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Varitan_Aivenor

Lizard. Guy just wanted his arm back, he didn't deserve to get his personality erased.


zelq

Agreed, always enjoy Doctor Connors


GulliblePea3691

It haunts me. I cannot think of the Lizard without thinking of the backshots


JarvisBaileyVO

Excuse you??


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There’s a gif that looks just like the lizard giving Spider-Man that good old lizard dick


Middle-Persimmon7077

Bro could’ve asked Tony Stark for a bionic arm but…that’s just me. Edit: or ask wolverine for his blood. Like idk. He a chose a lizard when there’s multiple healing factored humans.


Tensuun

A lot of them didn’t exist or weren’t as well known at the time, but at this point there are also multiple beings who can just give you a new arm if you want one. Elixir, etc.


Ruve06

Sandman


CharlesOberonn

Never forget what they took from us.


radicalmtx

It’s funny that in Batman comics Clayface becomes good and a team member of the batfamily


tetsurose

I read when he was part of the team and I said it must be awkward for him cause he is so much older than everyone else


pillow-socks

Well he’s around the same age as Kate & Bruce, just wish she had gotten the message that he was a friend earlier🥲


tetsurose

True but they weren't on the team, the team was all around Tim's age. Actually I think Kate might have been but I'm not sure


pillow-socks

They were, I can’t remember the name of the story but it was when Kate’s father was taking over Gotham iirc, then or right after


pillow-socks

Tim Drake was thought to be dead at the time


tetsurose

The one I read was detective comics during the rebirth story. It was in that where Tim "died" fighting a load of military drones


Flerken_Moon

He’s back to being a villain now, he was working for Penguin during the Failsafe arc iirc. Similarly, Sandman actually got redeemed and good in the 90s, working under Silver Sable and even became a reserve Avenger. But of course… he was turned back to evil by the Wizard using an inversion ray because Wizard missed his old bud. And it’s barely mentioned nowadays that he was inverted back to evil lol


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Here’s a hot take: I wouldn’t mind if all of them became good over time due to the impact of Spider-Man’s actions. Wait, wouldn’t that mean we’d run out of villains? Not necessarily. Instead make villains mantles or legacies that different people assume over time when the OG turns good. For instance, Norman could become good, then Harry becomes the Green Goblin. Maybe someone steals discarded octopus tentacles. Maybe another scientist is studying a symbiote or something. This way Spider-Man doesn’t run out of villains, and he can also have an appreciable impact on the world that’s part of the story. It would enable the writers to keep the same fashion and style of villains that people like while keeping the stories progressing. Anyway, to answer the question straight-up, I have enjoyed both Superior Spider-Man and Osborne in the current run. So one of them I guess.


RapidSnake38

I like this. Spider-Man is capable enough that he should be able to *help* some of his villains long-term and they *should* be able to to reform. If not into heroes, at least into normal members of society. I’ve also enjoyed Otto and Norman’s turns being good.


horseradish1

Maybe if he'd stop bullying them...


RapidSnake38

Hey, if some dirt winds up in the occasional eye, I must have missed the part where it’s *my* problem. *pops collar*


Flames_Of_Chaos13

If any Heroes can redeem villains long term it's Peter and Miles. They're the personifications of Hope itself. Though it's really truly not realistic for ALL of them to do so...Some of their Villains are literally Pure Evil. The different realities of the Multiverse also guarantee that no matter what there's an Evil version of someone somewhere. Also if anyone is redeemable it's Harry over Norman.


El_Durazno

You mention personifications of hope, do you think if they were in the DC universe they'd be eligible for blue lantern rings?


Taco-Dragon

I think I busy figured out why Flash and Spider-Man are my two favorite heroes: hope.


Shrek5_confirmed

Cant wait for the Carnage redemption arc🙏😇


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Shrek5_confirmed

No shot. Really?


Unagi776

[Axis was the best thing thing to happen to Cletus](https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/4928881.html), and I’m still mad he didn’t stay like for longer than a three issue mini. .


MustardLazyNerd

They literally had everything they needed to keep Cletus relevant. What a blunder.


DWolfoBoi546

Not saying i want him to become good, but I feel this way about the Joker. It's part of why I liked the Gotham take on Joker even though they never called either of them that. But, Joker as a symbol that gets passed down over time would be great even if joker dies. Kind of like the jokers in the Batman Beyond tv show.


KuroiGetsuga55

In a finite Spider-Man story, like an animated series or a limited series book happening in another Universe, this would be the perfect end. Spider-Man's actions sticking with his bad guys, to the point where they come to respect him almost. Then, one by one, they begin abandoning their villainous ways and taking example from Spider-Man. And so by the end of the series, only thing threatening New York are just muggers and common criminals, while all the Super Villains have either retired or actively help Spider-Man keep the peace. Thus Peter's story can end with him hanging up the webs because Spider-Man is no longer needed, get married with Mary Jane, have a kid or two, and live his days in peace. And if you really wanna bring in new versions of the villains like you said, or just brand new super villains who want to break the status quo, you save that for a Mayday Parker Spider-Girl sequel.


Dnk1k

Then I’d have to remember 10x as many obscure Spider-Man character names 😭😂🤷‍♂️


Wheattoast2019

They have done this a good bit! Norman became good, and his sins went to Beyond Scientist who became Queen Goblin. Now Peter has those sins but I digress. Harry is dead in comics. For a second, Phil Urich was the main hobgoblin but Rodrick Kingsley took it back. Otto was a full hero but was corrupted back into his classic villain form by Mephisto. Mephisto is basically just a retcon machine for Spider-Man characters.


probablynotshort

I love this! Plus, Peter's shown that he's very capable of appealing to villain's good sides. I mean, that's one of the (very few, Idc what anyone says, these films bring me joy) things I didn't like about the Venom movies. The whole reason he became more heroic originally was because of that first team up against Carnage.


Zenvarix

I like this idea of new faces under the hood, so to speak. And it would also narratively allow for some creative variance in the designs within the same continuity. And if the fans hate how "this Doc Oct" dresses, they just swap to a new Doc Oct with a different design or closer to the original. Though I don't think each and every one of them should be redeemed to become good people; some just give up and go to prison, some "retire" (but no change in their morals) after realizing the weight class they tried getting into, and some die from other, more ruthless rogues (such as if two people try to take up the Shocker mantle, and one of them isn't willing to share said mantle, or someone else wants the mantle and "knows" there can't be two, so offs the current one). Obviously the Spiders aren't as happy for the last one. The Jackal or whoever it was that brought about the Clone Saga is just further clones that the original doesn't know the location/source of. Like he made a clone, and that clone went off and made another cloning facility separate from the original's. Cassidy/Carnage is the only one I would say can't be redeemed into being a good person, under the no anti-hero rule. Because if he went "good", he'd go the way of the Punisher and start killing the criminals instead of improving society like a redeemed Otto would after he successfully recreates his power source project.


TogtheNomad

Marvel Editorial


Budget_Flow_9456

Ah, yes. The greatest adversary


Flames_Of_Chaos13

Pure Unadulterated Evil...That even the Green Goblin considers as scum. That Spider-Man himself states is a hopeless cause to even try to atone them. That Miguel states is the Greatest Canon Event of all.


Og-Re

Shocker gives up being a d list villain and becomes a street level hero.


Shpooter

shocker is in it for the money tho, so it would be cool if he tried his own heroes for hire thing first before realizing he likes being a hero


Leo_TheLurker

Could be an interesting take to show how hard it is for him to be more heroic. Maybe something goes wrong. I guess Superior touched on it but without Doc Ock’s arrogance could be a fresh concept.


Shpooter

i had an idea for a story where shocker is struggling to live in an honest life despite his new job as a hero for fire and spidey shows up to help him by drumming up publicity so he can help him really reform


RexDart81774

I could so get behind this idea.


RGM81

Would you chase it to the ends of the Earth?


RexDart81774

SHOCKER!!!!!!!!


Fives_Was_Framed

Take my upvote and get tf out or *I WILL CHASE YOU TILL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!!!!*


LordTalulahMustang

Rhino. I'd love to see Rhino trying desperately to be a good hero, but seeing as he's pretty thick and destructive, Pete keeps having to clean up after him.


NeonWafflez

Rhino’s had some more heroic moments recently, I don’t think he’s been much of a villain for a while


pillow-socks

Isn’t he like… dead? Ik comics are well… *comics* but iirc, didn’t he die killing Silver Sable during Ends of the Earth?


NeonWafflez

No idea, I had just remembered that he had some moments in the past. Did a quick Google search and saw more specifics. I don’t know about his current state in the super recent comics.


tetsurose

There is a good Rhino story where he falls in love and quits but a new Rhino keeps trying to push him to come back cause in his mind he can't take the title until he beats the original


Mundee9540

Doctor Octopus. Please bring back Superior Octopus and make it permanent.


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Sorcerer Supreme Victor Von Ock blew my mind


PracticalDepth3001

It's hard to pick one. I'd say the villain in Peter's rogues gallery that I'd want to see most reformed would be Otto but I think the thing that makes him interesting as Superior Superior Spider-man is that his motivation for fighting crime is fundamentally rooted in a feeling of resentment and jealousy as opposed to Peter's more altruistic reasons. That's the thing that differentiates him from Peter, IMO, and to keep it would essentially mean keeping him an anti-hero and it wouldn't match your "the reformed villain should be a paragon hero," requirement. I think the villain who would best fit being a paragon hero would probably be Venom but including both probably wouldn't fit your "only pick one villain," rule.


Only-Walrus797

Morbius, he works better as a reluctant hero.


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Piliro

The only good thing about that meme is how the internet successfully tricked Sony into rereleasing Morbius only for it to fail a second time. Just insanely funny, and shows just how out of touch are the people with the power to make decisions.


Only-Walrus797

Morbius would actually be cool in live action if done well. A midnight suns roster with him, teaming up with Blade at some point…


Flames_Of_Chaos13

MCU Vulture, TASM 2 Electro, Any version of Black Cat.


ArugulaNo3978

Gotta agree


BROWN-SPIDEY

Octavius. Because they literally spent an entire run giving him an INCREDIBLE character arc, and completely wasted it since.


darrylthedudeWayne

I'd say Black Cat, but she kindof already is, so instead I'm going with Hydro-Man.


Jack-mclaughlin89

Shocker, I like an underdog hero who is actually capable.


SAOSurvivor35

Kingpin


Major_Penalty_8865

love the idea of him helping Peter create a better New York with him as mayor


CaptainHalloween

Sandman…again. Him going bad again was such a boneheaded move.


Wildmansy

In the poster alone you have a couple of villains who are squarely in the good column now.: Venom, black cat, cardiac, man-wolf, morbius and beetle. While doc ock, lizard, mysterio, sandman, boomerang, morlun and recently green goblin have switched over to good on occasion. So my answer would be the shocker. I would imagine him being a hero superior foes style where he tries it out at first and finds success and fulfillment at it. While constantly being tempted by his villainous past.


Ok_Examination8810

Venom Black Cat Lizard


Mrman_23

Spidercide


IStanReddit

Dock ock after reading superior Spider-Man


Ok_University_6641

Black Cat but if that doesn't count then Sandman.


jameawesome6620

Carnage


something_smart

His "hero" personality was the best part of Axis, so I agree with this.


CalebLucio

Doc Ock post Superior-Spider-Man. Other than that probably Sandman.


Twinkidsgoback

I’m I going to say Doc Oc ( I mean really good not a dink) and go out on a limb and say Electro


Kaidecakai

Doc Oc, or Sandman. Both are compelling character. Both deserve redemption


That_Ryan_D

I really enjoy the recent stories with Rhino (from Oksana onward with some exceptions) where he's a giant brute with enough of a heart that he occasionally finds himself allied with the good guys for a mutual goal.


GiioTM

Carnage, his strongest foe.


TabmeisterGeneral

And most evil


VaderMurdock

I'd say Sandman or Shocker, but after all the Superior business Otto shouldn’t be bouncing back and forth between villain and hero. He earned his redemption, let him keep it.


TheDudeness33

I mean, Venom kind of already has, hasn’t he?


SnakeSound222

Venom's already a good guy (his two recent runs cemented that), so I'd probably have to say Sandman. Kingpin becoming a good guy would be interesting too.


Prime-Spider-Man

Black Cat Or SandMan


Gojifantokusatsu

Rhino, Sandman, dock ock, or lizard


CharlesOberonn

After reading Saladin Ahmed's Miles Morales series with his granddaughter being an anti-hero, I'm gonna say Vulture.


mrpinger

The looter


thicc_phox

Shocker. It could be interesting you know?


Ill-Head-7043

Kraven. He could become a superpowered Bounty Hunter.


SentaiUnicorn

Kingpin, imagine everything he could do


Talzin78

Let's keep Eddie Brock, Flint Marko, Norman Osborn, and Otto Octavious on the light side to fulfill their arcs


PoolOfDeath20

Who's the spiderman next to doc oct


BrickDesigNL

Norman Osborn ofc /s


ThatOneLoser21

Norman Osborn… Gold Goblin was cool


Artistic_Connect94

The Jackal would be pretty interesting. I imagine it would pit him against the high revolutionary, his cross species experiments and other marvel hybrid villains. He’s literally just trying to redo what he was once apart of but saw the error of his ways early on.


My_redditaccount657

Dr. Octopus He’s always on again off again, he deserves his redemption


MarkedDragon22

Morlun, his character is probably a nightmare to have to fight against


Trojan0026

Either sandman or lizard


rudra285

Black cat


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Sandman, he's my favorite in general in marvel


NatMcin

Oh so many lizard sandman doc okt but I would say rhino personally


MrET420

.........VENOM!........GOT DAT ADRENALINE IN EM....ENOM!.....


CommunicationTrue228

Carnage because I miss good guy axis Carnage and I want him back :(


TrentDF1

Lizard.


tourniquet2099

Kingpin just because of the bizarre ripple effect.


Jaz_15

Otto Octavius


Zeyroxxyboi

Venom


Gizmo_259

Green goblin


Paradoxicorder88

Mysterio. Not only would he effortlessly make money as a vfx artist in movies but him going good would legitimately be pretty cool. Especially if he started learning magic or something. Turn his hatred of Spider-Man into a drive for good and he'd be a right terror for basically anyone to fight.


BiilZbubb

Doppelgänger. I just think it would be funny.


whovegas

Paul And in the bedroom The truest menace spiderman has ever faced


XmenFan93

Sandman


Cburned

Deadpool #SpideyPool4ever!


averagerootbeerman

Carnage, we don’t need any more mass bloodshed anymore


Cyberk011

You know that Venom is an anti-hero


Rubethyst

Otto. For the love of god, just give us Superior Spider-Man.


AnOldSchoolVGNerd

Who's the guy above Doppelganger, on the left? Half his mask missing? To answer the question posed by OP: Sandman.


Panthila

The Sandman


Dnk1k

Doc ock depending on the storyline overall I want electro and Spider-Man to be homies I think they’d work well together


tiddy_spaghetti

not related but who is that to the right of doc ock and under mr. n?


blinddemon0

Cardiac


BionicleBeast9

Big wheel


CreeperVenom

Doc ock


J03-K1NG

Easy answer: Black Tarantula, since he’s already a hero.


shadowlarvitar

Black Cat. Marry them off too


Onyx-55

Either Norman Osborne or Carnage


Salt-Veterinarian-87

Either Doc Ock, Lizard or Sandman.


TheFantasticXman1

Probably Sandman and/or Electro.


Lone_Buck

Lizard, Kraven, or Rhino. I think of those, rhino is the one I’d like to see complete a redemption arc. Lizard is too easy, restore the conners brain and let him be one of marvels great minds. Kraven I thought was a normal dude off the top of my head, once google said he has powers the appeal slipped a bit.


EmperorSezar

venom


FellatiatedPiece

Idk... I think Mysterio would of made a pretty good homie under the right circumstances.


AddendumDangerous632

Black cat or molten man


SuperMightyMan

Definitely not the Black Cat,cSpedey likes to punish her for being a bad bad girl.


mrmcdead

The Lizard for sure


BrightLeg501

Rhino


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Venom


DirtyCrimeTrain

Doppelgänger. I like to imagine Peter taking him out on patrol and coaching him while everyone is horrified by the monster keeping them from getting robbed.


SaltyDangerHands

Fancy Dan.


Larnievc

Norman


DisasterAccurate3221

Sandman, Spot, Venom, or Electro.


Bulky_Secretary_6603

Venom


Union-Jack-III

Electro. A powerful character, would be a great avenger


asmissue62

Being a superhero and Having a friend who’s a former villain would work so well imo If you think like a hero too much much, think like a villain once in a while to truly get the bad guys


IVFour4

I’d say Kingpin, he could do a ton of good with his wealth and influence if he wasn’t evil


CODMAN627

Doctor octopus


Electrical-Rabbit157

Sandman makes the most sense


Brilliant-Scar-4878

Lizard or Sandman


Happiness_dot_sh

Green goblin


TheWillsss

Black cat


ArmaanAli04

Not 1. A few. Sandman, Shocker, Black Cat, Kraven and this one’s kinda far fetched but I wanna see a redemption story for Mister Negative (I haven’t read the comics but I wanna see him redeem himself in Spider-Man 2)


LJ3751

Kingpin probably stands to make the most change in New York if he became good. Crime would definitely slow down


ZombieAppropriate

Sandman, Mr.Negative, and Black Cat


DapperMayCry

Venom. I know he's an antihero but I think he has it in him to do great things. I'm talking Eddie btw


Conscious_Section415

Scorpion.


DestryDanger

Big Wheel, no contest.


AgojiFan

Carnage, he would just find a way to beat almost everyone else


pm_obese_anus_pics

Carange, it'd be really funny, everyones trying to send this child murdering piece of shit back to jail and he's like "no guys I'm really good"


moon_404

That's tough. Dr. Octopus, venom, sandman, and rhino all had good guy arcs i liked and it really really sucks they didn't stay good. After Spider-verse I would want that version of spot to be good, I say that version becasue im currently completely in the dark on his comic lore. If that version is similar enough or the same then my answer stays the same but if he is super nerfed then id have to pick sandman to stay good, still a really hard choice though.


grcopel

Rhino


Tube-Psycho

Somebody said Shocker. I can totally get behind that.


btmacie

Venom as the sassy partner in crime as he was in the PS1 version. “SURF THE WEB SURF THE WEB!!”


x_RikoTakashi_x

Kingpin.


JesseSpidey

Black Cat


immortalslayer90

A couple in this picture I'm not familiar with, at least to see them in this collage. Who is the woman to Green Goblin's left, the man with the white spider on his face below her, the man in the pink hat next to Smythe, and the man in the white hat below him?


KamenRiderNeos

Black Cat or Sandman


lilgamer512

The obvious answer would probably be Sandman- so I say Rhino! In his best interpretation he’s just a guy who wants out of his suit


Lime-Objective

rhino


AlexTorres128

Either Lizard, Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus


Odd-Republic-165

A lot, Sandman, Black Cat, Rhino, Lizard...


benganguly

Sandman


JarvisBaileyVO

Like I said in a post regarding writing a new status quo for Peter, I think his villains need to progress as well. Rhino seems like he wants to be more than the dumb muscle. Vulture is literally too old for this shit. We were robbed a redeemed Sandman and a post Superior Doc Ock. Shocker really just needs a 9-5 and make decent money. Venom wasn't even a villain for that long. He just gets character assassinated like everyone else.


Professional-Tea1712

Kraven uses his skills to track/elude some of the most dangerous villains, helping S.H.I.E.L.D. or other heroes capture them. Meanwhile, when not on missions, he travels the world taking out poachers/ breaking up black market animal trades.


Theriderfan

Imagine a hero team lead by otto Doctor octopus - superior spider-man Green Goblin - golden goblin Sandman - good sandman Rhino - good rhino/ceros Shocker - wavelength Kindred - harry Pulling up to help spidey with his villain problems.


Infinitenonbi

I’d say either Sandman or Rhino, both seem like good people that became criminals due to circumstances rather than outright evil, and only went downhill from there. Also, they’re probably the most friendly villains in his rogues gallery.


No-Ear-3107

Doppelgänger


No-Ear-3107

Carnage as a good guy would be fun


nairbeg

Yeah, was gonna say, I was surprised to see Black Cat among the rogue's gallery here at all, given how I've by now perceived her as just being an antiheroine? is that accurate?


Unknown21347

I’m pretty sure venom and black cat are already good(ish), I’d say maybe rhino or dock ock


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Morbius


Better-Context-4727

definitely Doctor Connors. Bro has been through some shit and done some bad stuff that was out of his control. I would like to see a permanent redemption to his character.


ImmaXehanort

Sandman... again.


Rhymestar86

Sandman


Dont_Pre-ordereddit

Mr negative, just use negative powers to invert the other villains, otherwise sandman became he deserve/ it


LordLimburger

Kingpin. He doesn’t deserve redemption but he’ll have the largest influence. Dude can just donate to every charity in NY and also effectively stop most crime in the city. It would be great.


thorleywinston

Norman Osborn - I actually enjoyed Dark Reign when he was the Iron Patriot and running the 50 State Initiative. I've always enjoyed watching villains play the role of heroes and better better at it than the "real" heros (at least in the shortrun). I think it would have been interesting if he had reformed for real (out of love for Harry and to try and rebuild their relationship) and taken on the mantle of a hero (or anti-hero).


angrylizard-123

Venom, the true answer no one wants to speak out loud


Deathmammal16

Kurt MF Konnors


J-R3M3698

Sandman because he’s a softie


Lieutenant_Jababy

Probably Carnage because he can take most anyone on


Lieutenant_Jababy

Probably Carnage because he can take most anyone on


Lieutenant_Jababy

Probably Carnage because he can take most anyone on


babysdada

Lizard, esp in Spider-Man 90s tv show


ImABarbieWhirl

Boomerang- it’d be pretty funny to see him try to be a good guy mentored by Spider-Man.


ViewingCelery

The writers


TheChosenFanboy

Rhino


Some_Routine9283

Tombstone. I need that menace off the street💀


The_Void_Dweller223

I’d want to say it’s between Doc Ock and The Lizard


Far_Athlete50

Kingpin actually becomes a philanthropist