Continuing to explore the niche aspects of Spider-Man lore, Spider-Verse 2 almost had eight lesser-known characters.

All of those and more have real (sometimes even canon) comic precedence.

8-Ball is a Spider-Man villain and Bar With No Name regular who debuted in the comics in 1991.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales, Hippo, Hobgoblin

A product of theHigh Evolutionary’sexperiments in the comics, Hippo is essentially an anthropomorphic hippopotamus.

The Hobgoblin is, essentially, a Green Goblin successor who has had several identities over the years.

Onewas teasedinSpider-Man: No Way Home, with Ned Leeds alluding to not wanting to become the character.

8-Ball concept art.

This Hobgoblin concept art remains faithful to the comics, particularly with the orange cloak and pumpkin bomb.

The Human Fly is to flies what Spider-Man is to spiders.

This concept art shows a bright, cartoon-like version of the villain that matches his earliest comic appearances.

Hippo concept art.

She’s so new that her secret identity is still a secret, even to readers.

In her Screwball identity, however, she is a popular live blogger and influencer in theMarvel Comicsuniverse.

For being a lesser-known rogue, Puma has certainly made his way around the Marvel Comics universe.

Jackal concept art.

He has been a player in several events and has even occasionally acted as a hero.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseis available for purchase on various digital platforms.

Hobgoblin concept art.

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Gillian Blum has been a writer at The Direct since 2022, reporting primarily from New York City.

She also commonly reports on Percy Jackson, Invincible, and other similar franchises.

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