Spider-Man 2099 (Marvel Comics) Character Review
Spider-Man 2099 is a fictional Character, a comic book superhero created by Peter David and Rick Leonardi in 1992 for Marvel Comics' Marvel 2099 line. His secret alter ego is Miguel O'Hara, a brilliant geneticist living in New York in the year 2099 A.D. who is attempting to recreate the abilities of the original Spider-Man
in other people and later suffers a related accident that causes half
his DNA to be re-written with a spider's genetic code. O'Hara is the
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Fictional Character Biography
Early years - Miguel O'Hara is born in New York City,
many years after the end of what his people's history calls the "Heroic
Age", which is the modern day era of Marvel heroes. He grows up with
his mother Conchata, his younger brother Gabriel, and the abusive father
George O'Hara. A rebellious boy with prodigy-level intelligence, Miguel
is an adolescent when he is awarded enrollment into the Alchemax School
for Gifted Youngsters (heavily implied to be a renovated version of the
X-Men's headquarters)
in Westchester, owned by the powerful Alchemax megacorporation which
also controls local law enforcement agencies. Here, he befriends Xina
Kwan, a girl of similar intelligence who specializes in computers. Xina
helps Miguel defend himself against the bully Kron Stone, son of Tyler Stone, Vice President of R&D for Alchemax.
As adults, Miguel and Xina date seriously until Miguel cheats on her
with Dana D'Angelo, who originally is the girlfriend of Miguel's brother
Gabe. Later on, Miguel and Dana are engaged. Though seemingly arrogant and
confident in all walks of life, Miguel is a very private man and trusts
almost no one save for his apartment's holographic aid Lyla, an
artificial intelligence programmed by Xina.
Origin - Miguel eventually becomes head of the genetics program of Alchemax,
intended to create new corporation-controlled super-powered soldiers
called "corporate raiders." Miguel is specifically inspired by surviving
records concerning Spider-Man
and hopes to one day create a similarly powered person. But after a
human test subject dies during an early experiment, Miguel tells Tyler
Stone he wishes to resign from Alchemax and discontinue his genetics
research.
Rather than let Miguel leave, Tyler Stone tricks him into taking
Rapture, an addictive drug that genetically bonds to the user. Tyler
reminds Miguel that only Alchemax is allowed to legally distribute this
drug, so if O'Hara does not remain with the corporation then Tyler must
assume he is getting the drug from the black market and will be forced
to tell the police. Not wishing to be a blackmailed addict, Miguel
recalls that he entered his own genetic code into his machine's
databanks during initial experiments, using it as a human DNA test
sample. Intending to use this older template of his pure genetic code to
write over his current biology and free himself from the Rapture,
Miguel sneaks into Alchemax and uses the gene alteration machines on
himself.
After Miguel turns on the machine to rewrite his DNA, his jealous
subordinate Aaron Delgado sabotages the machines, causing them to alter
Miguel's genetic code to be "50% spider DNA." Miguel survives the
process, but realizes he now has spider-abilities.
Realizing that there is now a person with abilities similar to
Spider-Man, Tyler Stone sends agents to hunt this person. To conceal his
identity while he fights his pursuers, Miguel dons a bodysuit with a
mask that he once wore for the Mexican Day of the Dead festival. Miguel chooses this costume in particular because it is the only clothing he has that is made from "UMF" (Unstable Molecule
Fabric), meaning it is the only clothing he owns that will not be torn
or shred by the spider-talons that now occupy his hands and feet. After
seeing him operate in public, a group of Thorites (worshipers of the
Marvel hero Thor)
come to believe that Miguel is the legendary Spider-Man back from the
dead and that he is the harbinger of Thor's eventual return.
Heroic career - Originally focused with finding a cure for his condition, Miguel's
further adventures as Spider-Man 2099 cause him to realize how ignorant
of the world he was and how he had turned a blind eye to the oppression
and pain the corporations of the world have caused. He is also surprised
at the effect his presence has on the people who have been oppressed
for so long, particularly his own mother, who ironically also hates the
man her eldest son has become, admires the exploits of Spider-Man 2099.
After this, Miguel decides to embrace his identity as Spider-Man.
Donning his costume, he publicly proclaims himself to be an enemy to all
the megacorps, saying he will use his powers to fight for ordinary
people against those in power who abuse their influence and authority.
Later on, Miguel discovers that an arrogant scientist at Alchemax
called Jordan Boone is conducting "Virtual Unreality" experiments to
create a doorway into another dimension. These experiments lead to the
release of two mysterious figures: the Net Prophet, called "the prophet
of Thor" by the Thorites, and a powerful megalomaniac called Thanatos.
The Net Prophet becomes a new ally to Miguel. Since the Net Prophet is
believed to be Thor's prophet, his association with Spider-Man 2099
leads more people to believe that Miguel's alter ego is the harbinger of
Thor.
In the "Time Flies Saga" that occurs years later in Peter David's Captain Marvel series, it is revealed that the Net Prophet is actually the hero Justice (John Roger Tensen) and that Thanatos is a corrupt version of Rick Jones from Earth-9309.
The first major crossover of Marvel 2099 happens when Miguel and Dana
visit Alchemax's floating city "Valhalla" and are startled by the
sudden appearance of two men claiming to be Thor and Heimdall,
respectively. It is later discovered that Alchemax CEO Avatarr has
transformed ordinary people into duplicates of the Asgardians in order
to eliminate the rising influence of new superheroes over the public. By
joining forces, Doom, Ravage, the Punisher (Jake Gallows), the X-Men, and Spider-Man 2099 are able to defeat the fake Aesir and Valhalla falls.
Miguel later learns that Gabe is aware of his double-identity, having
recognized Spider-Man's costume from what Miguel wore to the Day of the
Dead festival years ago. Gabe has grown a bit resentful of Miguel's new
heroic career, particularly since his girlfriend Kasey seems enamored
with the costumed Spider-Man 2099.
After his holographic aid Lyla suffers a serious malfunction, Miguel
asks for repairs from his ex-girlfriend Xina. Dana later accuses Miguel
of cheating on her with Xina and Miguel becomes angry about this and
about Dana's noticeably increasing interest in Tyler Stone. The two
break up and Xina and Miguel become companions again..
Powers and Abilities (Spider-Man 2099)
Miguel O'Hara is a highly skilled geneticist and gifted with
genius-level intelligence. Though he did not take combat training, he
quickly develops an effective fighting style that maximizes the use of
his superhuman agility, strength, senses, and intellect.
After having half of his DNA re-written with the genetic code of a
spider, Miguel develops a wide array of powers. He has the proportionate
strength, speed, and agility of a spider. If his strength is equal to
that of the original Spider-Man, he should be able to lift a maximum of
approximately 10-15 tons and leap roughly 30 feet in the air. His speed
allows him to dodge gunfire from a short distance away and move several
times faster than a normal human being can. His superhuman agility and
dexterity allow him to perform complicated acrobatic and gymnastic
maneuvers that would be impossible for even the most highly-trained
athlete and help him achieve and regain perfect balance even under
extraordinary combat situations. Access to these abilities are largely
instinctual, due to his re-written genetic code.
Miguel's powers give him increased vitality and resistance to injury.
He once suffered a punctured lung, broken ribs and major abrasions, and
was still able to make it to a hospital where doctors said only his
amazing constitution kept him alive. His metabolism allows him to heal a
few times faster than a normal human, although he does not have a
superhuman healing factor such as Wolverine.
Unlike the original Spider-Man, Miguel O'Hara does not possess an
extra-sensory "spider-sense" or "danger-sense" that warns him of
oncoming threats. On the other hand, Miguel possess enhanced vision and
hearing, which the original Spider-Man did not have. He can see in
complete darkness and can accurately perceive and "zoom-in" on people
and objects that are a great distance away. Thanks to his enhanced
vision and reflexes, he can accurately perceive objects in motion that a
normal person would see only as a blur. Miguel's hearing is also
enhanced, though not to the extent of his vision.
Spinnerets
in his forearms enable him to fire an organic adhesive substance from
the top of his wrists, usable in a wide variety of ways. Like the
original Spider-Man
(Peter Parker), Spider-Man 2099 can travel at high speeds swinging on
"web-lines" when necessary, and he can use his webbing to ensnare
enemies. Over time, this webbing loses its tensile strength and can be
removed.
Although the original Spider-Man is able to have any part of his body
(such as his back) adhere to surfaces through unknown and invisible
means, Miguel can only cling to surfaces with his hands and feet due to
angled talons protruding from his fingers and toes. These talons are not
retractable but can fold down when Miguel concentrates and do so
automatically when he touches his own skin so that he does not injure
himself (of which he is particularly thankful to discover, as he remarks
that otherwise, "going to the bathroom would be an adventure, and
picking [his] nose would be lethal"). Though only approximately an inch
in length, Miguel O'Hara's talons are capable of easily slicing through
flesh and plastic. They can even rend metal armor, possibly because they
are also enforced by Miguel's enhanced strength.
Spider-Man 2099 possesses venom glands and pronounced, pointed canine teeth.
When he bites a foe, he can release a toxin that temporarily paralyzes
his enemy. While the exact makeup of his venom has never been discussed,
it seems powerful enough to affect such foes as Thanatos and it differs
from real spider venom in that it does not seem to act as a digestive
agent.
Appearance - A side-effect of Spider-Man 2099's enhanced senses is that his eyes
gained red irises and are now overly sensitive to light. To protect
himself from being blinded and to hide his strangely colored eyes,
Miguel makes a habit of wearing sunglasses. When Spider-Man 2099 uses
his enhanced sight to zoom-in on an object that is far away, his eyes
often become completely white, with no visible irises or pupils.
Miguel also cannot retract his fangs and so has had to learn how to
speak in a way that does not reveal his strange teeth. On occasion, this
has caused others to accuse him of mumbling.
Since Miguel has organic spinnerets, pressure on his forearms has
occasionally caused him to release webbing without meaning to. Likewise,
when Miguel has lost his temper, his talons have occasionally popped up
from his fingers in response.
Paraphernalia - Spider-Man 2099 has a small, web-like airfoil attached to the back of
his costume, which fans have sometimes called a "web-cape." The
material for the air foil was obtained from a Thorite's hang-glider and
is made from a material called "Lyte Byte" which is specially made to
capture and direct air currents and gives off a low-level of
anti-gravity particles. This allows Spider-Man 2099 limited gliding
abilities, valuable since the New York of 2099 has massive sky scrapers
that are often too far away for him to fire a web-line for travel. The
Lyte Byte material also allows him to shift direction while in free fall
and is very good at slowing down his descent, allowing him to fall from
great distances without reaching terminal velocity. However, this does
not grant Spider-Man 2099 actual flying abilities; he cannot hover nor
can he simply rise into the air at will.
Spider-Man 2099's costume is made from Unstable Molecule Fabric or "UMF." Originally invented by Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four,
this fabric was made to be indestructible and was designed to interact
with super-powers without hampering them. Miguel uses his talons through
the UMF gloves and boots without tearing the cloth. The UMF does not
dull the strength or sharpness of his talons in the process. The UMF
costume has also offered Spider-Man 2099 limited protection from energy
weapons, as the energy blasts could not penetrate it. However, this did
not prevent Miguel from suffering the impact of the blasts, and he was
still seriously injured. Likewise, if Miguel fell from a great height,
the UMF would not protect him from the impact of landing, it simply
would not tear in the process.
While in costume, Miguel often reinforced his mask with webbing so
that enemies could not remove it if he were captured or disabled in some
way.
In Other Media (Television)
- A Spider-Man 2099 animated series was in development in 1999. However, it did not have connections to Spider-Man's supporting characters. It was later shelved in favor of Spider-Man Unlimited..
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