History
Patton Parnel was a disturbed young man who lived with his abusive Uncle Ted, "experimented" on animals, and perversely spied on his next-door neighbour, Sara Jane. When on a trip to Alcorp Industries, Sara Jane approached him and asked if he would help her expose their illegal experimentation on animals.
When inside Alcorp, Sara Jane dragged Patton into a laboratory to free the animal test subjects. Intrigued by an enormous red spider, Patton reached in to grab it and was bitten. Dragged out by security, he was sent home, and the following day his uncle beat him. Abnormally hungry, Patton impulsively ate a mouse, awakening his spider-like abilities. Patton next ate a cat, and when Uncle Ted came home Patton transformed into a spider-like monster and attacked him. The following day Patton confronted schoolyard bully Gene, and lured a young boy looking for his dog to his house. Sara Jane came to his house looking for Gene, and Patton kissed her before biting her neck. Sara Jane slapped him, and Patton began to transform into a monstrous spider-like creature, revealing that the spider that had bitten implanted eggs via its bite, an ability he had inherited and tested on his uncle and the boy. Before Patton could do anything more, Morlun arrived and attacked, ripping off Patton's chelicerae and one arm and stated that while Patton was young and unripe he would suffice as an appetizer. As Morlun drained Patton's life force, Sara Jane fled, but the following morning hundreds of baby spiders emerged from the tooth marks Patton had left on her neck.[1]Attributes
Powers
Spider Physiology: Patton can partially or completely transform into a monstrous creature with fangs and venomous chelicerae, eight compound eyes, four arms, and four legs. He can shoot organic webbing from his wrists and impregnate prey by biting them.
- Wall-Crawling
- Superhuman Strength
- Biological/Organic Webbing Generation
- Fangs
Paraphernalia
Weapons
Fangs and chelicerae
Trivia
- Edge of Spider-Verse #4 writer Clay McLeod Chapman conceptualized Patton Parnel as the moral opposite of Peter Parker, and his rule for writing Parnel's story was thinking "W.W.P.P.N.D.?—What Would Peter Parker Not Do?" He also implied that Patton is a "complete sociopath."[2]
- The character's name is a fusion of the names of comedians Patton Oswalt and Chris Parnell.[2]
- Patton Parnel is similar to the character Greg Arkin from the DC Comics television series Smallville, in terms of powers and behavior.
See Also
- 1 appearance(s) of Patton Parnel (Earth-51412)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Patton Parnel (Earth-51412)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Patton Parnel (Earth-51412)
- 7 image(s) of Patton Parnel (Earth-51412)
- 3 victim(s) killed by Patton Parnel (Earth-51412)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edge of Spider-Verse #4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 On the Edge of Spider-Verse: Patton Parnell Marvel. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Originally retrieved on May 22, 2024.