Spider-Man Shows Exactly Why Other Heroes Shouldn't Trust Him
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Devil's Reign #5
In the wake of the Kingpin’s assault on Marvel Comics superheroes, Spider-Manproves to his peers exactly why they shouldn’t trust him. The Kingpin has been successful in his schemes thus far by utilizing the mind control powers of the Purple Man leading to him ruling New York City with impunity. However, now that the Avengers know what he’s up to, they’re making significant moves against him, during which time Spider-Man shows his true colors.
In Devil’s Reign#5 by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto, the Kingpin is losing his mind over the fact that he remembers Daredevil’s secret identity. Knowing the Daredevil is actually Matt Murdock has completely thrown Fisk off his game, and his obsession with killing the vigilante has made him violent and reckless. Instead of using the Purple Man to win votes for his presidential run, of which he dropped out, he sends the homicidal mind-controller after the Avengers and tells him to kill them all without a moment’s hesitation. Little does he know, the Avengers have devices that would neutralize the Purple Man’s powers, though because of who they got it from, Spider-Man has his doubts that it will work.
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The devices the Avengers are gearing up to use against the Purple Man are called Neural Disruptors, pieces of tech that will keep them safe from the villain’s terrifying abilities. Spider-Man, however, doesn’t fully trust the Neural Disruptors, saying, “You saying these Purple Man 'Neural Disruptors' came from Emma Frost? Do we trust them to work? I mean, the X-Men are a little–” at which point he is cut off by Luke Cage reassuring him that they will
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