
Now working for Roxxon, Rhino claims he was sent to capture both, sending them to a secret facility underneath New York. Later, the two decide to meet again at Trinity Church to discuss the state of their relationship after betraying one another's trust, but are interrupted by Rhino. Phin's friendship with Miles is changed after learning he is Spider-Man after she almost killed him in a chase through the New York City. In order to take revenge against Roxxon for his death, particularly against R&D head Simon Krieger, Phin assumes the identity of "The Tinkerer." Over the course of the game, it's revealed that Rick discovered the hazardous side effects of Nuform, Roxxon's new energy source, and was killed after trying to end the project. It was Rick's death at the hands of the negligent Roxxon corporation that kick-starts the main plot of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Phin also has an older brother, Rick Mason, who is another of Miles' childhood friends. The two drifted apart for an unknown amount of time, as she enrolled in Midtown High School. It was there that they worked together to win the Spacebound Young Researchers Award. The two grew up together in New York City, New York, and became best friends at school. She was a childhood friend of Miles Morales, sharing both his intellect and technological prowess.

Phin Mason was born on 21 February 2002 in Brooklyn, New York.
