumans and scientific installations have been targeted by a new mystery BigBad.

* ''[[TonightSomeoneDies The Death of Spider-Man]]'', technically a ''Spider-Man/Avengers Vs. New Ultimates'' crossover [[RedSkiesCrossover but the non-Spider-Man characters are only involved in a single fight scene. Like in ''Ultimate Six'', Spidey's enemies got out and targeted him. Unlike in ''Six'', Spidey had been injured taking a bullet for Captain America]] in the Avengers/Ultimates fight. He was able to fight his enemies off and protect Aunt May, but at the cost of his life.

* ''[[ComicBook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand Hunger and Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand]]'': the second crossover with the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. In the aftermath of ''ComicBook/AgeOfUltron'', Galactus has made his way to the Ultimate Universe. What can the heroes of the Ultimate Earth do to stop this force of nature?

* AnyoneCanDie: and unlike the mainstream universe, it's permanent. Notable examples include Ultimatum and [[spoiler: Death of Spider Man]]

* ComicBookDeath: averted; when you die in this universe, you die (with ''very'' few exceptions)

** The exceptions are Norman Osborne(it is hinted that this may actually be his super power), Gwen Stacey(one could argue that she was never killed just predisposed), Psylocke( as a telepath, she can transport her consciousness into multiple hosts), and Tony Stark(same deal as Psylocke, but could implant his consciousness into advanced technology. He then used the Infinity Gems to revive his body and implant his consciousness back in it).