Sandman/No Way Home

*"Who are those guys? Is one of those guys made of mud?"*
―Happy Hogan[src]
**Flint Marko** was a prisoner on the run that is the husband of Emma Marko and is the father of Penny Marko. As Ben Parker arrived at the scene of Flint Marko's and Dennis Carradine's robbery, trying to reason with Flint as he tries to steal his car. Dennis Carradine shoots Ben dead, though, being identified as the murderer. Marko was nonetheless arrested.

Three years later, in pursuit as he has committed a prison escape, he stumbles inside an experimental particle accelerator, which fuses his body with the surrounding sand, thus becoming the feared **Sandman**.

After the misfired spell of Doctor Strange and Peter Parker from an alternate universe, Sandman finds himself in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After guarding what he thought to be his previously allied Spider-Man from Electro's strong forces, Sandman loses his trust in the heroes of this universe, being sent to the Sanctum Sanctorum nonetheless. He now forms an alliance with ensured villains Electro and Lizard to oppose Spider-Man and his two alternate selves. Thanks to these three, Sandman was cured from his sandy distress, having his body granted back. And with Parker's spell restored, Flint Marko returns to his home reality.

## Biography

### Prior to Multiversal Events

#### Becoming the Sandman

*"I fell into a super collider."*
―Flint Marko to Max Dillon[src]
Flint Marko was a convicted criminal who had a daughter, Penny Marko. He saw on the news how the villains known as the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus died while fighting Spider-Man.

While being chased by the police after escaping prison, Flint fell into a super collider that molecularly altered his body by bonding it with sand, giving him sand abilities. With this new powers, Flint became the supervillain known as the Sandman and clashed with Spider-Man, though they actually ended up on good terms, unlike most of the hero's villains.

### In an Alternate Universe

#### A Different Spider-Man

*"Peter! It's me, Flint Marko. Do you remember?"
"...I'm Peter, but I'm not your Peter."
"What do you mean, 'you're not my Peter'?! What the hell is going on?"*
―Sandman and Spider-Man[src]
After Doctor Strange's failed spell began pulling individuals who were aware that Peter Parker was Spider-Man, Marko was dragged to a parallel reality due to knowing Spider-Man's true identity. Arriving at a forest, Sandman saw how a Spider-Man was being attacked by a villain who had electrical powers and protected the hero believing he was the one from his reality. Flint talked to Peter who quickly told him that he wasn't his Peter, much to Marko's confusion.

Despite his confusion, Sandman helped this reality's Spider-Man fight Electro by surrounding him with sand while Peter destroyed the utility poles that were feeding him energy. After their fight, Spider-Man used magic to send Electro to the Sanctum, however, seeing him being disintegrated, Marko believed Parker killed the villain, which caused him to freak out as he didn't trust this Peter. Flint was then sent to the prison at the Sanctum along with the other villains as Spider-Man wasn't able to explain the situation properly.

#### Finding a Cure

*"So, why'd you come along?"
"I have a daughter, and I wanna see her. But he's not gonna send anyone home 'till he's finished his little science project back there."*
―Max Dillon and Flint Marko[src]
*To be added*

#### Battle at Happy Hogan's Apartment

As Spider-Man continued to cure the other villains, Flint noticed that Peter was trying to look for something at the apartment as the hero sensed that something was off. They all realized that Osborn's body had been taken over by the Green Goblin before they could cure him. Seeing Electro steal the Arc Reactor that was powering Spider-Man's work station, Flint silently left while a fight started at the apartment, creating a brief sand storm in the process.

#### Battle of the Liberty Tower

*"Where's the box, Peter?"
"Flint, we can help everyone."
"I don't care!"*
―Sandman and Spider-Man[src]
After Spider-Man made a broadcast message through *The Daily Bugle* announcing his presence at the Statue of Liberty. Sandman, along with Electro and the Lizard, all went to Liberty Island to fight the hero, who was joined by two alternate versions of himself, with one of them being the one from Marko's universe. The Sandman attacked one of the Spider-Men, trying to steal the Machina de Kadavus from one of them, despite the Peter from the universe he was in tried to tell him that they could to cure all the other villains, Marko didn't listen and just tried to get the box from Spider-Man until he was stopped by Electro, who dumped a crane on him while claiming that nobody was going home.

Flint then created a huge sandstorm that enveloped the entire Statue of Liberty. The web-slingers later regrouped and faced the villains again, with Marko following his Spider-Man, who took him at the top of the statue while telling him that they were trying to help him, but but Flint stopped listening and tried to bury Peter with sand. His Peter then received a cure from another one of the Spider-Men and used it on Flint, who in turn started to lose his powers while he saw his Peter, who told him that they would bring him home. After Doctor Strange fixed the spell that sent them here in the first place, Marko along with all the villains and their Spider-Men returned to their home reality.

## Personality

*"You trust him?"
"I don't trust anyone."*
―Max Dillon and Flint Marko[src]
Flint is not a very trusting person; as he's very quick to jump to conclusions or escape if he feels threatened. The only thing Marko really seems to care about his is daughter, as she was the only reason he was willing to put up with the other villains and accept Peter's offer to send him home. This desire to go home eventually turned to desperation as he tried to steal the Machina de Kadavus from Spider-Man without even caring about the other villains being cured.

Despite his distrusting nature, Marko did had a huge amount of respect and trust in the version of Peter Parker he fought on his reality, even going to the lengths of protecting the Spider-Man from another universe due to mistakenly thinking it was his Peter. This paid off as it was his Peter who was able to turned him back to normal before sending him home.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Sand Manipulation**: As caused by an accidental fall, Flint Marko has become the Sandman, which grants him sand-themed superpowers.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: *To be added*
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: *To be added*
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**: *To be added*
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: *To be added*
	+ **Transformation**: *To be added*
	+ **Flight**: *To be added*
	+ **Self-Sustenance**: *To be added*
	+ **Shapeshifting**: *To be added*
	+ **Size Manipulation**: *To be added*
	+ **Density Manipulation**: *To be added*
		- **Intangibility**: *To be added*
	+ **Sand Absorption**: *To be added*
	+ **Sand Projection**: *To be added*
	+ **Sand Blasts**: *To be added*
	+ **Weapon Manifestation**: *To be added*

## Facilities

* **Sanctum Sanctorum**: Sandman was imprisoned in the Sanctum Sanctorum by Spider-Man, as tasked by Doctor Strange.
* **Happy Hogan's Apartment**: Destined to see his daughter once more, Sandman enters Hogan's apartment, where he would be cured from being the entity he has become after his incident.

## Relationships

### Family

* Emma Marko - Wife
* Penny Marko - Daughter

### Allies

* Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Former Enemy and Friend
* Max Dillon/Electro - Former Enemy
* Norman Osborn/Green Goblin - Former Enemy
* Curt Connors/Lizard
* Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus
* May Parker †
* Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Temporary Enemy
* Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Temporary Enemy
* Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange - Temporary Enemy
* Ned Leeds
* Michelle Jones

### Enemies

* Happy Hogan
* Betty Brant

## Trivia

* In the comics, **William Baker** was a gang member incarcerated at Ryker's Island. After escaping, he was exposed to nuclear radiation, giving him the ability to control and morph into sand. While evading the police in New York City, he became known as **Sandman**. During his criminal career, the Sandman fought against Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, but has changed into an anti-hero over time.

## Behind the Scenes

* Sandman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the third live-action incarnation of the character, following an incarnation also portrayed by Thomas Haden Church and a previous incarnation within the MCU that was an elemental illusion engineered by Mysterio. This version of the character is based on the first live-action incarnation of the character from the *Spider-Man* trilogy by Sony Pictures Studios, portrayed by Church.
* To preserve the secrecy of *Spider-Man: No Way Home*'s production and to prevent his appearance from being leaked, Thomas Haden Church walked around the set with a cloak covering his costume.

## References

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1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 *Spider-Man: No Way Home*
2. ↑ *The Daily Bugle/Promotional Campaign*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Spider-Man 3*
4. ↑ ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Trailer Unleashes a Multiverse of Villains

## External links

* Sandman on Marvel Database
* Sandman on Wikipedia