Originally posted by Mainstream
young Vulture or old Vulture verison? or the old verison that can make himself young for a while verison?
The old one. The one who broke the second Vulture (the younger man who rigged an "accident" that almost killed him in prison and took his flight suit) out of prison and gave him back the flying suit he stole, all for the purpose of beating the crap out of him in front of God and everybody and proving that he was the one, true Vulture.
Adrian Toomes is a grade-A badass, regardless of how writers in recent years have chosen to portray him as a B-list villain. As far as murderous thieves who built their own "powers" go (like the Shocker and Mysterio), he's way up there (ha ha, get it?).
Having him appear to be younger weakens the impact of his skill and will, just like casting a 6'2" soap opera/chick flick heartthrob as Wolverine (who's 5'3" in the comics) weakens the impact of having a character who's supposed to be a "runt" charging fearlessly after 7' tall villains with superhuman strength. Just like Wolverine forever proved his badass status in his very first appearance (where he took on both the Hulk and the Wendigo without hesitation), the Vulture proved his each time he recovered from life-threatening injuries and deliberately empowered his enemy, knowing full well he could defeat and humiliate him.