Spider-Man 2 PS4: 10 Villains We Need To See
Please Insomniac, make it happen.
Spider-Man's debut last year on the PlayStation 4 was nothing short of sensational. Not only was it a financial and critical success, it was the first game to understand the character in years, with multi-faceted combat, a heartfelt story and the most satisfying web-slinging traversal ever put to console. It made good use of the hero's extensive rogues gallery, too.
From Doctor Octopus to Taskmaster, villains both iconic and obscure made their mark on Spider-Man's story. However, what made these appearances so special is that they weren't exactly the characters we've gotten to know in the comics or films. In fitting fashion for the company's innovative take on Spider-Man video games, Insomniac also delivered fresh, interesting takes on his universe and characters.
This led to some of Peter Parker's most tragic showdowns to date, including having to face a father figure in the mentally unstable Doc Ock and stopping Mister Negative from gaining revenge after years of torture at the hands of Norman Osborn's twisted experiments.
With Far From Home currently dominating cinema screens, it's worth looking at who Insomniac could include in Spider-Man's next video game outing. His villains are numerous after all, and there's no end to the creativity Insomniac could employ when sculpting their place in Spidey's new universe.
10. Wraith
Another returning character from the previous game, hardened police captain Yuri Watanabe takes a dark turn at the end of Spider-Man PS4's The City That Never Sleeps DLC. After witnessing the deaths of several policemen at the hands of Hammerhead's goons, Yuri awakens a vicious side of herself, going on a violent rampage in a bar before killing one of the gang's main enforcers in cold blood and tying him to a water pipe for Spider-Man to find.
Naturally, this doesn't sit well with Spidey, and he warns Yuri that he will have to come after her if she doesn't turn herself in. As many comic fans will know, this brutal turn leads to Watanabe becoming the vigilante known as Wraith, an adversary to Spider-Man who uses fatal force to dispense justice.
Moving into the sequel, Yuri and Spider-Man's relationship looks to be a deeply interesting plot point that'll be established throughout the story. After working so closely together in the first game, it's clear there are emotional stakes between the two and the fight that would ensue would be as heart-breaking as it is thoroughly intense.
Although we'd all love to see Yuri team up with Spider-Man in a sequel, the carnage that will stem from their differing ideals looks to be a more complex and ultimately engaging story arc.