History Fanfic / TheLegendarySpiderMan

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13859504/1/The-Legendary-Spider-Man The Legendary Spider-Man]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/8124428/blackknight11757 blackknight11757]] is a reinterpretation of Franchise/SpiderMan through the lenses of all his different media appearances mashed together into a new story set in its own Franchise/MarvelUniverse. Starting where most versions begin: The day Peter Parker got bit by a spider which would give him superpowers. However, in this universe, there is one important thing hanging over this Peter: A destiny to become a legendary hero who will lead his world into a new era.

** The Stacy Family has no overt connections to Mr. Negative, but become very harshly connected after [[spoiler: Mr. Negative murders George Stacy]].

** Electra in this continuity actually met Matt in college, but decided she wanted to work alongside him as a vigilante. Of course, then [[spoiler: Bullseye killed her on Kingpin's orders]] and she became an agent of the Hand due to them resurrecting her.

** The Rose is more villainous here as [[spoiler: Wilson Fisk's son]] actually wants to continue his criminal career rather than shut it down.
** Somehow, Norman Osborn is even WORSE than some of his other media counterparts -- willingly doing business with terrorists, and an implication that [[spoiler: he murdered his own wife, Emily Osborn, when she tried to prove Adrian Toomes innocent of his crimes]].
* AdaptationalWimp: Rodrick Kingsley isn't necessarily known as the most powerful of the spider villains. However, as Hobgoblin, he's often been able to operate like a smooth operator. Able to throw others off his trail and get away with his crimes. Here though, [[spoiler: he dies in his first and only appearance]].

** Dr. Octopus isn't nearly as prolific as some of the larger criminal gangs fought by the Web Warriors on a daily basis. However, his intelligent patience also meant that when he does step out, what he does is effective and highly dangerous for Spider-Man. He works in the shadows to get final advantages, and by the time of his "[[spoiler: Death]]" has effected the lives of 3 out of the 4 spiders in major ways with death, threats, and global domination.
** Ghost Spider's Arch Enemy is [[spoiler: Mr. Negative, who killed her father]]. Just hearing that he's escaped is enough to send Gwen on the warpath against him. And has her very seriously considering outright killing him in revenge.

** Anya Corazon is a spider character who is a known Spider hero, but one far less known compared to those around her. Here, she becomes [[spoiler: the 4th full-time member of the Web Warriors]] and the one and only [[spoiler: Spider-Girl]].

* BigBadEnsemble: There are many enemies around this universe. Kingpin is the foremost early BigBad, someone always creating new villains and leading the criminal underworld of New York. However, there are others lurking around making moves. Hammerhead [[DragonInChief is acting on behalf of his injured boss]], [[spoiler: Silvermane]]. HYDRA is lurking in the background as an international villainous organization. Other international groups like The Inner Demons and The Hand have representatives working in New York. Otto Octavius continues to make moves in the background, which turn into grand plans. And then there's Norman Osborn, whose influence on the story extends to many villains' backstories, as well as lies in the middle of double dealing in both legitimate and illegitimate businesses.

* DarkSecret: Richard and Mary Parker were [[spoiler: SHIELD agents]] who failed their mission inside HYDRA and were killed by The Winter Soldier in retaliation.

** [[spoiler: Leeland Owlsley, AKA The Owl]] gets this twice. Once with a fake-out death, and once with an actual death.

** This trope is also why [[spoiler: Tiana Toomes]] is ashamed to fully explain herself to Miles as they start going out.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Norman Osborn. While he may not be responsible for everything happening around this universe, he has connections to many of its larger player due to double dealing, was responsible for the creation of tens of the supervillains, and has a VERY important connection to Peter: [[spoiler: he asked HYDRA to assassinate his parents, thus changing his life forever]].

** [[spoiler: Hank Pym]] takes out Ultron by [[spoiler: shrinking both of them into the quantum realm without hope of escape]].
** [[spoiler: Aaron Davis]] dies protecting Miles from Dr. Octopus.
** [[spoiler: Otto Octavius]] gives up certainty at life to ensure Peter can return and save everyone from Arnim Zola.
* IntrepidReporter: Betty Brant is building into this role gradually. While her mentor Robbie Robertson was this at first, his becoming the new [[spoiler: head of the daily bugle]] meant that she becomes the new person going for a big scoop as she continues her journey to become the best reporter ever.

** Mary Jane is Peter's closest confidant and truly cares about Peter, but she's also the Best Friend of Gwen and suspects that she'll be AlwaysSecondBest compared to the brainy [[spoiler: Spider Hero]] in Peter's heart. So, she dated both Harry Osborn and Flash Thompson for periods of time.
** Meanwhile, Miles was attracted to Anya Corezon on first meeting her at school, but got busy being a spider hero. So wanted to settle on being Just Friends. And started going after Tiana [[spoiler: Toomes]]. Of course, Anya hasn't gotten over her own frustrating attraction to Miles.
** There's also the awkward situation [[spoiler: Superior Spider-Man]] put peter in due to dating Anna Marie briefly to get away from Gwen in the process. But given the [[spoiler: GrandTheftMe]] going on, despite her appreciation for him, saw that it wasn't right for them to be together under those circumstances.
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: At the very least, Peter has the excuse of being a freelance photographer to help pay the bills for his aunt, but the stress of supervillains and responsibility did lead to some serious strain on his relationship with Liz Allen. There was also unintentional strain that he and Gwen went through due to [[spoiler: their spider powers]] driving a wedge of expectations between them.
** It also extends more directly to MJ, who swore to both [[spoiler: Peter and Gwen]] to not bring Harry into their secrets. But, since they were dating at the time, Harry decided that since she can't be honest with him, then they can't be together.

** Bucky Barnes appears first in season 3, but through the reveal that [[spoiler: he was the person who killed Richard and Mary Parker]] began a chain of events which would eventually bring Peter ever closer to directly facing [[spoiler: Norman Osborn's influence on his life]].

** Tony coming to Hank Pym looking to team up to create [[spoiler: Ultron]].

** The Kingpin of Crime: After lasting the whole year as the biggest threat in the city, Peter ups his game by approaching as many people as possible to take down the Kingpin's empire. In the struggle, Tombstone is put in a coma, Leland Owlsley is [[spoiler: revealed to be alive and gives testimony as revenge on Fisk]], Vanessa finds out about his double life and ends up killing herself out of shame for what happened to their family. But on a more direct level, an assassination attempt on the Parker house leads to Peter revealing his secret identity to Aunt May willingly.

** Mr. Negative. Trying to get a handle on the Inner Demons gang, Cloak & Dagger finish their own investigation into the third surviving experiment of their type, learning about [[spoiler: Martin Li]] and the being infused into him by giving him both darkness and light powers. Meanwhile in New York, Mr. Negative makes himself known through muscling into the triad spaces left by White Dragon, even turning Spider-Man back to evil through his negative powers. While Gwen manages to stop his near-destruction of the Daily Bugle, it only hardens Jameson's view of the heroes as menaces to society. And in the final conflict, Mr. Negative [[spoiler: stabs George Stacy]]. While Cloak does get him to a hospital very quickly, the wounds are too great, and [[spoiler: George dies, passing on his legacy to the four people he influenced in his life: Flash's father, whom he helped get clean; Lieutenant Yuri, whom he entrusts leading the NYPD and clearing Spider-Man's name; Peter, who he asks to look after Gwen; and his daughter, who he only gives the last words that she's become someone to be proud of, and he loves her]]. As a consequence, Gwen has to leave with her uncle's family to London in order to be with [[spoiler: her next of kin]].
** The Superior Spider Man I: After a fun bit of fighting a minor villain called Massacre at a wedding, Peter goes to Aunt May to ask for her blessing [[spoiler: to propose to Gwen Stacy. May eventually relents, and even gives him her wedding rings.]] Peter films what he intends to do, and then is captured by Dr. Octopus. With his body about to give out after months of cancerous rot, Ock [[spoiler: steals Peter's body and pushes Gwen away]], although also beginning to better understand what joys Peter's life has.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Due to the time gap between their appearances and universes, there's a lot of these.
** The Stacy Family has no overt connections to Mr. Negative, but become very harshly connected after [[spoiler: Mr. Negative murders George Stacy]].
** Normally, Vulture and Norman Osborn have no connection to each other. In this universe, Toomes was the FallGuy in a deal gone wrong for Oscorp.

* TortureMakesYouEvil: Even after turning himself in, Sandman was tortured with acid in prison. So that by the time he escaped, he was filled with nothing but vengeance for his pain.

** Carol spent some time in outer space, and befriended Franchise/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy.

** Carol spent some time in outer space, and befriended Franchise/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxy.

* EvilPowerVacuum: Very present, but played with. At the start of the story, there's plenty of criminals already established around the world. But in Peter's world, the big 4 to worry about were Lonnie Lincoln, Leland Owlsley, Silvermane and Kingpin. After Spider-Man puts all these criminals out of commission, They either diminish in importance or have their regular positions taken over by other crime bosses. In fact, there's a case where this happened twice in a row. As the china triads lost leadership from The Hand, only for first The White Dragon and then Mr. Negative to take over their remnants to continue exploiting others.