History Tearjerker / SpidermanPS4

*** The whiteboard at the back of Otto's lab throughout most of the story shows Otto's brainstorming for logo and slogan ideas for Octavius Industries. After being inspired to create his arms, the tagline that stays there for most of the game is "Creating the future we deserve", with notes on how to outperform Oscorp. Returning to the lab after the Raft breakout reveals scrawled sketches of his weaponized tentacles, and his hopeful slogans replaced with pledges to destroy Oscorp and the slogan crossed out, replaced with "[[ItsAllAboutMe Creating the future]] '''[[ItsAllAboutMe I]]''' [[ItsAllAboutMe deserve.]]"

** What's especially tragic is how ''Turf Wars'' started. with an officer proudly showing off [[ItWasAGift the Spider-Man watch he got as a birthday present from his child]] to the Webslinger himself, with Yuri jokingly stating it goes against regulation uniform but she'll allow it. After the botched storming of the Harlem Sanctum, Hammerhead starts killing the Police Officers one-by-one, but the aforementioned one spits in Hammerheads face, provoking him into making the officer his next victim when Spidey manages to kill the lights. Yuri takes the opportunity to grab one the mooks guns and starts firing into the dark causing the Maggia goons to fire back. At the end of the gunfire, Yuri pulls out a lighter to survey the damage, and finds the Maggia goons disposed of, and Spider-Man, crouched over the dead body of an officer with a cracked Spider-Man watch… [[ThousandYardStare Yuri's face]] [[https://i.imgur.com/v5JnZjC.png says it all]].

** What's especially tragic is how ''Turf Wars'' started. with an officer proudly showing off [[ItWasAGift the Spider-Man watch he got as a birthday present from his child]] to the Webslinger himself, with Yuri jokingly stating it goes against regulation uniform but she'll allow it. After the botched storming of the Harlem Sanctum, Hammerhead starts killing the Police Officers one-by-one, but the aforementioned one spits in Hammerheads face, provoking him into making the officer his next victim when Spidey manages to kill the lights. Yuri takes the opportunity to grab one the mooks guns and starts firing into the dark causing the Maggia goons to fire back. At the end of the gunfire, Yuri pulls out a lighter to survey the damage, and finds the Maggia goons disposed of, and Spider-Man, crouched over the dead body of an officer with a cracked Spider-Man watch… [[https://i.imgur.com/v5JnZjC.png Yuri's face says it all]].

'''Peter:''' I '''''WAS!'''''

** That tank by the way? In the same lab that MJ snuck into to find where the Devil's Breath Antiserum was being developed. She was ''so close'' to discovering what had become of her long absent friend, kept from discovering his true situation by a simple shutter no more than a few inches thick.

*** There is no overstating just how utterly ''broken'' Peter sounds in this scene; it's clear tell that, proportionate strength of a spider or no, he's reached his limits and the fact that he ''still'' finds it in himself to do the right thing shows his HeroicWillpower better than any high-flying bos battle in the game so far.

** And to turn things meta, Stan Lee passed away only 2 months after the game's release. Since Steve Ditko already left us earlier the same year, both of Spidey's creators are gone. So Peter's parents, May and Ben, ''and'' the minds behind them all have passed away.

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* Otto's remarks to Peter at the game's end, the ones noted above that might have come out differently if Otto hadn't gone through with corrupting himself? It gets called back to in Spider-geddon's 0th issue, by the version of Superior Spider-Man (a younger Otto Octavius) who comes to recruit the game's version of Peter. And in its own way, it's a quiet twist of the knife when Superior!Otto comments on it: the words ''would'' have come out differently.
-->'''Superior!Otto:''' I have no doubt that this world's Otto Octavius… If his mental faculties were intact… would be proud of you.
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** Otto reveals that he ''knew'' Peter was Spider-Man, and it never stopped him from trying his damnedest to kill Peter throughout the last third of the game. It takes Peter a moment to realize what this means, and once the gravity of it all hits him, he descends into TranquilFury and throws himself at Otto, ''ripping'' one of his tentacles off in the process before an absolutely ''gut-wrenching'' fistfight ensues.

** Before Ock screws it up, his pleading clearly has an affect on Peter, and you can see Peter considering helping him. The music in the background here is devastating.
--->'''Otto:''' Please, Peter. That... wasn't me. You said you'd never abandon me, [[ThePromise you promised]], remember?

** Shocker's portrayal in the game could also be considered something of a tragic display as well. As Peter points out, Shocker knew he was being watched by the police, and that re-donning his suit and going back to crime was a dead-end move. But as Peter also pointed out, and Shocker confirmed, he wasn't doing it for himself, he was being forced, a gun put to his head to force him to go back to crime. During the chase, Shocker's strangled "I've said enough..." really conveys just how trapped he feels, caught between a pounding by Spider-Man, or ''execution'' by the Demons.

* TheReveal that Harry is dying of the same disease that took his mother's life. When MJ infiltrates Norman's office, she finds Harry's journal and a hypothetical letter addressed to her and Peter, where he explains everything in heartbreaking detail.
-->''I'm sick. Like, really sick. Doctors think it's the same thing Mom had. Neuro degeneration, rapid onset. I've known for a while but thought I could manage it. I didn't tell you cause… well cause I didn't tell you. I was worried how you'd react. And I wouldn't stand to see you go through what I did with my mom. Watching her suffer. Knowing I couldn't help. Watching her die was worse than the dying.''
** Then TheStinger reveals what really happened to Harry: Norman is keeping his dormant body in a secret tank (with a ''symbiote'' attached). Quivering with sorrow, he promises that he'll find a cure and save his son from the very disease that killed his wife.
--->'''Norman:''' We were so close. But I'll keep trying. I will find a cure, I will... I love you, son. ''[he places his hand on the glass; [[TouchingThroughGlass the symbiote reaches out and does the same]]]''
** That tank by the way? In the same lab that MJ snuck into to find where the Devil's Breath Antiserum was being developed. She was ''so close'' to discovering what had become of her long absent friend, kept from discovering his true situation by a simple shutter no more than a few inches thick.
* It's a small thing, but in the epilogue when Peter is considering new jobs he doesn't want to get into science again, because of [[ComicBook/DoctorOctopus what happened with his last big project]]. This may be understandable but it's sad to think that Peter limits his incredible gift to superhero gadgets.
* [=SterlingGrape=] is one of the people who will comment on your feed when you check social media in the map menu, talking about how her parents were worried about her living on her own, later happily commenting that she's excited to attend to the award ceremony at City Hall and having a cheerful back-and-forth with her father [=MetalVineyard=] about it. After the bombing attacks in Norman's rally [=MetalVineyard=] will comment "Rest in peace, Starla ([=SterlingGrape=]). We love you and will keep you in our hearts forever. #NYCSTRONG"… ''[[PlayerPunch Ouch]]''.

** If you visit the cemetery during ''The Heist'', you'll see fresh flowers on May and Ben Parker's graves.

*** There is no overstating just how utterly ''broken'' Peter sounds in this scene; it's clear tell that, proportionate strength of a spider or no, he's reached his limits and the fact that he ''still'' finds it in himself to do the right thing shows his HeroicWillpower better than any high-flying heroics in the game so far.

--->'''Otto:''' Such a disappoint... ''[[WhamLine Parker]]''.\\

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Because what is Spider-Man without tragedy?[[note]]By the end of the game, there's ''two'' graves there.[[/note]]

Because what is Spider-Man without tragedy?

'''Miles:''' "I know what you're going through." That's what you were going to say, right? Or, "It all gets easier with time"? Or, "Don't worry... it's all part of God's plan."\\
'''Peter:''' I'm sorry... I was just try--\\

*** This line during the fight is especially heart-rending in how hurt Spider-Man sounds. You can just ''feel'' his guilt...
---->'''Spider-Man:''' I can't... save everyone...!

'''Peter:''' You... knew?\\

'''Peter:''' ''[seething]'' ... you '''knew!'''

'''Peter:''' No, you're wrong! '''''[[BrokenPedestal You were everything I wanted to be!]]''''' And you just... you threw it away!

--->'''Peter:''' ''[sobbing]'' I don't know what to do...\\

* The theme of the entire game is basically about Peter losing his roles models and the people he looks up to as parents. Martin Li is a philanthropist who has risen from his tragic childhood to help people in a humbler, but more meaningful way than Spider-Man. Otto Octavius is a genius who serves as an example of Peter's full intellectual and altruistic potential. And Aunt May is the heart and soul of Peter's life, the person that Peter Parker and Spider-Man strive to make proud. And in the course of the game... Peter loses all of them, and all partially due to his own fault. If he had been fast or smart enough, he could have stopped Martin Li from initiating his plans; If he hadn't been so late so often, paid more attention to his work, he could have spotted, or at least not exacerbated Dr. Octavius' descent into madness. And if he had been less absentminded, learned to schedule better, he wouldn't have taken for granted what little time he had left with Aunt May.

-->''I'm sick. Like, really sick. Doctors think it's the same thing Mom had. Neuro degeneration, rapid onset. I've known for a while but thought I could manage it. I didn't tell you cause... well cause I didn't tell you. I was worried how you'd react. And I wouldn't stand to see you go through what I did with my mom. Watching her suffer. Knowing I couldn't help. Watching her die was worse than the dying.''

* [=SterlingGrape=] is one of the people who will comment on your feed when you check social media in the map menu, talking about how her parents were worried about her living on her own, later happily commenting that she's excited to attend to the award ceremony at City Hall and having a cheerful back-and-forth with her father [=MetalVineyard=] about it. After the bombing attacks in Norman's rally [=MetalVineyard=] will comment "Rest in peace, Starla ([=SterlingGrape=]). We love you and will keep you in our hearts forever. #NYCSTRONG"... ''[[PlayerPunch Ouch]]''.

** What's especially tragic is how ''Turf Wars'' started. with an officer proudly showing off [[ItWasAGift the Spider-Man watch he got as a birthday present from his child]] to the Webslinger himself, with Yuri jokingly stating it goes against regulation uniform but she'll allow it. After the botched storming of the Harlem Sanctum, Hammerhead starts killing the Police Officers one-by-one, but the aforementioned one spits in Hammerheads face, provoking him into making the officer his next victim when Spidey manages to kill the lights. Yuri takes the opportunity to grab one the mooks guns and starts firing into the dark causing the Maggia goons to fire back. At the end of the gunfire, Yuri pulls out a lighter to survey the damage, and finds the Maggia goons disposed of, and Spider-Man, crouched over the dead body of an officer with a cracked Spider-Man watch... [[https://i.imgur.com/v5JnZjC.png Yuri's face says it all]].
* The tragedy of Yuri's story continues in ''Silver Lining,'' bringing her full circle into the role of a villain, just like Li and Octavius. At the start, she gets suspended from the force and disappears off the grid, with Spidey very concerned and wanting to find her. Partway through, he finds a mysterious set of recordings, which eventually detail a Maggia attempt on her life by bribing what seems to be her psychiatrist. He sets off to get more info, getting more and more desperate and worried with each new tape. But then you find that it was ''actually'' a last ditch plan by Yuri to trap the Maggia even after being suspended, having convinced a fellow cop to go [[CowboyCop cowboy]] with her. But without the support of the rest of the department, the cop is quickly found out and murdered. This leads Yuri to [[RageBreakingPoint finally snap completely.]] The string ends with Spider-Man finding the hitman who did it... [[TheReveal murdered, and gruesomely strung up]], just for Spidey to find. At which point the two have their last conversation as Spidey--almost in tears--tries to convince Yuri to turn herself in before it's too late for her to come back. But unfortunately, it already is. Yuri leaves this story an unrepentant murderer intent on dispensing "true justice", and Spider-Man will be forced to find and stop her.

* A small moment in the DLC: if you swing by Octavius Industries you'll find the lab inaccessible, the rooftop door boarded up and covered with police tape. The last vestiges of Otto Octavius and the dream of helping people with advanced prosthetics he shared with Peter... gone.

-->'''Superior!Otto:''' I have no doubt that this world's Otto Octavius... If his mental faculties were intact... would be proud of you.

--->'''Peter:''' You do what you think is best, Doc. It's all any of us can. [[HurtingHero Even when it hurts like hell.]]\\

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[[folder: The City that Never Sleeps]]

** Following on from that, Peter attempts to comfort Miles at Jefferson's funeral a week later. But because he can't talk about Miles' dad and the partnership they had without revealing he's Spider-Man, all he can do is offer generic condolences so clichéd that Miles not only interprets them as insincere but finishes his sentences for him.

** Following on from that, Peter attempts to comfort Miles at Jefferson's funeral a week later. But because he can't talk about Miles' dad and the partnership they had without revealing he's Spider-Man, all he can do is offer generic condolences so clichéd that Miles not only interprets them as insincere but finishes his sentences for him.

** Peter is still [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight desperately trying to talk sense into him,]] but it doesn’t take.

** Peter accepts that Otto is beyond saving, and leaves him to the authorities. The animation and Yuri Lowenthal’s voice acting show in tragic detail just how much pain he’s in.

* The death of May Parker, arguably the most tragic scene in the game. Peter has the choice to [[SadisticChoice cure May now and let thousands of people die from the Devil's Breath, or let the scientists use the entire antiserum to replicate a cure to give to everyone, allowing his aunt to die]]. Yuri Lowenthal's acting is heart-wrenching as you can see Peter grappling with the choice to be selfish for just this ''one'' time, but in the end, his strong morals won’t let him do it. All he can do is hold May's hand and cry as his beloved aunt passes away.

* Continuing the BrokenPedestal theme from the main game, ''Turf War'' basically depicts the gradual destruction of Spider-Man and Yuri’s friendship. After their sting operation goes sideways and leads to the deaths of nearly all the officers Yuri led in, [[SanitySlippage she grows increasingly angry and hateful]], resenting Spider-Man for not being able to handle Hammerhead like he promised he could. When Hammerhead launches a direct assault on her precinct to get the parts for Project Olympus (killing even more officers under her command), she snaps and uses Sable tech to shoot up the Bar With No Name and other criminal hideouts to find Hammerhead and take her revenge. It all culminates in her shooting Hammerhead in cold blood right as Spidey was about to arrest him. The story ends with her seeing Spider-Man and all the other cops staring at her in horror and disappointment, clearly realizing just how badly she’s screwed up; she’s going to lose her badge at the very least, and is likely facing prison.

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--> '''Peter:''' Hey Uncle Ben, miss you. Doing my best to make you proud.

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* In the game you are able to go to Uncle Ben's grave and pay respects. Doubles as a [[Heartwarming/SpiderManPs4 Heartwarming Moment]] with how [[IronWoobie Peter keeps himself together and casually gives his comment]].

'''Miles:''' "--trying to help." I know. ''(walks away silently)''

*** This line during the fight is especially heart-rendering in how hurt Spider-Man sounds. You can just ''feel'' his guilt...
-->'''Spider-Man:''' I can't... save everyone...!

'''Peter:''' ''(seething)'' ...you '''knew'''!

'''Peter:''' (''Fighting back tears'') Turn? Turn-? I ''worshipped'' you! Your mind, your conscience, wanting to help others, the way you never gave up!\\

--->'''Peter''': You do what you think is best, Doc. It's all any of us can. [[HurtingHero Even when it hurts like hell.]]
--->'''Otto:''' Peter? Where are you going? ''Peter!'' '''''[[SayMyName PEEETEEERRRR!]]'''''

--->'''Otto:''' Please, Peter. That...wasn't me. You said you'd never abandon me, [[ThePromise you promised]], remember?

--->'''Peter:''' (''sobbing'') I don't know what to do...
--->'''May:''' (''serenely'') [[TheNeedsOfTheMany Yes, you do.]]

--->'''Norman:''' We were so close. But I'll keep trying. I will find a cure, I will... I love you, son. ''(He places his hand on the glass; [[TouchingThroughGlass the symbiote reaches out and does the same]])''

* [=SterlingGrape=] is one of the people who will comment on your feed when you check social media in the map menu, talking about how her parents were worried about her living on her own, later happily commenting that she's excited to attend to the award ceremony at City Hall and having a cheerful back-and-forth with her father [=MetalVineyard=] about it. After the bombing attacks in Norman's rally [=MetalVineyard=] will comment "Rest in peace, Starla ([=SterlingGrape=]). We love you and will keep you in our hearts forever. #NYCSTRONG"...''[[PlayerPunch Ouch]]''.

** What's especially tragic is how ''Turf Wars'' started. with an officer proudly showing off [[ItWasAGift the Spider-Man watch he got as a birthday present from his child]] to the Webslinger himself, with Yuri jokingly stating it goes against regulation uniform but she'll allow it. After the botched storming of the Harlem Sanctum, Hammerhead starts killing the Police Officers one-by-one, but the aforementioned one spits in Hammerheads face, provoking him into making the officer his next victim when Spidey manages to kill the lights. Yuri takes the opportunity to grab one the mooks guns and starts firing into the dark causing the Maggia goons to fire back. At the end of the gunfire, Yuri pulls out a lighter to survey the damage, and finds the Maggia goons disposed of, and Spider-Man, crouched over the dead body of an officer with a cracked Spider-Man watch...[[https://i.imgur.com/v5JnZjC.png Yuri's face says it all]].
* The tragedy of Yuri's story continues in ''Silver Lining,'' bringing her full circle into the role of a villain, just like Li and Octavius. At the start, she gets suspended from the force and disappears off the grid, with Spidey very concerned and wanting to find her. Partway through, he finds a mysterious set of recordings, which eventually detail a Maggia attempt on her life by bribing what seems to be her psychiatrist. He sets off to get more info, getting more and more desperate and worried with each new tape. But then you find that it was ''actually'' a last ditch plan by Yuri to trap the Maggia even after being suspended, having convinced a fellow cop to go [[CowboyCop cowboy]] with her. But without the support of the rest of the department, the cop is quickly found out and murdered. This leads Yuri to [[RageBreakingPoint finally snap completely.]] The string ends with Spider-Man finding the hitman who did it...[[TheReveal murdered, and gruesomely strung up]], just for Spidey to find. At which point the two have their last conversation as Spidey--almost in tears--tries to convince Yuri to turn herself in before it's too late for her to come back. But unfortunately, it already is. Yuri leaves this story an unrepentant murderer intent on dispensing "true justice", and Spider-Man will be forced to find and stop her.

* A small moment in the DLC: if you swing by Octavius Industries you'll find the lab inaccessible, the rooftop door boarded up and covered with police tape. The last vestiges of Otto Octavius and the dream of helping people with advanced prosthetics he shared with Peter...gone.

-->'''Superior!Otto''': "I have no doubt that this world's Otto Octavius...If his mental faculties were intact...would be proud of you."

'''Peter:''' ''I'' '''''was!'''''

* The tragedy of Yuri's story continues in ''Silver Lining,'' bringing her full circle into the role of a villain, just like Li and Octavius. At the start, she gets suspended from the force and disappears off the grid, with Spidey very concerned and wanting to find her. Partway through, he finds a mysterious set of recordings, which eventually detail a Maggia attempt on her life by bribing what seems to be her psychiatrist. He sets off to get more info, getting more and desperate and worried with each new tape. But then you find that it was ''actually'' a last ditch plan by Yuri to trap the Maggia even after being suspended, having convinced a fellow cop to go [[CowboyCop cowboy]] with her. But without the support of the rest of the department, the cop is quickly found out and murdered. This leads Yuri to [[RageBreakingPoint finally snap completely.]] The string ends with Spider-Man finding the hitman who did it...[[TheReveal murdered, and gruesomely strung up]], just for Spidey to find. At which point the two have their last conversation as Spidey--almost in tears--tries to convince Yuri to turn herself in before it's too late for her to come back. But unfortunately, it already is. Yuri leaves this story an unrepentant murderer intent on dispensing "true justice", and Spider-Man will be forced to find and stop her.

** What's especially tragic is how ''Turf Wars'' started. with an officer proudly showing off [[ItWasAGift the Spider-Man watch he got as a birthday present from his child]] to the Webslinger himself, with Yuri jokingly stating it goes against regulation uniform but she'll allow it. After the botched storming of the Harlem Sanctum, Hammerhead starts killing the Police Officers one-by-one, but the aforementioned one spits in Hammerheads face, provoking him into making his next victim when Spidey manages to kill the lights. Yuri takes the opportunity to grab one the mooks guns and starts firing into the dark causing the Maggia goons to fire back. At the end of the gunfire, Yuri pulls out a lighter to survey the damage, and finds the Maggia goons disposed of, and Spider-Man, crouched over the dead body of an officer with a cracked Spider-Man watch...[[https://i.imgur.com/v5JnZjC.png Yuri's face says it all]].

'''Peter:''' ''I'' '''''WAS!'''''