Peter Parker (Earth-6160)

Peter Parker was the son of Richard and Mary Parker. He grew up with them until the age of fifteen, when they passed away, and Peter was taken in by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May.^[3] In a version of the world where history followed its intended course, Peter would have been bitten by a radioactive spider while attending a science exhibition for Dr. Schwinner's Isotope Genome Accelerator, eventually becoming the super hero Spider-Man. However, Peter's reality had secretly become invaded by the villainous Maker, who sought to rewrite history to his image. Equipped with foreknowledge of the world's intended status quo, he interfered in the emergence of super heroes. When Peter was attending the science exhibition with classmate Liz Allan, the Maker stepped in and swatted the arachnid on Peter's hand under the guise of a concerned bystander.^[4]

In the twenty years since, Peter met and married Mary Jane Watson, becoming a father to their son Richard and daughter May. He worked as a reporter for the Manhattan tabloid Daily Bugle, working under Jonah Jameson and Uncle Ben, who was the paper's managing editor and Jameson's business partner. However, Peter grew up with the nagging feeling that there was something wrong with his life, and yearned for a way to change it.^[3] The first disruption to Peter's life occurred when Tony Stark set out to rectify the Maker's influence in the world. In retaliation, the council which secretly manipulated the world at large on the Maker's behalf hijacked a Stane/Stark Industries orbital laser and fired it at Manhattan, pinning the blame on Stark. One of the victims of the terrorist attack was Peter's Aunt May.^[5]

As part of his efforts to set the course of history right, Stark also retrieved the radioactive spider, kept in stasis by the Maker, and delivered it to Peter from six months into the future alongside a pre-recorded message. Stark explained its purpose and offered Peter the chance to help set things right, as well as a picotech suit for him to wear and conceal his identity. Peter ruminated on his decision until, with Ben and Mary Jane's encouragement, he opted to reclaim his destiny, and let the spider bite him.^[3] A month into his fledgling vigilante career, Peter still struggled to learn the ropes of his new powers and to capture bigger criminals like the Shocker. In his civilian identity, Peter captured photographs of his masked self for the Daily Bugle, unaware that the newspaper's owner, corrupt businessman Wilson Fisk, was using him as a cover to draw attention away from another new vigilante who had began to personally target him, the Green Goblin. Peter also accidentally exposed his identity to his daughter May, who spurred him on when Peter was second-guessing his new path in life.^[2]

In March, Peter redesigned his suit with May's assistance to incorporate her preferences. The updated design featured a red and blue colour scheme. He tested the suit by swinging around with his daughter. Later, Peter visited his Uncle Ben and Jonah's recently acquired building, which would serve as the headquarters for their developing journalism business. Whilst there, he discovered their spying operations on Fisk and his organization. Motivated by this, he decided to assist them through his vigilante persona. He conducted a stakeout at a Fisk Construction site over several days, hoping to uncover any suspicious activity.

Just before giving up, he witnessed a fight between the Green Goblin, who was recently named by the media, and Bullseye, an assassin employed by Fisk. Assisting the Green Goblin, Peter appeared to be at a significant disadvantage against the assassin until the Goblin diverted his attention, allowing him to swiftly incapacitate him. After the threat had been neutralised, the two vigilantes conversed, resulting in Peter's suit being synchronised with the Goblin's armor, causing it to deactivate. Having discovered Peter Parker behind the mask, the Green Goblin revealed himself to be Harry Osborn and invited Peter for a drink. Peter agreed.^[6] Later, at A Bar With No Name, the two talked and learned more about each other, discussing the true nature of the world, its secret rulers, and Tony Stark's mission to change it.^[7]

By April, Peter and Harry's friendship advanced to the point where they planned a double date with their respective partners at the Torre restaurant, Peter having seized the opportunity to spend time with Mary Jane without having to deal with their children. At the aforementioned establishment, Peter was formally introduced to Harry's wife, Gwen Stacy. The four then engaged in a discussion about their personal lives and recent events, including the appearance of the webswinging masked vigilante. However, when both Gwen and Mary Jane proceeded to the restroom, Harry and Peter discussed Peter's secret identity and the unnecessary discretion in his matrimony. Furthermore, they discussed their respective roles in the impending conflict between those who seek to liberate the world and those who seek to control it. Harry gave Peter advice on the subject of power and responsibility. Upon the conclusion of the evening, Peter and Mary Jane walked back to their apartment.^[7]

Later in June, after several days of surveillance at Fisk Tower, both Peter and the Goblin were ready to break in and eliminate the Kingpin when he appeared at the building, despite Peter's reluctance to break the law. After leaping through the glass ceiling, the duo came face to face with Fisk, who was not surprised by their arrival as he controlled every camera in Manhattan, allowing him to monitor their surveillance. A battle ensued in which the duo was completely outmatched by Fisk's enhancements, and the two ran away defeated. The next day, over dinner, Peter tried to explain his black eye as an unfortunate accident at the Bugle, until his daughter anxiously revealed the truth, prompting him to explain everything about his secret identity. After telling the kids to go to bed, Peter and Mary Jane had a private discussion about everything, with him showing off the suit and wondering about a code name. MJ would call him Spider-Man, and then Peter would swing her around town.^[1]

A month later in July, Peter met with Harry Osborn and his lead scientist Otto Octavius who studied both their suits. Peter did not understand at first why they needed Otto until Harry explained to Peter that neither of them were very scientific so that's where Otto came in. Otto took a piece of Peter's suit and discovered how the two's suits were linked and not only that their suits had built in A.I. systems, Peter chose an A.I. of himself while Harry chose one of his father. To test out the respective artificial intelligence(s) Peter and Harry sparred, however when Harry's A.I. pushed him too far he chest blasted Peter who fortunately was okay due to his A.I. Suddenly Iron Lad appeared and reminded Peter of what he'd said in the message and asked Peter if he'd become a hero yet. ^[8]

Spider Physiology: After being bitten by a radioactive spider,^[3] his DNA was mutated, granting him spider-like traits and abilities.^[2]

• Wallcrawling: Spider-Man's exposure to the mutated spider venom allows him to adhere to surfaces. Peter describes this as being "sticky".^[2]
• Superhuman Strength: Spider-Man possesses a spider's proportional strength, being able to lift a school bus and break the Shocker's ribs with ease.^[2]
• Superhuman Speed: Spider-Man can run and move at speeds that are beyond the physical limits of a normal human.^[2]
• Superhuman Durability: 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 after being struck by the Shocker.^[2]
• Superhuman Agility: Spider-Man's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are far beyond the natural physical limits of a normal human. Peter recognizes that his reaction times and understanding of spatial awareness are off the charts.^[2]
• Enhanced Metabolism: After being exposed to the mutated spider venom, Peter's metabolism was enhanced, increasing his appetite, needing to eat 10,000 calories a day, as well as a decreased need for sleep.^[2]
• Spider-Sense: Peter appears to have a sort of spider-sense though not as well developed as his counterparts. It appears to be slowly growing as seen with his second battle with Shocker.^[2]

• Picotech Stealth Suit
• Spider-Man A.I.

• Web-Shooters

• During Ultimate Invasion #1, Peter was 15 years old. As of Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1, set twenty years later, Peter is 35 years old.^[3] Given that Ultimate Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 is set in 2024, Peter was likely born in 1988 or 1989. Therefore, if the Maker had not intervened, Peter would have become Spider-Man in 2004.

• Peter's alias as Spider-Man was given to him by Mary Jane.^[1]