Marvel Comics recently released an image teasing the cast of Spider-Men likely to star in the company’s upcoming Spidergeddon event. Many of those Spider-Men are long-time favorites, including Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen and, of course, Earth-616’s own Spider-Man, Peter Parker, with a few more obscure Web-Slingers to round out the cast, like a Spider-Man tsum tsum. But the image itself is not whole. There are 15 Spider-Men featured in the teaser art, but one is blacked out -- a mystery.

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Speculation about the identity of the fifth Spider-Man has been rampant, with the natural assumption being that the last character has not been revealed for story reasons. Spidergeddon is still a way off (the event won’t kick off until late this year) and anything could happen in the Spider-Verse between now and then, but that’s hardly a reason to keep from our own rampant speculation. After all, that mystery Spider-Man could be anyone, so it’s best to consider everyone -- even the crazy guesses.

So, who is Spidergeddon’s mysterious Wall-Crawler? Let’s get to speculating.

Ultimate Spider-Man

The Ultimate universe’s Spider-Man only just took up the mantle of Web-Slinger again a few years ago. Since then, the alternate-reality version of Peter Parker has kept a relatively low profile. Ultimate Spider-Man didn’t play a big role in Spider-Verse, the precursor to Spidergeddon, so maybe this will be where he makes his big comeback.

The reemergence of Ultimate Spider-Man would also paint a picture for the character’s future. These days, the de facto Ultimate Spider-Man is Miles Morales, who was recently recruited into Leonardo da Vinci's new S.H.I.E.L.D. team. Perhaps Miles' job recreating the government agency from the ground up will leave the door open for the Ultimate universe's version of Peter Parker to take a more central role again. Maybe the push Peter needs is a little taste of Spidergeddon...

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Benjy Richard Parker

Benjy, younger brother to Mayday Parker, the alternate-reality version of Peter Parker and Mary Jane’s daughter, played a major role in Spider-Verse as the Scion who was being ruthlessly hunted by the Inheritors. The Inheritors were so dead set on catching Benjy because he was one of three powerful spider “totems.” As the Scion, Benjy was the last incarnation of a spider-powered person to manifest itself in any reality.

Benjy is an important figure in the Spider-Verse, but when last we saw him he was just a baby. So, how could he possibly be the mystery Spider-Man? Well, Marvel Comics has never been shy about time travel. In fact, time travel was a major factor in Spider-Verse, as it was the means by which Superior Spider-Man was able to interact with Earth-616’s own Spider-Man after the former had technically perished and despite the fact that they are both sort of the same person.

So, yeah, it can’t be that hard to find a narrative reason to age up a baby by 18 years or so.

Renew Your Vows Spider-Man (or Spiderling)

The Parker family from Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows

The Spidergeddon teaser image includes a curious addition in the form of Spinneret, an alternate-reality version of Mary Jane Watson who has taken up costumed vigilantism alongside her own reality’s Peter Parker and their daughter, Annie. Spinneret, Spider-Man and Annie (who goes by the alias Spiderling) did not play a part in Spider-Verse, but Spinneret is heading to Spidergeddon. On the off chance that both Spinneret’s Spider-Man and Spiderling survive until Spidergeddon, it’s possible that one of the two might accompany Mary Jane into the upcoming battle.

Amazing Spider-Man #19 saw the married couple reminiscing about a vacation they took years ago. All in all, it was a laidback affair, the most hectic points being a run-in with a Giganto and a spat with Namor, the Sub-Mariner. What the comic serves to do, though, is establish the family bonds that exist between this reality’s Spinneret and her family. In that case, it’s hard to imagine either husband or daughter allowing Mary Jane to run headlong into something as dangerous as an event titled Spidergeddon. Little is known about Spidergeddon at the moment, but given the stakes that were at play in Spider-Verse and how many Spider-Men were slain in that event, Spidergeddon will likely reveal itself to be dangerous enough to want to approach it with a solid posse.

Cosmic Spider-Man

Cosmic Spider-Man suffered a bitter defeat in Spider-Verse. The alternate-reality version of Peter Parker who never lost his grip on the Enigma Force was killed off by the leader of the Inheritors, Solus. Solus sucked the Enigma Force right out of Cosmic Spider-Man, killing him in the process. Naturally, that would lead most to believe that a repeat appearance by Cosmic Spider-Man is incredibly unlikely.

There is a certain composure to the mystery Spider-Man in the teaser image that hints at cosmic origins, though. The figure in question isn’t zipping through the air on a spider web, after all. He’s hovering, arms outstretched in a classic cosmic pose that has been adopted by powerful beings like Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock over the years. Is it a certainty that the mystery figure is Cosmic Spider-Man? Absolutely not, but it would make for quite a stunning return.