History Characters / SpiderManInsomniacPeterParker

* OlderThanTheyLook: He may be in his mid-twenties, but while his [=PS4=] model does look his age (if not slightly older), his [=PS5=] redesign makes him look younger than MJ (who is about his age) and Miles (who is 7 years younger than him). Averted in the sequel, where the more advanced visuals and face tracking make him look closer to his real age.

* SaveTheVillain: He does this for all his villains, which baffles many of them. [[spoiler:He insists on saving Norman Osborn despite his sins, which baffles both Dr. Octopus and Mr. Negative. In Osborn's in-game bio, Peter personally admires Norman's positive qualities and feels conflicted for him being Harry's father, and thinks there is good in him even if he disagrees with his conduct as a businessman and mayor.]]

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Zigzagged. On the one hand, Peter never went through the trauma of failing to save Gwen Stacy like his mainline comics counterpart did (largely because it's implied Gwen Stacy either [[AdaptedOut doesn't exist]] in this continuity or Peter never met her). On the other hand, like some iterations, Peter [[spoiler:loses Aunt May in addition to his parents and Uncle Ben]], though he didn't let the tragedy bring his spirits down in the long run. [[spoiler:The second game does make it clear that failing to save his aunt's life still weighs heavily on him, something the symbiote exploits while bonded to him.]]

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: OmnidisplinaryScientist knowledge aside, there's a moment after the [[spoiler: Grand Central Terminal hostage situation]] where he needs to [[spoiler: stop a train that's about to crash into another train, and the classic trick from ''Film/SpiderMan2'' fails him [[MythologyGag this time]]. So he asks Yuri if there's still construction at 42nd and 1st and yanks the tracks upward, creating a ramp for the train to harmlessly crash through the station ceiling and onto the closed-off street.]] Keep in mind that during their fight, [[spoiler: Li picked him up and carried him into another train that was travelling in the opposite direction.]] Despite that, Spidey mentally keeping track of his position and his deep knowledge of the city allowed him to [[spoiler: line up an impossible derailment and save everyone.]]

* OlderThanTheyLook: He may be in his mid-twenties, but while his [=PS4=] model does look his age (if not slightly older), his [=PS5=] redesign (by virtue of resembling baby-faced Creator/TomHolland) makes him look younger than MJ (who is about his age) and Miles (who is 7 years younger than him). Averted in the sequel, where the more advanced visuals and face tracking make him look closer to his real age.

* GreenEyedMonster: It's [[HypocriticalHumor played for laughs]] but Peter notably displays some minor jealousy over [[spoiler:Mary Jane revealing she dated other people after they broke up. Even though ''he'' dated Felicia during that period as well and may or may not have produced a son from it. Mary Jane points out they weren't together at the time, so it would be unreasonable to hold it against one another for either side, but Peter still spends a few moments pondering, very uncomfortably, the idea of Mary Jane with someone else.]]

!![[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man I]]

* SureLetsGoWithThat: When Dr. Octavius walks in on Peter repairing the Spider-Man costume, Peter struggles to come up with a way to explain it. Octavius then comes to the conclusion that Peter is Spidey's gadget guy, promising to keep it a secret. Naturally, Peter just rolls with this.

* SureLetsGoWithThat: When Dr. Octavius walks in on Peter repairing the Spider-Man costume, Peter struggles to come up with a way to explain it. Octavius then comes to the conclusion that Peter is working with Spider-Man and designing his gear, promising to keep it a secret. Naturally, Peter just rolls with this.

** In ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' [[spoiler: he at first admires the [[ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan Earth-616 Otto]], viewing him as the ideal he believed his Otto was capable of being. He somewhat [[ReplacementGoldfish transfers his feelings of his Otto onto SpOck]] and at times seems to feel that he is a far better Spider-Man due to his intelligence and more advanced gadgets. However then he eventually learns about [=SpOck=]'s past deeds and the more lethal side of his pragmatism. He ends up parting with Otto on frostier terms, though he still encourages [=SpOck=] to try to be better]].

** [[spoiler: His relationship with Otto Octavius consists of Parker blaming himself for Otto's decisions and believing that he wasn't trying to stop the Kingpin, then he could have stopped Otto from losing his sanity. Peter tries so many times to talk Otto out of his villainy but Otto refuses to and admits in the final battle that he knows Peter is Spider-Man. This reveal shows that Otto was always in control of his actions, tried to kill Peter despite their friendship, caused Aunt May's death, and that Otto was planning everything from the beginning. Finally realizing that his friend and mentor was willing to sacrifice countless civilians to hurt Osborn and that their friendship meant nothing to him, Peter drops the special treatment and beats Otto before finally disowning him as a friend and idol.]]
** In the second game, Peter's unwilling to realize he has limits on what he can do. That the Spider-Man gig is eating in his private life, keeping him from holding a job, or being there for MJ, who in turn has to push herself to help support him. This is best illustrated by a flashback to Aunt May telling a young Peter that she, back in school, once tried to do to much, only to find she couldn't manage it, until she learned to balance. [[spoiler:At the end of the game, Peter decides to take a break from being Spider-Man, to focus on his life with MJ, and restarting the EMF]].

-->'''Spider-Man''': I see any of you again, I ''won't'' be so nice!

* TookALevelInBadass: Even before the symbiote bonds with him, Peter's added mechanical spider legs similar to [[spoiler: Doctor Otto Octavius]] and web wings to his suit. Once the symbiote bonds with him, he's even ''stronger'' than before, at one point easily lifting and throwing a car where before he would've struggled to stop it. [[spoiler: Even after he loses it, Martin Li's assistance gives him the anti-Venom suit, allowing him to continue to throw around tentacles and take on the symbiotes.]]

** Within ''seconds'' of directly confronting Kraven in the sequel, Peter's got a machete to the midsection and would've bled out and died had the [[spoiler: symbiote not left Harry and bonded with him.]]

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Throughout the FinalBoss, he [[spoiler:desperately tries to reason with Otto, reminding him of the good man he once was and pleading with him to stop. When Otto reveals that he knew Peter was Spider-Man all along, meaning he had planned the Sinister Six's formation and release of Devil's Breath (which is killing Aunt May and countless other citizens as they speak) behind Peter's back and exploited the knowledge of their borderline father-son-esque relationship to best lure him into traps and danger; Peter descends into full TranquilFury, dishes out a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, and is forced to acknowledge that Otto is beyond saving.]]

** Unfortunately as of ''2'' things have only gotten worse on this end. [[spoiler:The teaching job he was excited to get got blown up due to abandoning his post to take down Sandman, leaving him jobless again. He inherited May's house but [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome that also means inheriting the mortgage that came with it which he has no ability to pay off.]] MJ is trying her best to help out, but she's at her own wits' end struggling to keep a job with JJJ. Despite having countless more support systems than in the previous game, he is far worse off financially. His position by the end of the game is significantly more ambiguous, as it's not clear how much of the EMF's resources remain, how much was insured, or whether Norman will continue to bankroll it, but Peter argues during the Scream fight that he now has a steady job with the EMF, implying at least some of its financial resources remain.]]

[-[[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacHeroes Heroes]] ('''Peter Parker''') | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacOttoOctavius Otto Octavius]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacTheSinisterSix The Sinister Six]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVenom Venom]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacKraven Kraven The Hunter]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParkerSuits Peter's suits]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacMilesMoralesSuits Miles's suits]]-]]]]]

[-[[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacHeroes Heroes]] ('''Peter Parker''') | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacOttoOctavius Otto Octavius]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacTheSinisterSix The Sinister Six]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVenom Venom]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacKraven Kraven The Hunter]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParkerSuits Peter's suits]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacMilesMoralesSuits Miles's suits]]-]]]]]

[-[[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacHeroes Heroes]] ('''Peter Parker''') | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacOttoOctavius Otto Octavius]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacTheSinisterSix The Sinister Six]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacVenom Venom]]) | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacPeterParkerSuits Peter's suits]] | [[Characters/SpiderManInsomniacMilesMoralesSuits Miles's suits]]-]]]]]

* BreakTheComedian: As with his comic book counterpart, he's a light-hearted kind of superhero, prone to jokes, puns and witty banter, exasperating his allies and infuriating his enemies in equal measure. However, as the situation across New York gets progressively worse, his sense of humor is slowly eroded until he has almost nothing to joke about, especially when [[spoiler:Otto Octavius unleashes both the Sinister Six and a deadly bioweapon on New York.]] In the final battle, Spidey has zero jokes on offer, only desperate pleas for his opponent to give up and increasingly enraged [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech speeches]]; when Otto reveals that he knew his secret identity, Peter ''shatters',' lashing out in ''primal rage'' until he breaks down crying once the former has been beaten. [[spoiler:Aunt May's death from the bioweapon during the finale leaves him a complete and total wreck, but with Mary Jane's help, he's eventually able to recover his old, funny self until ''2'' where it's made blatantly clear he hasn't quite gotten over May's death. Even when he's on the mend thanks to Harry coming back into his life and offering him a job at the Emily-May Foundation, Peter's life takes a dark turn when the Symbiote bonds to him and Harry's life is now on a timer.]]

* ExperiencedProtagonist: This version of Peter Parker is 23-years-old and has been Spider-Man for 8 years, well past being a KidHero.

* BreakTheComedian: As with his comic book counterpart, he's a light-hearted kind of superhero, prone to jokes, puns and witty banter, exasperating his allies and infuriating his enemies in equal measure. However, as the situation across New York gets progressively worse, his sense of humor is slowly eroded until he has almost nothing to joke about, especially when [[spoiler:Otto Octavius unleashes both the Sinister Six and a deadly bioweapon on New York.]] In the final battle, Spidey has zero jokes on offer, only desperate pleas for his opponent to give up and increasingly enraged [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech speeches]]. [[spoiler:Aunt May's death from the bioweapon during the finale leaves him a complete and total wreck, but with Mary Jane's help, he's eventually able to recover his old, funny self until ''2'' where it's made blatantly clear he hasn't quite gotten over May's death. Even when he's on the mend thanks to Harry coming back into his life and offering him a job at the Emily-May Foundation, Peter's life takes a dark turn when the Symbiote bonds to him and Harry's life is now on a timer.]]

** In ''Spider-Man 2'', [[spoiler:him trying to prevent Yuri from killing the Flame during the Flame quest line allows the Flame to get away with a piece of the symbiote. Considering the Flame is ''Cletus Cassidy'', [[ComicBook/{{Carnage}} this bodes poorly for the future]].]]

** In ''Spider-Man 2'', Peter's rep takes a ''huge'' hit after he gets the Black Suit. The public takes notice of Peter's newfound aggression and ruthlessness and express doubt of whether they're still safe even with him (arguably) at his new peak. Hell, even ''Danika'', one of Pete and Miles' biggest supporters, starts growing fearful of him and criticizes him when she feels he's gone too farin how he handles criminals since bonding with the Symbiote.

** Unfortunately as of ''2'' things have only gotten worse on this end. [[spoiler:The teaching job he was excited to get got blown up due to abandoning his post to take down Sandman, leaving him jobless again. He inherited May's house but [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome that also means inheriting the mortgage that came with it which he has no ability to pay off.]] MJ is trying her best to help out, but she's at her own wits' end struggling to keep a job with JJJ. Despite having countless more support systems than in the previous game, he is far worse off financially. By the end of the game, he's in not much of a better place on that front especially since he's going to make efforts to restart EMF on his own.]]

** Unfortunately as of ''2'' things have only gotten worse on this end. [[spoiler:The teaching job he was excited to get got blown up due to abandoning his post to take down Sandman, leaving him jobless again. He inherited May's house but [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome that also means inheriting the mortgage that came with it which he has no ability to pay off.]] MJ is trying her best to help out, but she's at her own wits' end struggling to keep a job with JJJ. Despite having countless more support systems than in the previous game, he is far worse off financially.
By the end of the game, he's in not much of a better place on that front especially since he's going to make efforts to restart EMF on his own.]]