![]() The things that make Spider-Man great are the traits which Flash Thompson cites as inspirational: he never quits, he always keeps going, he always does the right thing, no matter if everyone in New York hates him, and even if he never gets the thanks that he deserves. ![]() The power of Spider-Man isn’t, at the end of the day, in the web-swinging and wall-crawling, but in Pete’s goodness. The whole point of the story is that while he’s a more efficient Spidey, a more vicious fighter, more ruthless in the pursuit of goals, and more focused on progressing aspects of Pete’s life that Pete himself is usually bad at (he finishes Pete’s doctorate and gets a girlfriend), he’s ultimately not as good a Spider-Man. At no point does the story say, “Hey, look, Doc Ock’s a superior Spider-Man, he should totally be Spider-Man now.” Well, Doc Ock definitely says that, but the entire story is about him failing at it.
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