10 Spider-Man Villains Sony Should Keep (& 10 They Should Lend To The MCU)

Vulture’s cameo in the Morbius trailer confirmed that Sony’s Spider-Man Universe and the MCU will intersect — to what extent, we have yet to find out. Rumors suggest that Daredevil’s Kingpin and Norman Osborn will be making a proper MCU debut soon and we can assume they'll cross the web-slinger's path.

Many fans are now left to wonder which other villains will be shared and which will stay in Sony’s sandbox. In Sony’s Universe, Venom, Riot, She-Venom, Morbius, and Carnage are all already on the playing field.

Spider-Man’s MCU debut in Captain America: Civil War was a mere four years ago, yet, his rogues’ gallery has already flooded the screen: two Shockers, Scorpion, Tinkerer, Vulture, Mysterio, pseudo-Hydro-Man, Sandman, and Molten Man via Mysterio’s projections.

With so many amazing characters still waiting in the wings, there’s no way both companies will want to feature every single villain in their movies. Let’s take a look at ten Spider-Man villains who should definitely show face in the MCU and ten that Sony should keep all to themselves.

Honourable Mention: Chameleon

Dmitri Smerdyakov holds a special place in Marvel history because, of course, he was the first supervillain to face-off against the wall-crawler in The Amazing Spider-Man #1. Half-brother to Kraven the Hunter, Chameleon is a master of disguise who can transform himself into virtually anyone.

Though heavily rumored for Spider-Man: Far From Home - and potentially in the movie as the mysterious Mysterio lackey named simply 'Dmitri' - Chameleon is still without a proper debut on the silver screen.

It wouldn’t be a shame if the character ‘Dmitri’ in the MCU was the Chameleon, but it also wouldn’t hurt Sony to introduce the character themselves in their own films. How ever he’s brought in, his final reveal must be in the betrayal of the protagonist.

Assuming the identity of a trusted companion only to expose the lie in the final act is too perfect to pass up.

A one-time villain who changed his colors after developing respect for Spider-Man, this Native American character could bring some much-needed diversity into the MCU world.

A mercenary, CEO, and extensively trained martial artist, Thomas Fireheart can transform himself into the mountain lion-humanoid Puma at will. Years of genetic engineering, training, and practice of the mystical arts lends him an array of super-powers.

Sony has no reason to sideline a more bankable character in favor of Puma. The MCU, however, has a variety of ways to easily inject Puma into the mix.

Pitting him against Black Panther is too obvious. With an origin in New Mexico, it would be interesting to see how Puma and his people react to the devastation that Thor and The Destroyer left behind in Thor.

He might have a bone to pick with the Avengers and take his anger out on the first one he can find — Spider-Man.