Spider-Man's New Costume Unlocks His Warrior Potential
Warning: spoilers ahead for Savage Spider-Man #4!
Peter Parker is trying out a new suit as the Savage Spider-Man. But while wearing it has unleashed his true potential as a warrior, it may come at the cost of his humanity.
Spider-Man's life has been pretty crazy lately, as he seeks to stop a power-enhancing drug from turning people into mindless drones. Unfortunately, Spider-Man was infected with the drug himself, which reacted negatively with his DNA. He was turned into a half man-half spider hybrid monster that was quickly controlled by Baron Zemo. After a brief time under the villain's control, Spider-Man managed to shed this monster form like an outer skin and emerged from it looking like Peter Parker.
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Unfortunately, he wasn't the Peter Parker fans are familiar with. He was more cold, calculating, and dangerously menacing with a merciless perspective. In his efforts to stop Zemo, Peter constructs a new suit in Savage Spider-Man #4 by Joe Kelly and Gerardo Sandoval. Once again armed with organic web shooters, Peter puts this suit on and infiltrates Zemo's compound to stop him. Without his usual compassion, Peter's suit sheds the superhero aesthetic, opting for tactical function which allows him to get inside Zemo's operation and truly bring the hurt.
This suit is reminiscent of the outfit Sam Fisher wore in the video game series Splinter Cell, which makes a lot of sense, given the focus on stealth and close-quarters combat. Sneaking into Zemo's lair, Spider-Man eliminates his guards one by one, utilizing his enhanced agility and strength to their fullest. The suit has a militaristic edge, with a sleek black design and what appears to be armor on
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