Red-Arachnid (Brian Smith)
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Contents
- 1 Creators Notes
- 2 Birth of a Hero
- 3 Learning Curve
- 4 A Giant Rhinoceros in Millennium City?!?!?!?
- 5 The Unstoppable Rhino!!!
- 6 Love Interests
- 7 New Gear
- 8 That Retcon, Tho!
- 9 Friends and Allies
- 10 Rogues Gallery
- 11 Powers and Abilities
- 12 Comments and Opinions
- 13 Equipment
- 14 Costumes
- 15 Trophies
- 16 Theme Songs
- 17 Trivia
Creators Notes
Yes. Spider-Kid does have many similarities with Spider-Man (Spider-Sense, Death of a loved one etc.) I honestly didn't expect him to get to a level higher then 20 and can't wait til hes 40. Most people expect Spider-Kid to be a mini Spider-Man which is why i don't type in the Zone Chat of CO, the color scheme of the character is Red, black, and white because he is (or was) mostly active at night and the costume was designed for stealth. I am a currently trying to get Vine or Energy Swinging for the character because I'm kinda tired of the grappling hook anyway I hope you enjoy reading his lengthy page here and leave a comment for the page in the comments section or in the Discussion. Lastly for anyone who would like to submit any artwork please leave a comment in the Discussion before posting a pic on my page without permission.
NOTE: Spider-Kid's origins have been retconned meaning that this "old" information never happened being that his was Spider-Kid and not the new Red-Arachnid, but I will continue to keep it up so everyone can see his origins both Pre and Pro. The real reason I'm retconning Spider-Kid is because I never really played as War-Spider and being that one of my friends has left Champions Online to play Star Wars: The Old Republic. I'd figure he wouldn't mind if I had his Red-Arachnid title become a legacy.
Birth of a Hero
Young Brian Smith was born with spider-like powers, he wanted to tell his parents, but he was scared they would send him to some mutant school for the gifted that's when he saw Red Spider swing by and remembered he was also born with spider powers and look at him he's become friends with famous heroes like Caliga, but all Brian wanted to do was live a normal teenage life. While he was walking to school in Westside he saw the New Purple Gang harassing a couple shop-owners making a quick makeshift costume he stopped the New Purple Gang and one shop-owner refered to him as Spider-Kid which would soon become his new hero alias later that day he went home to tell his parents until he heard that his dad was shot down in Westside after he didn't participate in Kevin Poe's recruitment run, Brian then makes a red and blue costume and heads down to Westside to avenge his father's death after defeating Kevin Poe and turning him over to the police Brian vowed to protect Millennium City as Spider-Kid.
Learning Curve
After becoming Spider-Kid, Brian is trained by Red Snake in martial arts this later improves Brian's speed and agility making him a tough oppenent villians can get their hands on, Brian plans on joining some kind of group of heroes that can help him against the forces of evil, but no groups will accept and inexperienced hero so Brian currently works in Westside as a solo hero, but other than that Brain is okay with that all he really cares about is getting the job done in his free time Brain like to hang out in the famous Ren Center playground of Millennium City's most Mightiest Heroes and watch duels between other heroes, Brian will become a spectacular superhero one day, but you know what they say "if your gonna start somewhere, start at the bottom".
A Giant Rhinoceros in Millennium City?!?!?!?
A brilliant engineer named Aaron Carter worked on Monster Island trying to control the rampaging manimals that roam the vast land, until his lab was raided by the one who caused the manimal outbreak in the first place, Dr. Moreau the mad scientist convinces Aaron that even if this manimal crisis is stopped he won't be the one congratulated it will be those cursed heroes, Aaron eventually takes a moment to think about and he couldn't believe it even if the crisis is over the heroes would get a statue of them in the city while he just gets a pat on the back and a "good job" compliment, Moreau hands Aaron a serum which holds the DNA of a rhino and by drinking the serum Aaron will become the one thing in the animal kingdom that is unstoppable and in the end Aaron drinks the serum.
The Unstoppable Rhino!!!
Brian Smith, 14 year old teen that's not a care in the world for some people but that changes on March 15 when the Rhino raids a museum for its Lemurian artifact Brian suits up and heads over to the museum where he notices the face of the rampaging rhinoceros its his dad former collogue, Aaron, Brain tries to convince Aaron to stop but the serum that made him this way has taken full control and now Aaron Carter is no more there is only Rhino! a tear comes to Brian's eye that leaves him no other choice to stop the rampaging behemoth and save the innocent civilians Brain is thanked by everyone and leave Brian asking "What happened to you, Aaron?"
Love Interests
- Yellowjacket: Spider-Kid met Yellowjacket when he temporarily joined Bugcorp after spending many months fighting crime and earning the trust of PRIMUS and UNTIL, Yellowajacket was a rich girl who really confused Spider-Kid for how she was dating him,and (almost) ordinary boy but her only reason for why she dated him was because he was cute and sweet. The two dated for a short while before Yellowjacket moved out of Millennium City.
- Allykat: Allykat was originally just a girl named, Ally Santora and she just loved cats, wither they were Tiger, Lions, Cheetahs, Panther, Jaguars etc. But when her father decided to test a cat-related mutagen on Ally she would soon find that the mutagen would give her amazing cat-like speed, agility, and super smell. Seeing how Ally now possessed cat powers she saw she no longer needed her father and ran away along with her new abilities. After fleeing from home Ally took up a life of crime as Allykat when she was about to rob the National History Museum for a priceless cat idol The Tremendous Spider-Kid dropped in and stopped her and it was love at first sight (for Allykat).
Spider-Kid and Allykat fought after stunning and knocking the hero unconscious she lifted his mask giving him a slight kiss before fleeing, luckily Spider-Kid was able to leave the scene before the police showed up, loosing the catgirl Spider-Kid swung back home as a shadowed girl watched saying "I can't wait to get my claws on that little spider". Thus began the on again off again relationship between the two lovestruck teens.
New Gear
Knowing his adventures will get more tricky and dangerous, Brian Smith takes advantage of his part-time job at the Mods & Fusion Store in Renaissance Center. Brian synthesizes a new Questionite-coated webbing and web shooters along with the developing of a new suit.
Finally the new suit is complete ((Loosely based off Superior Spider-Man's)) Brain's new suit features red and black and has abandoned the white he has even created a backpack that can be used to carry his clothes and extend spider-like legs to enhance his speed of wall-crawling, finally he has web-devices that stand on the outside of his costume instead of in and the webs are now coated with Questionite making them unbreakable.
That Retcon, Tho!
In December 2013, Spider-Kid's Origins, Powers, and Background has been retconed. Brain Smith isn't born a mutant and he never becomes "Spider-Kid" he becomes the new Red-Arachnid living up to his predecessor's legacy.
New Beginnings
Brian Anthony Smith is a young lad with more than meets the eye. Often he is thought of as a just a guy with no friends and no life some people often like using him as the butt of a joke, but of course like most teens would do Brian ignored the constant foul jokes because while the guys got in trouble and thrown in jail and the girls continuing to be stuck-up, high maintenance, and always wanting to date the "bad boy". Brian continued to do good in school hoping that when he graduates those guys and girls that made fun of him would soon reek what the sow.
One day after school Brian went to Harmon Labs to see the unveiling of a wormhole generator that is capable of traveling between other worlds and dimensions. Brian's curiosity got the best of him and he winded wandering the halls of one of the most powerful corporations on the world, Brian eventually stumbled upon a room that contained a mix of different animal DNA turns out Harmon Labs was testing a new super-soldier serum called, Gene-7. Picking up a vial of what looks to be spider DNA Brain got frightened when he heard a couple of scientist's voices and winded dropping the container that held the spider DNA on the floor.
Brian hid under a desk within the room after the scientists heard a noise come from inside once they left Brian made a run for it before tripping and falling on the broken shards of glass of the container he dropped earlier. What Brian didn't know that his blood was now exposed to genetically-altered spider DNA which he would wind up paying the price for.
Birthright
Brian went home that same day while a scientist back at Harmon Labs named, Jackson Foreman discovered that the vial of spider DNA was broken and went back to his lab to see if any video footage was captured apparently footage of Brian destroying and later falling on the broken shards of glass that contained the spider DNA surprised Jack and later performed some forensics to find if Brian at least shed some blood. Eventually finding some of Brian's DNA he examined it and saw that boy was born, like as if it were his birthright, to be exposed to the untested super serum used on the spider DNA sample. This later inspired Jack that maybe this new super-serum is ready for human trials and decided the next person it should be tested on. Was himself.
Empowered
Brian woke up the next morning with his alarm clock ringing pressing the button to disable it he noticed that it stuck to his hand, immediately jumping out of his bed while also being frightened from him mom's voice to get dressed for school caused Brian to jump onto the the ceiling of his bedroom sticking like as if he were a Human Spider. Brian was able to put two and two together finding out that by the possibly genetically-altered spider DNA entering his open cut wounds from the glass he cut his arm on caused a change in his body it was then Brian knew he had acquired super powers, or in this case spider powers.
Along Came a Spider, named Spider-Kid
On one cold night Brian put on his ski mask and some goggles and a hat and went down to Westside where he would test out his newfound powers. While in the middle of his "training" Brian heard a man in a mask just robbed a store that was when Brian thought maybe now was the time to put his powers to the test and apprehend the burglar. Every night Brian went out in his makeshift suit trying to find the burglar that robbed the convenience store he then dubbed by the local newspaper, "Spider-Kid" and asking questions is he good or bad? Eventually Brian did find the burglar and chased him down but when he lost him in a dark alley Brian heard a gunfire and when he found the victim of the fatal gunshot it was father, Daniel Smith he happened to be walking through the alley after going grocery shopping and used the alley as a shortcut to his car. Brian soon unmasked himself to his dying father saying "Its me dad. I'm Spider-Kid the vigilante everyone has all been talking about." Brian remembers shedding a tear on that night and his father's last words were "Brian...B-B Man I'm proud of you, but with every battle comes a cost. Go do what you do best. Protect. Go son go get that....m-man...... Brian soon cried before throwing his mask back on and chasing after the burglar turned murderer. Brian eventually caught up with him and cornered him at the Westside Docks. 
Crime Doesn't Pay
Brian cornered thug at Westside Docks repeating several times "Murderer, Murderer, Murderer" Before kicking the burglar's gun out of his hand and beating him till he had a broken jaw and nose. Right when Brian was about to deliver the final blow holding the criminal by his shirt collar Brian's body discharged a large amounts of yellow bio-electric energy which left Brian in stunned state while the thug went into cardiac arrest before finally dying. Checking his pulse Brian noticed he was dead and he accidentally killed him, but thats not what the police with think. Fleeing the scene to cry about the death of his father, Brian thought about his fathers final words about how he should do right and "Protect" it was then Brian would become a superhero using his powers to help people and to never kill since his new power of bio-electricity killed the man who killed his father.
The Final Hours of Richard O'Reilly (The First Red-Arachnid)
Elsewhere in Downtown, Millennium City the superhero known as Red-Arachnid has been shot and is currently fighting against The Superior 7 he has defeated most of the members except for Hell Demon, the Orange Goblin of Mayhem. Brian hears the report from the TV he has on in his room he watches the fight unfold and watches a battered and beaten Red-Arachnid get his butt kicked. Brian not having time to put on the ski mask to go help just grabs his jacket and jumps, climbs, and leaps all the way downtown. Red-Arachnid now with most of his mask tattered and gone everyone who has gathered to see the fight knows that Richard O'Reilly is Red-Arachnid. With several choke slams to the concrete Richard is on his finally leg, using the last of his spider strength Richard picks up a tanker truck and throws it at Hell Demon killing him before giving an evil smirk knowing that Red-Arachnid is on his last leg and is about to die. Finally Richard drops to his knees and dying saying that "Hell Demon may have been successful in killing me, but I came out victorious in saving everyone else." Richard then dies and Brian gets there too late unable to use his own spider powers to help and probably even save Richard.
The Web-Suit
It is has been an entire month since Red-Arachnid's death at the hands of Hell Demon. Brian has since then still been operating as Spider-Kid and still wearing his horribly crafted homemade "costume". One day while fighting a gang of techno-wizards calling themeselves, The Gadgeteers, Brian attempted stop their plot of robbing a hidden laboratory full of super-computers and cybernetics. Brian managed to stop them from breaking down the doors of the hidden laboratory but didn't expect to shot with a dart loaded with poisonous nanobots that were both disabling his regenerative healing factor and rendering his spider powers making him powerless after a few seconds Brian blacked out. Waking up in a warehouse full even more technology, Brian had found that someone had saved him and cured him of the deadly nanobots in his blood that was when he met, The Inventor, The Inventor was man of science for years and when he saw Brian in his horrible predicament he had his robot servants receive Brian's body and bring back here for him to cured while in the meantime he constructed what he called, The Red-Arachnid Nano-Suit, or "Web-Suit" for a much more simple name to call it. The Inventor later gave Brian the suit saying "If your gonna be a hero, your gonna need a costume and not just a shirt and ski mask". Donning the costume Brian then set out to apprehend the Gadgeteers and later turned them in and when a cop asked Brian "Who are you?" Brian replied with "I'm Red-Arachnid. The NEW Red-Arachnid" right before fleeing the scene.
The New Red-Arachnid
((WIP))
Friends and Allies
Rogues Gallery
The Rhino
Threat level:
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Name: Aaron Carter
Age: 32
Powers: Superhuman Strength, Super Speed, Durability, Invulnerability, Unarmed Combat, Stamina, Longevity
Aaron Carter was a friend of Micheal's dad. Aaron worked with PRIMUS on the Monster Island quest, when Aaron came across Dr. Moreau's lab and attempting to kill the mad scientist to put an end to the doctor's experimenting, using his negotiation skills Dr. Moreau persuades that even if Aaron kills him the heroes will get all the credit handing him a rhino serum Dr. Moreau offers him a chance of ultimate power little did Aaron know that the serum also had nanites that would put Aaron under a mind-controlling trance to go after a priceless artifact called, The Torc of Allah (Torc by the way, not Torch) Aaron injected himself with the serum becoming The Rhino or just simply Rhino. As always Spider-Kid goes after the villain and stops his rampage. (refer to The Unstoppable Rhino article).
Allykat
Ally Sanchez, she had a troubled life. father ran out on her, had to lived with her always-stressed-out mom, and always dealt with family troubles. Ally finally got a chance to escape that life when her father returned and injected her with a Manimal serum that was composed of cat DNA, Ally instead of turning into a freak of natured turned into a human-cat hybrid. Her powerset consisted of razor-sharp claws, speed, agility, durability, super smell, and a love for Spider-Kid. The two first met when Spider-Kid stopped her from robbing another "mom-and-pop" store, the two fought it out until Ally gained the upperhand and knocked Spider-Kid unconscious. She later got away and started showing up everywhere to fight alongside of Spider-Kid while also starting up and on again, off again relationship.
Hemogoblin
Threat level:
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Name: Dr. Philippe Moreau
Age: 48
Powers: Blood Manipulation, Superhuman Stength, Speed, Durability, Insanely Rich, Intellect, Enhanced Jump
Most of Spider-Kid's rogues gallery is composted of villains who are transformed by many different kinds of Manimal serums created by Dr. Moreau. After many attempts to kill the young vigilante, Dr. Moreau decided "if you want something done, do it yourself" and performed an experiment on himself that involved the DNA golden-age hero, Goblin and his own blood thus creating Hemogoblin, a blood manipulating abomination with superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability, accelerated healing and invulnerability. He is one of the most powerful supervillains to ever challenge Spider-Kid, nearly killing him too!
The Raptor
Threat level:
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Name: Josh Daniels
Age: 32
Powers: Claws, Reptile Control, Superhuman Strength, Speed, Agility, Durability, Sub-Mariner, Regenerative Healing Factor, Powerful Tail, Fangs, Wall-Crawling, Intellect
Scientist Josh Daniels at Millennium City University was interested in cross-species genetics and always marveled at the underwater world of Lemuria and its inhabitants. After the Bleak Harbringer event months ago Josh was able to get a sample of Lemurian DNA. Josh was dying from a disease that was incurable when he heard Lemuruans where unable to catch earthly illnesses he decided to inject himself with the DNA sample to see if he can rid himself of his illnesses. The experiment was a success but Josh quickly noticed he was transformed into a Lemurian himself. Being called The Raptor in local newspapers because he had the appearance of a dinosaur more than a Lemurian. He became a long-time enemy of Spider-Kid after he thwarted his plans of flooding Millennium City and killing off every human and calling it New Lemuria, the new home for Lemurians. He is a Level 20 villain on UNTIL's Most Wanted List.
Powers and Abilities
- Superhuman Strength: As the new Red-Arachnid, Brian can lift up to 50 tons or more like an actual spider.
- Superhuman Agility: Brian can move quite swiftly to dodge any incoming attacks.
- Superhuman Durability: Brian is quite durable being able to be thrown into cars and out of windows and being able to walk it off as if it were nothing.
- Superhuman Dodge Chance: Red-Arachnid is able to combine both his Hunter-Sense and Agility to dodge attacks wither its gunfire, swords, or specific melee attacks.
- Superhuman Leaping Ability: Brian before gaining the Web-Suit used both speed, agility, and wall-crawling to get to place to place.
- Hunter-Sense: Spiders have a natural ability to detect when their life is in danger and can move fast and swiftly to evade the incoming danger. Brian has a special "sixth-sense" that tells him incoming danger is heading his way.
- Wall Crawling: Brian can crawl on walls but one side effect to this power is that it requires a lot of concentration if he doesn't keep his mind focus he could fall
- Venom Shock: Brian's body can output a large amount of bio-electricity which can leave his opponents stunned and paralyzed. Brian calls this the "Venom Shock"
- Regenerative Healing Factor: Brian's body can regrow and regenerate damaged cells and skin tissue in a matter of seconds.
- Gadgeteer: Brian has a way with machines and gadgetry
- Detective: Brian studied a lot of police tactics as a kid so he is almost a young detective
Comments and Opinions
Magemighty: Yo, Impact, Spider Kid, and whatever other aliases you may have (XD) I love this page you've put together, way better than my Spider-themed character, if you wouldn't mind helping me with some costume ideas, I'd appreciate it :D
Somerandomkid500: Hey Mage whats goodie :D. I'm not the best costume designer but im sure i can help you with some costume ideas :D
Equipment
- The Web-Suit: Brian's special "web-suit" allows him to glide, switch in and out of costume, and makes him resilient against small caliber bullets.
- Web Grenades: The Web-Suit is capable of creating a "web grenade" for Brian to throw at his enemies. Nailing them to the ground for a short time
The Web-Suit
Brian was given a special suit during the beginning of his hero career by a man who calls himself, The Inventor (who would later become a villain, real name Andrew Tobias. This man would give Brian the Web-Suit as a gift for saving his life in a car crash. The Web-Suit is jam-packed with all sorts of special features. The Suit is composed of nanites that can realign the molecules of the suit enabling the ability to automatically switch in and out of costume, activate the stealth option, and allow the gliding mechanism to be activated.
- Resistance to Small Caliber Bullets
- Gliding Mechanism or "Web-Wings" or "Web-Gliders"
- Molecular Control, allowing to automatically switch in and out of costume
- Stealth Option for Night Missions
- Capable of Creating its own Web Grenades
- Underwater Breathing Functions
- Built-In Gas and Smoke Filter
Costumes
Spider-Kid in his old suit from 2012-2013
Spider-Kid debuting in 2013 with his new "Radical" suit
Trophies
Kid Hero- Spider-Kid has been a solo hero for quite some time making him pretty skilled in fighting off certain monsters by himself but off course for bigger threats like Grond, Spider-Kid is incapable of defeating such a monstrosity himself.
Kung Fu Kid- Brian Smith before discovering his about his spider powers he mastered standard and advanced martial arts but seeing how now his powers make him quite the acrobat his reflexes make him untouchable.
All Webbed Up- Spider-Kid is known to leave villains and thugs webbed up to phone poles or ceilings to let the police know hes been through the area and to keep them from escaping.
Snooping Little Kid- Brian was always the type who spy on his cousins and sometimes bad guys before and after finding out about his powers.
Teen Genius- Brian has proven to be quite the genius. (Spider-Pack, Web Gauntlets, Photographic Eye Lenses, etc.)
Super Strong Child- Spider-Kid is quite the powerhouse despite his small stature, Spider-Kid has been shown to be able to be able to lift tanks and grounded helicopters.
Sensor Character- Spider-Kid is quite the one to detect danger and be able to move as quickly as possible to dodge any incoming attacks.
Theme Songs
1.Amazing- Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy
2.The Amazing Spider-Man Soundtrack: "Main Title - Young Peter"
3. No Fear- The Rasmus (Spider-Kid Vs. The Rhino)
4. Save Me- Remy Zero (Spider-Kid Saving Allykat)
Trivia
- Spider-Kid was originally a half-spider, half-human hybrid that starred in fictional comic book in the Champions Universe, Strange Creatures #1 July 1971
- Brian got his name Spider-Kid after his friends saw that he was constantly fixated on the concept of arachnids
- Spider-Kid's costume color scheme was specially made for stealth since he mostly active at night
- Spider-Kid temporarily lost his powers after Dr. Moreau turned him into a human spider, Spider-Kid was eventually turned back to normal after a mutagen cleansed him of his spider powers
- In an alternate dimension Brian loses his hand to a venomous spider bite earning him the nickname, Spider-Kid
- Someone once commented that they can't wait to see Spider-Kid transform into the Spider-Man hes destined to be, but Brian commented "That name feels like its already taken"
- In another alternate dimension, Brian was stung by a genetically-altered scorpion giving him acid powers, wall crawling, and a venom sting thus becoming Scorpion Man
- Psionics can really interfere with Spider-Kid's Arachni-Sense (Spider-Sense) making him sometimes vulnerable to most attacks
- Spider-Kid is voiced by David Kaufman from the Danny Phantom TV series
- Spider-Kid is often chased down by UNTIL because of most members of his rogues gallery stand at a level 9 threat level
