ushernet Chapter 35: A Little Explanation and Complaint
Chapter 35: A Little Explanation and Complaint
Chapter 35: A Little Explanation and Complaint
I won't set up a separate notification box; I'll just post it at the end of the book. I didn't really want to post it as a separate chapter because author involvement always brings all sorts of issues, but after thinking it over, there's been a lot of controversy, so I'm posting it anyway.
First of all, thank you all very much for your support. This book is currently ranked 11th on the regional new book list. Achieving such a result on my first appearance on Qidian truly reflects everyone's support. I have read every comment and responded to some, but many things are still being discussed, so I'll provide a general explanation here.
First, there's the issue of the protagonist's personality. Frankly, I don't think the protagonist is the same as the real Peter Parker in the comics—he's actually more of a saint, or rather, a bit more of a saint. I'm even considering titled this chapter "The Day the Saint Descends." The reason I wrote it this way is simply because… well, I like this savior type; I'm just saving the protagonist, damn it. There's no way around it; it was decided this way from the beginning. In the comics, Peter Parker embarks on a heroic path because of guilt over Uncle Ben's death. He sometimes gives up and feels self-loathing. But my version is, well, a saint, or rather a saint, completely caught in a moral self-inflicted struggle, needing others to comfort him.
Then there's the issue of time travelers. To be honest, I didn't initially expect such a huge controversy. In my initial conception, the main universe was a completely independent universe, a universe I created myself, separate from all known Marvel universes. Because of this, even for time travelers, all information can only be used as a reference; no definitive conclusions can be drawn. In fact, misjudgments based on perceived knowledge could lead to serious consequences. (I originally intended to write this to explain that knowledge about time travel isn't omnipotent, but then I thought that would be too embarrassing, so I decided against it.)
Therefore, in the main universe, Peter's identity as a time traveler is destined not to bring much help. He knows the true faces of many villains and heroes, and he knows the approximate impact of some major events, but none of these things are from any known story. Facing the unknown in the main universe is my definition of the main universe.
Correspondingly, the parallel universes (Spider-Verse), which have been mentioned but not yet fully explored, are where the time traveler's identity truly shines. The protagonist will travel to various parallel universes from known stories, such as the universe in the movie *Spider-Verse*, and the Lost Universe that every Marvel novel will explore—all originating from a bolt of lightning in a rolling cloud. In this context, Spider-Man, with his omniscient abilities, will demonstrate his time travel skills, incidentally acquiring equipment and abilities from the multiverse.
One of the reasons for writing it this way is that, as the protagonist, you need to be responsible for your own universe. Only when you don't know what the consequences of your actions will be, do your battles and your choices become more meaningful.
As for why I wrote it this way… it's because I found it interesting. It's like why I wrote the protagonist so much like the real Peter Parker – not because I found Spider-Man's talkativeness amusing, but because of another rarely mentioned detail: Spider-Man talks a lot in battle because he's afraid of dying or being seriously injured. He's regulating his emotions to fight and save people without too much pressure. I think this setting aligns with the protagonist's mindset, which is why he also becomes talkative. If people don't like it and think he's like a native, there's nothing I can do. It's already been set up this way, and I can't change it now; I can only stick to this path.
Then, as for why I chose Spider-Man, one reason is that I couldn't find any Spider-Man fanfiction that I wanted to read. Another reason is that Spider-Man has an excellent range: he can fight in Infinity Wars and the multiverse, and he can also be a street thug alongside Daredevil and the Punisher. This allows me to write whatever stories I want. Unlike many American comic book fanfictions that start with Sentinels, Superman, and Homelander, if I were to write about major events like Daredevil and the Shadowlands, either the protagonist would seem stupid, or everyone else would seem stupid…
The same applies to the story. Take Secret Wars, for example. Am I supposed to just rehash the MCU's Secret Wars and have the protagonist tell Fury that S.H.I.E.L.D. is actually a mix of Hydra and Skrulls, and that Fury didn't even realize it? Secret Wars is already a mess; there's no need to use that mess to highlight the protagonist. So it's better to cut it out, rewrite it, and let everyone guess who the mole is and who the good guys are in a completely new Secret Wars story, unrelated to comics, animation, or the MCU. That would be much more interesting.
Finally, there's one more thing, which is why many people ask why I wrote it this way. The answer is simple: I didn't expect that! For example, Herman using a hair to pick a lock is illogical, but I didn't think of it, so I wrote it that way. Readers said it was illogical, so I changed it to a hair clip. And then there's the question of why he didn't ask for contact information after being rescued by the Avengers. I didn't expect that either… After all, I'm just a person, and it's unavoidable for plot holes to appear. These small bugs can only be fixed or ignored…
Oh, and there were typos. I checked it with the author's assistant and found them, so I corrected them. I checked it again with Deepseek and there were still typos. In the end, I'll have to rely on you readers. If you have any further questions, you can ask them in this chapter, and I will try my best to answer them.
(End of this chapter)