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* 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.

* Jeramie Brasieri from ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'' is the sixth ranger known as Spider Kumonos. He is a human-Bognaarok hybrid with the same powers as a certain friendly neighborhood hero: ProjectileWebbing, SuperStrength, [[WallCrawl wall-crawling]], and [[InASingleBound super leaping]].

* 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's interpretation of 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. In a case of HilariousInHindsight, Rick was played by Creator/DrakeBell, who went on to [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 actually voice Spider-Man]].

* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'': [[Characters/ChainsawManDenji Denji]]is a subtler example than most, but he's still a strongly red-colored teenage hero who [[UnluckyEverydude constantly struggles]] with life, love (he's even [[HeroesPreferRedheads enamored with a redhead like Peter is]]), [[PerpetualPoverty money]], and loss. He lacks the mindset of responsibility, but [[{{Determinator}} continues fighting]] even through [[CrapsackWorld the horrors of his world]] for his simple dreams. He even has several overlapping abilities, such as SuperStrength, {{Building Swing}}ing, and sticking to walls.

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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''. It doesn't help that his name is an unpleasant mashup of two of the most dangerous spiders in North America, the brown recluse and black widow. 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 [[ExpyCoexistence where Spider-Man is still a fictional comic book superhero]].

** In a nod to Spider-Man's actions screwing over his loved one, Tarantula-Man's RoguesGallery are actually the friends, teachers, and even family of his civilian persona, John Johnson. There's even a guy who doesn't bear a grudge, but feels obligated to kill someone who's so horrible a person that he's turned all of his loved ones into Super Villains bent on revenge.

** Izuku Midoryia aka Deku: Both were scrawny nerds who became {{Action Hero}}es thanks to a [[ItBeganWithATwistOfFate twist of fate]]. They [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility feel that it's their responsibility]] to use their powers to save others, [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished even at severe cost to themselves]]. They're also both extremely close to their mother figures and suffer from being BornUnlucky. Creator/KoheiHorikoshi has stated that Spider-Man is his favorite comic book hero and one of his primary inspirations for ''My Hero Academia'' as a whole, particularly Midoriya's philosophy that a hero is someone who saves others and brings them reassurance in times of crisis. [[spoiler:He later gains the ability to fire black tendrils ("Blackwhip") that mimics the black Spider-Suit and ComicBook/{{Venom}}. The fact that the tendrils appear to be created out of dark electricity brings to mind ComicBook/MilesMorales' ability to fire electric "venom". After Deku works on getting the Quirk under control, he can use the tendrils to grab objects and swing around much like the wall-crawler with his webs. Another one of the Quirks absorbed into One For All is "[[SpiderSense Danger Sense]]", which tells him when he or someone around him is in imminent life-threatening danger via a pulsing sensation in his head.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 They do whatever a spider (and ladybug) can!]][[note]]L-R, top to bottom: Franchise/SpiderMan, [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Ladybug]] - okay, so not really a spider - , Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}} and [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers the Brown Widow]].[[/note]]]]

While not the first superhero to exist, Franchise/SpiderMan is often seen as one of the first heroes to whom comic book readers could relate. [[TheEveryman He's young, he has classes, he has a job, a family that loves him despite 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 caring with all his heart about the well-being of others doing the right thing.

* ''ComicBook/{{Nova}}'' is Spider-Man meets ''Franchise/GreenLantern''. And from Marvel.

* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' is best described as "Peter Parker if he was a half-ghost". Like Peter, Danny has to deal with teen hormones and bullies, and also ends up as a HeroWithBadPublicity. In addition, his archenemy, Vlad Plasmius, is a straight-up {{Expy}} of ComicBook/NormanOsborn, as both of them are [[VillainWithGoodPublicity well-respected millionaires]] who lead a villainous double life and both [[WhyAreYouNotMySon desire the hero to be their son]].

With his universal popularity in [[ComicBook/SpiderMan comics]], [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan cartoons]], [[VideoGame/SpiderMan video games]] and [[Film/SpiderMan blockbuster movies]], imitations are inevitable.

* 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's interpretation of 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. In a case of HilariousInHindsight, Rick was played by Creator/DrakeBell, who went on to [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 actually voice Spider-Man]].

* When ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' debuted, it became apparent Terry [=McGinnis=], Bruce Wayne's successor as Batman, was based greatly on Spider-Man. Terry, like Peter, is an unpopular high school student who's turn to heroics was based on losing his father figure, has a high school bully, a LoveTriangle between a devoted girlfriend and a DatingCatwoman girl, enemies that seem like {{Expy}} of Spider-Man's villains, including a best friend that turns evil, a CorruptCorporateExecutive that becomes his {{green|AndMean}}-colored arch-nemesis, and [[spoiler:he beat the Joker by taunting him, leading to a glorious VillainousBreakdown.]] He also has elements of ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 such as being a superhero in a futuristic dystopian setting and being the successor to a previous hero.

With his universal popularity in [[ComicBook/SpiderMan comics]], [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan cartoons]], [[VideoGame/SpiderMan video games]] and blockbuster movies, imitations are inevitable.

* In ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' there is the hero Jack-In-The-Box, who, though nonpowered and with a general "prankster/clown" motif borrowed more from ComicBook/TheCreeper or Killjoy, is clearly meant to be Spider-Man at first glance: street-level hero status, acrobatic FragileSpeedster fighting style, unusual means of locomotion (spring-feet), favors string-like weapons to snare criminals, and constant wisecracking. One issue involves his fear of spawning murderous, deathly serious AntiHeroSubstitute successors, a pretty obvious joke on characters like Venom and Kaine. Apparently, his first appearance was a reworked pitch for a ''Spider-Man'' story that Busiek couldn't get Marvel to approve.

* ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja'': The titular protagonist shares a lot of the baseline traits associated with Spider-Man, being a teenage superhero attending high school who struggles with responsibility. His costume includes a full face mask, a scarf he can use to swing around, and can stick to walls on occasion. He loves to crack jokes and engage in witty banter during fights and tends to be the ButtMonkey in a lot of situations. His supporting cast includes a best friend in the vein of [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Ned Leeds]], a JerkJock, and a NiceGirl he has feelings for. He also has a green ArchEnemy whom he struggles against for the entire series, with various other villains being similar to other famous Spider-Man foes, like Hannibal [=McFist=] (a CorruptCorporateExecutive like Norman Osborn), Viceroy (who can be considered an amalgam of Tinkerer and Spencer Smythe), and Catfish Booray (a RaginCajun Kraven the Hunter). To contrast with Spider-Man, Randy's Ninja persona is adored by Norrisville High, thanks to their history of protecting the school from the Sorcerer.

* ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja'': The titular protagonist shares a lot of the baseline traits associated with Spider-Man, being a teenage superhero attending high school who struggles with responsibility. His costume includes a full face mask, a scarf he can use to swing around, and even stick to walls on occasion. His supporting cast includes a best friend in the vein of [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Ned Leeds]], a JerkJock, and a NiceGirl he has feelings for. He also has a green ArchEnemy whom he struggles against for the entire series, with various other villains being similar to other famous Spider-Man foes, like Hannibal [=McFist=] (a CorruptCorporateExecutive like Norman Osborn), Viceroy (who can be considered an amalgam of Tinkerer and Spencer Smythe), and Catfish Booray (a RaginCajun Kraven the Hunter).

* ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja'': The titular protagonist shares a lot of the baseline traits associated with Spider-Man, being a teenage superhero attending high school who struggles with responsibility. His costume includes a full face mask, a scarf he can use to swing around, and even stick to walls on occasion. His supporting cast includes a best friend in the vein of [[MarvelCinematicUniverse Ned Leeds]], a JerkJock, and a NiceGirl he has feelings for. He also has a green ArchEnemy whom he struggles against for the entire series, with various other villains being similar to other famous Spider-Man foes, like Hannibal [=McFist=] (a CorruptCorporateExecutive like Norman Osborn), Viceroy (who can be considered an amalgam of Tinkerer and Spencer Smythe), and Catfish Booray (a RaginCajun Kraven the Hunter).

* Their supporting cast includes a psychotpathic villain that's their arch-enemy that are usually either a mad bomber or a wealthy industrialist, a beautiful friend that the hero has a crush on but can't confess because of their double life who are either a neighbor or someone from high school, college or work., a wealthy friend or successful one that is often there for them. Parental figures in their lives that often acts as their motivator to be better. Probably has a problematic love triangle that result the hero often to make them upset because they are usually late, worst case scenario? They all will suffer horribly or die because of the hero's rotten luck or based on the story the hero will face to enhance themselves to be better.

* Jeramie Brasieri from ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'' is the sixth ranger known as Spider Kumonos. He is a human-Bognaarok hybrid with the same powers as a certain friendly neighborhood hero: ProjectileWebbing, SuperStrength, wall-crawling, and super leaping.

* ''Film/{{Sky High|2005}}''

* In-universe in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome''. Peter wears a new costume to preserve his secret identity so people won't notice that Spider-Man is showing up in the same countries Peter's class visits. Ned covers for him by saying the black-suited Spider-Man is a European Spider-Man knock-off called "Night Monkey."

* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' has a parody character called Kid Venison, Perry gets bit by a radioactive white-tailed deer, who grants him the powers of a deer such as superhuman leaping and growing antlers out of his forehead, donning a mask that resembles Spider-Man and becomes Kid Venison, only to get driven over by an incoming truck.

* ''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. ''