Formerly a human sent to Hell, the entity known as Kindred became a demon and rapidly climbed through the ranks. Possessing an intimate familiarity with Peter Parker to the point of affectionately referring to him as "Pete," and Norman Osborn who terrified Kindred when he was human– both as Norman and the Green Goblin– and inspired his demonic form, the demon began torturing Mysterio, an enemy of Spider-Man's who had previously committed suicide, relentlessly until Beck agreed to serve him. The demon resurrected Beck to serve as his agent, though Beck eventually forgot about his bargain. The demon was aware of Ero's interest in testing Peter Parker and attempted to use Mysterio to persuade the Spider-Totem to ally with him, though it refused.
Powers and Abilities
Powers:
-Demon Physiology: Formerly a human, Kindred has become a demon primarily associated with centipedes, which he can spawn at will along with other pestilence.
-Resurrection: Kindred can resurrect people, as he did with Mysterio and Sin-Eater.
-Entomancy: Kindred can remotely control bugs and pests, such as when he sent a centipede to enter the head of Norman Osborn while at Ravencroft. In other instances, centipedes are used as 'bugs' (fly-on-the-wall monitor or surveillance tool).
-Dream Projection: Kindred is able to manipulate the dreams of people, making them dream about events that were happening while they were sleeping, and directly talk to them through their dreams.
-Teleportation: Kindred is seemingly able to teleport or project his presence wherever he wishes.
-Possession: Kindred is able to take possession of individuals.
-Empowerment: Kindred greatly empowered the Sin-Eater for his quest.
-Superhuman Strength: As a demon, Kindred has been shown to be superhumanly strong, easily defeating Spider-Man during their first encounter.
-Invulnerability: Kindred is shown to be invulnerable, as Spider-Man punched through his chest and shot web through his face, neither of which did anything to slow him down.
Abilities:
-Demonic Awareness: By way of his servants and those under his gaze, such as Mysterio and Peter Parker, Kindred is able to keep tabs on their actions. One such instance was when Mysterio told Kindred's name to a therapist.
-Master manipulator: Shown to patiently be wearing down Spider-Man's psyche during events with Kraven's hunt, Mary Jane's career return, and Sin-Eater's campaign.
Strength level:
-Physical Strength: Capable of ripping steel doors off walls and killing mortals in seconds.
-Paraphernalia: -Equipment:
-Two demonic centipedes, each the length of his person. These massive arthropods are capable of such feats as uprooting gravestones and unearthing caskets with ease.
Weapons:
-Kindred summons pestilence, such as centipedes, rats, worms, roaches, and other small critters to demolish people, structures, and foundations. These can spawn from anywhere, including from the inside of a person's body. He also uses the two large centipedes that cling to him like tentacle extensions of his body, such as for opening doors, caressing surfaces, or for bludgeoning heads.
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Key Issues & Appearances
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Significant comic book appearances featuring Kindred
