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."

The teacher. It's a young girl with brown hair and red eyes.

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 2: Early Days
It's Gwen's turn. A dramatic sting accompanies as she turns over the tarot card, revealing a startling image of an armoured skeleton with a flag riding a horse, accompanied by a single word: "DEATH".

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.

Episode 12: The Night Gwen Stacy Died
An alarm clock beeps repeatedly, before Gwen's hand slams on it to turn it off. We then see Gwen's morning routine: eating her breakfast, brushing her teeth, getting dressed for school and waving goodbye to her father before setting off. The cheery music abruptly cuts out and the scene freeze-frames. Peter's narration reveals: "That was the last time George Stacy saw his daughter... alive."

Peter cannot get up. He sees a pumpkin bomb being thrown towards him. He closes his eyes and prepares for the end... but Gwen takes notice first. She runs towards Peter, and tosses herself onto the bomb, covering it with her body and shielding Peter from it.

He screams "GWEN!" in anguish, but it's too late. The pumpkin bomb detonates, sending Gwen flying. A slow-mo sequence follows, with Gwen's body knocking a distracted Norman off his glider, and the glider hurtling towards him as he lands on the ground. Smash to black, as the audience hears the sound of flesh ripping.

The scene abruptly fades back in to reveal that Norman has been impaled by his own glider. His vision becomes increasingly blurry and darker as he glances towards Gwen's motionless body, screaming insults at her incoherently. After a final "See... you... in hell...", Norman Osborn finally expires.

Peter barely manages to get up. He quickly notices a barely conscious Gwen, and rushes towards her. Wanda lifts her head up, with Gwen's head resting on her lap. Wanda tearfully protests that "You're going to be okay, we're going to call an ambulance, we..." before Gwen interrupts her with her final speech:

"Don't deny it... I'm done for... I... want to apologise. For letting everyone down. Sorry, Tandy and Tyrone. It was wrong of me to say that you two couldn't function apart... Sorry, Danny, for calling you hot-headed that time... Sorry, Peter. I never got to say it. It was fun while it lasted..." As soon as she says this, she takes her final breath, and dies with a faint smile on her face.

Daniel attempts CPR in the background, as Robbie and Peter instantly get into an argument, with Robbie accusing Peter of responsibility for Gwen's death, since it was his idea to call Gwen over to the George Washington Bridge. Robbie rides off afterwards, leaving Peter and the rest of the gang alone. The camera zooms in on Gwen's lifeless face.

Smash cut to Gwen Stacy's funeral as "Clair de Lune" begins to play. As the priest states that they are gathered to honour her life, Peter's head hangs low in sorrow. Wanda, who is sitting next to him, attempts to comfort Peter with a look. Robbie, who is sitting a few seats away him, looks at him suspiciously. George Stacy is at the front, his head covered with his hands and his sobbing muffled by them.

A young girl with burns speaks at the service, saying that "A few days ago, Gwen Stacy saved me from a fire so I didn't die." She then offers George Stacy a hug, which he accepts without hesitation. The screen pans out to reveal dozens of mourners in black, all attending the church that Gwen's funeral was taking place at.

Skip to a day later. Peter walks down a corridor of Midtown High, and glances at Class 1-B's classroom. There is nothing on Gwen's desk aside from a vase with flowers on it. The scene then cuts to Peter walking down a street alone. It is raining. He glances down at a news article on his phone.

The headline is "POLICE CHIEF STACY RESIGNS". The story states that due to his grief over his daughter's death, George Stacy has resigned his post as Chief of the Police Department of New York, handing over the position to former Vice-Chief Yuri Watanabe. Peter sighs dejectedly before continuing on his way.

The final scene is Peter alone, holding an umbrella with one hand and a bundle of flowers with the other. "Hey Gwen, miss you. We all do." He lays the flowers at Gwen's grave, before walking off into the rain, briefly stopping to take a final glance.

The final shot is Gwen's tombstone: "GWENDOLYNE STACY: (4th December 2002) - (12th November 2018): "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." — John 15:13"

Episode 19: Sinister Six, Part 1
The scene opens with a cafeteria meeting at the Raft, with Quentin, Otto, Aleksei, Maxwell, Adrian and MacDonald all sitting together at a bench, eating their serving of baked beans. Quentin asks on what will get the rest to co-operate, and receives different answers: Otto wants revenge, Maxwell wants godhood, Aleksei and MacDonald want money, and Adrian wants the annihilation of the female gender. After promising to grant those desires, the other supervillains all accept to go along with Quentin's plan.

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.

Ned Leeds / Demogoblin:
Voiced by: Jacob Batalon (English), Takayuki Kondo (Japanese)

One of Peter's best friends at Midtown High, Ned Leeds (middle name Ganke) serves as the "Guy in the Chair" for his friends, as he is the only one who wasn't bit by a radioactive spider. He is quick to crack a joke even in the most serious of situations, but after everything goes to hell, Ned cannot remain a bystander any longer, and so he hodgepodges his own equipment and attempts to save the day as Demogoblin.

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.

Seol Hee / Luna Snow:
Voiced by: Laura Bailey (English), Rie Kugimiya (Japanese)

Popular K-Pop idol Luna Snow is the living representation of how the concepts of superhero and celebrity can become blurred quite quickly, with her taking the stage at day and the streets at night, freezing criminals solid. She has many fans of her music, including Peter Parker.

Daniel Rand / Iron Fist:
Voiced by: Greg Cipes (English), Jun Fukuyama (Japanese)

The extremely laidback, kung-fu obsessed Daniel Rand is mostly the mediator of Midtown High, defusing arguments with his mellow tongue. As Iron Fist, his punches can be augmented with ki in order to add some extra "oomph", and he is quite a nimble jumper.

Luke Cage / Power Man:
Voiced by: Ogie Banks (English), Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese)

Daniel Rand's best friend, Luke was injected with a serum that gave him super strength and extremely durable skin by his parents in order to save his life from a plane crash. He is one of the first to jump on the superheroism bandwagon started by Spider-Man, with his idea of fighting being "the best offence is a great defence".

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.

Laura Kinney / X-23:
Voiced by: Tara Strong (English), Kikuko Inoue (Japanese)

An extremely enigmatic girl who claims to be formed from the genes of Wolverine, Laura is extremely defensive when asked about her past. Once superheroism becomes popular, Laura uses her claws to join in on the fun, although she usually goes into a berserker rage during the action.

Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver:
Voiced by: Johnny Yong Bosch (English), Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese)

Wanda's extremely abrasive brother, Pietro holds no sympathy to anyone, not even his own dying grandfather, and is extremely cynical about criminal redemption to the point that he would rather let them die. As a crimefighter, his superspeed allows him to reach the scene faster than anyone else can.

Liz Allan / Screwball:
Voiced by: Natalie Lander (English), Kaori Nazuka (Japanese)

Liz is keen on digging up the dirt of major corporations who believe that they are above the law, and gets her laughs out of pranking and humiliating corrupt executives and uploading it on video-sharing sites. It's only when she exposes Norman Osborn's crimes on live TV that things take a turn for the worse...

Tyrone Johnson / Cloak:
Tyrone Johnson prefers to keep to himself, and really doesn't like talking about his childhood, heavily implying that something bad happened to his brother Billy. As a superhero, he utilises a dark grey cloak which he can use to sense fears and teleport.

Tandy Bowen / Dagger:
Tandy Bowen is a rather gruff and solitary student who usually hangs around alongside Tyrone, and begins fighting crime with him together once superheroism becomes popular. She can create daggers out a pure light and can sense hopes, which she uses in tandem with Tyrone's powers.

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.

Wade Wilson / Deadpool:
Voiced by: Nolan North (English), Yasuyuki Kase (Japanese)

Former mercenary for hire, the crazed assassin Deadpool now runs a talk show lampooning the superhero business in the style of Eric Andre, appropriately named "The Wade Wilson Show". His job is to report on the latest activities of the superpowered, and he does so in his own zany style.

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.

MacDonald Gargan / Scorpion:
Voiced by: Jason Spisak (English), Ryusei Nakao (Japanese)

A sociopathic criminal with homicide on his record, MacDonald was cybernetically grafted to a ninja-esque scorpion suit via money donated through the Maggia. Although Mac cannot get along with Aleksei to save his life, Mac is forced to work with Aleksei once he and Beetle are dispatched by the Maggia.

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.

Abner Jenkins / Beetle:
Abner Jenkins is a professional supervillain who serves as one of the Maggia's finest hitmen. Despite his protests about their capability, once word spreads through the Maggia about the existence of Spider-Man, he is dispatched alongside Mac, teaming up with Aleksei to become Peter's first supervillains he has to face.

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.