Natasha Ofili plays Hailey Cooper, a new Marvel character in the 'Spider-Man: Miles Morales' video game, who introduces ASL to the Spider-Verse.
Hailey, played by actress Natasha Ofili, is among the “next generation of Marvel’s New Yorkers.” East Harlem knows her as a skilled street artist and community organizer. She also happens to be deaf.
Marvel, it seems, is continuing its trend of featuring more inclusive characters after launching the “Marvel’s Avengers” game, starring a Muslim Pakistani teenager.
“Her deafness is an aspect of who she is, but it’s not what her story is about,” said Mary Kenney, the Insomniac Games writer behind Hailey’s character. “Her story is about what she wants to do for her community, and how she expresses that.”
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