A new Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse deleted scene explains a mystery surrounding one of the movie's most beloved characters, Hobie Brown.

Summary

• Spider-Punk's inclusion in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was well-received, with his charismatic and cool presence stealing the show.
• A deleted scene reveals that Hobie, aka Spider-Punk, had doubts about the Spider-Society and had taken time off, explaining his eagerness to assist Miles.
• Spider-Punk's lack of belief in institutions that hold power over others extends to his skepticism towards the Spider-Society, making his role in helping Miles clear and meaningful.

One deleted scene from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse explains a confusing Spider-Punk mystery. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opened up the franchise's world to multiple new universes and several different Spider-Man variants. The new Spider-Man variants that appeared in the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel ranged from new characters created for the movie, existing versions of Spider-Man variants from the comics, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's live-action Spider-Men through archival footage from their solo movies, and even Insomniac's PlayStation Spider-Man. Some hero and villain variants didn't make the cut, such as what could've been the coolest Green Goblin design ever.

One Spider-Man variant that did not only make the cut but was chosen by many as the best Spider-Man in Across the Spider-Verse, was Daniel Kaluuya's Hobie Brown, AKA Spider-Punk. Hobie was effortlessly cool, oozing charisma every time he appeared onscreen, which led to the character becoming the animated movie's scene-stealer. To top it all off, Hobie also had perhaps the most exciting animated style of all the different Spider-Men, with Spider-Punk being animated at different frame rates, with several textures applied at every second the hero is onscreen. While Hobie got to shine in the movie, there was still a mystery about him that went unresolved until now.

Across The Spider-Verse Reveals Hobie's Spider-Society Backstory

Hobie Brown was introduced as an anarchy-loving Spider-Man that is not one to be ruled by any set institution, which presents a question as to why the character accepted the invite to join Miguel O'Hara's team of multiverse Spider-Man variants, the Spider-Society. While that question was not answered in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the movie's digital release brought along a deleted scene that reveals Hobie's Spider-Society backstory.

In the deleted scene, titled "Miguel Calling," Miguel calls Gwen while he and his core team of Spider-Man variants talk to one another through holograms as they go on different missions. Gwen says she'll go to Hobie for help regarding The Spot, and Miguel mentions he "quit," to which Gwen replies that he has taken time off. Miles, who was camouflaged, emerges to convince Miguel to let him into the Spider-Society. The scene reveals that Hobie has taken some time off the Spider-Society by the start of the movie because of a lack of belief in the team, which clears up the confusion surrounding him being a part of it.

Across The Spider-Verse's Deleted Scene Further Explains Why Spider-Punk Helps Miles

The Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse deleted scene shows that Hobie was already having doubts regarding the Spider-Society before the movie began, which explains why he was so eager to assist Miles, helping him escape when Miguel decided to imprison Miles so that he would not save his father, thus meddling with a Canon Event. Hobie Brown's lack of belief in institutions that hold power over others is shown to extend to the Spider-Society through the deleted scene, clearing any confusion generated by the movie. Spider-Punk will return in the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse to help Miles achieve Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse's ideal ending.