Matchup · Spider-Man rogue

Spider-Man vs. Mister Negative

Martin Li, one of Spider-Man's own rogues. In this site's ratings, the classic Peter Parker Spider-Man wins 65% of their one-on-one fights, so Spider-Man is the favorite.

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)65%Favored

Mister Negative35%Underdog

The verdict: Spider-Man has the edge

Fight rules: both fighters at their peak, no preparation, no allies, only their own powers and personal gear. A win is a knockout, a restraint they can't escape, or a forced surrender. The percentages are fan estimates, not official information.

Spider-Man's edge

Faster, and spider-sense helps him avoid the corrupting touch.

Mister Negative's edge

Darkforce negative energy, a corrupting touch that can turn people evil, and real martial skill.

Odds for every Spider-Man

Each version of Spider-Man's chance of beating Mister Negative. The best placed, Cosmic Spider-Man, wins 90% of the time; the worst placed, Spider-Ham, wins 57%. The last column says what moves each version away from classic Peter's 65%.

Spider-Man	Spidey wins	Outcome	What changes
Peter Parker Earth-616 comics	65%	Favored	The baseline Spider-Man
Miles Morales Earth-616 comics	65%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +3: Venom strike: one clean jolt can stun or paralyze a living opponent.
Ben Reilly Earth-616 comics	66%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version; +3: Stingers: a sedative dart can end it against an opponent without superhuman toughness.
Superior Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	67%	Favored	Overall +2 for this version
Black-suit Peter Earth-616 comics	69%	Favored	Overall +5 for this version
Iron Spider Peter Earth-616 comics	68%	Favored	Overall +3 for this version
Cosmic Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	90%	Favored	Overall +40 for this version
Spider-Woman Earth-616 comics	66%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +4: Venom blasts stun or knock out living opponents.
Silk Earth-616 comics	64%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version
Ultimate Peter Alternate comics	62%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Ultimate Peter (2024) Alternate comics	61%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Spider-Gwen Alternate comics	62%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Spider-Man 2099 Alternate comics	68%	Favored	+3: Talons and a paralytic bite can end it against anything short of superhuman toughness.
Spider-Man Noir Alternate comics	63%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Ham Alternate comics	57%	Toss-up	Overall −8 for this version
Spider-Punk Alternate comics	66%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version; +2: Sonic blasts stagger living opponents.
Maguire's Peter Film	61%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Garfield's Peter Film	61%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Holland's Peter Film	63%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Verse Miles Film	63%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +3: Venom strike can stun a living opponent.
Spider-Verse Gwen Film	60%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Peter B. Parker Film	62%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +2: Twenty-two years against these villains.
1994 animated Peter TV and animation	64%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +2: He has fought nearly every one of these villains.
Spectacular Peter TV and animation	60%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Insomniac Peter Video games	69%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +3: He has already beaten his own world's version of this villain.
Insomniac Miles Video games	69%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +4: His venom blasts hit far harder than the comic version's.

Tale of the tape

Eight stats on a 1-to-10 scale, classic Spider-Man against Mister Negative. How the stat scales work.

StatSpider-ManMister Negative

Strength65

Speed65

Agility105

Durability65

Size44

Fighting skill77

Intelligence76

Ranged attack35

Mister Negative's power set

Corrupting touch9/10
Can turn good people evil, and evil people good.
Darkforce energy7/10
Charges blades and blasts with negative energy.
Martial arts7/10
A skilled fighter.
Transforming touch6/10
His touch turned Eddie Brock's leftover symbiote into Anti-Venom.

Who is Mister Negative?

Martin Li was a stowaway from Shanghai who was experimented on by Silvermane's men with a drug that split him into two people: a kind philanthropist and the crime lord Mister Negative. As Martin Li, he runs the F.E.A.S.T. homeless shelter where Aunt May volunteered, and as Mister Negative he leads the Inner Demons gang in Chinatown. His Darkforce-charged touch can corrupt a good person's soul or cleanse an evil one. He debuted in Free Comic Book Day 2007: Spider-Man.

Affiliations

Inner Demons: Leads the masked Chinatown gang.
F.E.A.S.T.: Runs the homeless shelter as Martin Li.
Maggia: Fought the crime families for control of the city.