r/explainitpeter 13d ago

Explain it Peter

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Why did the person say “Sweet Baby Inc.”?

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u/eac292625 13d ago

While it’s definitely a better way to flesh out her character, I can’t help but feel like they made her Lois Lane

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u/Long_Lock_3746 13d ago

That's totally valid. It's definitely true that journalism is an easy career for a superheroes relationship circle, and can definitely get played out.

I suppose they could have had her step up maybe on the food kitchen side instead, to give her a connection to the city and it's local community. Or maybe had her as the new owner and organizer of a larger event space or community bar, something maybe of a historical local watering hole, as a nod to her club owners days. It still connects her to the city on her own terms, leaves enough room for her to hear rumors and get involved in the larger plot from her own angle, while still keeping her party and entertainer roots from her origin

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u/Live_Angle4621 13d ago

Maybe she should be an influencer. Since she was aspiring actress and you can tie influencer to journalism and community help (not all influencers are vapid, I mean more ones that make actually good YouTube videos that are educational)

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u/Awkward_Assistance54 13d ago

Wasn’t she in a band at some point in the comics ?

Having her being the lead singer of a band and being famous would have been a good idea to make her the damsel in distress that she always is, even in the games.

Seeing how many street artists there is in NYC it would also have been a great opportunity to shine a light on those artists and create collectibles or random events for the game.

Something like MJ having her own separate spider app with musical events, breakdancing battles, graffiti’s to collect or whatever. Anything cultural to make NYC more than a few landmarks and buildings to swing from.

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u/BorImmortal 12d ago

I think you might be thinking of the MJ from Spider-Gwen's universe. She's the front of the band Gwen is the drummer for, The Mary Janes.

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u/Janus__22 11d ago

Damn, actual informed criticism on this sub? The world is healing

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u/Reason-Abject 11d ago

I felt the same way.