r/marvelstudios • u/KostisPat257 Daredevil • Jul 31 '26

Discussion Thread Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Worldwide Release Discussion Thread

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has now been released in the United States and in a number of other countries around the world.

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u/Hedgewitch250 Wong Jul 31 '26

Propaganda will likely push it. You know the heroes but now you have random mutations manifesting in kids. Anyone crappy would jump on villainizing that to push their agenda. We already see how the DODC handled other people with powers and wonder man said their more about detaining as many powered individuals as they can to justify taxpayer money. People are easy to manipulate when you give them something to hate

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u/LemoLuke Hawkeye (Ultron) Jul 31 '26

Easiest way to handle it is to directly connect cell mutation with the energy from the Infinity Stones, stating that direct exposure to the radiation from the stones is what triggers the X gene in certain individuals (such as Wanda and Pietro), and that the snap caused a massive global triggering of X genes

Once the public become aware that mutants are potentially walking Infinity Stones, it would be easy for characters like Stryker to plant the idea that a rogue mutant could potentially cause another Snap or similar catastrophe.

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u/7screws Daredevil Jul 31 '26

That sounds more like an inhumans origin story but it could work in this universe

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u/Professional_Rate718 Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

Yeah, really just sounds like the terrigen mist in a way

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u/CaptHayfever Hawkeye (Avengers) Aug 02 '26

Well, they did have both Namor's & Kamala's mutations catalyzed by exposure to alien materials, in Kamala's case a material that had direct connection to the Kree, at that.

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u/TexasPeteEnthusiast Aug 01 '26

You know the heroes but now you have random mutations manifesting in kids. Anyone crappy would jump on villainizing that to push their agenda.

If random teenagers suddenly had developed weapons of mass destruction around puberty, I don't think you'd have to be an awful person to be scared of that.

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u/GrapeDoots Aug 01 '26

That would NEVER happen in real w.

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u/mlc885 Weekly Wongers Aug 01 '26

Obviously I like the mutants, but the reality in the comic books is you could get someone like Legion who is stronger than anyone and unable to control his powers (or, heck, Cyclops without the visor)

But, yeah, this is a situation where the bigotry could be due to legitimate fear when obviously most bigotry is not (not sure if they realize someone like Legion or Apocalypse could exist, but Legion is pretty scary)

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u/Hedgewitch250 Wong Aug 01 '26

True but I main problem with the bigotry is it leads to measures that are completely insane. If someone wanted laws that limited mutants like for example no flying in certain air zones that’s completely fair. Now if you’re making giant death robots that hunt purely off genetic differences it’s reached a point that’s based on none of the valid reasons you could have. It’s why there’s so many bad futures cause nobody actually looks at mutants in a valid argument just personal grudges, greed, and prejudices leading to horrific results

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u/rdhight Aug 03 '26

Lets' face it; the mutants don't exactly make it hard mode, either.

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u/CX316 Aug 08 '26

Could see the Friends of Humanity getting formed as soon as the mutants are outed to the public.