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%%* DorkKnight

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%%* DorkKnight* DorkKnight: Though he seems a lot less dorky as Spider-Man than as Peter Parker.



%%* NiceGuy

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%%* NiceGuy* NiceGuy: Though the alien suit makes not so nice in the third film.



* BigBad: He is the main antagonist of the second film.
%%* CombatTentacles

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* BigBad: He is the main antagonist of the second film.
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film, though his metal arms are actually manipulating him.
* CombatTentacles: Well he ''is'' called Dr. Octopus. And the four metal arms look like tentacles.



%%* MultiArmedAndDangerous

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%%* MultiArmedAndDangerous* MultiArmedAndDangerous: He has four metal arms permanently attached to him.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: The Green Goblin is less sympathetic, but gets a dying moment of decency that would be utterly foreign to the comic-book version of Norman Osborn. Though at the very least prior to being the Green Goblin Norman was shown to be a good man if a bit of an aloof father and stressed businessman, the Goblin formula drove him insane and created a split personality. In the comics as Peter pointed out "He was a bad man turned worse".
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** However, this is somewhat justified by the fact that Spidey is known to shut up when things get serious, which is a large amount of both the second and third film. It can also be argued that this was done to keep the tension of situations rather than lose it when Spidey makes a joke, which is one of the most nebulous complaints of [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man franchise.]]

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[[folder:Main characters]]
!Peter Parker / Spider-Man

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\n[[folder:Main characters]]\n!Peter !Main Characters
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!!Peter Parker / Franchise/SpiderMan



%%* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire

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%%* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: This is Spiderman we are talking about. No futher reason is needed to explain why he is the first entry for comic book section in this trope.



%%* GeniusBruiser
%%* TheHero

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%%* GeniusBruiser
%%* TheHero
* GeniusBruiser: He is top student in science for high school. In college, he can't do anything much in the first half of second film. For second half of second film and entire third film, it's clearly shown he is Dr. Connors' top student.
* TheHero: Obviously, he is the main hero of the story.



%%* UnluckyEverydude

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%%* UnluckyEverydude UnluckyEverydude




!Mary Jane Watson

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\n!Mary [[/folder]]

[[folder:Mary Jane Watson]]
!!Mary
Jane Watson



The love interest.

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The love interest.LoveInterest.



%%* FieryRedHead

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%%* FieryRedHead* FieryRedHead: Mary Jane is one of most famous examples of this trope.




!Harry Osborn

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\n!Harry Osborn\n[[/folder]]

[[folder:Harry Osborn / New Goblin]]
!!Harry Osborn / New Goblin



%%* WellDoneSonGuy
* YouKilledMyFather: Always wanted his father's approval.

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%%* WellDoneSonGuy
* YouKilledMyFather: WellDoneSonGuy: Always wanted his father's approval.approval.
* YouKilledMyFather: He believes Spiderman did this.



[[folder:Antagonists]]
!Dennis Carradine

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[[folder:Antagonists]]
!Dennis
!Antagonists
[[folder:Dennis Carradine]]
!!Dennis
Carradine




!Norman Osborn / The Green Goblin

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\n!Norman [[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Norman
Osborn / The Green Goblin]]
!!Dr. ComicBook/NormanOsborn /
Green Goblin




!Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus / "Doc Ock"

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\n!Otto [[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Otto
Octavius / Doctor Octopus / "Doc Ock"]]
!!Dr. Otto Octavius / ComicBook/DoctorOctopus / "Doc
Ock"



%%* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds



%%* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

!Edward "Eddie" Brock, Jr. / Venom

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%%* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

!Edward
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[[folder:Edward
"Eddie" Brock, Jr. / Venom
Venom]]
!!Edward "Eddie" Brock, Jr. / ComicBook/{{Venom}}




!Flint Marko / Sandman

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\n!Flint [[/folder]]

[[folder: Flint Marko / Sandman]]
!!Flint
Marko / Sandman



[[folder:Supporting characters]]
!May Parker

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[[folder:Supporting characters]]
!May
!Supporting characters
[[folder:May Parker]]
!!May
Parker




!Ben Parker

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\n!Ben [[/folder]]

[[folder:Ben Parker]]
!!Ben
Parker




!Dr. Curt Connors

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\n!Dr.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Curt Connors]]
!!Dr.
Curt Connors




!J. Jonah Jameson

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\n!J.[[/folder]]

[[folder:J. Jonah Jameson]]
!!J.
Jonah Jameson




!Joseph "Robbie" Robertson

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\n!Joseph [[/folder]]

[[folder:Joseph "Robbie" Robertson]]
!!Joseph
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!Elizabeth "Betty" Brant

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\n!Elizabeth [[/folder]]

[[folder:Elizabeth "Betty" Brant]]
!!Elizabeth
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!Gwen Stacy

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\n!Gwen [[/folder]]

[[folder:Gwen Stacy]]
!!Gwen
Stacy



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, sweet, and very nice.




!Ursula Ditkovich

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\n!Ursula [[/folder]]

[[folder:Ursula Ditkovich]]
!!Ursula
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%%* AlliterativeName
%%* AnimalThemedSuperbeing

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%%* AlliterativeName
%%* AnimalThemedSuperbeing
* AlliterativeName: '''P'''eter '''P'''arker.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Gee, [[SarcasmMode I wonder what]] AnimalMotif does ''Spider''-Man have?



%%* ButtMonkey: Especially in the second film.

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%%* * ButtMonkey: Especially Crap usually happens to him. This is painfully worse in the second film.



%%* SuperReflexes

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%%* SuperReflexes* SuperReflexes: an effect of his radioactive mutation.



%%* HeroesWantRedheads

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%%* HeroesWantRedheads* HeroesWantRedheads: She is TheHero's OneTrueLove and is a redhead.



* SexySoakedShirt: [[MaleGaze Famously so]] during the infamous upside-down kiss in the first film.



* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Harry isn't described as handsome in the comics, but the film cast PrettyBoy James Franco for the role and didn't downplay it.



%%* YouKilledMyFather

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%%* YouKilledMyFather* YouKilledMyFather: Always wanted his father's approval.



%%* BigBad: Of the first film

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%%* * BigBad: Of He is the main antagonist of the first film



%%* FreakLabAccident

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%%* FreakLabAccident * FreakLabAccident: He became the Green Goblin due to him personally testing a prototype which went horribly wrong.



%%* SplitPersonality

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%%* SplitPersonality* SplitPersonality: The effect of the FreakLabAccident above.



* AdaptationalHeroism: He is a more traditional TragicVillain than his comic counterpart.



%%* BigBad: Of the second film.

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%%* * BigBad: Of He is the main antagonist of the second film.



%%* FreakLabAccident

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%%* FreakLabAccident* FreakLabAccident: Became Doc Ock after his experiment demonstration failed horribly.



%%* TragicVillain

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%%* TragicVillain* TragicVillain: The man is not ''and doesn't want to be'' evil, but his EvilHand completely took over him until the end of the film.



* HappilyMarried: To Ben. In ''Film/SpiderMan3'', she reflects on Ben's proposal while she's giving Peter her engagement ring to Peter.

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* HappilyMarried: To Ben. In ''Film/SpiderMan3'', she reflects on Ben's proposal while she's giving Peter her engagement ring to Peter.ring.



%%* ArcWords: See his page quote.

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%%* * ArcWords: See his page quote.One more time; "With great power ComesGreatResponsibility."
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* AllLoveisUnrequited: Obviously has a crush on Peter, who is head-over-heels for Mary Jane.

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* AllLoveisUnrequited: AllLoveIsUnrequited: Obviously has a crush on Peter, who is head-over-heels for Mary Jane.



* AllLoveisUnrequited: Obviously has a crush on Peter, who is head-over-heels for Mary Jane.

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* AllLoveisUnrequited: AllLoveIsUnrequited: Obviously has a crush on Peter, who is head-over-heels for Mary Jane.

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* AlliterativeName
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** BadassBookworm: Doesn't appear as much as in the comics, but it's there.

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** * BadassBookworm: Doesn't appear as much as in the comics, but it's there.



* ButtMonkey: Especially in the second film.

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* %%* ButtMonkey: Especially in the second film.



* DorkKnight
* GeniusBruiser
* TheHero

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* %%* GeniusBruiser
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* NiceGuy

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* %%* NiceGuy



* SuperReflexes
* UnluckyEverydude
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* DamselOutOfDistress: While she does ultimately have to be saved from falling by Peter (with aid from [[spoiler: Harry]]), she actually gets out of danger repeatedly during the climax of ''Spider-Man 3'' (dodging falling bricks, jumping out of a falling truck, swinging on a web to avoid said truck crushing her and hanging on for a good while), and even saves Peter from Venom at one point by dropping a cement brick on his head.



** DamselOutOfDistress: While she does ultimately have to be saved from falling by Peter (with aid from [[spoiler: Harry]]), she actually gets out of danger repeatedly during the climax of ''Spider-Man 3'' (dodging falling bricks, jumping out of a falling truck, swinging on a web to avoid said truck crushing her and hanging on for a good while), and even saves Peter from Venom at one point by dropping a cement brick on his head.



* FieryRedHead
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* %%* HeroesWantRedheads



* NiceGirl
* TheObstructiveLoveInterest: In the second film.

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* %%* NiceGirl
* %%* TheObstructiveLoveInterest: In the second film.



* {{Tsundere}}: In the second and third films.

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* %%* {{Tsundere}}: In the second and third films.



* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor

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* %%* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor



* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Peter, Harry and Mary Jane.
* WellDoneSonGuy
* YouKilledMyFather

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* %%* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Peter, Harry and Mary Jane.
* %%* WellDoneSonGuy
* %%* YouKilledMyFather



* BigBad: Of the first film

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* %%* BigBad: Of the first film



* FreakLabAccident

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* %%* FreakLabAccident



* SplitPersonality

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* %%* SplitPersonality



* BadassLongcoat
* BigBad: Of the second film.
* CombatTentacles

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* %%* BadassLongcoat
* %%* BigBad: Of the second film.
* %%* CombatTentacles



* FreakLabAccident
* HeroicSacrifice

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* %%* FreakLabAccident
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* MultiArmedAndDangerous

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* %%* MultiArmedAndDangerous



* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil
* TragicVillain
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

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* %%* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil
* %%* TragicVillain
* %%* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds



** BigBadDuumvirate: With Sandman in the same film.

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** * BigBadDuumvirate: With Sandman in the same film.



* CompositeCharacter: This version of Eddie is a mixture of the mainstream and Ultimate Venoms, with a touch of the animated series thrown in for good measure.
** This version even has some elements of Venom's offspring, Carnage, such as having bonded with the symbiote so completely that he refers to himself with singular pronouns rather than the plural pronouns that comic Venom does and being a completely psychotic villain with no redeeming qualities as opposed to comic Venom who, outside of his innate hatred of Spider-Man, is a classic NobleDemon style AntiVillain.
* EvilCounterpart: To Peter.

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* CompositeCharacter: This version of Eddie is a mixture of the mainstream and Ultimate Venoms, with a touch of the animated series thrown in for good measure.
**
measure. This version even has some elements of Venom's offspring, Carnage, such as having bonded with the symbiote so completely that he refers to himself with singular pronouns rather than the plural pronouns that comic Venom does and being a completely psychotic villain with no redeeming qualities as opposed to comic Venom who, outside of his innate hatred of Spider-Man, is a classic NobleDemon style AntiVillain.
* %%* EvilCounterpart: To Peter.



* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil

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* %%* ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil



* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Uncle]]: Turns out he was the man who shot Uncle Ben. [[spoiler: It's later revealed to have been an accident.]]

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Uncle]]: YouKilledMyFather: Turns out he was the man who shot Uncle Ben. [[spoiler: It's later revealed to have been an accident.]]



* ArcWords: See his page quote.

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* %%* ArcWords: See his page quote.



* {{Jerkass}}

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* %%* {{Jerkass}}



* GirlFriday: To Jameson.

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* %%* GirlFriday: To Jameson.



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* [[spoiler:AvengingTheVillain]]: [[spoiler:Mistakenly assumes Spider-Man to have murdered his father and swears revenge. Attempts this in the third film.]]
* [[spoiler:DeathByDisfigurement: Suffers from facial burns and an EyeScream before dying.]]
* [[spoiler:HandicappedBadass: Is blinded by the left eye during the FinalBattle in the third film.]]
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceRevolvingDoor]]
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He gets impaled by his own glider while saving Peter]]
* [[spoiler:LegacyCharacter]]: [[spoiler:Takes his father's equipment and becomes the New Goblin]]

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* [[spoiler:AvengingTheVillain]]: AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler:Mistakenly assumes Spider-Man to have murdered his father and swears revenge. Attempts this in the third film.]]
* [[spoiler:DeathByDisfigurement: Suffers DeathByDisfigurement: [[spoiler:Suffers from facial burns and an EyeScream before dying.]]
* [[spoiler:HandicappedBadass: Is HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:Is blinded by the left eye during the FinalBattle in the third film.]]
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceRevolvingDoor]]
HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He gets impaled by his own glider while saving Peter]]
* [[spoiler:LegacyCharacter]]: LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:Takes his father's equipment and becomes the New Goblin]]



* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: [[spoiler: Figuratively took a bullet meant for Peter and was able to make amends to his estranged friends before succumbing to his wounds.]]
* [[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass: As the New Goblin in the third film.]]

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* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Figuratively took a bullet meant for Peter and was able to make amends to his estranged friends before succumbing to his wounds.]]
* [[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass: As TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:As the New Goblin in the third film.]]



* [[spoiler:YouKilledMyFather]]

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* [[spoiler:YouKilledMyFather]]YouKilledMyFather



* StarterVillain[=/=]WarmUpBoss: He is the first antagonist that Spidey fights.

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* StarterVillain[=/=]WarmUpBoss: StarterVillain: He is the first antagonist that Spidey fights.



* [[spoiler:FaceDeathWithDignity]]: [[spoiler: Simply tells Spidey that don't tell his son what happened to him before dying.]]

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* [[spoiler:FaceDeathWithDignity]]: FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Simply tells Spidey that don't tell his son what happened to him before dying.]]



* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]: [[spoiler: [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Gets impaled by his glider, while attempting to use it against Spidey]]]].

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* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Gets impaled by his glider, while attempting to use it against Spidey]]]].



* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]

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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]HeroicSacrifice



* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: [[spoiler: "I will not die a monster!"]]

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* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: "I will not die a monster!"]]



* [[spoiler: AccidentalMurder: He didn't intentionally killed Ben Parker.]]

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* [[spoiler: AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: He didn't intentionally killed Ben Parker.]]



* [[spoiler: RedemptionEarnsLife: Ultimately, Peter was able to forgive him and Flint is obviously contented to know that.]]

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* [[spoiler: RedemptionEarnsLife: [[spoiler: Ultimately, Peter was able to forgive him and Flint is obviously contented to know that.]]
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* HappilyMarried: To Ben. In ''Film/SpiderMan3'', she reflects on Ben's proposal while she's giving Peter her engagement ring to Peter.


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* HappilyMarried: To May.
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-->'''Played by:''' James Franco

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-->'''Played by:''' James Franco
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* ObliviousToLove: Has no idea that Betty, Ursula and Gwen are attracted to him until the symbiote bonded with him.



* RefusalOfTheCall: Peter refused to stop the robber and [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive this indirectly led to Uncle Ben's death]]

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* RefusalOfTheCall: Peter refused to stop the robber and [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive this indirectly led to Uncle Ben's death]]death]].
* SingleTargetSexuality: Mary Jane is the only person he truly loved.



!Dennis Carradine

--> '''Played by:''' Michael Papajohn

The carjacker who murdered Uncle Ben. Or so it seems.

* BlondGuysAreEvil: While he didn't kill Uncle Ben, he is still a criminal.
* PosthumousCharacter: We learn more about him in the third film.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: He is simply called as the burglar in the comics and TheOtherWiki.
* StarterVillain[=/=]WarmUpBoss: He is the first antagonist that Spidey fights.




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* TwoFirstNames: Brock is commonly used as a first name.



* [[spoiler: AccidentalMurder: He didn't intentionally killed Ben Parker.]]



* MightyGlacier: His speed is greatly reduced while in his "giant sand mode".

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* MightyGlacier: His speed is greatly reduced while in his "giant sand mode"."sand giant" mode.



* TwoFirstNames: Marko is commonly used as a first name.



->''"WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility. Remember that, Pete. Remember that."''

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->''"WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility.->''"With great power ComesGreatResponsibility. Remember that, Pete. Remember that."''



!Dr. Curt Connors

--> '''Played by:''' Dylan Baker

Peter's college physics professor.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In virtue of not turning into the Lizard.
* AlliterativeName: '''C'''urt '''C'''onnors.
* AnArmAndALeg: Is missing his right arm.
* BrilliantButLazy: Wrongfully thinks that Peter is this.
* CoolTeacher: Peter constantly seeks his help if he needs any advanced and professional opinion.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He lectured Peter when he is struggling to keep both his Spider-Man and personal lives balanced, but is still very considerate of him.



* GrumpyOldMan: To the freaking core!



!Betty Brant

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!Betty !Joseph "Robbie" Robertson

--> '''Played by:''' Bill Nunn

A longtime employee at the Daily Bugle.

* AlliterativeName: '''R'''obbie '''R'''obertson.
* BenevolentBoss: He is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure compared to Jameson.
* BlackBestFriend: He is Jameson's OnlyFriend in work, or at least the closest person he has for a friend.
* TheLancer: He is TheConfidant of Jameson and his de-facto NumberTwo at the Bugle.
* NonActionGuy: He's not combat proficient obviously.

!Elizabeth "Betty"
Brant



* TwentiesBobHaircut: Her signature hairstyle.



* SexySecretary: To the point that both Peter and Eddie hit on her as much as they can in the third films.
* TwentiesBobHaircut: Her signature hairstyle.

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* AllLoveisUnrequited: Obviously has a crush on Peter, who is head-over-heels for Mary Jane.
* DemotedToExtra: None of characterizations from the comics made it into the trilogy with the exception of being Peter's potential love interest, and even that isn't as prominent compared to the source material.
* GirlFriday: To Jameson.
* SexySecretary: To the point that both Peter and Eddie hit on her as much as they can in the third films.
* TwentiesBobHaircut: Her signature hairstyle.
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!Ursula Ditkovich

--> '''Played by:''' Mageina Tovah

An unassuming girl next door who is the daughter of Peter's landlord.

* {{Adorkable}}: When talking to Peter.
* AllLoveisUnrequited: Obviously has a crush on Peter, who is head-over-heels for Mary Jane.
* CanonForeigner: She has no comic counterpart.
* DoggedNiceGirl: Towards Peter.
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* WomanInBlack: Is fond of wearing black outfits.

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* WomanInBlack: Is fond of wearing black outfits.outfits.
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-->''Go get them, Tiger.''

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-->''Go -->''"Go get them, Tiger.''
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* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: [[spoiler: Was able to make amends to his estranged friends before succumbing to his wounds.]]

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* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: [[spoiler: Was Figuratively took a bullet meant for Peter and was able to make amends to his estranged friends before succumbing to his wounds.]]



A scientist whose fusion reaction experiment goes horribly wrong.

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A scientist whose nuclear fusion reaction experiment goes horribly wrong.



* AdaptationalHeroism: Downplayed. Comic book Sandman is a crook out of selfish reasons, although he is one of the more noble villains in Spidey's RoguesGallery.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Downplayed. Comic book Sandman is a crook out of for selfish reasons, although he is one of the more noble villains in Spidey's RoguesGallery.



* OneWingedAngel: His "sand giant" form.



->''"WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility."''

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->''"WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility. Remember that, Pete. Remember that."''


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->''"Who is Spider-Man? He's a criminal, that's who he is."''


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* Jerkass


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* CompositeCharacter: She has traits of her comic book counterpart and Mary Jane.


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* NiceGirl: After realizing Peter (influenced by the symbiote) is using her to get back at Mary Jane, she apologizes to MJ and leaves.

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* [[spoiler:DeathByDisfigurement: Suffers from facial burns and an EyeScream before dying.]]
* [[spoiler:HandicappedBadass: Is blinded by the left eye during the FinalBattle in the third film.]]



* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: [[spoiler: Was able to make amends to his estranged friends before succumbing to his wounds.]]
* [[spoiler:TookALevelInBadass: As the New Goblin in the third film.]]



-->'''Played by:''' Willem Dafoe

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-->'''Played by:''' Willem Dafoe
Creator/WillemDafoe



* EvilIsHammy: As the Goblin, Mr. Dafoe keeps ChewingTheScenery as much as he can.
* [[spoiler:FaceDeathWithDignity]]: [[spoiler: Simply tells Spidey that don't tell his son what happened to him before dying.]]
* FreakLabAccident



* FreakLabAccident



-->'''Played by:''' Alfred Molina

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-->'''Played by:''' Alfred Molina
Creator/AlfredMolina



* AlliterativeName: '''O'''tto '''O'''ctavius.



* ReluctantMadScientist: It was the tentacles that were making the decisions, not him.



** BigBadDuumvirate: With Sandman in the same film.
* BlondGuysAreEvil: He is a {{Jerkass}} even before the merge.



* RivalTurnedEvil: Started of as TheRival of Peter in the Daily Bugle and ended as his EvilCounterpart and ArchEnemy.
* StalkerWithACrush: After Gwen rejects him. This is much emphasized in the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original script]].



-->'''Played by:''' Thomas Haden Church

* AdaptationalHeroism: Minor example. Comic book Sandman is a crook out of selfish reasons, although he is one of the more noble villains in Spidey's RoguesGallery.

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-->'''Played by:''' Thomas Haden Church

Creator/ThomasHadenChurch

* AdaptationalHeroism: Minor example.Downplayed. Comic book Sandman is a crook out of selfish reasons, although he is one of the more noble villains in Spidey's RoguesGallery.



* BigBadDuumvirate: With Venom is 3.



* TragicVillain: Even more than Norman and Octavius; Marko is the victim of ''other's'' science rather than his own.

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* MightyGlacier: His speed is greatly reduced while in his "giant sand mode".
* [[spoiler: RedemptionEarnsLife: Ultimately, Peter was able to forgive him and Flint is obviously contented to know that.]]
* TragicVillain: Even more than Norman and Octavius; Marko is the victim of ''other's'' ''other people's'' science rather than his own.


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!May Parker

->''"{{Revenge}} is like a poison. Before you know it, it has turned you into something ugly."''

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/RosemaryHarris

Peter's aunt.

* CoolAunt: She and her late husband are Peter's loving {{Parental Substitute}}s.
* CoolOldLady: She's always cheery, upbeat and rarely shows a negative side.
* DamselOutOfDistress: When Doc Ock took her hostage, she completely looses it and attacks the man after seeing him preparing to do an underhanded tactic against Spidey.
--> '''May:''' "[[BewareTheNiceOnes Shame on you!]]"
* ParasolOfPain: Hit Doc Ock with her umbrella during her DamselOutOfDistress moment.
* ParentalSubstitute: She and her late husband took care of Peter after his parents died(?).
* WidowWoman: After Ben's death.

!Ben Parker

->''"WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility."''

--> '''Played by:''' Cliff Robertson

Peter's uncle.

* ArcWords: See his page quote.
* CoolUncle: He and his wife are Peter's loving {{Parental Substitute}}s.
* CoolOldGuy: He's very doting and always positive.
* DeathByOriginStory: Which triggered Peter into becoming Spider-Man.
* ParentalSubstitute: He and his wife took care of Peter after his parents died(?).
* SpiritAdvisor: To Peter in ''2''.
* StuffedInTheFridge: His death greatly affected Peter.

!J. Jonah Jameson

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/JKSimmons

Peter's boss at the Daily Bugle.

* AlliterativeName: Three names, all begin with '''J'''s.
* BadBoss: Is constantly seen yelling and berating his employees.
* HeyYou: This is practically how he calls people.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Despite being a {{Jerkass}} most of the time, he is still a good person deep down.
* InspectorJavert: ''Firmly'' believes that Spidey is evil.
* LargeHam: You ''will'' know when he's on-screen.
* NonActionGuy: He's not combat proficient obviously.

!Betty Brant

--> ''"Welcome to the Bugle."''

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/ElizabethBanks

Jameson's secretary at the Daily Bugle.

* AlliterativeName: '''B'''etty '''B'''rant.
* SexySecretary: To the point that both Peter and Eddie hit on her as much as they can in the third films.
* TwentiesBobHaircut: Her signature hairstyle.
* WomanInBlack: Is fond of wearing black outfits.

!Gwen Stacy

--> '''Played by:''' Creator/BryceDallasHoward

Peter's classmate and the apple of Eddie's eye.

* DemotedToExtra: Is nowhere near as prominent as her comic counterpart.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Eddie sure do. Peter is also quite fond of her.
* HairDecorations: Wears a headband.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In part of being DemotedToExtra.
* TwoFirstNames: Her last name is commonly used as a given name.
* WomanInBlack: Is fond of wearing black outfits.
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* {{Tsundere}}: In the second and third films.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Comic book Venom had some traits of being an anti-hero, he would try to protect innocents and stop other criminals when not seeking Spider-Man. Here, Eddie fully admits to Peter that he enjoys being a villain. Even before the merge, Eddie was a self-centered jerk who felt the world was centered around him.
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* BrilliantButLazy: A subversion, despite being TropeNamer.

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* BrilliantButLazy: A subversion, despite being TropeNamer. His perceived laziness is actually because he's fighting crime as Spider-Man,
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* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: Like his comic book counterpart.

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* EvilCounterpart

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* EvilCounterpartEvilCounterpart: To Peter.



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* JerkassItsAllAboutMe: His purpose in the film is to show someone (unlike Peter, MJ, and Harry) whose descent into selfish behavior is irreversible and who can't forgive others for their selfishness toward him.
* {{Jerkass}}: As douchey as Peter is nice.



* Paparazzi: Harasses Spider-Man trying to take pictures of him to win the Bugle's contest, and when Spider-Man smashes his camera out of frustration Eddie photoshops a fake image to incriminate him in a bank robbery.

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* Paparazzi: NeverMyFault: True to his comic self, he blames Peter/Spider-Man for his shortcomings rather than take responsibility.
* {{Paparazzi}}:
Harasses Spider-Man trying to take pictures of him to win the Bugle's contest, and when Spider-Man smashes his camera out of frustration Eddie photoshops a fake image to incriminate him in a bank robbery.



* TragicVillain

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* TragicVillainTragicVillain: Even more than Norman and Octavius; Marko is the victim of ''other's'' science rather than his own.



* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Uncle]]: Turns out he was the man who shot Uncle Ben. It's later revealed to have been an accident.

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* CompositeCharacter: She has some traces of Gwen Stacy, flat-out stated by Word of God to be the case. Her lively but pained character is based on comics MJ, but her "girl next door" exterior is comics Gwen. Mary Jane also has a strong basis in Liz Allan. Like Allan, MJ in the movies is a classmate and longtime crush of Peter's who is much higher on the social latter and dates Flash Thompson (although MJ did briefly date Flash as well, it didn't last long). The actual similarities MJ has with her comics counterpart are her red hair, her being Peter's neighbor, her coming from an abusive household, her brief relationship with Harry Osborn, her vivaciousness masking her insecurity and pain, and her aspirations to be an actress.

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* CompositeCharacter: She has some traces of Gwen Stacy, flat-out stated by Word of God to be the case. Her lively but pained character is based on comics MJ, but her "girl next door" exterior is comics Gwen.
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Mary Jane also has a strong basis in Liz Allan. Like Allan, MJ in the movies is a classmate and longtime crush of Peter's who is much higher on the social latter and dates Flash Thompson (although MJ did briefly date Flash as well, it didn't last long). The actual similarities MJ has with her comics counterpart are her red hair, her being Peter's neighbor, her coming from an abusive household, her brief relationship with Harry Osborn, her vivaciousness in her school days masking her insecurity and pain, and her aspirations to be an actress.



** DamselOutOfDistress: While she does ultimately have to be saved from falling by Peter (with aid from [[spoiler: Harry]]), she actually gets out of danger repeatedly during the climax of ''Spider-Man 3'' (dodging falling bricks, jumping out of a falling truck, swinging on a web to avoid said truck crushing her and hanging on for a good while), and even saves Peter from Venom at one point by dropping a cement brick on his head.



* AbusiveParents: Aside from ParentalNeglect, he regularly puts his son down verbally.



* GollumMadeMeDoIt: Osborn uses this excuse in his final battle.

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* GollumMadeMeDoIt: Osborn uses this excuse in his final battle.battle, though it appears that he actually ''is'' "Gollum" when saying this.



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* TragicVillainTragicVillain: He's certainly not an AntiVillain given how unsympathetic and self-serving he is, but his descent into madness is genuinely sad to watch regardless.

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* OneOfUs



* The Paragon: Best summed up by Aunt May in Spider-Man 2:

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* The Paragon: TheParagon: Best summed up by Aunt May in Spider-Man 2:



* IgnoredEpiphany: Initially admits his fusion reaction was a failure, but goes immmediately to self-denial and starts rebuilding his machine.

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* The Paragon: Best summed up by Aunt May in Spider-Man 2:
-->''May: Too few characters out there, flying around like that, saving old girls like me. And Lord knows, kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people. Setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams.''



* [[YouKilledMyFather YouKilledMyUncle]]: Turns out he was the man who shot Uncle Ben. It's later revealed to have been an accident.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather YouKilledMyUncle]]: You Killed My Uncle]]: Turns out he was the man who shot Uncle Ben. It's later revealed to have been an accident.

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* Adorkable
* AllWebbedUp

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* Adorkable
Adorkable: Like his comic book counterpart.
* AllWebbedUpAllWebbedUp: [[PragmaticAdaptation His webshooters are organic this time]].



* BuildingSwing

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* BuildingSwingBuildingSwing: As is expected from your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.



* ComesGreatResponsibility

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* ComesGreatResponsibilityComesGreatResponsibility: Taught to him by his uncle.



* HeroicSpirit

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* HeroicSpiritHeroicSpirit: Shown best in the second film, where he does everything in his power to save civilians in a speeding train about to crash.



* Spider-Sense
* SuperStrength

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* Spider-Sense
SpiderSense: Able to detect any possible danger surrounding him. Shown in the first film, but only implied in the sequels.
* SuperStrengthSuperStrength: Enough to stop a train (with a little help from his webs)!



* WallCrawl

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* WallCrawlWallCrawl: Thanks to small hairs on his fingertips.



* GollumMadeMeDoIt
* FreakLabAccident
* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]
* ParentalNeglect: To his son

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* GollumMadeMeDoIt
GollumMadeMeDoIt: Osborn uses this excuse in his final battle.
* FreakLabAccident
FreakLabAccident
* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]
[[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]: [[spoiler: [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Gets impaled by his glider, while attempting to use it against Spidey]]]].
* ParentalNeglect: To his sonson.



* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity

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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity
WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Human performance enhancers increased Osborn's strength, but at the cost of givng him a sadistic and violent SplitPersonality.



* AntiVillain: Woobie Anti-Villain.

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* AntiVillain: Woobie Anti-Villain. A genuinely good man and husband wishing to use his intelligence for the good of mankind who turns into a monster because of his failed experiment and tries to replicate it despite endangering half of New York.



* ConspicuousTrenchcoat
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul

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* ConspicuousTrenchcoat
ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Only way to hide his tentacles, although he only hides them during the bank scene.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoulCyberneticsEatYourSoul: The tentacles manipulate him to rebuild his fusion reactor and continue his experiments, no matter the cost.



* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate

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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorateIgnoredEpiphany: Initially admits his fusion reaction was a failure, but goes immmediately to self-denial and starts rebuilding his machine.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: After the accident.



* NoShirtLongJacket

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* NoShirtLongJacketNoShirtLongJacket: Can't wear a shirt due to the way the tentacles are strapped on him.



* AntiVillain: Well Intentioned / Designated AntiVillain. He only wanted to get money to pay for his daughter's medical treatment.
* DishingOutDirt
* ElementalShapeShifter

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Minor example. Comic book Sandman is a crook out of selfish reasons, although he is one of the more noble villains in Spidey's RoguesGallery.
* AntiVillain: Well Intentioned / Designated AntiVillain. He only wanted to get money to pay for his daughter's medical treatment.
* DishingOutDirt
DishingOutDirt: Thanks to the particle accelerator incident, he becomes a being composed entirely of sand.
* ElementalShapeShifterElementalShapeShifter: Sand, natch.



* VillainTeamup: With Venom
* VoluntaryShapeShifting

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* VillainTeamup: With Venom
Venom.
* VoluntaryShapeShiftingVoluntaryShapeShifting: Can change into a sandstorm or a 50 foot tall monstrosity after absorbing enough sand.


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* [[YouKilledMyFather YouKilledMyUncle]]: Turns out he was the man who shot Uncle Ben. It's later revealed to have been an accident.
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--> '''Played by:''' [[Tobey Maguire]]
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'''Played by:''' [[Kirsten Dunst]]

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* Flint !Flint Marko / Sandman



* AntiVillain: WellIntentioned / Designated AntiVillain. He only wanted to get money to pay for his daughter's medical treatment.

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!Spider-Man / Peter !Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire)
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--> '''Played by:''' [[Tobey Maguire]]



* Animal-ThemedSuperbeing

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* Animal-ThemedSuperbeing AnimalThemedSuperbeing



* Badass: He's Spider-Man, after all.
-->* BadassBookworm: Doesn't appear as much as in the comics, but it's there.
* BrilliantButLazy: A subversion, despite being [[TropeNamer]].

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* Badass: {{Badass}}: He's Spider-Man, after all.
-->* ** BadassBookworm: Doesn't appear as much as in the comics, but it's there.
* BrilliantButLazy: A subversion, despite being [[TropeNamer]].TropeNamer.



* HowDoIShotWeb?: Shoots his first web accidently in school cafeteria, resulting in a fight with Flash. Later tries to use it to webswing, doesn't end well.

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* HowDoIShotWeb?: HowDoIShotWeb: Shoots his first web accidently in school cafeteria, resulting in a fight with Flash. Later tries to use it to webswing, doesn't end well.



* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent
* RefusalOfTheCall: Peter refused to stop the robber and [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive this indirectly led to Uncle Ben's death

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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent
OnlyFriend: Harry Osborn was his only friend since grade school.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Graduates from high school during the first film, attends university for the rest of the films.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Peter refused to stop the robber and [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive this indirectly led to Uncle Ben's deathdeath]]



* SuperStrentgh

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* SuperStrentghSuperStrength



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!Mary Jane Watson

-->''Go get them, Tiger.''

'''Played by:''' [[Kirsten Dunst]]

The love interest.

*AbusiveParents: Her father is not a model parent.
*BigBraToFill: Mary Jane is one of the curviest non-superheroic females in the entire Marvel universe. Kirsten Dunst doesn't quite have the body Mary Jane in the comics does (but few real life people do).
**Maybe not quite, but anyone who saw that scene in the rain knows Dunst is far from flat-chested. She's closer to her character's comic book proportions than just about any other Hollywood actress would be.
*CompositeCharacter: She has some traces of Gwen Stacy, flat-out stated by Word of God to be the case. Her lively but pained character is based on comics MJ, but her "girl next door" exterior is comics Gwen. Mary Jane also has a strong basis in Liz Allan. Like Allan, MJ in the movies is a classmate and longtime crush of Peter's who is much higher on the social latter and dates Flash Thompson (although MJ did briefly date Flash as well, it didn't last long). The actual similarities MJ has with her comics counterpart are her red hair, her being Peter's neighbor, her coming from an abusive household, her brief relationship with Harry Osborn, her vivaciousness masking her insecurity and pain, and her aspirations to be an actress.
*DistressedDamsel: Ends up getting kidnapped by villains in ''every'' film.
*GirlNextDoor: Referred to as such by Peter. Provides the page image.
*FieryRedHead
*HeroesWantRedheads
*LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: With Peter
*NiceGirl
*TheObstructiveLoveInterest: In the second film.
*OfficialCouple: With Peter.

!Harry Osborn

-->[[spoiler:''Spider-Man will pay. I swear on my father's grave Spider-Man will pay.'']]

-->'''Played by:''' James Franco

Peter's best friend.

*[[spoiler:AvengingTheVillain]]: [[spoiler:Mistakenly assumes Spider-Man to have murdered his father and swears revenge. Attempts this in the third film.]]
*[[spoiler:HeelFaceRevolvingDoor]]
*[[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: He gets impaled by his own glider while saving Peter]]
*[[spoiler:LegacyCharacter]]: [[spoiler:Takes his father's equipment and becomes the New Goblin]]
*ParentalNeglect: By his father.
*TwoGuysAndAGirl: Peter, Harry and Mary Jane.
*WellDoneSonGuy
*[[spoiler:YouKilledMyFather]]

!Norman Osborn / The Green Goblin

-->'''Played by:''' Willem Dafoe

Harry's father.

*AxCrazy: The Goblin personality
*BigBad: Of the first film
*GollumMadeMeDoIt
*FreakLabAccident
*[[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]
*ParentalNeglect: To his son
*SadisticChoice: TropeNamer. Presents one to Spider-Man in the climax: save Mary Jane or a cable car full of children.
*SplitPersonality
*TragicVillain
*WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity

!Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus / "Doc Ock"

-->'''Played by:''' Alfred Molina

A scientist whose fusion reaction experiment goes horribly wrong.

*AntiVillain: Woobie Anti-Villain.
*BadassLongcoat
*BigBad: Of the second film.
*CombatTentacles
*ConspicuousTrenchcoat
*CyberneticsEatYourSoul
*EvilHand: The tentacles have an advanced AI.
*FreakLabAccident
*[[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
*MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate
*MultiArmedAndDangerous
*NoShirtLongJacket
*NiceGuy: Before the accident.
*[[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]: [[spoiler: "I will not die a monster!"]]
*ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil
*TragicVillain
*WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

!Edward "Eddie" Brock, Jr. / Venom

-->'''Played by:''' Topher Grace

Peter's photographer rival, who later bonds with an alien symbiote Peter gets rid of.

*BigBad: The Venom symbiote is this in the third film, with Brock/Venom as the FinalBoss.
*ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Even after bonding to the symbiote, Eddie isn't called Venom except in the end credits.
*CompositeCharacter: This version of Eddie is a mixture of the mainstream and Ultimate Venoms, with a touch of the animated series thrown in for good measure.
*EvilCounterpart
*FangsAreEvil: After bonding to the symbiote he has fangs even with his mask retracted.
*FromNobodyToNightmare: Goes from being a disgraced jerk of a photographer to a legitimate threat to Spider-Man simply by virtue of being in the right place at the right time.
*Jerkass
*LightningBruiser: Faster and stronger than Spider-Man thanks to the symbiote.
*MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Eddie has the classic gaping maw full of fangs, but unlike most other versions the symbiote's mask acts as lips so they're not visible when his mouth is closed.
*Paparazzi: Harasses Spider-Man trying to take pictures of him to win the Bugle's contest, and when Spider-Man smashes his camera out of frustration Eddie photoshops a fake image to incriminate him in a bank robbery.
*TaintedVeins: When he retracts his mask, tendrils of the symbiote remain stuck to his face and neck and give him this appearance. In addition, the silvery webbing motif the symbiote manifested when bonded to Spider-Man becomes distorted and vein-like when bonded to Eddie.
*ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil

*Flint Marko / Sandman

-->'''Played by:''' Thomas Haden Church

*AntiVillain: WellIntentioned / Designated AntiVillain. He only wanted to get money to pay for his daughter's medical treatment.
*DishingOutDirt
*ElementalShapeShifter
*TragicVillain
*VillainTeamup: With Venom
*VoluntaryShapeShifting
*WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds
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!Spider-Man / Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire)

->''"Whatever life has in store for me, I'll never forget these words: [[ComesGreatResponsibility With great power comes great responsibility]]. This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spider-Man."''

The main character. Bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains spider-based powers and after unwittingly causing his uncle's death, uses them to protect the city of New York as Spider-Man.

* Adorkable
* AllWebbedUp
* AlliterativeName
* Animal-ThemedSuperbeing
* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire
* TheAtoner: Uncle Ben's death motivates him to use his powers for good.
* Badass: He's Spider-Man, after all.
-->* BadassBookworm: Doesn't appear as much as in the comics, but it's there.
* BrilliantButLazy: A subversion, despite being [[TropeNamer]].
* BuildingSwing
* ButtMonkey: Especially in the second film.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Even after losing his powers and trying to live a normal life, he still storms into a building on fire to save lives.
* ComesGreatResponsibility
* DorkKnight
* GeniusBruiser
* TheHero
* HeroesWantRedHeads: He wanted Mary Jane since he was six years old.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: For the most part averted, in contrast to the comic books. Jameson still gives him hard time, but the public loves him.
* HeroicSpirit
* HowDoIShotWeb?: Shoots his first web accidently in school cafeteria, resulting in a fight with Flash. Later tries to use it to webswing, doesn't end well.
* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: With MJ.
* LovableNerd: As always.
* NiceGuy
* OneOfUs
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent
* RefusalOfTheCall: Peter refused to stop the robber and [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive this indirectly led to Uncle Ben's death
* Spider-Sense
* SuperStrentgh
* SuperReflexes
* SuperhumanAgilityAndDexterity
* UnluckyEverydude
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld
* WallCrawl
* YouFightLikeACow: Throws battle taunts once or twice in each film, in other words significantly less than in the comics.

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