Marvel's Spider-Man 3's villain roster looks crowded after canceled DLC

Important takeaways

• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 DLC cancellation affects Spider-Man 3's villain lineup.
• Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, Carnage, and Chameleon were all teased for future story content.
• Overflowing villain arcs in Spider-Man 3 may require a spin-off prequel for proper closure.

Insomniac Games has suffered some devastating leaks over the past year, which more than likely contributed to its decision not to move forward with more Marvel's Spider-Man 2 the content of the story. Regardless of this decision to “cancel” Marvel's Spider-Man 2 The DLC places the third installment between a rock and a hard place with its villains.

Ironically, thanks Marvel's Spider-Man 2s output story content, Marvel's Spider-Man 3 could end up repeating the mistakes of Sam Raimi's film of the same name, which was bloated with subplots due to an overabundance of villains. This is due to several villains that were almost confirmed for Marvel's Spider-Man 3 at the end of Marvel's Spider-Man 2as well as others that were teased that will inevitably need somewhere to land if the series wants to avoid having unfinished stories.

Marvel's Spider-Man 3 may end up with too many villains

Marvel's Spider-Man 3 already has a handful of villains all but confirmed

While Marvel's Spider-Man 2 just subtly teased some villains for the next game, there are some characters all but confirmed when the credits rolled. Doctor Octopus and the Green Goblin, for example, are assumed to be leading antagonists in Marvel's Spider-Man 3 after a bitter Norman Osborn hangs out with Otto Octavius ​​in his prison cell in one of the Marvel's Spider-Man 2s post-credits scenes. Otto's comment that he was preparing for the “final chapter” clearly indicates his partnership with Norman i Marvel's Spider-Man 3 to eliminate Spider-Man.

Even more villains were teased in Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Aside from the obvious villains who are likely to take center stage Marvel's Spider-Man 3there are others who were teased Marvel's Spider-Man 2 which might have been better off getting its own DLC. Carnage, for example, may be the most prominent villain currently set up for a continuing story, after Marvel's Spider-Man 2s “The Flame” side quest revealed who is presumably Cletus Kasady, Carnage's regular host in the comics. The unresolved outcome of “The Flame” is perhaps the game's clearest hint of DLC, and that was further proven by Insomniac's leaked roadmap for Marvel's Spider-Man 2which revealed plans to continue Carnage's story at a later date.

Another villain to be teased Marvel's Spider-Man 2The story is Chameleon, who is briefly shown drinking a martini on a rooftop as Peter Parker leaves the scene. Arriving at what is soon revealed to be Chameleon's apartment, Peter discovers many of the villain's disguises, some surveillance equipment, and various clues that suggest Chameleon has been operating undercover in New York City for some time. As Peter leaves the apartment, Chameleon can be seen in disguise, openly pledging to finish what his brother, the hunter Kraven, started.

While the Chameleon DLC was not included in Insomniac's leaked story content plans for
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
the famous villain's story was nevertheless set to continue.

Marvel's Spider-Man 3 has to figure out where to put all its villains

With Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, Carnage and Chameleon who everyone seemingly trusts Marvel's Spider-Man 3 to continue its stories, the sequel may find itself too cramped to sufficiently flesh out each individual arc – especially if the game plans to include even more yet-to-be-revealed villains, and the series' history suggests it more than likely will. This puts Insomniac in a bit of a predicament as it canceled any plans it may have had for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 DLC, because trying to cram every unresolved story into the final installment may ultimately backfire.

Instead, launch another Marvel's Spider-Man spin-off title to introduce Silk (who appeared in the final post-credits scene for Marvel's Spider-Man 2) might be the best route to take, as it would give her a proper introduction as well as an opportunity to wrap up some of those open villain arcs. Probably, focus on Marvel's Spider-Man 3 must primarily be on the Green Goblin, as his villain arc finally came to a head in the second installment, so every other villain currently hanging in the balance shouldn't be allowed to overshadow him.