Homecoming Secret Identity: Yes or No?

[CyclopsWasRight]

What do you want proposing to his secret identity?

 

[THUNDERSTRIKE]

there's a reason it's called a secret identity... keepin' it on the QT...

 

[UltimateWebhead]

He should keep his identity a secret. You know, one of the positive things that came out of ASM2 is that Peter never took his mask off during any of the action scenes. Yeah he took it off on top of the bridge with Gwen and then of course after Gwen hit the floor, which is understandable but aside from that he kept it on. I'd like to see that continue.

 

[Lord]

If it was the comics, then i think it was about time Civil War did what it did, there was no need for a retcon. But for the movies, yes, there's no reason not to have Peter Parker having a secret identity.

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

how secret? SHIELD will know

 

[Spideyfan360]

No. That Unmasking ******** caused OMD, end of story. Spidey should keep his Identity SECRET.

 

[Boy Scout]

Yes, he should have one.

 

[John Locke]

Yes, he should have one. Only a select few should know.

 

[JOE]

The is this most lopsided poll I've ever voted in, plus the MCU needs a hero with a secret identity.

 

[PeterBenParker]

Secret identity, without question.

Maybe have MJ know if they're going the Ultimate route, but I'd have her be the only one.

 

[Ultron-5]

The fact that the public doesn't know that Peter is Spidey is one of the major points the entire Spider-Man universe in comics, tv, and film. They shouldn't have him reveal his secret identity to the public in his first appearance.

 

[Shanio1]

Of course he should keep his identity secret

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

Quite surprised at the results as I thoufg people wanted him unmasking in Civil War

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

One of the key defining aspects of Spider-Man, is that when he's not out beating up crooks, he's a regular, nerdy kid with all the same problems as a real person in his position (making rent/curfew, keeping grades up, socializing, etc.). That can't happen if everybody knows who he is. He would be Steve Rogers at best or a wanted fugitive at worst.

A handful of characters absolutely need to have secret identities for their characters to work properly. Batman is one. Spider-Man is one too.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Quite surprised at the results as I thoufg people wanted him unmasking in Civil War

I wish people would drop this idea before it festers any longer. It's not gonna happen.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

Him appearing in the movie or him unmasking?

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Unmasking. They aren't going to throw out THE essential Spidey element in the first appearance of his reboot, and Civil War will only vaguely resemble it's comic counterpart.

 

[Pink Ranger]

The revelation of Spidey's secret identity was only impactful BECAUSE Spidey had kept his identity secret for so long (from the reader's perspective). The public reveal of his name in Captain America 3, or even at the end of the first MCU Spider Man movie, for the average moviegoer will be like, "so, what, Tony Stark doesn't have a secret identity either, why is this a big deal."

Spidey's identity has to be secret for a long time in order for the unmasking to have any dramatic impact, and within the limitations of the MCU movie-verse and the Sony/Disney arrangement, there may never be enough time to build up that drama. You can have a Civil War story without Spidey unmasking; it was only a turning point because it was the comics. The movies are a different animal.

 

[Lord]

When he unmasked himself in Civil War, it was a pleasant surprise and opened the door for more stories, by then, Peter had already grown and we had already seen all kinds of stories with his secret identity, it was a step in the right direction i think. However, for the films, please no, let him grow.

But i think fans exagerate the reveal in Civil War, it was the character evolving and the comcis developing, One More Day was absolutely not necessary, i would rather have kept reading about older Peter Parker in his adult life dealing with the consequencies of everything that he has done for the past decade or so.

 

[Lord]

The revelation of Spidey's secret identity was only impactful BECAUSE Spidey had kept his identity secret for so long (from the reader's perspective). The public reveal of his name in Captain America 3, or even at the end of the first MCU Spider Man movie, for the average moviegoer will be like, "so, what, Tony Stark doesn't have a secret identity either, why is this a big deal."

Spidey's identity has to be secret for a long time in order for the unmasking to have any dramatic impact, and within the limitations of the MCU movie-verse and the Sony/Disney arrangement, there may never be enough time to build up that drama. You can have a Civil War story without Spidey unmasking; it was only a turning point because it was the comics. The movies are a different animal.

Exactly, you explained it very well.

 

[Dark Raven]

I voted keep the secret identity.

First off, if Spider-Man reveals his identity, then the MCU becomes one very generic place with heroes all with public identities. That becomes rather dull. I like diversity in the comics. I don't want, for instance, everyone getting their powers from the same source, whether its Extremis, Terrigen Mists, Super Soldier Serum or whatever. Spider-Man having a secret identity makes the heroes more interesting.

And secondly, even if Spider-Man did unmask, it hardly has the same effect as in the comics. There has been no mention of Spider-Man in the MCU all this time. He hasn't developed a notoriety and is pretty much an unknown. If he unmasks, then all becomes is a hero with a public identity from almost the very start, just like Iron Man was in the MCU when he revealed his identity at the end of Iron Man 1. He hadn't had many adventures in his armour at that point.

So Spider-Man revealing his identity is meaningless in the MCU at the moment, especially if he debuts in Civil War. It's no different than if in CW, there were suddenly a new hero in town named Lamp Man, and he took off his lampshade helmet to the public.

 

[Infinight888]

Spider-Man needs his secret identity. At least at first. If, after some build up, they decide to have him unmasked in the third film, then we can explore his new role. But before that, absolutely not.

 

[Mike Murdock]

I came in here ready to express in no uncertain terms my feelings, but found this works nicely:

Without question Spider-Mans identity mustn't be known to the public

I'd argue it's core to his character. Making it become public was a neat gimmick, but it was just a gimmick and Marvel didn't know what to do with it after. Spider-Man with his identity revealed is an entirely different character with an entirely different set of issues compared to Spider-Man with a secret identity. And that latter Spider-Man is the Spider-Man the public fell in love with and wants to see.

 

[Dark Raven]

Spider-Man without a secret identity would be like the mistake that Star Trek made with giving Data the emotion chip in Star Trek: Generations. They wanted him to initially evolve, but then the general public never got to see him as the Pinocchio-like android trying to understand emotions that everyone loved before. So eventually they had to simply switch this off and keep it in the background.

Without a secret identity, there is none of this problem with Jameson branding Spider-Man a menace who is too afraid to unmask, or Peter feeling like his life as Spider-Man might be revered by some, but his life as Peter sucks. He wouldn't even be able to have trouble keeping appointments anymore because he had to save someone as Spider-Man, because a potential date would know where he is and what he's doing and wouldn't think he's just unreliable. Losing the secret identity would simply take away the everyman feel that Parker should have.

 

[MrSpyder]

We all should know his identity is sacred due in fact he puts all he cares for at risk. If he is to unmasked it has to be some event kinda like Civil War