An image from the new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse art of book has been shared online, and the accompanying character description appears to change everything we thought we knew about the final moments of Sony Pictures' animated sequel.
Major spoilers ahead.
At the end of Across the Spider-Verse, we get the big reveal that Miles Morales actually returned to an alternate timeline when he was attempting to get back to his own, and in this reality, Miles lost his father instead of his uncle and became the Prowler instead of Spider-Man.
Miles is captured by his uncle Aaron, and Prowler reveals himself just as Miguel O'Hara and the other Spiders arrive on Earth-42. Morales asks his dark counterpart to let him go so that he can save his father, to which he replies, "why would I do that?"
So, this Miles Morales Variant is a villain... right? Not necessarily!
The fact that this version of Prowler is referred to as a Vigilante suggests that he and Aaron are crime fighters, not criminals, and may actually wind up aiding our Miles in his fight against Spider-Man 2099 and The Spot in next year's Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, after reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
The confirmed voice cast includes Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Jason Schwartzman, Daniel Kaluuya, Shea Whigham, Jorma Taccone, Luna Lauren Vélez, and Brian Tyree Henry.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is now playing in theaters worldwide