Spider-Man: Far From Home - Everything You Need To Know About Marvel's Multiverse

3. What Are Mysterio's True Intentions?

Peter Mysterio Far From Home
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It's clear that Far From Home will position Mysterio as an ally to Spider-Man and Nick Fury, but that would present a huge departure from the comics. Quentin Beck is a longtime Spider-Man villain in most interpretations, and although his intentions appear to be sound in the MCU, fans are right to greet his role with scepticism.

Of course, it was only in March that Marvel Studios produced a whole new take on the Skrulls, an alien race of shape-shifters depicted almost exclusively as villains in the comics. They're treated as protagonists in Captain Marvel, and it shows how far the MCU is willing to go in order to provide its own unique spin on the Marvel Universe.

Be that as it may, Mysterio is all about deception and misdirection. It's possible he could hail from an alternate reality, but fans would be wise to bet against him being a hero.

Beck could be a villain from a different reality, an opportunist from the Earth we've seen so far, or maybe even someone else. The point is that, while he's set to start the film as a hero, he's likely to leave it as a villain.

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