8) Massacre
As one of Spider-Man‘s Z list foes, Massacre would be a sizeable long-shot to appear in the reboot. After all, some of you reading this may not actually be that familiar with the character.
So, who is he? Formerly Marcus Lyman, a stock trader whose wife was killed in a Wall Street attack, Massacre is emotionless and unable to feel human connection as a result of shrapnel in his skull from the same attack that killed his beloved.
Pretty grim stuff, eh? But as a villain he’s the perfect foil to Peter Parker’s optimistic, never-say-die attitude. Massacre has absolutely no qualms about taking the lives of innocent people after suffering the loss of his wife, and his vengeful motivations would test Peter’s resolve.
Essentially the anti-Peter, Massacre represents the dangerous path that could have been taken after the death of Uncle Ben. Seeing him overcome someone as ruthless as this is one of the things that makes a hero like Spider-Man so inspiring.
Published: Aug 17, 2015 11:06 pm