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Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
Peter Parker
Clickhere for him as Spider-Man
First Appearance: Ultimate Invasion #1 (June, 2023), Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 (January, 2024) (as Spider-Man)
"It's just... for the longest time, I've thought something was wrong with my life, Ben—that something was wrong with me. I can't really explain it, but now I just...I just know that I've been right all along..."
Teenager Peter Parker was meant to bitten by a radioactive spider, and become the superhero Spider-Man. However, the Maker caught that spider, so Peter grew up happy and healthy, raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in the wake of the death of his parents. He married Mary Jane and had two kids, Richard and May.
However, Peter's life takes a turn when he receives a package and message from Tony Stark. He learns of the destiny that was taken away from him, and feels that he's not who he should be. After some (unknowing) words of encouragement from Uncle Ben and Mary Jane, Peter allows the spider to bite him as always intended, and becomes Spider-Man.
- Adaptational Angst Downgrade: Played with. This Peter never got bit by the radioactive spider, sparing him from the tragedies that his superheroics brought him, including Uncle Ben's death. As a result he grew up to be a normal man with a stable career and is Happily Married with children who adore him. However, Peter confesses that for twenty years he's felt lost and aimless due to having had his destiny stolen from him, leaving him not as angsty as 616-Peter, but definitely still melancholic due to the emptiness brought about by not being Spider-Man.
- Adaptational Dumbass: Downplayed. While not exactly a moron, this Peter seems less scientifically inclined than most other Peter Parkers. It’s heavily implied that Peter’s interest in science phased out after not being bitten by the spider, considering how much of his Teen Genius knowledge was applied to his crime fighting, most famously his web-shooters and his spider-tracers.
- That said, he is way more careless with maintaining his Secret Identity than his other younger selves: within one month of being Spider-Man he’s caught with his pants down when his daughter walks in on him eating ice cream in full costume, and later, Harry easily hacks his picotech suit to unmask him at the first opportunity. Meanwhile, both 616 and 1610 Peters were able to hide their identities much better and much longer.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Both 616 and the original Ultimate Peters were jerks, notably using their powers initially for fame and fortune before tragedy forced them to accept responsibility and become heroes. Even then, both were prone to complain a lot about their failures and it often caused them to petulantly lash out. 6160 Peter meanwhile is generally more mellowed out, his snark is more friendly and good-natured, and he became Spider-Man not out of greed but for more existential reasons and it's clear he relishes in doing good. This can be justified by the fact that the Peter this series follows is a fully grown adult who's left behind much of the teenage angst his predecessors had to contend with.
- Adaptational Upbringing Change: Most versions of Peter Parker are orphaned as either a baby or as a very young child, leading to May and Ben raising him, with some stories mentioning that he barely even knew his parents. His parents still died, but it didn't happen until he was a teenager, meaning he was raised by them for much longer than May and Ben, and presumably knew a lot more about them.
- Age Lift: The core difference between this Peter and other prominent depictions of the character is that he's older and is a family man. Notably, this is also before he becomes Spider-Man.
- The Call Knows Where You Live: Quite literally. He's just hanging out at home one night when a package from Tony Stark is teleported in front of him, and he learns how his life should have gone down.
- Cast from Calories: After becoming Spider-Man, Peter notices that his food requirements have greatly increased, eating 10,000 calories a day to power his superhuman physique.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Tony gives Peter a picotech stealth suit, which, fittingly enough, is pitch-black. It consists of nanomachines that move independently to cover and protect Peter's body and can change its appearance according to his preferences, such as in Issue #3 when he finally dons his classic red and blue color scheme at his daughter's request.
- Deadpan Snarker: Wouldn't be Spider-Man without it. He even trades quips with his wife and kids out of costume.
- Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: While he leads a fairly happy life overall, Peter confesses to Ben that he's felt for the longest time that something was terribly missing from his life. When Tony Stark presents him with his destiny as Spider-Man, Peter realizes what had been taken from him and readily accepts the responsibility.
- Failure Hero: He doesn't exactly have the best showing starting out. He loses twice to Shocker, who in the other universes is a joke character, not because he's physically weaker or anything but because he was tricked. There's also the fact that he was careless enough to reveal his secret identity only after a month of being Spider-Man.
- Family Man: One of the big things that he thinks about when deciding if he should be Spider-Man is his responsibilities to his family, and his need to provide for them.
- The Glasses Come Off: Much like his 616 counterpart, Peter noticeably stops wearing his glasses after becoming Spider-Man.
- Good Parents: Mary Jane describes him as "lights out" as a father, and this is supported by Richard letting Peter know that he likes how he's being raised. May also clearly adores him.
- Happily Married: Peter and MJ are very happy together and supportive of each other, and he makes sure to get her advice before deciding if he should become Spider-Man.
- I Just Want to Be Special: A scene in his teenage years from Ultimate Invasion shows that he did want to be someone who impressed everyone with what they did. Cut to him in his mid-thirties in Ultimate Spider-Man and it's pretty obvious this isn't what happened and its tearing him up inside.
- I Need a Freaking Drink: Following their victory over Bullseye and successfully hacking into Peter's suit to reveal his identity, Harry does the same and removes his helmet. The two men introduce each other before an awkward silence ensues on the rooftop. Harry breaks the tension by inviting Peter for a drink, which Peter readily accepts.
- Jumped at the Call: When Peter learns how his life was meant to go, he struggles to accept his life as it is. He readily accepts becoming Spider-Man after his concerns about his family are worked out.
- Logical Weakness: Peter's picotech suit is made up of nanomachines that covers and protects his body, and can move on its own in case if Peter needs to eat. However, it can be hacked by anyone with enough resources and force him to reveal his identity, This is how Harry discovers his identity by pairing his suit with Peter's, forcing the picotech suit to unmask Peter after they defeat Bullseye.
- Manly Facial Hair: Peter's beard gives him a more mature look than most other depictions of Peter Parker, which is his entire point as a character.
- Nephewism: Peter was raised by Aunt May and Uncle Ben after his parents died when he was a teenager.
- Oh, Crap!: After a disastrous first outing against Shocker, Peter goes home and crashes on the couch with some ice cream. He takes one scoop... and immediately sees May staring at him.Peter: Oh boy.
- Point of Divergence: Peter's fate as Spider-Man never happened when the Maker caught the radioactive spider before it could bite him. Powerless, Peter led an ordinary life, with his actual future as one of Earth's greatest heroes ripped away from him until Tony Stark revealed the truth and offered him the radioactive spider again, giving the much older Parker a chance to take his life back.
- Super-Toughness: Peter observes that he's able to take more of a beating than he used to. Which helps considering he's still unable to stick landings within one month of swinging around as Spider-Man.
- Unskilled, but Strong: Peter’s powers are just as potent here as they are in other universes... but Peter himself is a man in his thirties who can throw a decent haymaker, but is otherwise completely lacking in any combat training. Shocker, a villain even his teenaged variant was able to humiliate in their first meeting, not only schools Peter once, but twice due to having far more experience.
- With Great Power Comes Great Hotness: Getting bit by the radioactive spider fixed Peter's vision and made him much more muscular
◊, something Mary Jane notices when she asks if he's been working out.
Mary Jane Watson-Parker
Mary Jane Watson-Parker
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 (January, 2024)
"Go get 'em, Tiger."
The wife of Peter Parker and mother of Richard and May. MJ runs her own business.
- Adaptational Job Change: She's gone from a model/actress to owning her own modelling business.
- Good Parents: Like Peter, she's this to both Richard and May. Like how May is closer to Peter, she and Richard seem to be rather close as well.
- Happily Married: MJ and Peter have been married for a while and are very supportive of each other.
- Understanding Girlfriend: She doesn't know what exactly Peter's talking about about his choice to become Spider-Man, but no matter what, she makes it clear that she'll be in his corner no matter what.
Ben Parker
Ben Parker
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 (January, 2024)
"Peter, my wife is dead. You're a grown man and have a family of your own. And—given the opportunity—I just couldn't take being in an industry of compromise one minute more."
Ben Parker and his wife May raised Peter after the death of his parents. He was also an editor for the Daily Bugle alongside his friend J. Jonah Jameson, until the two were told to stop digging into the Stark terrorist attack. Both quit in protest, and decided to start their own news business.
- Cool Old Guy: Pretty up there in years and stands up to the truth in the face of the Kingpin.
- Manly Tears: This Ben is less frail than you'd expect, and MJ even says she's never seen him cry. He cries at the memorial for those lost in the Stark attack.
- Parental Substitute: He takes Peter in later this time around, when Peter's a teenager, but he still plays the role. Since he's not dead, he can continue to offer Peter parental advice even after Peter himself has become a dad.
- Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: He refuses to compromise the truth when ordered to by the Daily Bugle's owner, and quits not too long after Jameson.
- Spared by the Adaptation: In a unique twist, this Ben is one of the few that survives long after his canon death, still being around when Peter's in his thirties.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: He and Jonah rib each other, but they're clearly close.
May Parker
May Parker
First Appearance: Ultimate Universe #1 (November 2023) (mentioned)
Peter's aunt and Ben's wife, who was killed in the Stark terrorist attack staged by the Maker's allies.
- Posthumous Character: She is mentioned as having died in a news report in Ultimate Universe and then in Ultimate Spider-Man, but her death has a profound impact on Uncle Ben.
Richard Parker II
Richard Parker II
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 (January, 2024)
Peter and Mary Jane's son and first born.
- Dead Guy Junior: He’s named after his deceased grandfather.
- Teen Genius: Downplayed, but he clearly inherited a good chunk of his father's intelligence- the first issue shows him reading the All Year Round edition of A Tale of Two Cities for pleasure, and he looks to be in his early teens.
May Parker II
May Parker II
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 (January, 2024)
Peter and Mary Jane's daughter and second born.
- Ancestral Name: She’s named after her great-aunt.
- Daddy's Girl: She absolutely adores Peter as her dad, and he adores her right back.
- Oh, Crap!: May looks like a deer caught in headlights when she catches her dad still in his superhero outfit on their couch and thinks he's a burglar.
- Secret-Keeper: She's the first person to discover Peter's identity as Spider-Man.
Allies
J. Jonah Jameson
J. Jonah Jameson
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 (January, 2024)
"But in this entire universe, there's only one thing I know for sure. And that's that there's no truth in the news and no news in the truth."
A newspaper editor and good friend of Ben Parker's.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: 616 Jonah, the nicest Jonah, could be rude and abrasive even on his best days, and frequently hides his concern for others. This Jonah is much more understanding, patient and obvious in his kindness and concern for others, such as keeping tabs on how Ben is doing and even loaning a tie to Peter so he could appear more respectful at the Stark memorial.
- Intrepid Reporter: Implies he's seen enough things to not believe in objective "truth", but he does accept that he and Ben won't lie.
- Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: He rage quits when Wilson Fisk tells him to cut back on the Stark investigation, and Ben follows him not too long after.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: He likes to tease Ben a lot, but clearly cares for him as a friend.
Green Goblin (Harry Osborn)
Green Goblin / Harry Osborn
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 (January, 2024)
A mysterious vigilante introduced attacking Wilson Fisk's car. As Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin of the main Marvel Universe setting, was reportedly killed in the Maker’s Council’s attack, his son Harry takes over the mantle in this universe.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Since Norman's seemingly out of the picture on Earth-6160, Harry becomes the Green Goblin here, when his other counterparts would usually become a Legacy Character much later after Norman bit the dust.
- Adaptational Heroism: Most iterations of the Green Goblin are arch-enemies with Spider-Man. Here, aside from the occasional 'trying to kill Kingpin with a car bomb', the Goblin starts off as a heroic figure targeting Wilson Fisk's operations.
- Adaptational Late Appearance: While he might be the Goblin earlier than usual, Harry enters Peter's life remarkably later than most other incarnations, which include adaptations that transplant him into Peter's high school life when they actually met during college on Earth-616.
- Adaptational Wimp: Harry confirms that he doesn’t have any powers outside the armoured suit; unlike most versions of the Green Goblin who have been enhanced with the Goblin Serum.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
- Harry and Peter, who are famously tragic Best Friends in the mainline comics, don't know each other until they team up against Bullseye.
- In the mainline comics, Harry ended up marrying Liz Allen. Here, he's married to Gwen Stacy.
- Composite Character: As a (seemingly) heroic Green Goblin, Harry takes on traits of Phil Urich.
- Deadpan Snarker: His comment about some people probably finding Spidey's costume 'cool' absolutely reeks of sarcasm.
- Happily Married: As a parallel to Peter and Mary Jane, Harry and Gwen are very clearly happy together, with Harry stating that his love for her is why she's fully aware that he's the Green Goblin, and that Peter is Spider-Man.
- I Need a Freaking Drink: After beating Bullseye and hacking into Peter's suit to reveal his identity, Harry removes his helmet to do the same, and the two men introduce each other. After awkwardly standing on the roof for a few seconds, Harry asks Peter if he wants to get a drink, which Peter accepts.
- Powered Armour: This version of the Goblin sports a full-body mechanical armour that seems inspired by the one seen on Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
- Vigilante Man: He's introduced throwing bombs at Wilson Fisk's car in an effort to kill him. Given that Fisk is seemingly crooked, the assumption is that he's a violent vigilante.
- You Killed My Father: As per the norm, Harry admits that he and Norman didn't have the best relationship, but they were still father and son in the end, and Norman's death in the Maker’s Council’s terrorist attack robbed him of any chances for them to make up or simply make new memories together. It's implied this is why he became the Green Goblin, to seek revenge against the Maker’s Council and their patsies.
Gwen Stacy
Gwen Stacy
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #4 (April, 2024)
The wife of Harry Osborn.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In the mainline universe, Peter met Gwen Stacy in college, dated her while Mary Jane dated Harry, and Peter eventually fell in love with MJ after Gwen's death, while Harry ended up marrying Liz Allen. Here, Peter and Mary Jane first meet Gwen when Harry introduces her as his wife.
- Happily Married: Parallel to Peter and MJ's relationship, Harry and Gwen share a deep bond and are genuinely happy. Harry says his love for Gwen is why he told her about his dual identity as the Green Goblin.
- Secret-Keeper: Harry has told her that he's the Green Goblin.
- Spared by the Adaptation: In the primary continuity, Gwen has consistently remained dead, with only a few brief resurrections. However, in this alternate universe, she is alive and present.
Villains
Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
Wilson Fisk
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 (January, 2024)
Owner of the Daily Bugle.
- Adaptational Wimp: In the comics, Kingpin is so named because he answers to no one and is firmly at the top of the pecking order in the criminal underworld. Here, he answers to Captain Britain and the rest of the Maker's allies. He is even described by Captain Britain to his face as "playing king." While Fisk attempts to rebut this, the original Fisk would never let someone get away with such an insult.
- Authority in Name Only: As Bullseye notes, while he's the Kingpin of New York City, he still answers to the Maker's Council, and that is who Bullseye answers to as well.
- Big Bad Wannabe: He clearly wants to be in charge, but as Captain Britain and Bullseye point out he's ultimately just a puppet for the Maker’s Council.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: He owns the Daily Bugle and he knows what he's forcing the Bugle to write about Stark isn't right. To top it all off, he is allied with Maker's cabal.
- Large and in Charge: As expected of the Kingpin, he fills the room. He's also the owner of the Daily Bugle.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: Inverted. After many years being known as a Daredevil villain, Fisk returns to being a Spider-Man villain much like his original debut.
Shocker
Shocker
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #2 (February, 2024)
A masked criminal with electro-gauntlets.
- Adaptational Badass: Especially in regards to the original Ultimate Shocker, who's a large Butt-Monkey who has the misfortune of constantly running into Spider-Man every time he tries a robbery. Here, he's a noticeably very large man and is able to defeat Spider-Man the first two times they meet.
- Adaptational Intelligence: The original Marvel Universe version of Shocker is a second-rate villain who's become a running joke. This version is smart enough to fool Spidey into a false sense of security. Twice.
- Faux Affably Evil: When Peter first confronts him, he's rather nonchalant about the sudden appearance of a vigilante wanting to stop him from breaking into a bank and strikes up a small casual conversation with him. This is ultimately to let Peter's guard down, as once Peter believes his claims of deciding against the crime, he blasts him off the roof and into a dumpster.
- Starter Villain: He's the first supervillain Peter faces as Spider-Man.
Bullseye
Bullseye
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #3 (March, 2024)
A masked assassin working for the Maker's Council.
- Cool Mask: Unlike the original version, this one wears a full face mask with a bullseye on it.
- Deadpan Snarker: Spends his fight with both Spider-Man and Green Goblin engaging in Snark-to-Snark Combat.
- Death Dealer: He uses playing cards are part of his arsenal. Their reflective surfaces imply that they're not normal cards.
- Exactly What I Aimed At: How he initially brings down Spider-Man; causing a crane to fall on him by throwing his cards at it.
- Professional Killer: He works for the Maker’s Council, assassinating people of interest for them.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: He's usually the Arch-Enemy of Daredevil, but seeing as Matt Murdock here is a case of Adaptational Wimp, this version of Bullseye goes up against Spider-Man and Green Goblin.
Others
Father Matthew Murdock
Matthew Murdock
First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 (January, 2024)
A New York City priest.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: In other works, Peter is never even slightly acquainted with Matt Murdock before he becomes Spider-Man, and it's usually a while into his career that Peter even hears about Daredevil in any form. Matt appears in the first issue of Ultimate Spider-Man.
- Adaptational Wimp: Justified, since this version of Murdock never received his martial arts training and didn't develop Super-Senses, so he is just a regular priest.
- Good Shepherd: Matt is a priest who tries to bring peace to those who lost loved ones in the Stark attack.
- In Spite of a Nail: He doesn't have his super senses or training thanks to the Maker, but he's still blind.
