Marvel's Spider-Man 2 star says Peter Parker's greatest villain isn't Venom, Doc Ock, or the Green Goblin
Oct. 20, 2023Yuri Lowenthal has an unexpected pick
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Yuri Lowenthal, the actor behind Peter Parker inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, had an unexpected pick for his favorite spidey-centric villain.
“Man, that’s a hard one,” Lowenthal said inan interview with Gamesradar. “It’s hard with all the things that we’ve built to not love the relationship Spider-Man, Peter Parker, has with Otto Octavius, Doctor Octopus.” He’s of course referring to the mentor-mentee relationship that was central toInsomniac’s first superhero outing, but the actor had another surprising baddie in mind.
“One of the villains I’ve always loved, and that I pushed for in the games early on, is Spot,” he continued. “I was like, ‘Can we get Spot in this game [the sequel]?’ And then of course, he ends up showing up in the movie [Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse], so I kind of get the best of both worlds.”
Lowenthal previously mused thatSpider-Man’s rogues gallery was second only to Batman’s, and he continued to assert that “they’re some of the most memorable bad people out there.” But upon reflection, Lowenthal had a second, even more unexpected, pick. “I say it now as tongue-in-cheek because I feel kind of like an asshole even saying this, but Peter’s greatest villain is… himself,” the actor said. “It’s that guilt, his lack of confidence, and he beats himself up much more than any villain would ever do."
When it comes to his own sequel’s big bad and arguably Spidey’s most recognizable villain ever, Lowenthal admitted he didn’t have much history with Venom: “I mean, everybody, everybody, loves Venom. It’s funny because I didn’t grow up reading Spider-Man comics at the time when Venom was big. So I know Venom is huge for a lot of people, but maybe less so for me because I imprinted on Spider-Man way before Venom was around.”
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that’s vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he’ll soon forget.
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