Miles Morales came a long way before he turned into one of the strongest Spider-Men in the Spider-Verse.
Heck, he may still have a long way to go and a lot more to learn, but based on how Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse showcased him, here’s why Miles is potentially the strongest Spider-Man to exist in the Spider-Verse.
WARNING: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Miles Morales’ Spider-Man Powers Explained
Miles Morales was introduced to us in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse where he lived as a 15-year-old boy, just before he got bitten by a radioactive spider.
As a teenager, he has the perfect eye vision (unlike the previous Spider-Men versions where they always needed eyeglasses before turning into the hero), he is also just as smart (if not more) as the previous Peter Parker versions in the multiverse.
After getting bitten by the radioactive spider, his spider-based abilities are pretty much similar to Peter Parker’s when it comes to strength, speed, stamina, durability, and reflexes like a spider.
However, his unique abilities are where he is set apart from the previous Spider-Men that came before him.
Aside from having the ability to climb and stick on walls with his fingertips and feet as well as having the ‘spider-sense’ when danger is near, Miles’ variation includes having invisibility powers and electrocution.
The ‘electrocution’ here is, as defined by Marvel.com, “[Miles] has the power to direct a bio-electric charge like a sting, including the ability to stun enemies with a ‘venom blast’ and strike with concussive force.’
This doesn’t even begin to describe just how strong Miles really is, especially considering he was never even supposed to be a Spider-Man in the Spider-Verse movies.
In the Marvel comic books, Miles has two relevant moments that depict just how strong this Earth-1610 Spider-Man really is.
Miles was able to release himself from one of his nemesis, the symbiote Venom (Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #3) which was something we have seen Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man struggle from before in Spider-Man 3 (2007).
In addition to his bio-electric charge abilities, Miles gained Venom-like powers where he could summon an energy sword (Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5) and eventually turn it into his ‘Venom Blast’ power (Miles Morales: Spider-Man #9).
The ‘Venom Blast’ power is seemingly a similar skill to his bio-electric one, seeing as this ‘Venom Blast’ is something that could sting his enemies.
While this bit is not shown enough in the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales can actually heal himself faster than the average Peter Parker.
Oh, and Miles’ Spider bite, according to his comic book origins, had another side-effect that the other Spider-Men do not — immortality, thanks to Norman Osborn’s experimentation of seeking a formula that could cure diseases.
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Does Miles Morales Have A Weakness?
As far as what we can tell from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Miles has no other weakness other than his inexperience.
This ‘inexperience’ doesn’t seem to differ much even from the MCU’s Spider-Men.
Notice how Tobey Maguire’s, Andrew Garfield’s, and Tom Holland’s versions also struggled based on their inexperience and lack of training due to gaining their superpower at such a young age.
In Miles’ circumstance though, he was somewhat able to get mentored for a short time under Peter B. Parker in Into the Spider-Verse.
Despite the short amount of time though, he was able to master his flexibility and strengths as Spider-Man.
Not to mention, his intelligence when it comes to easily adapting to his surroundings and realizing his weaknesses are exactly what makes him stronger — his self-awareness and bravery to face those areas in which he lacked.
His other weaknesses are external factors to his own, which is to protect his family and friends. This is what led him to want to write ‘his own story’ even after Spider-Man 2099 told him he was not meant to be Spider-Man.
Because even though he is not welcomed by his own Spider Society, he will make do with the abilities he has possessed and trained with, embodying what his mother told him that he could never let anyone tell who he is and who he is meant to be.
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Is Miles Morales Stronger Than MCU’s Spider-Men Trio?
Now, onto the real question: is Miles Morales stronger than MCU’s Spider-Men trio? A brief answer would be yes, he is.
Considering that the difference here is the lack of access to relevant resources (whereas Tom Holland’s Peter Parker had the Stark Industries helping his supersuit’s improvements), Miles is farthest among the original trio Spider-Men from the MCU.
Miles literally went up against Spider-Man 2099, another prominent Spider-Man figure who had his own unique abilities, vampire-like claws and fangs, and even has the ability to inject venom into his opponent’s bloodstream.
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Miles outsmarted every Spider-people known to every fan out there. Yes, even Gwen and Peter B. Parker, his own closest comrades.
Throughout being chased by the Spider-people, Gwen and Peter B. Parker were full-on convinced that Miles had no plan on how to escape the Spider Society.
And yet, he managed to gather every single one of them out on a chase outside their headquarters, just so he could lead them in the opposite direction from his plan: teleport himself back home in the now-empty and unguarded headquarters.
What even makes Miles more special than the rest is the fact he was never supposed to be Spider-Man in the first place, as Spider-Man 2099 revealed to him.
Apparently, the Earth-42 spider that bit Miles was supposed to have been for someone else, someone who was destined for the bite, he was a miscalculation.
Despite finding out about this, Miles turned to face Spider-Man 2099 and said, “Nah, I’m writing my own story.”
You can catch Miles Morales return in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse now premiering in theaters worldwide!
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