10 Most Evil Versions Of Spider-Man

8. Ben Reilly's Latest Descent Into Villainy - Beyond

Spider-Man Ben Reilly Chasm
Marvel Comics

Ben Reilly is someone who long-time Marvel fans have often clamoured to see more of. One of the few positives to come out of any of the plentiful Clone Sagas, Ben is a Peter Parker doppelganger who's a massive fan favourite character for his time as the heroic Scarlet Spider.

Even more grin-inducing for those Reilly fans, he was fully back under the Spider-Man moniker in 2021 as he took over from Peter Parker. Given the Spider-Man name by the Beyond Corporation that owns Parker Industries and the Spidey license, Ben initially butts heads with Peter before his old pal gives him his blessing.

Throughout all of this, Beyond tinkered with Ben's mind and stripped back his memories until he became a hollow shell of his former self. As part of these changes, Reilly eventually dons his own green and purple take on the traditional Spider-Man costume and gives himself the villainous name of Chasm.

While Chasm is a new creation who hasn't done as many awful acts as some of the other versions of Spider-Man on this list, he deserves a spot here for the sheer potential he has to cause chaos. After all, one has to remember that Ben Reilly is a carbon copy of Peter Parker, complete with all of Peter's skills, smarts and pig-headed will to win - plus now has additional abilities due to polymer mutations!

Senior Writer
Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.