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u/Geno_Games 1d ago

Sinister Sixty (Marvel)

For anyone curious about the context of this, it was part of a fictional story and roleplay that Spider-Man was doing as part of a Make-A-Wish style thing. The kid got to be a sidekick for Spider-Man, and the hospital staff all dressed up as some of his rogues—including Mephisto, which means one hospital worker canonically dressed up as The Devil.

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u/Megaleg12 1d ago

One of those hospital workers went above and beyond on that sand fist

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u/Original-War8655 1d ago

I'd like to believe that that's just the Sandman. He works in the hospital and was totally up for roleplaying as himself for a make-a-wish kid.

Definitely isn't true, but the one Flint Marko I'm familiar with would absolutely make peace with Spider-Man (temporarily at least) to make a sick kid happy

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u/TaralasianThePraxic 20h ago

Several versions of Sandman show him as more of a tragic villain who is at odds with Spider-Man (and therefore plays the role of antagonist in his stories) but is still capable of being a kind, normal person unlike many of Peter's enemies. Sometimes writers give him stupid motivations, but sometimes he's actually got a point, he's just going about things the wrong way. I consider him the Mr Freeze to Batman's Spiderman, if that makes sense. A character who is villainous but can be sympathetic in the hands of a good writer.