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#yes i realize it was a bus in itsv
forgetful-nerd · 4 years
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Train: *approaches*
Tobey’s Spider-Man: *stops train*
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Tom’s Spider-Man: *gets hit by train*
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Peter B. Parker’s Spider-Man: *train gets hit by him*
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Andrew’s Spider-Man: *aboards train like a f*cking normal human being*
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hellyeahheroes · 4 years
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Misconceptions of Uncle Aaron Davis
So I’ve seen people say that in the comics, Uncle Aaron was less redeemable than his movie counterpart, and I have gotten tired of it because it is a basic misconception of what Aaron was. Make no mistake, ITSV Aaron was every bit as bad as comic! Aaron just as they were just as redeemable.
First and foremost, Aaron loved Miles and saw his nephew as his son.
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Aaron was always the guy Miles would go to see if he needed advice, needed a break to relax and chill with, or just wanted to be with his cool Uncle. And there are several instances of Aaron being a guide to Miles and became instrumental in how much Miles loved Brooklyn.
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In almost every interaction of Miles and Aaron prior to Miles becoming Spider-Manwas shows Aaron as being nothing but a loving and dutiful father figure to Miles. Not unlike Uncle Ben was to Peter.
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See some similarities between this scene and the movie convo between Miles and Aaron? Yeah.
So what changed? Miles became Spider-Man. The spider bite for Miles symbolized
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Miles entire world turning upside down. His father’s justified hatred for superheroes and super powered people in general didn’t bother Miles before but now he feels terrible for it. And with the exemption of Ganke, his sole would be confidant’s relationship turned antagonistic. Just like in the movie.
The difference is that Aaron stopped seeing Miles as his nephew and saw him as an opportunity. And when Miles wasn’t game to be used as his Uncle’s way in to be the next Kingpin, he saw Miles as Spider-Man, his enemy.
And that doesn’t make ITSV Aaron better because he was very willing and eager to murder RIPeter Parker and Miles without a second thought. It wasn’t until he saw Miles behind the mask that he hesitated.
Trust me, it is very much intentional that Miles was bitten in the company of his Uncle in both the comics and the movie. It is crucial that this life changing moment happened while Miles was in the company of Aaron because that is where there is an immediate shift in their relationship.
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This is when he realized that Uncle Aaron isn’t as good as guy that he thought he was with Miles’ dad barging in and accusing Aaron as the type of guy that would harm a child.
Oh and fuck you, Insomniac for taking this origin for a black character and making it about Peter because of course you assholes would think “maybe we should take the most popular black superhero character of the decade’s origin and tie it in with a white guy.” There are so many things wrong with PS4 Miles from taking him from his school and putting him in Midtown(why in the fuck would a kid in Brooklyn go to a school in Queens), changing his father’s personality, and fucking making him into black Peter Parker. Godspeed, for all of the homage and research they paid to Peter, they threw Miles under the bus. Oh and killing Jefferson was the dumbest shit...look I love the game but the Miles sections were fucking infuriating. It should have been Anya Corazon. In fact, it makes more sense for Anya.
Anyways, the movie did a good job of making Aaron more likeable by showing that he isn’t completely ruthless but the context of the fight between Miles and Aaron is often misconstrued as this negative thing. Aaron ultimately was using Miles to become Kingpin under the guise of training Miles. Miles caught wind of it and tried to tell him to stop. Aaron then threatened to tell Miles’ father that his son is Spider-Man.
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It is so very much more complicated than comic! Aaron just being more evil than ITSV! Aaron. Aaron’s last words to Miles were from a man who no longer saw his nephew as his own anymore but saw him as an enemy of his. And that’s when the two fought.
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It is an intense fight between family. Did Uncle Aaron mean to try to kill his nephew? No, he meant to try to teach him a lesson in a violent way and his anger got the best of him. That doesn’t redeem him at all, but it does not erase the relationship he had with his nephew.
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The movie took this scene and instead of turning it into a demotivator into being Spider-Man, they instead opted it to be the reason why Miles, who was previously timid throughout the whole movie, to want to stop Kingpin. But what really pushed Miles over were his father’s words to his son.
It’s complicated. Do I think the movie handled that aspect better? Yes. It is more straightforward and unlike the comic, it gives Miles an actual motivation to be Spider-Man unlike the comic that relies on the idea that Miles must be Spider-Man because he let Peter Parker die because he was too afraid. But the comics are themed differently. It was a deconstruction of the idea of wanting to be a superhero or more specifically Spider-Man. Miles’ life did a complete 180 when he became Spider-Man. It made his life even harder. His loved ones started to die. The whole thing was literally to ask you the reader, “Why in the fuck would anyone want to be Spider-Man?” People gloss over the lows of being broke, losing friends through death or simply losing touch with them, and constantly lying to your friends and loved ones. It is a strain. The movies often gloss over this because it is not enough to cover in two hours and I get it. But Miles is this case of being a true classical anti-hero. And the antagonism from his Uncle was part of that.
But to answer the question as to why Miles is Spider-Man in the comics, it isn’t because of Great Power and Great Responsibility. That quote by Stan Lee at the end of the movie perfectly encapsulates Miles’ entire motivation.
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Because he must do it. Because he can do it. Because it is the right thing to do. He was inspired by Peter’s example of being a hero in spite of not really being a Spider-Man fan. Not really being raised by a squeaky clean and completely innocent family. Miles is an example of superheroes being more than just fighting bad guys but superheroes as a symbol. And that is why he works so well.
@ubernegro
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