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] While Spider-Man fought Kraven, the demon watched over Mary Jane in his absence and commented on her treating one of his centipedes with kindness.[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'd done.[6]
He is seen soon after murdering Mysterio, encountering Mysterio's psychiatrist, who turns out to be Dr. Ludwig Rinehart. Mysterio reveals to Kindred that he brainwashed his psychiatrist and made him pretend and dress up like him. Kindred then yells at Beck for telling his psychiatrist his name, during his brain washing. He explains that Mysterio keeps running from his purpose and then hands Mysterio a script. He is then seen once again talking to Peter stating, "When we do finally stand face to face, I want it to be the right way." He is then shown staring at a wall with framed photos of all the spider related super heros: Peter, Otto Octavius, Mile Morales, Spider-Woman, Silk, Ben Reilly, and Ghost Spider. He then says that he wants to meet "through friends" and that he will see him soon. [7]
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.[6] 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]
Attributes
Powers
Demon Physiology: Formerly a human,[6] Kindred has become a demon primarily associated with centipedes, which he can spawn at-will.[5]
Paraphernalia
Weapons
Kindred is capable of conjuring giant centipedes and using them to attack opponents.[6]
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