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Attributes

Height: 6' 4"'

Weight: 250 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Brown

Features: Degeneration Scars

Summary

Created By: Terry Kavanagh, Steven Butler, Randy Emberlin

Real Name: Kaine

Current Aliases: None

Former Aliases: Peter Parker

Dual Identity: Known by the Jackal, Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and Spider-Man (Ben Reilly)

Current Occupation: Unknown

Former Occupation: Assassin

Citizenship: American

Legal Status: Wanted Criminal

Place of Birth: Jackal's secret lab

Marital Status: Single

Known Relatives: None

Known Confidants: Mary Jane Watson-Parker, the Jackal, Spider-Man (Ben Reilly)

Known Allies: the Jackal, Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Spider-Man (Ben Reilly)

Major Enemies: Spider-Man (Ben Reilly), Jackal, Spidercide, Green Goblin (Norman), Doctor Octopus (Octavius), Grim Hunter, the Scriers.

Usual Bases: None

Former Bases: None

Current Groups: None

Former Groups: None

Education: College

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Superhuman

Powers: Increased powers of Spider-Man

Abilities: Being mysterious. Able to burn similar degeneration marks into the skin of his victims (the "mark of Kaine"). His more powerful Spider-Sense allows him to see glimpses of the future

Equipment: None

Weapons: "Sting of Kaine" claws similar to those of Wolverine (but significantly smaller)

Limitations: Wracked by angst

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Background

Over time, Kaine degenerated, leaving scars across most of his face. The Jackal tried to kill the clone, but instead, Kaine grew stronger, eventually surpassing the strength of Spider-Man. When the Jackal used the perfect clone against Spider-Man, the ensuing battle left the clone and the Jackal for dead. Behind the scenes, Norman Osborn managed to have the files switched, so the Jackal would think Peter was the clone and Ben was the real deal. Consulting the Jackal's files, Kaine also believed the same, so he followed Ben Reilly through his "exile", and has framed Ben for murder, hoping to give who he thought was the clone, Peter, the life Kaine could never have. Kaine was responsible for the apparent death of Elizabeth Tyne, the love of Ben Reilly's life, and tried to kill him countless times.

Protecting Peter's life, Kaine desperately tried to remove Ben Reilly from the equation when he returned to New York, and ended up killing Doctor Octopus (resurrected after the Clone Saga) and Grim Hunter. When Peter Parker was on trial for the murders Kaine commited, Ben Reilly took his place and waited in jail for Peter to clear him of charges. Peter hunted down Kaine, who refused to cooperate, until Peter threatened to expose his secret identity to save Ben. Frustrated, Kaine turned himself in and confessed.

Of course, Kaine couldn't be held for much time, and he escaped to go after Ben again. By then, it had already been "revealed" to Ben and Peter that Ben was real and Peter was the clone. Ben, Peter and Kaine had to team up to deal with the greater menace of Jackal and Spidercide in Maximum (aaargh...) Clonage. Kaine ended up killed by Spidercide, who died along with the Jackal after falling from a building.

Kaine didn't really die, though; he survived in one of Jackal's regeneration pods. He was brought back during the Great Game, and got unwillingly involved in it, and then escaped to prepare his final attack on the new Spider-Man, Ben Reilly.

In Spider-Man: Redemption, Elizabeth Tyne returned to Ben's life. She revealed that Kaine had blackmailed her into disappearing. Kaine chose the opportunity to strike, and after a relentless battle, he stood victorious over a beaten down Spider-Ben in a flaming diner. He said that neither of them deserved to live, and that the three of them were going to die in there. Ben begged him to save Elizabeth, who had nothing to do with it, and she begged him to save Ben. Finally putting his senseless hatred to rest, Kaine saved them both, and asked Ben to kill him. Ben refused, and told him he had to take responsibility for his actions. They fought while Ben tried to convince Kaine to turn himself in. Kaine then tried to kill himself by police fire, but Ben saved him in the nick of time. Enraged, Kaine asked why. No words were needed for him to understand. They looked each other in the eyes, and silently made peace with each other. Kaine was saved, by "[his] brother", and was ultimately convinced to turn himself over to the authorities. He was to be forever grateful for the help he was given to take the first step "toward redeeming [his] corrupted soul", and would never forget it.

Kaine's voluntary inprisonment didn't last too long, either. When the maximum security prison facility The Vault was destroyed in the pages of Thunderbolts, Kaine (along with lots of other villains) ran free. Instead of turning himself in, Kaine now had another purpose. Ben Reilly, the man who saved his life and soul had been killed by the returned Norman Osborn. Kaine would not rest while Osborn still drew breath. He followed the Scriers to Europe, on the trail of the mysterious package that supposedly was Baby May, and later was sort of revealed to be one of the pieces to the Gathering of (aaargh) Five. He killed a few Scriers and retrieved it, but in the above mentioned Gathering (the paaaain) of Five, Osborn was told by a Scrier that Kaine caused some problems, but the "object" was retrieved. Don't try to make much sense out of it, because it's not a bright plot.

Anyway, Kaine has since been conveniently forgotten, in the main Marvel Universe, probably still harboring deep hatred for Norman Osborn, but bound to stay out of sight by something stronger than morality: Marvel's aversion to clones.

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The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.

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