History Characters / SpiderManFamily

* TookALevelInJerkass: Is not supportive of "Peter"'s relationship with Anna Maria Marconi, going so far as to disparagingly remark on her short stature. Although "Peter" also admits that's also his fault because he should've told Aunt May earlier before she met Anna.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Is not supportive of "Peter"'s relationship with Anna Maria Marconi, going so far as to disparagingly remark on her short stature.

--> I'm doin' something very, very stupid. Don't screw up my hero moment, Parker.

* AntiHero: As the second Scarlet Spider, of the Pragmatic Anti-Hero persuasion. He's willing to kill, thinks of himself as a monster and will put villains down with much more brutal means [[spoiler:like nearly lobotomizing Carnage]], but will ultimately always end up listening to his "Parker Genes" and prioritize keeping people safe and trying to help people.
* [[spoiler: ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: As the Scarlet Spider. Taken to a new level following his second resurrection.]]

* BadassLongcoat: Part of his ensemble in the 90's.

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Just like Peter once had, Kaine has two Stingers that retract from his wrists. [[spoiler:Because just like Peter once was, Kaine is the chosen avatar of The Other, the Totemic Spider-God]].
* CainAndAbel: Literally plays the "Cain" to Peter and Ben's Abel.
* [[spoiler: CameBackStrong: Kaine is resurrected ''twice'', both times with enhanced spider-powers and both times by [[TheWormThatWalks Ero]], who is hinted to be the totemic spider deity Peter encountered in ''The Other''.]]
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Just like Peter and Ben. Issue 12 has him passed out after THREE beers.
* ChameleonCamouflage: His Scarlet Spider suit is able to turn invisible or change colors for camouflage. It's usually just stuck in the Scarlet Spiders because Madame Web is TheGadfly.
* TheChampion: He's this to Aracely, [[spoiler:who is heavily implied to either be the reincarnation of, or at the least the human host to, the Aztec God of War.]]
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler: Kaine is this twice over; He's the chosen avatar and current host of the totemic Spider-God, The Other, and he's the chosen champion of the Aztec war god Huitzilopochtli.]] This isn't even counting his role in Spider-Island, where [[spoiler:Madame Web comes to believe Kaine is actually the chosen one of her visions, which he seemingly proves by being the one to slay the Spider-Queen, though he argues that it was only done because of a moment provided by Peter, in a suit designed by Peter, while Peter saved thousands of lives.]]

* CooldownHug: On the receiving end from Aracely [[spoiler:after he became The Other and tried to eat her. Her refusal to lose faith in him and her insistence that Kaine isn't a monster, he's her champion is what gives him the strength to keep going and regain control.]]
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Kaine sleeping with Zoe and then discovering that the supervillain he just put down afterwards was her father eventually lead to [[spoiler:her blowing up Kaine's hotel room with an RPG and nearly killing Annabelle and Wally.]]

* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: Kaine makes one when he is killed by The Lobos, becoming the avatar of the totemic spider-god The Other, just like Peter once did, allowing him to return to life and save Aracely, but at the cost of becoming a monster like he always claimed he was.]]
* DidNotGetTheGirl: After seeing Kaine [[spoiler:transform into his monstrous Other form]], Annabelle is too horrified of him to even look at him and runs away. [[spoiler:By the time Peter comes to Houston looking for him, she's come to actually hate him.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: A lot of fans came around to him after [[spoiler:his sacrifice to protect his brother and preserve the Web of Life]] revealed his HiddenDepths in Grim Hunt. By the time [[spoiler:he was brought back to life and cured in Spider-Island]] and became the Scarlet Spider, he was popular enough to have his own book, which lasted for ''two-years'' of critical acclaim. He's proven to be one of the most popular members of the latest New Warriors book, and is shaping up to be one of the most important cast members in Spider-Verse.
* FriendOnTheForce: Wally Layton, up until [[spoiler:Kraven the Hunter finally tracks Kaine down and begins to threaten Kaine's friends to goad him into giving Kraven the death he wants.]] Kaine [[spoiler:refuses to commit murder after his character development, and stops his heart long enough to sever their connection, allowing Kraven to die by any means again, not just the hands of The Spider, but he isn't able to stop Kraven from goring Wally's husband Donald Meland.]] Wally blames Kaine, and [[spoiler:holds him up with a shotgun, in part of a series of events that ultimately leave Kaine in self-exile from Houston.]] He and Wally bury the hatchet when Justice forces Kaine to return to his old home.

* HeelFaceTurn: Starts during ''Spider-Man: Redemption''. Ends in a [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]] in "Grim Hunt", [[spoiler: though he is resurrected]].
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: In "Grim Hunt". [[spoiler:Fortunately [[UnexplainedRecovery he gets better]] in "Spider-Island"]].
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Once he became the Scarlet Spider, he refuses to see himself as a hero, constantly puts himself down, and thinks of himself as a horrible monster, especially after [[spoiler:becoming the avatar of The Other]] and [[spoiler:after the brother he idolized (who was actually replaced by the [[SuperiorSpiderMan]]) told him that all clones were genetic abominations that didn't deserve to live.]] He starts to get over it during his time with the New Warriors, when Justice tells him that if he feels like a monster and a bad person, the best thing he can do is surround himself with people who care about him and will force him to be better, like his fellow Warriors.

* IAmAMonster: Almost a catchphrase of his. [[spoiler:Aracely starts to help him get over it, and Justice is able to finish the job.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Kaine uses his stingers to stab Wolverine straight through the heart, knowing that he'd get better. [[spoiler:He's less kind to Carnage, who he stabs through the brain, turning him into a vegetable.]] If it weren't for Agent Venom, he would have gone further too.
* ImportantHaircut: During Grim Hunt, he finally carves away his long, unkempt "villain hair" to a haircut more like Ben and Peter's. [[spoiler:It symbolizes his HeelFaceTurn as he's preparing to sacrifice his life to save Peter's.]]

* [[spoiler: InhumanHuman: Both times after being resurrected he is brought back as an anthropomorphic spider.]]

* KidSidekick: Aracely, who becomes the superhero Hummingbird to go on more "fun" adventures with Kaine. She joins the New Warriors, [[spoiler:at least in part to help Kaine overcome his HeroicSelfDeprecation]] and drags him along with her.

* LegacyCharacter: Becomes the new Scarlet Spider after "Spider-Island".

* MyGreatestFailure: Killing [[spoiler:the love of his life]] in "The Lost Years" because she was a DirtyCop. Not to mention losing his "brother" Ben.

* NinetiesAntiHero: Wore a blade-studded black-and-grey bodysuit during the 90's and wasn't shy about killing his victims.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Before he became the Scarlet Spider, these were just about all he gave out. Once he became a superhero, he reserved them for enemies who crossed the line, notably The Lobos after they [[spoiler:brutally killed him to get to Aracely]], Carnage after failing to stop his murdering sprees before he could rack up a body count, and Ana Kravinoff and her father Kraven the Hunter after [[spoiler:Kraven manipulated and drugged him to think his degeneration was coming back and that Ben Reilly was alive and wanting to kill him for stealing his life away. Then they captured, tortured, and nearly killed Kaine's only friends, all while rubbing his attempts to be a hero in his face.]]

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Once he dies and is brought back as the avatar of The Other, he's able to transform into a horrifying Spider Monster. He loses nearly all human thought during it, referring to other people as "pray" and usually needs Aracely to calm him back down. Transforming into it to save his new friends is a big factor in what alienates them enough to drive him from Houston.]]

* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath: Sacrifices himself to save Peter, but is resurrected during the ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' arc.]]
* RefusalOfTheCall: Unlike Aracely, Kaine responds to Justice's offer to join the New Warriors with a deadpan "No". He helps them solve the problem he's immediately wrapped up in, but as soon as it's resolved he leaves. When Justice takes him to Houston to talk him down from quitting, he only claims that you can't quit what you've never actually joined. [[spoiler:He (and Houston) get through to him, and he becomes a full-time member in the end]].

* [[{{Seers}} Seer]]: Has unpredictable, painful visions, [[spoiler:but he seems to have lost this ability following his rebirth]].

* TheTeamBenefactor: Kaine funds his operations, his expensive hotel suite where he houses Aracely, and his and Aracely's [[spoiler:self-exile to Mexico]] by stealing money from drug dealers and human traffickers.

** [[spoiler:Played straight when he gains the same augmented powers Peter did in ''The Other'' during ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland''.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Sometimes with Ben and Peter, when they weren't trying to kill each other. [[spoiler: Since he got his own series, is this with Officer Layton.]]

* AntiHero: [[spoiler:As the second Scarlet Spider. Where he fits on the scale remains to be seen.]]

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:In the new ''ComicBook/ScarletSpider'' series]].

* CloneDegeneration: Suffered from it prior to [[spoiler: ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'']].

* [[spoiler: InhumanHuman: Both times after being resurrected he is brought back as an anthropomorphic spider.]]
* ImNotAHeroIm: Cursed by those [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Parker genes]].

* [[spoiler:LegacyCharacter: Becomes the new Scarlet Spider after "Spider-Island".]]

[[folder:Benjamin Reilly / Scarlet Spider I / Spider-Man II]]

[[folder:Kaine Parker / Scarlet Spider IV]]

[[folder:Scarlet Spider I/Spider-Man II]]

[[folder:Scarlet Spider IV]]

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:In new ''ComicBook/ScarletSpider'' series]].

[[folder:Scarlet Spider III]]

[[folder:Benjamin "Ben" Parker]]

[[folder:Aunt May Reilly-Parker]]
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* AlmightyMom: She can get ''J. Jonah Jameson and Wolverine'', of all people, to submit to her requests!
* BewareTheNiceOnes
* CoolOldLady
* GrannyClassic: Depending on the writer she might TakeALevelInBadass, but everyone seems to be in agreement she likes to bake, cook, and can't be bothered with hair dye.
* HappilyMarried: With '''JJJ's dad''' as of BND (the ceremony takes place in [[MilestoneCelebration issue #600]]). Peter alternates between finding it adorable and [[BrainBleach horrifying]]. Jonah would rather not think about it at all.
** And of course to Ben before his DeathByOriginStory
* HeroicBystander: More so when written by JMS, during her brief time being in on the secret.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: For a long time, she considered Spider-Man to be "awful", and thought Doctor Octopus was a "gentleman" (Even after he held her hostage). She was even like this in her youth: She almost got engaged to a criminal named Johnny Jerome, refusing to listen to Ben Parker when he tried to tell her the truth about him, thinking he was slandering Johnny out of jealousy. It was only when he showed her hard evidence that her engagement ring had been stolen that she believed him.
* InsistentTerminology: In TheSixties, would constantly say "pussywillow" instead of "pussycat" when attempting to use hip lingo.
* TheMatchMaker: For Peter and MJ. OneMoreDay aside, it works!
* MaidenAunt: Although she's a widow and not a maiden.
* MamaBear
* [[NeverMesswithGranny Never Mess with Auntie]]
* ParentalSubstitute
* ProgressivelyPrettier: In the earlier issues, May looked very wizened and wrinkled. Over time, artists have drawn her as less so.
* ShipperOnDeck: Is usually a pretty vocal Peter[=/=]MJ shipper, and conspired with Anna to set them up on their first date.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Is not supportive of "Peter"'s relationship with Anna Maria Marconi, going so far as to disparagingly remark on her short stature.

[[folder:Uncle Benjamin "Ben" Parker]]

[[folder:Ben Reilly[=/=]The Scarlet Spider I/Spider-Man II]]
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* BadassBiker: During "The Lost Years" Mini and "The Clone Saga" revamp.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Just like Peter. ''Not'' played for laughs like usual. [[spoiler:In "The Lost Years", a few drinks causes him to start trashing the bar and encouraging the bouncer to put him out of his misery.]]
* CivvieSpandex: The Scarlet Spider costume.
* CloningBlues: Was cloned from Peter Parker by the Jackal.
* CoolLoser: Sometimes, especially when compared to Peter.
* [[spoiler:DisappearedDad:]] To [[spoiler:Darkdevil]] in ''SpiderGirl''.
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide:]] Heavily implied to be his reaction to [[CloningBlues finding out he's a clone]]. Luckily, he snaps out of it after rescuing a man suffering from the same feelings.
* TheGhost: In ''SpiderGirl''.
* ImportantHaircut: Decides to wear his hair in a different style and bleach it blond to differentiate himself from Peter.
* HeroicSacrifice: Throws himself between Peter and the Green Goblin.
* [[spoiler:LegacyCharacter: Intended to be one for Peter. Now Kaine is one for him.]]
* MeaningfulName: His first name is that of Peter's uncle, while his surname is Aunt May's maiden name.
* NerdsAreSexy: Just as much of a ChickMagnet as Peter. He even hooks up with MJ [[ComfortingTheWidow after Peter dies]] in one AlternateUniverse.
* NotSoDifferent[=/=]YouAreNotAlone: Towards Kaine, eventually starting a HeelFaceTurn.
* RummageSaleReject: His first two costumes -- the first when he answers Judas Traveller's challenge at the beginning of the Clone Saga, and the other when he went up against Venom. {{Justified|Trope}} in that he was pressed for time in both cases. He ended up wearing the second costume for a long time before he finally got a proper costume.
* [[spoiler:SparedByTheAdaptation]]: The "New" Clone Saga Revamp.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Inverted; this is how he and "cousin" Peter explain [[CloningBlues why they look so much alike]]. [[spoiler:And in SpiderGirl, we find out he and his son are identical, [[FieryRedhead save for one feature]]]].
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Because he's a clone. Until he settles on a job at the Daily Grind, anyway.

[[folder:Kaine[=/=][[spoiler:Scarlet Spider III]]]]

* AbusiveParents: The Jackal.
* AntiHero: [[spoiler:As the second Scarlet Spider. Where he fits on the scale remains to be seen.]]
* [[spoiler: ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: As the Scarlet Spider. Taken to a new level following his second resurrection.]]
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:In new ''ComicBook/ScarletSpider'' series]].
* BadassLongcoat: Part of his ensemble in the 90's.
* CainAndAbel: Literally plays the "Cain" to Peter and Ben's Abel.
* [[spoiler: CameBackStrong: Kaine is resurrected ''twice'', both times with enhanced spider-powers and both times by [[TheWormThatWalks Ero]], who is hinted to be the totemic spider deity Peter encountered in ''The Other''.]]
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Just like Peter and Ben. Issue 12 has him passed out after THREE beers.
* CloneDegeneration: Suffered from it prior to [[spoiler: ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'']].
* CloningBlues: Like Ben Reilly, he was a clone of Spider-Man.
* DeathSeeker: Why he sacrifices himself in ''Grim Hunt''.
* [[spoiler: InhumanHuman: Both times after being resurrected he is brought back as an anthropomorphic spider.]]
* ImNotAHeroIm: Cursed by those [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Parker genes]].
* HeelFaceTurn: Starts during ''Spider-Man: Redemption''. Ends in a [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]] in "Grim Hunt", [[spoiler: though he is resurrected]].
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: In "Grim Hunt". [[spoiler:Fortunately [[UnexplainedRecovery he gets better]] in "Spider-Island"]].
* [[spoiler:LegacyCharacter: Becomes the new Scarlet Spider after "Spider-Island".]]
* MyGreatestFailure: Killing [[spoiler:the love of his life]] in "The Lost Years" because she was a DirtyCop. Not to mention losing his "brother" Ben.
* NameOfCain
* NinetiesAntiHero: Wore a blade-studded black-and-grey bodysuit during the 90's and wasn't shy about killing his victims.
* NotSoDifferent: With Ben. It's what starts his HeelFaceTurn.
* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath: Sacrifices himself to save Peter, but is resurrected during the ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' arc.]]
* [[{{Seers}} Seer]]: Has unpredictable, painful visions, [[spoiler:but he seems to have lost this ability following his rebirth]].
* ShadowArchetype: To Ben Reilly, and Peter to a lesser extent.
* UpToEleven: As implied in the comics and later confirmed by WordOfGod, some of Kaine's powers are actually augmented spider-powers - the Mark of Kaine for [[WallCrawl wall-crawling]] and premonitions for SpiderSense.
** [[spoiler:Played straight when he gains the same augmented powers Peter did in ''The Other'' during ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland''.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Sometimes with Ben and Peter, when they weren't trying to kill each other. [[spoiler: Since he got his own series, is this with Officer Layton.]]

[[folder:Richard and Mary Parker]]
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* ActionDad[=/=]ActionMom[=/=]BadassNormal: DependingOnTheWriter, mind you, but they've been shown doing some pretty awesome things, and they took on the ''Red Skull'', for pete's sake, even if it did result in their deaths, but they died protecting their country, which Peter takes some measure of pride in. More recently in the standalone story ''Family Business'', in particular, they're shown operating some [[{{BFG}} rather powerful weaponry.]]
* DeathByOriginStory: Something of a lesser variant, they weren't directly involved in Peter's origin as Spider-Man (though their profession and deaths resulted in Peter living with Ben and May), and their deaths weren't even elaborated on until an annual during the Lee/Romita run.
* ReverseMole: They were spies; in some continuities they were Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
** Amusingly, even in mainline continuity, the writers can flip-flop on this. The cover you see to the right? [[CoversAlwaysLie It says they're S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, but in the actual comic, they're working for the CIA instead.]]

[[folder:Anna Watson]]
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* MaidenAunt
* TheMatchMaker: See "Shipper on Deck".
* ObnoxiousInLaws: In ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Spider-Man: The Animated Series,]]'' treating Peter badly even when he didn't do anything to deserve it. In the comics, she's a sweet lady who's never anything but polite and respectful to Peter. She was also impressed by Spider-Man's kindness and good manners after he saved her from a Spider-Slayer.
* ShipperOnDeck: Less so than May, but still helped set up Peter and MJ's first date.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: When she came to live with Peter and Mary Jane for a while in the 1990s, she filled a similar role to Aunt May.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws

[[folder:Kaine[=/=][[spoiler:Scarlet Spider II]]]]

* ImNotAHeroIm cursed by those [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Parker genes]].

* DeathByOriginStory

* CloneDegeneration: Suffered from it prior to [[spoiler: ''SpiderIsland'']].

* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath: Sacrifices himself to save Peter, but is resurrected during the ''SpiderIsland'' arc.]]

** [[spoiler:Played straight when he gains the same augmented powers Peter did in ''The Other'' during ''SpiderIsland''.]]

* AlmightyMom: she can get ''J. Jonah Jameson and Wolverine'', of all people, to submit to her requests!

* TheMatchMaker: See Shipper on Deck

[[folder:Ben Reilly[=/=]The Scarlet Spider I]]

* AlmightyMom: she can get J. JONAH JAMESON and WOLVERINE of all people to submit to her requests!

* TheAtoner: In ''SpiderGirl'' [[spoiler:and the new ''ComicBook/ScarletSpider'' series]].

* CoolOldGuy: In ''SpiderGirl''.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Sometimes with Ben and Peter, when they weren't trying to kill each other. Also with [[LukeYouAreMyFather his nephew Darkdevil]] in ''SpiderGirl''.

** In WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}} he's brought back to life in the Nightmare world to haunt Peter with the fact that he couldn't save him. Instead he shows his approval for what Peter's doing and gives sage advice and encouragement.