Aaron became a criminal during his teenage years, even telling Miles in a recording that he got his first mugging a criminal's boss for his money. Aaron eventually became a thief for hire as "The Prowler", but spent most of his time playing with his nephew, Miles Morales, and hanging out with his brother.

Why was Miles Uncle a villain?

Type of Villain

He was Jefferson Davis's brother and Miles Morales' uncle who secretly operated as an eminent hitman and top enforcer for the Kingpin until the events of the film.

Does Uncle Aaron betray Miles?

Learning that his nephew was the new Spider-Man, Aaron manipulated Miles into helping him fight the Scorpion before threatening to expose his secret identity if he didn't continue working with him. In the ensuing struggle, Aaron's Prowler gauntlets overloaded and exploded, killing him and maintaining Miles' secret.

Why did Uncle Aaron kidnap Miles?

Aaron captures him and ties him up so he can meet his multiversal counterpart: a Miles Morales variant who never got bitten by a radioactive spider and thus never became Spider-Man.

What happened between Uncle Aaron and Miles' dad?

While Jefferson reforms his life of crime, Aaron continues as the Prowler, a cat burglar, which causes friction between the brothers. This conflict and his criminal life makes Jefferson restrict his son Miles' time with his uncle. Despite his brother's restrictions, Aaron grows close with Miles.

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What villain was Uncle Aaron?

Aaron Davis. The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Prowler is Aaron Davis, the uncle of Miles Morales and the brother of Jefferson Davis.

Is Miles dad a villain?

Jefferson Davis is the father of Miles Morales. His first appearance in the episode Ultimate Spider-Man, and he was revealed to be the villain Swarm in Generations.

Why is Earth 42 Miles evil?

On Earth-42, the absence of Spider-Man resulted in the deterioration of the city and a darker path for the Miles Morales in that universe, who became The Prowler.

Is Prowler Miles good or bad?

He is the second evil version of Miles Morales, the first being his Earth-616 counterpart, better known as Ultimatum. According to the official Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse artbook, Miles G. Morales isn't technically a villain but more so a vigilante.

Was Uncle Aaron blackmailing Miles?

Uncle Aaron had called Miles to his home and blackmailed him, as he connected the OSCORP spider to Miles's being Spider-Man. He threatened to tell people that Miles was Spider-Man if Miles didn't help him take down a mob boss named Scorpion.

Is Uncle Aaron a good person?

Personality. As an uncle, Aaron was caring, laid-back, and a good friend to Miles, freeing him of any kind of expectations that his parents often put on him. Although he was estranged from his brother, Jeff, they both still have a sense of care for one another.

Did Uncle Aaron love Miles?

Uncle Aaron's complicated relationship with Miles stems from his own criminality, the same reason his brother wanted him out of his life. The Prowler plays a central role in the story that may help redeem him, though. Uncle Aaron really cares about Rio and Miles, and about his community.

Why did Uncle Aaron punch Miles?

When Miles woke up, he attempted to explain himself to Aaron, who ignored him up until he mentioned the Prowler. Aaron punched the bag to threaten Miles before telling him he was not the Prowler and he returned to his workbench and watched his Miles confront the alternate Miles.

Why did Miles take his moms last name?

In a 2019 story, Jefferson tells Miles he has his mother's surname because Jefferson's physically abusive father was "not a good person" and not having his grandfather's name gave Miles a "clean start".

Is Earth 42 Aaron evil?

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Earth-42 also contains a variant of Miles Morale's uncle, Aaron Davis. Traditionally, it is Davis who holds the mantle of Prowler, but this alternate reality sees him teaming with an evil Miles.

Why did Earth 42 Miles capture Miles?

In 2019, after a battle with the Spider Society, the Miles who became Spider-Man was accidentally transported to Earth-42 after trying to return to his home dimension. Once he realized he wasn't home, he pretended to be the Earth-42 Miles to try and blend in, but Aaron and the Prowler saw through it and captured him.

Was Miles 42 supposed to be Spider-Man?

While that universe's Miles didn't became Spider-Man, he still suffered the way all Spider-Mans do. His dad, a police captain, died rather than his uncle Aaron. (Which indicates Miles-42 was supposed to become Spider-Man.)

Is Miles 42 an anti-hero?

After his father's death, Miles becomes the anti-hero vigilante known as the Prowler.

Why did spider bite help Miles?

Miles is stuck in a different universe

Instead of going home through a normal portal, Miles uses a specific device that takes people home based on their DNA. Because Miles has Earth-42 DNA, due to the spider bite, it takes him to that dimension instead.

What if Miles never got bitten?

Miles Morales had never been bitten by a genetically enhanced spider and became Spider-Man? What if instead…the U.S. government recruited, trained, and granted him incredible powers with the Super-Soldier Serum? What makes Miles a hero no matter the circumstances, no matter the reality?!

Why does Miguel hate Miles?

Since Earth-1610's Miles Morales wasn't supposed to become Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Miguel may resent him for causing Earth-42's Peter Parker to miss on his powers similarly to how Miguel's experiment worked while his first test subject died.

Why do Miles have extra powers?

In addition to his basic Spidey sense and the web-shooting abilities that also allow Peter Parker to tie up villains and swing between buildings, Marvel comics Miles ended up equipped with a few extra talents after he was bitten by a different spider than the one that bit Peter.

Why do they call Miles spin?

His current superhero name Spin came from Gwen's suggestion of calling him Spider Spin, leading to him choosing the name Spin, in the short WEB-STER when he has to come up with a new superhero name so that WEB-Ster will not be confused. He is the first member of Team Spidey to have both his parents shown on screen.

Is Swarm Miles' dad?

Jefferson Davis is the father of Miles Morales. His first appearance in the episode Ultimate Spider-Man, and he was revealed to be the villain Swarm in Generations. Jefferson is an African-American adult male with brown eyes and a grey beard.