| SCARLET SPIDER
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 AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THE PLAYSTATION STORE FOR FREE
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RARITY
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RARE
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ID NO.
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1036100
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| TYPE
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PlayStation Exclusive
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HERO
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Spider-Man
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| FIRST APPEARANCE
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| Scarlet Spider (2011) #1
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| DESCRIPTION
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| "My name is Kaine... Now I have a second chance. And I'm not going to waste it. I'm not Spider-Man. I'm not a hero. But maybe I don't have to be a monster."
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| RELEASE DATE
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| December 06, 2024
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| SPIDER-MAN | CATALOG GUIDE | IN ORDER OF RELEASE
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| ⏪
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#0001 • CHASM
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BAG-MAN BEYOND • #0003
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Origins
Scarlet Spider (2011) #1
KAINE (Earth-616)
Writer: Christopher Yost | Penciller: Ryan Stegman
The clone that would come to be known as Kaine was the Jackal's first attempt at cloning Peter Parker. Initially thought to be a success, Kaine eventually became deformed due to a flaw in the cloning process. As he continued to degenerate, he was left further deformed and mentally unstable. The Jackal allowed Kaine to live as a test subject, to see how long the clone would survive; it ended up far exceeding his expectations. As a result, Kaine experienced a strong feeling of rejection like that which might arise between a father and son.
The Jackal went on to create another clone, the man who would become Ben Reilly. When the Jackal used Reilly against Peter, the ensuing battle left Reilly and the Jackal (really a clone of Warren) for dead. They both managed to survive; the Jackal placed himself into suspended animation in a cloning pod to awaken later, and Reilly left New York upon realizing that he was the clone.
During a later encounter with Ben Reilly, in which Janine Godbe returned to the man she loved, Kaine finally let go of his hatred for his brother, even saving Ben's life after nearly leaving him to die in a burning diner. Encouraged by his brother's example (and finally acknowledging Ben as his brother rather than his foe), Kaine handed himself over to the law, as Janine, who was wanted for the murder of her abusive father, did the same.
Several months later, however, he escaped from the Vault alongside other super-powered criminals. Kaine broke out to try and stop Norman Osborn after finding out that he was still alive and had masterminded the Clone Saga, and briefly worked against Osborn's agents in southern Europe.
Earning money from both stopping robbers and committing robberies, Kaine started a trip around the USA to enter Mexico. During his stay in Houston, Texas, he saved a young girl, Aracely, from human traffickers and left her in a hospital. A super-powered villain came after Aracely, and Kaine felt that he had to save her instead of leaving Houston. In a scarlet suit similar to Spider-Man's, Kaine faced the Salamander and managed to defeat him, being named by him as "Araña Escarlata" ('Scarlet Spider' in Spanish). When the people at the scene cheered him and told them they needed a hero, Kaine's sense of responsibility for Aracely led him to stay in Houston as the Scarlet Spider.
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