clones are people too

Created from Peter Parker's DNA by the Jackal, this clone was made to fight him as part of Jackal's torment of Spider-Man. He dubbed himself "Ben Reilly", using his Uncle Ben's first name and his Aunt May's maiden name.

[scarletclone]

What was that??

Ben’s eyes widened when he noticed lightning coming out of nowhere and energized a guy. No... Wait a second. “You’re Thor!” he said with great vigor in his voice. However the excitement was short lived. “Wait, why did you summon lightning? Is something going to happen?” He was suddenly very worried.

@mortalstrings​

[scarletclone]

what am I going to do now?

He glanced down at the item in the woman’s hand and motioned to it. Probably not the best to approach her with the amount of vigor and excitement he suddenly felt inside. “Uh.. Excuse, yeah. Hey. Uhm... Where did you find that?” Definitely needed that for his reworked webbing formula... or maybe not? 

@carteragent13​

[scarletclone]

Peter? Peter!

Ben glanced around, he could’ve sworn he heard someone calling out to him but sounds more like they thought he was someone else. He swallowed hard and turned toward the girl. “Uhm... I’m not Peter...” He’s seen Peter Parker recently and Ben could say hands down that he looked nothing like-- who was he kidding? He was truly Peter’s clone. “I uhm...” he coughed softly. “Yeah? Sorry.” He could probably pretend to be Peter, right? “What’s up?”

@blckdhlia​

[scarletclone]

this cannot be happening right now.

Not that Peter would be able to pick up that Ben was watching him from a rooftop. But he’s noticed the boy’s presence a couple of days after he tried to figure out where was safe to settle down for a couple of nights before moving to the next spot. Would it be weird to approach Peter without his suit on? He pulled the face mask down and continued to follow him - truly hoping that Peter would detect his presence and he wouldn’t have to do the whole... ‘so I’m your clone’ bit.

@deadwcight​

[scarletclone]

you can do it! you got this Ben.

He took a deep breath, it’s been hard to adjust to this new lifestyle but he’s figured out a routine here at his usual hiding spot. Something suddenly set off his spider senses and his whole body shivered. Grabbing his webshooter he turned and aimed it at the intruder. Eyes widened when he realized who it was. “Kaine?! What...Uh... You’re uhm... what are you doing here?” he frowned.

@markcfkaine​

[scarletclone]

shit shit shit shit - damn. 

He let out a yelp, webbing slipped and he fell, crashing into the ground. A long groan rumbled through his chest and he quickly rolled over, spotting someone his mask’s eyes widened. “Oh no, how much of that did you see? I swear I’m not that clumsy - well not all the time.” Maybe being in this apocalyptic tundra was making the webbing formula a lot more water based and less sticky. He needed to try harder.

@hobsborn​

[maxmarvel12345]

Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider

Artist by: Tom Reilly [pencils] and Nathan Fairbairn [colors]

[scarletclone]

welcome to the soulstone. . .

[ outro by m83, clones of nerds are sexy, pumpkin spiced latte - spilled over a hoodie covered spandex suit, soaked in axe body spray (the black can) with hints of ocean breeze body wash ] your world has gone black, time has shifted and halted still. wake up, benjamin 'ben’ reilly, you’re in a new world now. you used to be known as the scarlet spider back on earth, and were twenty-five at the time of your disappearance. now you must adapt at life within the soul stone or accept your fate. survive or disappear. it’s on you now. [ cody christian, he/him ] 

following the events of avengers:endgame how does your character feel about everything that has happened?

(Ben wasn’t part of MCU End Game unfortunately)   Ben was devastated by the events that followed, the strangest thing when he didn’t get snapped when Thanos decided to go all “balance to everything”. He would’ve reacted the same way Peter Parker would’ve. Ben wouldn’t admit that admires, Peter - however he was close to Tony when he donned the gauntlet. He hates that the universe had to digress to such drastic measures to restore itself.

what has your character brought with you into the soul stone?

Ben brought:

his blue hoodie

scarlet spider suit (was probably swinging around when he got yoinked)

web shooters

fresh clothes, science journal along with a pen (in a backpack he wore)

give us a bit about your character, tell us how you see them.

   Ben is one of the spider-army children. Of course he’s awesome by default. But the mere fact that he’s got all of his Peter’s memories and practically a clone, is part of the cool! Ben might have basic spider abilities, but there are some added extras that set him apart from Peter. He is mostly asocial from time to time, would prefer to be by himself but he finds solace in spending time with Kaine. I think if he really put himself out there - he could make a pretty great Spider-Man. Too bad he hates being compared to Peter.

headcanons:

Ben dyed his hair blond, to lessen his resemblance to Peter Parker.

Ben's computer password is "Kaine." He claims it's because he's a sucker for sentiment.

Recently, Ben has been experiencing hallucinations of his "Scarlet Spider" and "Jackal" personas as a result of the trauma he suffered from Miles Warren's experiments. The Scarlet Spider persona encourages Ben to make moral decisions while the Jackal persona urges him to be more selfish and apathetic.

Ben’s become Death’s play thing, every time he died in the past she would pull him closer and tell him that he’s going back even he didn’t want to.

The first time Ben officially died was on Halloween and from then on he hates the holiday.

According to Death, Ben has died more than anyone else in the universe.