Aaron Davis (Earth-42)

Evil-doer

Full Name

Aaron Davis

Alias

Uncle Aaron

Origin

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Occupation

Criminal

Powers / Skills

Gauntlets and boots that can be charged with energy to increase strength and allow for gliding

Titanium-laced claws
Combat expertise
Brute strength
Superhuman agility
Endurance
Stamina
Durability
Stealth

Goals

Capture his nephew's Earth-1610 counterpart(succeeded).

Crimes

Kidnapping

Assault
Conspiracy
Attempted murder

Type of Villain

Enigmatic Kidnapper

“	Ha-ha! A good guy?	„
	~ Aaron scoffing at the idea of being good.

“	Miles: Please, trust me. I know you don't wanna beThe Prowler- (Aaron seemingly attacks Miles with a Prowler claw) Aaron: I'm not.	„
	~ Miles mistakenly trying to talk Aaron out of villainy.

The version ofAaron Davis from Earth-42 is a minor antagonist inSony Pictures Animation's 24th feature filmSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and will return in its upcoming sequelSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.

From a universe with no Spider-Man and the home universe of the spider that bit Miles Morales in Earth-1610B, Earth-42's Aaron Davis is still alive and experienced the death of his brother Jefferson. Working with his nephewMiles Morales, who is the Prowler in his universe, they kidnapped the Miles of Earth-1610B.

He was voiced byMahershala Ali, who also played hisEarth-1610B counterpart,Cottonmouth inMarvel's Luke Cage,Vector inAlita: Battle Angel,Mark Foster inLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit, andTitan inInvincible.

Appearance[]

As the alternate version of Aaron Davis, he heavily resemble his counterpart by being bald with a goatee. However, his goatee is longer and graying.

Personality[]

Having lost his brother, Aaron has adopted a brooding, evil persona, making him a darker reflection to the Earth-1610 Aaron. This was seen when he had a notable grimace at the pleading of the alternate Miles. He is quite apathetic, as while he listens to Earth-1610 Miles' story, he shows no sympathy towards the alternate version of his nephew's plight of theSpot planning to kill his counterpart's brother and even laughed at the idea of being a good guy.

Despite this, Aaron does seem to love his family, as he is shown to get along with his sister-in-law Rio and help her out. It's heavily implied that he and his nephew were the ones who painted a giant mural of Miles' late father in his honor similar as to how Earth-1610 Miles and his dad did for their Aaron following his death. On that note, he also cares for his nephew, signified by how the two seem to have their own handshake and how he supposedly took up the mantle of the Prowler after him.

Biography[]

Background[]

Aaron of Earth-42 presumably had a similar upbringing to the main Aaron who resided in Earth-1610B.

Aaron's brother Jefferson passed away through unknown means and it likely took a toll on him. At an unknown point in his life, a grieving Aaron joined his nephew Miles in turning to a life a crime, taking up the mantle ofThe Prowler.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse[]

After Miles Morales was transported to Earth-42 instead of his home dimension, he realizes he was in an alternate universe when he sees his uncle Aaron alive again. Aaron was seen asking Rio about her work schedule before agreeing to pick something up for her later. He soon took notice of Miles and greeted his “nephew”.

Despite knowing it wasn't his real uncle, Miles hugs him, to the latter's confusion. He questioned Miles on taking out his braids, before going over their plan. No sooner when they reach the roof, Prowler (Earth-42) appears and knocks Miles out. It turns out Aaron knew this wasn't his nephew and intends to get answers.

He takes him to his apartment, where Miles awakens to find himself tied to the punching bag. He spots Aaron (Earth-42) standing in front of him. A frantic Miles reveals that he is from another world and gives his history and that he has to get back to his parents, but the alternate version of his uncle appears uninterested while playing music though listens to the tale. He is slightly irritated when Miles reveals he had an Uncle Aaron who was the Prowler, and that the latter was remorseful for his crimes and says there's a chance for him to redeem himself.

Aaron (Earth-42) chuckles at the thought of being a good guy. Miles pleads to him and states he knows that Aaron doesn't want to be the Prowler, to which he uses his bionic gauntlet to punch above Miles. He casually states that he is not the Prowler, before the latter enters and Aaron (Earth-42) tosses him the gauntlet. It is then revealed to Miles that his counterpart has taken up the role of the Prowler and is helping his uncle.

Trivia[]

While he doesn't use the Prowler name, it is unknown what villainous moniker this Aaron Davis has.
The way he holds Earth-1610's Miles Morales hostage in his apartment is similar to how Miles held Peter B. Parker hostage in the first film.
He is the second version of Aaron Davis to outlive his brother Jefferson, the other beingProwler of the 2020 video gameMarvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
With the official artbook forAcross the Spider-Verse revealing that his nephew is a vigilante, it's unknown whether this version of Aaron Davis is a villain or a retired vigilante. A possibility is that thanks to an unknown incident (which could be related to the death of that universe's Jefferson Davis), Aaron could have stopped viewing himself as a force of good and retired from vigilantism.