Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) follows Peter Parker, who asks Dr. Strange to erase the world’s knowledge of his Spider-Man identity. When the spell goes wrong, the multiverse fractures, bringing villains and heroes from alternate realities into Parker’s universe.

When the first round of photos from the Glasgow set of Spider-Man: Brand New Day found their way online, a red devil-like symbol on one of the armored vehicles led many fans to assume that Mr. Negative's criminal gang, The Inner Demons, would be introduced.