As we get closer to Spider-Man: Brand New Day, it looks like Marvel fans are opening a debate on the villain of the second MCU Spidey movie: Mysterio.
In Far From Home, Mysterio, AKA Quentin Beck, poses as a friendly figure for Peter Parker, but it's all a ruse to steal Tony Stark's glasses and fake being a hero to get revenge on the late Iron Man. He uses sophisticated illusion techniques to fool the world and sets up pretend battles, and he even exposes Peter's identity to the world.
But, one fan is wondering what Mysterio would have done if he had to face a serious villain. "Did Mysterio not anticipate the fact that if he succeeded with his plan, what would he do if he faced off against a real threat??" they post on Reddit. "Like bro had a mocap suit and drone illusions, I don't think bro would've used that in public, lol."
They add: "Let's be fair. In the eyes of the public, he defeated an enormous threat which were The Elementals. Ofc he managed to do that because they were fake, but what if an actual threat happened and the world would've wanted him to fight against. Is he an idiot or what?"
Some fans, though, think there's a simple explanation. "Pretty sure he’d just use his drones to support him in the fight, kinda like he did to Peter with all the illusions," says one person, while another says: "People forget the drones weren't just projectors, they were armed Stark drones. If Quentin had leaned into the tech side instead of pretending to be Doctor Strange, he'd actually be a pretty serious threat."
"In the end he would've had the whole technology of Tony Stark at his disposal, basically. And with just what he already had he was fairly dangerous. The drones he had been using already had a respectable amount of destructive power on their own," says another fan.
Someone else argues Mysterio, who was pretending to be from another universe, would have simply disappeared. "Wasn't part of his whole fake backstory was that was from another universe? He would have just 'went back' when he finished what he set out to accomplish. No actual long term plan," they say.
"He wouldn't get involved," says someone else. "My guess is that he would have found a way to fake his death or something," is another person's thoughts.
"I think he would have just conveniently been busy whenever a threat he couldn’t deal with showed up. Probably not a great plan long term," guesses another person.
Mysterio died in the Far From Home ending, so it's a moot point anyway. Next up, Peter will face off against a so far unseen foe in Brand New Day.
Brand New Day arrives this July 31. While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows for everything else the MCU has in store.
