Chasm

Chasm turns Ben Reilly’s fractured memories and stolen sense of self into a deeply personal threat to Spider-Man.

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Chasm turns Ben Reilly’s fractured memories and stolen sense of self into a deeply personal threat to Spider-Man.

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And I'm sick to death of people screwing with my thoughts and memories.

Chasm, Chasm: Curse of Kaine #4

Chasm

Chasm is Ben Reilly with a devastating hole where the memories anchoring his identity should be. Once a Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider, Peter Parker’s clone becomes this darker figure after the Beyond Corporation tampers with his mind. His familiar abilities remain, but the experiences that helped give them purpose have been damaged, turning a shared heroic legacy into a source of resentment.

The purple-and-green costume announces a dramatic change, yet Chasm’s danger reaches deeper than a new appearance. Beyond’s experiments and his exposure to a psycho-active substance leave him altered, furious, and desperate to recover what he has lost. Peter becomes a target because he still possesses the memories Ben feels should belong to them both. Their conflict makes the question of identity painfully personal.

Janine Godbe remains an important connection to Ben’s life, offering a bond that survives amid the upheaval. That connection helps keep Chasm from becoming merely an evil reflection of another hero. His stories carry the weight of someone who has fought to be his own person and now struggles to recognize that person at all. Beneath the menace is a difficult question: what happens when someone takes away the memories that taught a hero how to care?

Fun Fact

Chasm’s spider-sense can do more than warn him about danger. His altered power also works offensively, turning the familiar defensive early-warning system into a means of counterattacking an opponent.