Spider-Girl in Marvel's Spider-Man 2

 

While I’m still hoping to finish and publish a post about Harry Osborn, a massive bushfire near my home has put the kibosh on that for the moment. Fortunately, after my last post about a possible reference, Reddit user RubbishBunny118 brought to my attention a far more direct MC2 reference by Insomniac in a side-quest mission of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Some minor spoilers for the game ahead!

 

The ‘Spider-Spy?’ mission unlocks the Spider-Bot collectibles, which are scattered all over the game’s playable map of New York. On the Upper West Side, one of the three Spider-Bots that can be discovered is the Spider-Girl Spider-Bot. Upon collecting it, Peter will remark ‘I don’t know what it is, but I just love this Spider-Bot.’

 

When viewing the Spider-Girl Spider-Bot in your Collection, the description reads ‘Would you look at that—this one has May’s favourite colours!’ The ‘May’ referred to is Peter’s Aunt May, but this is no doubt a sly nod from Insomniac to Peter and Mary Jane’s daughter!

 

The hunt for this little Spider-Bot helped take my anxious and depressed mind of looming natural disasters for a little while, and I don’t mind admitting it was the third-last one I found! Anyway, I appreciate these references to the MC2 from Insomniac and I’m glad to see they’ve apparently done their homework. Stay safe out there, everyone!

 

Until I catch up on my backlog of posts, I remain

 

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Did Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Just Reference the MC2?!

 

Like many people over the last few days, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying playing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac on Playstation 5. Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows I love the MC2, but I was honestly not expecting a potential reference to one of the MC2’s groundbreaking couples. Let me explain. Minor spoilers for the game ahead!

 

During the mission ‘Make Your Own Choices,’ Miles Morales aka Spider-Man is attempting to locate Felicia Hardy aka the Black Cat to warn her about the threat of Kraven’s hunters. Of course, he arrives too late and Felicia is already on the move attempting to flee New York by stealing the Wand of Watoomb from Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum. While fighting off the hunters, Miles learns from Felicia that she wanted to use the Wand in order to reach Paris where her girlfriend is in danger. After defeating droves of the hunters, Miles helps Felicia use the Wand of Watoomb to open a portal to Paris, near the Eiffel Tower and away from the threat of Kraven the Hunter to whatever fate has in store for her there.

 

What does this have to do with the MC2? Well, the MC2 was the first to establish Felicia’s bisexuality by revealing her new partner was a woman named Diana. In Spider-Girl #47, Mary Jane invites both Felicia and her partner Diana over for a cup of tea. Diana mentions the couple were previously living in Paris but have moved back so that Felicia’s daughter Felicity can reestablish a relationship with her father, Flash Thompson. When Mary Jane asks how long the two have known each other, Felicia states ‘it’s going on six years now’ and mentions that Diana used to be a contract operative for her detective agency.

 

Could this be the unidentified girlfriend Felicia mentions in the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 video game? I’m willing to believe so, at least. I can’t think of any other romantic partners of Felicia with a connection to Paris. Let me know what you think!

 

Until I stop jumping to conclusions, I remain

 

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