Spider-Man: Homecoming - 12 Biggest Questions It Leaves Unanswered

6. Will Peter Continue To Be Careless With His Identity?

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One of the defining traits of Peter Parker is that he's super protective of his identity, going to great lengths to protect it, which is why - for example - it's such a big deal when he reveals himself in Civil War (the comic, that is).

And yet, over the course of one two-hour movie, no fewer than three people - his best friend, his aunt, and his nemesis - have learned his true identity, alongside Tony Stark (who figured it out fairly easily) and Happy Hogan. One would be bad enough, but three suggests that this is a much more careless Peter when it comes to his identity.

Now that so many people know, will we see a Peter more like in the comics going forward, desperate to protect his identity, or are we going to see him continue to be careless, to the point where the likes of Michelle and Flash, or someone like Scorpion, learns who he is? Could this be because of the MCU connection where, typically, heroes don't have secret identities?

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