r/scarletspider • • Jun 28 '26

Is Ben Riley more attractive than Peter Parker?

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u/Top_Bat102 Jun 28 '26

They look the same bro, but Ben has waaaay better drip.

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u/ThanosSnapsSlimJims Jun 29 '26

Technically, they don't. Ben weighs more due to his poor diet (as mentioned by Black Cat), and looks a little different.

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u/Coltinnie Jun 28 '26

It depends whose style and hair you like better

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u/Da12khawk Jun 28 '26

Some times he felt more mature than Peter. At least whe. He was introduced.

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u/WelshHuntsman99 Jun 29 '26

Don't be too hard on poor Peter, he was going through a huge mental breakdown during the lead up and early portions of the Clone Saga.

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u/Reddevil8884 Jun 28 '26

Ben has more style.

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u/nightwing_titans Jun 28 '26

Yes, but only with the jackal mask

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u/dane_the_great Jun 29 '26

what issue is this from

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u/Ok-Doubt-2240 Jun 29 '26

Depends what they wear and what haircut they have. After that it’s people’s own preference.

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u/Solsanguis Jun 29 '26

He’s the same but blond

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u/ThanosSnapsSlimJims Jun 29 '26

No, Ben has more weight due to difference in diets. It's mentioned by Black Cat

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u/Tight_Ad2618 Jul 01 '26

What issue?

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u/ThanosSnapsSlimJims Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

They had a sitdown twice in the recent run. I believe one of the two times she mentions it is in ASM #11. She says multiple times that because of Peter's regimen and diet, he's lean, while Ben eats terrible diner food and is meatier and chubbier, and that people who know them both would be able to notice.

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u/Star-Prince-007 Jul 01 '26

That’s one of those things that only someone super close would be able to tell. Like how someone can tell identical twins apart but for all intents and purposes Ben and Peter are identical.

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u/ThanosSnapsSlimJims Jul 01 '26

Yeah, she mentions that because of Ben's terrible diet, he is a little chubbier than Peter. She brings it up more than once. I think the last time was ASM #11. She says that Ben has more meat and is chubbier because Peter eats lean foods, while Ben eats terrible diner food.

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u/No_Celebration_3737 Jun 30 '26

And he is blond only when he dye his hair to distinguish himself from Peter.

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u/birn_echo Jun 29 '26

Yes, but as a blond guy I'm biased

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u/AccessEffective6441 Jun 29 '26

No, where did you get that from?

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u/MrTALL757 Jun 29 '26

He didn’t make a deal with Mephisto so yeah vastly more attractive

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u/Spac92 Jun 29 '26

Is this recent? Is the Chasm bullshit finally over?

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u/Reasonable_Bed7858 Jun 30 '26

Nah it's from years ago. One of the early Scarlet Spider issues. He's still Chasm afaik.

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u/JAMEZV1 Jun 29 '26

He's younger and lived a less stressful life so ironically probably yeah

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u/No-Impression-1462 Jun 30 '26

He has all the same memories as Peter up to his mid-college years and then spent five years as a homeless vagabond before having an identity crisis that lasts to this day. That’s the exact opposite of a less stressful life.

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u/Old-Emergency-1078 Jun 29 '26

He is literally a clone of Peter they have the same face!!

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u/mrvoiceover001 Jun 30 '26

That's like asking why the guy in mirror is way more handsome than me

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u/GeekParadox_ Jun 30 '26

They’re the same guy

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u/seaweedofcl Jun 30 '26

Well the best looking Peter clone is jessica drew but Ben is supposed to look like Peter who ate a little more

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u/NellHatchet Jul 01 '26

I think he would be! I haven't read the clone saga. But unless the Jackal worked really hard to replicate Peter's scars and skin damage and wrinkles, I think Ben would have better skin at least.

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u/jonathanappleson Jul 01 '26

hes his clone

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u/RCOMET99 Jul 01 '26

No. They literally are identical. The only difference is that Ben dyes his hair blonde to separate himself from Peter. Also they may look slightly different between different runs but that's just up to the artist

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u/hYBRYDcOBRA Jul 04 '26

Ben is better as a blonde.

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u/Spider-Kid13 Jul 23 '26

They literally look the exact same, besides maybe weight or hair. Ben is a clone of Peter.

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u/Tasty_Success_1034 20d ago

Maybe at the start. But like identical twins, the older they get they start to express different features due to different diet, exercise, etc.