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Miles Morales is by a significant distance Spider-Man's most successful LegacyCharacter, achieving a level of fame, critical recognition, and a fan-following that eluded the likes of earlier cult-favorites such as [[ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 Miguel O'Hara]], [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Ben Reilly]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl Mayday Parker]]. He made his first appearance in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' cartoon (where he's voiced by Creator/DonaldGlover, Bendis' acknowledged inspiration and muse). He also appeared in the successor show ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' where in a wrinkle, he and Peter are both teenagers and class-mates. In 2018, he appeared in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' where he's even playable in many sequences showing his pre-Spiderbite origins. In that same year, Miles made his big-screen debut in the Oscar-winning Sony animated film, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', voiced there by Creator/ShameikMoore (''Series/TheGetDown''), where he's the star and main protagonist. In 2020, it was announced he was getting [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales his own spinoff video game]] in the [=PS4=] Spider-Man setting.
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Miles Morales is by a significant distance Spider-Man's most successful LegacyCharacter, achieving a level of fame, critical recognition, and a fan-following that eluded the likes of earlier cult-favorites such as [[ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 Miguel O'Hara]], [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Ben Reilly]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl Mayday Parker]]. He made his first appearance in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' cartoon (where he's voiced by Creator/DonaldGlover, Bendis' acknowledged inspiration and muse). He also appeared in the successor show ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' where in a wrinkle, he and Peter are both teenagers and class-mates. In 2018, he appeared in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' where he's even playable in many sequences showing his pre-Spiderbite origins. In that same year, Miles made his big-screen debut in the Oscar-winning Sony animated film, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', voiced there by Creator/ShameikMoore (''Series/TheGetDown''), where he's the star and main protagonist. In 2020, it was announced he was getting [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales his own spinoff video game]] in the [=PS4=] Spider-Man setting.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Miles became by and far away the most popular character of the Ultimate Marvel line-up, going so far as to get his own comic series as well as migrate into the main Marvel Universe after the events of Secret Wars II. He has since had starring roles in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' and ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' TV shows and a similarly important role in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4''. He's also the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales''.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Miles became by and far away the most popular character of the Ultimate Marvel line-up, going so far as to get his own comic series as well as migrate into the main Marvel Universe after the events of Secret Wars II. He has since had starring roles in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' and ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' TV shows and a similarly important role in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4''. He's also the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales''.
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* ImagineSpotting: When the Spider-Man from ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' suddenly turns into a SuperDeformed version of himself in a hippy costume upon arriving in the world of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'', Miles is taken aback and Peter sheepishly admits he has an overactive imagination.
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* ImagineSpotting: When the Spider-Man from ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' suddenly turns into a SuperDeformed version of himself in a hippy costume upon arriving in the world of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'', Miles is taken aback and Peter sheepishly admits he has an overactive imagination.
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** ''What If...? Miles Morales'' explores several realities where ForWantOfANail causes Miles to adopt the mantle of another superhero instead of Spider-Man. The variants of Miles shown so far include a reality where he inadvertently became the second ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and another reality where Miles presumably succeeded Logan as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
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** ''What If...? Miles Morales'' explores several realities where ForWantOfANail causes Miles to adopt the mantle of another superhero instead of Spider-Man. The variants of Miles shown so far include a reality where he inadvertently became the second ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and another reality where Miles presumably succeeded became ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} in place of Logan as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.after being kidnapped by the Weapon X program.
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** It's also revealed in the aforementioned crossover that [[spoiler:there does exist a universe where Miles and Gwen not only got married, but had two children who inherited their abilities. But the exact circumstances of what led to the two getting hitched are vague.]]
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Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced ComicBook/JeanGrey. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore). Shortly afterwards, Marvel announced Miles' fourth ongoing, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'', with Creator/SaladinAhmed taking over as writer.
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Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced ComicBook/JeanGrey.[[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]]. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore). Shortly afterwards, Marvel announced Miles' fourth ongoing, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'', with Creator/SaladinAhmed taking over as writer.
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* AlternateSelf: In the [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Spider-Gwen]] series, Gwen comes across a possible future version of herself who's married to Miles Morales and has kids.
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** In the [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Spider-Gwen]] series, Gwen comes across a possible future version of herself who's married to Miles Morales and haskids.two kids who inherited their abilities.
** In ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'', Miles became the elderly Peter Parker's crime-fighting protégé and is in his physical prime after working alongside him for eight years. [[spoiler: Which is exactly why Doc Ock chooses to take over Miles' body instead of Peter's, turning Miles into this timeline's equivalent of the ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan.]]
** The ''[[ComicBook/DarkAgesMarvelComics Dark Ages]]'' mini-series features a [[DreadlockWarrior dreadlocked]] version of Miles who [[BrainwashedAndCrazy involuntarily]] became the host of both the Venom and Carnage symbiotes during the apocalypse. [[spoiler:Thankfully, the other surviving heroes succeed in freeing this Miles from the symbiote duo's influence.]]
** ''Miles Morales: The End'' is a one-shot story set in another BadFuture where Miles is the leader and protector of the LastBastion of Humanity. Unlike the ''Dark Ages'' version, this Miles is a CoolOldGuy who [[TakingYouWithMe goes out killing]] a supervillain who stole the mantle of Captain America and attempted to enslave Miles' people.
** ''What If...? Miles Morales'' explores several realities where ForWantOfANail causes Miles to adopt the mantle of another superhero instead of Spider-Man. The variants of Miles shown so far include a reality where he inadvertently became the second ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and another reality where Miles presumably succeeded Logan as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
** In the [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Spider-Gwen]] series, Gwen comes across a possible future version of herself who's married to Miles Morales and has
** In ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'', Miles became the elderly Peter Parker's crime-fighting protégé and is in his physical prime after working alongside him for eight years. [[spoiler: Which is exactly why Doc Ock chooses to take over Miles' body instead of Peter's, turning Miles into this timeline's equivalent of the ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan.]]
** The ''[[ComicBook/DarkAgesMarvelComics Dark Ages]]'' mini-series features a [[DreadlockWarrior dreadlocked]] version of Miles who [[BrainwashedAndCrazy involuntarily]] became the host of both the Venom and Carnage symbiotes during the apocalypse. [[spoiler:Thankfully, the other surviving heroes succeed in freeing this Miles from the symbiote duo's influence.]]
** ''Miles Morales: The End'' is a one-shot story set in another BadFuture where Miles is the leader and protector of the LastBastion of Humanity. Unlike the ''Dark Ages'' version, this Miles is a CoolOldGuy who [[TakingYouWithMe goes out killing]] a supervillain who stole the mantle of Captain America and attempted to enslave Miles' people.
** ''What If...? Miles Morales'' explores several realities where ForWantOfANail causes Miles to adopt the mantle of another superhero instead of Spider-Man. The variants of Miles shown so far include a reality where he inadvertently became the second ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and another reality where Miles presumably succeeded Logan as ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
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** After the events of ComicBook/SecretWars2015, Miles is usually depicted having a strong bond with the Peter Parker of Earth-616, who unlike his [[AlternateSelf Ultimate counterpart]], is a grown adult.
** While the way they first met wasn't exactly [[ComicBook/SecretEmpire on the best of terms]], Miles also strikes up a friendship with [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]]. The two quickly bond over their shared status as Brooklyn natives and have fought alongside one another long enough that Miles has Cap as a personal contact.
** After the events of ComicBook/SecretWars2015, Miles is usually depicted having a strong bond with the Peter Parker of Earth-616, who unlike his [[AlternateSelf Ultimate counterpart]], is a grown adult.
** While the way they first met wasn't exactly [[ComicBook/SecretEmpire on the best of terms]], Miles also strikes up a friendship with [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]]. The two quickly bond over their shared status as Brooklyn natives and have fought alongside one another long enough that Miles has Cap as a personal contact.
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** ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'': [[spoiler:After the brainwashed-by-HYDRA Captain America kills Black Widow (the mentor to the teen superheroes resisting the HYDRA takeover), Miles uses the fullest extent of his strength to issue a NoHandsBarredBeatdown on the former hero. He's even tempted to kill Steve right then and there, but luckily, fellow teen hero [[ComicBook/UnstoppableWasp Wasp]] talks him down.]]
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** ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'': [[spoiler:After the brainwashed-by-HYDRA Captain America kills Black Widow (the mentor to the teen superheroes resisting the HYDRA takeover), Miles uses the fullest extent of his strength to issue a NoHandsBarredBeatdown on the former hero. He's even tempted to kill Steve right then and there, but luckily, fellow teen hero [[ComicBook/UnstoppableWasp [[ComicBook/TheUnstoppableWasp Wasp]] talks him down.]]
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Miles is acclaimed for proving the success of diversity in mainstream comics, and is seen as ''the'' character that inspired Marvel's ongoing effort to diversify their roster, which has since seen the introduction of Kamala Khan as [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/CarolDanvers' promotion to [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]], [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] taking up the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica mantle, and Jane Foster becoming ComicBook/{{Thor|2014}}.
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Miles is acclaimed for proving the success of diversity in mainstream comics, and is seen as ''the'' character that inspired Marvel's ongoing effort to diversify their roster, which has since seen the introduction of Kamala Khan as [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/CarolDanvers' promotion to [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]], ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}, [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] taking up the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica mantle, and Jane Foster becoming ComicBook/{{Thor|2014}}.
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* AmnesiacResonance: After being retconned into Earth-616 at the end of ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', Miles' memories of Earth-1610 are all but erased in favor of his new backstory. However, certain triggers -- like his run-in with Eddie Brock in ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' and his encounter with the Ultimate Green Goblin in ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' -- trigger PTSD-esque flashbacks to his old life.
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* AmnesiacResonance: After being retconned into Earth-616 at the end of ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', Miles' memories of Earth-1610 are all but erased in favor of his new backstory. However, certain triggers -- like his run-in with Eddie Brock in ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' ''ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates'' and his encounter with the Ultimate Green Goblin in ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' -- trigger PTSD-esque flashbacks to his old life.
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** ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' puts the Venom Blast in the same category as Thor's divine lightning as a KryptoniteFactor to the symbiote mega-monster known as the Grendel, [[spoiler:which is why Carnage is quick to take Miles out by [[ReforgedIntoAMinion brainwashing and transforming him for his army]] in ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage''.]]
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** ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' ''ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates'' puts the Venom Blast in the same category as Thor's divine lightning as a KryptoniteFactor to the symbiote mega-monster known as the Grendel, [[spoiler:which is why Carnage is quick to take Miles out by [[ReforgedIntoAMinion brainwashing and transforming him for his army]] in ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage''.]]
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Miles is acclaimed for proving the success of diversity in mainstream comics, and is seen as ''the'' character that inspired Marvel's ongoing effort to diversify their roster, which has since seen the introduction of Kamala Khan as [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/CarolDanvers' promotion to [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]], [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] taking up the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica mantle, and ComicBook/JaneFoster becoming ComicBook/{{Thor|2014}}.
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Miles is acclaimed for proving the success of diversity in mainstream comics, and is seen as ''the'' character that inspired Marvel's ongoing effort to diversify their roster, which has since seen the introduction of Kamala Khan as [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/CarolDanvers' promotion to [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]], [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] taking up the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica mantle, and ComicBook/JaneFoster Jane Foster becoming ComicBook/{{Thor|2014}}.
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** His Venom Strike is yellow, but every adaptation of him so far has [[AdaptationDyeJob turned it into different colors]], blue being [[[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]] the]] [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan most]] [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse common]]. ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' depicts it [[TruerToTheText the closest]], being orange.
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** His Venom Strike is yellow, but every adaptation of him so far has [[AdaptationDyeJob turned it into different colors]], blue being [[[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]] [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 the]] [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan most]] [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse common]]. ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' depicts it [[TruerToTheText the closest]], being orange.
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** Miles was simply inspired by Peter to take on the mantle of Spider-Man. Several adaptations give them a more closer mentor-apprentice relationship (''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', the Creator/{{Insomniac|Games}} [[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 video]] [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales games]], ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'').
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** Miles was simply inspired by Peter to take on the mantle of Spider-Man. Several adaptations give them a more closer mentor-apprentice relationship (''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', (''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' despite being the same age there, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', the Creator/{{Insomniac|Games}} [[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 video]] [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales games]], ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'').
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* ExplosionPropulsion: A technique he picked up from his EvilKnockoff Mindspinner when they fought on the Brooklyn Bridge. With a controlled detonation of his Venom Blast, Miles can launch himself a significant distance into the air just like his [[SpiderManMilesMorales PS5 Counterpart.]]
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* ExplosionPropulsion: A technique he picked up from his EvilKnockoff Mindspinner when they fought on the Brooklyn Bridge. With a controlled detonation of his Venom Blast, Miles can launch himself a significant distance into the air just like his [[SpiderManMilesMorales [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales PS5 Counterpart.]]
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** His Venom Strike is yellow, but every adaptation of him so far has [[AdaptationDyeJob turned it into different colors]], blue being [[WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}} the]] [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan most]] [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse common]]. ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' depicts it [[TruerToTheText the closest]], being orange.
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** His Venom Strike is yellow, but every adaptation of him so far has [[AdaptationDyeJob turned it into different colors]], blue being [[WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}} [[[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]] the]] [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan most]] [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse common]]. ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' depicts it [[TruerToTheText the closest]], being orange.
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* AmazonChaser: Downplayed. Miles has had two girlfriends (Katie Bishop and Barbara Rodriguez), both of whom are civilians [[spoiler:or so he thinks in Katie's case; he later learns that she's [[EvilAllAlong working for HYDRA.]]]] But he's got an [[SerialRomeo ever-growing list of crushes]] on female superheroes around his age, which thus far includes [[ComicBook/AntMan Ultimate Cassie Lang]], [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen teen Jean Grey]], [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/SpiderGwen, and [[Characters/MilesMorales Starling]].
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* AmazonChaser: Downplayed. Miles has had two girlfriends (Katie Bishop and Barbara Rodriguez), both of whom are civilians [[spoiler:or so he thinks in Katie's case; he later learns that she's [[EvilAllAlong working for HYDRA.]]]] But he's got an [[SerialRomeo ever-growing list of crushes]] on female superheroes around his age, which thus far includes [[ComicBook/AntMan Ultimate Cassie Lang]], [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen teen Jean Grey]], [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/SpiderGwen, and [[Characters/MilesMorales [[Characters/MilesMoralesSpiderMan Starling]].
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* EvilCounterpart: He's had two thus far:
** His Uncle Aaron, after [[DeathIsCheap returning to life]], resumed his life of crime in a stolen Iron Spider armor.
** The Miles Morales native to Earth-616, a close personal friend of [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Mayor Wilson Fisk]] and one of the best-kept secrets of NYC's criminal underbelly. [[spoiler:He's recently resurfaced as a full-blown super villain who calls himself "Ultimatum".]]
** His Uncle Aaron, after [[DeathIsCheap returning to life]], resumed his life of crime in a stolen Iron Spider armor.
** The Miles Morales native to Earth-616, a close personal friend of [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Mayor Wilson Fisk]] and one of the best-kept secrets of NYC's criminal underbelly. [[spoiler:He's recently resurfaced as a full-blown super villain who calls himself "Ultimatum".]]
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* EvilCounterpart: He's The poor kid has had two the misfortune of facing down ''three'' of these thus far:
**His First was his Uncle Aaron, who after [[DeathIsCheap returning to life]], being resurrected]], resumed his life of crime in a stolen retrofitted set of Iron Spider armor.
**The Next was the Miles Morales native to Earth-616, a close personal friend of [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Mayor Wilson Fisk]] and one of the best-kept secrets of NYC's criminal underbelly. [[spoiler:He's recently resurfaced as a full-blown super villain who calls himself "Ultimatum".]]]]
** Shortly after defeating Ultimatum, Miles was forced to come to blows with Selim, a WickedCultured yet [[EvilKnockoff sadistic clone]] who was created by the Assessor using DNA samples stolen from Miles while he was in captivity.
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* YoyoPlotPoint: Having an ILetGwenStacyDie moment and angsting; first was his uncle, then his mother, then his father, then in the 616 universe, a flashback to one of his classmates dying during the skrull invasion.
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** Having an ILetGwenStacyDie moment and angsting; first was his uncle, then his mother, then his father, then in the 616 universe, a flashback to one of his classmates dying during the skrullinvasion.invasion.
** Fighting an EvilCounterpart of himself as a major ArcVillain. First was his Uncle Aaron when he led the Sinister Six as the new Iron Spider. Second was the Earth-616 version of himself who was an arrogant aspiring crime lord with close personal ties to Wilson Fisk. Then almost immediately afterwards, Miles had to fight a TerribleTrio of clones in the form of Selim and his two lackeys Shift and Mindspinner.
** Having an ILetGwenStacyDie moment and angsting; first was his uncle, then his mother, then his father, then in the 616 universe, a flashback to one of his classmates dying during the skrull
** Fighting an EvilCounterpart of himself as a major ArcVillain. First was his Uncle Aaron when he led the Sinister Six as the new Iron Spider. Second was the Earth-616 version of himself who was an arrogant aspiring crime lord with close personal ties to Wilson Fisk. Then almost immediately afterwards, Miles had to fight a TerribleTrio of clones in the form of Selim and his two lackeys Shift and Mindspinner.
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* ArchEnemy: Has had a few in his (relatively) short run as a hero. In the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe, his Uncle Aaron (as ComicBook/{{Prowler|MarvelComics}}) would qualify for the first half of his run, with [[CorruptCorporateExecutive The Roxxon]] [[MadScientist Brain Trust]] serving in the final few arcs. In the 616-Verse, it would be the ComicBook/BlackCat. He has also been one of the protagonists of the ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' arc, and the arch enemies there are the Inheritors. Then Creator/SaladinAhmed's run introduces a new contender: [[spoiler:Ultimatum, a.k.a. the Miles Morales of Earth-616.]]
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->''"A hero isn't the one who always wins. It's the one who always tries."''
Miles Morales, better known by his alias (Ultimate) Spider-Man, is a Creator/MarvelComics character created by Creator/BrianMichaelBendis and Sara Pichelli, first appearing in ''Ultimate Fallout'' #4 (dated August 2011).
Bitten by ''another'' genetically-enhanced spider, 13-year-old Miles was given powers similar to Peter before him, to his dismay. The death of Spider-Man, soon publicly revealed to be the young Peter Parker, shocked Miles out of apathy. Miles convinced himself that acting earlier and revealing himself as an ally to Peter could have spared New York's hero. Finding the will to act, Miles dons a makeshift suit to help fill in the void Spidey left. Miles Morales is the principal protagonist of ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' after Peter Parker's death.
Inspired by the election of President UsefulNotes/BarackObama and actor Creator/DonaldGlover's unsuccessful campaign to play the lead role in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', Bendis created Miles in the ComicBook/{{Ultimate|Marvel}} universe and planned the Death of Ultimate Peter Parker as an event to specifically introduce his successor. Miles' first appearance was in ''Ultimate Fallout'', a miniseries that provided a requiem for Peter's death, and then officially debuted as Spider-Man in the second volume of ''Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man''. Miles shares a bit in common with his predecessor, namely their mutual gravitation toward science and many of the same abilities -- namely Spider-Sense and wall-crawling. But unlike Peter, Miles wasn't fame-obsessed and cocky when he started out. Rather, he was confused and weirded out about his powers, especially because his father Jefferson was mutant-phobic (at the time) and disliked costumed heroes. Peter's death drives him into action, where Miles, on seeing the death of TheHeart of Ultimate Marvel, comes away believing that had he been on the scene and active, Peter might well have survived the day. In effect, Peter Parker becomes Uncle Ben to Miles, inspiring him to uphold his legacy and spirit. In addition, Miles is younger than Peter when he started out in both the Ultimate and 616 continuity. He was still in grade school when bitten by his own genetically-modified spider. Where Peter had only Aunt May as his family, Miles lives with his parents and has many relatives. He's also on the whole far less neurotic than either classic or ultimate Peter. In addition, he has some powers that Peter didn't have, with extra abilities like [[{{Invisibility}} Spider-Camouflage]] and [[ShockAndAwe venom blasts]], but at the same time, not being as fast and agile as Peter is. Fundamentally, Miles shares the main quality that Peter embodied, the archetype of the underdog hero, with his civilian mixed-race Hispanic and African-American identity, his more tactical and sneaky skillset, and his small frame transplanting and updating the original roots of Peter Parker as the teenage WorkingClassHero for a new generation.
Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced ComicBook/JeanGrey. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore). Shortly afterwards, Marvel announced Miles' fourth ongoing, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'', with Creator/SaladinAhmed taking over as writer.
Miles Morales is by a significant distance Spider-Man's most successful LegacyCharacter, achieving a level of fame, critical recognition, and a fan-following that eluded the likes of earlier cult-favorites such as [[ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 Miguel O'Hara]], [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Ben Reilly]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl Mayday Parker]]. He made his first appearance in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' cartoon (where he's voiced by Creator/DonaldGlover, Bendis' acknowledged inspiration and muse). He also appeared in the successor show ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' where in a wrinkle, he and Peter are both teenagers and class-mates. In 2018, he appeared in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' where he's even playable in many sequences showing his pre-Spiderbite origins. In that same year, Miles made his big-screen debut in the Oscar-winning Sony animated film, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', voiced there by Creator/ShameikMoore (''Series/TheGetDown''), where he's the star and main protagonist. In 2020, it was announced he was getting [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales his own spinoff video game]] in the [=PS4=] Spider-Man setting.
Miles is acclaimed for proving the success of diversity in mainstream comics, and is seen as ''the'' character that inspired Marvel's ongoing effort to diversify their roster, which has since seen the introduction of Kamala Khan as [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/CarolDanvers' promotion to [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]], [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] taking up the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica mantle, and ComicBook/JaneFoster becoming ComicBook/{{Thor|2014}}.
In short, this kid's going places.
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[[AC:Notable Comics]]
* ComicBook/UltimateMarvel
** ''[[ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man]]'' vol. 2 (2011 -- 2013)
*** ''Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man'' (2014, tie-in to ''ComicBook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand'')
** ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'' (2012)
** ''ComicBook/AllNewUltimates'' (2014 -- 2015)
** ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' (2014 -- 2015)
* Franchise/MarvelUniverse
** ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers'' (2015 -- 2016)
** ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan2016 Spider-Man]]'' vol. 2 (2016 -- 2018)
*** ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII''
** ''[[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]'' (various runs):
*** vol. 2 (2016 -- 2018)
*** [[ComicBook/Champions2019 vol. 3]] (2019)
*** [[ComicBook/Champions2020 vol. 4]] (2020 -- present)
** ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' (2018)
** ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' (2018 -- present)
** ''ComicBook/MarvelRising'' (2019)
** ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms: ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'' (2019, tie-in to ''War of the Realms'')
** ''Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales'' (2019, tie-in to ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'')
* Other
** ''Marvel Action: Spider-Man'' (2018)
** ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'' (2019)
[[AC:Western Animation -- Film]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' (2018), voiced by Creator/ShameikMoore
[[AC:Western Animation -- Television]]
* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' (2015 -- 2017), voiced by Creator/DonaldGlover (season 3), Creator/OgieBanks (season 4)
* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' (2017), voiced by Creator/NadjiJeter
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/SuperHeroSquadOnline'' (2011)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2012)
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManUnlimited'' (2014)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelPuzzleQuest'' (2015)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' (2015)
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelsAvengers'' (2016)
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes2'' (2017)
* ''[[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 Spider-Man]]'' (2018)
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' (2020)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' (2019)
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* TenMinuteRetirement: After [[spoiler:his mom's death]], Miles shreds his costume, quits the Ultimates, and spends a year living as a normal human, rebuking Spider-Woman's efforts to give him a replacement costume and wanting nothing more to do with super heroics. Probably subverted [[spoiler:on the "Ten Minute" part of TenMinuteRetirement, since he successfully spent more time retired than he actually spent being Spider-Man. On the other hand, it was still only one issue.]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: ''ComicBook/SpiderMen II'' revealed that Miles' 616 self was a friend and former ally of ComicBook/TheKingpin's.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Make no mistake, Earth-1610 Miles is a bright kid, but in the realistic "he's got great grades, good common sense, and is well-read" sense. Both his counterpart in the 2017 cartoon and the Playstation series are science nerds not too far off from Peter himself.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Miles is biracial and replaced the Caucasian Peter Parker when he died. The concept gets played for some drama from Miles when a video blogger talks up on the fact there's finally a black Spider-Man and Miles doesn't want to be known as just the "black Spider-Man".
* AgeLift: Miles goes from being 13 at his debut to ~17 by the time of his crossover with ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen''. ''ComicBook/SpiderMen II'' also revealed that Earth-616's Miles was already an adult when Fisk first became the Kingpin, making him older than Peter.
* AlternateSelf: In the [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Spider-Gwen]] series, Gwen comes across a possible future version of herself who's married to Miles Morales and has kids.
* AmazonChaser: Downplayed. Miles has had two girlfriends (Katie Bishop and Barbara Rodriguez), both of whom are civilians [[spoiler:or so he thinks in Katie's case; he later learns that she's [[EvilAllAlong working for HYDRA.]]]] But he's got an [[SerialRomeo ever-growing list of crushes]] on female superheroes around his age, which thus far includes [[ComicBook/{{Stature}} Ultimate Cassie Lang]], [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen teen Jean Grey]], [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/SpiderGwen, and [[Characters/MilesMorales Starling]].
* AmnesiacResonance: After being retconned into Earth-616 at the end of ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', Miles' memories of Earth-1610 are all but erased in favor of his new backstory. However, certain triggers -- like his run-in with Eddie Brock in ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' and his encounter with the Ultimate Green Goblin in ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' -- trigger PTSD-esque flashbacks to his old life.
* TheAntiNihilist: Despite his youthful optimism, Miles is well aware of his limitations as a super-hero when compared to the likes of powerhouses like Thor or Captain Marvel. But despite his times of failure and doubt as a hero and knowing full well that he can't help everyone, fix a broken world, or even make it fair, his definition of a true hero isn't one who will always win & save the day, but one who will never give up on trying to do the right thing in an unfair broken world, and to do the best they can to help as many people as they can.
* ApprovalOfGod: In-universe, the presence of a new Spider-Man was initially resisted because it was considered insulting to the death of Peter Parker. But, eventually, he got all the required blessings to continue being Spider-Man: from Aunt May, Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy, from Jessica Drew (remember, a female clone of Peter), from an adult Peter Parker from an alternate universe, and even [[spoiler:from Ultimate Peter Parker himself, who was not really dead after all.]]
* ArchEnemy: Has had a few in his (relatively) short run as a hero. In the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe, his Uncle Aaron (as ComicBook/{{Prowler|MarvelComics}}) would qualify for the first half of his run, with [[CorruptCorporateExecutive The Roxxon]] [[MadScientist Brain Trust]] serving in the final few arcs. In the 616-Verse, it would be the ComicBook/BlackCat. He has also been one of the protagonists of the ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' arc, and the arch enemies there are the Inheritors. Then Creator/SaladinAhmed's run introduces a new contender: [[spoiler:Ultimatum, a.k.a. the Miles Morales of Earth-616.]]
* AscendedFanboy: Averted and possibly inverted. He didn't seem to know much about Spider-Man before he got his powers. Even then, the only things he saw worth mentioning were the parts where Spidey was beaten up and thrown around.
* AtrociousAlias: According to ''ComicBook/AllNewUltimates'', he does not like being called "Spidey", but seems to have warmed up to it in later stories.
* BadLiar: When both he and Ganke are confronted with anything remotely Spider-Man related, they go into a routine which makes it really apparent that they are hiding something. It has cost them a roommate and gained them suspicion from their resident assistant. In the Prime Marvel Universe, this has persisted.
* BerserkButton: Miles does not like anyone bringing up his mother, [[spoiler:especially after she was killed in the Ultimate Universe.]]
* BlueOni: Thematically, to Peter. Where Peter was hot-headed and a bit of a spaz in addition to being courageous and outspoken in his values, Miles is fearful, worrisome, and more terse and to the point when dealing with villains and disaster.
* BreakoutCharacter: Miles became by and far away the most popular character of the Ultimate Marvel line-up, going so far as to get his own comic series as well as migrate into the main Marvel Universe after the events of Secret Wars II. He has since had starring roles in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' and ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' TV shows and a similarly important role in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4''. He's also the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales''.
* CannotTellALie: Miles is at odds with keeping his identity a secret from loved ones that could be affected by his actions. It makes him uncomfortable that he has to lie to his girlfriend Katie; eventually he gives in and prepares to tell her. Then bad things happen.
* CanonImmigrant:
** Jumps to Earth-616 with his third ongoing, [[spoiler:along with his family (including his revived mother), Ganke, Judge, and Bombshell (plus their respective families).]]
** ''ComicBook/SpiderMen II'' features the debut of the Earth-616 incarnation of Miles, who is [[AdaptationalVillainy a former ally of the Kingpin's]]. [[spoiler:The series ends with Miles-616 going to the restored Earth-1610.]]
* CharacterTic: He has an amusing habit of using his Venom Strike by poking his foe with two fingers. Particularly when it gets dramatic action shots which make it look like he's about to land a blow before switching to a delicate two fingered Venom poke at the last second.
* ChasteHero: He's surprised by Ganke's sudden interest in the opposite sex. Miles is only 13, of course, an age where chastity isn't entirely uncommon. However, he starts dating Kate Bishop after the 1-year TimeSkip [[spoiler:following his mother's death.]] [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the new Marvel universe -- where he's around 17, one of the first scenes is him being yelled at for being late to a date, and it's not long afterwards that he gains a big crush on ComicBook/SpiderGwen and then finds a new girlfriend, a classmate named Barbara.
* ChickMagnet:
** Miles' dad seems to think his son is this when they go out to eat at a Chinese place after [[spoiler:the one year time skip following the death of Miles' mother]] and Gwen Stacy instantly recognizes him, even though (or perhaps because) Miles has a girlfriend at this point.
** In true Spider-Man fashion, his later comic appearances eventually lend credence to this when Miles ends up attracting the likes of Diamondback, Bombshell, Spider-Gwen, Gwenpool, Barbara Rodriguez, Techno Golem, and Starling. Even Nadia Pym, who ironically shares her predecessor Janet Van Dyne's instinctual distaste for the original Spider-Man, enjoys Miles' company and finds that [[SmellsSexy "he smells nice."]]
* ChildProdigy: He's a gifted student, at any rate, but it's the more realistic kind (compared to, say, [[SuperIntelligence young]] [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Mr. Fantastic]]).
* ChildSoldier: He was one, during the "Divided We Fall" ''Civil War II'' event. No one likes it, but Miles is really good on the battlefield. Captain America knew firsthand just how effective a superhero he was, and Miles convinced him that he couldn't overlook an asset like that during wartime.
* ChildishToothGap: Flashbacks show that he had a prominent one when he was about six.
* CivvieSpandex: He often wears his backpack over his suit when he's moving about town, though he stashes it before he actually does any crimefighting.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Although Spider-Man has a long tradition in this trope (practically the trope codifier for comic books), Miles seems to be bringing this back to the series with force. It's a bit of subversion, however, when you consider that Miles is trying to emulate Peter because he thinks that Peter is the IdealHero or the ideal Spider-Man.
* CombatPragmatist: He's not above stunning someone and then hitting them when they're down. The whole concept of his Venom Strike and invisibility powers lends itself to this, as he frequently begins and ends battles by hopping up to enemies and letting loose, and he has no problem sneaking up to enemies and clocking them from behind.
** His approach to defeating the Rhino is to make his suit self-destruct explosively while he's still inside it. He gets the idea to do so when he remembers how ''the last time he did that, the resulting explosion killed his uncle.''
* ComboPlatterPowers: In addition to getting all of the original Spider-Man's powers (to varying degrees), Miles has "Spider-Camouflage", allowing him and his clothes to instantly blend into his surroundings to render him nearly invisible to the naked eye and his bio-electric Venom Blasts that can fry machinery, incapacitate people, and (at its highest settings) wreck entire buildings.
* ConstantlyCurious: He gets curious in the middle of pitched battles. Electro trying to fry him didn't even put a damper on it.
* ContinuitySnarl: Miles Morales lives in the prime earth after ''Secret Wars'' and the destruction of the Ultimate universe, as well as his family. In ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool'', it was explained that he does not remember any of that, that he simply thinks that he has always lived there, which prevents the audience from pointing the [[AngstWhatAngst lack of angst]] about all of it. But then, in ''ComicBook/SpiderMen II'', he talks as if he ''did'' remember those things. Things get especially odd in ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #10, where Miles describes having weird dreams about living in another world, but doesn't know what to make off it, [[spoiler:and the villain of ''Spider-Men II'', his 616-born self, resurfaces and joins Miles' RoguesGallery.]]
** Issue #16 of ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' eventually explains this disprenancy. [[spoiler:The longer a person is away from their native reality, the more their memories of what took place in that reality begin to fade, explaining why he had memories of it in ''Spider-Men II'' but doesn't seem to have them later on. Ultimatum decides to test this theory by showing Aaron Davis his original Prowler mask from the Ultimate Universe, causing Aaron to enter an immediate state of unease due to his mind and body struggling to reconcile the MindScrew of having two conflicting timelines of his life. Ultimatum himself claims to have gone through this same phenomenon as his own memories of what he saw in the Ultimate Universe began to degrade upon returning to 616. Leading him to believe that the only way to get to the bottom of this mystery is to get his hands on his heroic Ultimate counterpart. Miles' memories are eventually restored in full.]]
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Miles is all over this trope, similar to Miguel O'Hara (Spidey 2099) -- most of his tropes seen here are inversions of Peter's in some way.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Averted. Unlike Peter, who was set apart by his tragedies, Miles instead has to juggle superheroics with parents who are still involved in his life ([[spoiler:under most versions of the status quo]]). See also {{Reconstruction}} below. That being said, whether it be his mother, father, or uncle, he tends to rack up at least one dead parental figure in most incarnations.
* CowardlyLion: Towards the beginning, Miles gets frightened easily and tends to worry or focus on the negative. Nevertheless, when he's needed, he'll jump right into the superheroics, if only to vomit his guts out in terror afterwards.
* DarkIsNotEvil: His costume is mostly black (bearing some resemblance to [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} the Symbiote costume]]) with red as the secondary color, but he is one of the good guys.
* DatingCatwoman:
** With Diamondback, the commander of the Skulls. During an all-out battle, Miles and Diamondback were snarking at each other and having a conversation (Miles was not flirting and was trying to carry on the fight, while Diamondback didn't seem to be taking the fight seriously) with a compromising position to boot during their fight. After SWAT reinforcements show up, Diamondback gave Miles a kiss for his trouble.
** [[spoiler:His relationship with Katie Bishop definitely ended up in this category.]]
** He also very quickly becomes infatuated with Starling, an up-and-coming anti-heroine who was mentored by her grandfather, the Vulture.
** Back to Diamondback, Miles is well aware that she is a threat and does not show her mercy or any preferential treatment especially since Diamondback executed his teammate's boyfriend.
** During his short stay in Japan, Miles manages to catch the eye of Tomoe The Techno Golem after she witnesses him thrashing a group of goblin gang members by himself. Impressed, she invited him to her illegal casino/club for a date and to recruit him as an enforcer. Even when she found out Miles was Spider-Man and was defeated via Mega Venom Blast, she still crawled over to him with the implication that she was going to kiss him before losing consciousness.
* DavidVersusGoliath: Playing David, obviously, to Goliath in most of his fights: the Kangaroo, Omega Red, the Scorpion and even ''Blackheart''.
* DeadpanSnarker: More deadpan than Peter, but he's not as much of a MotorMouth -- at least not initially.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Just how powerful is his Venom Blast? Sometimes it can take down opponents several times Miles' size (like Blackheart, Ultimate Green Goblin, and Giant Woman), and he even used it to defeat other electricity-powered villains like Electro. Other times, it's more like a quick stun that lasts for a few minutes, and people wearing insulated gear (like Rhino, Scorpion, and Prowler) or enhanced with super serum (like Man Mountain Marko) shrug it off altogether, making it a complete [[CastFromHitPoints waste of his stamina]]. Also, sometimes the shock is instantaneous, while other times, there's a two or three-second delay between Miles making physical contact with the opponent and the Venom Blast taking effect.
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: When the Jean Grey from ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' drops in on the Ultimate Universe, Miles realizes that she's from the universe where Peter Parker didn't die and says it in front of her. When she questions "Who?", he quickly backpedals and begs not to have his mind read.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Although it took ''tremendous'' effort on his behalf, this kid once fended off ''Blackheart'', after the latter had slapped the entire Avengers roster silly. Remember that Toxin got beaten to death in a gutter by Blackheart, and he was (at the time) stronger than Venom and Carnage combined.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In terms of power-and-skillset, his Spider-Sense (arguably the most pivotal asset in Peter's arsenal) is a lot weaker, only registering as minor buzzing and the occasional prophetic dream, and his mainstream version is also not as remotely scientifically gifted as Peter. To compensate, Miles has [[TouchOfDeath Venom]] [[ShockAndAwe Powers]] and Spider-camouflage. Miles is also not as strong as Peter, but this is moreso attributed to his age rather than having innately weaker SuperStrength.
* DorkKnight: Arguably more so than Peter.
* EatMe: When Venom swallows him, Miles uses his Venom Strike to pull a ChestBurster.
* ElectricBlackGuy: As an African American Spider-Man, he notably has the [[TheParalyzer Venom Strike/Venom Blast]] as his SignatureMove, which he uses to certain electrical effects on top of its normal uses.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName: The first issue of Creator/SaladinAhmed's run reveals Miles' middle name is "Gonzalo".
* EvilCounterpart: He's had two thus far:
** His Uncle Aaron, after [[DeathIsCheap returning to life]], resumed his life of crime in a stolen Iron Spider armor.
** The Miles Morales native to Earth-616, a close personal friend of [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Mayor Wilson Fisk]] and one of the best-kept secrets of NYC's criminal underbelly. [[spoiler:He's recently resurfaced as a full-blown super villain who calls himself "Ultimatum".]]
* TheFettered: The mainstream and Ultimate versions of Peter Parker have to consciously hold back or risk killing people outright. Miles, however, ''instinctively'' holds back, allowing himself to be thrown around by unprepared {{Badass Normal}}s, for example. This is best seen in an early fight with the Kangaroo, where [[MadeOfIron he takes hits up to and including a]] ''[[CarFu car to the face]]'' [[NoSell unfazed]], and yet could barely damage Kangaroo without his Venom Strike.
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* GenreBlind: Poor Miles doesn't get how desensitized most New Yorkers are to superheroes.
** His and Ganke's dicking their roommate Judge around with their secrets can only end in disaster, but none of them take the time to make better excuses or come up with believable lies to explain their behavior, [[spoiler:causing Judge to easily figure out Miles' secret identity, though Miles was lucky that Judge kept that secret.]]
** When Miles suggests revealing his secret identity to Kate Bishop in the Ultimate Universe, Ganke immediately tells him that it is a bad idea and even cites Peter Parker of the Amazing universe. When Miles says that he is retired and is no longer Spider-Man, Ganke immediately retorts that it is impossible for him to retire and insists that Miles is on a break.
* GenreSavvy:
** Miles has gone ahead and read up on most of Peter's exploits and foes, so he has a good idea of what to expect when he fights supervillains, old and new. Mostly about how batshit insane he can expect some of their costumes/themes to be.
** When [[spoiler:Peter Parker]] [[BackFromTheDead suddenly returns]], his first instinct is "[[CloningBlues clone]]."
* GoodParents: Miles has that rarest of all superhero starting points - an intact family with two living parents who are in a happy marriage. In the earliest stories, Jefferson's love for his wife and son was just about the only good thing about him, though he gets better as time marches on. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this also leads to Rio making a HeroicSacrifice for her son in #22, and when Jefferson learns that his son is Spider-Man, he's so shocked and angry that he [[ParentalAbandonment temporarily walks out on Miles]]. He later returns, apologizing profusely, vowing to do better.]]
* GratuitousSpanish: Miles, his mother, and his relatives from her side of the family are bilingual, but their Spanglish is mostly limited to one or two Spanish words in English sentences. Again, this [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]]. As a general rule of thumb, he tends to use more Spanish when there are Spanish speakers on the creative team writing him.
* HealingFactor: Like Peter, he can recover from injuries faster than a normal human.
* TheHeart: As much as Ultimate Peter was, only for both the Ultimate Marvel universe and the mainline 616 Universe where everyone from 616 Peter, Luke Cage, Tony Stark, and others see him as a sweet, kind-hearted boy, who brings out the niceness in even the most reserved.
* HellYesMoment:
** After the first battle with Green Goblin, Miles realized that the Green Goblin was especially susceptible to the Venom Blast. The Green Goblin comes back for round 2 and thinks he is going to wreck havoc and [[spoiler:repeat the "killing of Spider-Man" part deux.]] Miles has other ideas.
--->'''Miles:''' Get them out of here! I have this.\\
[[spoiler:'''Peter:''']] No! This is my fight.\\
'''Miles:''' They [[spoiler:(Aunt May, Gwen Stacy, and Mary Jane)]] are your responsibility. [[PreAsskickingOneLiner I got this.]]
** [[spoiler:Miles proceeds to beat the ever-loving shit out of the Green Goblin, the one character who every time he's appeared has made shit get real. Miles wrecks Goblin's shit simply by exploiting Green Goblin's weakness to his Venom Strike. He even throws Mary Jane's couch at the Goblin.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity:
** In true Spider-Man fashion. First, it was him replacing Peter as the Spider-Man of the Ultimate Universe that set Jonah off. Then, accidentally [[spoiler:killing his uncle]] has him being labeled as a murderer. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that Miles did not kill his uncle, it was Prowler's damaged technology that blew up and killed him. While Miles and Ganke are very happy about this, Miles realizes that the rest of the world does not know that detail.]]
** Averted after becoming a member of the Ultimates and J. Jonah Jameson's efforts to leave the poor kid alone, though being part of the Ultimates hasn't stopped police officers from shooting at him during his fight with Venom, or prevented him from being blamed for the injury Venom gave Jefferson. The police legitimately like him and only shoot at him because it is not the first time that an impostor put on the outfit and committed crimes. They only differentiate from the real and fakes by the webs.
** Played with in the new Marvel Universe. He gets held up at gunpoint by a police officer in the first volume, but the Avengers tell them off. However, when he later gets kidnapped by Hammerhead, one person mentions that they called the police to report it, but they just didn't care.
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler:Rio Morales is killed in the Ultimate Universe, Miles tears his costume to pieces chanting [[MadnessMantra "No more!"]] and retires from the superhero scene for a year.]]
* HesBack: At the end of ''Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' vol.2 #25, he resumes the identity of Spider-Man after a one-year hiatus.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He's this with his BFF Ganke Lee.
* HowDoIShotWeb: He barely knows what he's doing, to start with. When testing his powers, he realizes that he's still very susceptible to vertigo and high altitude winds as he clings to the outside of one of the top floors of a skyscraper/apartment complex.
** His first attempts at using Peter's web-launchers are similarly disastrous, though he seems to get it on only the third try.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In his crossover with ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'', Miles says they can't go to Peter or Jessica for help because adults end up fighting each other, clearly referencing ''ComicBook/CivilWarII''; the thing is Peter and Jessica ultimately opted to stay out of it before the fighting even started while Miles didn't.
* IconicSequelCharacter: Easily the most popular and beloved character from the Ultimate Marvel line, he was introduced in the final years of that stable, well after ''Ultimatum'', and the end of the second volume of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. He has subsequently become more famous than the original (and still very popular) Ultimate Peter Parker.
* IGotBigger: He fills out and shoots up considerably during his [[TenMinuteRetirement one-year hiatus from being Spider-Man]]. He's later aged up to [[VagueAge something-teen]] and develops a gymnast-like physique compared to the wiry one he had as a kid and is almost as tall as Captain America.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: The main reason why Miles decides to become Spidey in the Ultimate Universe is because he feels partly responsible for Peter's death since he wasn't there to help him. This trope is played even straighter [[spoiler:with the death of his mother, though she is eventually resurrected.]]
* IconicSequelCharacter: Debuted in the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' mythos a year short of its [[MilestoneCelebration 50th anniversary.]] Despite this, he's easily one of the most recognizable characters there.
* ImagineSpotting: When the Spider-Man from ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' suddenly turns into a SuperDeformed version of himself in a hippy costume upon arriving in the world of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'', Miles is taken aback and Peter sheepishly admits he has an overactive imagination.
* InnocentProdigy: At first, before the requisite superhero tragedies strike.
* {{Invisibility}}: Well, technically camouflage, but it amounts to the same thing.
* ItsPersonal:
** When one of the Inheritors drops in on the Ultimate Universe, Miles tells her this because [[spoiler:she just wrecked his mom's grave.]]
** When he clashes with Agent ComicBook/{{Venom}} during ComicBook/CivilWarII, Miles tells Flash that it's NothingPersonal before frying him with a Venom Strike. Considering that the Ultimate version of Venom killed his mother and they were arguing over which of them was most-disrespecting Peter's legacy, it's obvious that it was ''very'' personal.
* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: Let's face it, being Spider-Man, while good for city morale and such, has been a burden on him. [[ProperlyParanoid His greatest fear was that being Spider-Man would harm his family.]] [[spoiler:It took the relationship he had with his uncle and turned it into a hostile one that led to the latter being killed, and had Venom show up on his doorstep, which ended with his mother killed in the crossfire.]]
* KidHero: He was 13-years-old when he started out -- two years younger than Peter when he got his powers -- and he's a lot smaller. When incarcerated by ComicBook/TheUltimates, ComicBook/NickFury instinctively holds his hand while escorting him around the premises. Even a year later, Miles is still outed as relatively young even when he is in costume. [[spoiler:Following the events of ''Secret Wars'', he's aged up to [[VagueAge something-teen]].]]
* TheLancer:
** Miles Morales has the most talent of the All-New Ultimates, but his nature and overall reluctance in actually being a superhero keeps him from being the leader.
** He usually takes the unofficial role as second-in-command within the Champions when team leader, Ms. Marvel, is unable to. Even when Ms. Marvel is leading on the field, he will at times act as a co-leader, becoming the main support for the overall mission. He also often acts as a voice of reasoning and calm for the team as a whole, being the one to de-escalate rising tensions between members and calling themselves out to reflect on their mistakes when they make them no matter how uncomfortable.
* LegacyCharacter: He took over Ultimate Peter Parker's mantle of Spider-Man largely out of guilt over not using his powers to save him.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: In ''Venom'' vol. 4 #2, Miles introduces himself to [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Eddie Brock]] by kicking him in the back of the head, thinking he's responsible for the giant symbiote dragon rampaging through Manhattan, and an IrrationalHatred of symbiotes in general (there actually is an explanation for that, but, courtesy of Molecule Man, Miles doesn't know it: [[spoiler:the Venom of his native dimension killed Rio Morales in front of him).]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: How Miles regards Bombshell post-''Secret Wars''.
* LostInImitation:
** His Venom Strike is yellow, but every adaptation of him so far has [[AdaptationDyeJob turned it into different colors]], blue being [[WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}} the]] [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan most]] [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse common]]. ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' depicts it [[TruerToTheText the closest]], being orange.
** Miles is introduced as around his pre-teens, but most adaptations AgeLift him into an actual teenager for various reasons (mostly to make him more physically believable at being a superhero).
** Miles was simply inspired by Peter to take on the mantle of Spider-Man. Several adaptations give them a more closer mentor-apprentice relationship (''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', the Creator/{{Insomniac|Games}} [[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 video]] [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales games]], ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'').
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Inverted. Miles is a bit upset that his dad hates Spider-Man because his dad isn't too trusting of mutants after what happened in ''Ultimatum''. Mom is a fan, however.
* MakeOutKids: While the reader has yet to see it, Miles and Kate have been stated to not keep their lips off of each other. It got to the point that the Academy called their parents.
-->'''Jefferson:''' I get a call from school, they catch you guys mackin' on each other every five minutes.\\
'''Miles:''' Mackin'?\\
'''Jefferson:''' You know what mackin' is.
* MeaningfulName
** Miles means "Soldier" in Latin (hence the trope name MilesGloriosus) and is traditionally a name for warriors or fighters. Miles began his career during an American Civil War and decided that the best way to be the hero the world needed him to be would be by joining the Ultimates.
** Also, first name: Miles. Second name: Morales? Not quite. His father was actually Jefferson Davis, but he gave the last name of Rio to Miles (and then took it himself as well) because he came from a family of criminals. Which means that Miles' name, if not for those unfortunate events, would have been Music/MilesDavis.
* MistakenForGay: Apparently, Jefferson and Rio thought their son was gay and was also an item with Ganke. Even his ''girlfriend'' thought this. Miles is not too pleased.
* MostDefinitelyNotAccompanyingUs: There was a vision of the future in ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'' where Miles kills Captain America. This vision got a whole new light when Cap revealed himself as a traitor loyal to Hydra, established himself as dictator of the US and launched the ComicBook/SecretEmpire. Black Widow goes with Miles to a location where they may ambush and kill him, but then she locked him inside the truck and continued on her own. She said that Miles is not a killer, and wanted to prevent him from becoming one.
* MotorMouth: He has a habit of spouting [[WallOfText walls of text]] in between panels, usually indicating less than a second going by. As he grows more confident in his abilities, he gets more talkative during his fights as well. Sometimes he ''almost'' manages to give Peter a run for his money in the CasualDangerDialogue department; certainly villains have started to complain that he talks too much when they fight.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the first issue of ''The Champions'' (2019), Miles is very angry about something. We find out at the end of issue #1 and the full #2: [[spoiler:Ms. Marvel, Viv and loads of citizens were killed by Zzaax. ComicBook/{{Mephisto}} shows up, offers to roll back time so they can do it better, and for free: no souls taken, no blood oaths, no nothing. Miles accepts, but is later angry with himself for making a DealWithTheDevil, and later regrets it even more when he realizes that he saved his friends in his do-over, but neglected to save a civilian. The guilt later causes him to quit the Champions.]]
* MythologyGag: Miles retains a number of characteristics from other Spider-characters:
** He wore his web-launchers outside his suit like Ben Reilly and [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl May Parker]] when he first got them.
** His Venom Strike is similar to [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew's]] bio-electric shock.
** The later half of his 2016 run expands on his bio-electric abilities to show that Miles can even create energy web-like constructs akin to Julia Carpenter.
** He relies on his reflexes more than his Spider-Sense, similarly to how Miguel O'Hara's (Spidey 2099) "Spider-Sense" is just super-human reflexes and intuition.
** Whether by accident or design, his suit heavily resembles May Parker's Spider-Girl suit, except with the red and black inverted along the mask and chest [[note]]Miles' suit seems to be more strongly based on some of Alex Ross' concept art, which may or may not be influenced by Spider-Girl.[[/note]]
** If you want to stretch, his being a dual-minority with many of Pete's characteristics inverted calls to mind Miguel's cultural heritage and character traits contrasting Peter Parker's.
* NervesOfSteel: The ''very first'' time he does anything in costume, he gets surprised, beaten up, and thrown around by a villain a lot bigger than him. While Miles is still amateurish regarding heroics, he never once loses his composure (keeping in mind that Miles almost always avoids confrontation and is in general a timid mess). His reaction to being completely immobilized and surrounded by hostile cops? To sit down and take a load off. In addition to that, Miles is virtually immune to pain, as he consistently takes massive blows before popping right back up to fight again.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:While the conditions of why he retired are completely understandable, taking a year long break in New York undid a lot of what Peter had accomplished. Due to the Ultimate Universe having a shortage of super heroes, and the ones who were around having difficulty getting involved without being restricted, Miles inadvertently allowed Hydra to grow uncontested, on top of which he also could have ceased Roxxon's expansion that coincided with Hydra, as we see in the All-New Ultimates.]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Miles' features are based from former U.S. President UsefulNotes/BarackObama and musician/actor Creator/DonaldGlover.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished
** In his first adventure in the mainstream Marvel universe, a demon has defeated the Avengers and caused a lot of chaos and destruction. Miles takes Captain America's shield, and eventually manages to make the demon flee. Victory! And then, Parker shows up, and finds all the chaos and destruction, no demon in sight, the Avengers all unconcious and defeated, and Miles in the middle of it all, with Captain America's shield. WhatTheHellHero
** Miles goes to the Triskelion at Iron Man's request during ''Civil War II'', despite Bombshell insisting that it wasn't his fight, believing that he can help change the tide and do something good. [[spoiler:It ends up with him being arrested for a potential vision of him murdering Captain America.]]
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Defied by Miles. After [[spoiler:his Uncle Aaron, the new Iron Spider, knocks him out and kidnaps him, he wakes up to him preparing them both breakfast for dinner. He quickly leaves without a second thought especially since he's confused why his uncle was still alive.]]
* NomDeMom: He has his mom's last name instead of his dad's.
* NotSoStoic: Miles is good-humored and eternally soft-spoken, but the Prowler is eventually [[TeachHimAnger able to incite him to anger]], at which time Miles is borderline deranged with fury.
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* OhCrap: Miles has just defeated a true demon from hell and saved the Avengers, but now he will face an even more terrible threat: as his school grades are so low, his grandmother is here to straighten him out! "Face it ''Tigre'', you're about to get a big ol' kick in the ''culo''!"
* OpenSecret: He eventually lets both of his parents in on his superhero activities. Rio is more annoyed that he lied to her than anything and supports his efforts.
* TheParalyzer: Another new power, stunning or knocking enemies out by touch (it also sends Lego flying). It is quickly shown to be both versatile and universally effective[[note]]Giant Woman was somewhat resistant, but she's a hundred feet tall, and in any case three Venom Strikes was enough to bring her to her knees[[/note]]. It can be conducted along and through almost any surface, including skin, clothes, spider-webs, or layers of those. It will also cause advanced machinery to explode. The shock is time delayed by a few seconds, allowing for [[BeatPanel some]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments comedy]]. Some characters, like Taskmaster, 616-Peter Parker and [[spoiler:the Peter Parker supposedly back from the dead]] have shown that they can shrug it off in seconds, but it still hurts them. Curiously, it affects Norman Osborn so much it could be considered a KryptoniteFactor, [[spoiler:though he has developed a substantial resistance by the time they meet again in ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #10.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Post-''Cataclysm'', Miles' [[spoiler:dad disappeared, so he's staying with Ganke. He later comes back.]]
* PersonalityPowers: He's withdrawn and timid (at least at first), complemented by a camouflage ability.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He's absolutely ''tiny''. Peter was already probably one of the more petite superheroes in the area, and Miles is even smaller than that. It's [[UpToEleven especially evident]] when he fights one of the [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Giant Women]] and ends up uppercutting her unconscious. Subverted after he gets a growth spurt, growing about a foot and filling out considerably to be comparable to 616-Peter in height and build (DependingOnTheArtist, naturally).
* PowerTrio: Forms this with both Kamala Khan and Sam Alexander, who together spearheaded [[ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel an entire generation of young legacy heroes.]]
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: His reaction when he finds out that his grandmother hired a private investigator to follow him.
* {{Reconstruction}}: Of TheParagon and LegacyCharacter, [[AccidentalAesop and possibly a more thorough one than the Spider-Man series intended it to be]]. Unlike Peter, Miles dons the suit because he feels like it is his fault that Peter, someone he has never met and wasn't ever close to, died -- while Peter dons the suit because his father figure was killed indirectly because of him. Miles wasn't motivated by dead parents or a tragic past, he was ''inspired'' by Peter's example to do something selfless. Miles is an example of how a superhero can do good by becoming a symbol, and not just by punching villains in the face. To further separate him from Peter, it is important to note that Miles' life was perfectly normal before taking up the mantle which contrasts both versions of the 616 Universe and Ultimate. As soon as he became Spider-Man, there was an almost immediate shift in how the world became to him. His uncle, who was previously cordial and cool to him, became selfish and manipulative. His dad's bigotry probably wouldn't have bothered him so much if Miles didn't have powers himself. The one and only sole consistent source of confidence that he had was his mother and then [[spoiler:she died because Venom was looking for the new Spider-Man so it could be said that he indirectly caused his mom's death.]] It is as if to show that Miles' theme as Spider-Man asks one question: Why, on Earth, would anybody want to be Spider-Man?
* RefusalOfTheCall: Miles was adamant about not becoming a superhero in the Ultimate Universe after gaining powers. And then Peter died. [[spoiler:His mom's death leads him to refuse the call again only to come back to assist Jessica to stop Roxxon and seeing how without a Spider-Man, lots of people get hurt and no one is accounted for.]]
* ReluctantHero: To contrast with Ultimate Peter, Miles was reluctant to be a super hero even when he gained his powers. Even after saving a little girl and a woman from a burning building, he immediately ran away and threw up. It took Peter's death to take action because he felt responsible for not reaching out to Spider-Man when he got his powers. Even with support from other superheroes, he still did not want to be Spider-Man because he had no clue what was going on. [[spoiler:Then his mother was killed by Venom and he went in retirement and forewent any superhero activity for a year.]]
* SecretIdentity:
** Miles is supposed to have one, but he is ''horrible'' at keeping it a secret. And he's called out on it repeatedly.
** In the Ultimate Universe, Roxxon made it clear that he found out his identity in a matter of days. He told Kate Bishop and Hydra learned of it.
** In the Prime Marvel Universe, Jessica Jones explains that she found out ''two hours'' after following him on his grandmother's behalf. Along with finding out who he's close enough to to share his secret, information that in the hands of a villain would put his friends in danger. She sternly admonishes Miles that if he's going to have a SecretIdentity, he needs to be a lot more careful about it.
* SeriesContinuityError: Two in ''Spider-Man'' #14. First, Gwen doesn't know Noir Spidey... despite being in the same ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'' team as him. Second, [[spoiler:Miles and Gwen land in an alternate universe where their version are older and married]], despite Gwen herself bitching in Web-Warriors that her world is the only one where she's actually still alive.
* ShockAndAwe: When Miles is put under enough physical stress (like ''torture''), he is capable [[spoiler:of releasing a Venom Strike via ''his entire body'', wiping out a city block's worth of electronics and setting the earth itself on fire.]] Unfortunately, he hasn't learned to fully control this particular aspect of his powers yet.
* ShoutOut: In issue #14 of ''Spider-Man'', he and [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Spider-Woman]] end up visiting [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Metropolis]] during a trip through the Multiverse.
* ShutUpHannibal: He delivers a pretty epic speech to [[spoiler:Norman Osborn]] as he completely [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] him:
-->'''Miles:''' I have to give you credit, [[spoiler:Osborn...]] I've studied you, I've heard all the stories. But until you get a front-row seat, you really can't appreciate your pioneering work in villainous monologuing as the Mayor of Crazy Town. I mean, it's a little all over the place for my taste... but you really are the -- The Beatles of that sound you make when you rub your finger over your lips.\\
'''[[spoiler:The Green Goblin]]:''' I WILL TEACH YOU RESPECT!
* TheSoCalledCoward: Miles is no coward. He is just passive-aggressive.
* SpiderSense: [[WordOfGod According to Bendis]], Miles' Spider-Sense is weaker than Peter's, registering only as a buzz. He might have, however, had a [[DreamingOfThingsToCome prophetic dream]], which the mainline Peter Parker also had as part of his version of the SpiderSense, and ''his'' evil-clone Kaine had as part of his amplified SpiderSense.
* StarCrossedLovers: In ''ComicBook/MarvelNOW2016'', a cover for Spider-Man shows him and ComicBook/SpiderGwen kissing. The previews magazine uses the common playground rhyme: Miles and Gwen sitting in a tree... K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Sounds like the teen spider heroes are starting a romance, right? How is that possible though, when they exist in [[UltimateUniverse different]] [[AlternateUniverse universes]]? He even says this in the #12 issue starting his arc with Gwen. "My future wife. Or my future girlfriend. My future something."
** Out of all the Spiders across the Web of Life, the Gwen Stacy of Earth-65 is the only one who explicitly maintained [[DimensionalTraveler her ability to travel across dimensions]] via an InterdimensionalTravelDevice that's specifically keyed to her body's unique radiation signature. With it, Gwen has regularly traveled to Earth-616 and eventually chose to immigrate there after several life-changing incidents made pursuing an education in her home dimension a nigh-impossible feat. So the idea of the two webheads forming a future relationship isn't as impractical as it sounds.
** It's also revealed in the aforementioned crossover that [[spoiler:there does exist a universe where Miles and Gwen not only got married, but had two children who inherited their abilities. But the exact circumstances of what led to the two getting hitched are vague.]]
* StealthPun: Had Jefferson Morales not adopted his wife's surname to avoid association with his brother Aaron Davis, his son's name would have been Music/MilesDavis.
* StoryBreakerPower: In full honesty, Miles' [[ShockAndAwe Venom Touch and Venom Blast]] are way more powerful than the average street-level hero would require. It doesn't matter if the opponent is an EnergyBeing, a Hulk-level bruiser, or even an eldritch demon spawned by Mephisto himself, Miles' powers ''will'' leave their mark. It's implied in that last case that demonic biology is for some reason especially vulnerable to the Venom Blast. The few times opponents have withstood the Venom Blast, Miles has gotten his butt kicked.
** ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' puts the Venom Blast in the same category as Thor's divine lightning as a KryptoniteFactor to the symbiote mega-monster known as the Grendel, [[spoiler:which is why Carnage is quick to take Miles out by [[ReforgedIntoAMinion brainwashing and transforming him for his army]] in ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage''.]]
** In Creator/SaladinAhmed's run on the character, this is downplayed and Miles regularly states that the power is [[CastFromHitPoints useful, but exhausting]] and he has to be selective with how he uses it. Increasingly, more characters have been able to straight-up NoSell it, in a classic case of DependingOnTheWriter.
* SuperpowerLottery: Out of all of the Ultimate Universe's heroes, Miles ''won.'' He has all of Peter's powers plus a few more besides.
* SuperReflexes: Like Peter, Miles possesses a SpiderSense that warns him of danger and helps him dodge things as fast as bullets with ease.
* SuperSpeed: He's a lot faster than Peter, and can outrun the medieval Goblin in a millisecond.
* SuperStrength: According to Bendis, about the same as Peter's, although Miles is smaller than Peter and probably can't put quite as much weight behind his punches. This changes a bit after the TimeSkip, as he's grown about a foot and filled out to boot. When [[BigBad Norman Osborn]] comes calling, Miles is able to punch him hard enough to draw blood. [[spoiler:He later beats the ever-loving piss out of a fully-powered Green Goblin with seeming ease and single-handedly mops the floor with a warehouse full of super-powered HYDRA agents and ''Doctor Doom''.]]
* SuperToughness: Getting smashed through walls and glass does ''nothing'' to him. The only thing that even fazes him is Scorpion punching him really hard in the face, and that just makes him dizzy. The Rhino ''gores'' him at full speed, sending him from the Lincoln tunnel to the ocean, and all that happens is Miles gets wet. The Green Goblin ''sets him on fire'' and Doctor Doom '''tortures''' him... and Miles shrugs it off.
* TeensAreShort: The official Marvel guidebook lists him (post-[[IGotBigger growth spurt]]) at 5'8", but he's still smaller than nearly every adult he interacts with.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Like most Spideys, Miles refuses to take a life, and the stakes are always ''really'' high when he's put in a situation that might force him to break this code:
** ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'': [[spoiler:After the brainwashed-by-HYDRA Captain America kills Black Widow (the mentor to the teen superheroes resisting the HYDRA takeover), Miles uses the fullest extent of his strength to issue a NoHandsBarredBeatdown on the former hero. He's even tempted to kill Steve right then and there, but luckily, fellow teen hero [[ComicBook/UnstoppableWasp Wasp]] talks him down.]]
** ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'': [[spoiler:Powered up with the Enigma Force, Miles is forced to kill the Inheritor Solus using [[Series/SpiderManJapan Leopardon's]] Sword Vigor. An entertaining visual, and certainly the best solution to dealing with someone like Solus, but Miles himself does ''not'' like it at all.]]
** ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'': [[spoiler:Being forced to kill J. Jonah Jameson is what finally gives him the strength to resist the symbiote's control over him.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Claims to have this following his mother's murder, but Spider-Woman doesn't buy it. Then Molecule Man seems to invoke it on him after he arranges for Miles and his supporting cast to [[CanonImmigrant "move in"]] to Earth-616; no one (aside from [[ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool]]) ever mentions a time when Rio was dead, or Jefferson abandoned his son, or Miles dated a girl who turned out to be a fascist. He does retain an IrrationalHatred for symbiotes, though.
* TheUnmasking: Miles reveals his secret identity [[spoiler:while trying to save his father during Cataclysm because it was the only way that his dad would comply with Spider-Man.]]
* UnskilledButStrong: WordOfGod notes that Peter was a much more polished fighter, while Miles is a bit clumsier and awkward. However, his [[{{Invisibility}} extra]] [[TheParalyzer powers]] make ending fights so much easier.
* VagueAge: When Miles made his debut, he had a set age of thirteen. Since then, he's grown older, but due to the inherently wonky nature of ComicBookTime, the exact number bounces between fifteen and seventeen. In his BirthdayEpisode, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' #10, the issue is side-stepped as a running gag where any indicator of his actual age is kept just off-panel.
-->'''Miles:''' Um, did I just turn one-year-old?\\
'''Jefferson:''' Sorry, the other balloon got a leak in it.
* WalkingSpoiler: For those not up to speed on Ultimate Peter's death.
* WallCrawl: He can walk on walls. Kinda comes with the territory of being Spider-Man.
* WhatTheHellHero: Half the people who see him think he's the original Spider-Man while the more cynical onlookers just think his suit is [[RunningGag "in bad taste"]]. Spider-Woman agrees. [[BerserkButton Vehemently]]. Miles encounters less hostility as time goes on, though [[spoiler:his dad is not pleased to find out that he is Spider-Man in the Ultimate Universe, but later calms down.]]
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: His Venom Strike is remarkably [[IncrediblyLamePun handy]], and whenever it fails him, that's when Miles knows [[OhCrap he's in trouble]].
* WhiteSheep: His Uncle Aaron is also the Prowler, and his father was once a crook as well. They were also raised by an abusive dad who sent them down that road in the first place. Part of why Jefferson and Rio decided to give Miles his mother's surname was to symbolically distance Miles from those roots, with the hopes of him carving out a better life for himself.
* YoungAndInCharge: During the ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' event, while Peter Parker of Earth-616 is busy taking on Morlun of the Inheritors in a 1-on-1 revenge match, Miles is put in charge of leading a team of Spider-Totems against the rest of Morlun's totem eating, dimension-hopping family. While not the youngest spider person on the team, it's still impressive for a teenager to lead a room of some more experienced heroes, and considering who they're up against, Peter may have gotten the easier job of defeating just Morlun.
* YoyoPlotPoint: Having an ILetGwenStacyDie moment and angsting; first was his uncle, then his mother, then his father, then in the 616 universe, a flashback to one of his classmates dying during the skrull invasion.
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->''"A hero isn't the one who always wins. It's the one who always tries."''
Miles Morales, better known by his alias (Ultimate) Spider-Man, is a Creator/MarvelComics character created by Creator/BrianMichaelBendis and Sara Pichelli, first appearing in ''Ultimate Fallout'' #4 (dated August 2011).
Bitten by ''another'' genetically-enhanced spider, 13-year-old Miles was given powers similar to Peter before him, to his dismay. The death of Spider-Man, soon publicly revealed to be the young Peter Parker, shocked Miles out of apathy. Miles convinced himself that acting earlier and revealing himself as an ally to Peter could have spared New York's hero. Finding the will to act, Miles dons a makeshift suit to help fill in the void Spidey left. Miles Morales is the principal protagonist of ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' after Peter Parker's death.
Inspired by the election of President UsefulNotes/BarackObama and actor Creator/DonaldGlover's unsuccessful campaign to play the lead role in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', Bendis created Miles in the ComicBook/{{Ultimate|Marvel}} universe and planned the Death of Ultimate Peter Parker as an event to specifically introduce his successor. Miles' first appearance was in ''Ultimate Fallout'', a miniseries that provided a requiem for Peter's death, and then officially debuted as Spider-Man in the second volume of ''Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man''. Miles shares a bit in common with his predecessor, namely their mutual gravitation toward science and many of the same abilities -- namely Spider-Sense and wall-crawling. But unlike Peter, Miles wasn't fame-obsessed and cocky when he started out. Rather, he was confused and weirded out about his powers, especially because his father Jefferson was mutant-phobic (at the time) and disliked costumed heroes. Peter's death drives him into action, where Miles, on seeing the death of TheHeart of Ultimate Marvel, comes away believing that had he been on the scene and active, Peter might well have survived the day. In effect, Peter Parker becomes Uncle Ben to Miles, inspiring him to uphold his legacy and spirit. In addition, Miles is younger than Peter when he started out in both the Ultimate and 616 continuity. He was still in grade school when bitten by his own genetically-modified spider. Where Peter had only Aunt May as his family, Miles lives with his parents and has many relatives. He's also on the whole far less neurotic than either classic or ultimate Peter. In addition, he has some powers that Peter didn't have, with extra abilities like [[{{Invisibility}} Spider-Camouflage]] and [[ShockAndAwe venom blasts]], but at the same time, not being as fast and agile as Peter is. Fundamentally, Miles shares the main quality that Peter embodied, the archetype of the underdog hero, with his civilian mixed-race Hispanic and African-American identity, his more tactical and sneaky skillset, and his small frame transplanting and updating the original roots of Peter Parker as the teenage WorkingClassHero for a new generation.
Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced ComicBook/JeanGrey. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore). Shortly afterwards, Marvel announced Miles' fourth ongoing, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'', with Creator/SaladinAhmed taking over as writer.
Miles Morales is by a significant distance Spider-Man's most successful LegacyCharacter, achieving a level of fame, critical recognition, and a fan-following that eluded the likes of earlier cult-favorites such as [[ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 Miguel O'Hara]], [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Ben Reilly]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl Mayday Parker]]. He made his first appearance in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' cartoon (where he's voiced by Creator/DonaldGlover, Bendis' acknowledged inspiration and muse). He also appeared in the successor show ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' where in a wrinkle, he and Peter are both teenagers and class-mates. In 2018, he appeared in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' where he's even playable in many sequences showing his pre-Spiderbite origins. In that same year, Miles made his big-screen debut in the Oscar-winning Sony animated film, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', voiced there by Creator/ShameikMoore (''Series/TheGetDown''), where he's the star and main protagonist. In 2020, it was announced he was getting [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales his own spinoff video game]] in the [=PS4=] Spider-Man setting.
Miles is acclaimed for proving the success of diversity in mainstream comics, and is seen as ''the'' character that inspired Marvel's ongoing effort to diversify their roster, which has since seen the introduction of Kamala Khan as [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/CarolDanvers' promotion to [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]], [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] taking up the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica mantle, and ComicBook/JaneFoster becoming ComicBook/{{Thor|2014}}.
In short, this kid's going places.
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[[AC:Notable Comics]]
* ComicBook/UltimateMarvel
** ''[[ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man]]'' vol. 2 (2011 -- 2013)
*** ''Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man'' (2014, tie-in to ''ComicBook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand'')
** ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'' (2012)
** ''ComicBook/AllNewUltimates'' (2014 -- 2015)
** ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' (2014 -- 2015)
* Franchise/MarvelUniverse
** ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers'' (2015 -- 2016)
** ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan2016 Spider-Man]]'' vol. 2 (2016 -- 2018)
*** ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII''
** ''[[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]'' (various runs):
*** vol. 2 (2016 -- 2018)
*** [[ComicBook/Champions2019 vol. 3]] (2019)
*** [[ComicBook/Champions2020 vol. 4]] (2020 -- present)
** ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' (2018)
** ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' (2018 -- present)
** ''ComicBook/MarvelRising'' (2019)
** ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms: ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'' (2019, tie-in to ''War of the Realms'')
** ''Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales'' (2019, tie-in to ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'')
* Other
** ''Marvel Action: Spider-Man'' (2018)
** ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'' (2019)
[[AC:Western Animation -- Film]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' (2018), voiced by Creator/ShameikMoore
[[AC:Western Animation -- Television]]
* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' (2015 -- 2017), voiced by Creator/DonaldGlover (season 3), Creator/OgieBanks (season 4)
* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' (2017), voiced by Creator/NadjiJeter
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/SuperHeroSquadOnline'' (2011)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2012)
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManUnlimited'' (2014)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelPuzzleQuest'' (2015)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' (2015)
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelsAvengers'' (2016)
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes2'' (2017)
* ''[[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 Spider-Man]]'' (2018)
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' (2020)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' (2019)
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* TenMinuteRetirement: After [[spoiler:his mom's death]], Miles shreds his costume, quits the Ultimates, and spends a year living as a normal human, rebuking Spider-Woman's efforts to give him a replacement costume and wanting nothing more to do with super heroics. Probably subverted [[spoiler:on the "Ten Minute" part of TenMinuteRetirement, since he successfully spent more time retired than he actually spent being Spider-Man. On the other hand, it was still only one issue.]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: ''ComicBook/SpiderMen II'' revealed that Miles' 616 self was a friend and former ally of ComicBook/TheKingpin's.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Make no mistake, Earth-1610 Miles is a bright kid, but in the realistic "he's got great grades, good common sense, and is well-read" sense. Both his counterpart in the 2017 cartoon and the Playstation series are science nerds not too far off from Peter himself.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Miles is biracial and replaced the Caucasian Peter Parker when he died. The concept gets played for some drama from Miles when a video blogger talks up on the fact there's finally a black Spider-Man and Miles doesn't want to be known as just the "black Spider-Man".
* AgeLift: Miles goes from being 13 at his debut to ~17 by the time of his crossover with ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen''. ''ComicBook/SpiderMen II'' also revealed that Earth-616's Miles was already an adult when Fisk first became the Kingpin, making him older than Peter.
* AlternateSelf: In the [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Spider-Gwen]] series, Gwen comes across a possible future version of herself who's married to Miles Morales and has kids.
* AmazonChaser: Downplayed. Miles has had two girlfriends (Katie Bishop and Barbara Rodriguez), both of whom are civilians [[spoiler:or so he thinks in Katie's case; he later learns that she's [[EvilAllAlong working for HYDRA.]]]] But he's got an [[SerialRomeo ever-growing list of crushes]] on female superheroes around his age, which thus far includes [[ComicBook/{{Stature}} Ultimate Cassie Lang]], [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen teen Jean Grey]], [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/SpiderGwen, and [[Characters/MilesMorales Starling]].
* AmnesiacResonance: After being retconned into Earth-616 at the end of ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', Miles' memories of Earth-1610 are all but erased in favor of his new backstory. However, certain triggers -- like his run-in with Eddie Brock in ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' and his encounter with the Ultimate Green Goblin in ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' -- trigger PTSD-esque flashbacks to his old life.
* TheAntiNihilist: Despite his youthful optimism, Miles is well aware of his limitations as a super-hero when compared to the likes of powerhouses like Thor or Captain Marvel. But despite his times of failure and doubt as a hero and knowing full well that he can't help everyone, fix a broken world, or even make it fair, his definition of a true hero isn't one who will always win & save the day, but one who will never give up on trying to do the right thing in an unfair broken world, and to do the best they can to help as many people as they can.
* ApprovalOfGod: In-universe, the presence of a new Spider-Man was initially resisted because it was considered insulting to the death of Peter Parker. But, eventually, he got all the required blessings to continue being Spider-Man: from Aunt May, Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy, from Jessica Drew (remember, a female clone of Peter), from an adult Peter Parker from an alternate universe, and even [[spoiler:from Ultimate Peter Parker himself, who was not really dead after all.]]
* ArchEnemy: Has had a few in his (relatively) short run as a hero. In the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe, his Uncle Aaron (as ComicBook/{{Prowler|MarvelComics}}) would qualify for the first half of his run, with [[CorruptCorporateExecutive The Roxxon]] [[MadScientist Brain Trust]] serving in the final few arcs. In the 616-Verse, it would be the ComicBook/BlackCat. He has also been one of the protagonists of the ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' arc, and the arch enemies there are the Inheritors. Then Creator/SaladinAhmed's run introduces a new contender: [[spoiler:Ultimatum, a.k.a. the Miles Morales of Earth-616.]]
* AscendedFanboy: Averted and possibly inverted. He didn't seem to know much about Spider-Man before he got his powers. Even then, the only things he saw worth mentioning were the parts where Spidey was beaten up and thrown around.
* AtrociousAlias: According to ''ComicBook/AllNewUltimates'', he does not like being called "Spidey", but seems to have warmed up to it in later stories.
* BadLiar: When both he and Ganke are confronted with anything remotely Spider-Man related, they go into a routine which makes it really apparent that they are hiding something. It has cost them a roommate and gained them suspicion from their resident assistant. In the Prime Marvel Universe, this has persisted.
* BerserkButton: Miles does not like anyone bringing up his mother, [[spoiler:especially after she was killed in the Ultimate Universe.]]
* BlueOni: Thematically, to Peter. Where Peter was hot-headed and a bit of a spaz in addition to being courageous and outspoken in his values, Miles is fearful, worrisome, and more terse and to the point when dealing with villains and disaster.
* BreakoutCharacter: Miles became by and far away the most popular character of the Ultimate Marvel line-up, going so far as to get his own comic series as well as migrate into the main Marvel Universe after the events of Secret Wars II. He has since had starring roles in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' and ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' TV shows and a similarly important role in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4''. He's also the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales''.
* CannotTellALie: Miles is at odds with keeping his identity a secret from loved ones that could be affected by his actions. It makes him uncomfortable that he has to lie to his girlfriend Katie; eventually he gives in and prepares to tell her. Then bad things happen.
* CanonImmigrant:
** Jumps to Earth-616 with his third ongoing, [[spoiler:along with his family (including his revived mother), Ganke, Judge, and Bombshell (plus their respective families).]]
** ''ComicBook/SpiderMen II'' features the debut of the Earth-616 incarnation of Miles, who is [[AdaptationalVillainy a former ally of the Kingpin's]]. [[spoiler:The series ends with Miles-616 going to the restored Earth-1610.]]
* CharacterTic: He has an amusing habit of using his Venom Strike by poking his foe with two fingers. Particularly when it gets dramatic action shots which make it look like he's about to land a blow before switching to a delicate two fingered Venom poke at the last second.
* ChasteHero: He's surprised by Ganke's sudden interest in the opposite sex. Miles is only 13, of course, an age where chastity isn't entirely uncommon. However, he starts dating Kate Bishop after the 1-year TimeSkip [[spoiler:following his mother's death.]] [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the new Marvel universe -- where he's around 17, one of the first scenes is him being yelled at for being late to a date, and it's not long afterwards that he gains a big crush on ComicBook/SpiderGwen and then finds a new girlfriend, a classmate named Barbara.
* ChickMagnet:
** Miles' dad seems to think his son is this when they go out to eat at a Chinese place after [[spoiler:the one year time skip following the death of Miles' mother]] and Gwen Stacy instantly recognizes him, even though (or perhaps because) Miles has a girlfriend at this point.
** In true Spider-Man fashion, his later comic appearances eventually lend credence to this when Miles ends up attracting the likes of Diamondback, Bombshell, Spider-Gwen, Gwenpool, Barbara Rodriguez, Techno Golem, and Starling. Even Nadia Pym, who ironically shares her predecessor Janet Van Dyne's instinctual distaste for the original Spider-Man, enjoys Miles' company and finds that [[SmellsSexy "he smells nice."]]
* ChildProdigy: He's a gifted student, at any rate, but it's the more realistic kind (compared to, say, [[SuperIntelligence young]] [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Mr. Fantastic]]).
* ChildSoldier: He was one, during the "Divided We Fall" ''Civil War II'' event. No one likes it, but Miles is really good on the battlefield. Captain America knew firsthand just how effective a superhero he was, and Miles convinced him that he couldn't overlook an asset like that during wartime.
* ChildishToothGap: Flashbacks show that he had a prominent one when he was about six.
* CivvieSpandex: He often wears his backpack over his suit when he's moving about town, though he stashes it before he actually does any crimefighting.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Although Spider-Man has a long tradition in this trope (practically the trope codifier for comic books), Miles seems to be bringing this back to the series with force. It's a bit of subversion, however, when you consider that Miles is trying to emulate Peter because he thinks that Peter is the IdealHero or the ideal Spider-Man.
* CombatPragmatist: He's not above stunning someone and then hitting them when they're down. The whole concept of his Venom Strike and invisibility powers lends itself to this, as he frequently begins and ends battles by hopping up to enemies and letting loose, and he has no problem sneaking up to enemies and clocking them from behind.
** His approach to defeating the Rhino is to make his suit self-destruct explosively while he's still inside it. He gets the idea to do so when he remembers how ''the last time he did that, the resulting explosion killed his uncle.''
* ComboPlatterPowers: In addition to getting all of the original Spider-Man's powers (to varying degrees), Miles has "Spider-Camouflage", allowing him and his clothes to instantly blend into his surroundings to render him nearly invisible to the naked eye and his bio-electric Venom Blasts that can fry machinery, incapacitate people, and (at its highest settings) wreck entire buildings.
* ConstantlyCurious: He gets curious in the middle of pitched battles. Electro trying to fry him didn't even put a damper on it.
* ContinuitySnarl: Miles Morales lives in the prime earth after ''Secret Wars'' and the destruction of the Ultimate universe, as well as his family. In ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool'', it was explained that he does not remember any of that, that he simply thinks that he has always lived there, which prevents the audience from pointing the [[AngstWhatAngst lack of angst]] about all of it. But then, in ''ComicBook/SpiderMen II'', he talks as if he ''did'' remember those things. Things get especially odd in ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #10, where Miles describes having weird dreams about living in another world, but doesn't know what to make off it, [[spoiler:and the villain of ''Spider-Men II'', his 616-born self, resurfaces and joins Miles' RoguesGallery.]]
** Issue #16 of ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' eventually explains this disprenancy. [[spoiler:The longer a person is away from their native reality, the more their memories of what took place in that reality begin to fade, explaining why he had memories of it in ''Spider-Men II'' but doesn't seem to have them later on. Ultimatum decides to test this theory by showing Aaron Davis his original Prowler mask from the Ultimate Universe, causing Aaron to enter an immediate state of unease due to his mind and body struggling to reconcile the MindScrew of having two conflicting timelines of his life. Ultimatum himself claims to have gone through this same phenomenon as his own memories of what he saw in the Ultimate Universe began to degrade upon returning to 616. Leading him to believe that the only way to get to the bottom of this mystery is to get his hands on his heroic Ultimate counterpart. Miles' memories are eventually restored in full.]]
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Miles is all over this trope, similar to Miguel O'Hara (Spidey 2099) -- most of his tropes seen here are inversions of Peter's in some way.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Averted. Unlike Peter, who was set apart by his tragedies, Miles instead has to juggle superheroics with parents who are still involved in his life ([[spoiler:under most versions of the status quo]]). See also {{Reconstruction}} below. That being said, whether it be his mother, father, or uncle, he tends to rack up at least one dead parental figure in most incarnations.
* CowardlyLion: Towards the beginning, Miles gets frightened easily and tends to worry or focus on the negative. Nevertheless, when he's needed, he'll jump right into the superheroics, if only to vomit his guts out in terror afterwards.
* DarkIsNotEvil: His costume is mostly black (bearing some resemblance to [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} the Symbiote costume]]) with red as the secondary color, but he is one of the good guys.
* DatingCatwoman:
** With Diamondback, the commander of the Skulls. During an all-out battle, Miles and Diamondback were snarking at each other and having a conversation (Miles was not flirting and was trying to carry on the fight, while Diamondback didn't seem to be taking the fight seriously) with a compromising position to boot during their fight. After SWAT reinforcements show up, Diamondback gave Miles a kiss for his trouble.
** [[spoiler:His relationship with Katie Bishop definitely ended up in this category.]]
** He also very quickly becomes infatuated with Starling, an up-and-coming anti-heroine who was mentored by her grandfather, the Vulture.
** Back to Diamondback, Miles is well aware that she is a threat and does not show her mercy or any preferential treatment especially since Diamondback executed his teammate's boyfriend.
** During his short stay in Japan, Miles manages to catch the eye of Tomoe The Techno Golem after she witnesses him thrashing a group of goblin gang members by himself. Impressed, she invited him to her illegal casino/club for a date and to recruit him as an enforcer. Even when she found out Miles was Spider-Man and was defeated via Mega Venom Blast, she still crawled over to him with the implication that she was going to kiss him before losing consciousness.
* DavidVersusGoliath: Playing David, obviously, to Goliath in most of his fights: the Kangaroo, Omega Red, the Scorpion and even ''Blackheart''.
* DeadpanSnarker: More deadpan than Peter, but he's not as much of a MotorMouth -- at least not initially.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Just how powerful is his Venom Blast? Sometimes it can take down opponents several times Miles' size (like Blackheart, Ultimate Green Goblin, and Giant Woman), and he even used it to defeat other electricity-powered villains like Electro. Other times, it's more like a quick stun that lasts for a few minutes, and people wearing insulated gear (like Rhino, Scorpion, and Prowler) or enhanced with super serum (like Man Mountain Marko) shrug it off altogether, making it a complete [[CastFromHitPoints waste of his stamina]]. Also, sometimes the shock is instantaneous, while other times, there's a two or three-second delay between Miles making physical contact with the opponent and the Venom Blast taking effect.
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: When the Jean Grey from ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' drops in on the Ultimate Universe, Miles realizes that she's from the universe where Peter Parker didn't die and says it in front of her. When she questions "Who?", he quickly backpedals and begs not to have his mind read.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Although it took ''tremendous'' effort on his behalf, this kid once fended off ''Blackheart'', after the latter had slapped the entire Avengers roster silly. Remember that Toxin got beaten to death in a gutter by Blackheart, and he was (at the time) stronger than Venom and Carnage combined.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In terms of power-and-skillset, his Spider-Sense (arguably the most pivotal asset in Peter's arsenal) is a lot weaker, only registering as minor buzzing and the occasional prophetic dream, and his mainstream version is also not as remotely scientifically gifted as Peter. To compensate, Miles has [[TouchOfDeath Venom]] [[ShockAndAwe Powers]] and Spider-camouflage. Miles is also not as strong as Peter, but this is moreso attributed to his age rather than having innately weaker SuperStrength.
* DorkKnight: Arguably more so than Peter.
* EatMe: When Venom swallows him, Miles uses his Venom Strike to pull a ChestBurster.
* ElectricBlackGuy: As an African American Spider-Man, he notably has the [[TheParalyzer Venom Strike/Venom Blast]] as his SignatureMove, which he uses to certain electrical effects on top of its normal uses.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName: The first issue of Creator/SaladinAhmed's run reveals Miles' middle name is "Gonzalo".
* EvilCounterpart: He's had two thus far:
** His Uncle Aaron, after [[DeathIsCheap returning to life]], resumed his life of crime in a stolen Iron Spider armor.
** The Miles Morales native to Earth-616, a close personal friend of [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Mayor Wilson Fisk]] and one of the best-kept secrets of NYC's criminal underbelly. [[spoiler:He's recently resurfaced as a full-blown super villain who calls himself "Ultimatum".]]
* TheFettered: The mainstream and Ultimate versions of Peter Parker have to consciously hold back or risk killing people outright. Miles, however, ''instinctively'' holds back, allowing himself to be thrown around by unprepared {{Badass Normal}}s, for example. This is best seen in an early fight with the Kangaroo, where [[MadeOfIron he takes hits up to and including a]] ''[[CarFu car to the face]]'' [[NoSell unfazed]], and yet could barely damage Kangaroo without his Venom Strike.
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* GenreBlind: Poor Miles doesn't get how desensitized most New Yorkers are to superheroes.
** His and Ganke's dicking their roommate Judge around with their secrets can only end in disaster, but none of them take the time to make better excuses or come up with believable lies to explain their behavior, [[spoiler:causing Judge to easily figure out Miles' secret identity, though Miles was lucky that Judge kept that secret.]]
** When Miles suggests revealing his secret identity to Kate Bishop in the Ultimate Universe, Ganke immediately tells him that it is a bad idea and even cites Peter Parker of the Amazing universe. When Miles says that he is retired and is no longer Spider-Man, Ganke immediately retorts that it is impossible for him to retire and insists that Miles is on a break.
* GenreSavvy:
** Miles has gone ahead and read up on most of Peter's exploits and foes, so he has a good idea of what to expect when he fights supervillains, old and new. Mostly about how batshit insane he can expect some of their costumes/themes to be.
** When [[spoiler:Peter Parker]] [[BackFromTheDead suddenly returns]], his first instinct is "[[CloningBlues clone]]."
* GoodParents: Miles has that rarest of all superhero starting points - an intact family with two living parents who are in a happy marriage. In the earliest stories, Jefferson's love for his wife and son was just about the only good thing about him, though he gets better as time marches on. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this also leads to Rio making a HeroicSacrifice for her son in #22, and when Jefferson learns that his son is Spider-Man, he's so shocked and angry that he [[ParentalAbandonment temporarily walks out on Miles]]. He later returns, apologizing profusely, vowing to do better.]]
* GratuitousSpanish: Miles, his mother, and his relatives from her side of the family are bilingual, but their Spanglish is mostly limited to one or two Spanish words in English sentences. Again, this [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]]. As a general rule of thumb, he tends to use more Spanish when there are Spanish speakers on the creative team writing him.
* HealingFactor: Like Peter, he can recover from injuries faster than a normal human.
* TheHeart: As much as Ultimate Peter was, only for both the Ultimate Marvel universe and the mainline 616 Universe where everyone from 616 Peter, Luke Cage, Tony Stark, and others see him as a sweet, kind-hearted boy, who brings out the niceness in even the most reserved.
* HellYesMoment:
** After the first battle with Green Goblin, Miles realized that the Green Goblin was especially susceptible to the Venom Blast. The Green Goblin comes back for round 2 and thinks he is going to wreck havoc and [[spoiler:repeat the "killing of Spider-Man" part deux.]] Miles has other ideas.
--->'''Miles:''' Get them out of here! I have this.\\
[[spoiler:'''Peter:''']] No! This is my fight.\\
'''Miles:''' They [[spoiler:(Aunt May, Gwen Stacy, and Mary Jane)]] are your responsibility. [[PreAsskickingOneLiner I got this.]]
** [[spoiler:Miles proceeds to beat the ever-loving shit out of the Green Goblin, the one character who every time he's appeared has made shit get real. Miles wrecks Goblin's shit simply by exploiting Green Goblin's weakness to his Venom Strike. He even throws Mary Jane's couch at the Goblin.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity:
** In true Spider-Man fashion. First, it was him replacing Peter as the Spider-Man of the Ultimate Universe that set Jonah off. Then, accidentally [[spoiler:killing his uncle]] has him being labeled as a murderer. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that Miles did not kill his uncle, it was Prowler's damaged technology that blew up and killed him. While Miles and Ganke are very happy about this, Miles realizes that the rest of the world does not know that detail.]]
** Averted after becoming a member of the Ultimates and J. Jonah Jameson's efforts to leave the poor kid alone, though being part of the Ultimates hasn't stopped police officers from shooting at him during his fight with Venom, or prevented him from being blamed for the injury Venom gave Jefferson. The police legitimately like him and only shoot at him because it is not the first time that an impostor put on the outfit and committed crimes. They only differentiate from the real and fakes by the webs.
** Played with in the new Marvel Universe. He gets held up at gunpoint by a police officer in the first volume, but the Avengers tell them off. However, when he later gets kidnapped by Hammerhead, one person mentions that they called the police to report it, but they just didn't care.
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler:Rio Morales is killed in the Ultimate Universe, Miles tears his costume to pieces chanting [[MadnessMantra "No more!"]] and retires from the superhero scene for a year.]]
* HesBack: At the end of ''Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' vol.2 #25, he resumes the identity of Spider-Man after a one-year hiatus.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He's this with his BFF Ganke Lee.
* HowDoIShotWeb: He barely knows what he's doing, to start with. When testing his powers, he realizes that he's still very susceptible to vertigo and high altitude winds as he clings to the outside of one of the top floors of a skyscraper/apartment complex.
** His first attempts at using Peter's web-launchers are similarly disastrous, though he seems to get it on only the third try.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In his crossover with ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'', Miles says they can't go to Peter or Jessica for help because adults end up fighting each other, clearly referencing ''ComicBook/CivilWarII''; the thing is Peter and Jessica ultimately opted to stay out of it before the fighting even started while Miles didn't.
* IconicSequelCharacter: Easily the most popular and beloved character from the Ultimate Marvel line, he was introduced in the final years of that stable, well after ''Ultimatum'', and the end of the second volume of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. He has subsequently become more famous than the original (and still very popular) Ultimate Peter Parker.
* IGotBigger: He fills out and shoots up considerably during his [[TenMinuteRetirement one-year hiatus from being Spider-Man]]. He's later aged up to [[VagueAge something-teen]] and develops a gymnast-like physique compared to the wiry one he had as a kid and is almost as tall as Captain America.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: The main reason why Miles decides to become Spidey in the Ultimate Universe is because he feels partly responsible for Peter's death since he wasn't there to help him. This trope is played even straighter [[spoiler:with the death of his mother, though she is eventually resurrected.]]
* IconicSequelCharacter: Debuted in the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' mythos a year short of its [[MilestoneCelebration 50th anniversary.]] Despite this, he's easily one of the most recognizable characters there.
* ImagineSpotting: When the Spider-Man from ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' suddenly turns into a SuperDeformed version of himself in a hippy costume upon arriving in the world of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'', Miles is taken aback and Peter sheepishly admits he has an overactive imagination.
* InnocentProdigy: At first, before the requisite superhero tragedies strike.
* {{Invisibility}}: Well, technically camouflage, but it amounts to the same thing.
* ItsPersonal:
** When one of the Inheritors drops in on the Ultimate Universe, Miles tells her this because [[spoiler:she just wrecked his mom's grave.]]
** When he clashes with Agent ComicBook/{{Venom}} during ComicBook/CivilWarII, Miles tells Flash that it's NothingPersonal before frying him with a Venom Strike. Considering that the Ultimate version of Venom killed his mother and they were arguing over which of them was most-disrespecting Peter's legacy, it's obvious that it was ''very'' personal.
* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: Let's face it, being Spider-Man, while good for city morale and such, has been a burden on him. [[ProperlyParanoid His greatest fear was that being Spider-Man would harm his family.]] [[spoiler:It took the relationship he had with his uncle and turned it into a hostile one that led to the latter being killed, and had Venom show up on his doorstep, which ended with his mother killed in the crossfire.]]
* KidHero: He was 13-years-old when he started out -- two years younger than Peter when he got his powers -- and he's a lot smaller. When incarcerated by ComicBook/TheUltimates, ComicBook/NickFury instinctively holds his hand while escorting him around the premises. Even a year later, Miles is still outed as relatively young even when he is in costume. [[spoiler:Following the events of ''Secret Wars'', he's aged up to [[VagueAge something-teen]].]]
* TheLancer:
** Miles Morales has the most talent of the All-New Ultimates, but his nature and overall reluctance in actually being a superhero keeps him from being the leader.
** He usually takes the unofficial role as second-in-command within the Champions when team leader, Ms. Marvel, is unable to. Even when Ms. Marvel is leading on the field, he will at times act as a co-leader, becoming the main support for the overall mission. He also often acts as a voice of reasoning and calm for the team as a whole, being the one to de-escalate rising tensions between members and calling themselves out to reflect on their mistakes when they make them no matter how uncomfortable.
* LegacyCharacter: He took over Ultimate Peter Parker's mantle of Spider-Man largely out of guilt over not using his powers to save him.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: In ''Venom'' vol. 4 #2, Miles introduces himself to [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Eddie Brock]] by kicking him in the back of the head, thinking he's responsible for the giant symbiote dragon rampaging through Manhattan, and an IrrationalHatred of symbiotes in general (there actually is an explanation for that, but, courtesy of Molecule Man, Miles doesn't know it: [[spoiler:the Venom of his native dimension killed Rio Morales in front of him).]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: How Miles regards Bombshell post-''Secret Wars''.
* LostInImitation:
** His Venom Strike is yellow, but every adaptation of him so far has [[AdaptationDyeJob turned it into different colors]], blue being [[WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}} the]] [[WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan most]] [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse common]]. ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' depicts it [[TruerToTheText the closest]], being orange.
** Miles is introduced as around his pre-teens, but most adaptations AgeLift him into an actual teenager for various reasons (mostly to make him more physically believable at being a superhero).
** Miles was simply inspired by Peter to take on the mantle of Spider-Man. Several adaptations give them a more closer mentor-apprentice relationship (''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', the Creator/{{Insomniac|Games}} [[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 video]] [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales games]], ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'').
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Inverted. Miles is a bit upset that his dad hates Spider-Man because his dad isn't too trusting of mutants after what happened in ''Ultimatum''. Mom is a fan, however.
* MakeOutKids: While the reader has yet to see it, Miles and Kate have been stated to not keep their lips off of each other. It got to the point that the Academy called their parents.
-->'''Jefferson:''' I get a call from school, they catch you guys mackin' on each other every five minutes.\\
'''Miles:''' Mackin'?\\
'''Jefferson:''' You know what mackin' is.
* MeaningfulName
** Miles means "Soldier" in Latin (hence the trope name MilesGloriosus) and is traditionally a name for warriors or fighters. Miles began his career during an American Civil War and decided that the best way to be the hero the world needed him to be would be by joining the Ultimates.
** Also, first name: Miles. Second name: Morales? Not quite. His father was actually Jefferson Davis, but he gave the last name of Rio to Miles (and then took it himself as well) because he came from a family of criminals. Which means that Miles' name, if not for those unfortunate events, would have been Music/MilesDavis.
* MistakenForGay: Apparently, Jefferson and Rio thought their son was gay and was also an item with Ganke. Even his ''girlfriend'' thought this. Miles is not too pleased.
* MostDefinitelyNotAccompanyingUs: There was a vision of the future in ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'' where Miles kills Captain America. This vision got a whole new light when Cap revealed himself as a traitor loyal to Hydra, established himself as dictator of the US and launched the ComicBook/SecretEmpire. Black Widow goes with Miles to a location where they may ambush and kill him, but then she locked him inside the truck and continued on her own. She said that Miles is not a killer, and wanted to prevent him from becoming one.
* MotorMouth: He has a habit of spouting [[WallOfText walls of text]] in between panels, usually indicating less than a second going by. As he grows more confident in his abilities, he gets more talkative during his fights as well. Sometimes he ''almost'' manages to give Peter a run for his money in the CasualDangerDialogue department; certainly villains have started to complain that he talks too much when they fight.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the first issue of ''The Champions'' (2019), Miles is very angry about something. We find out at the end of issue #1 and the full #2: [[spoiler:Ms. Marvel, Viv and loads of citizens were killed by Zzaax. ComicBook/{{Mephisto}} shows up, offers to roll back time so they can do it better, and for free: no souls taken, no blood oaths, no nothing. Miles accepts, but is later angry with himself for making a DealWithTheDevil, and later regrets it even more when he realizes that he saved his friends in his do-over, but neglected to save a civilian. The guilt later causes him to quit the Champions.]]
* MythologyGag: Miles retains a number of characteristics from other Spider-characters:
** He wore his web-launchers outside his suit like Ben Reilly and [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl May Parker]] when he first got them.
** His Venom Strike is similar to [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew's]] bio-electric shock.
** The later half of his 2016 run expands on his bio-electric abilities to show that Miles can even create energy web-like constructs akin to Julia Carpenter.
** He relies on his reflexes more than his Spider-Sense, similarly to how Miguel O'Hara's (Spidey 2099) "Spider-Sense" is just super-human reflexes and intuition.
** Whether by accident or design, his suit heavily resembles May Parker's Spider-Girl suit, except with the red and black inverted along the mask and chest [[note]]Miles' suit seems to be more strongly based on some of Alex Ross' concept art, which may or may not be influenced by Spider-Girl.[[/note]]
** If you want to stretch, his being a dual-minority with many of Pete's characteristics inverted calls to mind Miguel's cultural heritage and character traits contrasting Peter Parker's.
* NervesOfSteel: The ''very first'' time he does anything in costume, he gets surprised, beaten up, and thrown around by a villain a lot bigger than him. While Miles is still amateurish regarding heroics, he never once loses his composure (keeping in mind that Miles almost always avoids confrontation and is in general a timid mess). His reaction to being completely immobilized and surrounded by hostile cops? To sit down and take a load off. In addition to that, Miles is virtually immune to pain, as he consistently takes massive blows before popping right back up to fight again.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:While the conditions of why he retired are completely understandable, taking a year long break in New York undid a lot of what Peter had accomplished. Due to the Ultimate Universe having a shortage of super heroes, and the ones who were around having difficulty getting involved without being restricted, Miles inadvertently allowed Hydra to grow uncontested, on top of which he also could have ceased Roxxon's expansion that coincided with Hydra, as we see in the All-New Ultimates.]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Miles' features are based from former U.S. President UsefulNotes/BarackObama and musician/actor Creator/DonaldGlover.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished
** In his first adventure in the mainstream Marvel universe, a demon has defeated the Avengers and caused a lot of chaos and destruction. Miles takes Captain America's shield, and eventually manages to make the demon flee. Victory! And then, Parker shows up, and finds all the chaos and destruction, no demon in sight, the Avengers all unconcious and defeated, and Miles in the middle of it all, with Captain America's shield. WhatTheHellHero
** Miles goes to the Triskelion at Iron Man's request during ''Civil War II'', despite Bombshell insisting that it wasn't his fight, believing that he can help change the tide and do something good. [[spoiler:It ends up with him being arrested for a potential vision of him murdering Captain America.]]
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Defied by Miles. After [[spoiler:his Uncle Aaron, the new Iron Spider, knocks him out and kidnaps him, he wakes up to him preparing them both breakfast for dinner. He quickly leaves without a second thought especially since he's confused why his uncle was still alive.]]
* NomDeMom: He has his mom's last name instead of his dad's.
* NotSoStoic: Miles is good-humored and eternally soft-spoken, but the Prowler is eventually [[TeachHimAnger able to incite him to anger]], at which time Miles is borderline deranged with fury.
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* OhCrap: Miles has just defeated a true demon from hell and saved the Avengers, but now he will face an even more terrible threat: as his school grades are so low, his grandmother is here to straighten him out! "Face it ''Tigre'', you're about to get a big ol' kick in the ''culo''!"
* OpenSecret: He eventually lets both of his parents in on his superhero activities. Rio is more annoyed that he lied to her than anything and supports his efforts.
* TheParalyzer: Another new power, stunning or knocking enemies out by touch (it also sends Lego flying). It is quickly shown to be both versatile and universally effective[[note]]Giant Woman was somewhat resistant, but she's a hundred feet tall, and in any case three Venom Strikes was enough to bring her to her knees[[/note]]. It can be conducted along and through almost any surface, including skin, clothes, spider-webs, or layers of those. It will also cause advanced machinery to explode. The shock is time delayed by a few seconds, allowing for [[BeatPanel some]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments comedy]]. Some characters, like Taskmaster, 616-Peter Parker and [[spoiler:the Peter Parker supposedly back from the dead]] have shown that they can shrug it off in seconds, but it still hurts them. Curiously, it affects Norman Osborn so much it could be considered a KryptoniteFactor, [[spoiler:though he has developed a substantial resistance by the time they meet again in ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #10.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Post-''Cataclysm'', Miles' [[spoiler:dad disappeared, so he's staying with Ganke. He later comes back.]]
* PersonalityPowers: He's withdrawn and timid (at least at first), complemented by a camouflage ability.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He's absolutely ''tiny''. Peter was already probably one of the more petite superheroes in the area, and Miles is even smaller than that. It's [[UpToEleven especially evident]] when he fights one of the [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Giant Women]] and ends up uppercutting her unconscious. Subverted after he gets a growth spurt, growing about a foot and filling out considerably to be comparable to 616-Peter in height and build (DependingOnTheArtist, naturally).
* PowerTrio: Forms this with both Kamala Khan and Sam Alexander, who together spearheaded [[ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel an entire generation of young legacy heroes.]]
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: His reaction when he finds out that his grandmother hired a private investigator to follow him.
* {{Reconstruction}}: Of TheParagon and LegacyCharacter, [[AccidentalAesop and possibly a more thorough one than the Spider-Man series intended it to be]]. Unlike Peter, Miles dons the suit because he feels like it is his fault that Peter, someone he has never met and wasn't ever close to, died -- while Peter dons the suit because his father figure was killed indirectly because of him. Miles wasn't motivated by dead parents or a tragic past, he was ''inspired'' by Peter's example to do something selfless. Miles is an example of how a superhero can do good by becoming a symbol, and not just by punching villains in the face. To further separate him from Peter, it is important to note that Miles' life was perfectly normal before taking up the mantle which contrasts both versions of the 616 Universe and Ultimate. As soon as he became Spider-Man, there was an almost immediate shift in how the world became to him. His uncle, who was previously cordial and cool to him, became selfish and manipulative. His dad's bigotry probably wouldn't have bothered him so much if Miles didn't have powers himself. The one and only sole consistent source of confidence that he had was his mother and then [[spoiler:she died because Venom was looking for the new Spider-Man so it could be said that he indirectly caused his mom's death.]] It is as if to show that Miles' theme as Spider-Man asks one question: Why, on Earth, would anybody want to be Spider-Man?
* RefusalOfTheCall: Miles was adamant about not becoming a superhero in the Ultimate Universe after gaining powers. And then Peter died. [[spoiler:His mom's death leads him to refuse the call again only to come back to assist Jessica to stop Roxxon and seeing how without a Spider-Man, lots of people get hurt and no one is accounted for.]]
* ReluctantHero: To contrast with Ultimate Peter, Miles was reluctant to be a super hero even when he gained his powers. Even after saving a little girl and a woman from a burning building, he immediately ran away and threw up. It took Peter's death to take action because he felt responsible for not reaching out to Spider-Man when he got his powers. Even with support from other superheroes, he still did not want to be Spider-Man because he had no clue what was going on. [[spoiler:Then his mother was killed by Venom and he went in retirement and forewent any superhero activity for a year.]]
* SecretIdentity:
** Miles is supposed to have one, but he is ''horrible'' at keeping it a secret. And he's called out on it repeatedly.
** In the Ultimate Universe, Roxxon made it clear that he found out his identity in a matter of days. He told Kate Bishop and Hydra learned of it.
** In the Prime Marvel Universe, Jessica Jones explains that she found out ''two hours'' after following him on his grandmother's behalf. Along with finding out who he's close enough to to share his secret, information that in the hands of a villain would put his friends in danger. She sternly admonishes Miles that if he's going to have a SecretIdentity, he needs to be a lot more careful about it.
* SeriesContinuityError: Two in ''Spider-Man'' #14. First, Gwen doesn't know Noir Spidey... despite being in the same ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'' team as him. Second, [[spoiler:Miles and Gwen land in an alternate universe where their version are older and married]], despite Gwen herself bitching in Web-Warriors that her world is the only one where she's actually still alive.
* ShockAndAwe: When Miles is put under enough physical stress (like ''torture''), he is capable [[spoiler:of releasing a Venom Strike via ''his entire body'', wiping out a city block's worth of electronics and setting the earth itself on fire.]] Unfortunately, he hasn't learned to fully control this particular aspect of his powers yet.
* ShoutOut: In issue #14 of ''Spider-Man'', he and [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Spider-Woman]] end up visiting [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Metropolis]] during a trip through the Multiverse.
* ShutUpHannibal: He delivers a pretty epic speech to [[spoiler:Norman Osborn]] as he completely [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] him:
-->'''Miles:''' I have to give you credit, [[spoiler:Osborn...]] I've studied you, I've heard all the stories. But until you get a front-row seat, you really can't appreciate your pioneering work in villainous monologuing as the Mayor of Crazy Town. I mean, it's a little all over the place for my taste... but you really are the -- The Beatles of that sound you make when you rub your finger over your lips.\\
'''[[spoiler:The Green Goblin]]:''' I WILL TEACH YOU RESPECT!
* TheSoCalledCoward: Miles is no coward. He is just passive-aggressive.
* SpiderSense: [[WordOfGod According to Bendis]], Miles' Spider-Sense is weaker than Peter's, registering only as a buzz. He might have, however, had a [[DreamingOfThingsToCome prophetic dream]], which the mainline Peter Parker also had as part of his version of the SpiderSense, and ''his'' evil-clone Kaine had as part of his amplified SpiderSense.
* StarCrossedLovers: In ''ComicBook/MarvelNOW2016'', a cover for Spider-Man shows him and ComicBook/SpiderGwen kissing. The previews magazine uses the common playground rhyme: Miles and Gwen sitting in a tree... K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Sounds like the teen spider heroes are starting a romance, right? How is that possible though, when they exist in [[UltimateUniverse different]] [[AlternateUniverse universes]]? He even says this in the #12 issue starting his arc with Gwen. "My future wife. Or my future girlfriend. My future something."
** Out of all the Spiders across the Web of Life, the Gwen Stacy of Earth-65 is the only one who explicitly maintained [[DimensionalTraveler her ability to travel across dimensions]] via an InterdimensionalTravelDevice that's specifically keyed to her body's unique radiation signature. With it, Gwen has regularly traveled to Earth-616 and eventually chose to immigrate there after several life-changing incidents made pursuing an education in her home dimension a nigh-impossible feat. So the idea of the two webheads forming a future relationship isn't as impractical as it sounds.
** It's also revealed in the aforementioned crossover that [[spoiler:there does exist a universe where Miles and Gwen not only got married, but had two children who inherited their abilities. But the exact circumstances of what led to the two getting hitched are vague.]]
* StealthPun: Had Jefferson Morales not adopted his wife's surname to avoid association with his brother Aaron Davis, his son's name would have been Music/MilesDavis.
* StoryBreakerPower: In full honesty, Miles' [[ShockAndAwe Venom Touch and Venom Blast]] are way more powerful than the average street-level hero would require. It doesn't matter if the opponent is an EnergyBeing, a Hulk-level bruiser, or even an eldritch demon spawned by Mephisto himself, Miles' powers ''will'' leave their mark. It's implied in that last case that demonic biology is for some reason especially vulnerable to the Venom Blast. The few times opponents have withstood the Venom Blast, Miles has gotten his butt kicked.
** ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' puts the Venom Blast in the same category as Thor's divine lightning as a KryptoniteFactor to the symbiote mega-monster known as the Grendel, [[spoiler:which is why Carnage is quick to take Miles out by [[ReforgedIntoAMinion brainwashing and transforming him for his army]] in ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage''.]]
** In Creator/SaladinAhmed's run on the character, this is downplayed and Miles regularly states that the power is [[CastFromHitPoints useful, but exhausting]] and he has to be selective with how he uses it. Increasingly, more characters have been able to straight-up NoSell it, in a classic case of DependingOnTheWriter.
* SuperpowerLottery: Out of all of the Ultimate Universe's heroes, Miles ''won.'' He has all of Peter's powers plus a few more besides.
* SuperReflexes: Like Peter, Miles possesses a SpiderSense that warns him of danger and helps him dodge things as fast as bullets with ease.
* SuperSpeed: He's a lot faster than Peter, and can outrun the medieval Goblin in a millisecond.
* SuperStrength: According to Bendis, about the same as Peter's, although Miles is smaller than Peter and probably can't put quite as much weight behind his punches. This changes a bit after the TimeSkip, as he's grown about a foot and filled out to boot. When [[BigBad Norman Osborn]] comes calling, Miles is able to punch him hard enough to draw blood. [[spoiler:He later beats the ever-loving piss out of a fully-powered Green Goblin with seeming ease and single-handedly mops the floor with a warehouse full of super-powered HYDRA agents and ''Doctor Doom''.]]
* SuperToughness: Getting smashed through walls and glass does ''nothing'' to him. The only thing that even fazes him is Scorpion punching him really hard in the face, and that just makes him dizzy. The Rhino ''gores'' him at full speed, sending him from the Lincoln tunnel to the ocean, and all that happens is Miles gets wet. The Green Goblin ''sets him on fire'' and Doctor Doom '''tortures''' him... and Miles shrugs it off.
* TeensAreShort: The official Marvel guidebook lists him (post-[[IGotBigger growth spurt]]) at 5'8", but he's still smaller than nearly every adult he interacts with.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Like most Spideys, Miles refuses to take a life, and the stakes are always ''really'' high when he's put in a situation that might force him to break this code:
** ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'': [[spoiler:After the brainwashed-by-HYDRA Captain America kills Black Widow (the mentor to the teen superheroes resisting the HYDRA takeover), Miles uses the fullest extent of his strength to issue a NoHandsBarredBeatdown on the former hero. He's even tempted to kill Steve right then and there, but luckily, fellow teen hero [[ComicBook/UnstoppableWasp Wasp]] talks him down.]]
** ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'': [[spoiler:Powered up with the Enigma Force, Miles is forced to kill the Inheritor Solus using [[Series/SpiderManJapan Leopardon's]] Sword Vigor. An entertaining visual, and certainly the best solution to dealing with someone like Solus, but Miles himself does ''not'' like it at all.]]
** ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'': [[spoiler:Being forced to kill J. Jonah Jameson is what finally gives him the strength to resist the symbiote's control over him.]]
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Claims to have this following his mother's murder, but Spider-Woman doesn't buy it. Then Molecule Man seems to invoke it on him after he arranges for Miles and his supporting cast to [[CanonImmigrant "move in"]] to Earth-616; no one (aside from [[ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool]]) ever mentions a time when Rio was dead, or Jefferson abandoned his son, or Miles dated a girl who turned out to be a fascist. He does retain an IrrationalHatred for symbiotes, though.
* TheUnmasking: Miles reveals his secret identity [[spoiler:while trying to save his father during Cataclysm because it was the only way that his dad would comply with Spider-Man.]]
* UnskilledButStrong: WordOfGod notes that Peter was a much more polished fighter, while Miles is a bit clumsier and awkward. However, his [[{{Invisibility}} extra]] [[TheParalyzer powers]] make ending fights so much easier.
* VagueAge: When Miles made his debut, he had a set age of thirteen. Since then, he's grown older, but due to the inherently wonky nature of ComicBookTime, the exact number bounces between fifteen and seventeen. In his BirthdayEpisode, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' #10, the issue is side-stepped as a running gag where any indicator of his actual age is kept just off-panel.
-->'''Miles:''' Um, did I just turn one-year-old?\\
'''Jefferson:''' Sorry, the other balloon got a leak in it.
* WalkingSpoiler: For those not up to speed on Ultimate Peter's death.
* WallCrawl: He can walk on walls. Kinda comes with the territory of being Spider-Man.
* WhatTheHellHero: Half the people who see him think he's the original Spider-Man while the more cynical onlookers just think his suit is [[RunningGag "in bad taste"]]. Spider-Woman agrees. [[BerserkButton Vehemently]]. Miles encounters less hostility as time goes on, though [[spoiler:his dad is not pleased to find out that he is Spider-Man in the Ultimate Universe, but later calms down.]]
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: His Venom Strike is remarkably [[IncrediblyLamePun handy]], and whenever it fails him, that's when Miles knows [[OhCrap he's in trouble]].
* WhiteSheep: His Uncle Aaron is also the Prowler, and his father was once a crook as well. They were also raised by an abusive dad who sent them down that road in the first place. Part of why Jefferson and Rio decided to give Miles his mother's surname was to symbolically distance Miles from those roots, with the hopes of him carving out a better life for himself.
* YoungAndInCharge: During the ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' event, while Peter Parker of Earth-616 is busy taking on Morlun of the Inheritors in a 1-on-1 revenge match, Miles is put in charge of leading a team of Spider-Totems against the rest of Morlun's totem eating, dimension-hopping family. While not the youngest spider person on the team, it's still impressive for a teenager to lead a room of some more experienced heroes, and considering who they're up against, Peter may have gotten the easier job of defeating just Morlun.
* YoyoPlotPoint: Having an ILetGwenStacyDie moment and angsting; first was his uncle, then his mother, then his father, then in the 616 universe, a flashback to one of his classmates dying during the skrull invasion.
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