Sony Officially Deletes One Of Tom Holland's Spider-Man Suits From Existence
Sony has retroactively deleted one of Spider-Man's suits from Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Spider-Man's suit is always a major part of his movies, and it has become an especially important topic for Tom Holland's iteration of the character. Peter's suit has symbolized his growth throughout the MCU; he started off with a homemade suit, got increasingly higher-level technological upgrades from Tony Stark, and eventually had to start all over from scratch after the ending of No Way Home.
Tom Holland's new Spider-Man suit in Brand New Day has been one of many talking points about the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie for a while now. This movie was the first to give him a fully practical suit, for example, as every other film used CGI for the mask's moving eyes and technological elements. Brand New Day was also the first of Holland's Spider-Man movies to only feature one suit throughout its entire runtime; in comparison, No Way Home had five different suits in total.
Spider-Man's suit in Brand New Day was already noteworthy on its own, but a new reveal has made it even more important. Though the movie only features a single suit, a background detail in Brand New Day has retroactively removed one of Tom Holland's Spider-Man suits from the franchise. That kind of retcon is interesting enough in its own right, but Brand New Day also decided to get rid of a fan-favorite suit with huge thematic importance.
Brand New Day Retconned Spider-Man's New Suit From The Ending Of No Way Home
The cork board that Ned uses to collect information about Spider-Man and his identity in Brand New Day had a small detail that erases one of Tom Holland's suits from existence. During one scene, a newspaper clipping can briefly be seen that talks about Spider-Man being spotted swinging over the Rockefeller Center at Christmastime, and it mentions that it's the heroes first sighting after a break. The accompanying picture showed Spider-Man in his Brand New Day suit.
That newspaper clipping is talking about the final scene of No Way Home, when Peter moves into his new apartment, makes his new homemade Spider suit, and returns to fighting crime without anyone remembering who Peter is. Because the newspaper clipping is referencing that same scene, and because Brand New Day's Spider suit is different from No Way Home's, the newer movie has effectively retroactively said that Peter has been using the same suit since the ending of No Way Home.
Previously, thanks to Brand New Day's multi-year time jump, it was assumed that the newer movie had a different Spider suit simply because Peter was refining and repairing his design over time. Now, however, that newspaper clipping asserts that the final suit in No Way Home was the same design as Brand New Day, despite the fact that one was fully CGI and the other was fully practical. In essence, the "final swing" suit from No Way Home no longer exists, having been replaced with Brand New Day's suit in-universe.
Brand New Day's Spider Suit Retcon May Mean Peter Has Settled On One Costume Design
While it may seem like a small change, the erasure of No Way Home's final suit may actually have some real implications for the future of Tom Holland's Spider-Man. As previously mentioned, Holland's Spider-Man switched suits almost constantly across his various MCU appearances. It was a symbol of his growth, his attachment to Tony Stark, and his learning to forge an identity for himself without the Avengers' help, but it may not be that anymore.
Brand New Day's suit retcon may be a sign that Peter is going to stick to one suit going forward. The retcon itself means that Peter has been using the same suit for the four years separating No Way Home and Brand New Day, so he's clearly done upgrading it with new technology. He also now has organic webs, which means he won't have web shooters to tinker with and possibly alter the design of his suit around.
Peter's entire character arc in Brand New Day, as well, is about how he's come into his element as Spider-Man and learned to accept both sides of his identity. With that newfound acceptance, he may not feel the need to update his look anymore. The practical red and blue suit in Spider-Man: Brand New Day may be the only one Tom Holland has going forward.