Tobey vs Fox X-Men: Will anyone help him, and will he survive?
https://x.com/thelegacyofnerd/status/2086470305967423910
Here's the thing:
All of the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man villains cure works retroactively with their deaths.
- Doc Ock was pulled right before he could have killed Tobey in Spider-Man 2 at the end. He still turned good in both events and probably sacrificed himself then
- Norman was Norman Osborn when he died. Admittedly, when he returned at the end of NWH, he was in a different costume (which may put a dent in my theory), but it was Norman who returned, not Green Goblin, meaning his death would have stayed the same if he was pulled from when he died.
(Edit: Either it worked retroactively or it created alternate timelines. Either way, Tobey would've returned to the universe where they died.)
- Sandman is the only one who was pulled from the present day, and without his powers, can't do anything.
- Venom is from a different universe, along with Lizard and Electro.
However, it is possible that he isn't the only hero in his universe.
- It has been popularly theorized since Spider-Man 2 that Thomas Jane's Punisher could be in the same universe.
- In Spider-Man 2, when trying to name Doctor Octopus, Hoffman suggests "Doctor Strange." Jameson replies, "That's pretty good... but it's taken!" so it's entirely possible he exists as well (I would cast Joaquin Phoenix, as he backed off due to a multi-movie commitment, while having him only in Doomsday/Secret Wars would probably be enough)
- The Daredevil movie came out right before Spider-Man 2, and due to the aesthetic/tone of the movie could be in the same universe.
- Elektra is a direct spin-off of this, meaning it would be in the same universe by default.
- The Elektra seen in Deadpool and Wolverine could be a variant of that same one, along with Johnny Storm, Blade, and X-23
- Elektra is a direct spin-off of this, meaning it would be in the same universe by default.
- The 2003 Hulk could be in the same universe with the same reasons as DD and Elektra.
- Anne Hathaway's Black Cat from the cancelled Spider-Man 4 could be in the Defenders (assuming the events of the movie happened in-universe).
If this happened, I would say that when Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man returned after NWH, he may have been inspired by his teamwork with the other Peters and Peter-1's Avengers team that he found other vigilantes and anti-heroes to form a team to fight threats no one else could handle: the Defenders.
Scenario 1:
When the X-Men arrive on Earth-96213, they are met with just Spider-Man, who puts up the most legendary fight we've seen in Spider-Man cinema history, but inevitably loses, either dying with his world or being saved by Loki/the TVA.
Scenario 2:
When the X-Men arrive on Earth-96213, they are met with Spider-Man, Punisher, Hulk, Daredevil, Elektra, Black Cat, and Doctor Strange. Their fight is incredibly fierce, but due to Cyclops's laser vision, Earth-96213 is inevitably destroyed, with the Defenders either surviving due to Loki/the TVA or dying with their home.