Pre-Birth and Infancy
Richard Parker was a well-respected biochemist, physicist, geneticist, and engineer employed in the mid-early '90's by a privately funded laboratory with the complete financial support and backing of industrialist Norman Osborn. Richard dedicated his work to researching and discovering a cure for cancer. In 1994, he invited his former college buddy and roommate, Curtis Connors, to join him in the labs and lend his own expertise to finding a cure. Connors, who had just gotten out of the military after the unfortunate loss of his arm and had been searching for a job, eagerly accepted his old friend's offer and soon began aiding Richard in his research by focusing on tissue regrowth.
During this initial year both Richard and Curt met their respective girlfriends and future wives; Mary Fitzpatrick - a data analyst and consultant for a tech firm associate of Norman Osborn's company, Oscorp industries - and Martha Wells - a temporary waitress earning her way through Empire State University with a degree in biology. In 1996, Richard and Mary became engaged and wed, not soon after learning of Mary's pregnancy. In April of '97, the two welcomed their son, Peter Benjamin Parker, into the world and named Curtis and Martha - also newly engaged - as Peter's godparents. Due to both Richard's and Mary's important careers and busy schedules, the two were often forced to leave behind their infant son under the care of Ben and May Parker, Richard's older brother and sister-in-law.
During the following two years their lab grew by accepting two new assistants, Calypso Ezili and Miles Warren, both skilled biochemists and geneticists. By this time Curt began to closely study the regenerative properties of reptiles, while Richard thought he had a breakthrough with a liquid he had designed to be a fast-acting healing agent. This liquid succeeded in it's purpose in small-scale tests in a sterile environment, and Richard quickly constructed a prototype delivery method - small, high-pressured canisters with fine-tipped nozzles to be loaded into a special spray-gun - that could fire the liquid at an accelerated speed with the purpose of focusing the spread.
Unfortunately, the liquid itself had an unintended side-effect where, upon contact with high-levels of oxygen, it would harden into a super-strong, malleable adhesive. This discovery in itself could have been put to beneficial use if the adhesive didn't suffer from a breakdown between bonds and dissolve after only a couple hours. With his creation deemed a failure, Richard packed up the research for the botched healing agent and delivery system and instead turned his attention to a new idea of designing a healing agent that would bond to an individual and completely repair them from the inside out.
Alas, though, just two years later during the height of Richard's research he and his wife were tragically killed in a freak car accident that left only two horribly burned corpses in its wake, as well as a newly orphaned four year old Peter Parker. Ben and May Parker gained custody of their nephew, a task they were ready for as they had practically raised the boy from birth anyways.
Norman Osborn ended up attending the funeral and introduced himself to Ben and May as the financial backer of Richard's research, and claimed he had considered Ben's brother a close friend. After offering his condolences - and money to match the bills of the funeral - he suggested Peter might need a friend to help him cope during this difficult time, and explained his own son, Harold, was of the same age. May thought this was a good idea and a play-date between the two was arranged. And thus the close friendship of Peter Parker and Harry Osborn began.
Youth
At the age of eight, Pete and Harry met and befriended another youth their age who had just moved into Peter's neighborhood, Gwendolyn Stacy, a tomboy-ish girl who fit right in with the pair, and the three soon developed an unbreakable bond. Several years later, Pete's Uncle Ben suffered from a stroke which resulted in mobility issues with his right leg, forcing him to use a cane and undergo physical therapy, as well as costing him his job. Despite the disability checks he receives, the Parkers have a hard time affording Ben's medical bills, treatment, and the everyday domestic bills. This incident marks the beginning of the Parker's financial woes.
Months later Peter, and to a lesser extent Harry, incur the wrath of their fellow student, Eugene "Flash" Thompson during a history lesson. Flash responds to a teacher's question with a fairly ridiculous answer, prompting Peter to make a joke at Flash's expense, much to his chagrin. It is also around this time that Peter, now in middle school, discovers after taking an aptitude test his natural genius in various academic fields including mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Gwen is also found to possess a high intellect and affinity for applied science and other fields rivaling Peter's own. Although those around him - his aunt and uncle, Gwen, and especially his scientist godparents - show pride and enthusiasm over Pete's natural gifts, Peter himself doesn't seem to revel in or enjoy his academic talents. This is the opposite of Gwen who soon finds herself joining the school's science club and looking forward to the day she can put her intellect to practical use. Despite Pete's lack of joy he is soon enrolled in the advanced placement courses his middle school - and later high school - have to offer, along with Gwen.
A year later Harry finds his own talent and passion in photography. This, coupled with Harry's seeming lack of academic gifts, puts him and his father at odds. Norman views photography as a weak and pathetic hobby and potential career not befitting an Osborn. Norman - who, as Harry once told Peter, was already a cold and distant parent - became severely disappointed and disapproving of his son, and often resorted to verbal abuse to bestow upon Harry "what it means to be an Osborn." This increased hostile atmosphere at home leads Harry to spend more time at the Parker residence where he frequently would spend the night. He soon began to consider Uncle Ben and Aunt May as surrogate-parents, a feeling only strengthened due to his and Peter's near-brotherly bond.
Adolescence and The Incident
Two years later, in 2011, at the age of 14 Peter and co. entered Midtown High School. It was here they met Eddie Brock Jr., a senior and Midtown's star quarterback. It was Eddie who finally put Flash Thompson in his place and prevented him from bullying Pete and Harry - as he had continued to do the past three years. Eddie, an all-around nice guy, instantly took a liking to Peter who was in his stagecraft and drama classes which Eddie interned for - Peter and Harry had taken the courses as they were rumored to be easy A's - and they became relatively close, albeit unconventional, friends.
During the early days of freshman year, Gwen began to dress in a more 'girly' fashion and shed some of the aspects of her tomboy appearance; growing her hair longer, wearing skirts more often than her formerly signature baggy jeans and overalls, and wearing modest amounts of make-up. And although she was still the same-old Gwen more-or-less, still participating in the same old nerdy activities she always had, Harry noticed her new look and soon developed a crush on his childhood friend. For her part, though, Gwen had already developed her own growing interest and attraction to Peter a couple years back, unbeknownst to him.
Not long into the year Peter, on one of his routine monthly visits to his godparents at Connors' lab , experienced a life-altering event. Shortly before Peter's visit, Curt had accidentally bumped into one of the containment units housing one of his experiments, a genetically engineered spider and allowed it to escape through a small opening. This experiment was part of a relatively new research to transfer animalistic abilities to humans, primarily healing factors, that he had been working on with Dr. Calypso Ezili - who had taken over as one of the lead researchers following Richard's death - before her departure for Kravin Industries. Before Curt had a chance to realize the spider was missing, though, Pete was knocking on the door to his lab, and Curt ran to embrace his godson and begin his monthly ritual of pestering Peter to become a scientist.
After several hours of talking, Curt took a break to the restroom and Peter relaxed on one of the few lounge chairs in the lobby. Only seconds after doing so Peter would leap to his feet and howl in agony; a sharp, stabbing pain emanating from his right hand. A strangely colored spider with a red and blue abdomen was crawling along his arm having just bitten him, leaving a large, puffy mark on the skin between his thumb and forefinger. Pete slapped the spider from his arm and immediately stomped on it out of fear and retaliation. Oddly enough, however, the arachnid didn't die and continued to crawl away until a second, third, and fourth smash of Peter's heel finally crushed it. Not believing there to be any venomous spiders in the area, he shrugged off the bite. Still, though, Peter was put off from any more conversation and decided to cut his visit short, calling to Curt who was still in the bathroom and promising he'd come back soon before hopping on a bus home.
Although the area where he was bitten stung, his body occasionally tingled, and he had an on-again-off-again headache, no changed became evident until four days later. Peter, who had required glasses since he was little, awoke that Friday morning stunned to discover his vision had inexplicably improved itself seemingly overnight. The same could be said for his other senses which, as far as Peter could tell, were performing at levels far beyond the norm. Unsure of what was happening, Peter considered going to a doctor, but he didn't know how he would explain the situation to his aunt and uncle should they ask what was wrong with him; complaining of improved health seemed foolish, and so he continued on with his day.
Throughout the school day he would every-so-often experience an odd tingling sensation in the back of his head, usually whenever Flash would ready a spit-ball - the only form of torment he could get away with while Eddie was in the school - that Peter put off as just another minor headache. Peter also noted, as did Harry and Gwen, that he performed notably better during gym, out-scoring several students who were on various sports teams during a game of soccer. Finally, later that evening while preparing his dinner Peter nicked himself with a kitchen knife and caused a small cut on his index finger. It came as a huge shock to Pete when, only minutes later while putting on a band-aid, he discovered the cut had completely vanished, with the only proof it had existed in the first place being the drying blood smears along his finger. By this time, Pete was freaking out, worried about what was happening to him and unsure of what to do. His panic was only further increased when the box of band-aids became stuck to his hand and wouldn't come loose.
Now in a full-blown panic Peter needed someone with a level head to talk to. His aunt, uncle, and Gwen, though, were all unavailable with Ben and May out to dinner, and Gwen off on some science-club related activity, so Peter was left to call Harry and beg him to come over with no explanation. When Harry arrived at the door, Pete yelled for him to come in. Harry entered the kitchen confused and worried to discover his best friend huddled in a corner clutching a box of band-aids and a phone. Peter, as freaked out as he was, had trouble explaining his problems for several minutes until he finally picked up the same kitchen knife he had cut himself on earlier - a feat he had difficulty with considering both hands had objects thoroughly adhered to the palms - and sliced his skin horizontally above his knuckles. Harry's shock, concern, and fear soon gave way to amazement as he watched before his eyes as Peter's skin miraculously repaired itself.
It took thirty minutes before the boys were finally able to pry the box and phone from Peter's hands, and a further hour until Harry had calmed his friend down sufficiently to the point where he convinced Pete not to go running to his uncle and aunt the moment they walked in the door. They would instead run their own improvised tests in the safety of Peter's bedroom and try to discover what was happening to him. It wasn't long before they determined the only logical source of these changes was from the strange spider that had bitten Peter several days before, with Pete believing it must have been some sort of lab spider of his godfather's as he knew Curt worked with genetic testing. After Harry further convinced Pete not to tell anyone else, be it Curt, Gwen, Ben, or May, they decided that they would spend all of Sunday discovering just what it was that Peter was capable of.
Over the following three weeks Pete and Harry continued their improvised tests scoping out the limit of Peter's new-found physical prowess and discovering that the reason for objects adhering to his hands was due to miniature, barbed-hairs on his finger tips and toes that allowed him to cling to surfaces like a spider, and could retract when not needed. Also over these weeks Peter's musculature visibly enhances, giving him a lean, athletic build he hadn't previously possessed and granting him increased strength. Astounded by his newly acquired abilities, Peter and Harry dreamed of the myriad of ways they could benefit from them, not the least of which being the not-so-subtle payback Flash had coming to him.
Misguided Acts and Origins of a Hero
But before he could act on any of the fantasies they dreamed up, Peter learned of the growing financial difficulties his aunt and uncle had been hiding from him for years. He came to the realization that he could utilize his enhanced capabilities to earn some quick cash for his aunt and uncle. However, after days of thinking, Peter couldn't come up with a fast enough solution using his new skills that didn't involve either becoming a guinea pig for science or less-than-moral activities. After one night when their power was shut off - Ben and May claimed it was faulty wiring - he broke down and relented that he would need to turn to criminal means to secure enough money. Afraid and racked with guilt, Pete decided to break into and rob from a local convenience store late at night after it had closed. When he finally worked up the courage to do so however, he backed out at the last minute deciding that this wasn't right nor was it the life he wanted to live. Ironically enough, though, and against all odds, on his way home Peter came across a man who had apparently decided, as had Peter, that tonight was the perfect time to break into and steal from a local store.
Initially intending to phone in the robbery to the police, Pete hesitated when faced with this opportunity. He could steal from the thief. Somehow in all his desperate genius he managed to convince himself that this would be different than actually robbing a store; this was a criminal he would be taking from, not some innocent store-owner, and he would certainly put the money to better use was the argument he made to himself. So, once the burglar began to make his getaway through a back street, Peter jumped him, tearing the bag of money from the man's hands before running like Hell. He wasn't able to make a clean escape, however, as the robber had seen Peter's face and managed to follow him back to his street where the would-be-thief watched Pete enter his home.
Peter, upon returning at such a late hour, was greeted by the unhappy faces of his aunt and uncle who demanded to know where he had been all night with Peter unable to make up a suitable excuse, his mind too addled by an adrenaline rush, was thoroughly scolded and informed he was grounded for a week. Peter finally made it up to his room where he stashed the bag of money before proceeding to slip out of the house through his window after deciding he needed to go for a walk to work out his mixed-feelings over the crime he had just committed. He didn't get too far, though, as after a couple minutes of walking around the block he heard the distinctive pop of gunfire and the screams of his Aunt May. Rushing back home at full-speed Peter witnessed a man, dressed in similar clothing to the one he had just stolen from, run out of the house and down the street, clutching several pieces of jewelry and a wallet.
After Peter had snuck out the criminal that had followed him home burst through the front door and confronted Ben and May, demanding to know where his money was. With Ben and May not understanding, the man pulled a gun and demanded they give back his loot. Ben begins to realize what Peter must have been up to, and desperate to keep his nephew safe - who he still thought was upstairs in his room, probably hiding - he suggested the man had the wrong house, but to take whatever he wanted from them - money, jewelry, electronics - so long as he left them unharmed. The man, not sure that this was in-fact the house he thought he saw the kid enter, relented and began to relieve Ben of his wallet and May of her jewelry. But when the man, in a fit of anger and impatience over May's fumbling with her watch, pointed his gun at her, Ben shouted in protest and jumped for the gun, which went off after a brief struggle, shooting Ben in the stomach.
Peter, after seeing the man run away, ran into the house to find his uncle on the floor, bleeding out, and May collapsed in tears over his body. Pete tells his aunt to call 911 while he tries to stop the bleeding. He asks Ben what happened, but Ben, through gritted teeth and coughs of blood, struggles to give Peter a life lesson over doing the right thing and living an honest life, not wanting his nephew who he viewed as a son to become a petty criminal and thug. The last thing Ben managed to say before his life left him was "with great power there must also come great responsibility."
Peter spent the next few months in a severe depression, the guilt of his uncle's death eating away at him. It took him four months and the help of his friends, the Connors, and May to finally begin his return to normality. It took him a further month before he decided he would live up to Uncle Ben's expectations and wishes by using his abilities to live an honest, responsible life, and help others in need. By late March, with Harry as his confidante, he soon began to venture out into the city to prevent similar robberies and muggings as the one he had regretfully committed that lead to all his pain and suffering. After several trial runs and errors, Peter began to get the hang of things and designed an outfit he would wear while stopping crime so as to not be recognized. This first costume consisted of a long-sleeved, red t-shirt, blue jeans, blue socks - to allow the hairs on his feet to successfully cling to surfaces - and a red ski-mask with swim goggles over his eyes. The colors were chosen as an homage to the spider that had bitten him.
Two months later, after having successfully stopped several dozen crimes in progress, Peter began to notice that several of the muggers he continued to encounter had the same face, and were in fact the same people. He realized that by not aiding in the apprehension of the criminals he stopped he was only delaying the crimes from happening, not truly stopping them. Pete decided he needed some kind of tool to allow him to capture these thugs, with Harry suggesting handcuffs or rope, but Peter quickly dismissed this idea as impractical as he couldn't carry around enough to be effective, and he would need to keep replacing those items with money he didn't have. After racking his brain for a solution, Peter remembered something he had seen little over a year ago.
On his fourteenth birthday, his Uncle Ben had presented Pete with all of the research notes and equipment Richard Parker had kept with his personal belongings in hopes that Peter may find interest in them and finally become inspired by science. Peter had, however, simply breezed through the notes, finding some things interesting, but nothing particularly exciting at the time. Now, though, he recalled reading something about one of the experiments his father had run on some fluid that was a failure due to it's unwanted hardening and adhesive properties when exposed to air. Going back through the boxes of papers and mechanical devices, Peter found what he was looking for; the notes on the properties of the liquid, some remaining cartridges of the fluid, and several prototypes of the gun-like device that was created to 'shoot' the liquid out.
Not wanting to look like he was carrying a weapon, Peter began remodifying the devices into something both less clunky and easily concealed, finally putting his genius intellect and natural talent for engineering to use aside from school work. The result was two of the miniature canisters being mounted on gauntlet-like devices to be worn around Peter's wrist and forearm. It was considerably more difficult to recreate the fluid successfully from the samples he had remaining and his father's notes, but after several weeks he finally succeeded. After Harry saw them in use and noted that the strands of adhesive resembled a spider's web, he jokingly referred to Pete as a man-spider. Although they laughed it off, Peter became further inspired by it and developed a spider motif he would sew into his red-shirt. He also discovered that he could use the 'webs' as a means of transportation by using them to swing from structure to structure, though this took training and effort to handle properly. With his costume and spider-like powers, in the following months over Summer, rumors of a spider-like man began circulating around the criminal and law-enforcement worlds and soon the myth of Spider-Man was born.
It's now September, and Peter has further made improvements to his costume purchasing two form-fitting spandex body-suits, one red and one blue, cutting, altering, and sewing them together to form a multi-colored costume which he then added to with two spider designs on his chest and back, finally removing the mirrored lenses from a pair of goggles and sewing them into the mask. The result was far from visually appealing as his sewing skills were next to none, but it serves it's purpose. Just as Peter's getting comfortable being an amateur vigilante, school starts back up and he's forced to readjust to his civilian life after having focused almost entirely on his crime-fighting responsibilities for the past several months.
Due to a bite from a genetically engineered spider carrying a modified retro virus, Peter Parker has, overtime, gained several superhuman abilities. These include:
- Peter now possesses an enhanced physiology resulting in denser tissues and muscle as well as improving all general functions of his body beyond that of a human being. This gives him greatly enhanced strength - up to this point Peter is capable of lifting five tons over his head with some effort - and durability - capable of enduring and resisting injuries that could seriously harm or kill an ordinary human.
- Also due to his physiology, Pete now has reflexes and agility that measure in the superhuman levels, far beyond that of even humans with peak physical conditioning. Along with this comes an innate sense of equilibrium and perfect balance. Which, when combined with the increased elasticity of his tendons and connective tissues, allow him to contort his body in various ways impossible for most humans to accomplish.
- Pete's five primary senses have been enhanced to levels superior to that of normal humans. This grants him perfect vision, and the abilities to both hear and smell things stronger at a further distance, as well as allowing him to perceive sounds and scents that are beyond the normal human range.
- He has also seemed to develop an extra-sense that can alert him to danger. This ability is almost precognitive in nature, allowing Peter sufficient time to react to even the most immediate of dangers by taking evasive action using his reflexes and agility. It is also direction, and can guide him away from danger, or enable him to its source. This ability, which Peter has begun to call his "spider-sense", also gives him an instinctive, psychological, spatial awareness of his surroundings, even if he's unable to see or is not looking. This spider-sense is linked to his reflexes to the degree where conscious thought isn't necessary to react. Though, he can choose to ignore it if desired.
- Peter has a greatly enhanced and accelerated metabolism, increasing his resistance to drugs, toxins, and the like. It also allows him to recover from and repair injuries much quicker than possible for an average human, with most serious injuries healing within a few days.
- Pete is also capable of clinging to, and crawling on, most surfaces thanks to the tiny, barbed-hairs on his fingertips and bottoms of his feet. He is able to consciously control this ability and the hair; making them retract into his body when not needed.
Although he has no formal training, he is beginning to develop his own unique fighting style that incorporates the instinctive and simultaneous use of all his abilities and skills. Though his attacks are often random and reactionary, they are proving to be effective in combat - at least against the common thugs he's faced thus far.
Along with these superhuman abilities, Peter also possesses natural gifts and talents. He appears to have a genius intellect and exceptional affinity for applied science, biology, chemistry, engineering and mechanics, mathematics, and physics. It is with these skills - and, largely, his father's notes and designs - that he was able to make his 'web-shooter' devices and recreate the 'web fluid'. These web-shooters allows him to fire strands of strong, malleable, adhesive fiber for a myriad of uses, primarily apprehending criminals and as transportation - his spider sense helps him to instinctively swing from structure to structure at high-speeds and altitudes with little concentration, and confidence webs finding a secure hold. He is able to shoot these webs by precisely double-tapping a trigger that rests on his palm.
Despite all of his great abilities, though, Peter still has his weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and inconvenient side-effects.
- Although not a weakness per se, Pete must pull his punches when fighting common thugs or his strength would easily result in their deaths. Because of this, Peter struggles to resist his reactionary instinct to strike out at full power, and this often ends with him using not enough power to do any damage, or a little too much where he accidentally fractures or breaks one or two of their bones. It'll require some training and experience before he can comfortably combat an ordinary human without complete concentration on the strength of his punches.
- Although Peter's bodily tissue is extremely durable, he can still be injured by knives, bullets, or from equally strong and forceful impacts.
- His spider-sense manifests as a tingling or buzzing sensation emanating from the base of his skull. Depending on the threat level, this buzzing can grow to painful levels. Needless to say, but a headache- or migraine-like feeling can become a liability and distraction during a fight. As well as this, an as-of-yet undiscovered certain radio frequency is capable of activating his sense, either fooling him or crippling him depending on its intensity. His spider-sense also has a considerably harder time working properly when fatigued or distracted.
- Finally, his wall-crawling can be disrupted by a sufficient enough shock. In addition, Pete cannot cling to a wet or slippery surface very well, nor can he crawl across a surface it it cannot support his weight. In order for him to be able to stick to walls in the first place, he must be wearing thin enough clothing as the hairs cannot penetrate thick materials like shoes.
The following notes are subject to, and will change over the course of this RP as new characters are introduced, and old ones evolve in their roles. Those listed now are ones that will definitely make an appearance in this initial year. I will update when necessary.
Primary NPC's/Supporting Characters:
Harry Osborn - One of Peter's best friends, and the son of Norman Osborn; with whom he has a severely strained relationship. Shy and insecure in most social situations, Harry is only able to truly speak his mind when with Pete. Has a crush on Gwen Stacy. His hobby is photography. Harry is also Peter's one and only confidante on all Spider-Man related matters.
Gwen Stacy - Peter's other best friend, and the daughter of police captain George Stacy. Confident and nerdy, Gwen is a brilliant academic and Peter's intellectual equal. Member of the science club. Has feelings for Pete.
Aunt May Parker - Peter's beloved aunt and adoptive mother. May is a strong, independent, middle-aged woman. She is Peter's greatest supporter and piller of strength, although at tmes she can be strict and overprotective, and also a detractor of Spider-man - believing wholeheartedly the propagandistic stories of The Daily Bugle. She is a secretary in a Manhattan office building, and a cooking enthusiast - volunteering at various food shelters when she has time. She is plagued by constant financial difficulties, and is struggling to provide for her nephew.
Secondary NPC's/Supporting Characters:
Dr. Curtis Connors- Pete's godfather, and a highly intelligent scientist. Works at the Lee-Ditko Research Center as the lead scientist with Norman Osborn's funding. Is also a part-time lecturer on biochemistry and genetics at Empire State University.
J. Jonah Jameson - Owner, publisher, and editor-in-chief of the tabloid newspaper, The Daily Bugle, and the news media television station, Daily Bugle Now (DBN), along with the similarly titled media blog website - all of which being a part of the nationally recognized Daily Bugle Communications news network. He is the largest and loudest critic of Spider-Man, and forces all of Daily Bugle Communication to take an anti-superhero slant in their stories.
Captain George Stacy - A captain in the NYPD Major Crimes Unit, and the father of Gwen. He is a supporter of Spider-Man who he views as a hero, despite him operatiing out of the law, after George sees Spidey rescue innocent bystanders during a confrontation.
Lesser NPC's:
Norman Osborn - The disapproving father of Harry Osborn. He is the owner and president of Oscorp Induststries, and a cold, calculating businessman some view as unethical.
Eugene "Flash" Thompson - Fellow student and frequent tormentor of Peter and Harry. Has a troubled home life. Is the star quarterback for Midtown High School, and an avid Spider-Man fan.
Eddie Brock Jr. - College freshman at ESU, and friendly acquantaince of Peter, Gwen, and Harry. Talented member of the Empire State Drama Club.
Liz Allan - A popular and beautiful girl at Midtown High, and the object of Peter's crush. Part of Flash's 'circle'.
Betty Brant - Blogger for the Daily Bugle's website, and one of the few to consitently question and defy Jonah's anti-Spider-Man policy. She is dating his son, John Jameson.
Jean DeWolff - George Stacy's former partner, and the head detective of his unit. She is a sceptic of Spider-Man. Partnerned with Junior Detective Stan Carter.
Joe "Robbie" Robertson - High-ranking editor of Daily Bugle Communications, and close friend to Jonah.
Miles Warren - Curt Connor's junior lab partner at the Lee-Ditko Research Center.
Max Dillon - A recent electrical engineer graduate, and assistant to Dr. Connors at the lab focusing on harnessing bioelectricity.
Minor NPC's
Ned Leeds - Anchor and lead tv personality at Daily Bugle Now.
Glory Grant - Co-anchor and co-lead personality at Daily Bugle Now.
Ben Ulrich - Reporter for the Daily Bugle newspaper.
Randy Robertson - Robbie Robertson's son, and friend of Flash Thompson. He is more friendly to Pete and Harry than Flash.
Kenny "Kong" McFarlane - Flash's best friend, and occassional accomplice in the bullying of Pete and Harry.
Sally Avril - Flash's judgemental, pushy girlfriend.
John Jameson - J. Jonah Jameson's son, and boyfriend of Betty Brant. Colonol in the Air Force, and a former astronaut shuttle pilot.
Rogues and Major Antagonists
Herman Schultz - A former Army sergeant, and current mercernary. His current employer has hired him for unconventional purposes. Has a substantial debt problem.
Alex O'Hirn - Another skilled mercenary, and formerly a boxer. He was also hired by a mysterious employwer, and is currently undergoing illegal experimental procedures headed by scientist Dr. Otto Octavious (as played by ErsatzEmperor).
MacDonald "Mac" Gargan - The third and final mercenary to be hired, along with Schults and O'Hirn. he was recently dishonorably discharged from the Navy SEALS. Like O'Hirn, Mac will undergo Octavious' experimental procedures soon.
Hydro (Morris "Morrie" Bench) - A mutant, and highly dangerous assassin wanted by both S.H.I.E.L.D. and H.A.M.M.E.R..
Adrien Toomes - A former employee of Oscorp Industries before his revolutionary flight-tech designs and prototype were stolen by the very people he worked for. Has a personal vendetta against Norman Osborn.
The Burglar - The unknown man and robber who murdered Ben Parker. Still at large.