| The Other | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4 (January 2006) |
| Created by | Peter David (writer) Mike Wieringo (artist) Todd Nauck (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Ero |
| Team affiliations | Web Warriors |
| Supporting character of | Earth-616Peter Parker (mate) Earth-616Kaine Parker (host) MC2Peter Parker (host) |
| Notable aliases | "The Other" "Miss Arrow" |
| Abilities | Envenomed stingers extended from her wrists, transformation into a swarm of spiders, control of spiders |
The Other (Ero) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. A nigh-omnipotent physical embodiment ofSpider-Man's spider-powers, it initially takes the form ofMiss Arrow, before the reality alternation of "One More Day" leads it to takeKaine Parker andMC2Peter Parker as hosts, opposingMorlun,the Inheritors, andShathra.
The Other was created byPeter David,Mike Wieringo, andTodd Nauck, and first appeared inFriendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4 (Jan 2006).[1]
During the events ofThe Other,Spider-Man is killed in battle withMorlun. However, his body is later discovered as a sack of skin; Spider-Man had shed his skin and created a 'cocoon' under theBrooklyn Bridge, which he later emerged from, completely healed of his prior wounds. Thus, Spider-Man had 'conquered' death.[2]
Meanwhile, inStark Tower,pirate spiders begin eating Peter's old dead body. When Spider-Man returns, the top of Stark Tower is covered in webbing. Inside the tower, Spider-Man discovers that pirate spiders had consumed his skin. Sated on his flesh, the spiders form into a body of their own, female in opposition to Spider-Man's male.[3]
Declaring itself to be Spider-Man's "Other", the creature explained to Peter that it exists because Peter was supposed to die, but did not. To maintain "balance", the creature had arrived to become his opposite, as well as his equal, and would evolve as he evolved, or die as he would die. It then escapes down a drain.[4]
The creature, named Ero, assumes a human guise asMiss Arrow and becomes a nurse atMidtown High School.[5] It is later revealed that Ero intends to haveFlash Thompson serve as a vessel for her eggs.[6] Ero kidnaps Thompson, but Spider-Man arrives to rescue him. When Ero attempts to impregnate Spider-Man with the eggs instead,Betty Brant arrives and destroys her egg sac. Spider-Man lures Ero into an aviary, where she is eaten by birds. Only a single spider remains, which Spider-Man steps on.[7]
After being killed by theLobo Brothers,Kaine Parker is resurrected as the avatar of the Other, giving him a spider-like appearance.[8] However, the Other makes Kaine's mind unstable, causing him to attack his friendHummingbird.[9] The Other is later revealed to still be alive and choosesthe Peter Parker of Earth-982 as its new avatar.[10]
The Other is composed of thousands of spiders that possess a hive mind, not unlike that of Thousand, however unlike Thousand Arrow was much more organized and had to adhere to typical spider behavior such as creating a sack to raise children.[11] The Other possessed wrist stingers that were poisonous to anyone who was stabbed by them. This was the same ability adopted by Peter and Kaine Parker. It is also shown to possess night vision.
Miss Arrow appears inSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, portrayed byAlice Lee.[12]
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