History Main / SpiderManSendUp

* Tarantula-Man in the ''WebAnimation/SocietyOfVirtue''is a spider-themed superhero who has a history with saving a specific woman (implying that she actively throws herself into danger in order to get his attention). She undoes his mask and finds out that the reason why he wears the mask is because of his ButterFace. She tries to not let her disgust known, but he does not buy it.

With his universal popularity in [[ComicBook/SpiderMan comics]], [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan cartoons]], [[VideoGame/SpiderMan video games]] and blockbuster movies, imitations are inevitable. They are often an AnimalThemedSuperbeing painted in [[PrimaryColorChampion primary colors]]. They are usually [[KidHero Kid Heroes]] (ranging from adolescents to teen-hood) that [[HeroWithBadPublicity everybody hates for one contrived reason or another]]. Whether it is due to [[BornUnlucky rotten luck]], [[HumansAreMorons human idiocy]] or if it is because they like to [[IShallTauntYou taunt]] and [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] non-stop is anyone's guess. They typically have the basic ComboPlatterPowers; SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, SuperToughness and have a fast way to travel, ranging from {{Flight}} to BuildingSwing.

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* Ladybug and Chat Noir from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' operate as [[GenderFlip gender-bent]] versions of Spider-Man and ComicBook/BlackCat, respectively. Ladybug is a bug-themed hero with enhanced flexibility, a red costume, transports via BuildingSwing and possesses an enhanced sense of intuition when using the item her lucky-charm deposits. She struggles to balance her hero work with her personal life, only continuing it out of a sense of moral duty, with a blond crush (Adrien/Gwen), a blonde bully (Chloe/Flash), a high-class villain that is the head of the various villains in the series (Hawk Moth/Kingpin) and a villain who happens to be the father of someone close to her (Gabriel Agreste, father of Adrien/Norman Osborne, father of Peter's friend Harry). Unlike the usual examples, both heroes are beloved by the citizens of Paris.

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* The Brown Widow from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is a deliberate CaptainErsatz of Spider-Man in his design, abilities and personality, right down to the fact that he gets no respect from ''anybody''. Also, he has the misfortune of his webbing coming from a large orifice on his lower back, which he has to clean with a Q-tip. He also happens to exist in a world where Spider-Man is still a fictional comic book superhero.

* The Brown Widow from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is a deliberate CaptainErsatz of Spider-Man in his design, abilities and personality, right down to the fact that he gets no respect from ''anybody''. Also, he has the misfortune of his webbing coming from a large orifice on his lower back, which he has to clean with a Q-tip. This makes an especially confusing case of CelebrityParadox since Dean Venture (who coincidentally becomes his college roommate) wore Spider-Man pajamas in the earlier seasons of the show.

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* Ms. Ribbon of ''Setback'' sometimes runs into this. While she's not bug theme nor can she stick to surfaces, she gains her powers from an electrical accident from her phone, the way she fires ribbons from her costume's sleeves is sometimes compared to Spidey and she has to building swing like him every so often as well, even trying emulate his style when she started off (though unlike him, she hates heights and manages to find a work around by making ribbon wheels under her shoes and speeds along the ground that way.)

* Ladybug and Chat Noir from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' operate as [[GenderFlip gender-bent]] versions of Spider-Man and ComicBook/BlackCat, respectively. Ladybug is a bug-themed hero with enhanced flexibility, a red costume, transports via BuildingSwing and possesses an enhanced sense of intuition when using the item her lucky-charm deposits. She struggles to balance her hero work with her personal life, only continuing it out of a sense of moral duty, with a blond crush (Adrien/Gwen), a blonde bully (Chloe/Flash), a high-class esq villain that is the head of the various villains in the series (Hawk Moth/Kingpin) who also happens to be the father of someone close to her (Gabriel Agreste, father of Adrien/Norman Osborne, father of Peter's friend Harry). Unlike the usual examples, both heroes are beloved by the citizens of Paris.

* As ''Film/SuperheroMovie'' derives most of its plot from the Film/SpiderManTrilogy, the main character Rick Riker, A.K.A. the Dragonfly, is a deliberate {{Parody}} of [[Creator/TobeyMaguire Tobey Maguire's]] interpretation fo Spider-Man. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, gains his powers from a genetically altered bug, he can climb on walls, has enhanced reflexes, super-strength, invulnerability and is picked on by ''literally everyone'' for no real reason.

* A grad student at "Ohio Research University" who works under Dr. Lambha, Heather Brown from ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'' was involved a scientific accident shot infuses her with spider-like DNA. It grants her the proportional strength of a spider, a healing factor, the ability to shoot web from her lower back, and two pairs of extra arms. The Spider-Man influence in self-evident, such as when [[HowDoIShotWeb she tries shooting webs from her wrists with... mixed results]].

* One of Ben's aliens in ''Franchise/Ben10'' is Spidermonkey, who has a near identical powerset to Spider-Man, which involves shooting and swinging using web, along with [[WallCrawl clinging to walls]].
** Ben also finds himself menaced by a J. Jonah Jameson {{expy}} named Will Harangue, a reporter who constantly tries to shame him and brand him as a criminal.

* The Brown Widow from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is a deliberate CaptainErsatz of Spider-Man in his design, abilities and personality, right down to the fact that he gets no respect from ''anybody''. This makes an especially confusingly zig-zagged case of CelebrityParadox since Dean Venture (who coincidentally becomes his college roommate) wore Spider-Man pajamas in the earlier seasons of the show.

* Ms. Ribbon of ''Setback'' sometimes runs into this. While she's not bug theme nor can she stick to surfaces, she gains her powers from an electrical accident from her phone, the way she fires ribbons from her costume's sleeves is sometimes compared to Spidey and she has to building swing like him every so often as well (though unlike him, she hates heights and manages to find a work around by making ribbon wheels under her shoes and speeds along the ground that way.)

* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', Black Spider is a blatant CaptainErsatz of Spider-Man, resembling the Marvel hero far more than his DC namesake. He even has the same logo, webshooters, pose, and even went so far as to cast Creator/JoshKeaton (who previously voiced the character in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'').

** In the spin-off, ''[[Manga/VigilanteMyHeroAcademiaIllegals Vigilantes]]'', the main character, Kouichi Haimawari aka "The Crawler" takes this even further. His quick, Sliding, has him have to go on all fours and slide along the ground like a water bug [[spoiler: and later in the series he finds out he can stick to objects as well]]. What's more he's a college student, lives in a shanty like dwelling where his partners freeload at constantly, and usually is a butt monkey as much as Peter is.

* ''Manga/{{Gamma}}'': Hornetman's costume is a clear reference to Spider-Man,[[note]]And possibly to his one-time disguise as "The Hornet", though it's unclear if this was intentional.[[/note]] and by WordOfGod his relationship with the speedster Blue Train was written as a {{Homage}} to Peter's friendship with Harry Osborn in ''Film/SpiderMan3''. His actual powers are very different though, consisting of a "Hornet Sting" that lets him punch incredibly hard with his left arm.

* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'': Haru is [[ClassicalAntiHero a meek, fat nerdy kid who's a magnet for bullies]]... until he gains access to the {{Cyberspace}} world of Brain Burst. There he gains [[LivingADoubleLife a double life]] as [[ChromeChampion Silver]] [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing Crow]], where he experiences [[CallOfTheWildBlueYonder the joy of zooming through the air]] (accompanied in the AnimatedAdaptation by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U9Vj6lCRYM soaring orchestral music]]). While his [[WingPull wings]] are [[UniqueProtagonistAsset unique]] they're far from a StoryBreakerPower, and his biggest asset in combat is said to be his bottomless reserves of HeroicSpirit lurking [[BewareTheNiceOnes beneath the surface]]. And then he gets infected by a ClingyCostume which slowly grows in influence and threatens to turn him into an insane berserker, [[spoiler:but [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} can be rendered inert temporarily by the sound of bells and permanently by sacred fire]]]].

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* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'': Haru is [[ClassicalAntiHero a meek, fat nerdy kid who's a magnet for bullies]]... until he gains access to the {{Cyberspace}} world of Brain Burst. There he gains [[LivingADoubleLife a double life]] as [[ChromeChampion Silver]] [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing Crow]], where he experiences [[CallOfTheWildBlueYonder the joy of zooming through the air]] (accompanied in the AnimatedAdaptation by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U9Vj6lCRYM soaring orchestral music]]). While his [[WingPull wings]] are [[UniqueProtagonistAsset unique]] they're far from a StoryBreakerPower, and his biggest asset in combat is said to be his bottomless reserves of HeroicSpirit lurking [[BewareTheNiceOnes beneath the surface]]. And then he gets infected by a ClingyCostume which slowly grows in influence and threatens to turn him into an insane berserker, [[spoiler:but [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} can be rendered inert temporarily by the sound of bells and permanently by sacred fire]]]].
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While not the first superhero to exist, Franchise/{{Spiderman}} is often seen as one of the first heroes comic book readers could relate to. [[TheEveryman He's young, he has classes, he has a job, a family that loves him in-spite of the tough times they face.]] A bully, a crush, friends that become his worst enemy, enemies that become the best of friends, and *''gasp''*... ''puberty!'' He's not rich, he's not perfect, he's not popular (InUniverse, anyway) but that does not stop him from doing the right thing.

With his universal popularity in [[ComicBook/SpiderMan comics]], [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan cartoons]], [[VideoGame/SpiderMan video games]] and blockbuster movies, imitations are inevitable. They are often an AnimalThemedSuperbeing painted in [[PrimaryColorChampion primary-colors]]. They are usually [[KidHero Kid Heroes]] (ranging from adolescents to teen-hood) that [[HeroWithBadPublicity everybody hates for one contrived reason or another]]. Whether it is due to [[BornUnlucky rotten luck]], [[HumansAreMorons human idiocy]] or if it is because they like to [[IShallTauntYou taunt]] and [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] non-stop is anyone's guess. They typically have the basic ComboPlatterPowers; SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, SuperToughness and have a fast way to travel, ranging from {{Flight}} to BuildingSwing.

Compare with the other {{Captain Ersatz}}/{{Expy}} StockParodies including BatmanParody, CaptainPatriotic and SupermanSubstitute. Drop the "man" part and look through ArachnidTropes.

* The Redback Spider of the ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'' may be a villain rather than a hero but her costume is ''very'' similar to Spider-man's, though she's traded out the wrist web-shooters for venomous needles.

* A grad student at "Ohio Research University" who works under Dr. Lambha, Heather Brown from ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'' was involved a scientific accident shot infuses her with spider-like DNA. It grants her the proportional strength of a spider, a healing factor, the ability to shoot web from her lower-back, as well as two pairs of extra-arms. The Spider-Man influence in self-evidential, such as when [[HowDoIShotWeb she tries shooting webs from her wrists with... mixed results]].

* Ladybug and Chat Noir from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' operate as [[GenderFlip gender-bent]] versions of Franchise/SpiderMan and ComicBook/BlackCat respectively. Ladybug is a bug-themed hero with enhanced flexibility, a red costume, transports via BuildingSwing and possesses an enhanced sense of intuition when using the item her lucky-charm deposits. She struggles to balance her hero work with her personal life, only continuing it out of a sense of moral duty, with a blonde crush (Adrien/Gwen), a blonde bully (Chloe/Flash), a high-class esq villain that is the head of the various villains in the series (Hawk Moth/Kingpin) who also happens to be the father of someone close to her (Gabriel Agreste, father of Adrien/Norman Osborne, father of Peter's friend Harry). Unlike the usual examples, both heroes are beloved by the citizens of Paris.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In the first story from "Treehouse of Horror XXII", in which Homer gets paralyzed by a spider bite and can only communicate by farting, ends with him dressed as Spider-Man and shooting webs from his ass.