Despite twenty-three movies, fans often find the heroes more memorable than the villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, aside from a handful of exceptions. By introducing Aaron Davis in Spider-Man: Homecoming, the MCU opened the door for a impactful villain: Prowler. Audiences got a taste for Prowler in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseso the MCU should follow suit with this villain and use him to introduce a live-action Miles Morales.

The MCU's greatest villains share two critical aspects, which include family ties to the hero and an understandable yet ultimately violent motivation. Thanos, Gamora and Nebula's father, wanted to save the world from a lack of resources, Loki, Thor's brother, wanted his father's love and Killmonger, T'Challa's cousin, wanted to empower disenfranchised Black communities. Despite their noble and relatable goals, their means are violent, which puts further strain on the heroes, whose familial connections to these villains make the dynamics all the more complicated given their emotional investment, as seen with the Prowler.

Into the Spider-Verse reveals the deep connection between the Prowler, who is actually Aaron Davis, and his nephew, Miles. Aaron is part of Miles' family and support system, giving him advice about flirting, encouraging his creativity and playing bad cop to Miles's father's literal good cop. The film establishes Aaron as a stable, loving force in Miles' life; however, that stability is shaken when Miles obtains a USB drive that puts him in the sights of the Kingpin's assassin Prowler.

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As seen in the film, the Prowler is a deadly, dangerous foe, with the chase between him and Miles being high stakes and high energy. As if this wasn't enough for Miles, he later learns the Prowler is Uncle Aaron. Watching the Prowler hunt Miles again is even more thrilling and engaging because he doesn't know his anger and violence is aimed at someone he loves. The horror and shock on Aaron's face when he learns Spider-Man is Miles strikes a chord with viewers as well, and his death for sparing Miles' life hits even harder, highlighting why familial villains are some of the best in these Marvel adaptations.

Aaron, aka Prowler, dies in Into the Spiderverse

Into the Spider-Verse featured many villains, and lots of them were fantastic, but Prowler's family tie to Miles, as well as the startling revelation of nearly severing that tie, made him stand out. Furthermore, his overall design and soundtrack cemented him as one of the stronger antagonists in the film, leaving fans wanting more of him in some form, like with an MCU interpretation.

Before the Amazing Spider-Man movie, Community fans pushed for Donald Glover to play Spider-Man in a franchise reboot, but he didn't get the part; however, he was later cast as Miles in the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon and then plays Aaron Davis in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Unlike his Spider-Verse counterpart, this Aaron is a criminal looking for hi-tech gear; however, he doesn't want something with too much fire power. He even helps Spider-Man, who interrogates him about a deal with the Vulture, because he doesn't want these dangerous weapons in his nephew's neighborhood, alluding to Miles.

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Along with fans having wanted Glover in the Spider-Man franchise for years, there is is still interest from the writers to incorporate him in the films with Spider-Man: Far from Home screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers initially considering a cameo by Glover's Aaron. After the success of Prowler from Spider-Verse, it is the best decision to further explore this character with Glover in the MCU. The films could even have him work for Kingpin again, introducing the MCU to another powerhouse villain who saw popularity in Daredevil with Vincent D'Onofrio.

With the MCU already confirming that this Aaron uses the Prowler as one of his aliases and establishing that he cares deeply for his family, Glover's character is already shaping up for the same success as Mahershala Ali's Prowler. Glover's Aaron also is morally grey, willing to use illicit actions to get money but unwilling to seriously hurt people in the process. These aspects put Prowler's potential on par with the MCU's greatest villains, and with the previous three currently dead in the MCU, this cinematic universe needs a villain like Prowler, especially if he could bring Miles to the MCU.

Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 arrives in theaters Oct. 7, 2022.

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