SUMMARY
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was a great addition in the Spider-Man series which featured a good number of symbiotes from the Marvel universe.
- Cut content from Spider-Man 2 suggest that the game had more symbiotes than just Venom, Scream, and Anti-Venom.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, a PS5 console exclusive, is the follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man and its Miles Morales spin-off. Peter Parker and Miles Morales play dual characters in Insomniac’s open-world game, where they battle opponents including Kraven, Venom, and Lizard.
With Venom as one of the primary antagonists and additional symbiotes making appearances throughout the game, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 centers on a symbiote invasion. Having been created by Knull, the symbiotes in the Marvel Universe are motivated by a desire to rule the planet while living in human hosts.
To introduce the unfamiliar, Symbiotes are an alien race that appeared in the Marvel Comics Spider-Man universe originally known as Klyntar. Undoubtedly, the notorious antagonist Venom, also known as the V-252, is the first symbiote to ever emerge in the series.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 cut out symbiotes
One of Spider-Man’s most recognizable symbiotes is without a doubt Venom. Spider-Man 2 has a particularly horrifying appearance of Venom, who gives the two superheroes a really hard time. Throughout the narrative, he is shown corrupting Peter and Harry. Because of Venom’s significant role and presence in the game, fans have asked for a specific Venom spin-off.
Other symbiotes who have made their appearance in Spider-Man 2 are Carnage, Anti-venom, and Scream. However, out of the many symbiotes recognized within the Marvel Universe, only these few can be found in Spider-Man 2.
Nevertheless, fresh leaks have recently appeared online, suggesting that a few extra symbiote bosses were left out of the final game. The leaker discovered that additional symbiotes were intended to be added to the game through the PC version of the game, which was first made public on X by user Worm. These four symbiotes are Riot, Lasher, Agony, and Phage.
New Spider-Man 2 Leaks show several cut Symbiote Bosses, plus cut story elements
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It is possible that the developers left these symbiotes out of the finished game because they were primarily focused on fulfilling deadlines.
Notably, this leak suggests that every Life Foundation Symbiote would have appeared and played a part in the game, counting Scream as a boss. However, it’s clear from the finished game that the different symbiote bosses players battle are somewhat based on the ones found in the Life Foundation. Therefore, it is also possible that these leaks are merely early concepts.
The leaker also mentioned that Venom was planned to debut with a story about separation anxiety as early as Act 2. However, it appears from this leak that both the numerous different symbiotes and the Life Foundation as a whole would have played a significant part in the game.