History Characters / MarvelComicsSpiders

Anya later becomes part of the new class of students when the ComicBook/AvengersAcademy moves to the former headquarters of the West Coast Avengers, though she later returned to New York, becoming Spider-Woman's pupil, and played a key role in ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse''. In the aftermath of the conflict, she choose to accompany Spider-UK (Billy Braddock), whose reality had been destroyed by an Incursion, to stay in the Loomworld, the Inheritors' former base, and form the "Warriors of the Great Web", in order use the Web of Life and Destiny to reach out any universe in need of a Spider-Man. Anya returns to prominence as a member of the multiversal ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'' team, as part of the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel initiative.

For other superheroine named Spider-Girl, Mayday Parker from ''ComicBook/MarvelComics2'' reality, see ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl''.

* AlliterativeName: '''B'''ailey '''B'''riggs.
* TheAloner: Due to being a case of RememberTheNewGuy, Bailey has been RetGone from reality and none of the people he knew, including Peter, Aunt May, and the workers at F.E.A.S.T. recognize him. Part of the reason why he reveals his SecretIdentity to the girl he saved is because he wants ''someone'' to know who he is. [[SubvertedTrope Luckily]], the girl, Christina, is thankful for him saving her life and vouches for him so he can stay at F.E.A.S.T. with her family. And at the end of ''Spider-Man #11'', Peter decides to hear Bailey out despite not remembering Bailey at all.
-->'''Spider-Boy:''' My name is Bailey Briggs. And I'm all alone.
* ArtificialAnimalPeople: He's a spider/human hybrid created by Madame Monstrosity.
* AttentionWhore: He very clearly loves being in the limelight, calling himself NYC's "short king" and posing for social media and screenshots. Bailey is also offended when Hellifino crushes the trophy that Bailey was going to get for saving a bowling alley from Gutterball.
* BadassAdorable: He's a cute kid with YouthfulFreckles, [[FieryRedhead curly red hair]], and the usual suite of spider-powers that allows him to [[CuteBruiser wipe the floor with hardened gangsters]] without much hassle.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Bailey was given his powers to act as a HumanWeapon for Madame Monstrosity. His powers include paralyzing fangs and the ability to take on a monstrous man-spider form. But he's a good kid choosing to help others and encouraged by heroes like Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the Fantastic Four.
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Disoriented by his eight extra eyes and his other powers, Bailey needed extensive training from Daredevil in order to get a handle on his abilities.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: During Otto's time as the Superior Spider-Man, Bailey is affected by Mr. Negative's corruptive touch and made to fight Otto. It lasts until Otto hurls Bailey to the pavement and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls him an impostor unworthy of his powers and destined for failure]].
* ChildProdigy: Subverted. Bailey uses web fluid dissolver to get out of Peter's webbing when Peter tries to ditch him. Peter's first assumption is that Bailey made the dissolver. Bailey balks at the notion. He's only ten years old and wouldn't have the know-how to make something like that on his own. He shows the dissolver's capsule to Peter to prove that it's Peter's handiwork as evidence of their previous partnership.
* CombatParkour: Given his lack of webshooters, Bailey performs parkour and acrobatics even more frequently than other Spiders. He often makes an entrance by {{Wall Jump}}ing into frame and fight scenes typically show him jumping, flipping, and somersaulting past attacks whenever he's not throwing punches or kicks of his own.
* CommonalityConnection: Captain America sympathizes with Spider-Boy after hearing about his {{Unperson}} predicament. He tells Bailey that he knows what it's like to be stuck in a world that's moved on without him and promises to be of help to Bailey if he ever needs it.
* CursedWithAwesome: Bailey was mutated by Madame Monstrosity into being a spider-human hybrid for the sake of being a living weapon for her. While this left him looking inhuman at first, Bailey got away with a suite of useful spider-powers and no permanently deforming side effects. This is in stark contrast to [[spoiler:his friend Eli]], who was converted into Hellifino, a four-eyed elephant-rhino hybrid with no signs of being able to turn back into [[spoiler:a normal kid.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Bailey and his mother were poor enough to move into a F.E.A.S.T. shelter while struglging to make ends meet. At some point, he was separated from her and kidnapped by Madame Monstrosity when he was seven years old. Madame M. turns him into a monstrous spider-human hybrid with the express goal of making him a weapon for her ends. He's saved by Spider-Man and taught to control his powers and restore his human appearance, but is RetGone from memory and record a few years later. This forces Bailey to rebuild his life almost from scratch even though he's only been gone a few days from his perspective.
* DependingOnTheArtist: Bailey's physique is largely dependent on the artist. Paco Medina, Humberto Ramos, and Luciano Vecchio all give Bailey a lithe build reflective of his past as an impoverished kid who was imprisoned in a scientific facility. Meanwhile, [[https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/sm2022007_secondprint_cover.jpg the reprinted cover]] of Slott's ''Spider-Man #7'' gives Bailey much more muscular arms and legs, as does Kaare Andrew's [[https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/inC.M3aljmOKKEfQ0yWjbA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEzNDg7aD0yMDQ2O2NmPXdlYnA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/superherohype_979/cd2a86d7a8023cfb828f8484ccb7b03e-foil variant cover]] and [[https://s3.amazonaws.com/comicgeeks/comics/covers/large-8994745.jpg?1701599033 Tyler Kirkham's ComicXposure variant cover]] for ''Spider-Boy #1''.
* DisappearedDad: Bailey mentions his mom and is heartbroken to find that no pictures of the two them together exist anymore. However, not once does he mention having a dad, implying that Bailey's father left them or is otherwise indisposed.
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Invoked. Bailey tries to come up with a theme song for himself akin to Peters' while saving a woman and her cat from falling off a fire escape. He admits halfway through that he's no good at rhyming, especially while he has his hands full doing superhero stuff.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Bailey's {{Unperson}} status erased any evidence of his time as a superhero. This frustrates him, as he's treated as JustAKid by civilians, criminals, and heroes alike apart from being known as Spider-Man's sidekick, to the point that people don't get his name right and refer to him as "Spider-Kid".
* ExpressiveMask: Like with Spider-Man's, his mask acts like an extension of his face. Also, somehow, his extra eyes also appear in the mask when he activates them.
* ExtraEyes: He has ''ten'' eyes: a pair of eyes, like a normal human, and eight more, like a spider's. This gives him virtually 360 degrees of vision because of the extra eyes on the sides of his head. He can also retract his extra eyes to appear normal when unmasked.
* FieryRedhead: He has curly red hair under the mask and is exceptionally [[HotBlooded bombastic]] when fighting crime.
* FragileSpeedster: Bailey's lack of web-shooters has taught him to be even more nimble and acrobatic than Peter. This, his size, and his 360 degree field of vision make him exceptionally hard to hit. But Bailey lacks a proper SpiderSense to give him CombatClairvoyance on top of being a scrawny ten-year-old. When pitted against the Superior Spider-Man by Mr. Negative, Otto just needs to grab Bailey's leg and throw him to the floor to knock the wind out of him. He's also noted to not hit as hard as Spider-Man, which works against him when [[MightyGlacier Hellifino]] can take all of Bailey's punches and kicks without flinching.
* FunPersonified:
** Bailey often treats superhero work less seriously than he should, posing for social media and referring to unwanted tasks given to him by his SpiderSense as "sidequests". He's not at all concerned when he's kidnapped by Arcade and treats escaping Murderworld as though he were at the amusement park. To some extent, this attitude is a coping mechanism, as he admits that his family never had the money to actually visit one.
** On a meta-level, Bailey's adventures are typically much more light-hearted and have lower stakes than the main ''Amazing Spider-Man'' book. Rather than featuring A-list villains like Doctor Octopus, Bailey's rogues tend to be sillier enemies like Gutterball, a villain with an indestructible bowling ball for a head who shoots bowling pins at people.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Bailey isn't allowed to get involved in more brutal conflicts, resulting in him largely sitting out the events of ''ComicBook/GangWar2023''. He instead spends time patrolling the city blocks around the F.E.A.S.T. center he calls home, dealing with Maggia goons hoping to turn it into a base of operations and later supernaturally coordinated rats.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Bailey's more obviously mutated traits compared to other spider heroes haven't done wonders for his reputation. At best, he's considered CreepyGood because of his [[ScaryTeeth retractable fangs]]. At worst, the Daily Bugle runs articles accusing Spider-Boy of being a monster. Spider-Man complains that Spider-Boy hasn't done anything to warrant this kind of treatment, but Robbie stands by his headlines.
* HowDoIShotWeb: When he was first experimented on, Bailey found his eight additional eyes more disorienting than helpful, mistakenly believing that he's seeing six of the same person at once. It's not until he trains with Daredevil to master his senses and process the information from his extra eyes that Bailey can take advantage of his increased field of vision.
* HomelessHero: Given that he owns a locker at F.E.A.S.T., it's implied that Bailey was homeless even before he was RetGone from reality. He's familiar with Aunt May because of her time volunteering at the shelter and doesn't know where he'll stay when the other workers don't recognize him. But after he saves a girl staying at the shelter, she vouches for him after he reveals his SecretIdentity to her, staying with her family in the shelter.
-->'''Bailey:''' Great, I can't even stay at a F.E.A.S.T. center. Where am I gonna go? What can I do?
* HulkingOut: He claims to be able to "monster-out" but he'd rather not do so. What little he does show involves retractable fangs with paralyzing venom and eight additional eyes that give him virtually 360 degrees of vision. Previews from the official Marvel site show that when he was first experimented on, Bailey [[https://cdn.marvel.com/content/2x/spiderboy2023001_interiorc.jpg didn't look human]], with an oblong head and alien-like eyes.
* HumanWeapon: Madame Monstrosity spliced Bailey with a spider to turn him into one of her Humanimal enforcers to sicc on her foes and guard her lairs. But Bailey was rescued by Spider-Man before she could break Bailey's will. Spider-Man and daredevil would then teach Bailey to control his powers well enough to be able to return to a somewhat normal life.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Bailey's eyes are bright blue and he's typically an optimistic kid who prefers to act as FunPersonified despite everything he's been through. He'd much rather save people than hurt them and is aghast when the Superior Spider-Man grievously injures several members of the Demons on account of the gangsters' HealingFactor. He even still believes in Santa, waving at the Santa Claus at the Thanksgiving Day parade.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Prior to his stint of non-existence, his relationship with Peter seems to have been a combination of this and Peter being something of a ParentalSubstitute. He even refers to May as "Aunt May" with a familial tone despite them not being related.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bailey can be bratty, egotistic, and doesn't always take superhero work as seriously as he should. He loves basking in the limelight and seems to have an inflated opinion of some of his accomplishments. His pestering Peter to remember him also makes Bailey come across as a BrattyHalfPint. But Bailey's heart remains in the right place, as he rushes to people's aid despite being irritated by the "sidequests" his SpiderSense gives him.
-->'''Bailey:''' This is how most of my adventures start. And I ''have'' to see 'em through. Because if I don't...someone could get hurt, and then I'd never forgive myself.
* JustAKid:
** Justified. Despite spending a considerable amount of time training to work alongside Peter, Bailey was always kept out of fights with heavy-hitting A-Listers like Doctor Doom and the Sinister Six out of fear for Bailey's safety. Bailey himself is embarrassed that his most critical adventure with Peter was battling against the Big Wheel and ''failing'' to stop the villain from plowing through a F.E.A.S.T. center.
** When he and Peter meet Supernova for the first time, Peter immediately pegs her as an A-list villain after seeing her torch a building. Bailey asks where Peter wants him to be. Peter replies, "New Jersey!", wanting Bailey as far away from someone who is like "the Human Torch times ten" as possible. Bailey instead opts to perform crowd control and get people out of the line of fire.
* KidSidekick: He's Spider-Man's long lost sidekick. According to Bailey, he's been fighting crime as Spider-Boy for three years, almost a whole ''[[ImprobableAge third]]'' of his life so far. That said, a good chunk of that time was spent preparing for the role, with Peter refusing to let Bailey fight heavy-hitters like Doctor Doom out of concern for Bailey's safety.
* KnightInSourArmor: For all of his griping about how important it is for him to be Spider-Boy to Peter, Bailey resents the role to some extent. The nature of Bailey's Spider-Sense ensures that he ''always'' has to put others before himself if he gets a psychic flash as it won't stop bothering him until he addresses the issue personally. His efforts to be a worthy hero led to his current predicament where he effectively never existed. Despite this, he still plunges into the fray because he knows he'll regret it if he doesn't.
-->'''Bailey:''' Someone out there ''needs'' Spider-Boy. And that's always more important than whatever Bailey Briggs needs. [[BeingGoodSucks Being Spider-Boy sucks.]]
* LivingLieDetector: Bailey's {{Psychometry}}-type Spider-Sense allows him to indirectly act as one of these, as his visions of the future are accurate enough to pick apart lies and falsehoods. The Superior Spider-Man feared that Bailey's powers would reveal how Otto took over Peter's body and refused to let Bailey touch him.
* LogicalWeakness: Bailey's paralyzing fangs are a potent way to end a fight, but they only work if he can bite deeply enough to inject the venom. If he faces someone whose skin is too tough for his teeth to penetrate, his venom becomes useless.
* MistakenForRelated: After tackling Aunt May out of the way of the Big Wheel, May mistakes Bailey for Spider-Man's son and calls Spider-Man a fine father. Following his "first" public appearance, the ''Daily Bugle'' speculates on his relation to Spider-Man, father/son being one of the theories it posits. Mr. Negative also calls Bailey "[Spider-Man's] boy", which Bailey refutes.
* MommasBoy: Bailey was very close to his mom and thinks about her often. His most prized possession was the sole photo of the two of them together and he's heartbroken when he discovers that it has vanished from his F.E.A.S.T. locker along with every other trace of his existence. Her current whereabouts are unknown; Bailey tells Christina that she's not dead, but doesn't elaborate.
* MouthyKid: Bailey zigzags between this and BrattyHalfPint because of how egotistic he can be. While he likes to brag about himself, he often does make salient points about Peter. He calls out Norman for cranking up Peter's SpiderSense to frankly unhealthy levels. When Peter dismisses him, Bailey uses Peter as a jungle gym to demonstrate that Peter treating him as a helpless kid is flawed.
* MundaneUtility: He uses his wall-crawling powers to get on a nearby rooftop for the sake of having a better view of the Thanksgiving Day parade.
-->'''Bailey:''' It's like Spidey says-- "What's the point in having spider-powers if you don't get to abuse them every now and then?"[[note]]Spidey never actually said this.[[/note]]
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Bailey is quite short and scrawny, to the point that Aunt May has to look down to make eye contact with him. But he can still punch out people much larger than him.
* MySuitIsAlsoSuper: Bailey's costume is made of unstable molecules like the Fantastic Four's gear, which allows him to wear sneakers and still stick to walls. He lampshades this when he points out Peter wallcrawled with shoes on when he first got his powers and Miles' recent costume has sneakers as well and he still wallcrawled. His mask also seems to be able to open wide enough for him to unleash his fangs before closing completely into a full-face mask again.
* TheParalyzer: Bailey possesses [[ScaryTeeth venomous fangs]] that can inject a paralyzing toxin into whoever he bites akin to Spider-Man 2099. When Bailey bites Electro to save Peter from getting fried, he has to go out of his way to clarify that he didn't kill him. This proves especially useful against foes with a HealingFactor like the Inner Demons who can simply get back up from any beatings Bailey can dole out to them.
* PerpetualPoverty: He's a homeless, penniless kid with a MissingMom and a DisappearedDad. Even if he were old enough to get a job, all documentation of his existence has been erased, making it impossible to get working papers. His lack of money becomes a sore spot for him by Issue #3 of his comic, as his phone, his last worldly possession, was stolen just before Christmas. He then mutters that he wants twenty bucks after a woman asks how he can repay her for saving her and her cat. Unfortunately, HeroismWontPayTheBills, and the expectation that superheroes work for free means that she doesn't even entertain the thought while Christina tries to sweep Bailey's remark under the rug by saying he was just kidding.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Bailey is so short that he has to tell Aunt May to look down to make eye contact with him. He's also described as being nearly as strong as Spider-Man.
* PrimaryColorChampion: His costume is mostly orange-ish red with sky blue, with yellow for the eyes in the mask.
* {{Psychometry}}: One of Bailey's defining abilities is that his Spider-Sense is significantly more potent that Peter's. By touching a person or related object, Bailey is able to psychically sense ''other'' people in imminent danger and know exactly how they'll be put in peril via [[{{Seers}} precognitive visions]]. The catch is that once his Spider-Sense recognizes that somebody is in need of help, [[BlessedWithSuck it will not stop blaring until Bailey personally intervenes]]. On the flip side, the actual SpiderSense aspect is nonexistent, as he doesn't notice Arcade's truck driving up right behind him because he's busy arguing with Peter over the phone in a flashback.
* RedheadsAreUncool: Bailey is Spider-Man's redheaded KidSidekick with a similarly poor reputation. His paralyzing fangs get him labeled a monster and a vampire by the Daily Bugle and Peter barely tolerates Bailey at first. This is on top of being RetGone from history so no one can remember him. Christina jokes about this while Bailey is grousing about his reputation, calling him something way worse than a vampire: a ginger.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Inverted. Bailey was apparently Spider-Man's sidekick for three years straight, knew both Peter and Miles' secret identities, and had a close relationship with Aunt May prior to [[RetGone being erased]] by Shathra. When the kid is [[TheBusCameBack finally restored back into reality]], nobody can remember him.
* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Subverted. Bailey complains that all of the blood is going to rush to his head when Peter webs him to a wall upside-down. Peter remarks that the other spider-heroes don't have this problem, showing how different Bailey's powers are from Peter's or Miles' abilities.
* SadClown: For all of his quipping and whining, Bailey is clearly terrified to be in a world where no one remembers him. After the revelation that he's a HomelessHero with no family to return to and nothing but the clothes on his back, his pestering of Peter comes across as a desperate plea for the person he trusts most to recognize him.
* ScannableMan: Madame Monstrosity imprinted a barcode on the back of Bailey's neck that proves he was one of her experiments. However, the barcode is useless in the present, as Bailey has been expunged from all memories and records.
* ScaryTeeth: Bailey has a set of retractable fangs that allow him to inject a paralyzing toxin into his enemies. While they're non-lethal in potency, these teeth quickly get Bailey labeled as a vampire and a monster to be feared by some media outlets, including the ''Daily Bugle''.
* SmallNameBigEgo: After beating a supervillain solo for the first time, Bailey expects to be able to ask for free food from a food trunk owner, who has no idea who he is. He also has a tendency to hype up his villains as being exceptionally deadly, such as calling the Balloon Man "the Magneto of balloons". While Bailey's sillier rogues may possess LethalHarmlessPowers, they're definitely below the super weight of the A-list villains Peter bars him from fighting.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Bailey eventually convinces Peter of their shared history by sharing stories of things they did together, which Peter admits sounds like stuff he'd do. Bailey also knows Peter's and Miles' secret identities as well as intimate details of Peter's life, such as the time he had Doctor Strange wipe everyone's memory of his SecretIdentity.
* StillBelievesInSanta: Enthusiastically waves to the Santa in the Thanksgiving Day parade and seems to genuinely believe he's the real deal. Given that Bailey lives in the [[FantasyKitchenSink Marvel Universe]], where living gods have been a publicly-known fact since long before he was born (he specifically calls Santa "like Thor and Hercules real"), [[JustifiedTrope it's quite understandable]] that a kid his age would retain a lack of skepticism on the subject.
* SpeedBlitz: Bailey's go-to strategy for dealing with supervillains is to rush them with a flurry of hits before they know what hit him. While brainwashed into fighting the Superior Spider-Man, Bailey's attacks are depicted as him punching Otto from every direction from the sheer number of attacks that Bailey is throwing out. Bailey also tries to rush down Hellifino the same way, but Bailey's blows aren't heavy enough to do much more than annoy him despite running circles around Hellifino.
* StreetUrchin: Bailey is homeless and has been living at Aunt May's F.E.A.S.T. center long enough that he was considered a regular face prior to being RetGone. Also, during a mission with Spider-Man against Arcade (retold by the boy to Spider-Man), he mentions his family is "dirt poor".
* StepfordSnarker: Bailey can keep up with Peter in the quipping department, continuing to crack jokes constantly even while being chased by Supernova with no Spider-Man in sight. As the chase continues, it becomes clear that this is a defense mechanism as he continues to quip after he burns his fingers ripping his melting Bug Pack off to avoid catching fire. The mask only slips when Supernova causes a building to collapse on top of him, finally getting Spider-Boy to scream for help from his mentor.
* SuperheroSobriquets: Marketing materials refer to him as the "Arachnid Kid", though Bailey doesn't particularly like being called "Spider-Kid" in-story. He's also called the "Webless Wonder" for being the only spider hero on Earth-616 to go without webbing of any kind.
* SuperheroSpeciation: Bailey was not bitten by a spider but instead had DNA directly spliced into him. As a result, he can sprout eight additional eyes to give himself 360 degrees of vision and his Spider-Sense acts as a form of {{Psychometry}} at the cost of not being able to sense danger coming. Peter also barred Bailey from using webshooters because of a NoodleIncident where he embarrassed himself with them, leaving Bailey to get around solely through his superhuman agility and acrobatics.
* SuperSenses: Due to his additional eyes, Bailey has virtually 360 degrees of vision. He boasts that this makes it impossible for anyone to sneak up on him. But this is only useful if [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he's paying attention]], as he fails to notice the truck driving up behind him while arguing with Peter over the phone.
* SweetTooth: He enjoys ice cream like any other kid, noting that Peter used to always take him out to get a cone before Bailey was RetGone. The cover for ''Spider-Boy'' #2 features him sipping on a frozen soft drink.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Subverted. Bailey's Spider-Sense doesn't alert him to danger, leaving him reliant on his expanded field of vision to see incoming threats. But he also has a habit of running his mouth and arguing with others, which often distracts him long enough to get into deep trouble. In one flashback, Arcade captures Bailey while the boy was too busy arguing with Peter over the phone. In another, Bailey argues with Otto (who Bailey doesn't know took over Peter's body) long enough for Mr. Negative to clap a hand on Bailey's shoulder.
-->'''Bailey:''' ''[when Otto tells Bailey not to touch him]'' "Lay a hand"? Of course! You've been fighting Mr. Negative! And he's got that corrupting touch of his that can turn anyone into a jerkish version of themselves!\\
'''Mr. Negative:''' ''[puts a hand on Bailey's shoulder]'' Yes, I do. And it places that person under my ''complete control.''\\
'''Bailey:''' [[OhCrap Eep.]]
* TemptingFate: Bailey declares that no one can possibly sneak up on him thanks to his 360 degrees of vision. Seconds later, Arcade captures him because Bailey was too busy arguing with Peter over the phone.
-->'''Bailey:''' I may not have your kind of SpiderSense... but I've 360-degree vision. That means no one can get the drop on— ''[gets sucked into Arcade's truck]''
* {{Unperson}}: PlayedForDrama. Bailey has been severed from the Web of Life and Destiny for so long that any memory or record of his existence has essentially been wiped off the face of Earth-616. Everybody he knows and loves treats him like a total stranger, what little worldly belongings he owns at the F.E.A.S.T. center is gone, including the [[PreciousPhoto picture of his missing mother]], and all of his attempts to reconnect with Peter are [[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure firmly rebuked]]. This leaves the kid [[HatesBeingAlone so starved for companionship]] that he unmasks himself to Christina Xu, a total stranger he had just rescued from the Inner Demons, just so ''somebody'' can know him.
* WellDoneSonGuy: For all of Bailey's spunk and attitude, he clearly and constantly yearns for Peter's approval. The first thing Bailey does after realizing that he's been wiped from history is to try constantly pester Spider-Man until he agrees to hear Bailey out. During the flashback in ''Superior Spider-Man #1'', Otto-in-Peter's-body gives Bailey a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech after Bailey is affected by Mr. Negative's touch, calling Bailey as an "impostor" unworthy of his costume or powers and "a sad, broken little boy destined for failure"; this reduces Bailey to tears.
* YouthfulFreckles: Bailey is an energetic and impetuous ten-year-old superhero and has the freckles on his cheeks to emphasize his youthful recklessness and spunk.

* BadPowersGoodPeople: Bailey was given his powers to act as a LivingWeapon for Madame Monstrosity. His powers include paralyzing fangs and the ability to take on a monstrous man-spider form. But he's a good kid choosing to help others and encouraged by heroes like Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the Fantastic Four.

* FragileSpeedster: Bailey's lack of web-shooters has taught him to be even more nimble and acrobatic than Peter. This, his size, and his 360 degree field of vision make him exceptionally hard to hit. But Bailey lacks a proper SpiderSense to give him CombatClairvoyance on top of being a scrawny ten-year-old. When pitted against the Superior Spider-Man by Mr. Negative, Otto just needs to grab Bailey's leg and throw him to the floor to knock the wind out of him.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Bailey's more obviously mutated traits comapred to other spider heroes haven't done wonders for his reputation. At best, he's considered CreepyGood because of his retractable fangs. At worst, the Daily Bugle runs articles accusing Spider-Boy of being a monster. Spider-Man complains that Spider-Boy hasn't done anything to warrant this kind of treatment, but Robbie stands by his headlines.

* TheParalyzer: Bailey possesses [[ScaryTeeth venomous fangs]] that can inject a paralyzing toxin into whoever he bites akin to Spider-Man 2099. When Bailey bites Electro to save Peter from getting fried, he has to go out of his way to clarify that he didn't kill him.

* DependingOnTheArtist: Bailey's physique is largely dependent on the artist. Paco Medina, Humberto Ramos, and Luciano Vecchio all give Bailey a lithe build reflective of his past as an impoverished kid who was imprisoned in a scientific facility. Meanwhile, [[https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/sm2022007_secondprint_cover.jpg the reprinted cover]] of Slott's ''Spider-Man #7'' gives Bailey much more muscular arms and legs, as does Kaare Andrew's [[https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/inC.M3aljmOKKEfQ0yWjbA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEzNDg7aD0yMDQ2O2NmPXdlYnA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/superherohype_979/cd2a86d7a8023cfb828f8484ccb7b03e foil variant cover]] for ''Spider-Boy #1''.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: Prior to his stint of non-existence, his relationship with Peter seems to have been a combination of this and Peter being something of a ParentalSubstitute.

* SuperheroSpeciation: Bailey was not bitten by a spider but instead had DNA directly spliced into him. As a result, he can sprout eight additional eyes to give him 360 degrees of vision and his Spider-Sense acts as a form of {{Psychometry}} at the cost of not being able to sense danger coming. Peter also barred Bailey from using webshooters because of a NoodleIncident where he embarrassed himself with them, leaving Bailey to get around solely through his superhuman agility and acrobatics.

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* OutOfFocus: Following the ''ComicBook/BrandNewDay'' SoftReboot, there was a concerted effort to position Anya as the premier LegacyCharacter in the Spider-Man line. She was given a major role in the ''Grim Hunt'' storyline, made a member of the Young Allies (Marvel's attempt at a new Teen Teem), and was eventually given a new costume & official took on the Spider-Girl mantle. Her ongoing unfortunately ended up underperforming and got cancelled after 8 issues. To make matters worst new younger characters like [[Characters/UltimateSpiderManMilesMorales Miles Morales]] and ComicBook/SpiderGwen became breakaway successes and became the new focus for the Spider-Office.

For tropes regarding Ben, see his entry on the Characters/MarvelComicsScarletSpider page.

For tropes regarding Kaine, see his entry on the Characters/MarvelComicsScarletSpider page.

When Jessica was little, she was infected with uranium radiation and was in danger of dying. Her father used an experimental spider serum to save her, and put her in a tube to accelerate the serum's growth, saving her life but aging her rather rapidly to the point that she looks, and acts, much older than she is. She was raised in Wundagore by the cow-woman Lady Bova, eventually left to make her way in the human world, fell in love... then accidentally killed her first love with her latent superpower: bio-electric blasts. Accused of being a witch, Jessica fled Wundagore and was taken in by [[Characters/MarvelComicsHydra HYDRA]], tricked into thinking that it was a good place for refugees even though it was actually a terrorist group. She was trained in martial arts and learned to harness her powers more effectively. These include the discovery of her other powers such as Wall Climbing and Pheromones, which attract men and women. Oh, and she was given her codename, first Arachne, but quickly changed to Spider-Woman.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: During Otto's time as the Superior Spider-Man, Bailey is affected by Mr. Negative's corruptive touch and made to fight Otto. It lasts until Otto punches Bailey to the pavement and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls him an impostor unworthy of his powers and destined for failure]].

* FragileSpeedster: Bailey's lack of web-shooters has taught him to be even more nimble and acrobatic than Peter. This, his size, and his 360 degree field of vision make him exceptionally hard to hit. But Bailey lacks a proper SpiderSense to give him CombatClairvoyance on top of being a spindly ten-year-old. When pitted against the Superior Spider-Man by Mr. Negative, Otto just needs to grab Bailey's leg and throw him to the floor to knock the wind out of him.

* MistakenForRelated: After tackling Aunt May out of the way of the Big Wheel, May mistakes Bailey for Spider-Man's son and calls Spider-Man a fine father. Following his "first" public appearance, the ''Daily Bugle'' speculates on his relation to Spider-Man, father/son being one of the theories it posits.

* AttentionWhore: He very clearly loves being in the limelight, calling himself NYC's "short king" and posing for social media and screenshots.

* FragileSpeedster: Bailey's lack of web-shooters has taught him to be even more nimble and acrobatic than Peter. This, his size, and his 360 degree field of vision make him exceptionally hard to hit. But Bailey lacks a proper SpiderSense to give him CombatClairvoyance on top of being a spindly ten-year-old. When pitted against the Superior Spider-Man by Mr. Negative, it takes just one punch from Otto to leave Bailey reeling.

* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Disoriented by his eight extra eyes and his other powers, Bailey needed extensive training from Daredevil in order to get a handle on his powers.

* MundaneUtility: He uses his wall-crawling powers to get on top of a nearby rooftop for the sake of having a better view of the Thanksgiving Day parade.

* SmallNameBigEgo: After beating a supervillain solo for the first time, Bailey expects to be able to ask for free food from a food trunk owner, who has no idea who he is.

* SweetTooth: He enjoys ice cream like any other kid, noting that Peter used to always take him out to get a cone before Bailey was RetGone. The cover for ''Spider-Boy #2'' features him sipping on a frozen soft drink.

* {{Unperson}}: PlayedForDrama. Bailey has been severed from the Web of Life and Destiny for so long that any memory or record of his existence has essentially been wiped off the face of Earth-616. Everybody he knows and loves treats him like a total stranger, what little worldly belongings he owns at the F.E.A.S.T. center is gone, including the [[PreciousPhoto picture of his missing mother]], and all of his attempts to reconnect with Peter has been [[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure firmly rebuked]]. This leaves the kid [[HatesBeingAlone so starved for companionship]] that he unmasks himself to Christina Xu, a total stranger he had just rescued from the Inner Demons, just so ''somebody'' can know him.

* ChildProdigy: Subverted. Bailey uses web fluid dissolver to get out of Peter's webbing, Peter's first assumption is that Bailey made the dissolver. Bailey balks at the notion. He's only ten years old and wouldn't have the know-how to make something like that on his own. He shows the dissolver's capsule to Peter to prove that it's Peter's handiwork as evidence of their previous partnership.

** On a meta-level, Bailey's adventures are typically much more light-hearted and have lower stakes than the main ''Amazing Spider-Man'' book. Rather than featuring A-list villains like Doctor Octopus, Bailey's rogues tend to be sillier enemies like Gutterball, who shoots bowling pins at people and protects his head with an indestructive bowling ball-shaped helmet.

-->'''Bailey:''' What's the point in having spider-powers if you don't get to abuse them every now and then?

* RedheadsAreUncool: Bailey is Spider-Man's redheaded KidSidekick with a similarly poor reputation. His paralyzing fangs get him labeled a monster by the Daily Bugle and Peter barely tolerates Bailey at first. This is on top of being RetGone from history so no one can remember him. Christina jokes about this while Bailey is grousing about his reputation, calling him something way worse than a vampire: a ginger.

* MySuitIsAlsoSuper: Bailey's costume is made of unstable molecules, which allows him to wear sneakers and still stick to walls. He lampshades this when he points out Peter wallcrawled with shoes on when he first got his powers and Miles' recent costume has sneakers as well and he still wallcrawled. His mask also seems to be able to open wide enough for him to unleash his fangs before closing completely into a full-face mask again.

* BadPowersGoodPeople: Bailey was given his powers to act as a LivingWeapon for Madame Monstrosity. His powers include paralyzing fangs and the ability to take on a monstrous man-spider form. But he's good kid choosing to help others and encouraged by heroes like Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the Fantastic Four.

* CursedWithAwesome: Bailey was mutated by Madame Monstrosity into being a spider-human hybrid for the sake of being a living weapon for her. While this left him looking inhuman at first, Bailey got away with a suite of useful spider-powers and no permanently deforming side effects. This is in stark contrast to [[spoiler:his friend Ali]], who was converted into Hellifino, a four-eyed elephant-rhino hybrid with no signs of being able to turn back into [[spoiler:a normal kid.]]

* WellDoneSonGuy: For all of Bailey's spunk and attitude, he clearly and constantly yearns for Peter's approval. The first thing Bailey does after realizing that he's been wiped from history is to try constantly pester Spider-Man until he agrees to hear Bailey out. In ''Superior Spider-Man #1'', Otto gives Bailey a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech after Bailey is affected by Mr. Negative's touch, referring to Bailey as an "impostor" unworthy of his costume or powers and "a sad, broken little boy destined for failure". This reduces Bailey to tears and Medusa rushes to comfort him.

* CursedWithAwesome: Bailey was mutated by Madame Monstrosity into being a spider-human hybrid for the sake of being a living weapon for her. While this left him looking inhuman at first, Bailey got away with a suite of useful spider-powers and no permanently deforming side effects. This is in stark contrast to his friend Ali, who was converted into Hellifino, a four-eyed, four-armed elephant-rhino hybrid with no signs of being able to turn back into a normal kid.

* ScannableTattoo: Madame Monstrosity imprinted a barcode on the back of his neck the proves he was one of her experiments. However, the barcode is useless in the present, as Bailey has been expunged from all memories and records.

** Justified. Despite spending a considerable amount of time training to work alongside Peter, Bailey was always kept out of fights with heavy-hitting A-Listers like Doctor Doom and the Sinister Six. This was partially because Peter felt that Bailey wasn't ready for them and partially because Peter wanted to protect Bailey from such dangerous opponents. Bailey himself is embarrassed that his most critical adventure with Peter was battling against the Big Wheel and ''failing'' to stop the villain from plowing through a F.E.A.S.T. center.

* MusclesAreMeaningless: Bailey is quite short and scrawny, to the point that Auny May has to look down to make eye contact with him. But he can still punch out people much larger than him.

* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Bailey eventually convinces Peter of their shared history by sharing stories of things they did together, which Peter admits sounds like stuff he'd do. Bailey also knows Peter's and Miles' secret identities as well as intimate details of Peter's life, such as the time he had Doctor Strange wipe everyone's memory of his identity.

* SweetTooth: He enjoys ice cream like any other kid, noting that Peter used to always take him out to get a cone before Bailey was RetGone.

* CursedWithAwesome: Bailey was mutated by Madame Monstrosity into being a spider-human hybrid for the sake of being a living weapon for her. While this left him looking inhuman at first, Bailey got away with a suite of useful spider-powers and no permanently deforming side-effects. This is in stark contrast to his friend Ali, who was converted into Hellifino, a four-eyed, four-armed elephant-rhino hybrid with no signs of being able to turn back into a normal kid.

** On a meta-level, Bailey's adventures are typically much more light-hearted and have lower stakes than the main ''Amazing Spider-Man'' book. Rather than featuring A-list villains like Doctor Octopus, Bailey's rogues tend to be sillier enemies like Gutterball, who shoots bowling pins at people and protects his head with an indestructive bowling ball-sahped helmet.

* JustAKid: Despite spending a considerable amount of time training to work alongside Peter, Bailey was always kept out of fights with heavy-hitting A-Listers like Doctor Doom and the Sinister Six. This was partially because Peter felt that Bailey wasn't ready for them and partially because Peter wanted to protect Bailey from such dangerous opponents. Bailey himself is embarrassed that his most critical adventure with Peter was battling against the Big Wheel and ''failing'' to stop the villain from plowing through a F.E.A.S.T. center.

* MySuitIsAlsoSuper: Bailey's costume is made of unstable molecules, which allows him to wear sneakers and still stick to walls. He lampshades this when he points out Peter wallcrawled with shoes on when he first got his powers and Miles' recent costume has sneakers as well and he still wallcrawled.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Subverted. Bailey's SpiderSense doesn't alert him to danger, leaving him reliant on his expanded field of vision to see incoming threats. But he also has a habit of running his mouth and arguing with others, which often distracts him long enough to get into deep trouble. In one flashback, Arcade captures Bailey while the boy was too busy arguing with Peter over the phone. In another, Bailey argues with Otto (who Bailey doesn't know took over Peter's body) long enough for Mr. Negative to clap a hand on Bailey's shoulder.

* FragileSpeedster: Bailey's lack of web-shooters has taught him to be even more nimble and acrobatic than Peter. This, his size, and his 360 degree field of vision make him exceptionally hard to hit. But Bailey lacks a proper SpiderSense to give him CombatClairvoyance on top of being a spindly ten-year-old. When pitted against the Superior Spider-Man by Mr. Negative, it just takes one punch from Otto to leave Bailey reeling.
* FunPersonified: Bailey often treats superhero work less seriously than he should, posing for social media and referring to unwanted tasks given to him by his SpiderSense as "sidequests". He's not at all concerned when he's kidnapped by Arcade and treats escaping Murderworld as though he were at the amusement park. To some extent, this attitude is a coping mechanism, as he admits that his family never had the money to actually visit one.

* SuperheroSpeciation: Bailey was not bitten by a spider but instead had DNA directly spliced into him. As a result, he can sprout eight additional eyes to give him 360 degrees of vision and his Spider-Sense acts as a form of {{Psychometry}} at the cost of not being able to sense danger coming. Peter also barred Bailey from using webshooters because of a NoodleIncident where he embarrassed himself with them, leaving him to get around solely through his superhuman agility and acrobatics.

* WellDoneSonGuy: For all of Bailey's spunk and attitude, he clearly and constantly yearns for Peter's approval. The first thing Bailey does after realizing that he's been wiped from history is to try to pester Spider-Man constantly until he agrees to hear Bailey out. In ''Superior Spider-Man #1'', Otto gives Bailey a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech after Bailey is affected by Mr. Negative's touch, referring to Bailey as an "impostor" unworthy of his costume or powers and "a sad, broken little boy destined for failure". This reduces Bailey to tears and Medusa rushes to comfort him.

'''Mr. Negative:''' ''[puts a hand on Bailey's shoulder]'' Yes, I do. And it places that person under my ''complete control.''

* ImAHumanitarian: Ate Peter's shed skin from ''The Other'' incident to assume human form.