A mystery villain from the upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man for PlayStation 4 may have just been revealed. It may even be the villain teased at the end of the Spider-Man trailer shown during Sony's E3 2018 press conference.

Chris Jai Alex, an actor who is reportedly doing work as Rhino in the new game, accidentally let slip the name of the as-yet-unrevealed villain during an interview with YouTuber Drift0r. The video has since been taken down, likely at the behest of Sony, but the Internet never forgets.

Fair warning, this leaked news may or may not actually be a significant spoiler for the upcoming Spider-Man game. At the very least, Insomniac wants to keep it secret for a little while longer. There will also be some speculation that could have some potentially much bigger spoilers.

In the interview, Chris Alex is discussing motion capture sequences and goes into an example of how challenging they can be. He brings up an action sequence in Spider-Man that was unique because the characters within it scale to different sizes. Specifically, he mentions how Doctor Octopus is very tall and Rhino is very big. Unfortunately for Chris Alex, Doctor Octopus is not a villain that Insomniac has decided to reveal just yet.

More than that, the way Alex describes Doctor Octopus makes clear that he'll be in his traditionally villainous form. That is to say that Alex confirmed Doctor Octopus was included in a fighting sequence alongside Rhino and that he was "tall," characterized by a gesture showing his arms hanging outwards. That is, it's implied Doctor Octopus will be fighting with robotic arms.

The first question is whether or not it really is Doctor Octopus teased at the end of Sony's E3 trailer. Signs point to yes since Chris Alex confirmed he was doing scenes as Rhino with Doctor Octopus. And of course, there's the fact that Doctor Octopus is a common member of the Sinister Six group along with the other villains shown in the trailer.

So assuming it is Doc Ock at the end of the trailer, the question then becomes: why does Doctor Octopus want Spider-Man alive? There's a chance Doctor Octopus is working with the Green Goblin, who is known to be running for mayor, but a lot of fans are hoping for something else. A lot of fans are hoping that Doctor Octopus wants to take over Peter Parker's body and become the Superior Spider-Man.

Insomniac undoubtedly has plenty of other surprises left in store for Marvel's Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus is likely not the only huge villain waiting to be revealed. Everything beyond Doctor Octopus' reveal is speculation, but that's one of the most exciting parts about comic book games. Who can forget the speculation over who the Arkham Knight was?

Spider-Man releases September 7 exclusively for the PS4.

Source: ResetEra