Spidercide

Spidercide
File:87683-150068-spidercide-1-.jpg Spidercide Art by Michael Bair
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Spectacular Spider-Man #222 (March 1995)
Created by	Tom DeFalco Sal Buscema (based upon Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko)
In-story information
Notable aliases	Freakface
Abilities	Possesses all of Spider-Man's powers. Can grow and shrink in size. Can turn body semi-liquid and form blades. Limited Shapeshifting.

Spidercide is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe, a clone of the super hero Spider-Man.

Fictional character biography

During the Clone Saga, in addition to Ben Reilly and Kaine, a third clone of Spider-Man was introduced, Spidercide. He was a red herring that was introduced to make him seem to be the real Peter Parker who was locked in a pod for roughly five years. While still in denial of the fact that he was a clone, Spidercide died during a battle with Spider-Man, Ben, and Kaine. Scrier recovered his remains and reanimated him, granting him the unique ability to turn into other materials and shapes in the process. While Spidercide returned to the Jackal thereafter, his loyalty was always to Scrier from that point on. He later mortally wounded Kaine by impaling him through the chest, causing an enraged Ben Reilly to throw him into a power grid, electrocuting and seemingly killing him. His new powers allowed him to regenerate and he came back once more. He ultimately betrayed the Jackal, sending a copy of all of the Jackal's data to Scrier. The Jackal found out and tried to kill him, and Spidercide was once again incapacitated when he fell off the top of the Daily Bugle building during the fight, splattering his protoplasmic body into a pile of inert goo. His remains were taken away by police and he was placed in a state of suspended animation to keep him from returning.

Powers and abilities

Spidercide possesses all of Spider-Man's powers. In addition, he can shapeshift, turn his body into a semi-liquid form, and grow and shrink in size. His body is extremely durable and he can regenerate even after being pushed to the brink of death. As with many of Spider-Man's other clones, Spidercide does not trigger Spider-Man's spider sense, (though Spider-Man does not trigger Spidercide's spider sense either).

In other media

Video games

In the video game Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, Mysterio's minions (PHANTOMS), resemble Spidercide.

External links

• Bio at Spiderfan.org
• The Clone Saga Timeline
• Spidercide on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki
• Spidercide at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe