Spider-Man 2 has all sorts of easter eggs and cameos to tie this game into greater Spider-Man lore. There are also multiple setups throughout the game, introducing new villains and threats that will possibly play a larger role in future games in this series.
The Spider Bots are a collectible that players can find throughout New York. They have been hacked by an unknown entity and are giving off weird signals, with Ganke asking Spider-Man to help track down the Bots to figure out who’s messing with them.
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Who Collected The Spider-Bots
After finding all Spider Bots in the game, players will receive a waypoint that takes them to the location of the person who has been hacking the signals. Many fans will immediately recognize the hexagon-shaped portal seen throughout the Spiderverse movies. Within the portal will be a woman named Delilah, who will collect the Spider Bots and mention Miguel.
Miguel is Spider-Man 2099 and leader of the Spider Society from Across The Spiderverse. With the multiverse concept explained in that movie, along with this quick interaction, it reveals that this Spider-Man game is a part of the same Multiverse as the recent Spiderverse movies. While this may have only been a cameo for fans to enjoy, the connection now has a higher chance of being explored or at least further cameos now that Miguel and the Spider Society have been acknowledged in Insomniac’s Universe. After the Spider Bots have been collected by Delilah, they can still be viewed in the player’s collection menu.
What Is The Bar With No Name
Delilah is the bartender for “The Bar With No Name” in Spider-Man 2, and her connection to Miguel is a mystery as the depiction of the bar in this universe differs from its previous depictions in the comics. In the comics, the Bar With No Name is a hidden bar that supervillains visit to relax, socialize, and drink. The bar is simply a hidden bar with a few locations around the world, with the main location depicted being in New York. While not explicitly said, this depiction of the bar in the game seems to imply it’s in another universe.
In the comics, Delilah is an assassin who is often fighting against Spider-Man, eventually joining a later version of the Sinister Six. This iteration of the Bar With No Name and Delilah comes from a cut post-credits scene from Across The Spiderverse. This connection to Spider-Man 2 and Delilah mentioning Miguel by name does imply that the events of that scene, while not in the movie, are still canon for both the game and movie universe, as they are connected through the Multiverse.