15 Spider-Man Costumes We re Sad Aren t In The Game And 10 We re Glad Aren t

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15 Spider-Man Costumes We re Sad Aren t In The Game And 10 We re Glad Aren t

Marvel's Spider-Man PS4 has set a new standard for superhero games, but it is missing some great costumes. Now, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but a little game called Marvel’s Spider-Man hit the PS4 a few weeks ago. Supposedly, it’s fairly good, and it’s sold modestly well as a result. Snark aside, Spider-Man has been nothing short of a phenomenon. Presumably, Kratos marched off to crush a few Gods into defeated hunks of spam and sad, salty despair at this news. You know how well he takes these sorts of things. There’s really no overstating Insomniac’s achievement with this one. If you’ve already 100% rinsed the game of all collectibles, side-missions, and upgrades, as many have, it’s safe to say that you probably enjoyed it a fair amount. Critics and gamers everywhere have been fawning all over this one, in an almost indecent display of approval. There was one particular aspect of the game, however, that was always going to be controversial. Insomniac had no choice but to go right the heckles ahead with it anyway, though. What’s that? The costume selection, that’s what. Did your favorite suit make the cut? Are you hoping for it to make an appearance in the DLC? However you’re feeling about the varied and generous (yet still lacking) suit selection, one thing’s for sure: there’s more they could have done. A long-serving comic book hero like Spider-Man has worn innumerable outfits in his time. Some great, some… questionable, some in-between. Let’s take a look at some costumes we really wanted to see in Marvel’s Spider-Man (and some we’re totally happy didn’t make the cut). THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

SAD Ricochet s Suit Just Something The Missus Made For Me

Via: YouTube (wbangca) Many times in Spider-Man’s long career, he’s been accused of crimes himself (just ask our ol’ buddy J. Jonah Jameson). In one instance, he became a fugitive, forced to adopt several new super-personas in order to continue his good work. One of these personas was Ricochet (otherwise known as mutant Johnathon Gallo), whose suit came complete with a hilarious hairstyle. In this timeline, his wife Mary Jane Parker created the costume and its characteristic weapons (throwing disks, sometimes with explosive properties) for him. Now those would’ve been fun to mess around with, as a suit power in the game. Get on that, Insomniac.

SAD The Bombastic Bag Man — Well It s Certainly Bombastic

Via: YouTube (Gameteep) It’s quite common to look at comic book heroes and think, now, just what in heckola are they wearing? The spandex and underpants-on-the-outside look is a popular choice for these super-people, after all. The thing is, if that’s what they willingly chose to wear, what did they turn down? Well, in Spider-Man’s case, this. In The Amazing Spiderman Vol. 1 #258, Peter Parker is separated from the alien symbiote by Reed Richards. With that done, he had no costume, until he was given an old spare Fantastic Four suit. It had no mask, though, so he was just given a paper bag to wear on his head. And so the Bombastic Bag Man was born.

GLAD Six-Armed Spider-Man- What The Goro

Via: Marvel Database So, yes. In the ever-bizarre world of Marvel, anything goes. Absolutely anything. The multiverse twists and turns in all kinds of ways, with realities where the rules of the Spider-Man mythos are completely thrown out of the window. Heck, Aunt May morphs from young and attractive to old and haggard at will, on a movie-by-movie basis. Why shouldn’t there have been a story arc where Peter, having had enough of being Spider-Man, cook up a potion to remove his spider powers? Why shouldn’t he accidentally increase them instead, growing four extra darn arms out of nowhere? I don’t know about you, but I sure don’t fell the need to see this abomination added to the game. You can keep Morbius the Living Vampire as well (a villain who also appeared in the Six Arms Saga arc back in the 70s).

SAD Symbiote Suit — Well Of Course

via gamesradar.com Ah, yes. Here it is, friends. The costume most conspicuous by its absence, Spider-Man’s much-ballyhooed symbiote suit. Whether you’re a long-time comic book follower or you first saw Tobey McGuire being the edgiest of edgelords in Spider-Man 3, you probably know just how popular this costume is. As for me, I became a huge fan of it after unlocking it in the Spider-Man PS1 game; totally digging the color scheme and the unlimited webbing it provided. Insomniac, no doubt, want to save the suit for a sequel, and a storyline that will do it justice. Considering its significance, it should probably be more than simply an unlockable skin.

SAD Dusk s Suit — Wait He Can Fly Now

via reddit.com Speaking of the iconic symbiote suit, here’s another fresh from the drawer marked Dark, Edgy And All Kinds Of Cool. As we saw earlier, Peter Parker was once forced to adopt several different personas in order to clear the name of his actual alter-ego. Ricochet was one of these, and another was the dark and brooding Dusk. Donning this costume, Peter took on a more serious and quiet air (which must have been darn hard for this guy), and was also able to become nigh-invisible and even fly (or, rather, glide short distances). This would’ve been super overpowered, sure, but very cool to see all the same.

GLAD The Tuxedo — It s Been Done Before

Via: Daily Express As we know, somewhere over the course of the comics (Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol 1 21, to be precise), Peter Parker got his long-held wish and married Mary Jane. Needless to say, the occasion called for some fancy tuxedo-wearing, and, equally needless to say, it didn’t go particularly smoothly. With that in mind, Peter Parker did indeed engage in a little light brawling in his suit. That would probably be enough to justify a tuxedo outfit, but I’m quite glad it didn’t happen. For one thing, Solid Snake totally nailed the tuxedo look in Metal Gear Solid (after replaying having seen both endings), and nobody can take that away from him.

SAD Cosmic Spider-Man — When The Spider Gets Serious

Via: YouTube (Wbangca) It’s a sad fact that, compared to some of the Avengers, Spider-Man sometimes seems a little underpowered. Put him next to Thor, with his hammer and his thunder and his Chris Hemsworth pectorals, and things look a little unbalanced somehow. Don’t underestimate the spider, though. Remember that time he was hit by the Uni-Power, which transformed him into Cosmic Spider-Man? He had all the powers of Captain Universe, and looked pretty darn natty to boot. I’m not sure what they’d do in terms of suit powers with this one, but that’s a design I’d be thrilled to see added to the game.

SAD Prodigy s Suit — Now That s Just Gold

Via: Vamers On to the third entry in our series of alternative personas from the Identity Crisis story arc, then. Next up, we have Prodigy’s suit. In this guise, part of Peter Parker’s face was exposed, so he had to wear a little make-up and add a prosthetic nose to ensure he wouldn’t be recognized. In the Prodigy suit, he wore a bulletproof vest, and also… well, looked like a cheesy Power Rangers villain from back in the day. Polarising, maybe, but that’s an aesthetic I can totally dig. I’d be all kinds of fine with this costume making an appearance in Marvel’s Spider-Man.

GLAD The Hornet — Wait Don t I Know You From Yu-Gi-Oh

Via: Amazing Spider-Man Wiki And now, the fourth of Spider-Man’s Identity Crisis personas. If the Prodigy costume took things a little too far, then this one… well, it’s runway off into the distance with things. We’ll never see things again, that’s how far they’ve gone. Kiss things goodbye. This doozy of a suit was designed by Mary Jane, and featured weapons similar to Ben Reilly’s stinger darts. The outlandish color scheme, the wings typically worn by a four-year-old girl to her birthday party… I’m not really sure I can get on board with this one. It just seems more for humor’s sake than practicality’s.

SAD Cyborg Spider-Man- When Peter Goes Full Terminator On Us

Via: Superhero Database Now, this would’ve been a neat addition to the Marvel’s Spider-Man wardrobe. 2014 saw the introduction of a Spider-Man from a different dimension, who was augmented with mechanical parts. Before that, though, we had a version who came about by other, more unfortunate means. This take on the character came about after Mysterio thwarted an attack by Spider-Man and Solo via mind control. Solo unknowingly attacked his ally, leaving Peter Parker with awful wounds. An off doctor, Oscar McDonnell, saved him by affixing all manner of cybernetic parts to his body. This would’ve been a neat one to see, too.

SAD Original Movie Spider-Man — Now THAT S A Suit

Via: Spider-Man Films Wiki Long-time Spider-Man fans waited a long time to finally see Tobey Maguire in action as the character. With the 2002 movie being an origin story, we were going to get our very first glimpse of this incarnation of the superhero, donning his suit for the very first time. The first Spider-Man costume Maguire would wear in the movies? Well, this. A quick mock-up for the wrestling scene, it did its job, and was not supposed to be elegant. It’s an iconic part of recent Spider-Man history, though, and could warrant inclusion in a sequel to the PS4 title. I’d be down with that.

GLAD Stealth Suit — And Lo The Internet Said Too Stronk Plz Nerf

Via: Marvel Database In issue #650 of The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man debuted his super-nifty stealth suit. This was intended, as if the case with a lot of the character’s tech, to help him counteract the powers of one of his enemies. In this case, the Hobgoblin’s trademark sonic screams. Now, if I’m honest, there are a couple of reasons why I’m glad that this one didn’t make the cut. Looking at the abilities it grants him (complete invisibility, via the refraction of light), it would be entirely beyond broken (depending on its abilities in the game itself, of course). Secondly, and more practically, its design is just too similar to some of the included suits.

SAD Superior Spider-Man- Is It Superior Though

Via: Microsoft Store Over their long and storied history, Spider-Man and Doc Ock have had a more turbulent relationship than Ross and Rachel in Friends. That’s just the way it is with long-running comic book feuds. For me, though, the most interesting fact of the whole thing was the time that Otto Octavius switched bodies with his nemesis (ah, comic books, you’re a special kind of crazy). This odd little side story brought us one particularly memorable moment: the suit Octavius designed for himself, when he took on the role of Spider-Man. They’re subtle adaptions to the classic suit, with color scheme changes and the goggle-like eyes, and I’d like to have seen what Insomniac could do with it.

SAD Spider-Hulk- Because Why Not That s Why

Via: Incredible Hulk Online So, yes. Sometimes, you’ve just got to have your body inhabited by your arch-nemesis. It happens to the best of it, and we’ve just got to muddle on as best we can. But what happens when you kinda sorta change bodies with your allies, too? That’s where the fun really begins. Do you remember that one Web of Spider-Man comic? Are you ready for Spider-Hulk, the front page asked, clearly missing the fact that nobody could ever be ready for Spider-Hulk. Do you see this guy? I WAS NOT REMOTELY READY FOR THAT. Try and tell me that this isn’t the most dang powerful-looking action figure you’ve ever seen in your life. Go on, I dare you.

GLAD Spider-Gwen- Welcome To Earth 65

Via: Nerdist Speaking of Marvel’s ability to just hop from one parallel universe to another like Doctor freaking Who, how about this curious case: In one timeline, Gwen Stacey was bitten by a radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker. As a result, she began a crime-fighting career similar to the hero’s own, boasting her own take on his powers. Not to mention, of course, her own costume. Spider-Gwen is usually depicted wearing a slightly more ‘street’ getup, with a black and white color scheme and a hooded jacket. I’m not sure how this costume would have worked out in the game, but perhaps it could have.

GLAD 1602 Spider-Man- Back To The Future

Via: Marvel Database Now, this was a curious little sidenote in Marvel history. The Marvel 1602 miniseries was a short-lived (eight issues) comic book written by distinguished fantasy author Neil Gaiman. The hook was that it was a self-contained universe where superheroes existed back in the Elizabethan era. To accommodate this, again, a wardrobe change was needed. Peter Parquagh, as he was known here, wore a Spider-Man costume that was… well, frills and spinnerettes are an acquired taste. One of the more obscure suits in this rundown, for sure, and there’s a dang good reason for that. As far as I’m concerned, this one’s best kept back there in the past where it belongs.

SAD The Original Iron Spider- Dang It Hollywood

Via: Peru.com Now, this was a controversial one. Before Avengers: Infinity War hit theaters, there was the usual internet hype fervor around it. one of the big things we knew going in was that Spider-Man would don his Iron Spider suit, which was a huge deal for the comic book faithful among us. Naturally, though, it was redesigned, which meant that fans had all kinds of mixed feelings about the whole thing. The original Iron Spider from the comic books was super-different to the one we saw on screen, and, in turn, the one we saw in the game. Would you have preferred the original? Opinions are divided.

SAD Octo-Spider- Here Comes The Octopus Again

Via: Spider-Man Crawlspace Oh, yes indeed, friends. This was a thing that happened. As we’ve already seen, Doc Ock/Spider-Man hybrids are not unplumbed territory. Otto Octavius once became a ‘superior’ Spider-Man, modifying the classic suit to better serve his own forceful ways of dealing with criminals. That’s a totally different case to the one we’re looking at here, though. In the ‘Spider Wars, Chapter I: I Really, Really Hate Clones’ episode of the Spider-Man cartoon, the webhead has defeated his archnemesis as usual. In this case, though, he opts to take Octavius’s harness as a souvenir, later wearing it himself and using those tentacles to aid in his superhero work. Now that would have been a sight.

GLAD Nicholas Hammond s Spider-Man Suit

Via: Hero Complex- Los Angeles Times Okay. I suppose I can forgive this. To be fair, this was the 70s, and standards were different back then. It was all disco balls, huge, ridiculous hair and fashions like Ross and Chandler in a Friends flashback episode. It’s tough, though. I mean, what in heckola is that utility belt all about? This is Spider-Man as portrayed by Nicholas Hammond, during his 1977-79 tenure as the webhead in The Amazing Spider-Man. It’s like the classic suit, but warped and blurred somehow. There’s a whole heap of amateurism about the whole thing. He’s the spider-equivalent of those Batman copycats from The Dark Knight.

SAD TRON Spider-Man- Futuristic To The Max

Via: YouTube (DVESF) Ah, yes. Now we’re talking. I mean, granted, Tron Spider-Man was never quite a thing, officially, but it definitely should have been. This image is part of a selection of special edition variant comic book covers, which were created to mark the release of TRON: Legacy in 2010. This Spider-Man never got to swing his way about New York, which is a crying shame. As I say, the character isn’t short of relatively generic dark-colored outfits, but this one has that little something extra to make it a cut above. If this suit was ever added to the game, and it glowed as it should, I’d be the happiest of campers.