Michael Van Patrick (Van) (Earth-616)

Scarlet Spider
Name	Michael Van Patrick
Current Alias	Scarlet Spider
Aliases	Van
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Initiative, (Scarlet Spiders, Shadow Initiative)
Relatives	Parents: Baron von Blitzschlag (clonal source/creator/"father") Clones and Donors: Michael Van Patrick (clonal source, deceased) Michael (clone-sibling, deceased) KIA (clone-sibling, deceased) Patrick (clone-sibling) MVP (clone-sibling)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′11″ (1.8 m)
Weight	173 lbs (78.47 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human clone of MVP.
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Blitzschlag Lab, Camp Hammond, Stamford, Connecticut
Place of Death	Camp Hammond
Cause of Death	Killed by KIA
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Adventurer
Base of Operations	Camp Hammond, Stamford, Connecticut
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Dan Slott, Stefano Caselli
First	Avengers: The Initiative #3 (June, 2007)
First	Avengers: The Initiative #3 (June, 2007)
Death	Avengers: The Initiative #10 (March, 2008)
Death	Avengers: The Initiative #10 (March, 2008)

History

Van was one of the three clones of Michael Van Patrick created by Baron von Blitzschlag for the Initiative. He was killed by KIA.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

• Empathic Link: The three brothers share an empathic link with one another.

Abilities

• Naturally-Enhanced Physiology: Due to Pat being a clone of Michael Van Patrick he has the same powers as the original one, who's strength, endurance, and agility are comparable to Captain America.
• Skilled Combatant: The brothers possess the fighting abilities of MVP and Spider-Man.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Iron Spider Armor: A suit equipped with holographic projectors, communication devices and capable of hacking into Starktech-based systems.
  • Invisibility: The Iron Spider Armor can become invisible.
  • Wallcrawling: The Iron Spider Armor enables the user to adhere to surfaces via static electricity and climb walls.
  • Energy Projction: The armor is equipped with repulsor technlogy.
  • Web Shooters: The armor is equipped with mechanical wrist mounted web-shooters.

Weapons

Their Iron Spider Armor provides them with an array of onboard weapons including pulse cannons and repulsor grenades.

See Also

• 7 appearance(s) of Michael Van Patrick (Van) (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Michael Van Patrick (Van) (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Michael Van Patrick (Van) (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Michael Van Patrick (Van) (Earth-616)
• 5 image(s) of Michael Van Patrick (Van) (Earth-616)
• 2 item(s) used/owned by Michael Van Patrick (Van) (Earth-616)