When Marvel's Spider-Man 3 finally arrives, Peter Parker and Miles Morales are going to have their hands full. The last game set up Doctor Octopus' plan for revenge, Norman Osborn's transformation into the Green Goblin, and the debut of Carnage. Kraven the Hunter might have offed a bunch of Spidey's villains in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, but there are always more waiting in the wings.
Of these three bad guys, Carnage is perhaps the most interesting within the context of Insomniac's Spider-Man universe. We were introduced to Cletus Kasady via a lengthy side mission in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Here, Kasady has been reimagined as a Manson-esque cult leader, one who ultimately manages to get his hands on a sample of symbiote that Oscorp was transporting. What does he plan to do with this? Nothing good, I'd wager.
It's unclear how big a role Carnage will play in Marvel's Spider-Man 3, if any. It's worth noting there are still rumors of a Venom game in development, and Carnage would surely make more sense as the big bad in that game. I also wonder how Insomniac would balance Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, and Carnage without doing any of...
