Miles Morales

This page is about the Phase 2 incarnation of the character. For other uses, see Miles Morales (disambiguation).

PHASE 2

Miles Morales
File:MilesP2wiki.jpg Portrayed by Khylin Rhambo
Codename:	Spider-Man
Affiliations:	Generation X
Birthdate:	August 3, 1999
Journal:	Miles Morales
Player:	Ben

I’m telling you, you’re right, Ganke. You were totally right. I am Spider-Man.

The bite of a genetically engineered spider turned young mutant Miles Morales into the Amazing Spider-Man(’s sidekick)!

Details

Character Journal: x_otoxic

Real Name: Miles Morales

Codename: Spider-Man

Aliases: Spider-Boy, Spider-Hombre, Spidey 2, Little Bug

First Appearance: January 23, 2015

Date of Birth: August 3, 1999

Place of Birth: New York, New York

Citizenship: American

Relatives: Jefferson and Río Morales (parents), Aaron Davis Morales (paternal uncle), other aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents.

Education: still in high school (10th grade)

Relationship Status: Single

Occupation: High school student, vigilante

Team Affiliation: Generation X

Biography

Childhood

Miles’s story starts with Peter Parker, a young man from Queens who, in the spring of 2012, was bitten by a genetically engineered spider while touring the OsCorp facility in Manhattan. Peter developed a suite of spider-themed powers, including super strength, agility, and reflexes. After the murder of his uncle by a criminal that Peter had the opportunity to stop, Peter decided to use his powers to fight crime. “With great power comes great responsibility,” as his uncle would say. Spider-Man earned the ire of the NYPD and the burgeoning super-villain community in NYC (to say nothing of the widely read Daily Bugle newspaper), but he also became a folk hero to the people of the city, particularly when he stopped a super-powered criminal from releasing a toxic bioweapon in Manhattan.

Miles Morales is the only son of Jefferson and Río Morales, themselves the children of Afro-Puerto Rican immigrants to Spanish Harlem. Jefferson and his brother Aaron were little hellions as children and ran with gangs as they entered their teenage years. Aaron turned to theft while Jefferson dealt drugs. The latter eventually met and fell in love with Río Ortíz, and at her insistence and help, he cleaned up his act and abandoned crime. They moved out of Spanish Harlem and into Brooklyn shortly after Miles’ birth. The Morales family was not particularly well off, but they were never wanting, and Jefferson and Río indulged Miles whenever they could.

Miles was always a fast learner and gifted student. Grade school passed uneventfully, but he and his best friend Ganke Lee became a troublesome duo in middle school. Bored with what they perceived to be a slow pace in school, they became disruptive. But fortunately for them, they both entered a lottery and won acceptance to a prestigious charter school that was better able to challenge them. Miles’s and Ganke’s behavior quickly improved, and the pair soon became star students. Miles's mutant power of bioelectricity generation manifested around this time, too, but unlike many mutants, it didn't cause Miles many problems. But in light of growing anti-mutant sentiment, Ganke was the only person in whom Miles confided.

Spider-Man

Norman Osborn, president and CEO of OsCorp, put 2 and 2 together and figured out that because his super spider went missing not long before Spider-Man showed up, he must have been responsible for Spider-Man. So he restarted the program and developed a new super spider in February 2014. This one, though, hitched a ride with a thief codenamed Prowler, who had snuck into OsCorp to steal some materials for the company’s rival, Roxxon.

Prowler was in fact Miles’s paternal uncle, Aaron. When Miles went to visit Aaron (despite Jefferson’s orders never to speak with him), the spider crept out of Aaron’s bag and bit Miles, and conferred to him the same powers that Peter possessed. Miles fled under the pretense that he wasn’t feeling well and had homework to do, and ran straight to Ganke.

Ganke initially showed much more enthusiasm at the idea of having spider powers on top of mutation than Miles did. But the more Miles thought about it, the more he came to like the idea of being a superhero. The two designed a makeshift costume and Miles set out to find Spider-Man to learn from him.

It took a couple of nights sneaking into Manhattan to patrol, but Miles finally caught up with Peter swinging his way around and asked to team up. Peter rebuffed him, though, and admonished Miles for thinking that being Spider-Man is a game. Miles was distressed and insulted by the response. Who the hell did Spider-Man think he was, in his red and blue tights, telling Miles (who couldn’t have been that much younger, he figured, and had the exact same powers) what he could or couldn’t do?

On his way home, Miles stopped a mugging-in-progress and decided that he’d be a superhero despite what Spider-Man said. This decision was further supported when he came across a cop hassling a couple of kids from his neighborhood. Maybe Uncle Aaron’s anti-police screeds or just a general opposition to authority in light of Peter’s refusal influenced him, but Miles intervened there, too, knocking out the cop so that the kids could escape. Soon enough, “Spider-Boy” or “Spidey 2” was dubbed the hero of Brooklyn, fighting crime and unjust law enforcement.

A fortuitous visit to Manhattan in May brought the two Spiders together again. Doctor Otto Octavius, popularly known as the super-villain Doctor Octopus who’d had his butt squarely kicked by the first Spider-Man a year earlier, raided the Roxxon Industries downtown research facility. The news reported Spider-Man was on the scene and engaged in an intense battle, so Miles suited up and joined in. His intervention likely saved Peter’s life, as only their cooperation allowed them to triumph over Doc Ock and send him slinking back to the shadows.

Impressed by Miles’s abilities and how well they worked together, Peter apologized and agreed to teach Miles what little he knew. After some time, the two revealed their identities to each other and Peter designed a new costume and a set of web-slingers for Miles. Despite a 4-year age difference, Peter and Miles became good friends. The two often operate separately because they’re based in different parts of NYC, but Miles makes regular trips into Manhattan to team up with Peter, particularly to battle Peter’s ever-growing rogue’s gallery.

Miles first met the X-Men in September 2014. He and Ganke were investigating the murder of up-and-coming fashion designer Jumbo Carnation, who – despite being an obvious mutant what with his 4 arms and teflon-like skin – was becoming quite popular in the New York fashion scene. A group of his fans online voiced their fear about what they perceive as a racist, homophobic, and mutantphobic attack and demand that the NYPD root out Brooklyn’s bigots. Some even called for Spider-Man to do so. After some consideration, Miles agreed to track down the culprits.

After stealing files of the investigation from the police, Miles and Ganke determined that JC was most likely killed by a loan shark and not some random bigot on the street. Miles snuck into JC’s apartment to find evidence to confirm this, but was attacked by a mutant named Radian, an enforcer of a gang led by someone nicknamed the Scorpion, to whom JC owed tens of thousands of dollars. Miles and Radian fought to a standstill, but the tide turned against Radian with the timely arrival of a pair of X-Men, who were also investigating the mutant’s murder. Together, they took down Radian and brought him to justice.

Phase 2

The violent deaths of 90% of the world's mutants on M-Day changed New York City. The Spider-Men experienced increased hostility from the public and the police, but they refused to alter their behavior. M-Day also resulted in the destruction of Miles's school when a mutant there exploded; there were thankfully no other casualties, but Brooklyn Visions had to close for renovations, and Miles unhappily transferred to public school.

Miles and a fellow NYC masked vigilante, Daredevil, met a winged newcomer to the scene in late January 2015. Another mutant vigilante, calling himself the Asgardian, assisted the Spider-Men and Daredevil in apprehending a group of armed bank robbers a couple of weeks later.

During the second week of February, Warren called together Matt, Peter, and Miles to tell them of a mutant haven that he had discovered, and invited them to join him there. Peter kindly rejected the invitation, citing his job, school, and the fact that he's not a mutant. Miles was intrigued at the prospect of an academically rigorous high school and the opportunity to explore his powers in a controlled setting with experts, so he and Matt arranged a visit the following weekend. It didn't take much convincing for Miles, so he quickly orchestrated a cover for his parents. He told them that he'd been researching alternatives to Brooklyn Visions since M-Day, and he'd found Bayville Charter High with special living arrangements provided by the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, which he didn't reveal was a mutant education institution. Better yet, they offered late registration. Miles's parents agreed to let him enroll, and so Miles moved into the mansion on President's Day weekend, quickly making friends with his roommate, Bobby Drake, and many other residents.

Physical Characteristics

Height: 5’5”

Weight: 115 lbs.

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Black

Other Features: N/A

Powers

Miles' powers derive from two separate sources: mutation and the bite of a genetically engineered spider.

Mutation: Electrokinesis: Miles is a mutant with the ability to manipulate his bioelectric field and generate current through specialized structures in his cells.

• "Venom Blast": Miles can discharge current through touch. This self-termed "venom blast" is not strong enough to kill a normal human, but it can daze, paralyze, or even knock out a person.
• Wall-crawling: Manipulation of his own field attracts him to the fields of other objects, permitting him to adhere to surfaces and climb walls. He can stick to surfaces even through layers of clothing and footwear. This ability was enhanced by the OsCorp spider.
• Camouflage: Stimulation of his field also allows him to bend light so that it passes through his body, effectively rendering him invisible.

Spider Bite: After being bitten by the same kind of genetically engineered spider that turned Peter Parker into Spider-Man, Miles developed Peter’s spider-themed abilities.

• Superhuman strength and durability: Miles can lift and press a few tons and so has to pull his punches and kicks, otherwise his blows would prove fatal to a normal human. His physical strength also extends to his legs, enabling him to jump to a height of several meters in a single bound. Miles does not fatigue easily, and his body is capable of withstanding damage that could be debilitating or even fatal to a normal human.
• Superhuman reflexes and flexibility: Miles' agility, balance, and bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete, and his reflexes are similarly enhanced several times over.
• "Spider-Sense": A nearly clairvoyant prediction of immediate danger that manifests as a tingling sensation in the back of Miles' head. It is almost a sixth sense that offers him awareness of his surroundings, and in conjunction with his reflexes, allows him to instinctively dodge or counter attacks. At least sometimes. It’s more of a hindrance than help while he’s in a prolonged combat because he’s in constant danger so it won’t be quiet.

Equipment

As Spider-Man, Miles wears a pair of wrist-mounted mechanical spinnerets that Peter created. These web shooters project a web fluid chemical of Peter’s own design. Miles uses this webbing to swing through the Manhattan skyline like Tarzan and as a weapon to immobilize his opponents. The liquid polymer is kept under high pressure in small cartridges that fit into the web-shooters; the polymer hardens into a silk-like substance upon contact with air, and dissolves in approximately 1 hour.

In April 2015, Clint Barton designed new costumes for Miles and Peter at Miles's request. While they maintained the same designs, they were fabricated with a boron carbide composite and lined with liquid body armor, much more durable but just as flexible than their old costumes. The masks were fitted with filters to keep out chemical agents, and with lenses that filter out bright lights and can catch high-frequency infrared at low light.

Trivia

Miles is kind of a closet nerd. He’s fine with people knowing that he plays RPGs and reads genre fiction, but he’d be terribly embarrassed if they knew just how many times he’s played each game in the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series, or that he dressed as Geordi LaForge for Halloween for 5 years straight (and still has the VISOR that he and Ganke crafted). It’s kind of another secret identity to him, and the devastating consequence of losing it is potential loss of social status, which is terrible for a 15-year-old boy.

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Miles's original Spider-Man costume is based on the Rosy Higgins redesign (design seen here and cosplay seen here). After he and Peter teamed up, Peter and Gwen designed a new costume that was similar to Peter’s but visually distinctive (amazing realistic fanart seen here).