Most of Spider-Man's villains' technological equipment was actually stored in Web-Slinger Base. Since Web-Slinger Base had no reliable engineers—J. Jonah and Connors were both biologists—Peter personally dismantled most of the equipment to see whether any of it could be useful.
For example, Scarecrow's shockwaves had been abandoned because their energy output could easily increase with use and cause overload. Mysterio's helmet and Rhino's metal skin were too heavy, so Peter had never used them in his own gear. Doctor Octopus's equipment, meanwhile, was one of the few things Peter could make use of. Ever since he got the nanotech suit, he had used it quite a bit.
The only problem was...
"Though there are some differences, you know Scorpion's tail, right? Its artificial spinal nerves are patented by Osborn Industries."
Strictly speaking, Scorpion's device was an artificial neural system that replaced spinal functions, while Doctor Octopus's technology used the human body's existing neurons to control additional limbs. Although they were not the same thing, Osborn Industries had once used the antigravity system from a one-man glider to sue Vulture over the antigravity system in his wings, then threatened to bankrupt Toomes with exorbitant legal fees.
Peter felt it was better to make that clear in advance.
"...I'll handle the Osborn side. You get the thing made first. Perfect prosthetic limbs created through implants, not designed by Tony Stark... That sounds pretty good."
Tony nodded in satisfaction, then let out a long breath as he considered what to do next. Unlike Stark Industries, which was nearly a century old, Osborn Industries had only existed for a little over twenty years. It was still very young, having risen into a cutting-edge tech giant entirely through Norman Osborn's ruthlessness, viciousness, and cunning.
Norman had been a scientist in his early years, but now