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But Otto has erased every bit of Peter's personality and memories. Peter's soul was destroyed! He faded into darkness. He no longer exists. He's dead. There's no conceivable way he could come back after that Parker-ectomy. Spider-Man has become more brutal. It's like Peter was burned by a Chandelure from Pokémon. You've read that Pokédex entry, right? "Being consumed in Chandelure's flame burns up the spirit, leaving the body behind." Doc Ock has defeated Peter's spirit, so what hope is there of Peter coming back? Just the hero winning cliché. I can't think of a way that Peter could come back. And his successor being his archenemy Doc Ock? The first nine issues only got us interested because of Peter Parker's consciousness, but now he's gone for good. No one wanted Doc Ock to be Spider-Man. Even if the cops discover that Spider-Man is Doc Ock, they can't bring back Peter. How is Peter coming back now?