Punk Never Dies
Wicket329
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I know what y’all are thinking, “not another spider!” And I get it. It’s a legit complaint. But Spider-Punk is the character I’m most excited about potentially becoming a champion in the Summoner’s Choice poll, and I’ll tell you why.
First off is the aesthetic, dude’s got drip. I don’t know how you can look at that costume and not give him at least some points.
Second is mechanics. The most notable part of his character isn’t that he’s a Spider-Man, it’s that he’s a punk star. His weapon of choice is his guitar, which he used to bash President Norman Osborn’s skull in. That’s the most metal sentence I’ve ever heard. Mechanically that means he can use acoustics and crowd hype as tools just as proficiently as he does his spider abilities. Deafening or Overwhelming the opponent as new unique debuffs, or rocking so hard the opponent is intimidated into submission.
Finally, the synergy potential. I know there are a lot of Spider-Verse characters in the game already, but that opens the door to so much awesome synergy potential. Every new champ from the Spider-Verse has been a killer for synergies, and there’s no reason to think Punk wouldn’t bring the heat there too.
Anyway, that’s my pitch for the punk. There are lots of good options on the list this year, but he’s my favorite. Hope to see some love for him (or more likely a ton of disagrees)
First off is the aesthetic, dude’s got drip. I don’t know how you can look at that costume and not give him at least some points.
Second is mechanics. The most notable part of his character isn’t that he’s a Spider-Man, it’s that he’s a punk star. His weapon of choice is his guitar, which he used to bash President Norman Osborn’s skull in. That’s the most metal sentence I’ve ever heard. Mechanically that means he can use acoustics and crowd hype as tools just as proficiently as he does his spider abilities. Deafening or Overwhelming the opponent as new unique debuffs, or rocking so hard the opponent is intimidated into submission.
Finally, the synergy potential. I know there are a lot of Spider-Verse characters in the game already, but that opens the door to so much awesome synergy potential. Every new champ from the Spider-Verse has been a killer for synergies, and there’s no reason to think Punk wouldn’t bring the heat there too.
Anyway, that’s my pitch for the punk. There are lots of good options on the list this year, but he’s my favorite. Hope to see some love for him (or more likely a ton of disagrees)
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Make it happen.
I keep saying this: I understand the scoffing at Spider-Punk... yes, there are a lot of Spider-people (and pigs) in the game. But I want Spider-Punk because of the punk aspect, not the spider aspect.
Didn’t sell me on him in the slightest, as I have zero interest in another Spider-champ in the game and there are others on the list I’d rather see make it, That said, I’ll give props to folks who put in strong work.
On that note, I looked up that band you recommended in another thread, PUP. They do, in fact, go hard. Solid rec, Jax.
Also worth shouting out synergy potential with a partner I missed in my original post: Titania. I know Titania had a Mohawk-based synergy, but she and Spider-Punk have clear synergy potential here with their looks beyond just the hair. Just an extra thing to throw in there since Titania is all the rage right now.
I want a new good mystic,
I'd also give him points if we didn't already have 9 spider man variants in the game lol.
Nothing from the Black album onwards though, ewwww.
Dr. Zola
However, if he does win, I think it's worth pointing out that Spider-Gwen is in a rock band called The Mary Janes in her reality. If they don't have a The Mary Punking Janes synergy together, I'm gonna riot.