Andrew Maguire (Earth-616)

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Alpha
Full Name:	Andrew Maguire
First Appearance:	Amazing Spider-Man #692
Created by:	Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos
Home Universe:	Earth-616
Alignment:	Good
Status:	Alive, Single
Place of Birth:
Citizenship:	American
Base:	New York City, New York
Affiliations:	formerly Spider-Man's sidekick, Horizon Labs' Spokesman
Powers/Abilities:
Height:
Weight:
Hair Color:	Blond
Eye Color:	Blue
Unique Features:	{{{18}}}

"Put the knife down and let the lady go. Sweet. I just said that thing super heroes say!" — Alpha

Andy Maguire (of Earth-616), better known as Alpha, became Spider-Man's sidekick to coincide with his 50th anniversary (1962 - 2012) starting in The Amazing Spider-Man (Volume 1) #692 in August of 2012.

As of Alpha: Big Time (Volume 1) #2, Andy has had his powers restored by Otto Octavius.

Personality

Andy's personality is radically different to Spider-Man's. He is confident and unpredictable, probably being that he is much younger than Spider-Man.

History

Early Life

Not much is known about Andrew's early life except that he is a student at Midtown High, the same school Peter Parker attended, but unlike Parker, he was not a good student, who was completely ignored by everyone and his parents did not care of him too much.

Powers and Abilities

Andy in his civilian clothes

Powers

• Energy Projection: Andrew can project a powerful energy blast which he can aim at will.
• Super Strength: Andrew can increase his strength, being able to lift at least 1 ton.
• Super Speed: Andrew can move at super speed, approximately at 88 mph.
• Force Field Generation: Andrew can create a force field around his body to protect himself from impacts.
• Flight:He can fly using his powers.

Current

Currently, Alpha doesn't have access to his full power and can only use his powers at 10% of their normal strength.

Former

Prior to his battle with Terminus, Andy could use only one ability at a time. During the battle with Terminus, Andy's powers were revealed to have evolved to the point were he could use any number of his powers at any given moment.

Notes

• Alpha broke the normal superhero sidekick tradition of the sidekick being less powerful than his mentor since Alpha was more powerful than Spider-Man.
• Reed Richards revealed that originally Andy's power would have increased in only a matter of time, and unlike the Hulk, Sentry and the Phoenix Force who are omega-level threats, he would have become the first alpha-level threat if Peter Parker hadn't depowered him when he did.

Trivia

• Andy's name is a reference to Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, who have both portrayed Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the reboot and original trilogy.