[Optimus Vader]

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Originally Posted by Snowflakian

Ben Reilly, the original Scarlet Spider is Spider-Man though.
During the clone Saga it was revealed he was the true peter parker. So for temporary time during the comic run before he took the new spider-man suit, he was the scarlet spider and the true spider-man/peter parker.

Now after his stint in the new spidey costume, it came back around that Osborn messed with the results in reed richards' lab(don't ask me how), and he was indeed the clone.

The variant stand is a nod to this. Just like the Skaar variant stand also says son of hulk, and Namor's stand says something else that's a comic reference.

Spider-man has never been Ironman, so that would indeed be silly.

I know all of that, but he's not Spiderman (he briefly thought he was and so did Pete, I know, but he wasn't). I'm not familiar with whatever is on Namor's variant stand, but I get Son of Hulk and I get the Skrull thing,.. I get this too (I know the Scarlet Spidey story), but it's stupid. I toss my stands in a box and use standard clear stands, so it's not something I'm incredibly upset about.. I just think that was a dumb choice for an alt stand. Iron Patriot might as well have come with a Green Goblin stand.