Summary
Spider-Man’s Clone Saga arc is one of the most niche storylines the character has ever experienced, and as such it is difficult to replicate in the middle of any Spider-Man continuity. There have been multiple iterations of the Clone Saga and how it affects Peter’s life thereafter, and it is important to note that the Clone Saga is also independent of the much more popular spider-verse ongoings that happen to featuremultiple Peters and Spider-people.Marvel’s Spider-Man 2has not teased its own Clone Saga being in the works, but there’s one way Insomniac could make it particularly harrowing.
The Clone Saga has had different inceptions and consequences depending on the books it was featured in, but it usually has a tragic undertone and a dramatic, existential crisis that Peter and his clones have to reconcile with. This was obviously the case withthe clone of Peter who became Ben Reilly, the Scarlet Spider, and horrific results came from the Clone Saga in the earlier comic book run of Ultimate Spider-Man that traumatically affected his loved ones. Insomniac has a blank slate for its original continuity and lore, giving it an opportunity to feature a Clone Saga uniquely and with as much tragedy as it desires.
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It Would Be Devastating to Learn Peter is a Clone in Marvel’s Spider-Man
BecausePeter has already been Spider-Man for around a decadeand his exploits are largely unknown in that span of time, it would be completely unsettling to learn that he is a clone. The argument could be made that clone or not he is still Peter, but this would raise interesting questions about what happened to the original Peter, especially if this clone who players have spent all their time with is aware that he is a clone and had done something to push the original out of the picture.
If Peter never knew, going about his life thinking he was the one and only Peter, then that would surely leave him distraught and wanting answers regardless. Introducing the idea of Peter being a clone would add an immense amount of strain on his life and potentially his relationships withMiles, Mary Jane, and othersunless they too were able to reconcile with him being a clone.
There wouldn’t necessarily need to be a wholly upsetting connotation to this, though. Players would still know him as their Peter anyhow, for example, and labeling him as a clone wouldn’t need to change that. In fact, this could be a great way for Insomniac to see how invested in Peter fans are and whether they would turn on him after discovering that he is a clone. Either way, it would be fascinating for the character to experience this as well.
Moreover, Insomniac could debut its Clone Saga in an attempt to introduce new Spider-people, and the potential of that could be endless since this continuity isn’t constrained by events in others. Having a Clone Saga could also helpexplain what happened to Gwen Stacyif she is indeed already part of the canon, though it could be a great way to introduce her, too, if Insomniac has kept her as a character Peter hasn’t met yet.
This kind of storyline could certainly tear open plotlines and create inconsistencies with stories told before it, though, and Insomniac would need to be sure that it has considered all loose threads in determining whether a Clone Saga is the right choice of narrative to take on for its canon.Marvel’s Spider-Man 2looks packed already, but future entries could pick it up to keep Peter enigmatic. Because the Clone Saga is arguably lesser-known, it would also offer Insomniac another opportunity to capitalize on an exciting story arc that fans may not suspect.
