Uncle Ben
F) Ty6
A) Ty6
S) Ty6
E) Gd10
R) Gd10
I) Ex20
P) Rm30
Health: 28 Karma: 60
Resources: Ty Pop: 0
Known Powers:
None
Equipment:
None
Talents: None
Contacts: May Parker, Peter Parker
Bio-History: Ben Parker was young Peter's loving uncle and husband to May. Ben's brother died when Peter was young, and May and Ben raised the boy as their own. Ben was like a father to Peter in every way. When Peter began to rebel following an accident involving a genetically altered test spider, Ben remained diligent in his attempts to teach the teenager how to better overcome life's challenges. Through Peter's trials with bullies and peer pressure -- and unknowingly during his transformation into Spider-Man -- Ben tried to guide his nephew down the right path.
His ego inflated by the heady feeling of pro-wrestling superstardom, Peter chose not to become involved when he encountered a criminal fleeing the scene of a robbery -- though he easily could have captured the thief with his newfound spider-powers. Shortly thereafter, Ben and Peter had an argument, which ended when Peter ran away from his uncle. That same night, a burglar entered the Parker home and demanded the family's money. When Ben said the thief probably had more than they did, the man shot him at point-blank range. Peter returned home to find police cars surrounding his house and Aunt May hysterical.
When he overheard a police bulletin saying Ben's murderer had been cornered in a nearby warehouse, Peter donned his wresting costume and dashed off to avenge his uncle's death. Upon seeing the hoodlum's face, he recognized him as the same crook he had allowed to run past him days earlier. The moment Peter realized he could have saved his uncle, he understood the words Ben had spoken to him that night: "With great power, there must come great responsibility."
