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{{Infobox character
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|inspiration = Ben Parker from [[Marvel Comics]]
|fullname = Benjamin Franklin Parker
|home = [[New York City]]
|family = [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] (nephew)<br>Mary Parker † (sister-in-law)
|likes = His family
|dislikes = His family in danger
|status = Deceased
|siblings = Richard Parker † (brother)
|partner = [[Aunt May|May Parker]] † (wife)}}
{{Quote|Ned, [[Aunt May|May]] cannot know. I cannot do that to her right now. You know? I mean, everything that's happened with her, I... Please.|[[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] to [[Ned Leeds]]|Spider-Man: Homecoming}}
'''Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker''' (known as '''Uncle Ben''') is a posthumous character in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], and is the late uncle to [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] as well as husband to [[Aunt May|May Parker]]. 

Ben Parker was created by [[Stan Lee]] and Steve Ditko.

==Background==
He is a kind, older man who was Peter's father figure as Peter's parents died when he was younger. He is tragically killed by a criminal that Peter didn't stop despite having the chance to do so. His death would teach Peter that with great power comes great responsibility, a philosophy that he took to heart when he chose to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.

==Appearances==
While Uncle Ben has not appeared in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]],  he has been alluded to.

===''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]''===
Uncle Ben's death is indirectly referenced by Peter, who mentions "everything that's happened with her (May)".

===''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]''===
Peter's suitcase has the initials "B.F.P." on it, implying that it was once Uncle Ben's.

===''[[What If...?]]''===
{{Quote|How do you stay so... upbeat? After everything.<br>Practice, I guess. My mom, dad, Uncle Ben, Mr. Stark.|[[Hope Van Dyne#What If...?|Hope van Dyne]] and  [[Zombie Hunter Spider-Man|Peter Parker]]|What If... Zombies!?}}
In the animated series' episode "[[What If... Zombies!?]]", Peter mentions Ben by his name for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He mentions how he lost his uncle as well as his aunt, along with [[Iron Man#What If....?|Tony Stark]] and how they both would want Peter and his allies to continue thinking positively throughout life.

===''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''===
{{Dialogue2|[[Spider-Man]]|[[Aunt May|She]] told me that with great power-|[[Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man]]|Comes great responsibility.|Spider-Man|Wait, what? How do you know that?|[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]|Uncle Ben said it|Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man|The day he died.|attr=The Spider-Men}}
May tells Peter that "with great power, comes great responsibility" as she dies, to which Peter replies with "Yeah I know". Peter later re-quotes this phase to his [[Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man|older]] [[The Amazing Spider-Man|counterparts]] when he tells them this is what [[Aunt May|May]] said to him as she was dying. The other Spider-Men are both shocked to hear this quote being repeated, and the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man finishes the famous quote before the youngest Peter can even finish it. Mainstream Peter asks his oldest self how he knows that saying, to which the other Spider-Men both mention that their respective Uncle Ben's told both of them the exact same quote on the day their uncle's died. The oldest Peter then believes and tries to reassure his youngest counterpart that May didn't die for nothing. The Spider-Men decide to cure the villains once and for all, with the infamous quote in mind

==Trivia==
*Ben has been portrayed by {{WikipediaLink|Cliff Robertson}} in [[Sam Raimi]]'s ''{{WikipediaLink|Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man}}'' {{WikipediaLink|Spider-Man 2|film}} {{WikipediaLink|Spider-Man 3|trilogy}}, {{WikipediaLink|Martin Sheen}} in {{WikipediaLink|Marc Webb}}'s ''{{WikipediaLink|The Amazing Spider-Man (film)|The Amazing Spider-Man}}'' {{WikipediaLink|The Amazing Spider-Man 2|films}}, and {{WikipediaLink|Adam Scott (actor)|Adam Scott}} in ''{{WikipediaLink|Madame Web (film)|Madame Web}}'', all of which were made by {{WikipediaLink|Sony Pictures|Sony}}.
**Uncle Ben was Cliff Robertson's final role before his death.
***Coincidentally, Robertson's middle name was Parker.
**Cliff Robertson's "with great power" quote from the 2002 film was reused in the Sony animated film ''{{WikipediaLink|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse}}'' as archive audio for Earth-1610B Peter Parker's story.
*His name is a play on [[Benjamin Franklin]].
*According to [[Tom Holland]], if Uncle Ben did appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he wanted Ben to be played by [[Tobey Maguire]], who also played Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy.{{Citation needed}}
**Ironically Tobey Maguire went on to reprise his role as the [[Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man]] from the Rami trilogy in ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''.
*In an early script for ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', [[Aunt May]] mentions that [[Spider-Man|Peter]]'s wardrobe for the homecoming dance was Ben's clothes. However, it was cut out because it distracted from Peter's arc in the film, and the screenwriters didn't want Ben's death to be only mentioned in a throwaway line.<ref>[https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/08/02/spider-man-homecoming-uncle-been-confirmed/ Uncle Ben Confirmed For The Marvel Cinematic Universe]</ref>
*While Uncle Ben was confirmed to exist in the MCU, it was revealed that he did not meet the same fate as [[Aunt May|May]] and is still alive somewhere in the world.<ref name="MayAdaptedFromBen">{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=December 29, 2021 |title=How ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' Was "Shaped" by Its Secret Stars |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/spider-man-no-way-home-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguire-1235068153 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230001218/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/spider-man-no-way-home-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguire-1235068153/ |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> However, this does not match what Peter said in ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', as he indirectly confirmed that Ben had already died not long before 2016.
*Uncle Ben's phrase "with great power comes responsibility" was mentioned in the film ''[[Return to Halloweentown]]''. [[Marnie Piper]]'s mother tells her that the power of a witch comes with responsibility, to which Marnie tells her mother that she stole that phrase from ''{{WikipediaLink|Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man}}''.
*This version of the character is the first in live-action whose death was not shown on-screen, unlike the variants from the 2002 and 2012 films. 

==See also==
*[[Ben Parker (Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man)|Ben Parker (''Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'')]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{WP}}
*{{MCU}}
*{{Marvel Database|Benjamin Parker (Earth-199999)|Benjamin Parker (Earth-199999)}}
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