The developers of hit PS5 exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 say Miles Morales is the “main” Spider-Man from now on, which has caused some fans to speculate about what Insomniac may do with the inevitable Spider-Man 3.

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Not that I dont support that, because I like miles more than parker, but good fucking luck

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Miles is the protagonist of easily the best super hero films since The Incredibles. Into The Spider-Verse is a universally acclaimed masterpiece. I don’t think Insomniac need any luck; Miles is pretty popular already.

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Miles is absolutely established as a hero of his own merit and right. Thats not a question. He absolutely stands shoulder to shoulder with parker.

But does he pass parker? Can he surpass what a lot of people consider to be the best marvel super hero, in his own costume and title? I dunno, Im not sure on that.

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This might also be a generational question. Ask a kid, they might answer Miles. Ask a millennial or older who grew up with Parker primarily, likely a different answer

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If you ask some randoms on the street “Who is spiderman?” I bet 99% will not say Miles Morales. If that changes its gonna be a while imo

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This doesn’t answer any questions.

But…

Spiderman could be black.

https://youtu.be/sxjC4CNG3_c?si=FbMASu78CGb7i5kY

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If you ask some randoms on the street “Who is spiderman?” I bet 99% will not say Miles Morales. If that changes its gonna be a while imo

It’s not about any randos, though. It’s about PlayStation gamers.

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That’s true, but this isn’t about the comics. I still haven’t beaten SM2, but it does obvious that they are heading towards Miles being the main SM going forward. He’s really going through an evolution arc while Peter is going through a real rough patch.

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If you listen, you can hear the gamers having a gamer moment and melting down

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I dunno, when it comes to the “gamer moment” meltdowns over this game, I haven’t seen them related to Miles, he seems to be pretty well-liked. I’ve mainly seen them over MJ’s design. Not saying I agree, just saying what I’ve observed.

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Oh, please, stop with the “gamer” generalizations. Every time there’s a “gamer” SNAFU it’s really a tiny minority of hyper-conservative wankers making a lot of noise. They make the death threats, they do the review bombing, they express the bigoted views. Gamers are a huge and diverse crowd. Don’t generalize the bad behavior of a handful of shitheads to the entire hobby group.

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This is unironically a gamer moment.

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Of course they are. Peter Parker is a straight white male, and that is not an acceptable protagonist in 2023. I could see the writing on the wall when the first game came out.

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Don’t worry, some day there will be a game with representation for whiny little piss babies like you.

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Right? Cause white people are super fucking under-represented… /s

Look at yourself, Bud, and try to get a grip.

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Nobody is saying they can’t create new characters, why change already established ones? Right, because nobody would give a shit about a new character

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They aren’t changing Peter Parker, they’re just focusing on Miles. Tf are you talking about?

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You do realize Peter Parker and Miles Morales are different people, right? So that really just leaves you with the argument that you’re mad because the focus has been shifted to a black character.

Next you’ll tell me you’re mad that Gwen Stacy has blonde hair lmao.

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and usually when they do it just feels like a half assed money grab stereotypical characters (looking at captain marvel vs something like Amanda Ripley)

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Also, you know what’s really fucked up? Spider Man is American by cannon. Can you fucking believe they used an English actor for the current franchise?

WHO WILL PROTECT THE CANNON?!

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12 points

Peak white male frigility on display

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God damn it, you got your Facebook all over my Kbin.

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Do you have a humiliation fetish? Personally I avoid chances to make myself a public spectacle for mockery, but if that’s your thing…

Fuckin’ LOL, you fragile silly dork

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7 points

Don’t care who the main character is in the game, both are fun to play.

It is a game, if it keeps me interest. That’s good and that’s all that matters

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15 points

Well this is sure to piss off the snowflakes. Grab yer popcorn.

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