Spencer Smythe, his son Alistair Smythe, and the killer spider robots have long been a neat but obscure part of Spider-Man's rogues gallery. The Amazing Spider-ManThe free-to-play adaptation did a wonderful job with its modern spin on Smythe and the spider-slayers as well, but they weren't present in an otherwise impactful way from the 90s animated series, arguably. Spider killers are a relatively untapped market, even in gaming, and the technology and drones are so prevalent in Marvel's Spider-Man franchise, it's surprising that Insomniac hasn't tried to address them.
On the one hand, Marvel's Spider-ManHe's never had an empty plate with more villains than he knows what to do with in one installment. This would make it inherently awkward to somehow debut a horde of murderous automatons, especially while the Spider-Men were dealing with a Sinister Six and a symbiotic invasion. On the other hand, the most likely reason may be this Marvel's Spider-ManHis protagonists and supporting characters are written to be so studious and brilliant that any antagonist with a genius intellect will inevitably be challenged if not surpassed by them anyway.
The original Marvel's Spider-Man universe is full of comically intelligent minds
It's a fundamental problem that Marvel has had for a while, but Marvel's Spider-Man really points out how the characters tend to be incredibly intelligent in all areas, despite their age, background, or whether they have powers. Without abilities that allow them to stick to walls or lift cars into the air, Peter Parker and Miles Morales are still capable of producing web shooters and other highly advanced gadgets, let alone an elaborate HUD for mask lenses and reality training simulations augmented that they can. physically interact with.
It's a little more believable that characters like Norman Osborn or Otto Octavius could conceive and formulate what they have due to their age and experience, although even they were doing so during their university days, meaning they were already incredibly scientifically gifted back then. One problem this creates in the narrative is that the characters are either not at all inclined towards academic or scientific pursuits, or are fully devoted to their brilliant craft, which leaves no room for anyone to be slightly brilliant.
Miles MoralesPhin Mason was only 18 when he selflessly sacrificed himself for Harlem and amazingly developed organic nanotechnology that could generate armor and weapons, for example. So there's clearly no age requirement or educational prerequisite for Marvel characters—whether heroes or villains—to become some of the smartest people on the planet.
The Spider-Slayers would be no match for the minds of Marvel's Spider-Man heroes
Chances of a Smythe and his spider slayers appearing in the future Marvel's Spider-Man the game, let alone the “final chapter”, are thin. That said, while it would be hard to cram spider-slayers into an entry that's already full of teasing antagonists, it would also be an insurmountable challenge to debut a villain who's shrewd enough to outwit Peter and Miles and the nature of spider killers. Being robots would make them incredibly susceptible to hacking – an ability that Miles possessed during his first playable sequence in Marvel's Spider-Man long before he was bitten by a genetically modified spider.
Besides, Ganke Lee has come a long way since the Speed Nonagon, and he alone could break through and outmaneuver the Spider Slayers as quickly and nonchalantly as he does the Hunter Drones in
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
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It would be impossible to have bots exclusively in an enemy faction and argue with players why Ganke couldn't hijack them all from a distance and blindfolded, even though the idea behind the spider slayers might be thrilling and unique amidst the humanoid enemy of the franchise. types so far. Indifferent, Marvel's Spider-Man 3 seems poised to let Doctor Octopus' duplicitous psyche loose again, with Norman a likely candidate for the Green Goblin mantle, and it'll be interesting to see how they're juggled in the story.
