The Spider-Verse's Original Villain Was Way Too Dark (And Powerful) For The Movies

The Inheritor's desire to eat Spider-People eventually led them to establish the Great Hunt; an initiative which saw Morlun and his family (which includes his father, Solus, and his siblings Bora, Daemos, Brix, Verna, Jennix, and Karn) trying to kill and eat every single Spider-Totem in the multiverse. The Great Hunt serves as the backdrop of the original "Spider-Verse" comic book run, and during the ensuing battle (known as "The Totem War") the Inheritors used their extreme powers to kill 45 versions of Spider-Man from multiple different universes.

These "Fallen Spiders" include Spider-Man 2099, Fantastic Spider-Man, "House of M" Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, Spider-Woman, and dozens of other multiversal variants of the friendly neighborhood web-slinger. This massacre happened in part due to the impossible power of Morlun and the other Inheritors, who each display superhuman speed, strength, and durability, and who become stronger after absorbing the life force of living creatures. Morlun's power varies depending on how recently he's fed and upon what sources he has fed, and although his power fades as time goes on, Morlun can renew it anytime by absorbing a new living creature.

Because Morlun's power is tied to the beings that he devours, Morlun's strength is possibly limitless — depending solely on the power of those that he absorbs, and allowing him to massacre and eat dozens of Spider-Totems all across the multiverse.