It’s a brand new day forSpider-Manin the MCU, and Tom Holland’s return to the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man can be celebrated by all, but it’s also an ominous reminder that with a great hero, there must also come a great villain. As such, there are plenty of amazing Spider-Man villains that have yet to feature as a main antagonist in a live-action movie that could really makeSpider-Man 4something special.
With details onSpider-Man: Brand New Dayclosely guarded, it’s hard to tell who the villain could be, but based on what’s been set up in the MCU and the title alone, there are a few hints as to who the villain could be, and which of them has thepotential to face Spideyin his fourth solo movie.
6Mister Negative
A Dual Identity For Helping Citizens and Punishing Them
With reports of Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures casting an Asian actor between the ages of 30 and 50 for a major role, fans are already speculating that this could be Martin Li – Mister Negative. This villain is rather new to the Spider-Man mythos, and it wouldn’t be the first time he’s been portrayed as an antagonist thanks to Insomniac Games’Marvel’s Spider-Mantitle. Mister Negative could make for a great villain, and it makes perfect sense.
Mr. Negative was introduced in the comic version ofSpider-Man: Brand New Day, so why wouldn’t he be in the movie version? Mr. Negative offers an interesting contrast with Spider-Man, featuring a dual identity, a desire to help people, but with something sinister and powerful festering and buildingto conquer New York City.
5Scorpion
A Villain Already Teased, Ready to Sting
Mac Gargan has already appeared in the MCU withSpider-Man: Homecoming, as played by Michael Mando. With an end credits tease for his hatred of Spider-Man, surely it’s inevitable that he’ll return in a villain suit of his own. There’s no excuse not to have a vengeful Scorpion now, especially when J. Jonah Jameson exists to fund the Scorpion suit for Mac Gargan.
Scorpion’s seething hatred of Spider-Man could make for an interesting arc, especially when Mac Gargan’s hatred is so strong that he will try to find ways to hurt the man behind the mask, potentially putting those that Spidey loves in danger, forcing him to reinvolve himself inthe lives of MJ and Ned.
4Chameleon
A Master of Stolen Identity to Warp What Spider-Man Knows
Since Peter Parker is no more, and New York City has a permanent Spider-Man to watch over it, it would make sense that a villain would come into play that could disrupt what Spidey knows. Chameleon can manipulate his appearance to disguise himself as anyone and anything, causing distrust of Spider-Man and perhaps even stealing his civilian identity, unknowingly.
If Chameleon does involve himself in Spider-Man’s life indirectly, as people he knows, or even Peter Parker himself, it could make for some great mysteries andforce Spider-Man to return to civilian lifeto try and mend the damage caused by this shapeshifting foe.
3Menace
The Female Goblin with a Mysterious Identity
Menace could be one of the perfect villains to introduce to the MCU for a few reasons. Firstly, herstory is tied to Harry Osborn, as it’s his occasional girlfriend. This not only brings in the MCU version of the Osborns, but also shows their dark secrets, as Lily Hollister could accidentally infect herself with Norman’s goblin serum to become the dreaded Menace to disrupt Spidey’s life and involve further mysteries with corporate entities like Oscorp.
The MCU deserves its own version of the Osborns and not just multiverse counterparts, so why not start in an unexpected place and bring in Menace, a terrifying version of the goblin that could enrage Spider-Man due to how a goblin killed Aunt May, but add mystery as to where she came from?
2Shocker
An Engineer with a Shockingly Dangerous Weapon Kit
The Shocker has already appeared in the MCU, with gauntlets made of alien technology to provide powerful blasts of electric shockwaves. With these powerful blasts, the Shocker has the opportunity to terrorize New York City as a thief and a crook, and also has the power totry and stop Spider-Manfrom getting too close to him.
While the Shocker might not be a central antagonist due to his easy power set to beat, it would be nice to see him again, especially with his own arc that could even humanize him somewhat. The Shocker deserves to return to the MCU, especially with a more comic-accurate outfit.
1The Kingpin
The Mayor of New York City Declares a No-Vigilante Law
Wilson Fisk has fought his way through politics to be the new mayor of New York City, and his hatred of Daredevil has seen him put into law an anti-vigilante task force so that New York can feel safe without costumed freaks and people dressed as spiders. Kingpin’s direct callout of Spidey shows that he knows about the web-slinger, and he’s not too happy about it.
Fisk and Spider-Man have an interesting rivalry in the comics, and it would be a real shame if Fisk weren’t able to feature in live-action movies and was instead reduced to the Marvel Television division. After all,Spider-Man’s responsibilityas a vigilante would swing in interesting ways if it were illegal.
