With the growing importance of the Multiverse in Marvel, viewers are excited to see alternate versions of their favorite superheroes on the big screen. This has given rise to a lot of debates and discussions on Reddit between users, regarding their favorite alternate version of one of the most popular Marvel characters: None other than Spider-Man himself.

After the release of Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness and the popularity of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, fans expect a lot more from the Spider-People of Marvel. Apart from Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and Spider-Gwen, there's such a wide array of types of Spider-Man, that everyone's bound to have a different one as their favorite.

Updated on June 1, 2023, by Diego Pineda Pacheco:

The much-awaited Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has finally hit theaters, and fans of the titular hero are loving it to bits. Popular for its brilliant presentation of a myriad of different Spider-Man variants, the movie has meant a surge in popularity for many of these alternate versions.

10 Silk (Earth-616)

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In the main universe, the same spider that gave Peter Parker his powers bit Cindy Moon. This gave her the same powers and abilities, with even more agility and the ability to produce organic webbing from her fingertips. She first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #1 in 2014, and has grown in popularity ever since.

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Though many fans find her backstory lazy, Redditors like OkMeasurement420 find that once "she became her own hero with her own story", her good qualities really started to shine.

9 The Spider (Earth-15)

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Earth-15's Peter Parker was a mass murderer who merged with the Spider symbiote (one of the most powerful in the Marvel universe), which gave rise to a rage-filled and ruthless version of the character, who first appeared in Exiles #12 in 2002. The Spider didn’t use his powers to fight for good, but to hurt people.

Fans like a since-deleted Reddit account "like the concept" and think that this version of the character deserves more attention. Just like all the symbiotes, The Spider was vulnerable to heat and high-frequency sounds. After numerous murders and crimes, The Spider was killed by Firestar (Earth-3062) by a mega-blast.

8 Spider-Zombie (Earth-2149)

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In the Marvel Zombies universe, Peter Parker (whose first appearance came in Marvel Zombies/Army of Darkness #1 in 2007) was bitten by a zombified Colonel America, eating Mary Jane and Aunt May when he was unable to resist the Hunger. Riddled with guilt, he became one of the storyline's most fascinating characters.

Eventually, like MegaSpidey3 summarizes, Spider-Zombie "becomes one of the good zombies," which is a touching and exciting culmination of one of the most complex and poignant arcs in modern Marvel history.

7 Cosmic Spider-Man (Earth-13)

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Cosmic Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #9 in 2014. He has the enigma force: The literal force of light and life, enhancing his abilities to a great extent. He is known to be one of the most powerful Spider-Man variations across the cosmos, and his abilities are far greater than any other.

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He played a vital role in the Spider-Verse event when he gave sanctuary to all the Spider-People who were fighting against the Inheritors. Being perhaps the strongest Spider-Man version, even fans like Iamhumanforsure calling him "so cool" fall short of his greatness.

6 Scarlet-Spider (Earth-616)

Scarlet Spider from 'Across the Spider-Verse' in the city at night
Image via Sony Pictures

Though several characters have used the identity of the Scarlet Spider, the one that fans on Reddit love most is the original who appeared in Spider Man #52 in 1994: Ben Reilly.

The Jackal, one of Spider-Man’s foes, created a clone of Spidey with his DNA, which fans now know as the Scarlet Spider. The clone copied Peter’s abilities and even his personality, eventually becoming a superhero as well and going against the Jackal to start his own journey. Thanks to what Soft_Appropriate would call "really complex backstory and struggles," Ben stands as one of the most amazing versions of Spidey.

5 Pavitr Prabhakar (Earth-50101)

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While being chased by bullies through the streets of Mumbai, Pavitr Prabhakar came across an ancient yogi who gave him the power of a spider to fight the evil threatening the world. His powers and weaknesses may be similar to Earth-616's Spider-Man, but this hero (who first appeared in Spider-Man: India #1 in 2005) has proved to be entirely unique. Like Indian__Jones says, the concept is "just so out there," in the best sense possible.

In the Spider-Verse, he fought alongside Superior Spider-Man, Spider-Man UK, and many more to defeat the Inheritors, later joining the Web-Warriors. If that's not cool, what is?

4 Superior Spider-Man (Earth-616)

Otto Octavius as the Superior Spider-Man.
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Doc Ock is much more than just one the MCU's most sympathetic villains. When Peter Parker dies, Octavius implants his mind into Peter's body, choosing the hero life and devoting himself to being a better hero than Peter under the name of Superior Spider-Man (first appearing in Amazing Spider-Man #697 in 2012).

He uses gadgets like spider-bots to monitor the city and fight crimes that the original Wall-Crawler couldn't. With Peter's abilities and Otto's high intellect, Superior Spider-Man was considered extremely powerful in his short tenure. The best part was that his was, as jdfree1987 put it, "a nice fresh storyline".

3 Spider-Punk (Earth-138)

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Hobart “Hobie” Brown got bit by a radioactive spider from illegal waste dumping in Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #10 in 2014. He took on the Spider-Man mantle in his universe to oppose the tyrannical president Norman Osborn.

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Spider-Punk has many followers who helped him bring Norman to justice. He has just as many fans, like demonking3246, who "love his design" and agree that he's one of the coolest Spider-Man variants. Hobie also joined the Spider-Verse army to defeat the Inheritors, which only proves how popular he quickly proved to be with the fans.

2 Spider-Man 2099 (Earth-928)

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In the year 2099, Miguel O'Hara took the mantle of Spider-Man by mixing his DNA with that of a spider. Spider-Man 2099 sports some epic devices and powers that make him entirely unique. He's definitely not a force to be reckoned with, as has been proven on repeated occasions since his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #365 in 1992.

He fought in the Spider-Verse comics alongside many other heroes. With what Theta-Sigma45 summarizes as "[the] most interesting personality, great stories, and a killer costume", many call this their favorite version of Spider-Man, and he also happens to be one of the most powerful Marvel characters.

1 Ultimate Spider-Man (Earth-1610)

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First appearing in Ultimate Spider-Man #1 in the year 2000, the Earth-1610 version of Peter Parker calls the Ultimate Marvel universe home, which is why he's known as Ultimate Spider-Man. This run of the character was devised as a way to modernize him for new audiences, and that goal was definitely achieved.

Fans like some Redditors call this version of the hero "the greatest incarnation of the character yet," and it isn't hard to see why. With a great sense of humor, a more interesting personality than ever before, and a real sense that this is an actual teenager learning lessons through his life as a superhero, this is the version of the character that many people would call the definitive one, arguably earning him the title of the best alternate Spider-Man.

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