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Anyone can wear the mask. You could wear the mask.
— Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse · 2018
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is the film's mission statement and a direct answer to anyone who thinks a hero has to look a certain way. The mask belongs to whoever steps up, so it fits a Black and Puerto Rican teenager from Brooklyn, and it speaks straight to the viewer. Fans quote it as a rallying cry for inclusion, and cosplayers, children and artists have taken the sentiment as their own.
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In context
Spoilers for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseShow the scene
The words close Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), in Miles Morales's narration after the other Spider-People have gone home and Kingpin's collider has been destroyed. Miles has not only lost his uncle Aaron and survived a leap of faith, but is now the Spider-Man of his own Brooklyn. He recaps his week: the essay, the people saved, his dad, a roommate, a sticker out of his father's reach. Then he says anyone can wear the mask, and hopes the viewer knows it now. He swings out across New York as the credits begin.
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- Springfield! Springfield! transcript: Into the Spider-Verseclosing narrationReference checked
- Wikiquote: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseMiles Morales sectionReference checked
- Wikipedia: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VersePlot; CastReference checked
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