Gwen Stacy

Gwendolyn Maxine "Gwen" Stacy is a Visions Academy student who was bitten by a radioactive spider which granted her superhuman abilities causing her to become the super-heroine known as Spider-Woman. She would go on to become her city's line of defense against multiple villains including Doctor Octopus and the Vulture. Unfortunately, after failing to save her best friend Peter Parker, her guilt for his death caused her to attempt to distance and isolate herself from others.

A couple of years later after these events, Gwen was pulled out of her dimension by Kingpin's Super-Collider into another universe where she would meet and befriend Miles Morales and alternate versions of her deceased best friend. After Miles showed he was ready to be Spider-Man, she along the rest of the Spider-Gang managed to stop Kingpin before he caused irreparable damage to the Multiverse. After this, Gwen returned to her home universe and continued with her life as Spider-Woman.

"All right, people! Let's start at the beginning one last time. My name is Gwen Stacy. I was bitten by a radioactive spider. And for the last two years, I've been the one and only Spider-Woman! You guys know the rest. I joined a band. Saved my dad. I couldn't save my best friend, Peter Parker... so now I save everyone else. And I don't do friends anymore... just to avoid any distractions. And one day this weird thing happened... and I mean, like, REALLY weird. I was blown into last week. LITERALLY! I landed in New York, but... not MY New York. My spider-sense told me to head to Visions Academy. Wasn't sure why until I met you."

Gwendolyn Maxine “Gwen” Stacy was born in the early 2000s, likely around 2003, in the Chelsea borough of New York City. She was born as the only daughter of police officer George Stacy and his wife Helen Stacy. Helen died early on in Gwen's childhood, resulting in George having to raise her on his own and Gwen not getting to know her mother well, if at all. George's career as a police officer would inspire Gwen to live to uphold the law and help others. George was close friends with the Parker family who were their neighbor's. Gwen met and befriended Peter Parker in her childhood, forming a close bond with him throughout the years and grew to consider him her only friend.

Gwen was enrolled by her father at Visions Academy alongside Peter. At Visions, she met and befriended Mary Jane, Betty Brant and Glory Grant, and joined their punk rock band "The Mary Janes" as their drummer. Gwen became interested and in ballet, and also joined the school gymnastics team. Her father supported her in these activities. Unfortunately, Peter did not have the same luck as Gwen and became isolated due to his "nerdy" appearance and interests. This caused Peter to become an easy target for bullying from other students, especially Ned Leeds. Gwen would often stand up for Peter but instead of helping the bullying to stop, it only caused it to increase as it made Peter look weak in front of others, unknowingly furthering his humiliation and fuelling his sense of worthlessness and despair. In 2016,Gwen was bitten by a radioactive spider, giving her superhuman powers and abilities. These included superhuman strength and reflexes, as well as an ability to adhere to walls, and a precognitive sense that could prevent her from being hurt by any danger. Being inspired by her father's career, she resolved to use her newfound spider-like abilities to fight crime and help others as she became the vigilante known as Spider-Woman. As Spider-Woman, Gwen started her crime fighting career by attempting to defend New York from any threat. Due to her acts of vigilantism, she often got into disputes with her father who had no idea that the vigilante was his own daughter. She ended up saving him once from a potentially fatal gunshot wound but this would not improve her father's view on Spider-Woman at all. As Spider-Woman, Gwen would deepen her voice whenever she spoke to hide her identity. At some point during her crime fighting career, Gwen would be buried alive before managing to escape the grave. Although Spider-Woman wasn't particularly liked by her father, Peter gained a fanaticism for her. Often, Peter would talk to Gwen about the vigilante and show her pictures that he had taken of Spider-Woman. During these conversations, Peter revealed to her that he thinks that Spider-Woman is pretty, much to Gwen's amusement. Her father would often interrupt these conversations as he gave his own more critical thoughts. At a Homecoming Dance, Gwen had planned to come as Peter's prom date. Upon arriving at the dance, Gwen tried to find Peter but could not find him anywhere. Before she could think much further, her Spider-Sense went off and a giant mutant creature known as the Lizard appeared and imm After these events Gwen distanced herself from others as a way to avoid "distractions" as well as to avoid losing someone else, assuming that anyone close to her would get hurt just like Peter. She began to take her Spider-Woman career much more seriously as she attempted to avoid making the same mistake she had made before and to somehow repay the moral debt she had gained after accidentally killing Peter. She continued to be a member of the Mary Jane's in order to release her feelings of anger, guilt and loss through her drumming but would distance herself from the band members as her guilt and depression from Peter's death grew over time. Eventually, she completely avoided talking to them and only saw them when they had to rehearse for concerts.

At a Homecoming Dance, Gwen had planned to come as Peter's prom date. Upon arriving at the dance, Gwen tried to find Peter but could not find him anywhere. Before she could think much further, her Spider-Sense went off and a giant mutant creature known as the Lizard appeared and immediately attacked the party goers. Quickly changing into her Spider-Woman suit, Gwen rushed into battle against the creature as it attempted to attack Ned Leeds. The Lizard slammed Gwen into a wall before she carelessly kicked the beast into a pillar causing the entire ceiling of the building to collapse onto him. Seeing that the Lizard had been defeated, Gwen rushed to the creature's body only to find that it was her best friend Peter. Grabbing Peter, she tried to understand what had happened but Peter simply told her that he just wanted to be special like her. Upon Peter using her real name, Gwen grabbed his hand in shock over the revelation that he knew her real identity all along, preventing him from seeing her tearful face as she begged him not to go. Peter died in her arms as she held him close and sobbed into his body. Soon after, officer Stacy arrived on the scene to investigate what had happened only to see Spider-Woman holding a dead body. In fear of being confronted by her father, a tearful Gwen swung away. George realized the body that Spider-Woman had been crouched over was none other than that of his daughter's best friend. Coming to the deduction that Spider-Woman had murdered Peter and escaped from the scene of the crime, George began a massive manhunt to find and apprehend the vigilante.

After these events Gwen distanced herself from others as a way to avoid "distractions" as well as to avoid losing someone else, assuming that anyone close to her would get hurt just like Peter. She began to take her Spider-Woman career much more seriously as she attempted to avoid making the same mistake she had made before and to somehow repay the moral debt she had gained after accidentally killing Peter. She continued to be a member of the Mary Jane's in order to release her feelings of anger, guilt and loss through her drumming but would distance herself from the band members as her guilt and depression from Peter's death grew over time. Eventually, she completely avoided talking to them and only saw them when they had to rehearse for concerts.

Although her alter ego was being sought by the law due to Peter Parker's death, she defended the city from many super villains who threatened to terrorize it. Among those villains were Vulture, who became a recurring villain for the heroine, as well as Doctor Octopus and Kraven the Hunter. She also got into brief feuds with her father as both Gwen Stacy and Spider-Woman due to his attempts to catch her at all costs.

Around two years after she became Spider-Woman, Gwen was fighting against Doctor Octopus. However, in the middle of her fight she was pulled into a portal. The portal pulled her into another dimension, landing her a week before the portal opened up in that world. In front of a screen, she saw the news of the Spider-Man of that world and realized she was no longer in her New York.

Not too long after entering this new universe, her spider-sense told her to head to Visions Academy. Gwen infiltrated it, managing to pose as just another student at the school. Gwen would first meet Miles in physics class after Miles had told a bad joke about Einstein and sat next to her due to her being the only person who had laughed at it. Initially thinking he was cute, Gwen would attempt to strike conversation but was interrupted by the teacher. The next day, Gwen intentionally bumped into Miles. She'd immediately be weirded out by how much Miles was sweating, only for Miles to claim the most unbelievable set of excuses. Miles would introduce himself by name and Gwen awkwardly introduced herself as Gwanda, not wanting to give away her real name in the event there was another version of herself in this universe. She claimed she was African before correcting herself to say she was South African and that she didn't have an accent because she had been raised in Brooklyn. Attempting to hit on her with his uncle's advice, Miles initiated the shoulder touch. With Gwen being unimpressed by his flirting attempt, Miles would try to pull his hand away from Gwen only for it to get stuck in the right side of her hair. Gwen knew Miles was experiencing his powers for the first time and told him to calm down and relax but he would not listen as he was too confused. Miles attempting to find a solution tried to aggressively pull his hand out of her hair only for Gwen to counter by throwing him over her head.

Gwen and Miles were taken to the school nurse's office not too long after where half of Gwen's head was shaved to remove Miles's hand, leaving a giant hand print, much to her dismay. Walking outside of the office, a livid Gwen would see Miles walking on a wall wearing nothing but a pair of pants while birds were attached to his hands

Before she left, Miles asked Gwen if he was allowed to like her haircut now. Gwen would slyly tease Miles. When he asked if they were friends now, Gwen agreed. Gwen jumped through the portal and returned home.Two days later, Gwen looked at her selfie with Miles from the bus ride on her phone as she missed her friend and thought of their brief time together. After returning to her universe, Gwen continued her adventures as Spider-Woman, fighting various enemies while still being part of the Mary Janes. However, her isolation that had begun from Peter's death only got worse now as she also missed Miles. Gwen ended up keeping the haircut Miles inadvertently caused her to get to remember him by and would print out a Polaroid of their selfie, placing it in her drum-set next to her Spider-Woman suit and a birthday gift from her deceased mother.

Gwen is acutely aware of the porn, rule 34, and sexually explicit stuff about her floating around the internet. Gwen is a very beautiful and cute lean, muscular, blue-eyed Caucasian girl with short ash-blonde hair, eyebrow piercings on her right eyebrow and a small gap in between her teeth. The roots of her hair and her eyebrows appear a shade of brown in contrast to her blonde hair. Whether Gwen has varying hair tones or dyes her hair a lighter shade of blonde is unknown. Her body type is lean but muscular with wide hips and similar to that of an acrobat or gymnast. After Miles accidentally got his hand stuck to her hair while trying to give her the infamous shoulder touch, the right side of her hair was shaved off and would become an undercut.

She either wears her Spider-Woman suit or casual clothing. Her casual clothing is varied, featuring a wide range of styles as shown in the introductory timelapse dinner sequence in Across the Spider-Verse. Her usual attire is usually something punk-adjacent and is always paired with her teal colored chucks. She often wears other pieces of clothing to conceal her Spider-Woman suit leaving her pointe shoes and lower half of her suit exposed. While attempting to track him down, she briefly wore a uniform which was most likely stolen from Miles's Brooklyn Visions Academy and very briefly wore a lab coat and glasses in order to disguise herself at Alchemax.

Gwen Stacy is a kind, sweet, intelligent, quick-witted, humorous and extremely awkward girl with a tendency to be sarcastic. Due to the trauma of losing her best friend and mother while very young, Gwen attempts to mask her feelings but by putting up fronts and walls to appear more confident and put together than she actually is. The first time her walls are broken down post-Peter death is during the collider incident when she befriends Miles and the other members of the first Spider-Gang. After this point, her emotional state deteriorates once more as she loses the ability to mask her awkward side. When she meets Miles again a year later, she's painfully awkward but tries to instead put up fronts in order to lie to Miles about the Spider-Society's truth. She does this out of fear of hurting one of the few close friends she's made, even if it ends up backfiring. After her monologue to her father, Gwen seems more open to the idea of lowering her shields. Though Gwen attempted to isolate herself from others due to her own guilt and pain, it did not take long for her to open up more to the Spider-Gang and other people as she grew to bond with them due to her ability to relate to them, especially Miles. Gwen tends to bottle up her emotions and releases them when she's playing drums leading to her being particularly angry and distant. She has a tendency to snap or lash out when angry, like when she kicks her drumset down as her bandmates try to check in on her or frantically taking her multiverse watch back from Miles when he presses the wrong button. She also appears to use hugs when she is unable to clearly express her thoughts or emotions.

Spider physiology: Having been bitten by a radioactive spider, Gwen possesses enhanced strength, durability, agility, reflexes, spider-sense, and the ability to climb walls. Superhuman strength: Gwen possesses enhanced strength, allowing her to combat foes that would otherwise overwhelm her. She can easily lift heavy debris or hurl containers that would not be able to be lifted by any ordinary human. Superhuman durability: Gwen's body is far tougher than a regular human as she can withstand falls from extreme heights, blunt force trauma, and superhuman blows with little damage. However, even with her super-durability, she is still able to be defeated if enough force is used as evidenced by her lack of power against the Go-Home Machine. Superhuman agility: Gwen possesses an enhanced levels of agility beyond the natural physical limits. She combines this natural and enhanced agility with her training as a ballerina and gymnast. Wall-crawling: Gwen possesses the ability to cling onto any surface using just her fingertips or feet, even able to walk or sit on a building upside down. Spider-Sense: When danger is present, Gwen experiences a buzzing sensation in her head as a sort of warning system, allowing her to react accordingly. Her spider-sense offers her near complete awareness of her surroundings that, in conjunction with her reflexes, allows her to instinctively dodge or counter upcoming attacks. Her spider-sense also helps her recognize other individuals with spider-powers, making them have some sort of connection.

Spider-Connection: In addition, her spider-sense seems to more advanced that of the average Spider-Person, since it guided her to Visions Academy to find Miles even before he had been bitten. It was also able to detect Miles and sense he was in danger even though he was in a different dimension. Abilities Skilled combatant: Gwen's spider-sense and reflexes make her a capable melee fighter. Her movements and fighting style have the grace and precision of a ballerina. She incorporates various acrobatic moves into her fighting style as well as even some judo. Trained drummer: Gwen is a trained drummer and was a member of the Mary Janes for at least 3 years before quitting and is now a member of Hobie's band. Trained ballerina: Gwen trained as a ballerina for an unknown period of time, due to this her fighting style is very precise and pinpoint. She often walks on her tiptoes, even while wearing her chucks. Her ballet training most likely helps with her balance which is already enhanced by her spider-abilities. Trained gymnast: Due to being a member of her school's gymnastics team, Gwen had already developed a very high degree of strength even before being bitten by a radioactive spider. After being bitten by the spider, her strength increased even more, and she incorporates much of her gymnastics training into the way she swings and fights. Web-Shooters: Gwen is equipped with wrist-mounted shooters she uses as Spider-Woman. The Web-Shooters fire a synthetic, silk-like material meant to imitate the power and capabilities of a spider's web. As Spider-Woman, Gwen typically uses her web shooters in order to travel, but can also use these to grab people as seen when she saves Miles Morales and Peter B. Parker from falling when they were escaping Alchemax. Synthetic Webbing: Gwen can generate webs that are a shear-thinning liquid, virtually solid until a shearing force is applied to it, rendering it fluid. Spider-Woman Suit: The Spider-Woman suit is a specialized suit used by Gwen Stacy to fight crime as Spider-Woman and keep her identity secret to prevent danger to herself and her loved ones. The suit is white and black with some pink and blue web patterns in the underarm area. It also has a hood with pink and blue web patterns on the inside. The suit is one piece and extends to her wrist, ankles and bottom of her head. The mask is white with pink eye lenses. She also wears fingerless gloves that are pink with blue web patterns and go up to the elbows. She initially wore blue pointe shoes with the suit, Species Human (enhanced) Ethnicity Flag of Ireland Irish Nationality Flag of United States of America American Gender Female Skin Color White Eye color Blue Hair color Blonde (pink ends) Height 159 cm Weight 59 kg