- Catharsis Factor: Mysterio getting all of his nanites absorbed by Riri after he manipulated her into killing what was left of the resistance is magnificent. Bonus points is that The Watcher aids Riri, because he has seen time and time again that Riri will fail but decides to aid her this one time so this timeline gets a happy ending.
- Spiritual Successor: To season 5 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., where similarly the Earth is blown apart in a Bad Future, and an Opportunistic Bastard seizes on the situation to install an oppressive regime that targets the survivors, while living in the very few structures on the planet's remains that haven't been fully destroyed.
- Unexpected Character: Almost no one expected Mysterio, a Spider-Man villain, to be the main antagonist of a What If…? (2021) episode.
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