Spider-Man Peter Parker

Every MARVEL Tōkon character has an approach. Spider-Man has a traversal system. Web Zip is not a dash — it is a web fired in a direction you choose, followed by a pull toward it, and what happens when it connects is a separate decision. That two-stage structure is why he is harder than he looks and better than he looks: the opponent has to react to the web, then react again to the branch.

His defensive tool is also unusual. Spidey-Sense does not counter and it is not an invincible rising attack — his senses flare and he evades the attack outright. That means it beats things a normal reversal loses to, and loses to things a normal reversal beats. It is a read, not a panic button, and understanding that distinction is most of playing him correctly.

Spider-Man's round is a series of arrivals. The question is never "how do I get in" — it is "which way do I arrive, and what do I do when I land".

Neutral. Web Shot is the poke, and note that every version except grounded Light throws several webs at once, so the Medium and Heavy versions cover meaningfully more space. Use it to make the opponent hold still, then Web Zip in from an angle they are not watching. Web Bomb plants a bomb in front that restrains whoever walks into it — plant it, then attack from the other side.

Approach. Web Zip is the primary, but do not neglect Arachnid Assault — the grounded version lunges in and kicks backwards off the opponent, which repositions you behind or away, and the aerial version rises and works well as an anti-air. Mixing a Web Zip approach with an Arachnid Assault approach keeps the entry unpredictable.

Offense. Once you are in, the high/low comes from Command Normal — a two-hit attack whose second hit lands as an overhead — and Spider Crawl, which crawls forward along the ground and threatens low. Combine those with the Web Zip branches and Spider-Man has mix-ups at three different ranges.

Defense. Spidey-Sense evades the attack outright. It is excellent against a committed single attack and useless against someone who simply waits — and because it evades rather than strikes, it does not put the opponent in a bad position afterwards the way an invincible reversal would. Use it on a read. Outside of it, use Guard Cancel Dodge and get back to the range where Web Zip is a threat.

Thirteen entries, and four of them are the web traversal system that defines him.

Because Spider-Man is fragile and the Vital Gauge is shared, put something durable behind him. He is a natural point character in MARVEL Tōkon — he opens rounds well and needs nothing to function — but a team that is all speed loses the first time a Hulk lands two hits.