- "Don't hurt me. Just give me a chance. Just give me a chance!"
- ―Dennis Carradine[src]
Dennis Carradine was the robber who was thought to have killed Uncle Ben and made Peter Parker become Spider-Man.
Biography[]
Spider-Man[]
Dennis Carradine was a robber who stole money from a fight promoter, the same man who gave Peter Parker a job. Since the promoter cheated Parker out of money, the boy didn't stop the criminal, who thanked him while escaping. Searching for a car for the escape, Carradine is assumed to be the one who killed Ben Parker. Having stolen his car, Carradine can make an escape, but he is followed and confronted by Spider-Man in a warehouse. During the fight, Peter recognized him as the same man he let go, and understood the meaning of responsibilities. The robber tries to shoot Peter, but Peter grabs and twists his wrist, causing him to drop the gun. Carradine starts to back away, but accidentally trips on a pipe, causing him to fall out of a window, meeting his end.
Spider-Man 2[]
Two years later after his own death, Peter finally came out with the truth of Uncle Ben's killer to Aunt May.
Spider-Man 3[]
Captain George Stacy finds out that Carradine had actually a partner, Flint Marko, and believes that he is the real killer of Ben Parker. When Peter Parker acknowledges it, he starts to feel an unusual sympathy for Carradine, imagining him trying to stop Marko from killing Ben. However, Marko reveals that he shot Ben by accident, after Carradine distracted him. Scared of being caught, Carradine fled, leaving Marko behind.
Spider-Man: No Way Home[]
Years later, after being transported into an alternate universe, Peter attempted to talk that universe's Peter out of revenge for his Aunt May's death at the hands of the Green Goblin by recounting that on the night that his Uncle Ben died, he had hunted down Carradine, who he thought had killed him. While Peter had wanted Carradine dead and got what he wanted, it didn't make it better and it took Peter a long time to learn to get through that darkness.
Character traits[]
Carradine was a small time criminal, cowardly, and opportunistic. He doesn't seem to be particularly skilled in anything.
Relationships[]
- Flint Marko/Sandman - Former partner.
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Helper turned enemy.
Apperarances/Actors[]
- Earth-96283 (3 films)
- Spider-Man (First appearance) - Michael Papajohn
- Spider-Man 2 (Mentioned only)
- Spider-Man 3 (Flashback) - Michael Papajohn
- Earth-96283 (2 comics)
Behind the scenes[]
- Before the film's cancellation, Michael Papajohn confirmed that his character was to come back in Spider-Man 4 (probably in flashbacks like in Spider-Man 3).
- Jay Gordon voiced an alternate version of Dennis Carradine in the video game Spider-Man. The game is not considered canon to Earth-96283.
Trivia[]
- In the comics, the man who murdered Ben Parker was simply known as the Burglar.
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