Honestly how do you think things would be different for MCU Peter and May if Ben was still alive? I know he's not talked about but I'd consider him a hard working blue collar worker. And I can imagine him walking in when Tony is trying to recruit Peter and just NOT being down for some billionaire super hero coming in to suddenly take his nephew to Germany.
Honestly? I think Peter would’ve stayed the actual Friendly-Neighbourhood Spider-Man. He wouldn’t have been recruited, he wouldn’t have become an Avenger, he wouldn’t have developed so many mental issues. He would’ve had the chance to stay a kid and do good at the same time in this scenario. I’m not saying that May is not able to do this for him, she would’ve been, if she had known why tonky was actually visiting them. In this case, Ben would’ve stopped tori and would’ve made sure his nephew is protected at all costs. He and May would’ve kept stank a hundred miles away from their precious Peter boy.
Peter still would’ve stayed Spider-Man, but in a completely different way: not the i-have-the-whole-worlds-weight-on-my-shoulders-as-a-superhero way, but rather making-my-corner-of-the-world-a-better-place-because-i-have-these-powers-that-make-it-possible way.
As much as I appreciate and love May for everything she’s done and is doing for her nephew, I still feel like it would’ve been much better for the both of them if Ben stayed alive, because he was a loving husband and a caring uncle who took care of his family and tried his best to provide them a good life. I just really miss Uncle Ben.















