In the record breaking movie Spider-Man Brand New Day, Peter Parker’s best friend Ned Leeds has no idea who Peter Parker is. He knows he’s been saved by Spider-Man though and develops an app that tracks Spider-Man. The Brand New Day star has thoughts on what could force him into that maniacally evil direction. There’d have to be real life-changing events for him to really want to change who he is because he’s really just a nice and loving, caring person. In No Way Home, Ned Leeds discovered he has latent magic abilities and had his memory of a dear friend erased by Doctor Strange.