The big news for the last 24 hours has been that Sony has worked out a deal with Marvel Films to allow the webslinger to join the goliath known as the MCU in exchange for keeping the rights to Sony and getting the help of Kevin Feige to handle the one-offs. Gone is Marc Webb and most likely Andrew Garfield as the radioactive bug will be sorta rebooted once more.

I say “sorta” because Sony has already gotten dinged over rebooting a relatively young franchise already when they went to “The Amazing Spider-Man” label and I’m sure that Feige will advise that a refit would be better than yet another origins. While I think it would be disappointing for Andrew Garfield to be taken out, I’m sure they will want to scrap every trace of the supposed stench of the latest film (to be perfectly honest, I am of the camp that believes more was done right than wrong in Amazing Spider-Man 2 and feel confident in defending my position).

But as I found out last night about the details of the story, I found my spider-sense feeling a new emotion about all of this; indifference. What could Spider-Man add to the Marvel Cinematic Universe than just another name on the Avengers roster? What part of Spider-Man’s story would possibly mesh with the rest of this world? Allow me to explain.

I recently watched the Flash vs. Arrow crossover on TV, despite that it originally aired late last year. I found myself involved in that story because Arrow and The Flash have two completely different styles, two completely different attitudes and two completely different worlds and both episodes of the crossover found that having the visiting characters out of their element built a sense of unease and appreciation between the two heroes for what they bring to the table.

Now let’s look at The Avengers. Each Avenger has a completely different ideal about their mission. Each Avenger has a different skill set that works for the massive threats they face. Spider-Man’s abilities, to be perfectly honest, have always felt a little forced when dealing with earth-breaking forces. And bear in mind that we already have Hawkeye whose skills aren’t entirely up to snuff as it is. Considering that Spider-Man is as beloved to Marvel fans as Iron Man and Captain America, the films will need to give equal time to a character who at best is a symbol for the goodness of heroes.

And it is here that I have my biggest complaint. Spider-Man makes for a better spokesman than a fighter. The MCU already has two spokesmen as it is who have a great deal more credibility than Spidey. Stark is renowned industrialist and meta-celebrity. Captain America has been the rallying cry of American excellence for decades. Why should anyone in this universe where Gods and Immortals are known quantities listen to a pubescent pipsqueak who litters the city’s high-rises on a daily basis? In a world where he’s unique, there’s a reason to admire him and to fear him. But put beside Thor and the Hulk, what could he possibly add?

There has been a lot of concern about the upcoming Captain America: Civil War film with fans stating that Spider-Man was crucial to that story arc. There are several reasons why this is false, not the least being that in that comic series, the story revolved around superheroes revealing their secret identities. With the exception to the upcoming Daredevil show and Spidey, who else in Marvel’s lineup actually has a secret identity? So most likely the split between the factions will have to do with ideology than practicality, though I am only speculating on that matter. That said, Spider-Man didn’t play as large a part in the central conflict but was a microcosm of why the Civil War was a bad thing. Any superhero could be put there and most non-comic fanboy moviegoers wouldn’t notice a thing (and let’s be honest, those are the people that Feige is more interested in getting into theaters). Would having Spider-Man be a good marketing ploy to get butts into seats? Absolutely, but it wouldn’t be a crucial one considering that simply selling the conflict between Cap and Stark would be exciting enough to ensure hefty returns even if the movie doesn’t deliver.

Now I have eaten my words before when it comes to the MCU. I was one of the pessimists who didn’t think Guardians of the Galaxy would work. I am still not a huge fan of Iron Man 3 and still haven’t heard the last on that. And perhaps the MCU will do something very exciting with Spider-Man, but for now I stand on my feeling that adding more Marvel heroes to Spider-Man will dilute this character, especially if they don’t find an actor that could go toe to toe with the actors already on the roster. Andrew Garfield could get me excited because he embodied everything I wanted in the webhead; a cocky personae, tons of well-delivered one-liners, the sense that he is having to push himself to the limit to save lives and a conscience when it comes to those he couldn’t save.

Overall, until Marvel gives us a better idea of what they intend to do with Spider-Man, what his role will be in their expanded universe and how they intend to incorporate him in the grander plots without betraying his limits, I remain skeptical.