About Spider-Man Characters

Welcome to the comprehensive Spider-Man characters list and database. Here you’ll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the Spider-Man series. Each profile covers abilities, personality traits, backstories, and relationships.

What You'll Discover

  • Complete character bios and personality types
  • Unique abilities, roles, and gameplay traits
  • Lore connections, occupations, and recurring appearances

Character Roles in Spider-Man

Spider-Man features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:

  • Guardian/Mentor characters
  • Anti-Hero / Love Interest characters
  • Major Villain characters
  • Arch-Nemesis characters
  • Love Interest characters
  • Antagonistic Ally characters

Below you’ll find the complete list of Spider-Man characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.

Aunt May Parker

Aunt May Parker

Spider-ManGuardian/Mentor

Peter Parker's loving aunt who raised him after his parents' death. She is the moral center of his life and his motivation to be a better man.

Occupation: Retired
Debut: Amazing Fantasy #15
Affiliation: None
Faction: Civilians
Race: Human
Gender: Female

Personality

Kind

Abilities

Unconditional loveMoral guidanceEmotional supportWisdom
Quote:

I believe there's a hero in all of us.

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Black Cat / Felicia Hardy

Spider-ManAnti-Hero / Love Interest

A skilled master thief who has a complicated romantic relationship with Spider-Man. She loves the hero but often has little interest in the man behind the mask.

Occupation: Master Thief
Debut: Amazing Spider-Man #194
Affiliation: Thieves Guild
Faction: Neutral
Race: Human
Gender: Female

Personality

Mysterious

Abilities

Probability manipulationExpert ThiefMartial Arts
Quote:

You're the only man I've ever met who's better than me.

Doctor Octopus / Otto Octavius

Doctor Octopus / Otto Octavius

Spider-ManMajor Villain

A brilliant scientist with four mechanical arms fused to his body. Once a mentor figure, his arrogance and accident turned him into one of Spider-Man's most dangerous foes.

Occupation: Scientist / Supervillain
Debut: Amazing Spider-Man #3
Affiliation: Sinister Six
Faction: Villains
Race: Human
Gender: Male

Personality

SmartEvil

Abilities

Mechanical armsGenius intellectScientific knowledgeEnhanced durability
Quote:

The power of the sun... in the palm of my hand.

Green Goblin / Norman Osborn

Green Goblin / Norman Osborn

Spider-ManArch-Nemesis

Spider-Man's greatest enemy. A wealthy industrialist driven insane by his own experimental formula, he is obsessed with destroying Spider-Man physically and psychologically.

Occupation: CEO / Supervillain
Debut: Amazing Spider-Man #14
Affiliation: Oscorp
Faction: Villains
Race: Human
Gender: Male

Personality

Evil

Abilities

Superhuman strengthGoblin gliderPumpkin bombsGenius intellectInsanity
Quote:

The one thing they love more than a hero is to see a hero fail.

Gwen Stacy

Gwen Stacy

Spider-ManLove Interest

Peter Parker's first true love. Brilliant and kind, her tragic death at the hands of the Green Goblin changed Peter forever. In other universes, she becomes the hero Spider-Gwen.

Occupation: Student
Debut: Amazing Spider-Man #31
Affiliation: None
Faction: Civilians
Race: Human
Gender: Female

Personality

Smart

Abilities

IntelligenceCompassionScientific knowledge
Quote:

We have to be greater than what we suffer.

J. Jonah Jameson

J. Jonah Jameson

Spider-ManAntagonistic Ally

The loud, cigar-smoking editor of the Daily Bugle who leads a crusade against Spider-Man, labeling him a 'mece.' Despite his gruff exterior, he is a man of integrity who protects his staff.

Occupation: Editor-in-Chief
Debut: Amazing Spider-Man #1
Affiliation: Daily Bugle
Faction: Civilians
Race: Human
Gender: Male

Personality

Loud

Abilities

JournalismPublic influenceLoud voiceStubbornnessBusiness acumen
Quote:

Get me pictures of Spider-Man!

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Mary Jane Watson

Spider-ManLove Interest / Partner

Peter Parker's primary love interest and eventual wife. Smart, independent, and supportive, she knows Peter's secret and grounds him.

Occupation: Actress / Model
Debut: Amazing Spider-Man #42
Affiliation: None
Faction: Civilians
Race: Human
Gender: Female

Personality

Charming

Abilities

ActorBusinesswomanEmotional Support
Quote:

Face it, Tiger... you just hit the jackpot!

Miles Morales / Spider-Man

Miles Morales / Spider-Man

Spider-ManAlternate Spider-Man

A creative teeger from Brooklyn who gains spider powers and takes up the mantle. He brings a fresh perspective and unique powers like invisibility and venom blasts.

Occupation: Student / Superhero
Debut: Ultimate Fallout #4
Affiliation: Superheroes
Faction: Spider-Man Family
Race: Human
Gender: Male

Personality

Cool

Abilities

Spider powersVenom blastInvisibilityEnhanced senses
Quote:

I'm not Peter Parker, but I can be Spider-Man.

Miles Morales / Spider-Man

Miles Morales / Spider-Man

Spider-ManAlternate Spider-Man

A teeger from Brooklyn who becomes Spider-Man in the Ultimate universe...

Peter Parker / Spider-Man

Peter Parker / Spider-Man

Spider-ManProtagonist

A brilliant but nerdy teeger who gains spider powers and learns to be a hero. Defined by his sense of responsibility and refusal to give up, he protects New York while struggling to pay rent.

Occupation: Photographer / Superhero
Debut: Amazing Fantasy #15
Affiliation: Avengers
Faction: Superheroes
Race: Human
Gender: Male

Personality

Heroic

Abilities

Superhuman strengthWall-crawlingSpider-senseWeb-slingingEnhanced agility
Quote:

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!

Peter Parker / Spider-Man

Peter Parker / Spider-Man

Spider-ManProtagonist

A brilliant but nerdy teeger who gains spider powers and learns to be a hero...

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Venom

Spider-ManVillain / Anti-Hero

The result of the bonding between Eddie Brock and an alien symbiote rejected by Peter Parker. Venom possesses all of Spider-Man's powers but with brute force and a twisted sense of justice.

Occupation: Lethal Protector
Debut: Amazing Spider-Man #300
Affiliation: None
Faction: Villains
Race: Symbiote/Human
Gender: Male

Personality

Scary

Abilities

Super strengthShape-shiftingWebbingImmunity to Spider-Sense
Quote:

We are Venom.

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