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KaineKaine is a Marvel Comics supervillan. He is one of the first "failed" clones of Peter Parker (Spider-Man), created by Professor Miles Warren. Character Biography Kaine was the Jackal's first temporary success at cloning Peter Parker, but the cloning process was flawed. Professor Warren discarded Kaine because the clone started showing early signs of the degeneration process, and Kaine experienced a strong feeling of rejection similar to that between a father and son. Kaine left Professor Warren and realized the partial degeneration also caused an amplification of the powers he "inherited" from Peter. Not only had his strength, speed, and agility been heightened beyond Peter's, but he gained a "precognitive sense" that shows him flashes of the future (an amplified version of Peter's spider-sense). He also possessed a "Mark of Kaine," a corrosive touch that he used to leave eaten away handprints on his victim's faces. Though never explicitly stated within the story, in interviews afterwards, the creators have revealed that the Mark of Kaine was meant to be another analog of one of Spider-Man's powers, namely the ability to cling to walls. The Jackal went on to create a new, better clone; the man who would become Ben Reilly. When the Jackal used Reilly against Peter, the ensuing battle left Reilly and the Jackal for dead. They both managed to survive; the Jackal placed himself into suspended animation in a cloning pod to awaken later; and Reilly left for New York. Behind the scenes, Norman Osborn managed to have the files on Ben and Peter switched, so the Jackal would think Peter was the clone and Ben was the real deal. Consulting the Jackal's files, Kaine also believed the same, so he followed Ben Reilly through his "exile" and framed Ben for murder by committing a number of murders in which Ben would be blamed (Kaine and Ben had the same fingerprints), hoping to give who he thought was the clone (Peter) the life he could never have. Trial of Peter Parker Peter was wrongfully imprisoned for Kaine's crimes, but after a period of time, Ben took his place in prison believing it was the right thing to do. Peter wanted Kaine to stand for what he had done, but Kaine initially refused. The two fought and ended up getting dragged into a mock-trial where Spider-Man was on trial, Kaine was his defense attorney, Carnage was the prosecutor, several Ravencroft inmates on the jury and a powerful being known as Judas Traveller was the judge. During the one-sided trial, Kaine tries to physically fight off all those against Spider-Man before Traveller returns them to their previous place of battle. After an incident involving a superpowered villainess named Stunner, a weakened Kaine still refused to confess to his crimes for the sake of Ben. Spider-Man responded by decking Kaine and webbing him up before heading to the courthouse. Kaine reawakened before they arrived and struggled again with Spider-Man in refusing to confess. At this point, Kaine admits that he'd done everything to protect Peter's life and revealed that he was the first clone of Peter, now partially degenerated. Spider-Man decided that if Kaine won't reveal the truth, that he would reveal his true identity to the entire courtroom and end everything. Kaine pleaded for Peter not to do this and eventually gave into revealing the real truth about the murders and "Mark of Kaine".
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