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* AmnesiacResonance: [[spoiler:After having her memory of Peter Parker erased by Doctor Strange's spell, MJ meets him again at the coffee shop where she works, but just considers him another customer. However, after a brief conversation with Peter about her future, MJ stares after him as he leaves and seems to have a feeling that she knows him.]]

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In ''No Way Home'', it's implied that her dad would never approve of her dating Peter [[spoiler:after he's revealed to be Spider-Man]] despite having previously liked him. Despite this, the two stay together [[spoiler:until Doctor Strange's spell erases everyone's memories of Peter, including hers]].

* LongingLook: Gives these to Peter when she's out of his eyeshot, showing her secret attraction to him. It's quite a contrast to her eyes usual half-lidded due to her frequently being bored.

* AmnesiacResonance: [[spoiler:After having her memory of Peter Parker erased from Doctor Strange's spell, she meets him again where she works, but just consider him another customer. However, after a conversation with Peter and when he left, she stares after him as she has a feeling that she knows him.]]

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In ''No Way Home'', it's implied that her dad would never approve of her dating Peter after he's revealed to be Spider-Man despite having previously liked him. Despite this, the two stay together [[spoiler:until Doctor Strange's spell erases everyone's memories of Peter, including hers]].

* AbusiveParents: It's implied that one of her parents is this by how she doesn't go by her full name and instead simply goes by Jones. She only mentions her father in ''No Way Home'', with it being confirmed that she lives with him and that she believes that despite previously having a good opinion of Peter, he wouldn't be accepting of her dating him [[spoiler:after Peter's identity is exposed, though it's possible she was exaggerating due to the stressful situation]]. In the comics, Mary Jane Watson's father was abusive to the point that her mother left him before eventually passing away, while Ultimate Mary Jane's mother eventually threw her father out.

* AlternateSelf: Has equivalents named Mary Jane Watson on [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Earth-96283]] and [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]]. She has more equivalents [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse in the Multiverse too]].
* AmnesiacResonance: After having her memory of Peter Parker erased from Doctor Strange's spell, she meets him again where she works, but just consider him another customer. However, after a conversation with Peter and when he left, she stares after him as she has a feeling that she knows him.

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* ForWantOfANail: In comparison to all the versions of MJ in the multiverse, she's the most drastically different and has very little in common with her variants outside the last name Watson and being in a relationship with Peter.

* LovesMyAlterEgo: Discussed and averted. In ''Far From Home'', she accidentally tells Peter that she was only watching him because she suspected that he was Spider-Man, which obviously saddens Peter as he really thought that MJ was romantically interested in him. Later on, she confesses that this isn't the case and she genuinely did like Peter all along.

* StarCrossedLovers: She spent years pining for Peter without reciprocation, and when he finally did reciprocate and enter a relationship with her, [[spoiler:they're forcibly separated by Strange's spell making everyone forget about Peter. For the foreseeable future, Peter also refuses to reconnect with her due to thinking he is keeping her safe by not having her in his life, despite still loving her dearly. MJ's subtle reactions to Peter also imply her heart still very much remembers him despite the gap in her memory.]]

* {{Troll}}: She ''loves'' getting under the skin of other people like her classmates by teasing or snarking at them.
* TruerToTheText: [[ZigZaggedTrope While her physical appearance, first name, and some of her background are different]], a lot of MJ's personality is closer to Mary Jane Watson of the 616 early comics than Creator/KirstenDunst's portrayal, which drew on other aspects of the character. She shares Mary Jane's unapologetic snarkiness and being more of a social outcast at her school than a popular girl. MJ figuring out Peter is Spider-Man instead of him telling her is straight from Tom Defalco's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #257-259.

On [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Earth-96283]], MJ is instead a woman named Mary Jane Watson [[InSpiteOfANail who like]] Michelle attended Midtown High and became romantically involved with her classmate Peter Parker. [[ForWantOfANail However]], that's where the similarities end as they are essentially different people.

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/{{Zendaya}}[[labelnote:Foreign voice actors]]Creator/ErikaUgalde (Latin-American Spanish), Kazumi Makabe (Japanese), Ana Elena Bittencourt (Brazilian Portuguese), Célia Gouin-Arsenault (Canadian French)[[/labelnote]]

* CanonForeigner: Michelle was specifically created for the films. [[SubvertedTrope Until she says she prefers to be called "MJ"]], making it clear she's the MCU stand-in for Mary Jane, compounded by becoming Peter Parker's love interest and her surname being revealed to be Watson in ''No Way Home'', along with Norman Osborn and Peter-2 recongising her as a variant of the Mary Jane Watson they know.

* {{Expy}}: Of Allison from ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'', in keeping with WordOfGod's claims of ''Homecoming'' taking inspiration from Creator/JohnHughes' films. Physically, both characters dress and style themselves in dowdy clothing that make them appear to not care about how they look. Personality-wise, both come across as DeadpanSnarker {{Cloudcuckoolander}}s whose actions often contradict their claims. In what is also a ShoutOut, Michelle is in detention not because of anything she did, but because [[ItAmusedMe she felt like going to it]], during which she would draw to pass the time, much like Allison did.

[[folder:Other Universes]]
Michelle Jones has several other variants across the multiverse, all of whom are also instead named Mary Jane Watson and with most of them ending up romantically involved with Peter Parker.


->For the variant from Earth-67 that appeared in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'', see [[Characters/SpiderMan1967 this page]].
->For the variant from Earth-1048 that appeared in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'', see [[Characters/SpiderManPS4Heroes this page]].
-> For the variant from Earth-13122 that appeared in ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes'', see [[Characters/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes here]].
->For the variant from Earth-26496 that appeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', see [[Characters/TheSpectacularSpiderMan this page]].
-> For the variant from Earth-96283 that appeared in the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', see [[Characters/SpiderManTrilogyMainCharacters this page]].
-> For the variant from Earth-120703 that appeared in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'', see [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeriesOthers this page]].
->For the variant from Earth-751263 that appeared in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'', see [[Characters/SpiderManUnlimited this page]].
->For the variants from Earth-65B, Earth-616B and Earth-1610B that appeared in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManSpiderVerse'', see [[Characters/SpiderManSpiderVerseSupportingCharacters this page]].

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Takes this role from Ned starting in ''Far From Home'' which continues into ''No Way Home'', having the most screen time after Peter (and Mysterio in ''Far From Home'').

->For the variants from Earth-616B and Earth-1610B that appeared in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManSpiderVerse'', see [[Characters/SpiderManSpiderVerseSupportingCharacters this page]].

->For the variants from Earths 616B and 1610B that appeared in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManSpiderVerse'', see [[Characters/SpiderManSpiderVerseSupportingCharacters this page]].

[[folder:Mary Jane Watson (Raimi-verse)]]
The MJ of [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Earth-96283]]. Like Michelle, she went to Midtown High with Peter and became romantically involved with him. Other than that, she's a very different person from her Sacred Timeline counterpart.

-> For more info on this Variant, see Characters/SpiderManTrilogyMainCharacters page
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[[folder:Mary Jane Watson (Webb-verse)]]
The MJ of [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]]. She only appears very briefly at the end of the second film as her other appearances there became DeletedScenes, and was supposed to appear as a major character in the third Amazing Spider-Man film before it was cancelled.

-> For more info on this Variant, see Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeriesOthers page
[[/folder]]

->For the variants from undesignated Earths that appeared in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', see [[Characters/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse this page]].

->For the variant from Earth-1048 that appeared in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'', see [[Characters/SpiderManPS4Heroes this page]]
->For the variant from Earth-26496 that appeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', see [[Characters/TheSpectacularSpiderMan this page]]

Michelle Jones has several other variants across the multiverse, all of whom are also instead named Mary Jane Watson. Like her, they all became romantically involved with Peter Parker.

** MJ briefly dated Brad Davis in the comics while on a break from Peter. In ''Far From Home'', Brad tries to romantically pursue her before she and Peter officially get together but MJ doesn't reciprocate and even humiliates him to protect Peter's secret identity.

* CanonForeigner: Michelle was specifically created for the films. [[SubvertedTrope Until she says she prefers to be called "MJ"]], making it clear she's the MCU stand-in for Mary Jane, compounded by becoming Peter Parker's love interest, and her surname being revealed to be Watson in ''No Way Home'', along with Norman Osborn and Peter-2 recongising her as a variant of the Mary Jane Watson they know.

** In the comics, Mary Jane briefly served as Tony Stark's personal assistant. In here, the two never met before Tony's HeroicSacrifice in ''Endgame''.
** MJ also briefly dated Brad Davis in the comics but in here, Brad Davis tries to romantically pursue her but she doesn't reciprocate and even humiliates him to protect Peter's secret identity.
** She also met Steve Rogers in the comics and he even trained her in hand-to-hand combat. However, the two never personally met in the MCU.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the comics, Mary Jane briefly served as Tony Stark's personal assistant. In here, the two never met before Tony's HeroicSacrifice in ''Endgame''.

* AlternateSelf: Has equivalents on [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Earth-96283]] and [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]]. She has more equivalents [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse in the Multiverse too]].

* CanonForeigner: Michelle was specifically created for the films. [[SubvertedTrope Until she says she prefers to be called "MJ"]], making it clear she's the MCU stand-in for Mary Jane, compounded by becoming Peter Parker's love interest, and her surname being revealed to be Watson in ''No Way Home'', along with the other Peters explicitly recognizing her as a Variant of Mary Jane.

* AscendedExtra: She gets a lot more to do in ''Far From Home'' than she did in ''Homecoming'', where she served primarily as a side character.

* BlackAndNerdy: Has her nose buried in a book in almost every scene of hers in ''Homecoming''.

* BrainyBrunette: Has curly dark hair, is an avid reader, and currently the captain of Midtown Tech's academic decathlon team.

* CanonForeigner: Michelle was specifically created for the films. [[SubvertedTrope Until she says she prefers to be called "MJ"]], making it clear she's the MCU stand-in for Mary Jane, compounded by becoming Peter Parker's love interest, and her surname being revealed to be Watson.

* DoNotCallMePaul: ''No Way Home'' reveals that her full name is Michelle Jones-Watson but refuses to go by Watson.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first we see of Michelle is her [[BrutalHonesty bluntly calling Ned and Peter losers]] after catching them staring at Liz, and when they ask her why she sits with them despite her opinion, she tells them that [[FriendlessBackground she doesn't have any friends]]. The next scene she's in, Michelle casually lists off the previous clubs Peter had quit beforehand when he reveals that he might not be available for the academic decathlon team's Nationals, and when everyone stares at her for it, she then gets defensive and claims that she's just being observant, indicating she has a crush on Peter but refuses to admit it.

* NoSocialSkills: Throughout ''Homecoming'', Michelle mostly just reads her books and snarks at anyone in earshot. She even admits that Peter and Ned, two of her favorite targets, are the closest she has to any real friends. After nearly losing them in the Washington Monument crisis, she begins to warm up to her teammates, telling them she prefers to be called "MJ" and taking pride in being the decathlon captain. In ''Far From Home'', Peter and Ned regard her as a genuine friend, but still, she brings up odd conversation topics like murders and conspiracy theories, teases anyone once the opportunity presents itself, and CannotSpitItOut to Peter.

* UndyingLoyalty: One of her best traits is her firm devotion to people she cares about, which is best shown in her relationship with Peter. Even before they start dating, she stands up for him [[BullyHunter against his two bullies]] Flash and Brad, putting them in their place when they attempt to embarrass him. In ''No Way Home'', she continues to stick by his side [[spoiler:after his secret identity is exposed to the public by Mysterio. She refuses to give up any info about him when she gets interrogated by the Department of Damage Control, to holding his hand while they enter Midtown with protesters and Mysterio believers outside, being completely supportive of his plan to cure the Multiversal trespassers so they don't die when they return to their universes, and providing him emotional support when Aunt May gets killed]]. This woman is ''loyal''.

* UnderstandingBoyfriend: GenderInverted. MJ proves to be very understanding and flexible about Peter's double life as Spider-Man, remaining at her boyfriend's side even as [[spoiler:Mysterio's outing and framing of him puts her own reputation and future at risk.]] When Peter's guilt leads him to accidentally trigger a multiversal crisis in an attempt to set things right for his loved ones, MJ doesn't hold it against him and only asks that he consult them in the future before making such decisions, and helps him deal with the multiversal visitors without any hesitation. She remains a constant pillar of support for Peter throughout his ordeal, right up until [[spoiler:their relationship is erased from her memory.]]

* IKnewThereWasSomethingAboutYou: After Peter confirms to her that he ''is'' Spider-Man upon finding out that [[spoiler: she (unknowingly) had evidence that Quentin Beck is a fraud]], she is ''ecstatic'' and admits that she can't believe she managed to figure that out.

* UnderstandingBoyfriend: GenderInverted. MJ proves to be very understanding and flexible about Peter's double life as Spider-Man, remaining at her boyfriend's side even as [[spoiler: Mysterio's outing and framing of him puts her own reputation and future at risk.]] When Peter's guilt leads him to accidentally trigger a multiversal crisis in an attempt to set things right for his loved ones, MJ doesn't hold it against him and only asks that he consult them in the future before making such decisions, and helps him deal with the multiversal visitors without any hesitation. She remains a constant pillar of support for Peter throughout his ordeal, right up until [[spoiler:their relationship is erased from her memory.]]