The Avengers and Fantastic Four live act in public, they do not hide their real identities, so why would Spiderman be different?
What happened in the beginning of the film was unpleasant, but Peter could get used to that. In case of lawsuits, the Avengers could help him.
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Reply by Norrin_Radd_Of_Zenn_La
on December 30, 2021 at 1:43 PM
The obvious answer is "Reasons".
Reply by AlienFanatic
on December 31, 2021 at 3:54 AM
Don't they, though, for the most part? I'm not a superhero nerd but the Marvel books seem to use the "secret identity" theme a lot to develop romantic stories and provide opportunities to create drama around the threat to their friends' and lovers' lives. In most cases, the "heroes" either use alter-egos to protect those that they care about or they are loners who don't have a long-term partner.
Idk. I always understood Peter Parker/Spider Man to be a loner because his enemies, when they found out his secret identity, would ALWAYS focus on attempting to kill his family members. The threat of harm to his family and friends is a central theme of the entire Spider-Man series. (IIRC his love interest, Mary Jane, was killed by Hobgoblin in one of the comic series once he discovered Spider-Man's secret identity.) There's been a pretty consistent theme in most comics that alter egos are used to either protect their loved ones or to allow them some measure of privacy so that they can live "normal" lives. You'd have to wonder how many modern celebrities would love to have an alter ego so that they could spend a little time out of the spotlight now and then.
Reply by Midi-chlorian_Count
on December 31, 2021 at 5:44 AM
No superhero should ever be exposing themselves in public...
Reply by Bercilak
on January 10, 2022 at 1:42 PM
Hypothetically:
I am the Green Goblin. You are Spider-Man. I know your secret identity is Peter Parker. Because I know your identity, I learn that you have an aunt who lives in Queens and a girlfriend who attends your high school. I will then detonate an explosive device on the Staten Island ferry (or in the subway or in a high rise). While you are rescuing those people, I will kidnap Aunt May and MJ. Then I will send you one of their fingers each day until you agree to go to every bank in Manhattan and rob it for me.
Do you think that keeping your identity secret could be a good thing?
Reply by tammylim
on January 12, 2022 at 6:08 AM
Does anyone know if the Spiderman series will ever come to Disney+?
Reply by Strawberry Shortcake
on January 12, 2022 at 6:09 AM
Sure, but why then the Avengers do not keep their identities secret too? Some of them (like Clinton) have families and friends they care about. By your logic, they should too, but they don't.
Reply by tmdb45668411
on January 14, 2022 at 9:12 PM
I like it
Reply by Innovator
on March 16, 2022 at 1:38 PM
Cause hardly anyone knows about Clint's family. He purposely kept them secret with S.H.I.E.L.D's help. The most anyone outside of the Avengers have learned about them were their names, which Kingpin was somehow able to obtain.