We wanted a villain to parallel Peter’s journey of what’s it like to be a normal person in this world.
The film helped them ground the villain and parallel the story with that of Peter Parker’s journey to becoming a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
Although it doesn’t become clear until much later in the story, Vulture wouldn’t have worked as the villain if it weren’t for Toomes’ shocking connection to Peter.
From the get-go, it’s obvious that Adrian Toomes, aka the Vulture, differs from the studio’s previous movie villains, and that’s due to a variety of reasons.