Summary

• The ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home sets up a variety of storylines for Spider-Man 4, making it the perfect opportunity to bring Spider-Man back to his street-level hero roots.
• Kingpin's appearance in the TV series Hawkeye and the miniseries Echo confirms his presence in the MCU, making him a likely candidate to be the next big Spider-Man villain.
• Kingpin running for mayor of New York City and targeting vigilantes aligns perfectly with the current climate of the MCU, making him an ideal antagonist for Spider-Man 4.

While the status of Spider-Man 4 remains unclear, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has now set up the perfect villain for it thanks to the finale of a recent miniseries. The MCU continues expanding in both film and TV, and now that the Disney+ TV shows are connected to the film side of the MCU, these have been used to set up major characters and storylines on the big screen. Among the most intriguing future projects in the MCU is Spider-Man 4, more so after the multiversal chaos seen in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

the end of Echo.

Echo's Ending Makes Kingpin's Spider-Man 4 Appearance More Likely

Echo Leads Into An Adaptation Of The Kingpin-Mayor Marvel Comics Story

Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) made his Marvel debut in Netflix’s Daredevil, but it’s still unclear if this and the rest of Netflix’s Marvel TV shows are part of the MCU’s canon. Still, D’Onofrio’s Kingpin is now part of the MCU after his surprise appearance in the TV series Hawkeye, and he took a bigger role in the miniseries Echo. Kingpin is a crime lord in New York and Maya’s adoptive uncle, as well as the one responsible for her father’s death. At the end of Echo, Kingpin seems to have become a different man after Maya, tapping into the power of her ancestors, healed him of his pain and rage, while also provoking a series of flashbacks to Kingpin that showed his traumatic past.

In the post-credits scene of Echo, Kingpin was shown aboard his private jet, where he saw two political commentators on the TV discussing the NYC mayoral race. The reporters say the people of New York want “a fighter” and a “bare-knuckle brawler” as their mayor so he can deal with the city’s problems, and when one of them asks if that candidate is “even out there”, Kingpin leans forwards in his chair, showing interest in the idea of running for mayor. This teases the MCU adapting a Marvel Comis storyline in which Kingpin runs for mayor of New York City and wins, and uses this new position to target vigilantes, which sets him up as the perfect villain for Spider-Man 4.

The Mayor Fisk storyline takes place over Daredevil #595-605, as well as Daredevil Vol 5 #28, Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 #41-61, and Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: King's Ransom #1.

Why Kingpin Is The Perfect Villain For Spider-Man After No Way Home

Bringing Peter's Story Back To Street Level

Kingpin has been suggested as the best villain for Spider-Man 4 as he’s a street-level bad guy, which is what Spider-Man needs for his next movie. The MCU skipped Spider-Man’s street-level hero phase and immediately sent him into big battles with a variety of villains, but if Spider-Man 4 goes back to the character’s roots, Kingpin will be the perfect antagonist, helping Spider-Man reconnect with his neighborhood and giving him a street-level villain with a lot of power. Kingpin is an even more perfect villain for Spider-Man 4 after Echo’s ending, as the idea of having him as the mayor hunting vigilantes, which would obviously include Spider-Man, fits perfectly in the current MCU climate.