Miles G. Morales, the Prowler of Earth-42: the Other Miles of Beyond the Spider-Verse

At the end of Across the Spider-Verse, when the Prowler takes off his mask, Miles sees his own face: it is Miles G. Morales, his double from Earth-42. Here is where this world comes from, why the family is reversed there, what lies behind the “G”, who voices him, how he was designed and what Sony has already shown of him for Beyond. The original Miles is introduced in our profile of Miles Morales.

Who is Miles G. Morales?

Miles G. Morales is the version of Miles the spider never bit. According to the official Across the Spider-Verse artbook, he is a vigilante who became the Prowler under the guidance of his uncle Aaron Davis. He was never bitten by a radioactive spider and so has no superpowers.

He appears in the final scene of Across. The Miles of Earth-1610, held prisoner by Earth-42's Uncle Aaron, watches the Prowler walk in and take off his mask: it is himself, in a version that never got powers. Meanwhile, Gwen assembles a team of spider-heroes to come and get him. The film ends on a “To Be Continued…” card, another card in the credits announces Miles' return in Beyond the Spider-Verse, and there is no post-credits scene. The whole film is covered in our article on Across the Spider-Verse.

The spider from Miles G.'s world

Across reveals that Earth-42 is the home universe of the radioactive spider that bit Miles: it was teleported to Earth-1610 during a test of the collider. Without that spider, Earth-42 never had a spider-hero. And that detail is what traps the hero: the Spider-Society's return machine relies on his DNA, altered by the spider from Earth-42, and so sends him to his double's world instead of taking him home.

The numbering of the worlds in the multiverse is explained in our article on every Earth in the multiverse, Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Society in our article on the Spider-Society, and every version of the web-slinger on our Spider-Verse page.

A family turned upside down: Aaron alive, Jefferson dead

On Earth-42, the family situation mirrors the hero's own. Uncle Aaron Davis, Jefferson's brother, is alive, while the father, Jefferson, is dead; the film does not show how he died. The mother, Rio Morales, is alive: when Miles reveals his double identity to her, she does not understand what he is talking about.

In the original version, Earth-42's Aaron is voiced by Mahershala Ali, who already voiced Uncle Aaron of Earth-1610 in Into the Spider-Verse in 2018; in the French dub, Frantz Confiac voices both Aarons, in the first film and the second. On Earth-1610, Aaron was the Prowler and died in the first film: his story is told in our article on the Prowler, and Miles' parents in our article on Jefferson and Rio.

Why “G”? The mystery of Miles G.'s name

No official source says what the “G” stands for. According to the film's official artbook, quoted by SuperHeroHype, the team adopted the name internally to avoid mixing up the two Miles, and it appears exactly that way in the credits. Co-director Kemp Powers uses it in interviews and in a tweet about a 2020 animation test. During production, the character also had a nickname, “Wiles”, which the press linked to Wario, Mario's evil double.

There is, however, an echo in the comics: the main Miles Morales is called Miles Gonzalo Morales; this middle name appeared in the series Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Saladin Ahmed and Javier Garrón, whose first issue came out on 12 December 2018. Nothing officially indicates that the film's “G” refers to it.

How the Prowler of Earth-42 was designed

Miles G. wasn't always the Prowler. In an already advanced development version, Uncle Aaron was the Prowler of Earth-42 and Miles his sidekick. The character was redesigned late on; Kemp Powers summed it up like this: “There was already a design for that Miles, but we sent our wonderful designer back to the drawing board”.

According to character designer Kris Anka, who led the work with Evan Monteiro, the costume had to look homemade and “not too manufactured”, while still being recognisable as the Prowler's. Seen from afar on its first appearance, it draws long lines and lots of drapery; the licensed figures reproduce its big claws, gauntlets and purple sections. If you want to get close to the look, our Spider-Man masks and our fancy dress costumes also come in the hero's darker versions.

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Jharrel Jerome, the voice of the Prowler

In the original version, Miles G. Morales, the Prowler of Earth-42, is voiced by Jharrel Jerome, credited as “Miles G. Morales”, while Shameik Moore keeps the Miles of Earth-1610. The voice change was so discreet that in June 2023 SlashFilm spoke of a “hidden casting change”. Born in the Bronx, of Dominican descent, Jerome describes himself as Afro-Latino; he said himself in 2022 that he doesn't really speak Spanish.

In Across, Miles G. pronounces "Morales" the Spanish way, a detail some journalists have linked to a Spanish-speaking mother who supposedly raised him alone, although the studio has never confirmed it. In August 2025, Jharrel Jerome and Shameik Moore announced that recording had begun on Beyond. For Across, neither AlloCiné, RS Doublage nor laVF credits a French voice for the Prowler of Earth-42, and the French version of Beyond had still not been announced as of 3 November 2026. The casts of the web-slinger's live-action films are gathered on our page on the casts.

Miles G. Morales Returns in Beyond the Spider-Verse

The Prowler of Earth-42 does return in Beyond the Spider-Verse: Jharrel Jerome's comeback is confirmed, and two of the official stills released by Sony in March 2025 show the Prowler, first alone and then facing the hero. As of 3 November 2026, no official trailer has been released. The footage screened at CinemaCon on 13 April 2026 was reserved for press and cinema owners, and Sony has not released it to the public: according to journalists who were there, Miles is tied to a punching bag in front of the Prowler and Uncle Aaron, who interrogate him.

Miles tells them about canon events and demands to be set free: according to TheWrap, he tells the Prowler that his father, on Earth-1610, is due to die in two days because of one of those events. The pair laugh it off, and the Prowler even mocks the way he pronounces their name. Miles then starts to "glitch" and breaks free with his electric discharge. The film is expected on 23 June 2027 in France, five days after its US release on 18 June 2027; news about the film is tracked in our article on the release date. The showdown fans are imagining is discussed in our article on what fans are hoping for, and canon events in our explainer on the multiverse.

Miles G. Morales Figures and Merchandise

Miles G. Morales is available as a figure from Hot Toys, from Bandai as an S.H.Figuarts, from Sentinel and from Hasbro, as well as a LEGO minifigure. In September 2023, Hot Toys unveiled a figure of around 29 cm, with a masked head that lights up in reddish purple and light-up gauntlets, with shipping announced for between October 2024 and March 2025. In 2025, Bandai released an S.H.Figuarts of around 16 cm, priced at 11,000 yen, then unveiled on 30 September 2026 a new version scheduled for June 2027. In September 2026, Sentinel announced an SV-Action figure of around 15 cm, at 15,000 yen before tax, whose purple parts glow under UV light. Hasbro added him to its Marvel Legends line as a 6-inch figure, shown as sold out on its online shop as of 3 November 2026.

On 1 September 2025, LEGO released the first Miles G. Morales minifigure, in the 71050 series dedicated to Across the Spider-Verse; when presenting the series, the Brickset website describes him as the only character without spider powers. As for video games, as of 3 November 2026 we found no playable version of the Prowler of Earth-42: the Fortnite Prowler outfit, which arrived on 19 April 2022, predates the film. No comic book appearance is recorded at that date either. For a Spider-Verse shelf, our figures, our LEGO Spider-Man sets and our Miles Morales products take over.

Miles G. Is Neither Uncle Aaron nor Hobie Brown

Several characters have gone by the name Prowler. In Into the Spider-Verse, it is Uncle Aaron of Earth-1610 who wears the suit, voiced by Mahershala Ali. In Across, Donald Glover appears in live action as another Aaron Davis turned Prowler, carried over from Spider-Man: Homecoming and held prisoner by the Spider-Society; in the French dub, he is voiced by Diouc Koma, who does not voice the animated Prowler of Earth-42.

In the game Marvel Contest of Champions, the Prowler added on 11 April 2024 is Hobie Brown, not Miles G.; and the quests for the Fortnite Prowler outfit reuse lines from Uncle Aaron in Into the Spider-Verse. The web-slinger's great adversaries are introduced in our guide to the villains, and the first film in our article on Into the Spider-Verse.

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Frequently asked questions

Who Is the Prowler at the End of Across the Spider-Verse?

The Prowler at the end of Across the Spider-Verse is Miles G. Morales, the Miles of Earth-42: when he removes his mask, Miles Morales discovers a version of himself who was never bitten by the spider and has no superpowers at all.

What Does the G in Miles G. Morales Stand For?

No official source explains the "G" in Miles G. Morales. According to the Across the Spider-Verse artbook, the team adopted the name "Miles G." internally to tell the two Miles apart; the comic book Miles's middle name, Gonzalo, is at most a possible echo of it.

Who Voices the Prowler of Earth-42?

In the original version, the Prowler of Earth-42, Miles G. Morales, is voiced by Jharrel Jerome, not by Shameik Moore, who keeps the Miles of Earth-1610. The other Prowlers in the films have different performers: Mahershala Ali voices Uncle Aaron in Into the Spider-Verse, and Donald Glover plays, in live action, another Aaron Davis turned Prowler in Across.

Does Miles G. Morales Have Powers?

No. Miles G. Morales was never bitten by the radioactive spider, which left Earth-42: according to the official artbook, he is a vigilante with no superpowers, trained by his Uncle Aaron.

Is Miles G. Morales in Beyond the Spider-Verse?

Yes. Jharrel Jerome's return as Miles G. Morales is confirmed, and two of the official stills released by Sony in March 2025 show the Prowler of Earth-42. The film is expected on 23 June 2027 in France and on 18 June 2027 in the United States.

Does Miles G. Morales Exist in the Comics?

As of 3 November 2026, no appearance of Miles G. Morales in a Marvel comic has been recorded: his first known appearance is the film Across the Spider-Verse, in 2023.

Key takeaways

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