Anime community names Spider-Man 2's MJ the "first fictional character to fail" an iconic move

Mary Jane looks worried in a screenshot from Marvel's Spider-Man 2
(Image credit: Sony)

The latest trailer for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 shows MJ fai💦ling an iconic anime bike stunt, and the fandom isn’t sure how to handle the fumble. 

The ‘Akira slide’ refers to a scene from the 1998 anime where one chara🎀cter tilts and stops his motorbike in ultra-cool fashion. In a film stuffed with unforgettable images, the Akira slide has endured and been recreated in countless other films/games/shows/manga. Basically, an homage to the move is pre𓂃tty much mandatory if there are bike chases and futuristic settings involved. 

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 understood the memo, as its newest trailer includes a small snippet referencing the scene. As you can see below, MJ attempts the iconic drift-and-stop before her front wheel det𓆏aches and leaves her on the ground. Completing the move with one back wheel is impossible - in her defense - and charac🅘ters rarely ever fail the slide, so I think the clip is pretty funny out of context.

The slide fandom, meanwhile, is in tatters. “First fictional character to fail the Akira slide,” AzuGleam joked on Twitter. Other memers posted that Mary-Jane’s missiꦰons in the original game revolved a🐽round “taking pictures with your phone” but the sequel was stepping up with stunts that only Tom Cruise would perform. 

Other forums instead theorised about the character's revamped role. One speculated about a possible MJ-centric set piece: “Using a motorcycle to get away🥂 from symbiote-affected Peter? Count me in.” Over on , one fan joked that MJ would master and attempt the s𓂃lide again: "Maybe somewhere around the end-game moments, swooping in with some gizmo to save it all." Although, another felt the clip painted a gloomier picture: "That actually looks like she's about to fall off the motorcycle not some bad-ass moment like the Akira Slide."

The sinister lighting, debris falling from the ceiling, and dead-end certainly imply that this scene comes at a crucial (and potentially dangerous) point in MJ’s side of the story. But excited fans should be careful around online spaces since Spider-Man 2 recently l♋eaked online, revealing boss battles, cutsce♍nes, and several suits. Developer Insomniac Games also issued a warning regarding pre-launch spoilers: “We worked hard to craft a story packed with surp🐲rises.”

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 comes out𝄹 on October 20th, so we only need to swin⛦g around spoilers for a few more days. 

While we wait, here are the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Spider-Man games ever. 

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