Amazing Spider-Man (2018)

Amazing Spider-Man is a 24-episode animated series on Netflix produced by Marvel Entertainment and animated by Studio BONES, based on DeviantART user DuckLordEthan's fan-made Marvel Academia series.

Synopsis:
In a world filled of modern marvels, some people are unfortunately left with nothing. 15-year old Peter Parker is one of these unlucky ones. All he can do is mooch around with his friends Miles Morales, Cindy Moon and Ned Leeds, and express his admiration for the elite Avengers superhero team, especially his hero Tony Stark, aka Iron Man.

After a transfer student enrols at Midtown High School, Peter is caught up in the crossfire of a battle between Iron Man and a supervillain at the Oscorp building, and alongside Miles and Cindy, is bitten by a radioactive spider. With the chance to become a hero himself, Peter seizes the new opportunity by the horns, and begins swinging through New York as the Amazing Spider-Man!

Episode 1: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Black screen. "Not all men are created equal. This was the harsh reality I learned at the young age of four. That was my first and last setback." We open with a young brunette boy wearing glasses walking through the corridors of Midtown High: his name is Peter Parker, he has no unique talents of his own, he admires Tony Stark, met him during a fight at the Oscorp building, and with the help of a radioactive spider and being in the right place at the right time, got the chance to become a hero himself. He finishes off the monologue by saying that he is Spider-Man, and that this is the story of how he became the greatest superhero...

...and then with a scream of "PENIS PARKER!", a bully runs up behind Peter and punches him in the back of the head, knocking him out and breaking his glasses. The bully then drags Peter into the boys' toilets, promptly shoves his head down a stall, and throws him against a wall, admonishing him to "Dry yourself off, 'cause I'm not doing it." before slamming the door shut. Freeze frame. "Meet Eugene Thompson. Most people call him Flash."

Peter, Miles and Cindy eventually meet up behind the basketball court of Midtown High, where they proceed to brainstorm their superhero names. Cindy is quick to take the moniker of Silk, and Miles eventually decides on Kid Arachnid. Both of them turn towards Peter, asking him on what's he's going to call himself. His response?

"I... I think it may be a bit generic... but we have spider powers... so, I'm going to call myself... Spider-Man."

Episode 3: How The Mighty Have Fallen
The episode opens in the Bar with No Name, where the Maggia, a group of elite mobsters and dons headed by the Kingpin meet up occasionally to discuss crime. During the commotion, a faint gunshot is heard, followed by a man clad in a green bodysuit, a purple cape and a spherical helmet bursting through the doors, introducing himself as "Quentin Beck, aka Mysterio, aka aka Master of Illusions." Most of the mobsters proceed to laugh at him, mocking his appearance, with Hammerhead outright calling him a "fishbowl head". Mysterio remains silent, but it is clear that he is not happy.

Smash cut to Mysterio and Hammerhead walking together near the New York docks, apparently discussing a deal. "Oh, by the way, you're not standing on ground.", to which Hammerhead replies: "So what the hell am I standing on then?" Mysterio has only a single word to tell him: "Water." Hammerhead looks down to see that he is indeed above water, and immediately falls in. Cue a nightmarish first-person sequence inspired by "Sortie en Mer" as Hammerhead succumbs to hypothermia, cursing Mysterio as he drowns.

Peter Parker / Spider-Man:
Voiced by: Yuri Lowenthal (English), Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese)

"With great power comes great responsibility." is the motto of this 15-year old friendly neighbourhood webslinger. Having just started his career as a masked vigilante, Peter makes up for his lack of skill and extreme social awkwardness with some immense strength, advanced reflexes and reliable Spider-Sense given to him. While Peter's webs may be organic, overuse tends to make a mess of his wrists.

Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch:
Voiced by: Kira Buckland (English), Makiko Ōmoto (Japanese)

Wanda is a transfer student that moved to Midtown alongside her parents and brother in order to reconnect with family, such as her senile grandfather Erik. After being protected from bullying by Peter, Wanda becomes one of Spider-Man's biggest allies. While Wanda may have explosive magical power within her, she is incapable of using it properly due to her youth.

Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider:
Voiced by: Crispin Freeman (English), Akio Ohtsuka (Japanese)

Robbie used to be Peter's childhood friend until they started to grow distant over Peter's concern about Robbie's increasingly violent temper. Having started his murderous career as Ghost Rider a full 2 months before Peter was bitten by the spider, Robbie is far more cynical and prone to ruthlessness when dealing with criminals. As Ghost Rider, Robbie has many tools of the trade; a shotgun, a chain with daggers attached, a chopper motorcycle, and the infamous Penance Stare.

Tony Stark / Iron Man:
Voiced by: Mick Wingert (English), Kenta Miyake (Japanese)

Peter's favourite hero ever since he was a child, Tony serves as an inspirational member of the Avengers, being admired for his intelligence, skill, and his selfless way of fighting. After meeting him in person during a battle at the Oscorp building, Tony realises that he will have to retire from superheroics soon, and begins the process of training Peter to take over his role.

Miles Morales / Kid Arachnid:
Voiced by: Nadji Jeter (English), Anri Katsu (Japanese)

One of Peter's best friends at Midtown High, Miles' spider bite granted him invisibility powers and a venom blast that can short out electricity to make up for his relative lack of skill compared to Peter and Cindy. Miles is the most motivated of his self-proclaimed "Spider-Gang", and is often the first to propose ideas such as secret identities.

Cindy Moon / Silk:
Voiced by: Rebecca Oikawa (English), Saori Hayami (Japanese)

One of Peter's best friends at Midtown High, Cindy's spider bite granted her increased speed and mobility, but decreased strength, less secure webbing due to having to fire it out of her fingertips instead of her wrists and an unstable Spider-Sense. Cindy isn't as concerned with a secret identity as Peter and Miles is, and is the most sarcastic of the trio by a landslide.

Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen:
Voiced by: Dove Cameron (English), Aoi Yuuki (Japanese)

Police chief George Stacy's daughter, Gwen Stacy is widely considered by her peers to be the queen bee of Midtown High, despite her initially abrasive behaviour. When she eventually jumps on the superheroism bandwagon inadvertently started by Spider-Man and his friends, she utilises a homemade specialised suit that can emulate Spider-Man's powers.

Eugene "Flash" Thompson / Venom:
(Flash) Voiced by: Tony Revolori (English), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese)

(Venom) Voiced by: Adam Wennick (English), Shido Nakamura (Japanese)

Midtown High's star jock Flash Thompson may be unmatched on the field, yet as Miles notes: "the only 2 reasons why he's not been kicked out of school yet is because A: he's a good sports player, and B: his dad's the assistant coach." Indeed, Flash is known for bullying, both physical and verbal. Once he bonds to the Venom symbiote, his aggressive behaviour is taken up to new heights... namely, attempted murder of Spider-Man and murder of criminals.

Mary Jane Watson:
Voiced by: Brittany Lauda (English), Yuko Kaida (Japanese)

One of the most popular girls at Midtown High, Mary Jane Watson is widely admired both for her willingness to associate with the less well-off students (despite being a bit tsundere about them) and for her physical beauty. She eventually ends up having to compete with Gwen Stacy, Wanda Maximoff and Cindy Moon for Peter's affections.

Aunt May Parker:
Voiced by: Nancy Linari (English), Kumiko Takizawa (Japanese)

After the deaths of Peter's parents Richard and Mary Parker, Aunt May took it upon herself to raise her newly-orphaned nephew alongside Uncle Ben. She is one of the first people that Peter confides his Spider-Man secret in, and is supportive of his wish to keep his identity mostly private.

Uncle Ben Parker:
Voiced by: Patton Oswalt (English), Kenichi Ogata (Japanese)

Peter's beloved uncle, Ben Parker in this continuity continues his 2 main roles; teaching his nephew that "with great power comes great responsibility", and dying at the hands of a burglar that Peter could have stopped, but did not, spurring Peter into never shirking his duties again.

J. Jonah Jameson:
Voiced by: J.K. Simmons (English), Takayuki Sugo (Japanese)

The frequently irate chief editor of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson is obsessed with the public's "right to know" about who exactly the superheroes defending New York are. Thus, he publicly headlines a smear campaign against Spider-Man and Kid Arachnid, and will not stop until they unmask themselves.

The Sinister Six:
Forming within the span of 2 of the final few episodes, the Sinister Six mostly consist of Spider-Man's earlier foes. Their goal is to activate an EMP over New York City, committing the worst act of domestic terrorism in the history of the United States and hopefully kill Spider-Man in the process of doing so.

Quentin Beck / Mysterio I:
Voiced by: Alex Hirsch (English), Nozomu Sasaki (Japanese)

Quentin Beck had it all: the looks, the fortune, a steady film career and a daughter. Then he got a jar of sulphuric acid thrown into his face, damaging his respiratory system to the point that he has to constantly wear a fishbowl-esque life support mask to stay alive. Driven mad by his film roles drying up, Quentin organises a takeover of the Maggia to, in his own words, "live like a king again." Much like in Marvel Future Fight, Mysterio is the ringleader of the Sinister Six in this continuity.

Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus:
Voiced by: William Salyers (English), Hiroshi Naka (Japanese)

After a freak accident bonded 4 mechanical tentacles to the back of Oscorp scientist Otto Octavius, he quickly became obsessed with the idea of revenge against Oscorp, more specifically the corrupt acts of his fellow co-workers. Now adopting the name Doctor Octopus, he becomes a full-fledged serial killer, attempting to catch other scientists on Oscorp's payroll in the act of committing crime and subsequently murdering them with his tentacles.

Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino:
Voiced by: Willy Abeel (English), Jin Yamanoi (Japanese)

Hitman for the Russian mob, Aleksei Sytsevich is an incredibly unintelligent and usually unintelligible brute bonded to a bulletproof prototypical armour stylised in the likeness of a rhino that he cannot take off. Aleksei will commit any crime, ranging from assassination to getaway driving for the sole purpose of being paid through the nose for it, and thus is ordered to kill Spider-Man.

Maxwell Dillon / Electro:
Voiced by: Brad Swaile (English), Mamoru Miyano (Japanese)

Maxwell Dillon has delusions of godhood, which only escalated after he fell into a vat of genetically engineered eels and subsequently gained electrokinesis. Max subsequently abuses his newfound power in his mad bid to attain the status of a god, even though overuse of his powers puts a strain on his heart and may cause him to have a heart attack.

Adrian Toomes / Vulture:
Voiced by: Tom Kenny (English), Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese)

Formerly a normal, if a bit shy and withdrawn member of a birdwatching club, Adrian slowly becomes more and more obsessed with the idea of romantic rejection, eventually self-labelling himself an "incel". After being rejected one too many times by Cindy Moon for his taste, Adrian dons a winged suit and goes on a misogyny-fuelled killing spree through the skies of New York.

Keemia Marko / Sandgirl:
Voiced by: Sofia Carson (English), Satsuki Yukino (Japanese)

After murdering her entire family (including terminally ill younger sister Penny) for no real reason other than kicks, Keemia crosses paths with the rest of the Sinister Six, and is inducted into their ranks after committing an initiation murder witnessed by them. As a supervillain, Keemia can control a large quantity of sand, yet is weak to fire (which turns it into uncontrollable glass).

Norman Osborn / Green Goblin:
Voiced by: Timothy Watson (English), Norio Wakamoto (Japanese)

Oscorp CEO Norman Osborn is a self-made man first and foremost, with his numerous controversies either ending with the witnesses either being paid off or "silenced". Once his misdeeds are finally publicly exposed, he flies into a rage and attempts to take revenge on those who have "ruined" him and his corporation as the infamous Green Goblin.

Harry Osborn / Hobgoblin:
Voiced by: Max Mittelman (English), Yuuki Kaji (Japanese)

Norman's son and presumptive heir to the Osborn fortune, although he does occasionally sneak off to have friendly chats with Peter and friends. After the Green Goblin's rampage, Harry Osborn is left in charge of Oscorp, and is unable to prevent it from entering liquidation due to the controversy surrounding Norman. Ultimately, Harry loses his mind, turns to the bottle, and adopts the identity of the Hobgoblin to go out in a blaze of glory.

Kaine:
Voiced by: Yuri Lowenthal (English), Kazuyuki Okitsu (Japanese)

Unlike in many other Spider-Man continuities, Kaine doesn't actually exist in reality; his only location is within Peter's head. This 6-armed, scarred, mutated and suicidal doppelganger of Peter represents Peter's inner guilt over every person which he cannot save as Spider-Man.

Francie Beck / Mysterio II:
Voiced by: Mary Kate Wiles (English), Kana Hanazawa (Japanese)

Francie Beck is the daughter of Quentin Beck, and while he organises the Sinister Six while in prison, runs the remnants of the Maggia. After the final downfall of her father Quentin, Francie is subsequently secretly delivered the original Mysterio costume, and subsequently follows in her father's footsteps.

The Enforcers:
A dastardly trio of criminals consisting of Montana, Fancy Dan, and the Ox, they serve as Mysterio's elite bodyguards during his takeover of the Maggia. When Spider-Man intrudes in on the plans, the Enforcers are sent to deal with him using lethal force.