#Benji Parker

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You know, in a perfect universe, Peter Parker and Mary Jane would be married with Mayday, Benji and Annie all being there kids and Kaine, Ben Riley and Jessica Drew being Peter clones/siblings and happy along with Peter retiring as spider man and being a science teacher with Miles taking up the mantel. Just saying.

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I dont know if I’ve ever discussed this particular head-canon so I’m gonna do it now. As always I love to hear thoughts on my theories so don’t be afraid of reblogging with tags and the comment section!

I don’t think spider noir goes by the name Peter Parker in his universe, I think he goes by Benjamin Urich.

NOW LET ME EXPLAIN

It’s not just convenient to have a different name than Peter Parker meta wise for distinguishing the different universe’s Parkers, I have actual reasoning. But first we have to talk about universe 90214 Ben Urich, the original. (This is going to b very generalized)

This version of Urich is an investigative reporter, who was really good at his job. So good in fact he’s associated with the likes of J Jonah Jameson(in this universe the bugle is a real newspaper who reports the facts despite criminal/political threats). There’s a lot implied that he used to work a lot more closely with Jonah and Felicia Hardy to run an information network, or web, to inform the public and keep organized crime in check. This is what earned him the name the ‘Spider’. To reiterate, the spider was an anonymous identity that few knew Urich was. However, over time he became addicted to drugs and began to take cuts from the organized crime he was supposedly working against. More specifically: the Goblin, who’s basically a mob boss in this universe. He had gone dirty, which is why I suspect his previous colleagues put some distance between them.

Fast forwards: Urich takes on Peter Parker as an apprentice after getting him out of a fight with some of Goblin’s goons outside of a protest. Peter becomes largely frustrated working for Urich due to just watching and reporting instead of doing something, this is evident during the apartment fire scene. Peter wants revenge on the Goblin for the death of Ben Parker and keeps pushing for Urich to go after him, but because of Urich’s deal with Goblin he essentially gives Peter busy work. This ultimately leads to Peter getting his powers. Later on Peter finds out that Urich has been hoarding information on the Goblin but is getting drugs from the Goblin so he’s not releasing it. He’s angry, there’s a shouting match. This ultimately inspires Urich to publish the Goblin’s information but also causing him to be killed by the chameleon in retaliation. While this was happening Peter swings in in his spider gear and mask to attack the goblin. They all assume this is Urich underneath the mask, and call him the spider. And later on people assume this masked spider is the same one who ran the information web.

Now as to the why I think Peter took the name Benjamin Urich: As seen above Peter is very much taking Urich’s place. He’s already taking the Spider’s name and it’s very convenient to have another alias to use with it. Especially one that people(from the underground at least) already associate the spider with. It’s quite literally perfect, too perfect, but that’s another post and has to do with the spider god. We already know he has a lot of heavy feelings with the name Benjamin for his uncle as well as his own middle name, which could be used against this theory. With that said I also think in this universe Peter doesn’t feel a whole lot like Peter after the spider bite. And maybe it’s gradual, but it most certainly starts with the spider bite/god. He is not the same person by the end of his run to say THE LEAST. Taking on a new identity, especially the one of Ben Urich, a man who wanted to do good, to be good but fell short, who wanted a second chance and didn’t really get it, would be a fantastic way narratively for Peter to express that.

And finally, because this Peter Parker is not the Peter Parker that May wanted him to be, but he is exactly who Benjamin Urich wanted him to be.

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From Spider-Boy Vol. 2 #010, “Spider-Boy Versus... the Spider-Verse!” / “A Bailey Reminder!”

Art by Nathan Stockman, Paco Medina and Erick Arciniega

Written by Dan Slott

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and god’s words were spoken that day

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Spider Fam!

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[somereaderinblue]

Adult!Benjy, a rising fashion designer destined to become the next Edna Mode. He has both his dads' intellect, but expresses it in a more creative sense. If the world needs saving, he's making sure it's saved in style.

Fun fact: the pearl earrings belonged to Aunt May & the glasses were something Harry bought on a whim, he didn't expect Benjy to get so attached to them.

Wanna learn more about Benjy? Click here.

Credit goes to this picrew by @elena-illustration.

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Go ahead and read @somereaderinblue 's parksborn (msm) fic! HERE!

I had to draw Benjy! He's adorable and the way Blue is building his character is *chef kiss*

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Fanfic Writer Perspective Game: Uncle Ben from Spider-Man

Responding to this lovely ask game:

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The longer he went without thinking about them, the more frantic Ben would feel. His heart would stutter as he scrambled to remember his Peter, and his May.

Those two had been his whole world. How did he lose his whole world—how did he lose their world? All those lives, all that love gone, and he had the gall to move on? He was losing them again. He was losing them again!

“Hi Uncle Ben, can I give you a hug?”

Ben nodded and relaxed as his granddaughter draped herself over him. She thought she was sneaky, but he’d seen the articles she’d been reading.

“I’ll be fine,” he promised. “It’s just…”

Mayday squeezed, and Ben soaked it up like a flower turning to the sun.

“I’m not sure when the anniversary is, but I bought you a few yahrzeit candles. We can light them whenever you’re ready,” Mayday offered. “If you want to do something, like volunteer or take photos, we can do that too. Or, you know, just be there if you need some peace, or—“

Ben patted her hand and smiled for the first time in days.

“They would’ve loved you, Mayday. My May was just as fierce and kind, and Pete,” Ben swallowed the lump in his throat, “Pete would be so proud of who you are.”

Mayday was quiet for a sec, and Ben took the moment to fire off a web. Benjy came flying into his lap with a yelp, but the preschooler didn’t complain.

“You’re supposed to be asleep, young man. Also, didn’t your mother say no wall crawling without a spotter?” Ben asked.

“Yeah, so I crab walked,” said Benjy.

“You know what mom meant, goofball.”

Mayday went in to noogie her brother, and chaos took over. All Ben could do was sigh as the two play wrestled.

He wished these two were his Peter’s children. He wished Mayday was named after his May. No other version of him got to be a grandfather though, and Ben refused to waste that by wallowing. These two were his grandbabies, and they deserved all of him.

Even the parts that hurt and made him want to hide. Everyone knows grief at some point. He wasn’t just going to hope they knew how to survive it—Ben would make sure.

“Mayday,” Ben said softly, “could you come with me? Pete used to help out at the local shelter by taking all of the pictures. I’m not as gifted, but…”

“Abso—“ Mayday switched to a whisper, “absolutely, Uncle Ben! Just give me a date and we’ll sign up together.”

Ben stood up, gremlin fast asleep on his shoulder, and kissed the top of Mayday’s head.

“Next Sunday, dear. We can light the candles the night before.”

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