Walter Hardy

Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard, the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 (July 1979).

[4] Walter Hardy had a miniature grappling hook device, which enables him to swing from buildings in a manner similar to Spider-Man, though not quite as fast.

[8] Due to becoming wheelchair-bound, he passes the mantle of Black Cat to Felicia and asks her to take his place in Fisk's ranks to maintain his standing.

[10] This version previously operated as the Black Cat twenty years prior to the events of the game before he supposedly died and his daughter Felicia Hardy took up the mantle.

During a side quest, Spider-Man is contacted by NYPD Detective "Mackey", who tasks him with tracking down paintings stolen by Walter.

Walter refused and allowed himself to be arrested before supposedly drowning in a failed escape attempt from Ryker's Island, though many suspect that he faked his death to protect his family from the Maggia.