Doc Ock said:
Would you elaborate a bit on that please SIAT??
Because I don't see how any of the stories lead to this. There's a thread somewhere in this forum full of quotes from Peter over the years saying how dangerous it would be if his enemies knew who he really was.
He'd have to be mind numblingly STUPID to think he and his loved ones will ever have a normal life again after revealing who he really was. He lost one loved one when ONE villain knew who he was.
I just don't get how some people can justify what Peter did was in any way sensible or rational.
Sure.
Spider-Man becomes a member of the Avengers. He, his wife, and his Aunt May move into Avengers Tower and live rent free, thanks to Tony Stark. Peter Parker dies and is reborn (albeit it was a crappy story...it still happened regardless). Tony Stark designs a new suit for Peter, considering that Pete IS a part of the Avengers now, which gives him TONS of enhancements and new gadgets that assist him. Like, you know, having armor instead of a cloth suit that gets torn every five seconds.
The New Warriors attack a group of villains which causes the villain Nitro to use his power and hundreds of people, including school children, die. The government has to act and give the public something so they pass the Superhuman Registration Act. Peter Parker doesn't HAVE to reveal his identity but Tony Stark asks Peter to reveal his identity to the public to show how behind the registration act he is and that they need, and should, comply to it.
Peter, who doesn't agree at first and even wants to run away with his family and change his name, is convinced by his Aunt May that revealing his identity would be a wonderful thing. That all the lives he's saved never had a face to go with their hero, and now they finally will.
Now, in some of those events leading up to it all we've noticed that Tony Stark, who set in motion Peter's unmasking, isn't exactly turning out to be the most trustworthy person in the world. Now, Tony Stark has given Peter a team and peers. He's given his family a free place to live. And he's given him a multi million dollar piece of equipment, which he calls his costume (no matter how much you dislike it's look it's 100 times of an upgrade from a piece of cloth). Basically, Tony Stark became a father figure to Peter, and we all know how Pete is with father figures.
No, Peter Parker didn't act out of character. Peter Parker was doing exactly what he has to do to ensure that he's doing the right thing. He was pressured into it and that's why it's a story, because as many fans are saying he made the wrong decision and Peter is starting to slowly realize, even though it's easy for an outside source to say, "Peter you're stupid". How can you say that? If someone who you considered a friend, like Iron Man, did all those things for you...wouldn't you feel a little obligated to listen to what he has to say? And maybe consider his offer and his idea? You would. Though it's easy to have hindsight when you're not in the situation.
In ASM # 534 he basically has no choice but to do battle with Captain America and he hated it. At the end of it he still respects Cap and doesn't think any less of him or dislike him because he's on an opposing side of some crazy Civil War. And we're noticing that Tony Stark isn't exactly this great nice guy, which we the readers already knew, but Peter Parker does not.
It bugs me that just because people don't like the fact that Peter Parker unmasked himself that he's suddenly "out of character". He's not. Not by a long shot.
