Marvel's Spider-Man's Silver Lining DLC Lays the Foundation for Lizard in the Sequel
Marvel’s Spider-Man established many characters in its initial entry to address Peter Parker’s storied crime-fighting career. Interestingly, among the antagonists who appeared as Halloween costumes at Empire State University’s campus party, the Lizard was seen and pursued as Dr. Isaac Delaney’s chosen costume. Delaney meets an unfortunate demise at the hands of Martin Li and the Inner Demons, but the party itself has enough environmental storytelling to inform players of how long these super-villains have been around for.
Then, in a post-credits scene for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, fans learn that the real Lizard, Dr. Curtis Connors, is working with Norman Osborn to help find a cure for Norman’s son, Harry. Because Connors has transformed into the Lizard before, their partnership demonstrates that Norman is perhaps desperate, or that Connors has been able to rehabilitate himself. This character tease would not have happened if Insomniac did not want players to anticipate him in a sequel, and one location from Marvel’s Spider-Man DLCsuggests the Lizard will be in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
Marvel's Spider-Man Player Creates Concept of What Green Goblin Could Look Like
It is a common trope in Spider-Man franchises that the Lizard will be found in the sewers due to the nature of his reptilian physiology and a newfound preference for wet or humid conditions in his habitation. There is also the real-life myth of giant lizards living in the sewers, and the Lizard can be seen as a literal manifestation of that myth in New York City. If Connors’ transformation is purely rabid without sentience on Connors’ part, the Lizard may retreat to the sewers as a natural habitat hideout.
In his sentience, the Lizard may still choose to
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