Ben Reilly is the clone of Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man. Ben 'inherited' Peter's ability to stick to walls, the Spider-Sense, the enhanced agility, the whole works. After assuming the name Ben Reilly and spending a few years in exile, Ben returned to NYC when he found out "his" Aunt May was ill. He then assumed the identity of the Scarlet Spider, and became the OTHER friendly neighborhood wall-crawling webslinger. His first fight was with Venom, who he managed to defeat pretty decisively, something that even Peter has had trouble doing. Then, he fought the Grim Hunter, Kraven, and several other powerful enemies. Ben easily proved himself worthy of being a wall-crawling super-hero. Ben, as the Scarlet Spider, even once joined the New Warriors. Finally, when his reputation was ruined by Joe Wade (see below), Ben became Spider-Man. There's a full biography of Ben here.This is just here to take up a bit of space to make the last line line up right...