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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Besides Carradine (who [[SelfDisposingVillain killed himself]]) and Sandman (who he fought while under the symbiote's influence and who survived their fight anyway), the only villain that Peter attempts to kill is the Venom symbiote by way of incinerating it with a pumpkin bomb. Justified since Peter prefers to talk baddies into surrendering, while the symbiote is a barely sentient creature who doesn't speak or understand English.
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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Besides Carradine (who [[SelfDisposingVillain killed himself]]) and Sandman (who he fought while under the symbiote's influence and who survived their fight anyway), the only villain that Peter attempts to kill is the Venom symbiote by way of incinerating it with a pumpkin bomb. Justified since Peter prefers to talk baddies into surrendering, while the symbiote is a barely sentient creature who doesn't speak or understand English.English and he only intended to [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman kill the symbiote, not Eddie.]]
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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Besides Carradine (who [[SelfDisposingVillain killed himself]]) and Sandman (who he fought while under the symbiote's influence and who survived their fight anyway), the only villain that Peter attempts to kill is the Venom symbiote by way of incinerating it with a pumpkin bomb. Justified since Peter prefers to talk baddies into surrendering, while the symbiote is a barely sentient creature who doesn't speak or understand English.
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* BashBrothers: After Harry's HeelFaceTurn, the two become this for the final battle.
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* InformedAbility: His intellect. The films describe Peter as an intellectual nerd who is one of Dr. Connors' best students. However, aside from saying a couple of scientific facts, we never really see just how intelligent that the films build him up to be, as the focus is typically on Peter's life problems and his relationships with other people rather than anything relating to his personality. The film series also ends before he can graduate, so we don't get an indication of his intellect based on the kind of job he gained from his studies.
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* InformedAbility: His intellect. The films describe Peter as an intellectual nerd who is one of Dr. Connors' best students. However, aside from saying a couple of scientific facts, we never really see just how intelligent that the films build him up to be, as the focus is typically on Peter's life problems and his relationships with other people rather than anything relating to his personality. Since he doesn't use web shooters in this version we never get to see if has the same understanding of technology as his comic self does. The film series also ends before he can graduate, so we don't get an indication of his intellect based on the kind of job he gained from his studies. His appearance in ''No Way Home'' however fixes this by showing him using his intelligence [[spoiler:to create a cure for the Green Goblin which his MCU counterpart failed to do]].
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* StaticCharacter: Like in the comics, this version of Peter Parker is a very nerdy and awkward young adult who lacks self-confidence, but unlike the comics, he doesn't grow out of it from his duties as Spider-Man and doesn't really develop much self-confidence to be able to stand up for himself from the looks of [[ExtremeDoormat his relationships with Harry and J. Jonah Jameson]] until much later on[[note]]Although Harry's case is somewhat due to his GuiltComplex.[[/note]].
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* StaticCharacter: Like in the comics, this version of Peter Parker is a very nerdy and awkward young adult who lacks self-confidence, but unlike the comics, he doesn't grow out of it from his duties as Spider-Man and doesn't really develop much self-confidence to be able to stand up for himself from the looks of [[ExtremeDoormat his relationships with Harry and J. Jonah Jameson]] until much later on[[note]]Although Harry's case is somewhat mainly due to his GuiltComplex.[[/note]].GuiltComplex[[/note]].
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In the third film, due to the fame and reputation of being Spider-Man. Although he realizes that his ItsAllAboutMe attitude hurts his loved ones.
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* EvilFeelsGood: The symbiote's influence gives him a major confidence boost and increases his superhuman attributes. However, once he hits MJ in a fit of rage, he realizes that he has lost his humanity and the NiceGuy he once was and gets rid of the suite as a result.
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/TobeyMaguire
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* ItsAllAboutMe: With the fame of Spider-man, he gets this attitude in ''Spider-Man 3''.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Whenever Peter lays a smackdown on someone when he's acting out of darker emotions or being symbiote-influenced, odds are they've earned it. Flash Thompson tried to punch him in the back of the head. The wrestling manager swindled him out of some prize money. The Dennis Carradine stole Ben's car after committing robbery. Harry sabotaged Peter's already-shaky love life. Eddie Brock tried to defame Spider-Man.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Whenever Peter lays a smackdown on someone when he's acting out of darker emotions or being symbiote-influenced, odds are they've earned it. Flash Thompson tried to punch him in the back of the head. The wrestling manager swindled him out of some prize money. The Dennis Carradine stole Ben's car after committing robbery. Harry sabotaged Peter's already-shaky love life. Eddie Brock tried to defame Spider-Man.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: When Peter lays a smackdown on someone, odds are they've earned it. Flash Thompson tried to punch him in the back of the head. The wrestling manager swindled him out of some prize money. The Dennis Carradine stole Ben's car after committing robbery. Harry sabotaged Peter's already-shaky love life. Eddie Brock tried to deafme Spider-Man.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: When Whenever Peter lays a smackdown on someone, someone when he's acting out of darker emotions or being symbiote-influenced, odds are they've earned it. Flash Thompson tried to punch him in the back of the head. The wrestling manager swindled him out of some prize money. The Dennis Carradine stole Ben's car after committing robbery. Harry sabotaged Peter's already-shaky love life. Eddie Brock tried to deafme defame Spider-Man.
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** Generally in-and-out-of costume, this Peter is more serious, especially since Creator/SamRaimi toned down his MotorMouth tendencies. That said, it does hew somewhat closer to ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' where Peter out-of-costume was quite moody and angsty, owing to his poverty and FriendlessBackground.
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** Generally in-and-out-of costume, this Peter is more serious, especially since Creator/SamRaimi toned down his MotorMouth tendencies. That said, it does hew somewhat closer to ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' where Peter out-of-costume was quite moody and angsty, owing to his poverty and FriendlessBackground.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In his original comics debut in ''ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumberFifteen'', Peter is portrayed as a bullied nerd with an understandable chip-on-his-shoulder. However, upon gaining his powers from the spider bite, he immediately took this as an opportunity to become famous and rich, and became a huge AttentionWhore as a public sensation, leading him to not intervene against the robber from escaping, [[ItsAllAboutMe since it's not his problem]]. Furthermore, in the ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' run, Peter always has a [[AesopAmnesia hard time]] grasping the lesson of [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility responsibility]], with most of his heroics still being motivated by self-centeredness, and he even acts like a bully himself whenever he gets provoked ([[HotBlooded which is something that's really easy to achieve]]) or if he gets a ''mild'' suspicion of someone being guilty. In the films, Peter was less motivated in becoming famous but still took the wrestling gig as a one-time gig in order to afford a used car to impress MJ. While he still let the robber get away, he only did it because he got stiffed by the sleazy manager. After losing Uncle Ben, however, he took the man's lessons very seriously and avoided doing any frivolous activities as Spider-Man, no matter how tempted he felt when hitting rock bottom.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In his original comics debut in ''ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumberFifteen'', Peter is portrayed as a bullied nerd with an understandable chip-on-his-shoulder. However, upon gaining his powers from the spider bite, he immediately took this as an opportunity to become famous and rich, and became a huge AttentionWhore as a public sensation, leading him to not intervene against the robber from escaping, [[ItsAllAboutMe since it's not his problem]]. Furthermore, in the ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' run, Peter always has a [[AesopAmnesia hard time]] grasping the lesson of [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility responsibility]], with most of his heroics still being motivated by self-centeredness, and he even acts like a bully himself whenever he gets provoked ([[HotBlooded which is something that's really easy to achieve]]) or if he gets a ''mild'' suspicion of someone being guilty. In the films, Peter was less motivated in becoming famous but still took the wrestling gig as a one-time gig in order to afford a used car to impress MJ. While he still let the robber get away, he only did it because he got stiffed by the sleazy manager. After losing Uncle Ben, however, he took the man's lessons very seriously and avoided doing any frivolous activities as Spider-Man, no matter how tempted he felt when hitting rock bottom.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LuisDanielRamirez (Latin-American Spanish dub), Manabu Ino (Japanese dub)
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* SaveTheVillain: When Eddie tries to bond with the symbiote again after Peter just threw a ''bomb'' at it, Peter tries to stop Eddie but the bomb goes off and kills him.
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* VillainProtagonist: Of a sort in ''3'', since he ''is'' still the titular character, but as the symbiote's influence continues to grow on him he becomes more and more antagonistic and unhinged. Even ''while'' Sandman is still an active player, Peter is still the main one causing most of the conflict in the film, and after their fight where the black suit's influence leads him to neutralize Sandman in a particularly brutal way (he genuinely thought he ''killed'' him and wasn't remotely bothered by it,) he more or less serves as the main antagonist of the film before he finally separates from the suit.
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I just saw NWH and I don't remember Peter saying he has a family with MJ.
** His appearance in ''No Way Home'' where he is OlderAndWiser suggests he stayed confident as he often gives advice and encouragement to his Webb-Verse and MCU counterparts, and when they are deciding who gets called what to avoid confusion he quickly insists on being called "Peter 2" while the Webb-Verse version is called "Peter 3".
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* HappilyEverAfter: After Peter and MJ's reconciliation in ''3'', they stayed together and started a family.
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* HappilyEverAfter: After Peter and MJ's reconciliation in ''3'', they stayed together and started a family. though Peter admits that it remained complicated at times.
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* OlderAndWiser: In **No Way Home**, he is the oldest and most experienced of the three Spider-Men and acts accordingly, giving both Andrew Garfield's and Tom Holland's Spider-Men the advice and encouragement they need.
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* OlderAndWiser: In **No ''No Way Home**, Home'', he is the oldest and most experienced of the three Spider-Men and acts accordingly, giving both Andrew Garfield's and Tom Holland's Spider-Men the advice and encouragement they need.
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* OlderAndWiser: In *No Way Home*, he is the oldest and most experienced of the three Spider-Men and acts accordingly, giving both Andrew Garfield's and Tom Holland's Spider-Men the advice and encouragement they need.
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* OlderAndWiser: In *No **No Way Home*, Home**, he is the oldest and most experienced of the three Spider-Men and acts accordingly, giving both Andrew Garfield's and Tom Holland's Spider-Men the advice and encouragement they need.
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* HappilyEverAfter: After Peter and MJ's reconciliation in ''3'', they stayed together and started a family.
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->For tropes applying to his appearance in the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Cinematic Universe]], see Characters/MCUMultiverse
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He was just telling a joke, there's nothing to indicate that he really hates gays or anything like that.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In spite of Peter's meek demeanor, he was not above attacking Bonesaw's masculinity with homophobic quips.
-->'''Peter:''' That's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?
-->'''Peter:''' That's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?
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* OnlyFriend: Harry was his only friend since grade school. This was the first time Peter is shown to have this since in the comics he had a FriendlessBackground. Even then, Harry was a terrible friend and the two weren't very close, so it still applies.
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* OnlyFriend: Harry was his only friend since grade school. This was the first time Peter is shown to have this this, since in the comics comics, he had a FriendlessBackground. Even then, Harry was a terrible friend and the two weren't very close, so it still applies.
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** In the first film, when the wrestling arena manager scams him out of his $3,000, Peter has no problem letting the robber get off scot-free with the manager's money. Unfortunately, this does instigate his uncle's death.
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** While it was under the symbiote's influence, getting Eddie Brock fired for photography fraud was the right thing to do.
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** While it he was under the symbiote's influence, getting Eddie Brock fired for photography fraud was the right thing to do.
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* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: While under the effects of the symbiote, Peter gradually morphs into every bully, jerk, creep and psycho he faced as Peter and Spider-Man. He becomes murderous and vengeful (like the Goblin), bossy and bullying (like Flash Thompson and J. Jonah Jameson), creepy and abusive (like most men in MJ's life), an entitled egomaniac (like Eddie Brock) and most importantly, he blows up a pumpkin bomb in Harry's face, as payback to his son for what Goblin did to him at the end of ''Spider-Man 1'' (where a pumpkin bomb shredded Peter's mask and left him a bloody mess).
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* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: While under the effects of the symbiote, Peter gradually morphs into every bully, jerk, creep and psycho he faced as Peter and Spider-Man. He becomes murderous and vengeful (like the Goblin), bossy and bullying (like Flash Thompson and J. Jonah Jameson), creepy and abusive (like most men in MJ's life), an entitled egomaniac (like Eddie Brock) and most importantly, he blows up a pumpkin bomb in Harry's face, as payback to his son for what Goblin did to him at the end of ''Spider-Man 1'' (where a pumpkin bomb shredded Peter's mask and left him a bloody mess). It's not until he physically assaults Mary-Jane in a moment of pure anger that Peter realizes what kind of person the symbiote is turning him into, which prompts him to try to remove it.
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* AdaptationalDumbass: Downplayed, since this version of Peter is still a scientific genius like in the comics, but some of the choices he makes really tends to shine out some idiocy on his part. Particulary in the second movie where he tries to win Mary Jane over by quoting poetry to her, even though he now knows she's in a relationship with John Jameson, and later tries to test to see if he has his powers again by jumping off a tall building and nearly killing himself.
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* AdaptationalDumbass: Downplayed, since this version of Peter is still a scientific genius like in the comics, but some of the choices he makes really tends to shine out some idiocy on his part. Particulary Particularly in the second movie where he tries to win Mary Jane over by quoting poetry to her, even though he now knows she's in a relationship with John Jameson, and later tries to test to see if he has his powers again by jumping off a tall building and nearly killing himself.
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* InformedAbility: His intellect. The films describe Peter as an intellectual nerd who is one of Dr. Connors' best students. However, aside from saying a couple of scientific facts, we never really see just how intelligent that the films build him up to be, as the focus is typically on Peter's life problems and his relationships with other people rather than anything relating to his personality. The film series also ends before he can graduate, so we don't get an indication of his intellect based on the kind of job he gained from hsi studies.
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* InformedAbility: His intellect. The films describe Peter as an intellectual nerd who is one of Dr. Connors' best students. However, aside from saying a couple of scientific facts, we never really see just how intelligent that the films build him up to be, as the focus is typically on Peter's life problems and his relationships with other people rather than anything relating to his personality. The film series also ends before he can graduate, so we don't get an indication of his intellect based on the kind of job he gained from hsi his studies.
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* MyGreatestFailure: MyGreatestFailure:
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** Uncle Ben's death.
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* SilentSnarker: Unlike his comic book counterpart, he often expresses his annoynce towards [[MeanBoss Jameson]] and [[CrankyLandlord Mr. Ditkovich]] this way.
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* SilentSnarker: Unlike his comic book counterpart, he often expresses his annoynce annoyance towards [[MeanBoss Jameson]] and [[CrankyLandlord Mr. Ditkovich]] this way.
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange:
** Generally in-and-out-of costume, this Peter is more serious, especially since Creator/SamRaimi toned down his MotorMouth tendencies. That said, it does hew somewhat closer to ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' where Peter out-of-costume was quite moody and angsty, owing to his poverty and FriendlessBackground.
** One departure from the comics (both original and modern) and the other versions is that this Peter, out-of-costume, is an ExtremeDoormat, allowing Harry to treat him like crap (such as letting him slap him repeatedly at a party in public) and being a LoveMartyr with SingleTargetSexuality for MJ and barely raising his voice against Jameson. In retrospect, this helps explain Peter's "evil", less-repressed side in ''Spider-Man 3'' where he's under the control of the symbiote but it's very different from the comics and most versions, where Peter was never shy of expressing his disdain for Flash, for Harry Osborn (on their first meeting), and even saw MJ as a flake for her constant flip-flops. In the comics, Peter and Harry started off as enemies at college since Peter could never stand Harry's snobbish attitude while the latter ironically finds Peter's cold and aloof attitude to be "snobbish" as well.
** Generally in-and-out-of costume, this Peter is more serious, especially since Creator/SamRaimi toned down his MotorMouth tendencies. That said, it does hew somewhat closer to ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' where Peter out-of-costume was quite moody and angsty, owing to his poverty and FriendlessBackground.
** One departure from the comics (both original and modern) and the other versions is that this Peter, out-of-costume, is an ExtremeDoormat, allowing Harry to treat him like crap (such as letting him slap him repeatedly at a party in public) and being a LoveMartyr with SingleTargetSexuality for MJ and barely raising his voice against Jameson. In retrospect, this helps explain Peter's "evil", less-repressed side in ''Spider-Man 3'' where he's under the control of the symbiote but it's very different from the comics and most versions, where Peter was never shy of expressing his disdain for Flash, for Harry Osborn (on their first meeting), and even saw MJ as a flake for her constant flip-flops. In the comics, Peter and Harry started off as enemies at college since Peter could never stand Harry's snobbish attitude while the latter ironically finds Peter's cold and aloof attitude to be "snobbish" as well.
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** Generally in-and-out-of costume, this Peter is more serious, especially since Creator/SamRaimi toned down his MotorMouth tendencies. That said, it does hew somewhat closer to ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' where Peter out-of-costume was quite moody and angsty, owing to his poverty and FriendlessBackground.
** One departure from the comics (both original and modern) and the other versions is that this Peter, out-of-costume, is an ExtremeDoormat, allowing Harry to treat him like crap (such as letting him slap him repeatedly at a party in public) and being a LoveMartyr with SingleTargetSexuality for MJ and barely raising his voice against Jameson. In retrospect, this helps explain Peter's "evil", less-repressed side in ''Spider-Man 3'' where he's under the control of the symbiote but it's very different from the comics and most versions, where Peter was never shy of expressing his disdain for Flash, for Harry Osborn (on their first meeting), and even saw MJ as a flake for her constant flip-flops. In the comics, Peter and Harry started off as enemies at college since Peter could never stand Harry's snobbish attitude while the latter ironically finds Peter's cold and aloof attitude to be "snobbish" as well.
** Generally in-and-out-of costume, this Peter is more serious, especially since Creator/SamRaimi toned down his MotorMouth tendencies. That said, it does hew somewhat closer to ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' where Peter out-of-costume was quite moody and angsty, owing to his poverty and FriendlessBackground.
** One departure from the comics (both original and modern) and the other versions is that this Peter, out-of-costume, is an ExtremeDoormat, allowing Harry to treat him like crap (such as letting him slap him repeatedly at a party in public) and being a LoveMartyr with SingleTargetSexuality for MJ and barely raising his voice against Jameson. In retrospect, this helps explain Peter's "evil", less-repressed side in ''Spider-Man 3'' where he's under the control of the symbiote but it's very different from the comics and most versions, where Peter was never shy of expressing his disdain for Flash, for Harry Osborn (on their first meeting), and even saw MJ as a flake for her constant flip-flops. In the comics, Peter and Harry started off as enemies at college since Peter could never stand Harry's snobbish attitude while the latter ironically finds Peter's cold and aloof attitude to be "snobbish" as well.
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!!Peter Parker / Franchise/SpiderMan
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[[caption-width-right:330:''"Not everyone is meant to make a difference, but for me, the choice to live an ordinary life is no longer an option."'']]
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/TobeyMaguire
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LuisDanielRamirez (Latin-American Spanish dub), Manabu Ino (Japanese dub)
->'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''
->''"Whatever life has in store for me, I'll never forget these words: WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility. This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spider-Man."''
Peter Parker was once a nerdy awkward teenager, but after being bitten by a genetically altered spider during a class field trip, he gains spider-based powers. At first, he uses these powers for the same thing any other teenage boy would use them for: self-profit and to impress girls. But, after indirectly causing his uncle's death, he learns [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility a life lesson he'll never forget]] and swears to use his new powers to protect the city of New York as Spider-Man.
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* AdaptationalCurves: Traditionally, Spider-Man should be lean-muscled. This version, along with [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries the '90s cartoon]], is one of the more [[HeroicBuild heavy-muscled]] depictions of the character.
* AdaptationalDumbass: Downplayed, since this version of Peter is still a scientific genius like in the comics, but some of the choices he makes really tends to shine out some idiocy on his part. Particulary in the second movie where he tries to win Mary Jane over by quoting poetry to her, even though he now knows she's in a relationship with John Jameson, and later tries to test to see if he has his powers again by jumping off a tall building and nearly killing himself.
* AdaptationalDyeJob:
** Peter has brown eyes in the comics and most versions; here, he has blue eyes instead due to being played by Creator/TobeyMaguire. Although in the comics, they flip-flop between brown and blue so much that eventually Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} [[WordOfGod officially stated]] they were hazel as a compromise.
** The web design of his costume is silver rather than black.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In his original comics debut in ''ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumberFifteen'', Peter is portrayed as a bullied nerd with an understandable chip-on-his-shoulder. However, upon gaining his powers from the spider bite, he immediately took this as an opportunity to become famous and rich, and became a huge AttentionWhore as a public sensation, leading him to not intervene against the robber from escaping, [[ItsAllAboutMe since it's not his problem]]. Furthermore, in the ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' run, Peter always has a [[AesopAmnesia hard time]] grasping the lesson of [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility responsibility]], with most of his heroics still being motivated by self-centeredness, and he even acts like a bully himself whenever he gets provoked ([[HotBlooded which is something that's really easy to achieve]]) or if he gets a ''mild'' suspicion of someone being guilty. In the films, Peter was less motivated in becoming famous but still took the wrestling gig as a one-time gig in order to afford a used car to impress MJ. While he still let the robber get away, he only did it because he got stiffed by the sleazy manager. After losing Uncle Ben, however, he took the man's lessons very seriously and avoided doing any frivolous activities as Spider-Man, no matter how tempted he felt when hitting rock bottom.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: In the comics, Gwen Stacy died because Spider-Man tried to web her to safety without accounting for the whiplash, which led to her neck snapping. His counterpart in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' also makes a similar mistake. This incarnation, however, has to deal with such a situation OncePerEpisode (MJ in the first, Aunt May in the second and Gwen herself in the third), but he never tries to web them to safety directly, instead using different, creative ways to reach them and then decrease the speed using his webs. The result: he succeeds in all three scenarios.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange:
** Generally in-and-out-of costume, this Peter is more serious, especially since Creator/SamRaimi toned down his MotorMouth tendencies. That said, it does hew somewhat closer to ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' where Peter out-of-costume was quite moody and angsty, owing to his poverty and FriendlessBackground.
** One departure from the comics (both original and modern) and the other versions is that this Peter, out-of-costume, is an ExtremeDoormat, allowing Harry to treat him like crap (such as letting him slap him repeatedly at a party in public) and being a LoveMartyr with SingleTargetSexuality for MJ and barely raising his voice against Jameson. In retrospect, this helps explain Peter's "evil", less-repressed side in ''Spider-Man 3'' where he's under the control of the symbiote but it's very different from the comics and most versions, where Peter was never shy of expressing his disdain for Flash, for Harry Osborn (on their first meeting), and even saw MJ as a flake for her constant flip-flops. In the comics, Peter and Harry started off as enemies at college since Peter could never stand Harry's snobbish attitude while the latter ironically finds Peter's cold and aloof attitude to be "snobbish" as well.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: His web-shooters are natural. Prior to that, the comics had him use gadgets, while the Venom suit gave him unlimited webbing as a power, an effect which is lost in ''Spider-Man 3'' when Peter gets the black suit and doesn't seem to get special advantages from the symbiote. While the original concept art and an early trailer shows Peter creating the mechanical web-shooters, the idea was scrapped in official movie release due to the trilogy being more grounded in realism, with [[WordOfGod Sam Raimi]] stating that something as sophisticated as the mechanical web-shooters would be unrealistic for a high school teenager to create on a budget (though [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan later]] [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse iterations]] of Spider-Man would run with it anyway, most likely to clarify that they're in separate continuities).
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: After pushing over Mary Jane in a symbiote-induced rage, Peter looks at his hand in horror and tries his best to get rid of the strength his black suit provides.
* AgeLift: In the comics and most versions, Peter usually becomes Spider-Man during the middle of his high school years. Here, he officially becomes Spider-Man after graduating from high school like in the [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries animated series]].
* AlliterativeName: '''P'''eter '''P'''arker.
* AllWebbedUp: [[PragmaticAdaptation In a change from the comics, his web-shooters are organic in this film series.]]
* AmbiguousDisorder: In the second film, it's highly suggested that Peter is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder while exhibiting ''many'' textbook symptoms.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Gee, [[SarcasmMode I wonder what]] AnimalMotif ''Spider''-Man has?
* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: This is Spider-Man we're talking about. No further reason is needed to explain why he is the first entry for the comic book section in this trope.
* TheAtoner: Peter's carelessness being partly responsible for his Uncle Ben's death is what motivates him to use his powers for good, unlike his nemesis, Green Goblin, who uses his newfound strength for settling personal scores, petty grudges, and [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide for the high]].
* BadassBoast: When Peter fully accepts his calling and everything that comes with it.
-->'''Peter Parker:''' Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: "WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility." [[CursedWithAwesome This is my gift]], [[BlessedWithSuck my curse]]. Who am I? I'm Spider-Man.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: While under the effects of the symbiote, Peter gradually morphs into every bully, jerk, creep and psycho he faced as Peter and Spider-Man. He becomes murderous and vengeful (like the Goblin), bossy and bullying (like Flash Thompson and J. Jonah Jameson), creepy and abusive (like most men in MJ's life), an entitled egomaniac (like Eddie Brock) and most importantly, he blows up a pumpkin bomb in Harry's face, as payback to his son for what Goblin did to him at the end of ''Spider-Man 1'' (where a pumpkin bomb shredded Peter's mask and left him a bloody mess).
* BeingGoodSucks: He's Spider-Man, this is a given. Whenever he does the right thing, it's always at a huge personal cost. Lampshaded even.
-->'''Peter:''' No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, it's the ones I love who will always be the ones who pay.
** On the flip side, his personality when under the symbiote's influence gives him the confidence to make Jameson give him a staff job with a generous payrise.
* BetaOutfit: His wrestling attire which consists of a cobalt blue tracking pants, and red-colored long sleeve shirt, gloves, sneakers, and balaclava.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: You don't want to make Spidey angry. Carradine and both Goblins learn this the hard way.
* BlingBlingBang: The webs on his costume are unusually glossy. The same goes for the eyepieces, which can reflect images Peter sets his sight on.
* BrilliantButLazy: A subversion, despite being the TropeNamer. His perceived laziness is actually because he's fighting crime as Spider-Man.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Losing his superpowers and becoming scrawny Peter Parker again in ''Spider-Man 2'' doesn't stop him from running into a burning building without hesitation, dodging falling rubble, and rescuing a little girl from the blaze.
* BuildingSwing: As is expected from your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. He has two especially impressive 'final swings' at the end of the first and second films.
* ButtMonkey: Crap usually happens to him. This is painfully worse in the second film.
* CameraFiend: Peter is an avid photographer, which leads to a career in the ''Daily Bugle''.
* CharacterDevelopment: Peter begins the series as a teenager focused on his own short-term gain; the sole reason he became Spider-Man was to get money for a car to get a girlfriend. However, Uncle Ben's death and the fact Peter could have prevented it caused him to grow a great deal, becoming truly heroic and unable to avoid saving others. Spider-Man 2 puts this to a test, where he quits being Spider-Man because of the toll it takes on his personal life but he eventually realizes he simply cannot allow people to be hurt when he can help them, with or without his powers. In addition, his powers and relative success in life leads to him taking a level in self-confidence, turning the ExtremeDoormat Peter Parker of the first movie to a man considerably less afraid to say what he wants.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Even after losing his powers and trying to live a normal life, he still storms into a burning building to save lives.
* ClarkKentOutfit: Despite gaining a HeroicBuild, Peter never wears clothes that flaunt it.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Just like the Classic Comic Spidey from the Lee/Ditko days. Despite having good intentions and being one of the nicest characters across the trilogy, Peter still has a selfish streak and is prone to making decisions that would raise an eyebrow if Superman or Captain America did them. In the first film he enables an armed robber just to spite a guy that cheated him out of a cash prize. He straight-up retired as Spider-Man in the second movie when the pressure became too much, even going as far as ignoring distressed civilians. In the third film he snaps upon realising the man who murdered his uncle is still at large and when Mary Jane breaks up with him, he becomes embittered.
* CluelessChickMagnet: He has no idea that Betty, Ursula, and Gwen are attracted to him until the symbiote bonds with him. Even in the second movie, a couple of girls giggle at him (when he has lost his powers) and give him a sort of "he's cute" look.
* CoolMask: Would he really be Spider-Man without it?
* DeadpanSnarker: Not to the same extent as his [[MotorMouth comic book counterpart]], but Spidey does throw out a fair share of quips over the course of the series. He is considerably snarkier in the video game tie-ins, where he is voiced by Maguire again.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Peter (temporarily) losing his powers due to stress in the second film is written as an analogue for ejaculation problems by sexual impotence.
* TheDogBitesBack: In the third film, he gets his well-deserved revenge on Harry for all the crap the latter has put him through.
* DorkKnight: Peter becomes a much more confident, heroic, compassionate and daring person as he grows into a man, but he never loses his signature nerdiness or bashfulness, especially when it comes to Mary Jane (though he seems a lot less dorky as Spider-Man than as Peter Parker).
* EmotionSuppression: Since Uncle Ben died because Peter angrily lashed out at the fight promoter for stiffing him and realizing that his powers are dangerous if not carefully controlled, Peter generally suppresses his emotions in public and puts on a [[TheStoic stoic mask]]. The symbiote unleashes his less suppressed side for all to see.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Pretty much everyone that's close to Peter knows of his crush on Mary Jane, to the point that Aunt May brings it up to him.
-->'''May:''' Tell me, would it be so dangerous to let Mary Jane know how much you care? ''[chuckles]'' Everybody else knows!
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Infamously dons the [[PeekABangs "emo hair"]] during the height of the symbiote's influence.
* ExtremeDoormat: His "friendship" with Harry mostly consists of letting the latter treat him like crap and putting up with it because of his FriendlessBackground, as he doesn't have others. It's implied that Peter was Harry's tutor who helped him in college, and Harry uses Peter's science stuff to put the moves on MJ and despite knowing how Peter felt about her, started a relationship with her behind his back (when he should have at least told him before). This continues in ''2'', where a drunk Harry openly slaps and insults Peter in public, and the latter out of guilt for his father's death simply takes it. The level of buried resentment that Peter keeps within him comes out in ''3'', thanks to the symbiote, where he finally pays Harry back for his entitled crap. It's also deconstructed when he wastes no time in exposing Eddie Brock as a fraud and liar when he discovers that he photo-manipulated his photos to frame Spider-Man in a negative light.
** That being said, by ''3'', he does start becoming slightly more confident, even before bonding with the symbiote. A couple of jerks shoot spitballs at him in class and instead of taking the abuse like he used to do in the first film, he gives them a DeathGlare (although, one of them gives him a "what are you gonna do?" look, but he does back down). When Jameson reveals there's a job vacancy in the ''Bugle'' and he plans to give the job to Brock, Peter stands up for himself and says he deserves a staff job if it is available. Even Robbie backs him up after this. He also angrily raises his voice against Captain George Stacy when he finds out that Uncle Ben's [[RetCon true killer]] is out there and despite the fact that there were witnesses, Stacy never told the Parkers about it. Unfortunately, the symbiote soon arrives and enhances his aggression to the point where he becomes an out-and-out {{Jerkass}} and by the time it is removed, the third act begins and we never find out if he remains a confident person or goes back to being an ExtremeDoormat again.
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* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: The spider that bit Peter is genetically-modified rather than radioactive like it usually is.
* GeniusBruiser: He is the top science student in high school. In college, he can't do anything much in the first half of the second film. For the second half of the second film and the entire third film, it's clearly shown he is Dr. Connors' top student.
* GoshDangItToHeck: He keeps his words clean, unless if he wears the black suit (and even then his go-to insult is still something as toothless as "chump").
* GrewASpine: Bonding with the symbiote makes him incredibly assertive and unafraid to stand up to anyone. He shouts at Mr. Ditkovich for constantly pestering him to pay rent, acts more confident and smug around Jameson, and stands up to Harry's poor treatment and constant ridicule by beating the crap out of him.
** Even before bonding with the symbiote, after the events of the second movie and with the entire city embracing him as a hero everyone adores, he starts growing more confident and assertive. A couple of jerks shoot spitballs at him in class and instead of taking the abuse like he used to do in the first film, he gives them a DeathGlare (although, one of them gives him a "what are you gonna do?" look, but he does back down). When Jameson reveals there's a job vacancy in the ''Bugle'' and he plans to give the job to Brock just because he was brownnosing him, Peter stands up for himself and says he deserves a staff job if it is available because he has been working there for years and even Robbie backs him up after this. He also angrily raises his voice against Captain George Stacy when he finds out that Uncle Ben's [[RetCon true killer]] is out there and despite the fact that there were witnesses, he never told the Parkers about it. Unfortunately, the symbiote soon arrives and enhances his aggression to the point where he becomes an out-and-out {{Jerkass}} and by the time it is removed, the third act begins and we never find out if he remains a confident person or goes back to being an ExtremeDoormat again.
* GuiltComplex: Following the death of Uncle Ben being caused by his own negligence, and it doesn't really help after the death of Norman Osborn. It's even implied further in ''3'', where he tries to tell New Goblin that he didn't kill his father, but the tone which Peter uses feels more like he's trying to convince himself rather than his former friend.
* HandWave: Peter's "Human Spider" outfit is pretty much what you'd expect a teenager who lives on pocket money to assemble. Once he decides to become a superhero he upgrades to something much more refined with no explanation of how he got the resources.
* HappilyAdopted: Ben and May aren't his biological parents, but nonetheless, Peter loves them unconditionally.
-->'''Peter:''' I have a father. His name was Ben Parker.
* HappyDance: Played with. Peter infamously did this during the height of the symbiote's influence, but he's instead presented as an overconfident douche that everyone avoids. He gets a better reception when he performs in a jazz club, where everyone assumes he's part of the show.
* HealingFactor: His spider-powers also includes this as well.
* TheHero: Obviously, he is the main hero of the story.
* HeroesWantRedHeads: He wanted Mary Jane since he was 6-years-old.
* HeroicBuild: Easily the most muscular live-action Spider-Man to this day.
* HeroicBSOD: He has one briefly after realizing that Uncle Ben’s killer is the same guy as the thief he let go at the boxing place, and he could have prevented Ben’s death had he just bothered to stop the thief instead of letting him go to get back at the asshole manager.
* HeroicSecondWind: After the Green Goblin gives him the beatdown of his life in the first film's climax, he gets one of these after the Green Goblin tells him that, after he kills him, he'll be sure to give Mary Jane a "nice and slow" death. Spider-Man immediately turns the tables and beats the Goblin to the point where he's begging for mercy.
* HeroicSpirit: Shown best in the second film, where he does everything in his power to save civilians in a speeding train about to crash.
* HeroismWontPayTheBills: The second film opens with Peter screwing up at his job due to the interference of his duty as Spider-Man. Things went FromBadToWorse until [[ThrowTheDogABone the]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding ending]].
* HeroWithBadPublicity: For the most part averted, in contrast to the comics. Jameson still gives him a hard time, but the public loves him.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Shoots his first web accidentally in a high school cafeteria, resulting in a fight with Flash. Later, he tries to use it to web-swing, but it doesn't end well.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He tells Sandman he had a choice when he [[spoiler:killed Peter's uncle]] when, just a day ago, Peter could have decided not to try and murder Sandman (though admittedly, that was probably from the symbiote's influence). When Sandman lays out his full story, however, Peter ''does'' recognize his hypocrisy, admitting "I've done terrible things too."
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Best shown in his fights against Sandman and both Goblins, where if he's really pushed to the point of rage, expect a [[CurbStompBattle thorough ass-kicking]].
* IconicAttributeAdoptionMoment: Initially, Peter's Spider-Man outfit consists of a red balaclava, a sweater with a spider symbol, red-striped blue jogging pants, and gloves, and assumes his more iconic outfit once he gets famous.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: In all three films, Peter considers his choices that led to his Uncle Ben's demise to be his greatest failure, which eventually comes to a head in ''Spider-Man 3''.
* IconicOutfit: The trilogy's Spider-Man suit is one of the most popular iterations of the costume in the character's history. The black suit in the third film is very popular as well.
* InformedAbility: His intellect. The films describe Peter as an intellectual nerd who is one of Dr. Connors' best students. However, aside from saying a couple of scientific facts, we never really see just how intelligent that the films build him up to be, as the focus is typically on Peter's life problems and his relationships with other people rather than anything relating to his personality. The film series also ends before he can graduate, so we don't get an indication of his intellect based on the kind of job he gained from hsi studies.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Played straight in the first film, and subverted in the second film. Peter believes he's doing this for Mary Jane. Everything he's experienced in the first movie convinces him that having his dream relationship with MJ is a bad idea, especially for her, so he rebuffs her affections and puts her firmly in the friend-zone. After learning he is Spider-Man in the second film, which recontextualizes their entire friendship, Mary Jane revisits their conversation from before and argues that Peter should let her make her own informed decisions. She knows there would be risks involved with dating a superhero, but they'd be well worth it to her and she would like to face them with him, head-on. Peter is touched by this sentiment and acquiesces her request.
* JerkassBall:
** When Ben starts lecturing Peter about how fighting back against a school bully has got him wondering if his nephew is going bad, Peter gets understandably agitated. He crosses the line by shouting at Ben to stop pretending to be his father.
** After getting stiffed out of $3,000 despite risking serious injury, Peter lets an armed robber get away to spite the manager. Granted, [[KIckTheSonOfABitch the guy had it coming]].
** In ''Spider-Man 3'', Peter starts to become much more cocky, obnoxious and even vengeful due to the influence of the alien symbiote. It isn't until he knocks MJ to the ground in a fit of rage that he realizes what the suit is doing to him before finally discarding it for good.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He may have been under the influence of the Venom symbiote but he isn't wrong to report Eddie Brock for falsely editing Spider-Man photos in an attempt to defame his alter-ego and cheat his way into a full-time job.
* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:After he hits Mary Jane, he realizes that his AcquiredSituationalNarcissism only brings pain to him and his loved ones.]]
* KickTheMoralityPet: ''3'' has Peter turn into a [[ADarkerMe complete asshole]] due to the influence of the symbiote. He eventually goes on a date with Gwen Stacy (after getting dumped by Mary Jane), walks into the bar MJ is working at and proceeds to enter a song and dance meant to humiliate her. Finally, the bouncer gets fed up and tries to throw him out. Peter easily deflects him, but also instinctively knocks MJ down when she tries to grab him. The resulting horror he feels at the incident is what forces him to realize the symbiote is changing him for the worse and spurs him to get rid of it.
-->'''MJ:''' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Who]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion are]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion you?]]\\
'''Peter:''' ... [[HeelRealization I don't know.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: When Peter lays a smackdown on someone, odds are they've earned it. Flash Thompson tried to punch him in the back of the head. The wrestling manager swindled him out of some prize money. The Dennis Carradine stole Ben's car after committing robbery. Harry sabotaged Peter's already-shaky love life. Eddie Brock tried to deafme Spider-Man.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: He did not make a physical appearance in the massive ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' [[BatFamilyCrossover crossover]] event due to Sony owning the rights to his incarnation of the character. However, the comic at one point leaves a strong implication that he was indeed among the dozens of Spider-Men recruited into the battle against Morlun and the Inheritors, as there's a brief moment where two Spider-Men remark that they saw a Spider-Man that looked exactly like "[[Creator/TobeyMaguire the guy]] from ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}''."
* {{Leitmotif}}:
** He has two that are intertwined -- a primal, determined, and heroic theme for his Spider-Man persona and a quieter, introspective, and noble theme for his true identity as Peter Parker, symbolizing his heroic heart and his relationship with his Uncle Ben. WordOfGod from Music/DannyElfman is that he felt like Peter needed two leitmotifs, to capture both halves of his personality as a clever daredevil and a troubled teen. There are numerous variations on Spider-Man and Peter Parker's themes throughout the trilogy, but the two of them are established in full in the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qcJS_e2_hY Main Titles]]" suite from the first film.
** He also shares a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGib1zwIw0g tender, humble and earnest love theme]] with Mary Jane that underscores many of their scenes together throughout the trilogy; growing progressively stronger in the first film as they create a genuine bond. It's most prominent during their iconic alleyway kiss, their second kiss at [[spoiler:Norman's funeral]], the climax of the second film, when Peter sends her to be with John, and the stargazing scene early in the third film.
* LightningBruiser: He can swiftly dodge attacks just as easily as he can knock criminals out with the sheer strength of his punches and kicks.
* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: With MJ. Peter has had a crush on her since they were in grade school, and after having numerous ship-tease moments in the first two films, they finally become an official couple at the end of ''Spider-Man 2''.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: As the trilogy stretches on, Peter becomes one for Mary Jane. She grew up with an emotionally abusive father who never supported her and destroyed her self-esteem, telling her she was a born failure, and her attempts at finding companionship with her various boyfriends all failed due to their relationships being hollow and loveless. Throughout the first film, Peter is the only one who takes an interest in her for who she is, tries to support her dreams and ambitions, and encourages her to be her true self more often. In a way, Peter was the first person to show her what real, unconditional love was, and as MJ surmises at the end of both ''Spider-Man'' and ''Spider-Man 2'', Peter Parker helped her out and made a big difference on her life just as much as Spider-Man did.
* LovableNerd: As always. Peter's an incredibly affable guy that could be a lady-killer if he wasn't head-over-heels for Mary Jane.
* MadeOfIron: He is able to withstand a pumpkin bomb explosion to the face, absorbing the friction of a full-speed train and being repeatedly smashed by a giant sand monster.
* MaskedLuchador: Briefly, though he technically wrestled wearing a balaclava. Also his BetaOutfit.
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Spider-Man often interferes with Peter's personal life, and trying to keep his secret identity from Mary Jane starts to drive them apart and nearly destroys their friendship in ''Spider-Man 2''.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: MJ justifiably calls him out on this throughout ''2''. He rebuffed her affections at the end of ''1'', but still flirts with her, unintentionally, during their friendship. He reacts badly to her moving on with John Jameson and tries to get her to like him even when she's committed to someone. Their meeting at the café in ''2'' when Dr. Octopus attacks have her openly asking Peter if he loves her, to which he blatantly and obviously lies and tells her no.
* MrFanservice: Gets a ShirtlessScene in all the three movies. And his skin-tight suit also gets some FemaleGaze.
* MyGreatestFailure: Uncle Ben's death.
** Being a negligent boyfriend to Mary Jane and eventually striking her also sticks in Peter's craw. While it's implied they'll get back together, it's clear they'll never be the same again.
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* {{Nerd}}: Peter is super nerdy, introverted, and socially awkward, which made him unpopular in high school but doesn't stop him from winning MJ's heart with his kind and heroic nature. He gains confidence over the course of the trilogy, but he never loses his signature nerdiness, i.e. his shy timid, and passive nature.
* NiceGuy: Peter can be a bit conceited at times, but he mostly has a kind, friendly and mild-mannered demeanor, and he moonlights as a superhero. Though the alien suit makes him not-so-nice in the third film.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:While removing the symbiote is a good first step to redemption, the alien lifeform just attaches itself to someone worse.]]
* TheNicknamer: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, but he refers to the Green Goblin as "Gobby" once in the first film, calls Octavius "Ock" in the climax of the second film and [[MaliciousMisnaming refers to Harry]] as "little goblin junior" in the third.
* NotNowKiddo: Spider-Man and the Green Goblin are trying to have an "I'm-badder-than-you" conversation in Jameson's office, and Jameson simply will not shut up. The former sticks Jameson's mouth shut with webbing and says "Hey, kiddo. Let Mom and Dad talk for a minute, will ya?"
* OnlyFriend: Harry was his only friend since grade school. This was the first time Peter is shown to have this since in the comics he had a FriendlessBackground. Even then, Harry was a terrible friend and the two weren't very close, so it still applies.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: He graduates from high school during the first film, and attends university for the rest of the films.
* TheParagon: Best summed up by Aunt May in ''Film/SpiderMan2''.
-->'''May:''' Too few characters out there, flying around like that, saving old girls like me. And Lord knows, kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people. Setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams.
* PartingWordsRegret: In a change from the comics, his last conversation with Ben builds to this.
-->'''Ben:''' I don't mean to lecture, I don't mean to preach. And I know I'm not your father--\\
'''Peter:''' ''[annoyed]'' Then stop pretending to be!
* PayEvilUntoEvil:
** In the first film, when the wrestling arena manager scams him out of his $3,000, Peter has no problem letting the robber get off scot-free with the manager's money. Unfortunately, this does instigate his uncle's death.
--->'''Wrestling Manager:''' You could've taken that guy apart. [[EntitledBastard Now he's gonna get away with my money!]]\\
'''Peter:''' [[IronicEcho I missed the part where that's my problem.]]
** Given that he was a remorseless criminal and was indirectly responsible for Uncle Ben's death, it's hard to feel sorry for Dennis Carradine as Peter gives him a beatdown.
** While it was under the symbiote's influence, getting Eddie Brock fired for photography fraud was the right thing to do.
** Given how poorly Harry had treated him throughout the series and getting finally fed up with Harry trying to murder him, Peter giving him a ''harsh'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and cruelly taunting him after kicking his ass in a fight wasn't totally unwarranted. Throwing the pumpkin bomb back in Harry's face... less so.
--->'''Peter:''' No, [Norman] ''despised'' you. You were an embarrassment to him. Oh, look at little Goblin Junior. You gonna cry?
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In spite of Peter's meek demeanor, he was not above attacking Bonesaw's masculinity with homophobic quips.
-->'''Peter:''' That's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?
* PrecisionFStrike: He does one of these while under the influence of the black suit in response to Mr. Ditkovich once again demanding rent from him.
-->'''Peter:''' You'll get your rent when fix this ''damn'' door!
* PrettyBoy: He ''was'' played by Creator/TobeyMaguire after all.
* PrimaryColorChampion: He wears a red and blue costume.
* PsychosomaticSuperpowerOutage: In the second film, Peter loses his powers after being guilt-ridden from Norman's death and the stress from balancing his superhero and civilian life.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Peter refused to stop the robber to spite the {{Jerkass}} he was robbing; [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive this indirectly led to his Uncle Ben's death]].
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge:
** In the first film, he chases down and attacks the robber who killed his Uncle Ben. He still doesn't go easy on him when he [[VillainsWantMercy begs for mercy]]. Peter only stops upon realizing that he was the same robber ''he'' let go earlier, before the robber [[ISurrenderSuckers pulls a gun on him]] and he indirectly kills the robber in self-defense.
--->'''Robber:''' Don't hurt me. Just give me a chance! '''''JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE!!'''''\\
'''Peter:''' What about my uncle? Did you give ''him'' a chance? Did you?! Answer me!
** Also, upon realizing that Flint Marko was Uncle Ben's ''real'' killer, he confronts and attacks Flint in the sewer while he's with the symbiote. Fortunately, upon learning his uncle's death was an accident, he apologizes to Flint and realizes he was wrong for hunting him down.
* ShirtlessScene: Gets [[OnceAnEpisode one in each movie]].
* SilentSnarker: Unlike his comic book counterpart, he often expresses his annoynce towards [[MeanBoss Jameson]] and [[CrankyLandlord Mr. Ditkovich]] this way.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Mary Jane is the only person he truly loved. Which is a sharp departure from the comics where Peter initially dated Betty Brant, while secretly being a crush to Liz Allan, and then Gwen Stacy, and where he and MJ in the comics had a long on-and-off romance owing to their own individual neurotic nature.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: He's this to a bigger extent than his other versions, though by the third film, he becomes more confident and assertive.
* SpiderSense: Able to detect any possible danger surrounding him. Shown in the first film, but only implied in the sequels.
* StaticCharacter: Like in the comics, this version of Peter Parker is a very nerdy and awkward young adult who lacks self-confidence, but unlike the comics, he doesn't grow out of it from his duties as Spider-Man and doesn't really develop much self-confidence to be able to stand up for himself from the looks of [[ExtremeDoormat his relationships with Harry and J. Jonah Jameson]] until much later on[[note]]Although Harry's case is somewhat due to his GuiltComplex.[[/note]].
* StealthHiBye: Thanks to his SuperReflexes, Peter can slip in places in and out quickly before people notice he's gone. However, only a few supervillains are able to detect his presence.
* TheStoic: One of the most serious incarnations of Spidey as he lacks the MotorMouth tendencies from the comics.
* StrongAndSkilled: Due to his many battles against the Green Goblin and Doc Ock ([[BroadStrokes and possibly]] [[VideoGame/SpiderManTrilogy Shocker, Vulture, Scorpion, Rhino, and Mysterio]]), he's this by the third film. Notably, despite having the same powers and weaponry as his father (who had Peter on the backfoot constantly when they fought in the first film), [[UnskilledButStrong Harry]] is quickly defeated by Peter in their first fight, even though Peter was caught off guard and deliberately not trying to hurt him.
* SuperReflexes: Peter is incredibly speedy and agile, able to dodge incoming punches and projectiles as an effect of his mutation.
* SuperStrength: Enough to stop a runaway train (with a little help from his webs)!
* SuperToughness: There's at least one moment in all three movies where he's able to put up a strong fight even after having been given a powerful beatdown from his enemies. Peter's most impressive feat in the trilogy is being able to stop an out-of-control train with only a few webs and his body as the strain threatens to tear him apart.
* TemporarilyAVillain: Peter spends most of the third film as a self-absorbed jackass thanks to the symbiote's influence amplifying his suppressed aggression.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Subverted. Peter's Spider-Man persona has an overwhelmingly heroic theme that opens every film in the trilogy. After losing his drive and his confidence for a while, Peter is inspired by Aunt May to resume being Spider-Man again, and he decides to test his abilities by jumping from one rooftop to another. His hero theme fires up in all its determined glory and for a moment it seems like he's regained his abilities... and then he drops down, screaming, towards the cement and bounces off someone's car.
* TranquilFury: Like nearly all of his rogue gallery found out the hard way, a silent and pissed-off Spidey is much more dangerous when TheGlovesComeOff.
* UnluckyEverydude: Especially in the second film. Being Spider-Man threatens to destroy every facet of his life as Peter Parker, which is why he quits the job for a month.
* WallCrawl: Thanks to small hairs on his fingertips.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: He is somehow Harry's best friend, even though the latter often takes advantage of him, tries to take MJ away from him, and gradually becomes an asshole to him. In the third film, however, [[TheDogBitesBack Peter has had enough of him]].
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Taught to him by his uncle.
* WorkingClassHero: True to the source material, Peter struggles to make ends meet. A huge part of the second film is him struggling to juggle his superhero career with his academics and his (initially) ''two'' part-time jobs.
* YouFightLikeACow: Throws battle taunts once or twice in each film; in other words, significantly less than in the comics. Since the Raimi movies were made with the intent to wring as much drama out of the character and the world (since for all they knew this could have been the only time he showed up in the movies), there aren't too many situations for Spider-Man to trade quips without going into MoodWhiplash. In the comics, Spidey is known to shut up when things get serious, which is a large amount of all three films.
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!!Peter Parker / Franchise/SpiderMan
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[[caption-width-right:330:''"Not everyone is meant to make a difference, but for me, the choice to live an ordinary life is no longer an option."'']]
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/TobeyMaguire
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LuisDanielRamirez (Latin-American Spanish dub), Manabu Ino (Japanese dub)
->'''Appears In:''' ''Film/SpiderMan1'' | ''Film/SpiderMan2'' | ''Film/SpiderMan3''
->''"Whatever life has in store for me, I'll never forget these words: WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility. This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spider-Man."''
Peter Parker was once a nerdy awkward teenager, but after being bitten by a genetically altered spider during a class field trip, he gains spider-based powers. At first, he uses these powers for the same thing any other teenage boy would use them for: self-profit and to impress girls. But, after indirectly causing his uncle's death, he learns [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility a life lesson he'll never forget]] and swears to use his new powers to protect the city of New York as Spider-Man.
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* AdaptationalCurves: Traditionally, Spider-Man should be lean-muscled. This version, along with [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries the '90s cartoon]], is one of the more [[HeroicBuild heavy-muscled]] depictions of the character.
* AdaptationalDumbass: Downplayed, since this version of Peter is still a scientific genius like in the comics, but some of the choices he makes really tends to shine out some idiocy on his part. Particulary in the second movie where he tries to win Mary Jane over by quoting poetry to her, even though he now knows she's in a relationship with John Jameson, and later tries to test to see if he has his powers again by jumping off a tall building and nearly killing himself.
* AdaptationalDyeJob:
** Peter has brown eyes in the comics and most versions; here, he has blue eyes instead due to being played by Creator/TobeyMaguire. Although in the comics, they flip-flop between brown and blue so much that eventually Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} [[WordOfGod officially stated]] they were hazel as a compromise.
** The web design of his costume is silver rather than black.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In his original comics debut in ''ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumberFifteen'', Peter is portrayed as a bullied nerd with an understandable chip-on-his-shoulder. However, upon gaining his powers from the spider bite, he immediately took this as an opportunity to become famous and rich, and became a huge AttentionWhore as a public sensation, leading him to not intervene against the robber from escaping, [[ItsAllAboutMe since it's not his problem]]. Furthermore, in the ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' run, Peter always has a [[AesopAmnesia hard time]] grasping the lesson of [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility responsibility]], with most of his heroics still being motivated by self-centeredness, and he even acts like a bully himself whenever he gets provoked ([[HotBlooded which is something that's really easy to achieve]]) or if he gets a ''mild'' suspicion of someone being guilty. In the films, Peter was less motivated in becoming famous but still took the wrestling gig as a one-time gig in order to afford a used car to impress MJ. While he still let the robber get away, he only did it because he got stiffed by the sleazy manager. After losing Uncle Ben, however, he took the man's lessons very seriously and avoided doing any frivolous activities as Spider-Man, no matter how tempted he felt when hitting rock bottom.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: In the comics, Gwen Stacy died because Spider-Man tried to web her to safety without accounting for the whiplash, which led to her neck snapping. His counterpart in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' also makes a similar mistake. This incarnation, however, has to deal with such a situation OncePerEpisode (MJ in the first, Aunt May in the second and Gwen herself in the third), but he never tries to web them to safety directly, instead using different, creative ways to reach them and then decrease the speed using his webs. The result: he succeeds in all three scenarios.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange:
** Generally in-and-out-of costume, this Peter is more serious, especially since Creator/SamRaimi toned down his MotorMouth tendencies. That said, it does hew somewhat closer to ''ComicBook/LeeDitkoSpiderMan'' where Peter out-of-costume was quite moody and angsty, owing to his poverty and FriendlessBackground.
** One departure from the comics (both original and modern) and the other versions is that this Peter, out-of-costume, is an ExtremeDoormat, allowing Harry to treat him like crap (such as letting him slap him repeatedly at a party in public) and being a LoveMartyr with SingleTargetSexuality for MJ and barely raising his voice against Jameson. In retrospect, this helps explain Peter's "evil", less-repressed side in ''Spider-Man 3'' where he's under the control of the symbiote but it's very different from the comics and most versions, where Peter was never shy of expressing his disdain for Flash, for Harry Osborn (on their first meeting), and even saw MJ as a flake for her constant flip-flops. In the comics, Peter and Harry started off as enemies at college since Peter could never stand Harry's snobbish attitude while the latter ironically finds Peter's cold and aloof attitude to be "snobbish" as well.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: His web-shooters are natural. Prior to that, the comics had him use gadgets, while the Venom suit gave him unlimited webbing as a power, an effect which is lost in ''Spider-Man 3'' when Peter gets the black suit and doesn't seem to get special advantages from the symbiote. While the original concept art and an early trailer shows Peter creating the mechanical web-shooters, the idea was scrapped in official movie release due to the trilogy being more grounded in realism, with [[WordOfGod Sam Raimi]] stating that something as sophisticated as the mechanical web-shooters would be unrealistic for a high school teenager to create on a budget (though [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan later]] [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse iterations]] of Spider-Man would run with it anyway, most likely to clarify that they're in separate continuities).
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: After pushing over Mary Jane in a symbiote-induced rage, Peter looks at his hand in horror and tries his best to get rid of the strength his black suit provides.
* AgeLift: In the comics and most versions, Peter usually becomes Spider-Man during the middle of his high school years. Here, he officially becomes Spider-Man after graduating from high school like in the [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries animated series]].
* AlliterativeName: '''P'''eter '''P'''arker.
* AllWebbedUp: [[PragmaticAdaptation In a change from the comics, his web-shooters are organic in this film series.]]
* AmbiguousDisorder: In the second film, it's highly suggested that Peter is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder while exhibiting ''many'' textbook symptoms.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Gee, [[SarcasmMode I wonder what]] AnimalMotif ''Spider''-Man has?
* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: This is Spider-Man we're talking about. No further reason is needed to explain why he is the first entry for the comic book section in this trope.
* TheAtoner: Peter's carelessness being partly responsible for his Uncle Ben's death is what motivates him to use his powers for good, unlike his nemesis, Green Goblin, who uses his newfound strength for settling personal scores, petty grudges, and [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide for the high]].
* BadassBoast: When Peter fully accepts his calling and everything that comes with it.
-->'''Peter Parker:''' Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: "WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility." [[CursedWithAwesome This is my gift]], [[BlessedWithSuck my curse]]. Who am I? I'm Spider-Man.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: While under the effects of the symbiote, Peter gradually morphs into every bully, jerk, creep and psycho he faced as Peter and Spider-Man. He becomes murderous and vengeful (like the Goblin), bossy and bullying (like Flash Thompson and J. Jonah Jameson), creepy and abusive (like most men in MJ's life), an entitled egomaniac (like Eddie Brock) and most importantly, he blows up a pumpkin bomb in Harry's face, as payback to his son for what Goblin did to him at the end of ''Spider-Man 1'' (where a pumpkin bomb shredded Peter's mask and left him a bloody mess).
* BeingGoodSucks: He's Spider-Man, this is a given. Whenever he does the right thing, it's always at a huge personal cost. Lampshaded even.
-->'''Peter:''' No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, it's the ones I love who will always be the ones who pay.
** On the flip side, his personality when under the symbiote's influence gives him the confidence to make Jameson give him a staff job with a generous payrise.
* BetaOutfit: His wrestling attire which consists of a cobalt blue tracking pants, and red-colored long sleeve shirt, gloves, sneakers, and balaclava.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: You don't want to make Spidey angry. Carradine and both Goblins learn this the hard way.
* BlingBlingBang: The webs on his costume are unusually glossy. The same goes for the eyepieces, which can reflect images Peter sets his sight on.
* BrilliantButLazy: A subversion, despite being the TropeNamer. His perceived laziness is actually because he's fighting crime as Spider-Man.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Losing his superpowers and becoming scrawny Peter Parker again in ''Spider-Man 2'' doesn't stop him from running into a burning building without hesitation, dodging falling rubble, and rescuing a little girl from the blaze.
* BuildingSwing: As is expected from your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. He has two especially impressive 'final swings' at the end of the first and second films.
* ButtMonkey: Crap usually happens to him. This is painfully worse in the second film.
* CameraFiend: Peter is an avid photographer, which leads to a career in the ''Daily Bugle''.
* CharacterDevelopment: Peter begins the series as a teenager focused on his own short-term gain; the sole reason he became Spider-Man was to get money for a car to get a girlfriend. However, Uncle Ben's death and the fact Peter could have prevented it caused him to grow a great deal, becoming truly heroic and unable to avoid saving others. Spider-Man 2 puts this to a test, where he quits being Spider-Man because of the toll it takes on his personal life but he eventually realizes he simply cannot allow people to be hurt when he can help them, with or without his powers. In addition, his powers and relative success in life leads to him taking a level in self-confidence, turning the ExtremeDoormat Peter Parker of the first movie to a man considerably less afraid to say what he wants.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Even after losing his powers and trying to live a normal life, he still storms into a burning building to save lives.
* ClarkKentOutfit: Despite gaining a HeroicBuild, Peter never wears clothes that flaunt it.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Just like the Classic Comic Spidey from the Lee/Ditko days. Despite having good intentions and being one of the nicest characters across the trilogy, Peter still has a selfish streak and is prone to making decisions that would raise an eyebrow if Superman or Captain America did them. In the first film he enables an armed robber just to spite a guy that cheated him out of a cash prize. He straight-up retired as Spider-Man in the second movie when the pressure became too much, even going as far as ignoring distressed civilians. In the third film he snaps upon realising the man who murdered his uncle is still at large and when Mary Jane breaks up with him, he becomes embittered.
* CluelessChickMagnet: He has no idea that Betty, Ursula, and Gwen are attracted to him until the symbiote bonds with him. Even in the second movie, a couple of girls giggle at him (when he has lost his powers) and give him a sort of "he's cute" look.
* CoolMask: Would he really be Spider-Man without it?
* DeadpanSnarker: Not to the same extent as his [[MotorMouth comic book counterpart]], but Spidey does throw out a fair share of quips over the course of the series. He is considerably snarkier in the video game tie-ins, where he is voiced by Maguire again.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Peter (temporarily) losing his powers due to stress in the second film is written as an analogue for ejaculation problems by sexual impotence.
* TheDogBitesBack: In the third film, he gets his well-deserved revenge on Harry for all the crap the latter has put him through.
* DorkKnight: Peter becomes a much more confident, heroic, compassionate and daring person as he grows into a man, but he never loses his signature nerdiness or bashfulness, especially when it comes to Mary Jane (though he seems a lot less dorky as Spider-Man than as Peter Parker).
* EmotionSuppression: Since Uncle Ben died because Peter angrily lashed out at the fight promoter for stiffing him and realizing that his powers are dangerous if not carefully controlled, Peter generally suppresses his emotions in public and puts on a [[TheStoic stoic mask]]. The symbiote unleashes his less suppressed side for all to see.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Pretty much everyone that's close to Peter knows of his crush on Mary Jane, to the point that Aunt May brings it up to him.
-->'''May:''' Tell me, would it be so dangerous to let Mary Jane know how much you care? ''[chuckles]'' Everybody else knows!
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Infamously dons the [[PeekABangs "emo hair"]] during the height of the symbiote's influence.
* ExtremeDoormat: His "friendship" with Harry mostly consists of letting the latter treat him like crap and putting up with it because of his FriendlessBackground, as he doesn't have others. It's implied that Peter was Harry's tutor who helped him in college, and Harry uses Peter's science stuff to put the moves on MJ and despite knowing how Peter felt about her, started a relationship with her behind his back (when he should have at least told him before). This continues in ''2'', where a drunk Harry openly slaps and insults Peter in public, and the latter out of guilt for his father's death simply takes it. The level of buried resentment that Peter keeps within him comes out in ''3'', thanks to the symbiote, where he finally pays Harry back for his entitled crap. It's also deconstructed when he wastes no time in exposing Eddie Brock as a fraud and liar when he discovers that he photo-manipulated his photos to frame Spider-Man in a negative light.
** That being said, by ''3'', he does start becoming slightly more confident, even before bonding with the symbiote. A couple of jerks shoot spitballs at him in class and instead of taking the abuse like he used to do in the first film, he gives them a DeathGlare (although, one of them gives him a "what are you gonna do?" look, but he does back down). When Jameson reveals there's a job vacancy in the ''Bugle'' and he plans to give the job to Brock, Peter stands up for himself and says he deserves a staff job if it is available. Even Robbie backs him up after this. He also angrily raises his voice against Captain George Stacy when he finds out that Uncle Ben's [[RetCon true killer]] is out there and despite the fact that there were witnesses, Stacy never told the Parkers about it. Unfortunately, the symbiote soon arrives and enhances his aggression to the point where he becomes an out-and-out {{Jerkass}} and by the time it is removed, the third act begins and we never find out if he remains a confident person or goes back to being an ExtremeDoormat again.
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* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: The spider that bit Peter is genetically-modified rather than radioactive like it usually is.
* GeniusBruiser: He is the top science student in high school. In college, he can't do anything much in the first half of the second film. For the second half of the second film and the entire third film, it's clearly shown he is Dr. Connors' top student.
* GoshDangItToHeck: He keeps his words clean, unless if he wears the black suit (and even then his go-to insult is still something as toothless as "chump").
* GrewASpine: Bonding with the symbiote makes him incredibly assertive and unafraid to stand up to anyone. He shouts at Mr. Ditkovich for constantly pestering him to pay rent, acts more confident and smug around Jameson, and stands up to Harry's poor treatment and constant ridicule by beating the crap out of him.
** Even before bonding with the symbiote, after the events of the second movie and with the entire city embracing him as a hero everyone adores, he starts growing more confident and assertive. A couple of jerks shoot spitballs at him in class and instead of taking the abuse like he used to do in the first film, he gives them a DeathGlare (although, one of them gives him a "what are you gonna do?" look, but he does back down). When Jameson reveals there's a job vacancy in the ''Bugle'' and he plans to give the job to Brock just because he was brownnosing him, Peter stands up for himself and says he deserves a staff job if it is available because he has been working there for years and even Robbie backs him up after this. He also angrily raises his voice against Captain George Stacy when he finds out that Uncle Ben's [[RetCon true killer]] is out there and despite the fact that there were witnesses, he never told the Parkers about it. Unfortunately, the symbiote soon arrives and enhances his aggression to the point where he becomes an out-and-out {{Jerkass}} and by the time it is removed, the third act begins and we never find out if he remains a confident person or goes back to being an ExtremeDoormat again.
* GuiltComplex: Following the death of Uncle Ben being caused by his own negligence, and it doesn't really help after the death of Norman Osborn. It's even implied further in ''3'', where he tries to tell New Goblin that he didn't kill his father, but the tone which Peter uses feels more like he's trying to convince himself rather than his former friend.
* HandWave: Peter's "Human Spider" outfit is pretty much what you'd expect a teenager who lives on pocket money to assemble. Once he decides to become a superhero he upgrades to something much more refined with no explanation of how he got the resources.
* HappilyAdopted: Ben and May aren't his biological parents, but nonetheless, Peter loves them unconditionally.
-->'''Peter:''' I have a father. His name was Ben Parker.
* HappyDance: Played with. Peter infamously did this during the height of the symbiote's influence, but he's instead presented as an overconfident douche that everyone avoids. He gets a better reception when he performs in a jazz club, where everyone assumes he's part of the show.
* HealingFactor: His spider-powers also includes this as well.
* TheHero: Obviously, he is the main hero of the story.
* HeroesWantRedHeads: He wanted Mary Jane since he was 6-years-old.
* HeroicBuild: Easily the most muscular live-action Spider-Man to this day.
* HeroicBSOD: He has one briefly after realizing that Uncle Ben’s killer is the same guy as the thief he let go at the boxing place, and he could have prevented Ben’s death had he just bothered to stop the thief instead of letting him go to get back at the asshole manager.
* HeroicSecondWind: After the Green Goblin gives him the beatdown of his life in the first film's climax, he gets one of these after the Green Goblin tells him that, after he kills him, he'll be sure to give Mary Jane a "nice and slow" death. Spider-Man immediately turns the tables and beats the Goblin to the point where he's begging for mercy.
* HeroicSpirit: Shown best in the second film, where he does everything in his power to save civilians in a speeding train about to crash.
* HeroismWontPayTheBills: The second film opens with Peter screwing up at his job due to the interference of his duty as Spider-Man. Things went FromBadToWorse until [[ThrowTheDogABone the]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding ending]].
* HeroWithBadPublicity: For the most part averted, in contrast to the comics. Jameson still gives him a hard time, but the public loves him.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Shoots his first web accidentally in a high school cafeteria, resulting in a fight with Flash. Later, he tries to use it to web-swing, but it doesn't end well.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He tells Sandman he had a choice when he [[spoiler:killed Peter's uncle]] when, just a day ago, Peter could have decided not to try and murder Sandman (though admittedly, that was probably from the symbiote's influence). When Sandman lays out his full story, however, Peter ''does'' recognize his hypocrisy, admitting "I've done terrible things too."
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Best shown in his fights against Sandman and both Goblins, where if he's really pushed to the point of rage, expect a [[CurbStompBattle thorough ass-kicking]].
* IconicAttributeAdoptionMoment: Initially, Peter's Spider-Man outfit consists of a red balaclava, a sweater with a spider symbol, red-striped blue jogging pants, and gloves, and assumes his more iconic outfit once he gets famous.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: In all three films, Peter considers his choices that led to his Uncle Ben's demise to be his greatest failure, which eventually comes to a head in ''Spider-Man 3''.
* IconicOutfit: The trilogy's Spider-Man suit is one of the most popular iterations of the costume in the character's history. The black suit in the third film is very popular as well.
* InformedAbility: His intellect. The films describe Peter as an intellectual nerd who is one of Dr. Connors' best students. However, aside from saying a couple of scientific facts, we never really see just how intelligent that the films build him up to be, as the focus is typically on Peter's life problems and his relationships with other people rather than anything relating to his personality. The film series also ends before he can graduate, so we don't get an indication of his intellect based on the kind of job he gained from hsi studies.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Played straight in the first film, and subverted in the second film. Peter believes he's doing this for Mary Jane. Everything he's experienced in the first movie convinces him that having his dream relationship with MJ is a bad idea, especially for her, so he rebuffs her affections and puts her firmly in the friend-zone. After learning he is Spider-Man in the second film, which recontextualizes their entire friendship, Mary Jane revisits their conversation from before and argues that Peter should let her make her own informed decisions. She knows there would be risks involved with dating a superhero, but they'd be well worth it to her and she would like to face them with him, head-on. Peter is touched by this sentiment and acquiesces her request.
* JerkassBall:
** When Ben starts lecturing Peter about how fighting back against a school bully has got him wondering if his nephew is going bad, Peter gets understandably agitated. He crosses the line by shouting at Ben to stop pretending to be his father.
** After getting stiffed out of $3,000 despite risking serious injury, Peter lets an armed robber get away to spite the manager. Granted, [[KIckTheSonOfABitch the guy had it coming]].
** In ''Spider-Man 3'', Peter starts to become much more cocky, obnoxious and even vengeful due to the influence of the alien symbiote. It isn't until he knocks MJ to the ground in a fit of rage that he realizes what the suit is doing to him before finally discarding it for good.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He may have been under the influence of the Venom symbiote but he isn't wrong to report Eddie Brock for falsely editing Spider-Man photos in an attempt to defame his alter-ego and cheat his way into a full-time job.
* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:After he hits Mary Jane, he realizes that his AcquiredSituationalNarcissism only brings pain to him and his loved ones.]]
* KickTheMoralityPet: ''3'' has Peter turn into a [[ADarkerMe complete asshole]] due to the influence of the symbiote. He eventually goes on a date with Gwen Stacy (after getting dumped by Mary Jane), walks into the bar MJ is working at and proceeds to enter a song and dance meant to humiliate her. Finally, the bouncer gets fed up and tries to throw him out. Peter easily deflects him, but also instinctively knocks MJ down when she tries to grab him. The resulting horror he feels at the incident is what forces him to realize the symbiote is changing him for the worse and spurs him to get rid of it.
-->'''MJ:''' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Who]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion are]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion you?]]\\
'''Peter:''' ... [[HeelRealization I don't know.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: When Peter lays a smackdown on someone, odds are they've earned it. Flash Thompson tried to punch him in the back of the head. The wrestling manager swindled him out of some prize money. The Dennis Carradine stole Ben's car after committing robbery. Harry sabotaged Peter's already-shaky love life. Eddie Brock tried to deafme Spider-Man.
* LawyerFriendlyCameo: He did not make a physical appearance in the massive ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' [[BatFamilyCrossover crossover]] event due to Sony owning the rights to his incarnation of the character. However, the comic at one point leaves a strong implication that he was indeed among the dozens of Spider-Men recruited into the battle against Morlun and the Inheritors, as there's a brief moment where two Spider-Men remark that they saw a Spider-Man that looked exactly like "[[Creator/TobeyMaguire the guy]] from ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}''."
* {{Leitmotif}}:
** He has two that are intertwined -- a primal, determined, and heroic theme for his Spider-Man persona and a quieter, introspective, and noble theme for his true identity as Peter Parker, symbolizing his heroic heart and his relationship with his Uncle Ben. WordOfGod from Music/DannyElfman is that he felt like Peter needed two leitmotifs, to capture both halves of his personality as a clever daredevil and a troubled teen. There are numerous variations on Spider-Man and Peter Parker's themes throughout the trilogy, but the two of them are established in full in the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qcJS_e2_hY Main Titles]]" suite from the first film.
** He also shares a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGib1zwIw0g tender, humble and earnest love theme]] with Mary Jane that underscores many of their scenes together throughout the trilogy; growing progressively stronger in the first film as they create a genuine bond. It's most prominent during their iconic alleyway kiss, their second kiss at [[spoiler:Norman's funeral]], the climax of the second film, when Peter sends her to be with John, and the stargazing scene early in the third film.
* LightningBruiser: He can swiftly dodge attacks just as easily as he can knock criminals out with the sheer strength of his punches and kicks.
* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: With MJ. Peter has had a crush on her since they were in grade school, and after having numerous ship-tease moments in the first two films, they finally become an official couple at the end of ''Spider-Man 2''.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: As the trilogy stretches on, Peter becomes one for Mary Jane. She grew up with an emotionally abusive father who never supported her and destroyed her self-esteem, telling her she was a born failure, and her attempts at finding companionship with her various boyfriends all failed due to their relationships being hollow and loveless. Throughout the first film, Peter is the only one who takes an interest in her for who she is, tries to support her dreams and ambitions, and encourages her to be her true self more often. In a way, Peter was the first person to show her what real, unconditional love was, and as MJ surmises at the end of both ''Spider-Man'' and ''Spider-Man 2'', Peter Parker helped her out and made a big difference on her life just as much as Spider-Man did.
* LovableNerd: As always. Peter's an incredibly affable guy that could be a lady-killer if he wasn't head-over-heels for Mary Jane.
* MadeOfIron: He is able to withstand a pumpkin bomb explosion to the face, absorbing the friction of a full-speed train and being repeatedly smashed by a giant sand monster.
* MaskedLuchador: Briefly, though he technically wrestled wearing a balaclava. Also his BetaOutfit.
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Spider-Man often interferes with Peter's personal life, and trying to keep his secret identity from Mary Jane starts to drive them apart and nearly destroys their friendship in ''Spider-Man 2''.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: MJ justifiably calls him out on this throughout ''2''. He rebuffed her affections at the end of ''1'', but still flirts with her, unintentionally, during their friendship. He reacts badly to her moving on with John Jameson and tries to get her to like him even when she's committed to someone. Their meeting at the café in ''2'' when Dr. Octopus attacks have her openly asking Peter if he loves her, to which he blatantly and obviously lies and tells her no.
* MrFanservice: Gets a ShirtlessScene in all the three movies. And his skin-tight suit also gets some FemaleGaze.
* MyGreatestFailure: Uncle Ben's death.
** Being a negligent boyfriend to Mary Jane and eventually striking her also sticks in Peter's craw. While it's implied they'll get back together, it's clear they'll never be the same again.
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* {{Nerd}}: Peter is super nerdy, introverted, and socially awkward, which made him unpopular in high school but doesn't stop him from winning MJ's heart with his kind and heroic nature. He gains confidence over the course of the trilogy, but he never loses his signature nerdiness, i.e. his shy timid, and passive nature.
* NiceGuy: Peter can be a bit conceited at times, but he mostly has a kind, friendly and mild-mannered demeanor, and he moonlights as a superhero. Though the alien suit makes him not-so-nice in the third film.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:While removing the symbiote is a good first step to redemption, the alien lifeform just attaches itself to someone worse.]]
* TheNicknamer: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, but he refers to the Green Goblin as "Gobby" once in the first film, calls Octavius "Ock" in the climax of the second film and [[MaliciousMisnaming refers to Harry]] as "little goblin junior" in the third.
* NotNowKiddo: Spider-Man and the Green Goblin are trying to have an "I'm-badder-than-you" conversation in Jameson's office, and Jameson simply will not shut up. The former sticks Jameson's mouth shut with webbing and says "Hey, kiddo. Let Mom and Dad talk for a minute, will ya?"
* OnlyFriend: Harry was his only friend since grade school. This was the first time Peter is shown to have this since in the comics he had a FriendlessBackground. Even then, Harry was a terrible friend and the two weren't very close, so it still applies.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: He graduates from high school during the first film, and attends university for the rest of the films.
* TheParagon: Best summed up by Aunt May in ''Film/SpiderMan2''.
-->'''May:''' Too few characters out there, flying around like that, saving old girls like me. And Lord knows, kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people. Setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer. I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams.
* PartingWordsRegret: In a change from the comics, his last conversation with Ben builds to this.
-->'''Ben:''' I don't mean to lecture, I don't mean to preach. And I know I'm not your father--\\
'''Peter:''' ''[annoyed]'' Then stop pretending to be!
* PayEvilUntoEvil:
** In the first film, when the wrestling arena manager scams him out of his $3,000, Peter has no problem letting the robber get off scot-free with the manager's money. Unfortunately, this does instigate his uncle's death.
--->'''Wrestling Manager:''' You could've taken that guy apart. [[EntitledBastard Now he's gonna get away with my money!]]\\
'''Peter:''' [[IronicEcho I missed the part where that's my problem.]]
** Given that he was a remorseless criminal and was indirectly responsible for Uncle Ben's death, it's hard to feel sorry for Dennis Carradine as Peter gives him a beatdown.
** While it was under the symbiote's influence, getting Eddie Brock fired for photography fraud was the right thing to do.
** Given how poorly Harry had treated him throughout the series and getting finally fed up with Harry trying to murder him, Peter giving him a ''harsh'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and cruelly taunting him after kicking his ass in a fight wasn't totally unwarranted. Throwing the pumpkin bomb back in Harry's face... less so.
--->'''Peter:''' No, [Norman] ''despised'' you. You were an embarrassment to him. Oh, look at little Goblin Junior. You gonna cry?
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: In spite of Peter's meek demeanor, he was not above attacking Bonesaw's masculinity with homophobic quips.
-->'''Peter:''' That's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?
* PrecisionFStrike: He does one of these while under the influence of the black suit in response to Mr. Ditkovich once again demanding rent from him.
-->'''Peter:''' You'll get your rent when fix this ''damn'' door!
* PrettyBoy: He ''was'' played by Creator/TobeyMaguire after all.
* PrimaryColorChampion: He wears a red and blue costume.
* PsychosomaticSuperpowerOutage: In the second film, Peter loses his powers after being guilt-ridden from Norman's death and the stress from balancing his superhero and civilian life.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Peter refused to stop the robber to spite the {{Jerkass}} he was robbing; [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive this indirectly led to his Uncle Ben's death]].
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge:
** In the first film, he chases down and attacks the robber who killed his Uncle Ben. He still doesn't go easy on him when he [[VillainsWantMercy begs for mercy]]. Peter only stops upon realizing that he was the same robber ''he'' let go earlier, before the robber [[ISurrenderSuckers pulls a gun on him]] and he indirectly kills the robber in self-defense.
--->'''Robber:''' Don't hurt me. Just give me a chance! '''''JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE!!'''''\\
'''Peter:''' What about my uncle? Did you give ''him'' a chance? Did you?! Answer me!
** Also, upon realizing that Flint Marko was Uncle Ben's ''real'' killer, he confronts and attacks Flint in the sewer while he's with the symbiote. Fortunately, upon learning his uncle's death was an accident, he apologizes to Flint and realizes he was wrong for hunting him down.
* ShirtlessScene: Gets [[OnceAnEpisode one in each movie]].
* SilentSnarker: Unlike his comic book counterpart, he often expresses his annoynce towards [[MeanBoss Jameson]] and [[CrankyLandlord Mr. Ditkovich]] this way.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Mary Jane is the only person he truly loved. Which is a sharp departure from the comics where Peter initially dated Betty Brant, while secretly being a crush to Liz Allan, and then Gwen Stacy, and where he and MJ in the comics had a long on-and-off romance owing to their own individual neurotic nature.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: He's this to a bigger extent than his other versions, though by the third film, he becomes more confident and assertive.
* SpiderSense: Able to detect any possible danger surrounding him. Shown in the first film, but only implied in the sequels.
* StaticCharacter: Like in the comics, this version of Peter Parker is a very nerdy and awkward young adult who lacks self-confidence, but unlike the comics, he doesn't grow out of it from his duties as Spider-Man and doesn't really develop much self-confidence to be able to stand up for himself from the looks of [[ExtremeDoormat his relationships with Harry and J. Jonah Jameson]] until much later on[[note]]Although Harry's case is somewhat due to his GuiltComplex.[[/note]].
* StealthHiBye: Thanks to his SuperReflexes, Peter can slip in places in and out quickly before people notice he's gone. However, only a few supervillains are able to detect his presence.
* TheStoic: One of the most serious incarnations of Spidey as he lacks the MotorMouth tendencies from the comics.
* StrongAndSkilled: Due to his many battles against the Green Goblin and Doc Ock ([[BroadStrokes and possibly]] [[VideoGame/SpiderManTrilogy Shocker, Vulture, Scorpion, Rhino, and Mysterio]]), he's this by the third film. Notably, despite having the same powers and weaponry as his father (who had Peter on the backfoot constantly when they fought in the first film), [[UnskilledButStrong Harry]] is quickly defeated by Peter in their first fight, even though Peter was caught off guard and deliberately not trying to hurt him.
* SuperReflexes: Peter is incredibly speedy and agile, able to dodge incoming punches and projectiles as an effect of his mutation.
* SuperStrength: Enough to stop a runaway train (with a little help from his webs)!
* SuperToughness: There's at least one moment in all three movies where he's able to put up a strong fight even after having been given a powerful beatdown from his enemies. Peter's most impressive feat in the trilogy is being able to stop an out-of-control train with only a few webs and his body as the strain threatens to tear him apart.
* TemporarilyAVillain: Peter spends most of the third film as a self-absorbed jackass thanks to the symbiote's influence amplifying his suppressed aggression.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Subverted. Peter's Spider-Man persona has an overwhelmingly heroic theme that opens every film in the trilogy. After losing his drive and his confidence for a while, Peter is inspired by Aunt May to resume being Spider-Man again, and he decides to test his abilities by jumping from one rooftop to another. His hero theme fires up in all its determined glory and for a moment it seems like he's regained his abilities... and then he drops down, screaming, towards the cement and bounces off someone's car.
* TranquilFury: Like nearly all of his rogue gallery found out the hard way, a silent and pissed-off Spidey is much more dangerous when TheGlovesComeOff.
* UnluckyEverydude: Especially in the second film. Being Spider-Man threatens to destroy every facet of his life as Peter Parker, which is why he quits the job for a month.
* WallCrawl: Thanks to small hairs on his fingertips.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: He is somehow Harry's best friend, even though the latter often takes advantage of him, tries to take MJ away from him, and gradually becomes an asshole to him. In the third film, however, [[TheDogBitesBack Peter has had enough of him]].
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Taught to him by his uncle.
* WorkingClassHero: True to the source material, Peter struggles to make ends meet. A huge part of the second film is him struggling to juggle his superhero career with his academics and his (initially) ''two'' part-time jobs.
* YouFightLikeACow: Throws battle taunts once or twice in each film; in other words, significantly less than in the comics. Since the Raimi movies were made with the intent to wring as much drama out of the character and the world (since for all they knew this could have been the only time he showed up in the movies), there aren't too many situations for Spider-Man to trade quips without going into MoodWhiplash. In the comics, Spidey is known to shut up when things get serious, which is a large amount of all three films.
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