Eternals
Dane Whitman uncover his sword , the Ebony Blade , during a post - credits conniption inEternals , and the mystical weapon has a enchanting connection to Spider - Man . The MCU ’s Phase 4 has introduce the classicAvengers fellow member , Dane Whitman , and set him up to become his heroic alter ego , the Black Knight . This co-occur withSpider - Man : No Way Home , which teases the possibility of Peter Parker donning the iconic black wooing in its mid - credits scene .
In the mainstream Marvel Comics universe , Dane Whitman became the Black Knight , like his heroic ancient ancestor , Sir Percy of Scandia . Whitman ’s uncle , Nathan Garrett , used the moniker as well , but as a villainous member of the Masters of Evil . As the Black Knight , Whitman wields the Ebony Blade , an extremely knock-down sword with a terrible curse , despite its heroic purpose .
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The corrupting qualities of the Ebony Blade are not unlike thoseof Spider - Man ’s fatal suit , and both detail apportion a similar origin . Knull , a malevolent cosmic being , created the goo - like foreign beings shout the symbiotes , and a particularly famous symbiote , Venom , became one of Spider - Man ’s “ suits ” in his comics and their adaptations . Knull describe the Ebony Blade , which was crafted from a meteorite called the Starstone , as a symbiotic sword . With Spider - Man ’s symbiote suit now a possibility due toNo Way Home’sending , Peter Parker and Dane Whitman may go through a like bow and perhaps help each other overcome their symbiotic corruption .
No Way Homeperfectly set up the necessary condition for an MCU symbiote suit plot line . As shown in the mid - credits picture , the Sony universe ’s Eddie Brock went back to his family reality but left a portion of the Venom symbiote behind , where it will likely make its wayto New York City . Spider - Manis more alone than ever before , as the world has forgotten about not only his secret identity operator but their memories of Peter Parker as well . This makes Spider - Man in particular vulnerable to the misdirect power boost of the Venom symbiote .
Spider - Man ’s symbiote courtship and the Black Knight ’s Ebony Blade both imbue their users with incredible powers , granting Whitman immortality and Parker with a significant boost to his existing power . The sword and the suit both flourish on their exploiter ’s aggression and negative emotion , however , fueling them in crook and corrupt their several heroes . With this in mind , Spider - Man and the Black Knight could be priceless allies in resist and spurn their respective symbiote ’s degeneracy .
While Dane Whitman is teased to becomethe MCU ’s Black KnightinEternals , it ’s unknown when he ’ll return to the franchise , allow alone take on his larger-than-life title . Spider - Man , on the other paw , will star in a young trilogy of solo film , and with the Venom symbiote tease inNo Way Home , he may wear his sinister symbiote courting in these upcoming films . With interchangeable issue regarding symbiotes and their corrupting influence , Dane Whitman ’s Black Knight story that begin inEternalsshould proceed in a futureSpider - Manfilm , with the two assisting each other in resisting the influence of their respective symbiotes .
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