Ezekiel
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Powers:Ability to stick to any solid surface,
Superhuman strength and agility
Ezekiel Sims is a character in the Marvel Comics universe; a short-lived supporting character in Amazing Spider-Man.
Ezekiel was a rich businessman who, in his younger years, ritualistically gained powers similar to those of Spider-Man. He wanted to use his powers to be a hero, but initially used them to found a corporation, believing that he couldn't do anything without a base of operations, and swiftly became too busy to use his powers on a daily basis.
Ezekiel, in his 50s, contacted Spider-Man and explained to him the nature of animal totems: people who gain supernatural abilities from a mystic link with certain animals. He suggested that the spider that bit Peter Parker was not mutated by the radiation, but actually trying to give Peter its powers before the radiation killed it. This meant that Spider-Man was now part of the supernatural food chain, and became a target for other totems and beings who feed on totems. He subsequently aided Spider-Man in fighting a being known as Morlun, apparently at the cost of his life, but it was later revealed that he survived and departed for Africa, where he aided Spider-Man in dealing with Shathra, another supernatural-based menace.
It was revealed that a variety of supernatural menaces that Spider-Man had faced were really after Ezekiel, and Ezekiel attempted to direct the consequences of gaining his powers onto Spider-Man himself, taking Spider-Man to the temple where he had been given his powers and drawing blood to attract a massive spider. However, in his last moments, he realised that he had done nothing with his powers but help himself, while Peter had selflessly risked his life to save others again and again. With this in mind, he attacked the Spider that would have eaten Peter, giving his own life to save his friend, and thus gaining a chance for redemption that he would never have again.
Powers and abilities
Ezekiel has almost all of the powers of Spider-Man (except for spider-sense), including the ability to crawl on walls, incredible agility, and almost equal strength.
