History
Formerly a human sent to Hell, the entity known as Kindred became a demon and rapidly climbed through the ranks. Possessing an intimate familiarity with Peter Parker - to the point of affectionately referring to him as "Pete" - the demon began torturing Mysterio - an enemy of Spider-Man's who had committed suicide - relentlessly until Beck agreed to serve him.[1] The demon resurrected Beck to serve as his agent,[2] though Beck eventually forgot about his bargain. The demon was aware of Ero's interest in testing Peter Parker and attempted to use Mysterio to persuade the Spider-Totem to ally with him, though it refused.[3]
During Kraven's attempt to persuade Spider-Man to kill him, Spider-Man had a vision of Mary Jane having been killed by the demon;[4] the demon offering to watch over her while he was unable to do so.[5] The demon also resumed tormenting Quentin Beck, manifesting during a prison therapy session that was subsequently cut short. Apologizing for his cruel treatment of Beck, the demon reminded him of their bargain before offering to let him say the demon's true name. Before Mysterio could do so, the demon sensed Peter Parker dream-scrying these events and killed Beck to avoid Spider-Man prematurely learning his identity. Addressing Peter directly, the demon asked Peter to call him "Kindred" and that he intended to torment Peter for something that he did.[6]Personality
Kindred is amicable but ruthless, torturing Quentin Beck into near-insanity and brutally killing him after giving him permission to say his true name, though he lamented having to do so in order to keep his identity secret.[7] Kindred is fixated on obtaining revenge on Peter Parker for an unspecified thing he'd done, though he is also strangely affectionate towards him -- referring to him as "Pete" and watching over Mary Jane while Peter was fighting Kraven the Hunter.[5]
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- Demon Physiology: Formerly a human,[6] Kindred has become a demon primarily associated with centipedes, which he can spawn at-will.[5]