[CENTER][hr][IMG]http://i.stack.imgur.com/tzfrC.gif[/IMG][hr][/CENTER] [color=ed1c24][B]| IDENTITY |[/B][/color] [color=7ea7d8][INDENT]Peter Richard Parker aka The Amazing Spider-Man Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Spidey Wall-crawler Web-head Web-slinger Arachnid [/INDENT][/color] [color=ed1c24][b]| ORIGIN & BACKSTORY |[/b][/color] [color=7ea7d8][indent][COLOR=WHITE][b]Peter Richard Parker[/b][/COLOR] was born in Queens to CIA agents [COLOR=WHITE][b]Richard[/b][/COLOR] and [COLOR=WHITE][b]Mary Parker[/b][/COLOR]. While Peter was still an infant, his parents were assigned to infiltrate the Algerian based spy ring controlled by the terrorist sect known as [COLOR=WHITE][B]KOBRA[/b][/COLOR]. The moment that KOBRA learned that Richard and Mary were double agents, they were killed by one of their agents. This agent was a man known only as the Finisher, who killed the Parkers in an airplane crash overseas and then framed them for treason. Peter went to live with his uncle and aunt, [COLOR=WHITE][B]Ben[/B][/COLOR] and [COLOR=WHITE][B]May Parker[/B][/COLOR], in Forest Hills, New York. With Richard and Mary's deaths, they became Peter’s surrogate parents and raised him as if he were their own son. Over the next 9 years, Parker grew to be extremely bright in science and became a high honors student at [COLOR=WHITE][B]Midtown High School[/B][/COLOR]. Parker's shyness and scholastic interest often made him a social outcast and a target for bullies, primarily football star [COLOR=WHITE][B]Flash Thompson[/B][/COLOR]. While attending a public exhibition demonstrating the safe handling of nuclear laboratory waste materials, sponsored by the Osborne Corporation or simply [COLOR=WHITE][b]OsCorp[/b][/color], the now-15-year-old Peter Parker was bitten on the hand by a spider that had been irradiated by a particle accelerator used in the demonstration. Making his way home afterwards, Peter was almost hit by a car; when Peter jumped out of the way, Peter discovered he had somehow gained incredible strength, agility, and the ability to cling to walls, spider-like traits that he immediately associated with the spider bite. Believing with his new-found abilities, Peter could finally land a date with his childhood crush, [color=white][b]Gwen Stacy[/b][/color], he quickly realized there was yet another obstacle to overcome. Growing up with his Aunt and Uncle, Peter had always lived modestly and as such he was missing was the money to take the girl out on a date. Encountering an ad offering a cash prize for staying in the ring for three minutes with professional wrestler [color=white][b]Joseph "Crusher" Hogan[/b][/color], Peter decided this would be a good way to test his powers. Wearing a mask to avoid potential embarrassment in case he lost the match or was identified by his classmates, Peter easily defeated his opponent. TV producer [COLOR=WHITE][B]Maxwell Shiffman[/B][/COLOR] observed his performance and convinced him to go on television with his 'act.' Designing a full costume, Peter created a ring alias, calling himself [COLOR=WHITE][B]Spider-Man[/B][/COLOR]. Going on to win each match he was entered into, 'Spider-Man' became an immediate sensation. Following his first TV appearance, the wrestling company was robbed, an incident that Peter could have stopped. However after being ripped off by Shiffman, Peter instead allowed the thief to escape, claiming that it was not his responsibility to perform security. Peter forgot the incident as his fame rose, but days later he returned home at night to find his Uncle Ben had been murdered. Learning the police had the burglar responsible holed up in a warehouse, Peter changed into his Spider-Man and easily captured the murderer only to discover he was the same thief who Peter had allowed to escape earlier. Filled with remorse, the last words that Uncle Ben had spoken to Peter hung over him. After a disagreement with his Uncle, Ben had reminded Peter that 'With great power comes great responsibility'. Realizing he had been squandering his new abilities on fame, Peter resolved to honor his Uncle's memory, quitting the wrestling arena. With word of the Hydra prison break, Peter donned the Spider-Man costume again but this time instead of fighting for money, he chose to fight for those weaker than himself.[/indent][/color] [color=ed1c24][b]| ATTRIBUTES |[/b][/color] [color=7ea7d8][INDENT][color=white][B]Spider Physiology:[/B][/color] Spider-Man possesses the proportionate powers of a spider, granted to him from an irradiated Common House Spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum) which bit Peter Parker that was apparently already mutated from prior exposure to certain frequencies of radiation and received a final, lethal dose during Parker's attendance of the exhibition. The radioactive, complex mutagenic enzymes in the spider's blood that were transferred at the time of the bite triggered numerous body-wide mutagenic changes within Parker, granting him superhuman strength, speed, toughened flesh, and numerous arachnid-like abilities. His powers include: [color=white][b]Wall-Crawling:[/b][/color] Spider-Man's exposure to the mutated spider venom induced a mutagenic, cerebellum-wide alteration of his engrams resulting in the ability to mentally control the flux of inter-atomic attraction (electrostatic force) between molecular boundary layers. This overcomes the outer electron shell's normal behavior of mutual repulsion with other outer electron shells and permits the tremendous potential for electron attraction to prevail. The mentally controlled sub-atomic particle responsible for this has yet to be identified. This ability to affect the attraction between surfaces is so far limited to Spider-Man's body (especially concentrated in his hands and feet) and another object, with an upper limit of several tons per finger. Spider-Man is even able to prevent his opponents from taking his mask off by making it stick to his face. [color=white][B]Superhuman Strength:[/B][/color] Spider-Man possesses superhuman strength enabling him to press lift many tons. Spider-Man's physical strength is sufficient enough to enable him to lift and even throw objects as heavy as a big as a large car. He must also pull his punches and kicks unless fighting someone of similar or greater physical durability. Otherwise, his blows would prove fatal to a normal human being. He has demonstrated that he is strong enough to knock out people with normal durability with as little as a tap to the head. Spider-Man's physical strength also extends into his legs, enabling him to be able to jump to a height of several stories in a single bound. Spider-Man demonstrated this when he leaped over thirty feet vertically into the air when he first leaped out of the way of an oncoming car; it should also be noted that when he first discovered his powers as a teenager. [color=white][B]Superhuman Speed:[/B][/color] Spider-Man is capable of running and moving at speeds that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. Spider-Man has showed to be fast enough to catch up to an accelerating car while on foot, but prefers to travel by webs. It should be noted, this car was limited due to the urban environment of New York, therefore this was a speed of roughly thirty miles per hour. [color=white][B]Superhuman Stamina:[/B][/color] Spider-Man's advanced musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than an ordinary human. This allows him to exert himself physically for much longer periods of time before fatigue begins to impair him. At his peak, Spider-Man can physically exert himself at his peak capacity for several hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him. Several accounts depict Spider-Man as able to hold his breath for eight minutes or more. [color=white][b]Superhuman Durability:[/b][/color] Spider-Man's body is physically tougher and more resistant to some types of injury than the body of a normal human. His body is more resistant to impact forces than anything else. He can withstand great impacts, such as falling from a height of several stories or being struck by an opponent with super strength, that would severely injure or kill a normal human with little to no discomfort. Spider-Man's body is durable to the point where tensing his super-strong muscles while being punched in the torso by a trained heavyweight boxer caused the attacker's wrists to break; also, Spider-Man has stated that he must roll with punches thrown by people without similar strength or durability to avoid breaking their wrists. [color=white][b]Superhuman Agility:[/b][/color] Spider-Man's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. Spider-Man is extraordinarily limber and his tendons and connective tissues are twice as elastic as the average human being's, despite their enhanced strength. He has the combined agility and acrobatic prowess of the most accomplished circus aerialists and acrobats. He can also perform any complicated sequence of gymnastic stunts such as flips, rolls, and springs. He can easily match or top any Olympic record at gymnastics apparatus such as flying rings, climbing ropes, horizontal bars, trampolines. [color=white][b]Superhuman Equilibrium:[/b][/color] Spider-Man possesses the ability to achieve a state of perfect equilibrium in any position imaginable. He seems able to adjust his position by instinct, which enables him to balance himself on virtually any object, no matter how small or narrow. [color=white][b]Superhuman Reflexes:[/b][/color] Spider-Man's reflexes are similarly enhanced and are currently about 40 times greater than those of an ordinary human. In combination with his spider-sense, the speed of his reflexes allows him to dodge almost any attack, or even gunfire, if he is far enough away. Spider-Man has even been shown in some cases, to be able to dodge gunfire using just his reflexes without his Spider-Sense. [color=white][b]Regenerative Healing Factor:[/b][/color] Spider-Man has a limited healing factor. While not on the same level as some mutants, it is sufficiently powerful enough to recover from severe injuries, from broken bones and large amounts of tissue damage in a matter of days. [color=white][b]Contaminant Immunity:[/b][/color] Due to his accelerated metabolism, Spider-Man has a higher tolerance for drugs and diseases than normal humans, and he can recover from the effects of larger doses rapidly. During an encounter with the Swarm, Spider-Man was incapacitated by thousands of bee stings, but recovered in less than 24 hours. His resistance and recovery time to other toxins and diseases varies, but is typically significantly higher than normal. Spider-Man was able to recover completely from acid being spat into his eyes by the new Vulture although the extent of the damage may have been restricted due to his superhuman durability. However, Spider-Man has the normal human tolerance for alcoholic beverages. [color=white][b]Spider-Sense:[/b][/color] Spider-Man possesses an extrasensory "danger" or "spider" sense which warns him of potential immediate danger by the manifestation of a tingling sensation in the back of his skull, and links with his superhuman kinesthetics, enabling him to evade most any injuries, unless he cognitively overrides his automatic reflexes. It appears to be a simultaneous clairvoyant response to a wide variety of phenomena (everything from falling safes to speeding bullets to thrown punches), which has given several hundredths of a second warning, which is sufficient time for his reflexes to allow him to avoid injury. The sense also can create a general response on the order of several minutes: he cannot discern the nature of the threat by the sensation. He can, however, 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 weapons and enemies. Sudden and extreme threats can cause his spider-sense to react with painful intensity. Spider-Man can also sense and dodge attacks directed randomly or by an artificial intelligence. Using his spider-sense to time his enhanced reflexes, Spider-Man can casually dodge attacks up to and including automatic-weapons fire, provided there is sufficient distance. His spider-sense is sufficiently well-linked to his reflexes to the point that a threat can trigger them even when Spider-Man is asleep or stunned. His spider-sense has helped him preserve his secret identity since it alerts him to observers or cameras when changing into or out of his costume. The spider-sense does react to those who Peter does not consider to be a threat, such as Aunt May. Spider-Man can choose to ignore his spider-sense, and distraction or fatigue diminish its effectiveness. 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.' Even when he does not have the use of his eyes, Spider-Man can still use his Spider Sense in a similar fashion to a Radar Sense to help him see by sensing the direction the danger is coming from by listening on the loudest noise around him. [color=white][B]Radio Frequency Detection:[/B][/color] Peter's spider-sense also enables him to track certain radio frequencies, which could be used to his advantage through additional hardware.[/INDENT][/color] [color=ed1c24][b]| CHARACTER NOTES |[/b][/color][INDENT][color=7ea7d8][CENTER][I][SUB]~WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE AS THE RP PROGRESSES~[/SUB][/I][/CENTER][B]FRIENDS & FAMILY[/B][/COLOR] [INDENT][COLOR=WHITE][B]PROTO-COSTUME:[/B] [IMG]http://cdn.movieweb.com/img.news/NEhNnfycNlUmkp_1_2.jpg[/IMG] [B]RICHARD PARKER -[/B] [B]MARY PARKER -[/B] [B]BENJAMIN PARKER -[/B] [B]MAY PARKER -[/B] [B]GWEN STACY -[/B] [B]GEORGE STACY -[/B] [B]HARRY OSBORNE -[/B] [B]NORMAN OSBORNE -[/B] [B]EUGENE 'FLASH' THOMPSON -[/B][/COLOR][/INDENT] [color=7ea7d8][B]ROGUE GALLERY:[/B][/COLOR] [INDENT][COLOR=WHITE][I]~COMING SOON~[/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [color=7ea7d8][B]STOMPING GROUNDS:[/B][/COLOR] [INDENT][COLOR=WHITE][B]MIDTOWN HIGHSCHOOL -[/B][/COLOR][/INDENT][/INDENT] [color=ed1c24][b]| CHARACTER GOALS |[/b][/color] [color=7ea7d8][INDENT]Taking major hints from the 'ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN' comics and 'AMAZING SPIDER-MAN' movies, my Spider-Man will be more updated than some of the other takes. Further influences include both 'SPIDER-MAN THE ANIMATED SERIES' and the more recent 'SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN'. I'd like to demonstrate the difference between the nerdy, awkward and shy Peter compared to the boisterous and outgoing nature of Spider-Man. This take on Peter Parker will be more of a gadgeteering genius than the one who has been presented in common media. Ideally, Spider-Man will be able to form friendships and bonds with other young heroes in this universe such as Robin or the Titans, the X-Men and the Defenders. To begin with however, Spider-Man will be just starting out, gaining a rogue gallery and developing both his costume and gear.[/INDENT][/color] [color=ed1c24][b]| REFERENCES |[/b][/color] [color=7ea7d8][INDENT][URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/56672]#1[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/471524]#2[/URL] [URL=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2781471]#3[/URL] [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2427447]#4[/url][/INDENT][/color]