Ingenious Spider-Man theory might have figured out why Ned remembers Peter Parker in Brand New Day
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Key Points:
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day follows four years after Doctor Strange erased everyone's memory of Peter Parker's identity in Spider-Man: No Way Home, leaving Peter unable to jog the memories of MJ and Ned.
- At the movie's end, Ned unexpectedly remembers Peter during their signature handshake, despite supposedly being under Strange's memory-erasing spell.
- A Marvel fan theorizes that Ned's brief experience as a wizard and his natural magical abilities may have caused a spell to form during their handshake, breaking the memory spell.
- In No Way Home, Ned wore the Sling Ring while performing their handshake, which emitted a magical spark, suggesting Ned's latent powers could have triggered the memory restoration.
- Unlike Ned, MJ does not remember Peter and states she no longer loves him, highlighting a key emotional difference as the story progresses.
