Spider-Man has been a superhero for a very long time. In that time, he's not only become one of the premier street-level heroes in the Marvel Universe but also a member of the Avengers—as well as one of the most trusted heroes around.
He's battled some of the most dangerous villains New York City has to offer since he was a teenager and has more than proven that he's the best of the best. However, even with all of those years of experience, Spider-Man still makes some very rookie mistakes—ones that have even made his life a lot harder than it should have been.
10 He Doesn't Take Things Seriously Until It's Almost Too Late
Spider-Man is known for his quippy sense of humor; in fact, it's one of his best attributes. He's been able to keep his sense of humor through some rather harrowing situations, which says a lot about him as a person. However, his rather flippant attitude about things has gotten him into trouble a lot over the years.
While Spider-Man takes some threats seriously, like Carnage or Norman Osborn, for the most part, he's his happy-go-lucky self, and that has cost him numerous times over the years. Instead of taking things seriously, he's assumed that he can get through it with a joke and swinging dropkick, an attitude that has cost him.
9 He Should Carry More Equipment
In recent years, Spider-Man has been getting some rather gimmicky new costumes, ones that give his abilities an enhancement or make up for a blind spot in his repertoire (and marketing purposes, which is the actual reason). However, if he's not wearing these new costumes, he's pretty much just stuck with his usual stuff. While his powers have allowed him to get through some hairy situations, some extras would help him out.
By now, one would imagine Spider-Man had learned to carry more stuff. Batman's utility belt has all kinds of stuff in it, and Spider-Man could easily have something similar- he's smart enough to design things in miniature to use in his crimefighting.
8 He's Consistently Terrible With His Money
Let's be real—if there were anyone in the real world as bad with money as Peter Parker is, they'd have died on a street corner years ago. The mystifying thing is that Peter Parker is a very talented and intelligent person, one who, even with his extracurricular activities, should be able to make a whole bunch of money. He created web fluid at fifteen; his chemistry knowledge must be amazing.
Peter Parker has had many jobs over the years, ranging from ones that didn't pay well to ones that have made him a lot of money, yet for whatever reason, he's always reduced to having next to nothing quickly. Spider-Man needs to learn to be better with money.
7 Not Taking Better Advantage Of His Connections
Spider-Man is best friends with the Fantastic Four and a pretty great intellect in his own right. So, why hasn't he asked Reed to work with him and make something that would set him up for the rest of his life? The FF isn't the only connection that Spider-Man has that could easily help him make his life better.
Now, there's a short answer to this, to an extent—Spider-Man trusted Iron Man during Civil War and quickly learned that was a huge mistake, but friends like the FF have never betrayed him. They could help him establish himself in a way that made it so he'd never have to worry about money ever again.
6 It Takes Him Forever To Ask For Help
Spider-Man knows everyone. Having a team-up with Spider-Man is a pretty standard thing for just about every hero in the Marvel Universe, and while there are some people he'd rather team-up with than others, Spider-Man has more superhero friends than most heroes.
The problem, though, is that most of these team-ups were small affairs. There have been times when Spider-Man needed a lot of help, and he's taken forever to ask his many superhero friends for any assistance. While one can look at this as admirable—he's trying to clean up his own problems—it's also made things worse in the long run and cost lives.
5 He Should Take Advantage Of His Greater Spider Family More
Many Spider-Man-themed superheroes are running around right now—Silk, Ghost-Spider, and Miles Morales, immediately spring to mind. Then there are heroes adjacent to Spider-Man that he always works with, like Black Cat. Why hasn't he ever taken advantage more formally? Sure, they team up on occasion, but they could be so much more.
Spider-Man could easily take a page from Batman's book and create a Spider-Man family of related heroes, all working together to keep crime down and defeat powerful villains together. He's already an inspiration and driving force in the superhero community. He should take advantage of it more.
4 He Should Carry Way More Web Fluid
While Spider-Man has a problem with not being well equipped enough at the best of times, he especially has a huge problem running out of web fluid. This has been something he's struggled with his entire career, so one would think that he'd have done something about it by now, but he hasn't.
Spider-Man doesn't have a lot of carrying capacity, but his web fluid cartridges aren't that big. He should carry a lot of it all of the time because Spider-Man has been known to run out of it whenever he needs it the most. This is a huge rookie mistake he should have stopped making by now.
3 He Should Think Things Through Better
Spider-Man is an impulsive sort, and this comes from his style of crimefighting. He swings through the city and stops crimes as they happen. This has gotten him used to thinking fast and taking advantage of his surroundings to win fights, but it's also hurt his ability to think strategically over the years.
Spider-Man is not good at strategy, but he honestly should be. He's a smart, experienced hero, and there's no reason he can't think things through better and become a better strategist. His impulsive tendencies have hurt him a lot over the years.
2 He Should Use His Smarts More
Spider-Man is one of the smartest heroes in the Marvel Universe. That's saying something. He's probably a step below Hank Pym and has worked with and impressed super-geniuses like Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic. He's a great scientist and engineer, and he should use those skills more often.
Spider-Man can easily come up with gadgets to help him in his crimefighting—he's been doing it for years, creating equipment like his web-shooters and spider tracers. However, he's rarely made anything new in recent years that has become a big part of his repertoire, and that's just weird. He should put his mind to things more and build more equipment to make his life easier.
1 Remember The Fundamental Lesson Of His Life
The most iconic line in Spider-Man's history is, "With great power comes great responsibility." It's the formative text of Spider-Man and the whole reason he does what he does. However, there have been many times over the years that he's forgotten that lesson, and it's cost him and everyone around him.
Spider-Man needs to remember this lesson more than any other. It's basically the solution to every one of his problems. If he were more responsible, he wouldn't make as many mistakes and be a more efficient crimefighter than he already is.
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