strange amulet to summon an army of monsters, subsequently introducing himself as "Silas" to Ricochet during the fight. After Scarlet Spider damages the amulet, the monsters are contained by Dusk, but Hornet flees in the resulting confusion. He brings the rest of the Slingers together, claiming that he has been chosen by the Black Marvel, and the team are ordered to capture Scarlet Spider to charge him for his attack on Thorne. As the two Scarlet Spiders confront the Slingers, it is revealed that the Black Marvel has no soul and this Hornet is actually Cyber who was brought back to life by an as-yet-unidentified entity that was posing as Black Marvel. Hobie Brown During the King in Black storyline, Hobie Brown is shown to have taken up the alias of Hornet himself during the Symbiote invasion. Powers and abilities Scotty McDowell was superhumanly strong and had insect-like wings on his back that allowed him to fly at high-speeds. His "Hornet Sting" could project focused bursts of bio-electricity that could stun or kill a person. In addition to Peter Parker's regular abilities, the Hornet costume gave Peter the ability to fly and shoot fast-acting sedative stinger darts. Eddie McDonough's Hornet costume had a jet-powered wing harness that enabled Eddie to fly at high speeds. Micro-servos in the armored suit enhanced his strength to superhuman levels. His gauntlets contained wrist blasters that could fire darts filled with a fast-acting sedative, or powerful laser-beams. Silas Burr retains his predecessor's costume, which includes a jet-powered wing harness that enabled high-speed flight, enhanced strength through micro-servos in the armored suit, and wrist blasters in the gauntlets that could fire darts filled with a fast-acting sedative, or powerful laser-beams. He has also been shown using an amulet that allows him to summon a twisted demon creature, but it is unclear if he can do this on a regular basis after the amulet that allowed him to summon the creature was destroyed. In other media Video games Hornet appears as a downloadable costume in Spider-Man: Edge of Time. Hornet appears as an additional costume in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Hornet appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited. References External links Hornet on the Marvel Univerese Character Bio Wiki Comics characters introduced in 1998 Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength Marvel Comics scientists Marvel Comics superheroes Articles about multiple fictional characters