, much like its predecessors has several references to other characters who inhabit Insomniac Games' Marvel Universe. While some of these heroes are incorporated into part of the games' main narrative, there are others that can be spotted via Easter eggs across the games' open world.
[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2]
Whereas Marvel had previously announced that the games based on its IPs would not be interconnected, with different studios developing titles in their own continuity, this doesn't seem to be the case with Insomniac's universe, which is taking advantage of the vast roster of Marvel characters that inhabit New York as part of its world-building. While some of these character references can be obvious to the casual comic fan there are plenty of others that can be rather obscure.
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The original Spider-Man, Peter Parker, was the first character players were introduced to in Insomniac's Marvel Universe. Although many adaptations opt to focus on Peter's years developing as a hero in high school, Insomniac wisely opted to eschew the well-known origin story in favor of a new story that took place eight years into his superhero adventures, with Peter having been Spider-Man for almost a decade by the end of .
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Miles Morales was introduced in as the son of Jefferson Davis, an NYPD officer who was an ally to Spider-Man, but sadly died at the hands of Martin Li's Inner Demons gang. While assisting May Parker at the F.E.A.S.T. shelter, Miles was also bitten by a modified Oscorp spider and developed powers of his own. Peter mentored Miles and then the
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