Spider-Man Will Fight The Multiverse Sinister Six In No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home will explore the multiverse and the chaos it can bring to the Marvel Cinematic Universe a bit deeper, opening the doors to various threats, which has made fans believe Spider-Man will fight the multiverse Sinister Six. The first three phases of the MCU, collectively known as the Infinity Saga, were all about Thanos’ quest to get the Infinity Stones, mount them on the Infinity Gauntlet, and wipe out half of life in the universe, but now that this arc is over, the MCU is moving forward with a different and bigger issue. So far, Phase 4 has established the multiverse and its potential madness as the main theme, and Spider-Man: No Way Home will delve into it.

At the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home, Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) framed Peter Parker (Tom Holland) for his murder and revealed his identity to the world. Spider-Man: No Way Home, then, will see Peter dealing with murder charges and with the world knowing who he is, which will lead him to ask Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) for help. As seen in the first trailer, Peter will ask Strange to make everyone forget he is Spider-Man, but the spell won’t go as planned and will mess with time and space, making way for the arrival of villains from previous Spider-Man movies, as are Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) and Electro (Jamie Foxx), though they might not be the only ones.

The first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home confirmed the return of those two characters (though only Doc Ock appears), teased the appearance of the Green Goblin from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, and hinted at the presence of Sandman (played by Thomas Haden Church in Spider-Man 3) and The Amazing Spider-Man’s Lizard. Now, there have been talks of a Sinister Six movie for years now, and movies like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 even teased their arrival, but there hasn’t been anything confirmed about it – but the possible arrival of all the aforementioned characters in Spider-Man: No Way Home has made fans believe Peter will be fighting the multiverse Sinister Six in his third solo movie.

The Sinister Six are a group of supervillains who have battled Spider-Man many times. The original members have already been introduced in different Spider-Man movies with one making his debut in the near future, and as the MCU is opening the gates of the multiverse, it’s now more likely than ever that Holland’s Spider-Man can come face to face with the Sinister Six. The original lineup is formed by Doc Ock, Vulture (played in the MCU by Michael Keaton), Electro, Mysterio, Sandman, and Kraven the Hunter, to be played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Now, Spider-Man: No Way Home has teased five potential members, with the sixth speculated to be either Vulture (who will also appear in Morbius), Shocker (Bokeem Woodbine), Scorpion (Michael Mando), or Mysterio, all villains that Holland’s Peter already knows well. In that case, the Sinister Six would be formed by characters from different universes, thus making way for a multiverse version of the Sinister Six. This also makes way for the highly rumored and anticipated return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield as alternate versions of Spider-Man, who could join forces in a multiverse Spider-Man team up to defeat a multiverse threat like the Sinister Six, as the three of them would have already faced some of these characters in their own worlds.

This would not only have consequences in the MCU but also in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, where other Spider-Man enemies like Venom and soon Kraven the Hunter live. The trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home answered a couple of questions about the plot and confirmed some rumors as well, but it also left many mysteries that fans are trying to solve with a variety of theories. Whether Spider-Man: No Way Home will be the introduction of the multiverse Sinister Six or it’s just a tease remains to be seen, but Peter surely won’t be ready to face all those different threats from different parts of the wide Marvel multiverse.

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