Battle at Liberty Island

The Battle at Liberty Island was the decisive battle that would end the Spider-Man Multiversal Crisis, which took place at the Statue of Liberty. The battle was planned by Peter Parker and two alternate versions of himself, with the intent to cure Sandman, Electro, Lizard and Green Goblin of their powers. With Doctor Octopus's help, the three Spider-Men were able to cure their enemies until Green Goblin destroyed the Macchina di Kadavus, unleashing the contained Runes of Kof-Kol spell that opened up more tears in the Multiverse.
To save the Multiverse, Doctor Strange completed a second rendition of the spell, which sent the "multiversal visitors" back to their home universes. However, it was at the cost of wiping their universe's records and memories about Peter Parker.
==Background==
===Identity Exposed===
Mysterio arranged a backup plan for William Ginter Riva and The Daily Bugle to reveal Spider-Man's identity as Peter Parker to the public while framing him for Beck's death in the event he ended up dying as he did during the Battle of London.Spider-Man: Far From Home This immediately had a drastic impact upon Parker's life, dragging his friends Michelle Jones, Ned Leeds, Happy Hogan, and his Aunt May into the conflict. They were aided by lawyer Matt Murdock, who was able to clear Parker of all charges, although he was unable to help with the larger identity crisis. Due to the controversy surrounding Parker, he and his friends weren't admitted into MIT which was their dream college.
In order to help his friends and family, Parker visited Doctor Strange and asked him if they was any way he could go back in time and prevent Mysterio from revealing his identity. Strange said he couldn't since he didn't have the Time Stone anymore, but then remembered a spell of forgetting. Despite Wong's conflicting advice, Strange took Parker into the basement of the Sanctum Sanctorum and began casting the spell that would make the entire universe forget that Parker was Spider-Man. However, this spell used energy from the Multiverse, so when Parker became distressed and requested that Strange spare his loved ones from the spell, the spell became unstable. Strange quickly contained the spell to prevent further damage and then proceeded to kick Parker from the Sanctum, enraged that he had not previously attempted to solve his situation. At first unbeknownst to them, the damage had already been done and the spell had summoned several individuals from other universes who knew the identity of their Spider-Man.Spider-Man: No Way Home
===Encountering Multiversal Threats===
While talking to the MIT Assistant Vice Chancellor, Peter Parker encountered Doctor Octopus and managed to capture him. Doctor Strange then tasked Parker to find and capture the remaining "multiversal visitors". He was given an upgrade to his Web-Shooters that allowed him to shoot magic webs that trapped the villains. Wearing the inside-out version of his Upgraded Suit, Spider-Man traveled to an area of woods outside of the city to find the flying monster that was reportedly seen near there. Spider-Man located Electro and Sandman, and engaged in a fight with Electro. Sandman assisted Spider-Man in capturing Electro, but he ended up attacking him, believing that Spider-Man had killed Electro. However, he was quickly captured and sent to the New York Sanctum.
Once they were all together at the Sanctum, they learnt that at least three of the five villains, Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus and Electro, would die after being sent back to their original universes, Parker and Strange engaged in a battle due to their conflicting opinions. Parker wanted to find a way to save them and not let them die while Strange believed it was their fate and that they had to die. The fight resulted in Parker outsmarting Strange in combat and trapping him in the Mirror Dimension and stealing his Sling Ring which Parker then gave to Ned Leeds.
Parker took all of the villains to Happy Hogan's Condominium, where he and May Parker were currently living. Parker made use of Happy Hogan's Stark Industries Fabricator and began making devices that could cure the subjects of their conditions. He made a replacement inhibitor chip for Doctor Octopus to give him control over his mechanical arms, an energy siphon for Electro which was designed to extract his powers, and an Anti-Goblin Serum for Norman Osborn. However, before the anti-serum could be administered to Osborn, the Green Goblin persona took over and convinced the other villains that they did not need to be cured. With the exception of Octavius, the villains all turned hostile, and Electro stole the Fabricator's Arc Reactor before ejecting Octavius from the building. Green Goblin violently killed May, leaving Parker heartbroken and in distraught. Green Goblin flew away and Parker ran away to the roof of his high school, blaming himself for the death of May.
===Meeting Other Spider-Men===
Michelle Jones and Ned Leeds, using Doctor Strange's Sling Ring, attempted to summon Peter Parker with a portal, but instead, they summoned two alternate versions of Parker who previously fought the villains in their respective universes. The four of them all traveled to find Parker on his high school's rooftop, allowing the three Spider-Men to meet for the first time. They got to know each other by talking about their own losses of loved ones, and the Spider-Men all teamed up to finish the cures themselves, using a lab at Midtown School of Science and Technology to do so.
==Battle==
===Luring the Villains===
Using an Inter-Dimensional Portal to arrive at the Statue of Liberty, Peter Parker contacted The Daily Bugle via a video call to inform the villains that he was at the Statue of Liberty, and that while he could have sent them back to their original universes at any time, he did not. He then ended the call and rejoined the other two Spider-Men, and they conversed with each other regaling about the villains that they had fought and their adventures. Electro commenced the battle when he arrived fully charged by the Arc Reactor. Electro told Parker to give him the box or he would die, but just before Electro attacked him, Parker summoned his counterparts to come to his rescue. As the battle began, Parker handed off the box to Michelle Jones and Ned Leeds so that the villains could not fetch it, which unfortunately went wrong as Leeds couldn't close his portal.
The Spider-Men headed into battle with one of them fighting Lizard and another one fighting against Electro. Barely managing to hold their own, the counterparts of Spider-Man asked him to deliver the cure to their respective villains. Just before he was about to do so, Spider-Man got ambushed by Sandman, who grabbed him to get hold of the box so that he could go back to his family, not listening to Spider-Man despite all of his pleas. Spider-Man failed to grab Sandman's cure as he continued to struggle against his grip, until Electro hit some scaffolding which landed on Sandman and slowed him down.
As the villains were winning the battle, Spider-Man deduced that he and his counterparts were terrible at communication, with them being unable to coordinate together. Having been in the Avengers, Spider-Man took the leads of his counterparts, who didn't have the Avengers in their universes, much to Spider-Man's shock. Taking the alias of Peter-One, Spider-Man tagged one counterpart as Peter-Two and the other counterpart as Peter-Three. Spider-Man told them that teamwork was not too complicated and all they needed to do was communicate their attacks, trust their senses, and attack the villains one at a time.
===Curing the Villains===
Going in with a renewed spirit, Spider-Man and his counterparts jumped off the scaffolding and swung to their destination together, now as a team. As they dashed into battle, Peter-Two fought off Sandman, Peter-Three fought off Lizard, and Peter-One got ambushed by Electro. Peter-One used his earpieces to remind the other Spider-Men that they would have to cure Sandman first, with him meeting Peter-Two inside the Statue of Liberty to do so, whilst planning to meet Peter-Three at the top of the statue to cure Lizard. As he was being followed by Electro, Peter-One managed to deliver Sandman's Cure to Peter-Two after getting it from Peter-Three. Peter-Two injected Sandman with the cure and he turned back into Flint Marko.
Just as that happened, Peter-One and Peter-Two immediately rushed to help Peter-Three who was now struggling against an Arc Reactor-empowered Electro who was more powerful than ever. Peter-One told Peter-Two and Peter-Three that they would have to take the Arc Reactor away from Electro in order to stand a chance. The three of them made a plan with Peter-Two going right and Peter-Three going left in order to subdue Electro in a three-way attack. However, this plan failed and Electro easily held off the Spider-Men. Lizard broke free from Peter-Three's webbing and heard Michelle Jones and Ned Leeds in the lab at Midtown School of Science and Technology. Peter-One rushed to Jones and Leeds' rescue, forcing Lizard to stop.
Meanwhile, Electro proved to have grown too strong and nearly killed Peter-Three. However, he was saved when Doctor Octopus arrived and pretended to be under the guise of helping Electro before removing Electro's Arc Reactor and injecting him with his cure. Just as Peter-One struggled fending off Lizard, he was saved when Jones handed him Lizard's cure, allowing Peter-One to turn Lizard back into Curt Connors. Meanwhile, Leeds opened another portal in hopes of returning to Midtown High with Jones to keep the Macchina di Kadavus safe from the rest of the villains.
However, Leeds accidentally brought Doctor Strange to everyone's location as he escaped his trap within the Mirror Dimension, after dangling over the Grand Canyon for twelve hours. Seeing Parker's friends, Strange asked the two where Spider-Man was as he reclaimed his sling ring from Leeds and the Kadavus from Jones. Fortunately, Jones and Leeds convinced Strange to hold off on reversing the spell as they explained to him that Parker's plan to help the villains was working. Strange became confused as to what Jones and Leeds were talking about, but understood when he saw Parker curing Lizard. Seeing this, Strange realized that Parker was right about the villains having goodness within them and was right about him not having a heart.
Before going to see his Parker, Strange asked Leeds if he opened a portal, which he confirmed. Impressed and grateful to Leeds for bringing him back to New York, Strange nodded his head in approval. Peter-Three went to see Dillon as he talked with him and helped him up to his feet. Meanwhile, Octavius was impressed with the Arc Rector as he appreciated the inventor who created it. However, Octavius was interrupted when Peter-Two arrived. Fortunately, Octavius was quick to recognize him as his Parker and commented how grown up he looked since they last saw each other.
Unfortunately, their reunion was cut short when Strange arrived and Peter-One asked him to wait as he wasn't done yet. Peter-One was then scolded by Strange for trapping him at the Grand Canyon in the Mirror Dimension for twelve hours. Hearing his counterpart and Strange's argument, Peter-Two went over to defend his alternate self. Peter-Three then arrived, and Spider-Man apologized to Strange while his counterparts, who thought he was taking a vacation, scolded him for being at the Grand Canyon and told him that he could have used his help. Peter-One assured his counterparts that it was okay. While Spider-Man introduced his counterparts to him, Strange was in shock that he not only brought five villains into his reality but also two of Parker's counterparts and believed that they were teenagers like his, as he was unaware that their were older and more experienced superheroes. Strange then told Spider-Man that he was pleasantly surprised by what he had accomplished by curing the villains and giving them second chances, but they would have to be sent back to their home universes.
===Green Goblin Arrives===
Green Goblin suddenly arrived and attempted to snatch the Macchina di Kadavus before Doctor Strange could activate it to reverse the spell. However, Strange managed to disarm him. Unfortunately, Green Goblin had already put a Pumpkin Bomb in the box which detonated, destroying it and unleashing the spell. The bomb also destroyed the scaffolding surrounding the Statue of Liberty, knocking Michelle Jones off. Peter-One dived to save her, but Green Goblin intercepted him with the Goblin Glider; Peter-Three witnessed Jones in peril and successfully saved her before she fell. Believing Jones was dead, Peter-One furiously detonated a Pumpkin Bomb on the glider, destroying it and causing the two to crash on the Captain America's Shield fixture that had fallen off of the Statue of Liberty.
Green Goblin taunted Spider-Man that he was too weak to send him back home to his universe to die. However, Spider-Man, filled with anger and hatred for what Green Goblin had done, told him that he simply wanted to be the one to kill him. An impressed Green Goblin praised him as the two engaged in an intense battle. An enraged Spider-Man fueled solely by anger and hate and no longer holding back, brutally beat Green Goblin into submission.
Fueled with rage, Spider-Man grabbed Green Goblin's glider and attempted to stab him to death with it - the same way he killed May Parker. However, before delivering his brutal punishment, he was stopped by Peter-Two who blocked the strike by holding the glider at bay, until Peter-One finally calmed down and came to his senses, realizing this was not what May would want for him. Suddenly, Peter-Two was stabbed by Green Goblin, heavily injuring him and Green Goblin proceeded to taunt Peter-One that May's death was strictly on him for not killing them when he had the chance. Peter-Three threw Peter-One the Anti-Goblin Serum who then ejected it into Green Goblin in retaliation, finally freeing Osborn of the Green Goblin persona once and for all.
===Closing the Multiversal Rifts===
The Multiverse began to tear open around the Statue of Liberty. The tears in the Multiverse were becoming much harder for Doctor Strange to contain and soon it would be impossible for him to prevent an infinite number of people who knew the identity of their universes' Spider-Man from coming through. Witnessing this, Peter Parker realized that all of this was his fault, and that if they failed to close the tear, the Multiverse would collapse. Parker swung up to talk to Strange about the impending danger and how to fix it.
Parker suggested to Strange that he cast a second rendition of the Runes of Kof-Kol but this time it would cause everyone in their universe to forget who Peter Parker was, knowing that this would close the tears in the Multiverse and prevent the beings from coming through. Strange hesitated with Parker's plan because of the dangerous consequences of the spell. He also warned Parker that everybody who loved him would have no knowledge of him at all, like he never existed.
However, Parker was aware of the consequences of the spell as he nodded sadly and told Strange to go through with it. Strange began casting the spell and told Parker to say his goodbyes. Parker bid farewell to Strange as well as his counterparts and thanked them for their help in defeating the villains. Parker then gave his final goodbyes to Michelle Jones and Ned Leeds. The three embraced in a hug and Parker promised that he would find them after the spell and remind them about everything that they had been through. Jones sincerely told Parker that she loves him, but makes him wait to say it back until they see each other again. Parker and Jones shared one last passionate kiss before he swung away from the Statue of Liberty.
==Aftermath==
A few weeks later, Peter Parker decided to visit Michelle Jones and Ned Leeds at Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop. He intended on reintroducing himself to them and becoming their friend once more by telling them about their experiences with each other. Trying build up the confidence to tell Jones about everything, Parker entered the shop and introduced himself by his full name. Losing the confidence that he had, Parker only asked for a coffee.
Parker then tried to have small conversation with Jones about her acceptance into MIT, but as she got his coffee, he noticed the bandage on her forehead from the injury that she got from the previous events. Seeing this, Parker started to feel guilty about everything he had put Jones and Leeds through when they did know him. Thinking that they were better off without him and believing that he would only put them in danger, Parker decided to not remind Jones and Leeds of their previous relationship in order to keep them safe. Parker left the Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop, but not before saying goodbye to Jones, who had a strange feeling that she knew him.
Parker also visited his Aunt May's grave and put a flower on her tombstone. Then, Parker was joined by Happy Hogan, who did not remember him, as he asked him on how he knew May. Not wanting to put him through more pain and endanger him, Parker decided to not tell Hogan that May was his aunt as he told him that he knew her through Spider-Man. When he asked him the same question, Hogan told Parker that he also knew May through Spider-Man. Hogan then told Parker about how he lost a very good friend a while back and losing May felt the same way. Parker assured Hogan that his friend and May's legacies were not gone as what they stood for will always keep him going, which he appreciated. Although he didn't know him and felt a connection to him, Hogan wished Parker well before he left the cemetery. Parker then decided to isolate himself from his allies and fellow superheroes so that he can not only protect them, but also so they won't have to face his problems.
Parker rented a cheap apartment in New York City near Rockefeller Center, bringing a few belongings from the Parker Residence as well as an Emperor Palpatine LEGO minifigure from Leeds and the coffee cup that Jones gave him, keeping them as reminders of their effect on his life. He began to earn his GED in order to make up for his missed education. As he observed the snow outside his apartment window, he was alerted to criminal activity on his phone. Parker stitched up a new red-and-blue suit, reminiscent of suits he had worn before and inspired by the suits that his counterparts wore. Parker swung around Rockefeller Center, resuming his life as an independent Spider-Man and no longer needing the help or guidance of others. He now focused solely on protecting the innocent and honoring the legacy and values of May Parker.
==Behind the Scenes==
*Concept art for Spider-Man: No Way Home depicts America Chavez having a role in the Battle at Liberty Island. However, due to the , Spider-Man: No Way Home was released before Chavez debuted in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which resulted in her being cut from the film entirely.Marek Okon on Twitter - January 7, 2022Spider-Man: No Way Home Art Reveals Wild Deleted Scenes With America Chavez
*Concept art for Spider-Man: No Way Home depicts Mysterio fighting Doctor Strange during the Battle at Liberty Island.SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Writer Addresses That Mysterio Vs. Doctor Strange Concept Art From The Movie
==References== 
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