Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse - Ranking Every Character From Worst To Best

They only appear in flashbacks and, even then, don't get very much screen time. However, Kingpin's wife and son, Vanessa and Richard Fisk, essentially serve as the crux of the villain's entire motivation in this film.

Sure, it's a bit tropey, but let's not forget that this is a comic book movie. In fact, it's arguably the comic bookiest comic book movie ever made, so it's not like the tropes feel out of place by any stretch.

What's more, rather than simply being there to be there, the characters of Vanessa and Richard do definitely serve a purpose, indirectly setting the multiverse-based plot into motion.