Absurd Marvel’s Spider-Man Mod Lets Gamers Play as Uncle Ben’s Gravestone

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Marvel’s Spider-Man may not feature any scenes with Uncle Ben, which makes sense since its version of Peter Parker is several years into his career as a wallcrawler. However, players can still visit Ben’s grave, something that Marvel’s Spider-Man fans on PC were quick to capitalize on.

Any fans of the Spider-Man character will know how important Uncle Ben is to shaping who Peter Parker is as a person. Ben’s advice and tragic death push Spidey to be the hero he becomes, with most adaptations of the hero keeping Ben’s death as a focal point. However, as the internet has been known to do with sad scenes, Ben’s death has been memed by many. As such, as strange as it is to see a mod that lets players control Ben’s gravestone, it cannot truly be considered shocking.

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The mod in question was created by Saphire and posted to Nexus Mods by a user named HomelanderSoldierBoy. For those looking to see the mod in action, a funny video was shared on Reddit by Reinerei. With nearly 3,000 upvotes and multiple awards given to the post, many fans clearly got a kick out of the offensive post, laughing at what is normally a sad part of Spider-Man’s lore.

The video in question has a memorable opening, as viewers come in to a shot of the sunset. The focus seems to be on a random pipe in New York City, but as the camera pans around to the front of said pipe, it becomes clear that there is a separate item resting on top. This is the gravestone for Uncle Ben, and it quickly begins to move like the friendly neighborhood hero. After freefalling from the top of a skyscraper to the streets below, the gravestone begins to swing around, with webbing randomly shooting out from the prop and onto nearby