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* What 2 suits do people most want that we aren't getting in the game (at least unless it's in the DLC)? Miles Morales' suit and the Black Suit. Why? Well in Miles' case he has yet to become Spider Man (Or Kid Arachnid) so the suit will be coming in the sequel for him, thus it wouldn't be right to steal it for Peter before Miles could use it. In the symbiote's case it is clearly being set up as one of the big bads of the sequel, so the suit would be put in that one as a mythology gag, or perhaps it could end up more story relevant than that...
* In Turf Wars, we learn Sable had some kind of underground, mining, troop deployment APCs they never used. Why not? Probably because, a) they cause a lot of collateral damage, and b) none of their foes were slow-moving and confined to a single, ground-based location. The machines would not have been useful in the first place. In a more conventional war, with good intel, it would come in handy for raids.

* In hindsight it makes sense that Dr Issac Delany was dressed as the Lizard over Vulture and Mysterio. Delany was part of the Devil's Breath project, a bio-engineering project that was intended as a cure but had side effects that did more harm than good, a description that could equally be used to describe Curt Connors' efforts to 'cure' limb loss through the use of Lizard DNA, and therefore fits Delany's role in the story far better than Vulture and Mysterio.

** [[spoiler: Well Peter could have told Spider-Man where it was. Not difficult to instruct him to pull it out. It's likely he always knew and just played coy.]]

* Despite being a print reporter, MJ is suddenly seen on TV covering [[spoiler: the Devils Breath outbreak. No explanation is given, but it actually makes sense. With Manhattan quarantined, and possibly many seasoned reporters ill, a news outlet might well put a photogenic newspaper reporter with a big scoop on air.]]

** Also, regarding the above and how until Turf Wars, there wasn't a Spider Armor MK 1 suit. [[spoiler: In this game's canon, this is the first time Spider-Man has ever fought Doc Ock and the Anti-Ock suit is worn like a overlayed armor covering the Advanced Suit. Now, think back to the [=PS1=] Spider-Man games and how Spider Armor was used in that game: Armor that was put on over the normal Suit, giving you a second heath bar. So in a way, one can think of the Anti-Ock suit as this game's version of a Spider Armor MK 1 suit, even if there's no second heath bar just like in the [=PS1=] games.]]

** [[spoiler: Furthermore, the stinger of VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales reveals that Connors is, in some capacity, working on Norman's efforts to cure Harry, if Delany was aware of Connors' involvement it may be a nod to his colleague.]]

* Within Norman's secret research and penthouse, [[spoiler: he has a Symbiote-bonded Harry in a healing tank and several containers with radioactive spiders. One of these gave Miles identical powers to Peter. If Norman realized just how successful at least part of his research was, he could create Spider-Men easily - but even worse, if the Symbiote breaks out of there, what if it potentially bonded to or assimilated any or even all of the spiders?]]
* All of the mini-games that Peter can do at Octavius' labs are helping improve the neural interface and materials for the prosthetic limb research they're working on, and you can do them for fun little optional challenges and bonus XP and tokens. [[spoiler: They're also improving, but not ''perfecting'', the very systems that would go on to corrupt Octavius' mind into inevitably becoming Doctor Octopus since Otto's rage at Osborn and rush to get a functioning system completely prevented Peter from truly finishing it all. [[PlayerPunch You helped design the unperfected tech that made your own worst enemy.]]]]

* Why does Harry Osborn [[spoiler: get the same fatal genetic illness his mother died from at such an early age? Look a the research stations he sets up throughout the city. Most of them deal with monitoring and stopping different forms of toxic pollution and other dangerous chemicals that Osborn tech is causing throughout New York city. As a result, he was likely exposed to many of these dangers while setting up the stations to deal with them. Meaning, his exposure to dangerous elements throughout the city caused his illness to develop a lot sooner than it would have otherwise, or possibly not at all, which is TruthInTelevision. People whom have a family history of developing a disease later in life can get it early if they don't properly take care of themselves, and doing so with luck can lead to prevention of the illness.]]

** Remember Herman is poster boy for PragmaticVillainy, he only commits crimes for his own benefit, and avoids doing anything beyond bank robberies to avoid catching the attention of Punisher. Even if Otto had approached Herman he'd likely have taken 1 look at Otto's plot that ''begins'' with an act of bio-terrorism and he'd immediately want nothing to do with it.

*** In contrast, Herman's motivations seem to be money and not getting killed by Mr. Li, and fight dialogue suggests that he and Spider-Man sometimes talk science. He's far from harmless but is still closer to a PunchClockVillain than any of the Six. It's very possible that if he was in on the whole scheme he would have at worst [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere just escaped in the chaos]], at best decided that EvenEvilHasStandards. Otto couldn't control him with {{Revenge}} or greed and so just left him out of his plans. If he was let out in the general upset and escaped on his own then he probably decided to lie low until the plot was over.

*** '''Last Stand''': Made to be a quick change suit - all he has to do is put on gloves, the mask and turn the jacket inside out to become Spider-Man.

** Among the suits in the game are the Spider-Armors MK II-IV. Why isn't the MK I Armor in the game? Because, in it's one and only comic appearance,[[note]]Web of Spider-Man #100[[/note]] the suit slowed Peter down and made him less agile which would interfere with his web swinging.

*** In contrast, Herman's motivations seem to be money and not getting killed by Mr. Li, and fight dialogue suggests that he and Spider-Man sometimes talk science. He's far from harmless but is still closer to a PunchClockVillain than any of the Six. It's very possible that if he was in on the whole scheme he would have at worst [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere just escaped in the chaos]], at best decided that EvenEvilHasStandards. Otto couldn't control him with {{Revenge}} or greed and so just left him out of his plans. If he was let out in the general upset and escaped on his own then he probably decided to lie low until the plot was over.
* Sure, Otto now knows who Spider-Man is, but he's not going to have a lot of time to use that information. One, his condition has been accelerated by the use of the neural interface for his arms, meaning he may have less than a year left of meaningful motor function, after which he's going to have issues giving that knowledge to anyone more able to use it. Two, if Peter informs his contacts in the Avengers, such as, say, Tony Stark, Otto may end up moved to the Negative Zone to keep him quiet. Or worse, someone might decide he's too dangerous to leave alive with that information, and sneak [[ComicBook/ThePunisher Frank Castle]] into wherever he's being kept to silence him permanently. And that's not even touching on what a judge and jury may decide for him. Having killed as many as he did with Devil's Breath, enabled four of the Raft's biggest [=VIPs=], and likely contributing to Martin Li's further mental degradation - assuming it doesn't get spun that he was completely responsible for Li ''becoming Mister Negative in the first place'' alongside Norman - Doc Ock's looking at multiple life sentences, if not the death penalty.

* Sure, Otto now knows who Spider-Man is, but he's not going to have a lot of time to use that information. One, his condition has been accelerated by the use of the neural interface for his arms, meaning he may have less than a year left of meaningful motor function, after which he's going to have issues giving that knowledge to anyone more able to use it. Two, if Peter informs his contacts in the Avengers, such as, say, Tony Stark, Otto may end up moved to the Negative Zone to keep him quiet. Or worse, someone might decide he's too dangerous to leave alive with that information, and sneak [[ComicBook/ThePunisher Frank Castle]] into wherever he's being kept to silence him permanently. And that's not even touching on what a judge and jury may decide for him. Having killed as many as he did with Devil's Breath, enabled four of the Raft's biggest [=VIPs=], and likely contributing to Martin Li's further mental degradation - assuming it doesn't get spun that he was completely responsible for Li ''becoming Mister Negative in the first place'' - Doc Ock's looking at multiple life sentences, if not the death penalty.

* Sure, Otto now knows who Spider-Man is, but he's not going to have a lot of time to use that information. One, his condition has been accelerated by the use of the neural interface for his arms, meaning he may have less than a year left of meaningful motor function, after which he's going to have issues giving that knowledge to anyone more able to use it. Two, if Peter informs his contacts in the Avengers, such as, say, Tony Stark, Otto may end up moved to the Negative Zone to keep him quiet. Or worse, someone might decide he's too dangerous to leave alive with that information, and sneak [[ComicBook/ThePunisher Frank Castle]] into wherever he's being kept to silence him permanently. And that's not even touching on what a judge and jury may decide for him. Having killed as many as he did with Devil's Breath, enabled four of the Raft's biggest VIPs, and likely contributing to Martin Li's further mental degradation - assuming it doesn't get spun that he was completely responsible for Li ''becoming Mister Negative in the first place'' - Doc Ock's looking at multiple life sentences, if not the death penalty.

*** In contrast, Herman's motivations seem to be money and not getting killed by Mr. Li, and fight dialogue suggests that he and Spider-Man sometimes talk science. He's far from harmless but is still closer to a PunchClockVillain than any of the Six. It's very possible that if he was in on the whole scheme he would have at worst [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere just escaped in the chaos]], at best decided that EvenEvilHasStandards. Otto couldn't control him with {{Revenge}} or greed and so just left him out of his plans. If he was let out in the general upset and escaped on his own then he probably decided to lie low until the plot was over.

** [[spoiler: Well Peter could have told Spider-man where it was. Not difficult to instruct him to pull it out. It's likely he always knew and just played coy.]]

** The Four and Strange could be elsewhere just as easily as the Avengers. Strange might be in his sanctum but oblivious to the goings on, as it's not mystical. Comicbook/BlackPanther has a Wakandan embassy in New York and Peter is aware of T'challa's powers but there's no reason to believe he left anyone who can fight on a high level there.

* The Avengers are handwaved as being elsewhere, but what about other heroes based in New York? There is a fleeting reference to the Comicbook/FantasticFour. [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Steven Strange]], Comicbook/LukeCage, Comicbook/JessicaJones, [[Comicbook/IronFist Danny Rand]], and [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matthew Murdock]] all have landmarks associated with them in the game. Murdock definitely exists and has some powers, enough to pick out Spider-Man and offer his services.

*** '''FearItself''': This is also the result of collaboration between Spider-Man and Iron-Man particularly on the designs to the Bleeding Edge Armor. Most likely to handle stronger opponents like Rhino or Kraven.
*** '''Big Time''': An upgrade to the Noir Suit which allows Spidey to sneak into enemy territory without getting spotted all the time.
*** '''MK III''': This was made when he handled more big-time robberies such as in banks.

*** '''Spider Punk''': Based on Shocker to deal with Sand Man if he did appear before the first game.

* Why are there a maximum of 5 "Crime" activities per faction for each district? Because the perpetrators realise that any grandiose plans they conjure (rooftop ambushes for the Demons, storefront robberies for the Thugs) will be rendered useless once Spidey catches wind of them. Crime is still being committed, but at a level that the NYPD can take care of things without being shot at every time.

* The Avengers are handwaved as being elsewhere, but what about other heroes based in New York? There is a fleeting reference to the Comicbook/FantasticFour. [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Steven Strange]], Comicbook/LukeCage, Comicbook/JessicaJones, [[Comicbook/IronFist Danny Rand]], and [[{{Daredevil}} Matthew Murdock]] all have landmarks associated with them in the game. Murdock definitely exists and has some powers, enough to pick out Spider-Man and offer his services.

* Why does Harry Osborn [[spoiler: get the same fatal genetic illness his mother died from at such an early age? Look a the research towers he sets up throughout the city. Most of them deal with monitoring and stopping different forms of toxic pollution and other dangerous chemicals that Osborn tech is causing throughout New York city. As a result, he was likely exposed to many of these dangers while setting up the towers to deal with them. Meaning, his exposure to dangerous elements throughout the city caused his illness to develop a lot sooner than it would have otherwise, or possibly not at all, which is TruthInTelevision. People whom have a family history of developing a disease later in life can get it early if they don't properly take care of themselves, and doing so with luck can lead to all around prevention of the illness.]]

** Also, regarding the above and how until Turf Wars, there wasn't a Spider Armor MK 1 suit. [[spoiler: In this game's canon, this is the first time Spider-Man has ever fought Doc Ock and the Anti-Ock suit is worn like a overlayed armor covering the Advanced Suit. Now, think back to the PS1 Spider-Man games and how Spider Armor was used in that game: Armor that was put on over the normal Suit, giving you a second heath bar. So in a way, one can think of the Anti-Ock suit as this game's version of a Spider Armor MK 1 suit, even if there's no second heath bar just like in the PS1 games.]]

** Also, regarding that and how the Spider Armor MK 1 isn't in this game. While it is true that the Spider Armor MK 1 isn't in the game, think about this: [[spoiler: In this game's canon, this is the first time Spider-Man has ever fought Doc Ock and the Anti-Ock suit is worn like a overlayed armor covering the Advanced Suit. Now, think back to the PS1 Spider-Man games and how Spider Armor was used in that game: Armor that was put on over the normal Suit, giving you a second heath bar. So in a way, one can think of the Anti-Ock suit as a MK 1 Spider Armor we can use in game, even if there's no second heath bar just like in the PS1 games.]]

* Regarding Silver Sable: [[spoiler:while her change of heart at the end appears to be completely sincere, there's also a more pragmatic reason she's leaving her PMC and returning on her own, making sure a well-reputed hero knows about it: Silver International is '''fucked'''. After the city becomes a war zone, they started blatantly infringing the civil liberties and even human rights of innocent citizens, which even [[EverybodyHasStandards J. Jonah Jameson]] thought was uncalled-for, and victims and bystanders were being encouraged to document all of it. Even if some of the soldiers escape prosecution, the legal fees alone are going to put the company in the hole. Sable is washing her hands of all this; if she shows up in a sequel, she might be leading a PMC named the "Wild Pack" this time just because her previous company was rendered insolvent.]]

*** Shocker was part of the six. You fight him and Vulture together, and Octavius has a section in the lab you find later devoted to the new suit, and helping Shocker become pure energy.