Highlights
- Fans have noticed a potential major plot point in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 through an ad for a special edition PlayStation 5 console.
- The ad features Peter calling out to Miles for help as the symbiote covers the console, with Miles using his Venom Blast powers to free Peter from the symbiote's control.
- This theory is supported by the game's tagline "Be Greater. Together," and the fact that Miles' electricity has been shown to counter the symbiote in previous trailers.
Fans think that a major Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 plot point is hidden in an ad for a special edition PlayStation 5 console. Insomniac’s upcoming superhero epic was present and accounted for during this week’s San Diego Comic-Con 2023, with a new Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 trailer giving players a closer look at the game’s plot and characters. Insomniac developers were also on hand to share insights on Spider-Man 2, including how veteran voice actor Tony Todd was chosen as the voice of Venom.
While there is still plenty of mystery surrounding Spider-Man 2’s take on Venom (such as who will be the host of the monstrous symbiote), the game’s promotional material has been setting him up as the primary threat for Peter Parker and Miles Morales during their latest interactive adventure. Of course, before the alien symbiote becomes Venom, it first bonds itself to Peter in most media, and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is adapting this plotline faithfully. Past Spider-Man 2 gameplay trailers demonstrated Peter’s new black symbiote costume and the brutal attacks it comes with, and some of the staff behind the game have teased how the suit’s corruption plays into Spider-Man 2’s plot.
Now some fans are drawing theories about how Peter eventually rids himself of the symbiote thanks to an ad featuring the newly-announced Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PlayStation 5 console that was also unveiled during the game’s Comic-Con panel. As noted by social media users like Twitter handle thevenomsite, Peter can be heard calling out to Miles for help as the symbiote seemingly covers the PS5 console. As Miles struggles to assist Peter, his signature Venom Blast electricity can be seen blasting the black ooze away, which has fans theorizing that Miles’s powers are used to free Peter from the symbiote’s control.
Further evidence for this theory comes from Spider-Man 2’s tagline of “Be Greater. Together,” which also shows Miles’ electricity blasting away the symbiote at the end of every trailer it's featured in. In the Ultimate Marvel comics that Miles Morales originally hails from, the Venom symbiote is indeed vulnerable to the younger Spider-Man’s electric powers, though their effectiveness against it has varied from source to source. Additionally, Miles is one of the few people who notice a startling change in Peter’s personality after he dons the Symbiote Suit, adding even more credence to the idea of Miles eventually helping Peter break free of it.
Of course, the audio used in the recent Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PS5 ad could be for any in-game situation, and might even be spliced together from multiple cutscenes. Still, its use in this trailer and Miles’ Venom Blast powers being such a logical counter against the symbiote makes a strong case for Miles being the one to help Peter remove the dangerous creature when the time comes, though fans will have to play Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for themselves to see if this does happen.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 launches on October 20 for PlayStation 5.
