okay don't freak
out huh
my name is miles morales and i'm
spider-man
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
exploring the origins of miles morales
now it's your turn go be a hero miles
it's a normal spider it's
like boring how normal this spider is
yeah is that a joke because i don't get
it are you a fan of this iteration of
spider-man
be sure to let us know in the comments
miles originally hails from earth 1610
the alternate version of the marvel
universe seen in the now defunct
ultimate line of marvel comics
the idea behind the ultimate universe
was simple present
new updated versions of marvel's most
important characters that were younger
cooler and not bogged down by a half a
century of continuity to confuse new
readers
for 14 years and 200 issues the ultimate
universe is peter parker navigated the
worlds of superheroics
and high school before tragically dying
in his final battle with the green
goblin
but peter was far from the ultimate
universe's only spider-empowered
teenager and before long
a new webslinger could be seen fighting
crime in the streets of manhattan
this new spider-man was miles morales a
mixed-race teenager from brooklyn
blessed with similar spider abilities
this came about thanks to miles uncle
aaron davis
who moonlit as a master criminal called
the prowler
when aaron broke into the abandoned
oscorp complex a specimen from the same
batch of genetically altered spiders
that gave peter his ability
snuck into his bag later during a visit
to uncle aaron's apartment
this spider bit miles granting him
abilities similar to peter's
but with a few added bonuses in addition
to the strength agility spider sense and
wall crawling that spider-man is known
for
miles also gained two additional
abilities the power to camouflage
himself in his clothes and become
invisible for brief periods of time
and a venom blast that can incapacitate
foes
even causing any superhuman abilities
they possessed
to short circuit following the death of
peter parker
miles realized that a spider-man-shaped
hole had been left in new york
and set out to continue peter's mission
of using his powers for good
taking to the streets with a spiffy new
costume and a pair of genuine web
shooters supplied by nick fury and
peter's female clone
jessica long story don't ask
but the ultimate universe couldn't
contain miles for long
miles first came face to face with his
mainline marvel universe counterpart in
the first genuine crossover between the
ultimate universe
and the regular marvel u when the two
teamed up to battle mysterio
as it turned out the ultimate universe's
mysterio was
in reality the regular marvel universe
mysterio
projecting his consciousness into a
remote controlled body from across the
dimensional divide
the two spider-men parted ways but would
soon meet again when the spiders of many
universes teamed up to battle the
inheritors a race of energy vampires
that fed on the energies of those
touched by the mystical spider totem
miles adventures in his home universe
continued as the young hero grew into
his own as a crime fighter
at one point following the death of his
mother he even took part in the sacred
spider-man tradition of swearing off
crime fighting with a dramatic
no more before returning a year later
miles and a number of other young heroes
would even go on to form a superhero
team called the young
ultimates but the ultimate universe's
days were sadly numbered
when the ultimate universe and its
mainstream counterpart collided in an
event known as the incursion
the heroes of both universes found
themselves in a hellish amalgam universe
known as battleworld
where dr doom reigned as god emperor
following a massive battle for the
future of the marvel universe
a new earth was formed that retained
elements of the regular marvel universe
and its ultimate counterpart now miles
as well as his friends and family
are part of the mainstream marvel
universe with only miles retaining his
memories
of his old world
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that was part of the movie he's still
got a lot of learning to do when it
comes to web slinging
but this young crime fighter has proven
time and again
he's got what it takes do you agree with
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