| NOTE: This incarnation of Spider-Man is about the character from the Marc Webb film series. For other Spider-Man incarnations, check out the disambiguation. |
| “ | Troy: Who are you? Spider-Man: Spider-Man. |
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| ~ Troy and Spider-Man. |
| “ | Every day, I wake up knowing that the more people I try to save, the more enemies I will make. And it's just a matter of time before I face those with more power than I can overcome. | „ |
| ~ Spider-Man |
| “ | There's no place like home! | „ |
| ~ Spider-Man at the end of the second film. |
| “ | I lost... I lost Gwen, my, um... she was my "MJ". I couldn't save her. I'm never gonna be able to forgive myself for that. But I carried on, tried to... tried to keep going. Tried to keep being the... friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, because I know that's what she would've wanted, but... at some point, I just... I stopped pulling my punches. I got rageful. I got bitter. I just don't want you to end up like... like me. | „ |
| ~ Peter Parker to his MCU counterpart |
Peter Parker, also known as Spider-Man, is the titular main protagonist of Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man film series and a major character in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home.
He was an ordinary high school student until an investigation at Oscorp led to him being bitten by a genetically modified spider, sending him to become New York's superhero. While becoming a vigilante and beginning a relationship with his crush Gwen Stacy, Peter would have to face numerous threats, such as the Lizard, Electro, the Green Goblin, and the Rhino.
He was portrayed by Andrew Garfield, while Max Charles (who also played Spin in Lab Rats, and also voiced Sherman in Mr. Peabody and Sherman and The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, Harvey Beaks in the series of the same name, and Kion in The Lion Guard) portrayed him as a kid. In The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video games, he was voiced by Sam Riegel, who also voiced Shirou Emiya in Fate/stay night, Mephisto Pheles in Blue Exorcist, Jude Mathis in Tales of Xillia, Ky Kiske in Guilty Gear Xrd, Donatello in 2003s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Steve Burnside in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, "Tennessee Kid" Cooper in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Phoenix Wright in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, and Teppen. In the Japanese dub, he was voiced by Tomoaki Maeno. In the IOS version of The Amazing Spider-Man video game, he was voiced by Andrew Chaikin. In the IOS version of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game, he was voiced by Yuri Lowenthal, who also voiced his counterpart in Insomniac's Marvel's Spider-Man game series.
Personality
Peter Parker had all the qualities of a 17-year old crimefighter; shy, smart, broody, aggressive, sarcastic, troubled, awkward, and intelligent. Peter never truly got over his parents leaving him and then dying in an unfortunate plane crash, he possesses a scientific curiosity and is considered something of a geek at his school which made him a target for the local bully, Flash Thompson. This incarnation of Peter put more emphasis on the angst that a teenager would have. Peter had a tendency to use humour as a defensive mechanic, a trait that was only amplified when he became Spider-Man using sarcasm and wittiness before and during his fight with criminals.
However behind this naturally upbeat demeanor Peter also possesses a tragic and lonely side, brought on by the immense guilt if the death of the people he held close, most specifically his Uncle Ben who's killer Peter met and actually let walk free simply to spite the owner of a convenience store. Another contributing factor for his guilt was his crush, Gwen Stacy's father dying at the hands of The Lizard while trying to save Spider-Man and with his dying breath he asks that Peter keep his daughter out of his vigilante activities which he fails to honour and this causes PTSD and even hallucinations. What proved to be a final straw for Peter was the woman he loved, Gwen Stacy died in his arms during a fight with The Green Goblin and for a few months he hung up being Spider-Man but eventually returned when the city was under threat.
Peter also had a vengeful side to him, specifically before he truly become Spider-Man he used his newfound powers to search for the criminal who killed his Uncle Ben and presumably planned to return the favour however it quickly evolved into something more righteous. This was also shown when he humiliated the bully Flash in front of his entire basketball team. After getting his newfound powers form Oscorp, Peter had difficulty controlling them and was unintentionally destructive which was shown when he destroyed his bathroom, a football goal, a basketball net and the front door. He also took his time to torment a car thief that he thought could've killed his uncle, and even intended to kill him at one point even though he didn't need to.
Peter was also something of a poor liar, every night he would return home with different scars and would tell a ridiculous story to cover it up. Over the course of the first and second film Peter eventually became obsessed over finding out what happened to his parents and if a third was ever released it would have been about him getting over Gwen's death.
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, although he retained most of his overall qualities, Peter was shown to be immensely depressed over his failure to save Gwen, even hinting that he resorted to killing criminals in his bitterness and rage, while also becoming fearful that MCU Peter will also succumb to bitterness and rage after his Aunt May was killed by Raimiverse Peter's Norman Osborn and wanting to prevent him from doing so. He also showed to be self-loathing, to the point of calling himself lamer than his other counterparts, having fought Rhino while the other two both fought aliens. However, this changed when Raimiverse Peter repeatedly told him that he was amazing and not to have a low opinion on himself. After saving MJ, Peter finally overcame his depression due to redeeming himself for not being able to save Gwen. When he returned to his universe, he was notably more happy and content with himself.
Powers & Abilities
Powers
- Spider Physiology: After being bitten by a genetically altered spider, Peter Parker's body changed giving him the proportionate powers of a spider; such as superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, stamina, wall-crawling etc. He also has a "spider-sense", which alerts him to danger.
- Superhuman Strength: Possessing the proportionate strength of a spider, Spider-Man can lift objects that weigh up to approximately 10 tons relatively easily. Spider-Man's physical strength is sufficient to lift and throw objects as heavy as most automobiles with little to no effort, he must also pull his punches and kicks unless fighting someone of similar or greater physical durability, otherwise, his blows would prove fatal to normal humans. He can knock out individuals with normal durability with as little as a tap to the head, destroy everyday items with one strike such as his alarm clock, shatter the backboard of a basketball hoop in the school gym and doing the same to the front door glass panel at home, pull apart guns, swing at high velocities on a rope or web, able to hold a van with one hand while hanging from a web and halt a large bus from crushing a civilian.
- Superhuman Durability: Spider-Man can withstand great impact, such as falling from heights or being hit by super-strong opponents, that would severely injure or kill a normal human. He fell onto a car from a height, with enough impact to break the windshield, without any lasting harm to himself and survived a strong electrical blasts from Electro including a stream of electricity point blank in the face.
- Superhuman Speed: Possessing the proportionate speed of a spider, Spider-Man is able to get in and out of a car unnoticed much faster than a thief. Spider-Man dodged multiple gunshots at point blank range fired by police officer. He is able to catch up to or outrun speeding vehicles relatively easily, as he was able to outran multiple police cars that were chasing him easily. During Spider-Man's battle with Electro, when a police car was about to crush nearby civilians he saved them before the people even realized what had happened.
- Superhuman Agility: Spider-Man, who has had no training, can perform any complicated sequence of gymnastic stunts such as flips, rolls and springs. Due to Spider-Man's superhuman strength and agility, he is extremely acrobatic and is able to perform high jumps, high leaps, somersaults, flips, etc.
- Superhuman Reflexes: Spider-Man can dodge or counter any attack, including gunfire, even at point blank range. Spider-Man's spider-sense allows him to sense danger before it happens which helps him to react in advance.
- Superhuman Equilibrium: Spider-Man's equilibrium is able to adjust his position by instinct, allowing him to balance himself on any object, no matter how small or narrow it is.
- Superhuman Leaping: Spider-Man's increased muscular strength in his legs means that he is capable of leaping from one building over a street to the next and leap several feet in a single bound.
- Superhuman Flexibility: Spider-Man is able to bend his body in ways that normal humans would have to train for years to do so.
- Superhuman Stamina: Spider-Man is able to perform physical activities for a longer period before experiencing fatigue.
- Superhuman Senses: Spider-Man's vision improves from needing glasses to perfect eyesight in a matter of hours. He also has perfect aim, as his webs rarely miss their target, even when he's not looking or blinded.
- Spider-Sense: Spider-Man possesses precognitive danger senses, allowing him to pre-empt and dodge any form of attack just after sensing them. It warns him of impending danger with a tingling sensation in the base of his skull, and links with his superhuman reflexes, enabling him to evade most injuries. It appears to be a simultaneous clairvoyant response to a wide variety of phenomena - from falling safes to speeding bullets to thrown punches - which has given several hundredths of a second warning. He can discern the nature of the threat by the sensation, and discern the severity of the danger by the strength of his response to it. Spider-Man's spider-sense is directional and can guide him to or away from hidden or disguised weapons and enemies. Sudden and extreme threats can cause his spider-sense to react with painful intensity. His spider-sense can be triggered even when he is asleep or stunned. The spider-sense does not react to those who Spider-Man does not consider to be a threat, such as Aunt May and he can choose to ignore his spider-sense through intense concentration and it can lose some effectiveness if he is exhausted or distracted. Spider-Man's fighting style incorporates the advantage that his "spider-sense" provides him. His body begins to produce more adrenaline after the sense is triggered, an extension of the "fight or flight syndrome". His spider-sense is powerful enough that he was able to sense the police heading towards the bridge when the Lizard was going after Ratha all the way from Stacy's building, meaning he detected danger from literally miles away.
- Wall-Crawling: Spider-Man is able to mentally control the flux of inter-atomic attractive forces on surfaces he touches, allowing him to stick to any surface, no matter how rough or slippery. He has conscious control over this ability. He has an upper limit of several tons per finger. He is capable of using this, combined with his strength, to uproot objects from their place without having to fully use his hands, such as when he pulled open the back window of a van.
Abilities
- Indomitable Will: Spider-Man has a strong force of will, completely free of evil and temptation. He has struggled to balance his life as a student and his superhero antics, through this changed after Gwen Stacy's death causing him to become a violent and creepy vigilante who kills people.
- Genius-Level Intelligence: Academically gifted, Peter displays an uncanny affinity for science, mathematics, mechanics, biology, and physics. Peter is very intelligent, specifically in chemistry and physics. He is intelligent enough to perfect his father's webbing formula and to construct working mechanical web-shooters. He also apparently solves a formula that is key to creating the formula that mutates Curt Connors into The Lizard. He was able to create a device to lock and open his room door through a command switch. Also, upon starting his crime-fighting career, he used a cell phone to create a homemade police scanner to listen to police recordings about the crimes that are currently happening.
- Science Major: Peter is a brilliant individual, with exceptional skill in practically every field of science, and is an excellent inventor. He is an accomplished chemist and physicist. He possesses enough confidence in this field to invent his trademark web-shooters.
- Expert Skateboarder: Peter is a very skilled skateboarder and skated everywhere he went, even before the spider bite.
- Skilled Photographer: Peter is a very skilled photographer.
- Master Acrobat: Due to Spider-Man's strength and phenomenal equilibrium, he is an excellent athlete, excelling in all gymnastic fields and being able to perform every acrobatic stunt ever performed, including others that can never be performed by even an Olympic acrobat. Due to his superhuman physical attributes, Spider-Man easily surpasses normal acrobats and is able to perform somersaults, flips, spins, cartwheels, etc.
- Expert Combatant: Due to Spider-Man's superhuman physical attributes, acrobatic prowess and spider-sense, he is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant using a fighting style derived from his spider-like attributes, he made his own street style that could rival virtually any combatant out of sheer volatility to standard fighting techniques (e.g. webbing, wall crawling, super reflexes, super strength to lift heavy objects, etc.) using a mixture of his superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, jumping, leaping, equilibrium, spider-sense, intelligence and web-shooters, Spider-Man is able to utilize an devastating acrobatic fighting style that makes him a formidable opponent and allowed him to easily take down thugs, cops (be it regular officers or SWAT officers) and even the more physically powerful Lizard.
Equipment
- Web-Shooters: Peter's brilliance at physical science allowed him to create web-shooters for use when he became Spider-Man. The twin devices worn on his wrists are able to shoot thin strands of a special strong web fluid at high pressure and speeds. Spider-Man's webs can be used to ensnare and even immobilize his opponents. Also, Spider-Man moves through locations by shooting a web-line and attaching it to an object (most often a building). He then swings, shoots another web-line, attaches it, and repeats the process. It appears to be able to hold more than one web cartridge in case more is needed.
- Web Fluid: A shear-thinning liquid, virtually solid until a shearing force is applied to it, rendering it fluid, whose exact formula remains unknown, but is rumored to be related to nylon. The web line's tensile strength is estimated to be 120 pounds per square millimetre of cross section. After getting his powers, he mysteriously bought the Oscorp Bio-cable and incorporated the cartridges into his web-shooters.
Trivia
- The character also appears in the Amazing Spider-Man tie-in video games, which follows on in an alternative timeline from the first film.
- Andrew Garfield didn't provide his voice or likeness for the games.
- Andrew Garfield was signed up to appear in The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and possibly the planned Sinister Six spin-off film as well as The Amazing Spider-Man 4. However this didn't come to pass as in 2015 Sony made a deal with Marvel to once again reboot the Spider-Man franchise so the character can appear in Marvel's shared cinematic universe of films. As the new cinematic universe Spider-Man ignores the Garfield films, this leaves the character's fate and the Sinister Six storyline incomplete. However, it was announced that Garfield would reprise his role as Spider-Man again in the third Spider-Man film set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which revealed alternate Spider-Men from the Marvel Multiverse.
- Before Andrew Garfield was announced for the lead part, Frank Dillane, Taylor Lautner, Josh Hutcherson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Logan Lerman, Robert Pattinson, Jamie Bell, Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Alden Ehrenreich, Zac Efron, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Xavier Samuel, Jim Sturgess, Drake Bell, Liam Aiken and Anton Yelchin were also considered to play the lead role, although Drake Bell had voiced Spider-Man in the 2012 Ultimate Spider-Man animated series and parotheed the same character in the 2008 movie SuperHero.
- When first wearing the Spider-Man costume, Andrew Garfield admitted to shedding tears.
- In this film Spider-Man uses artificial devices to shoot webs, inspired from the original comics where he possessed similar devices for his webbing (only later would he gain the superhuman ability to shoot webs). Marc Webb explained the web-shooters were a creative decision to showcase Peter's intellect: "We wanted to emphasize that these are things that Peter Parker made and that he is special himself even if he feels like he's an outsider."
- During his breaks, Andrew Garfield went around New York playing basketball with kids in his Spider-Man outfit.
- Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone got to know each other as co-actors in a coffee shop. Which would eventually lead them to be dating in real life.
- To prepare for his role as Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield studied the movements of spiders and tried to incorporate them as much as he could: "Parker is a boy/spider in terms of how he moves, and not just in the suit".
- On selecting Andrew Garfield to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man, director Marc Webb said, "Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor's work understand his extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit, and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker".
- Scott Menville was brought on to dub over Spider-Man's groans and moans when Andrew Garfield was unavailable to do ADR work.
- Andrew Garfield was almost 30 when he played this role. Peter Parker in the first film is 17 years old, and in the second he is around 19 years old.
- Andrew Garfield was announced for the lead role in early July 2010.
- In Spider-Man: No Way Home, the scene where Peter Three says, "I love you guys" to his counterparts was improvised and was not originally in the script. Tom and Tobey's confused and awkward reactions were genuine.
- The way Andrew's Spider-Man saved Michelle Jones from falling to her death is identical to how Spider-Man was able to save Gwen Stacy from falling to her death in "What if Gwen Stacy Had Lived?", where he dives after and catches Gwen instead of firing a webline.
- He is the only Spider-Man in No Way Home that never interacted with Raimiverse's Green Goblin.
External Links
- Spider-Man on the Marvel Database Wiki
- Spider-Man on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
- Spider-Man on the Amazing Spider-Man Wiki
- Spider-Man on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Spider-Man on the Spider-Man Films Wiki
- The Amazing Spider-Man on the Disney Wiki
- The Amazing Spider-Man on the Love Exalted Wiki
- Spider-Man on the VS Battles Wiki
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