8 Things Nobody Wants To Admit About MCU Spider-Man

8. Peter's Personality And Story Were Taken Straight From Miles Morales

Okay so, you know that "youthful energy" I mentioned in the introduction? That's not really Peter Parker.

Although he was far from a stick in the mud in the comics, Pete was very much a wallflower in the original Stan Lee-Steve Ditko run, later developing a more outgoing personality when he became a part of the friendship group that comprised Harry Osborn, Mary Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy and Flash Thompson. He might be a bit of a meme these days, but Tobey Maguire has still done the best job of capturing Peter's shy awkwardness in live action.

Which brings me to the MCU's Peter Parker. It's impossible to tell what was going through Marvel and Sony's heads when they were drawing up plans to reboot Spider-Man, but it's more than obvious that Miles Morales must've crossed their minds. How so? Because the new Peter Parker has literally taken SO MUCH from Miles, including his more excitable personality, his relationship with the Avengers (Nick Fury - NOT Tony Stark - gives him his iconic black and red costume in the comics), and even his best friend Ganke, who was changed to become Ned Leeds in the films for... some reason or another.

After two separate film franchises had Peter in the role of Spider-Man, one has to ask why Marvel and Sony didn't just make the MCU's Spidey Miles in the first place. As it stands, this new Peter has taken so much from his comics and it's pretty blatant to see if you've ever read them.