Dante Escarra

Picante-
Fluffball/Fuzzball
Goliath-Spider

Male, He/him, AMAB.

28

Human w/ spider tendencies

Bisexual

Goliath birdeater tarantula (Theraphosa blondi)

Alive

Spiderverse OC

Brazilian

Medium brown

???

6'10"

Brown

Dark brown

Medium-long length, bun.

None

Very muscular but not bodybuilder type, more similar to the strongman type.

Right

Burn scars marring most of his left side and a few other areas, along with regular scars from fighting.

Yes uhm somewhere

Normal:

He likes to be comfortable, function over fashion.

Suit:

His suit consists mostly of thick armor plating that acts as an exoskeleton. It is colored brown, and has short fur on most of it. Some details have longer fur or no fur. Forearm armor plating has sharp spikes along it that aid in combat. In between the seams, a darker brown color pokes through. The armored gloves are clawed (and retractable), and the helmet is reminiscent of a spider’s head with eight shiny black eyes; and chelicerae on each side of the helmet with two large curved fangs that protrude out of them. Yes, they are technically not in the right place, so they're more like a mix of the chelicerae and pedipalps.

See gallery for reference.

Chill af and despite his intimidating build is a sweetheart. Loves animals and even became a biologist/environmental researcher to make an effort to save endangered species and ecosystems.

Acts of service.

Probably a bit raspy and damaged. Generally speaks in a quiet voice unless a louder one is needed. Has a thick Spanish accent that sometimes leads to mispronunciations.

Saving people, especially friends and family.

• Too nice to have his Spider-Man job most of the time.


• At any given moment he would rather be at home or doing his regular work.


• Often has a problem with doorframes.

Hurt an animal and the last thing you’ll see is this man running toward you at full speed-

A kind heart leads to an abundance of mercy. Perhaps sometimes too much?

Wildlife, nature, quiet time, being with friends.

Fires, unjust treatment, losing people.

• The ability to identify and overshare about an animal if asked


• Being used for his scary guard dog privileges


• To his own regret, fighting people

• Blacksmithing


• Plant dad


• Reptile dad

English, Portuguese, Spanish

• Burn scars


• Slight lung damage from smoke when he was a child that caused asthma. Gets out of breath quicker and may experience asthma attacks if in prolonged/demanding fights. His suit has mechanics that aid with this.

• PTSD

• Heights, they make him dizzy and anxious


• Flames, reminds him of when he had to escape from his burning home.

Spider-man abilities
Webs, spider-sense, super-strength, hypnotism, etc. However, climbing up walls is aided by claws rather than his webs.

Spider-suit
Infrared and night vision. Claws built into the gloves of the suit allow for extra climbing strength and work as a weapon. Noise modulator enhances pre-existing abilities.

Note: He has claws both on his hands and as a function in his suit. They do not protrude in the same way Miguel O’Hara’s do, however they do share a similar function since Dante’s ability to wall-climb is very inhibited.

After the spider bite he gained the ability to make a sort of hissing or purring noise that when used properly can hypnotize. This, combined with the mechanics of the voice modulator in his suit, can emit sonic waves that can distract, inhibit, or completely immobilize a person.

• Kiera Thatcher

• Glitch


• Nova Walker


• Rose Castello

• Phantom


• Jasper Weber


• A few of the canon Spiderverse characters

Any of the spider-people, as well as other heroes in his universe.

• Multiple/TBD since every spiderman has their own villains

Agnostic theist

Spider-person, Goliath-Spider.

Green

He's not picky.

A picture of his close family gathered together, celebrating.

His pet snake, Amaru.

• Day job: Environmental researcher and biologist.


• Spider job: Specializes in taking down villains who have escaped to the wrong universe and need a greater amount of force than usual.

August 28th

Brazil

College level.

Hola. Let’s do this again, shall we?

A large figure wearing heavy brown armor jumps from the top of a building, landing squarely on his feet into the empty streets below. The eight black eyes of his helmet glint in the dull streetlights.

My name is Dante Escarra.

He reaches up, pulling his helmet off of his head. He appears to be in his later twenties.

While documenting wildlife in the Amazon rainforest, I came across what appeared to be a new species of Theraphosa blondi. However, it attacked and bit me when I approached.

The surroundings change, and so does his outfit. He looks significantly younger. He’s weaving through jungle foliage, and he seems to spot something ahead of him. He approaches and crouches on the ground. He looks away for a moment to grab something, but when he glances back he loses balance and falls to the ground.

As it turned out, the spider was mutated and radioactive.

He looks down at his hand. It had a large spider-bite on it, and was already starting to swell. He shook his head and lifted himself off the ground, quickly walking back in the same direction he came.

My body underwent many physical changes. Some more obvious than others.

The next day he wakes up, tiredly walking to the door and narrowly avoiding hitting his head on the top of the doorframe.

It has been several years since then. And during those years, I became what is known as the Goliath-Spider. You know the rest, yes?

There are several scenes of change. First, he’s fighting someone in a dark alleyway. Second, he’s welding pieces of metal together. And then lastly, he’s seen in an early version of his spider-armor.

I lost my tío, who had taken care of me for most of my life, in a terrible accident.

He’s at a funeral now, standing over a freshly dug gravesite. He kneels down, resting his head on the headstone.

. . . And then another good friend of mine.

It’s dark again, and raining. He’s on his knees, holding someone in his arms. He appears to be crying.

Life has taken much from me. So I want to make sure that I can save as many people as I can. So that others do not suffer as I have.

The scene fades to black, before erupting in flames. A young child alone in a burning house, stumbling over something as he tries to escape. His brother. Dead. The child runs as fast as he can through the flames to get away.

That is the main reason why I accepted the invitation to join the Spider-Society.

He’s back in the present, once again wearing his armored spider-suit. Now, he’s walking through the branching halls of the Spider-Society. He seems. . . tired.

And that is all you need to know about me right now. But I am happy to answer your questions.

A female ball python named Amaru. She's about 4 ft long, and 3 years old.

Mother and Father, deceased.

Older brother, deceased.

Uncle (deceased), Aunt (unknown).

One, deceased.

Kiera Thatcher, love interest.

You could run into him on purpose and he would say sorry. But considering his suit looks like the spider version of Doomguy you'd have to be especially unobservant to do so.

• "Oh I am very sorry I did not see you there at all-"


• "Life is easier when you're around."


• "I will not stop. Because if I do, someone will get hurt who does not deserve it. I cannot let that happen again."

He’s my special boy.