Gwenpool

Gwendolyn Poole came from a reality where costumed heroes existed as comic characters, giving her extensive knowledge of their identities and histories when she arrived on Earth-616 with her brother Teddy. Fearing that an ordinary civilian could easily be forgotten or killed, Gwen obtained a costume and entered mercenary work under the name Gwenpool. Her first major job involved stealing a dangerous virus from Black Cat and selling it to Hydra, though Howard the Duck persuaded her to recover it before greater harm was done. She later joined M.O.D.O.K.’s mercenary organization after her hacker friend Cecil was killed and returned as a ghost. Batroc the Leaper became her mentor and taught her basic combat, while Gwen eventually defeated M.O.D.O.K. and briefly assumed control of his organization. She continued taking assignments with Cecil, Batroc, Mega Tony, and Terrible Eye before their group separated.

Gwen gradually discovered that her awareness of comic structure allowed her to enter the empty space between moments, move people outside normal reality, and interact with events from different points in time. She confronted a future version of herself who had become a villain and rejected that outcome despite knowing it could shorten her own future. Gwen later joined Kate Bishop’s West Coast Avengers alongside America Chavez and Quentin Quire, helping defend Los Angeles from M.O.D.O.K. and his engineered land sharks. She adopted the smallest land shark and named him Jeff, keeping him as her companion before later entrusting him to Deadpool. Through these experiences, Gwen stopped treating the people around her as disposable characters and became committed to protecting the friends and world she had once considered fictional.

Appearance: Gwenpool wears a white and pink costume with a high collar, segmented pink sleeves, pink gloves, and a pink belt with pouches. Her suit includes a white chest and torso section, with pink trim running down the sides. She wears pink and white thigh-high boots or socks with armored kneepads, and carries dual katanas in a crossed sheath on her back. Her mask is white with large pink lenses over the eyes.

When unmasked, she has short blonde hair with pink tips, and blue eyes.

Personality: Gwen Poole is energetic, reckless, and eager to remain important within the extraordinary life she has entered. Her knowledge of other people’s secret identities and histories initially causes her to treat danger with little seriousness, since she assumes major figures will survive while less important people can be forgotten. Experience gradually forces Gwen to recognize everyone around her as a real person. She becomes more protective of her companions and increasingly disturbed by the harm caused through her careless decisions. Gwen still improvises constantly and hides fear behind enthusiasm, but much of her behavior comes from anxiety that she could lose her place and disappear into an ordinary life again.

Cecil is Gwen’s close friend and early partner, providing technical support after returning as a ghost. Batroc becomes her combat instructor and one of the first experienced mercenaries to take her seriously, teaching her how to survive without relying entirely on outside knowledge. Gwen later develops a romantic relationship with Quentin Quire while serving with the West Coast Avengers, though their personal problems and different needs strain the relationship. She also adopts Jeff after M.O.D.O.K.’s land sharks are defeated and treats him as a beloved companion before placing him in Deadpool’s care when she doubts her ability to provide him with a stable home.

Kate Bishop becomes Gwen’s leader and teammate, while Gwen values the group around her as friends rather than supporting figures in her personal adventures. Julie Power later becomes an important romantic partner and helps Gwen confront her uncertainty about attraction and relationships. Gwen ultimately identifies as asexual, gaining a clearer understanding of feelings she had previously tried to force into expected romantic patterns.

Gwen can perceive and manipulate the structure of reality around her. She can step into the empty space between moments, leave one event and enter another, move people or objects outside normal space, and interact with earlier or later points in a sequence. She can also alter events by removing someone from their surroundings or placing herself where she needs to appear. Her extensive knowledge of heroes and villains helps her identify secret identities, weaknesses, and past events, though that information becomes less reliable as new events occur beyond what she originally knew.

Batroc trained Gwen in hand-to-hand combat and the use of firearms, swords, and other mercenary weapons. She is not naturally superhuman in direct combat, so she depends heavily on surprise, unconventional movement, and her ability to escape into the space outside ordinary reality.

Gwen wears a white-and-pink costume made by Ronnie, with ammunition pouches and holsters for her weapons. She commonly carries pistols, automatic firearms, explosives, and a katana, though her exact arsenal changes according to the assignment. Her weapons are ordinary unless acquired from another source, making her reality-manipulating abilities far more important than any single piece of equipment.