While “Spider-Man: Homecoming” was mostly focused on the Vulture (Micheal Keaton) and his war with Spider-Man, the film also introduced a number of other villains, including Shocker (Logan Marshall-Green), Aaron Davis/Prowler (Donald Glover) and Mac Gargan/Scorpion (Michael Mando). Unfortunately, the Jon Watts-directed film didn’t really do much with these villains, but they existed nonetheless, ready to be used for future projects.
During the film’s mid-credits scene, Gargan, who is destined to become the Scorpion, confronts the Vulture in jail regarding Spider-Man’s identity. Lucky for Peter Parker, the Vulture keeps Spider-Man’s identity close to his chest, much to the chagrin of the Scorpion. The obvious intention here was to set up the Scorpion as a big bad that Spider-Man would have to face in a future entry. Of course… that never happened, as “Far From Home” saw Parker square up against Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). And with “No Way Home,” a number of legacy villains from previous “Spider-Man” films were brought on board.
It should be noted that MyTimeToShineHello doesn’t explicitly say that the Scorpion will return in a “Spider-Man” movie, opening up the possibility of Mando appearing as the character in a different Marvel project. But then again, it seems moot to have one of the webhead’s most iconic villains pop up in a project without them.
Seeing as this is just a rumor, it’s best to take the return of Mando’s Scorpion with a huge grain of salt. However, it does seem like a smart idea to bring the character back, especially for another Tom Holland-led film. With so much time between “Homecoming” and whatever the next Spidey flick is, Scorpion will have had time to build up his hatred and animosity for the webhead, making his return all the more nefarious.
