The MCU’s Forgotten Spider-Man Mystery Is A Bigger Deal Than You Realize
The MCU has overlooked a big Spider-Manmystery that could have major consequences in the future. Tom Holland's Spider-Man has benefited greatly from the interconnectivity of the MCU, which has allowed him to interact not only with the Avengers but also with the characters from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man franchise and the Amazing Spider-Man universe. The MCU's Spider-Man has come a long way since he was introduced in 2016's Captain America: Civil War, but his six appearances up to and including Spider-Man: No Way Home may only be the beginning.
Many parts of Spider-Man's mythos haven't been translated to the MCU, including his encounters with Venom and the symbiotes, his romantic relationship with the anti-hero Black Cat, and his friendship with the Fantastic Four. The MCU is also yet to have Spider-Man meet villains such as Kingpin, Kraven, and Scorpion. It's unlikely that absurd storylines like the clone saga or Spider-Man's six-arms transformation ever come to the big screen, but there is still plenty of source material to adapt. However, one of the biggest highlights of Spider-Man's story already happened, and the MCU has ignored it.
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The MCU skipped Spider-Man's origin story, and with good reason, as it had already been explored extensively in the previous two live-action Spider-Man franchises. But the event that turned Peter Parker into Spider-Man is not just a casual accident. It involves many questions such as who created the spider, why Peter Parker got superpowers without any negative side effects, and whether other characters could have developed similar abilities. No one seems to pose these questions within the MCU, and Peter Parker
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