- think several characters are a more exaggerated version of themselves; Spider-Man Noir isn’t as dramatic in the Noir comics, Spider-Punk isn’t as anti-establishment in other media and Spider-Ham is even a bit more serious in his earliest incarnations, but Ben Reilly is a product of ‘90’s edgelords (don’t get me started on the current mindset of the character) and they let Andy Samberg voice him. If there is one guy who can’t be serious it’s Samberg.
It’s not necessarily a cop, but a police captain. In every universe there are several constants: (a few exceptions like Miguel being the odd ones out)
- a version of Uncle Ben (Uncle Aaron) dies
- a version of a supporting character (a police captain in most multiverses) dies
- a version of Spidey’s first true love (a few exceptions, like Miles) dies, in most cases, Gwen Stacy
All these three are character defining moments and the push the many Spider-Men or Women need to go on. And regrets the most in general.
Uncle Ben was the catalyst for many Spider-Men to respect the power they have and well you know with great power… in every universe this seems to be a returning theme.
And in every universe, there is an authority figure, a police captain in most universes, that supports Spider-Man; the death of Captain Stacy in the main 616 universe was a character defining moment as it marked the first “big” death after Uncle Ben; more importantly, even with Peter’s powers, this lesson he learns is that you can’t save everyone.
And all the Peters kind of accept this fate it seems. When we look at Captain Stacy, it kind of rings true. The 616 version dies, Ultimate Stacy dies and in the Amazing Spider-Man movie with Garfield Stacy dies as well. The only version left alive is the version in Spider-Gwen’s universe.
And well, we know that in most universes Gwen dies. Spiderverse Gwen says so too; “in every universe Gwen Stacy falls for Spider-Man. And everytime it doesn’t go well”. (Yeah but Ultimate Gwen is alive an- sssshhh she’s a Carnage clone)
Kind of sucks, as apparantly in every universe Ben Parker and Gwen Stacy die, that’s the constant