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* {{Manchild}}: Mainly manifests in her solo series, where her acting like an emotionally stunted and impulsive teenager is shown as the result of spending ten years in solitary confinement. As Jessica points out later in ''ComicBook/SpiderWomen'', that this and her anxiety issues are the ''only'' things Cindy has from being locked in solitary confinement for so long is a miracle.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Cindy Moon
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #1 (April 2014)
-> ''"My name is Cindy Moon. Intern by day. Super hero by night. Actually, I fight crime by day, too. And I also intern by night--you get the idea. Ten years ago, I got bit by a radioactive spider. See Previous, Re: Super Hero. Shortly after that fateful bite, I was locked inside a windowless bunker. For ten years. I did it to keep my family safe. To keep everyone safe. Safe from jerkstones like Morlun and his family. But now that threat is gone."''
-->-- '''Cindy Moon'''
Silk is a Creator/MarvelComics superheroine who is first introduced into Franchise/MarvelUniverse in the first issue of ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' Vol. 3 (April 2014). She's created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos.
During the ''ComicBook/OriginalSin'' storyline, Spider-Man would be exposed to the energies of the Watcher’s eye alongside his fellow heroes. As secrets began to flow into his head, Spider-Man saw that the radioactive spider that bit him managed to bite another before it died—a young female student named Cindy Moon.
After she was bitten by the spider, Cindy’s abilities manifested but she was unable to control them. Some time later, [[Characters/SpiderManSupportingCharacters Ezekiel Sims]] would approach the Moon family to offer his help and guide Cindy in controlling her newfound abilities. After six years since getting bit and training to use her powers, Cindy is locked up inside a facility by Ezekiel to protect her and the other “spiders” from Morlun and his family: The Inheritors. But she was later freed by Peter Parker, kicking off [[ComicBook/SpiderVerse Morlun's biggest hunt ever]].
During ''Spider-Verse'', she appeared in the first arc of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderWoman2014 Spider-Woman]]'' volume five, teaming up with Jessica Drew before spinning off into her own ongoing series in February 2015, written by Robbie Thompson (known for his work on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''). Initially running for seven issues, ''Silk'', like many other titles, was put on hold for the massive ''ComicBook/SecretWars'' event, but returned with a new volume during the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel initiative later that year. In the second volume, Silk is working for ComicBook/BlackCat, or so it seems as she is actually a mole for SHIELD, but things start to get complicated, as Silk gains some anger issues as well as having a hard time remembering Black Cat isn't her friend. This volume ran for nineteen issues.
Cindy appears (in her unpowered, civilian form) as a classmate of Peter's in 2017's ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', played there by Creator/TiffanyEspensen, later reprising the role in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. In June 2018, it was announced that [[https://www.cbr.com/silk-movie-spider-man-spinoff-sony/ Sony began developing a film based on the character]], [[https://deadline.com/2020/09/amazon-sony-suite-tv-series-marvel-characters-silk-1234570370/ reportedly later retooled into a series]] for Creator/PrimeVideo by 2020. It will reportedly be the first in a franchise of series for the streamer set in Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse, but it has not yet been confirmed if Espensen will reprise her role. It was also reported in December 2018 that Silk would feature in a spinoff of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', alongside ComicBook/SpiderGwen and [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew]], tentatively titled ''Spider-Women''.
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* ''Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' vol. 3 (2014)
* ''Silk'' (multiple runs):
** vol. 1 (2015)
** vol. 2 (2015-2017)
** vol. 3 (2020-)
* ''Amazing Spider-Man & Silk: The Spider(fly) Effect'' (2016)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderWomen'' (2016)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' (2018)
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* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, (2017 -- present), played by Creator/TiffanyEspensen
** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (2017)
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018)
* Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse
** ''Silk'' (TBA)
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* Untitled ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' spinoff (TBD), voiced by TBA
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* ''VideoGame/SpiderManUnlimited'' (2015)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2015)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' (2016)
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* AllTherapistsAreMuggles: Averted. At ComicBook/MisterFantastic's recommendation, Cindy begins seeing Dr. Marie Porter, a shrink who specializes in helping people with secret identities. Marie is one of the few people Cindy genuinely trusts, and is on a very short list of characters who believe that Cindy can get her life in order.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Spiders, being the avatar of a powerful Spider Totem.
* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: Her first costume was made entirely out of plain, old spider-silk. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/silkspidey_242.jpg Just look]].
* AscendedFanboy: When her first ComicBook/AgentsOfAtlas mission sends her to Korea, to help fight in the ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms, she becomes rather excited to work alongside crimefighting K-Pop singer Luna Snow. A later ''Agents of Atlas'' comic also has Luna Snow recruit Silk as a dancer in her next music video.
-->'''Silk:''' I saw you at MSG during your "Cool" World Tour and you were ''amazing''.\\
'''Luna Snow:''' Oh, wow. Thank you.
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Ringer III:''' H-how're you--? Nobody's that fast!\\
'''Silk:''' I am. Fast, tough, and smooth... as Silk! [-Yeah, that'll work.-]
* BandagedFace: She's covered the lower half of her face with her spider-silk in her first costume.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished:
** Averted after Cindy gets a [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating]] at the hands of Black Cat and ends up with a black eye.
** Averted again when Cindy gets some bruises on her cheek after fighting [[spoiler: Mattie Franklin]].
* BecomingTheMask: Mockingbird worried that Silk's infiltration of Black Cat's organization would put her in serious risk of this, as did a few others, and not without reason. She almost killed a person under Black Cat's orders, and when asked about it, she stated she felt good after beating the man and throwing him off a roof (but claims that she knew he'd survive). The main thing that seemed to be pushing her into this trope is that she genuinely likes Cat and sees her as a friend, a feeling that Cat would mutually return. [[spoiler: She ultimately doesn't go rogue, and Mockingbird apologizes for thinking she would.]]
* BerserkerRage: Silk was already someone not completely in control of her emotions, and being exposed to goblin serum didn't help. Even after Cat cured her, she still flies into a yellow-eyed rage on occasion.
* BetaOutfit: In the earliest comics, Cindy's "costume" is just some webs that she's generated wrapped tightly around her body, almost BandageMummy-style. Later on, as she figures out how to make proper clothing with her webs, she creates the costume that she's worn ever since.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Has a red "S" in the middle of her costume's chest.
* CheapCostume: For her first costume, Silk quickly slapped together a costume using her webbing. Spidey laments having never thought of doing that himself, although considering his webbing only lasts couple of hours [[FullFrontalAssault that might be a good thing]]. She later makes herself a proper costume after hearing her job supervisor Natalie Long call Silk's original one "tacky".
* CombatClairvoyance: To a greater degree than Spider-Man. She can track people quicker and easier and by her description see further along the threads of fate that power their Spider-Sense.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DistaffCounterpart: She is this to Peter to a greater extent than any of the Spider-Women or Spider-Girls, thanks to being bitten by the same spider. Morlun even calls her "Spider-Bride".
* EvilCounterpart: The villain of the ''ComicBook/SpiderWomen'' crossover is the Cindy Moon of ComicBook/SpiderGwen's dimension. On Earth-65, the radioactive spider never bit Cindy, but since their daughter was nearly bit by a glowing spider, the Moon family called for an investigation into the lab. When it was discovered that the spider bite would have either killed Cindy or given her spider-powers, Cindy grew bitter and spent the next decade stewing on what might have been. In present day, she has completely cut her loving family out of her life to become a MadScientist and CEO of the evil organization [[FunWithAcronyms S.I.L.K.]], as she tries to [[IJustWantToBeSpecial recreate the spider]] and cause all sorts of trouble for Earth-65's superheroes.
* FaceHeelTurn: In the ''[[ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel All New, All Different]]'' universe, Silk has gone rogue and is working for Black Cat under the moniker of "Sinister Silk", lamenting that her brief stint as a hero has made it difficult for her to accrue any VillainCred... but it's revealed [[SubvertedTrope she's actually]] TheMole for S.H.I.E.L.D. [[spoiler:But, then, after the events of ''Spider-Women'', Cindy [[BecomingTheMask decides to back Black Cat full-time]] after S.H.I.E.L.D. refuses to listen to the fact that her Earth-65 counterpart was causing trouble, not her. '''Then''' it turns out she went back to S.H.I.E.L.D. [[ZigZaggedTrope to continue busting]] Black Cat after they finally believed her story.]]
* FantasticArousal: She used to emit pheromones that cause Peter Parker to want to get intimate with her, and vice versa. It got to the point where they couldn't be around each other for more than a few minutes before they started making out. Thanks to the events of ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' causing the strength of her pheromones to diminish in exchange for an even better Silk-Sense, this is no longer an issue.
* FemmeFatalons: The fingers on her costume can be converted into these on the fly.
* FingerFirearms: Like ComicBook/UltimateMarvel's Jessica Drew, she shoots her webbing from her fingertips instead of her wrists. She can spin different kinds too: Insulated strands to use against Electro and porous ones for more cushioned barriers. They also have barbed hook tips giving a stronger catch on things she hits. Very similar to the way the Great Weaver has been depicted spinning its webs given her purported stronger connection to the Web of Life.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Not as bad as Captain America, ''per se'', but when she hits the Internet to search for her parents, she's stopped by the fact that Peter doesn't have Netscape Navigator. Her being a spider-person, and thus fond of quips, means that a lot of her references are seen as out-of-date by the other web heads.
-->'''Silk:''' [[Music/{{Eminem}} Guess who's back. Back again.]]\\
'''ComicBook/SpiderGwen:''' ''Ugh''... has anybody considered putting Silk back in her time capsule?
* GildedCage: The bunker Ezekiel placed her in, and intended to place Peter inside as well. Cindy was well cared for, continued to learn about the world and has a much better grasp on her powers than she would otherwise, but she never got the chance to socialize and, practically speaking, is still an emotionally addled teen in a grown woman's body.
* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: Cindy can use her organic ProjectileWebbing to create clothing. [[https://imgur.com/a/UUgRmIC She has used this ability to create civilian clothing for her and Peter]], and [[https://imgur.com/a/LZld7G1 has made medieval fantasy clothing for herself and her companions]].
* MetaOrigin: She got her powers from the same spider that Peter did. Unlike him, she is able to produce her own webbing rather than requiring web cartridges. This is part of her role as [[TheChosenOne the Bride]] in the CosmicChessGame between the Inheritors and [[TheChosenMany the Spiders]]. She represents every totem [[ItBeganWithATwistOfFate empowered by chance]].
* NaiveNewcomer: Jessica Drew outright admits during ''Spider-Verse'' that Silk's naivety and enthusiasm for heroics would normally make her endearing, but this quality also has a tendency to make her more aggravating to deal with in more serious situations... like the multiverse genocide of Spider-Totems they were trying to stop at the time.
* NeverMyFault: Occasionally attempts to shift the blame off herself whenever she screws up and things go FUBAR. Spider-Woman eventually gets fed up with this and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chews her out on it]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: She ends up getting ComicBook/SpiderManNoir laid up after she accidentally attracts Brix and Bora to their location during ''Spider-Verse''. And then gets Spider-Woman trapped on Loomworld. And then wrecks the second teleporter when she returns to Loomworld to save Spider-Woman, even though she should be staying away from Loomworld. Frankly, it happens a lot in ''Spider-Verse'', and is specifically the reason why few heroes enjoy her presence come her solo series.
* OlderThanSheLooks: Looks like a teenager (and often acts like one too), but is actually in her late twenties like Peter. PlayedForLaughs as both [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew]] and ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}, who mentor Silk, refer to her as a kid despite the fact that she's actually around the same age as them.
-->'''Mockingbird:''' That's good to hear, young lady.\\
'''Silk:''' [-Dude, we're practically the same age.-]
* OneWordTitle: Doubles as ProtagonistTitle, being Cindy Moon's codename as a superhero.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Spider-People are a crowded market in the world of Marvel Comics, and her solo launching at the same time as ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'''s did her no favours.
* PaperThinDisguise: Unlike every other webbed hero, who wear complete masks, Silk just covers the lower half of her face with a somewhat loose-fitting scarf. The scarf has fallen away enough times during fights that her identity never being revealed ([[spoiler:well, never being revealed because of this trope, anyway]]) is pure luck.
* ParentalAbandonment: Invoked, as Cindy herself signed off on the decision to lock herself up in the bunker away from her family. But after spending ten years in the bunker, she has no idea where they might have gone, with virtually all information about them being wiped from public record. Figuring out what happened to them was her main driving force and reason for being Silk. [[spoiler:Thanks to her coworkers, she finds out they disappeared into the Negative Zone in search of a cure for her Spider-Powers to protect her from the Inheritors and ended up trapped there. Cindy rescues them, brings them home, and slowly rebuilds her relationship with them.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: When Cindy gets a job at Fact Channel News, J. Jonah Jameson (who actually likes Silk, barring the period where she was [[http://i.imgur.com/vOKzvmj.jpg impersonated]] by her EvilCounterpart from Earth-65) ends up taking her under his wing, even giving her the [[AffectionateNickname nickname]] "Analog" after seeing her use a pen and notepad instead of a phone or tablet. He becomes somewhat father-y towards her, helps her find her missing brother, and [[NoIndoorVoice screams]] ''raises'' at her. Jameson's kindness and presence is arguably the other reason besides the hunt for her family that kept her at the network, as she immediately quits when he's fired following the events of ''ComicBook/DeadNoMoreTheCloneConspiracy''.
* {{Pheromones}}: She and Spider-Man both have them, and they work exponentially well ''on each other''. When Peter and Cindy are anywhere near each other, they are compelled to start making out on the spot, and can only resist for so long.
* PowerIncontinence: A positive example. The events of ''Spider-Verse'' has caused her Spider-Sense to amplify but lowered her pheromonal attraction. However, she initially can't stand the new information overload, and mixed with her social anxiety, decides to live in the bunker once more to deal with it... until she learns that someone has been constantly surveying her there, forcing her to rent an apartment.
* ProtagonistTitle: The protagonist's codename, as she's a superhero.
* RedStringOfFate: She and Peter were bitten by the same radioactive[=/=]supernatural spider. Until the end of ''Spider-Verse'', they couldn't be close to each other too long before their "pheromones" started making them go in for a makeout. Though even once it's no longer an issue, Cindy continues avoiding Peter, now out of embarrassment for that entire scenario having even been a thing.
* RememberTheNewGuy: She was one of Peter's classmates thirteen years ago InUniverse. Subverted in that he's just as clueless as the reader about who she is.
* TheRival: Had a one-sided one with Peter for a while. When their pheromonal attraction starts interfering with their daily lives, Cindy suggests Peter take a hike and leave New York to her. Peter takes this as a challenge and tries to maintain a good friendship with her, while Cindy usually tries to avoid interacting with him, even after the pheremones are no longer a problem. The Thompson run is even bookended by phone calls between the two that basically sum up their relationship.
-->'''Peter''' (after Cindy abruptly hangs up): "Good talk, Cindy. Good talk."
* ShoutOut: A lot of Cindy's quips as Silk pertain to 1990s and early 2000s pop culture, in addition to her owning a lot of Creator/{{Disney}}, ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', and Creator/{{Nintendo}} memorabilia at home and on her work desk. One of the first jokes she makes in her solo series falls directly into this.
-->'''Silk:''' Seriously? [Dragonclaw] sounds like a Franchise/{{Pokemon}}.
* SickeninglySweethearts: Her relationship with Peter has been ''very'' intimate, to the point where Anna Maria is uncomfortable around them and must resort to using a spray bottle to keep them focused on tasks. Both of them find their FantasticArousal inhibits their ability to fight crime, and Cindy is extremely uncomfortable with the situation. As of ''Silk'' Volume 0, they're apparently no longer romantically involved, and Cindy seems eager to forget it. Her high school boyfriend & herself also qualify, [[spoiler:both in flashback and after they get back together]], as do the friends that she helped set up in Issue #1, [[https://culturewarreporters.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/ohlola.png?w=508&h=129 Lola & Rafferty]].
* SlapSlapKiss: Literally, as [[LetsYouAndHimFight the second fight]] that breaks out between her and Peter ends with them making out due to their Spider-Senses freaking out when Morlun resurfaces.
* SpoiledBrat: She is severely stunted both socially and emotionally, and can act like a whiny teenager whenever others question her abilities, with one example being running away after overhearing Jessica Drew's assertion during ''Spider-Verse'' that Silk's WideEyedIdealism will get them killed if they aren't careful.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: In her defense, she recently spent a decade in a bunker, putting her somewhat behind the times in terms of popular culture, and her people skills in general are rather rusty. She is also strongly implied to have an anxiety disorder, which doesn't help matters much.
* SuperReflexes: Much more agile than Spider-Man, being capable of dodging his webbing in what the man himself describes as [[LampshadeHanging Matrix]] BulletTime.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Cindy is more than aware that many of her "friends" in the hero community see her as a nuisance or inevitable screw-up, and has a very short list of people who she actually trusts outside her therapist in return. It's this aspect of Silk that makes her handler Mockingbird worried about her pulling a FaceHeelTurn, believing she'd quickly go rogue should Black Cat become one of the few people not to treat her as an irresponsible rookie.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Peter mentions that he's killed Morlun, she's relieved and comfortably leaves the bunker, ready to see the outside world. After swinging around for a bit, she asks for some elaboration on how he did it. When Peter mentioned that he's done it twice, she flips out, pointing out that if Morlun is capable of coming back from the dead for a second time (he does), everyone is screwed.
* WideEyedIdealism: She's a newcomer to the superhero scene, with Jessica Drew directly stating that her naivety and enthusiasm would normally make her endearing to veterans like her. The problem is that her first taste of action was a war where the fate of the multiverse was at stake, with this war making Silk TheLoad in the worst possible ways. Her uselessness during the event continued to color all her interactions with other heroes even as she improved afterwards, with everyone constantly excepting her to mess up any given situation in some manner.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Cindy Moon
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #1 (April 2014)
-> ''"My name is Cindy Moon. Intern by day. Super hero by night. Actually, I fight crime by day, too. And I also intern by night--you get the idea. Ten years ago, I got bit by a radioactive spider. See Previous, Re: Super Hero. Shortly after that fateful bite, I was locked inside a windowless bunker. For ten years. I did it to keep my family safe. To keep everyone safe. Safe from jerkstones like Morlun and his family. But now that threat is gone."''
-->-- '''Cindy Moon'''
Silk is a Creator/MarvelComics superheroine who is first introduced into Franchise/MarvelUniverse in the first issue of ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' Vol. 3 (April 2014). She's created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos.
During the ''ComicBook/OriginalSin'' storyline, Spider-Man would be exposed to the energies of the Watcher’s eye alongside his fellow heroes. As secrets began to flow into his head, Spider-Man saw that the radioactive spider that bit him managed to bite another before it died—a young female student named Cindy Moon.
After she was bitten by the spider, Cindy’s abilities manifested but she was unable to control them. Some time later, [[Characters/SpiderManSupportingCharacters Ezekiel Sims]] would approach the Moon family to offer his help and guide Cindy in controlling her newfound abilities. After six years since getting bit and training to use her powers, Cindy is locked up inside a facility by Ezekiel to protect her and the other “spiders” from Morlun and his family: The Inheritors. But she was later freed by Peter Parker, kicking off [[ComicBook/SpiderVerse Morlun's biggest hunt ever]].
During ''Spider-Verse'', she appeared in the first arc of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderWoman2014 Spider-Woman]]'' volume five, teaming up with Jessica Drew before spinning off into her own ongoing series in February 2015, written by Robbie Thompson (known for his work on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''). Initially running for seven issues, ''Silk'', like many other titles, was put on hold for the massive ''ComicBook/SecretWars'' event, but returned with a new volume during the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel initiative later that year. In the second volume, Silk is working for ComicBook/BlackCat, or so it seems as she is actually a mole for SHIELD, but things start to get complicated, as Silk gains some anger issues as well as having a hard time remembering Black Cat isn't her friend. This volume ran for nineteen issues.
Cindy appears (in her unpowered, civilian form) as a classmate of Peter's in 2017's ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', played there by Creator/TiffanyEspensen, later reprising the role in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. In June 2018, it was announced that [[https://www.cbr.com/silk-movie-spider-man-spinoff-sony/ Sony began developing a film based on the character]], [[https://deadline.com/2020/09/amazon-sony-suite-tv-series-marvel-characters-silk-1234570370/ reportedly later retooled into a series]] for Creator/PrimeVideo by 2020. It will reportedly be the first in a franchise of series for the streamer set in Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse, but it has not yet been confirmed if Espensen will reprise her role. It was also reported in December 2018 that Silk would feature in a spinoff of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', alongside ComicBook/SpiderGwen and [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew]], tentatively titled ''Spider-Women''.
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[[AC: Notable Comic Books]]
* ''Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan'' vol. 3 (2014)
* ''Silk'' (multiple runs):
** vol. 1 (2015)
** vol. 2 (2015-2017)
** vol. 3 (2020-)
* ''Amazing Spider-Man & Silk: The Spider(fly) Effect'' (2016)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderWomen'' (2016)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' (2018)
[[AC: Film]]
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, (2017 -- present), played by Creator/TiffanyEspensen
** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (2017)
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018)
* Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse
** ''Silk'' (TBA)
[[AC: Animation]]
* Untitled ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' spinoff (TBD), voiced by TBA
[[AC: Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManUnlimited'' (2015)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2015)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' (2016)
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!Tropes
* AllTherapistsAreMuggles: Averted. At ComicBook/MisterFantastic's recommendation, Cindy begins seeing Dr. Marie Porter, a shrink who specializes in helping people with secret identities. Marie is one of the few people Cindy genuinely trusts, and is on a very short list of characters who believe that Cindy can get her life in order.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Spiders, being the avatar of a powerful Spider Totem.
* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: Her first costume was made entirely out of plain, old spider-silk. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/silkspidey_242.jpg Just look]].
* AscendedFanboy: When her first ComicBook/AgentsOfAtlas mission sends her to Korea, to help fight in the ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms, she becomes rather excited to work alongside crimefighting K-Pop singer Luna Snow. A later ''Agents of Atlas'' comic also has Luna Snow recruit Silk as a dancer in her next music video.
-->'''Silk:''' I saw you at MSG during your "Cool" World Tour and you were ''amazing''.\\
'''Luna Snow:''' Oh, wow. Thank you.
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Ringer III:''' H-how're you--? Nobody's that fast!\\
'''Silk:''' I am. Fast, tough, and smooth... as Silk! [-Yeah, that'll work.-]
* BandagedFace: She's covered the lower half of her face with her spider-silk in her first costume.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished:
** Averted after Cindy gets a [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating]] at the hands of Black Cat and ends up with a black eye.
** Averted again when Cindy gets some bruises on her cheek after fighting [[spoiler: Mattie Franklin]].
* BecomingTheMask: Mockingbird worried that Silk's infiltration of Black Cat's organization would put her in serious risk of this, as did a few others, and not without reason. She almost killed a person under Black Cat's orders, and when asked about it, she stated she felt good after beating the man and throwing him off a roof (but claims that she knew he'd survive). The main thing that seemed to be pushing her into this trope is that she genuinely likes Cat and sees her as a friend, a feeling that Cat would mutually return. [[spoiler: She ultimately doesn't go rogue, and Mockingbird apologizes for thinking she would.]]
* BerserkerRage: Silk was already someone not completely in control of her emotions, and being exposed to goblin serum didn't help. Even after Cat cured her, she still flies into a yellow-eyed rage on occasion.
* BetaOutfit: In the earliest comics, Cindy's "costume" is just some webs that she's generated wrapped tightly around her body, almost BandageMummy-style. Later on, as she figures out how to make proper clothing with her webs, she creates the costume that she's worn ever since.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Has a red "S" in the middle of her costume's chest.
* CheapCostume: For her first costume, Silk quickly slapped together a costume using her webbing. Spidey laments having never thought of doing that himself, although considering his webbing only lasts couple of hours [[FullFrontalAssault that might be a good thing]]. She later makes herself a proper costume after hearing her job supervisor Natalie Long call Silk's original one "tacky".
* CombatClairvoyance: To a greater degree than Spider-Man. She can track people quicker and easier and by her description see further along the threads of fate that power their Spider-Sense.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DistaffCounterpart: She is this to Peter to a greater extent than any of the Spider-Women or Spider-Girls, thanks to being bitten by the same spider. Morlun even calls her "Spider-Bride".
* EvilCounterpart: The villain of the ''ComicBook/SpiderWomen'' crossover is the Cindy Moon of ComicBook/SpiderGwen's dimension. On Earth-65, the radioactive spider never bit Cindy, but since their daughter was nearly bit by a glowing spider, the Moon family called for an investigation into the lab. When it was discovered that the spider bite would have either killed Cindy or given her spider-powers, Cindy grew bitter and spent the next decade stewing on what might have been. In present day, she has completely cut her loving family out of her life to become a MadScientist and CEO of the evil organization [[FunWithAcronyms S.I.L.K.]], as she tries to [[IJustWantToBeSpecial recreate the spider]] and cause all sorts of trouble for Earth-65's superheroes.
* FaceHeelTurn: In the ''[[ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel All New, All Different]]'' universe, Silk has gone rogue and is working for Black Cat under the moniker of "Sinister Silk", lamenting that her brief stint as a hero has made it difficult for her to accrue any VillainCred... but it's revealed [[SubvertedTrope she's actually]] TheMole for S.H.I.E.L.D. [[spoiler:But, then, after the events of ''Spider-Women'', Cindy [[BecomingTheMask decides to back Black Cat full-time]] after S.H.I.E.L.D. refuses to listen to the fact that her Earth-65 counterpart was causing trouble, not her. '''Then''' it turns out she went back to S.H.I.E.L.D. [[ZigZaggedTrope to continue busting]] Black Cat after they finally believed her story.]]
* FantasticArousal: She used to emit pheromones that cause Peter Parker to want to get intimate with her, and vice versa. It got to the point where they couldn't be around each other for more than a few minutes before they started making out. Thanks to the events of ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' causing the strength of her pheromones to diminish in exchange for an even better Silk-Sense, this is no longer an issue.
* FemmeFatalons: The fingers on her costume can be converted into these on the fly.
* FingerFirearms: Like ComicBook/UltimateMarvel's Jessica Drew, she shoots her webbing from her fingertips instead of her wrists. She can spin different kinds too: Insulated strands to use against Electro and porous ones for more cushioned barriers. They also have barbed hook tips giving a stronger catch on things she hits. Very similar to the way the Great Weaver has been depicted spinning its webs given her purported stronger connection to the Web of Life.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Not as bad as Captain America, ''per se'', but when she hits the Internet to search for her parents, she's stopped by the fact that Peter doesn't have Netscape Navigator. Her being a spider-person, and thus fond of quips, means that a lot of her references are seen as out-of-date by the other web heads.
-->'''Silk:''' [[Music/{{Eminem}} Guess who's back. Back again.]]\\
'''ComicBook/SpiderGwen:''' ''Ugh''... has anybody considered putting Silk back in her time capsule?
* GildedCage: The bunker Ezekiel placed her in, and intended to place Peter inside as well. Cindy was well cared for, continued to learn about the world and has a much better grasp on her powers than she would otherwise, but she never got the chance to socialize and, practically speaking, is still an emotionally addled teen in a grown woman's body.
* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: Cindy can use her organic ProjectileWebbing to create clothing. [[https://imgur.com/a/UUgRmIC She has used this ability to create civilian clothing for her and Peter]], and [[https://imgur.com/a/LZld7G1 has made medieval fantasy clothing for herself and her companions]].
* MetaOrigin: She got her powers from the same spider that Peter did. Unlike him, she is able to produce her own webbing rather than requiring web cartridges. This is part of her role as [[TheChosenOne the Bride]] in the CosmicChessGame between the Inheritors and [[TheChosenMany the Spiders]]. She represents every totem [[ItBeganWithATwistOfFate empowered by chance]].
* NaiveNewcomer: Jessica Drew outright admits during ''Spider-Verse'' that Silk's naivety and enthusiasm for heroics would normally make her endearing, but this quality also has a tendency to make her more aggravating to deal with in more serious situations... like the multiverse genocide of Spider-Totems they were trying to stop at the time.
* NeverMyFault: Occasionally attempts to shift the blame off herself whenever she screws up and things go FUBAR. Spider-Woman eventually gets fed up with this and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chews her out on it]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: She ends up getting ComicBook/SpiderManNoir laid up after she accidentally attracts Brix and Bora to their location during ''Spider-Verse''. And then gets Spider-Woman trapped on Loomworld. And then wrecks the second teleporter when she returns to Loomworld to save Spider-Woman, even though she should be staying away from Loomworld. Frankly, it happens a lot in ''Spider-Verse'', and is specifically the reason why few heroes enjoy her presence come her solo series.
* OlderThanSheLooks: Looks like a teenager (and often acts like one too), but is actually in her late twenties like Peter. PlayedForLaughs as both [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew]] and ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}, who mentor Silk, refer to her as a kid despite the fact that she's actually around the same age as them.
-->'''Mockingbird:''' That's good to hear, young lady.\\
'''Silk:''' [-Dude, we're practically the same age.-]
* OneWordTitle: Doubles as ProtagonistTitle, being Cindy Moon's codename as a superhero.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Spider-People are a crowded market in the world of Marvel Comics, and her solo launching at the same time as ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'''s did her no favours.
* PaperThinDisguise: Unlike every other webbed hero, who wear complete masks, Silk just covers the lower half of her face with a somewhat loose-fitting scarf. The scarf has fallen away enough times during fights that her identity never being revealed ([[spoiler:well, never being revealed because of this trope, anyway]]) is pure luck.
* ParentalAbandonment: Invoked, as Cindy herself signed off on the decision to lock herself up in the bunker away from her family. But after spending ten years in the bunker, she has no idea where they might have gone, with virtually all information about them being wiped from public record. Figuring out what happened to them was her main driving force and reason for being Silk. [[spoiler:Thanks to her coworkers, she finds out they disappeared into the Negative Zone in search of a cure for her Spider-Powers to protect her from the Inheritors and ended up trapped there. Cindy rescues them, brings them home, and slowly rebuilds her relationship with them.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: When Cindy gets a job at Fact Channel News, J. Jonah Jameson (who actually likes Silk, barring the period where she was [[http://i.imgur.com/vOKzvmj.jpg impersonated]] by her EvilCounterpart from Earth-65) ends up taking her under his wing, even giving her the [[AffectionateNickname nickname]] "Analog" after seeing her use a pen and notepad instead of a phone or tablet. He becomes somewhat father-y towards her, helps her find her missing brother, and [[NoIndoorVoice screams]] ''raises'' at her. Jameson's kindness and presence is arguably the other reason besides the hunt for her family that kept her at the network, as she immediately quits when he's fired following the events of ''ComicBook/DeadNoMoreTheCloneConspiracy''.
* {{Pheromones}}: She and Spider-Man both have them, and they work exponentially well ''on each other''. When Peter and Cindy are anywhere near each other, they are compelled to start making out on the spot, and can only resist for so long.
* PowerIncontinence: A positive example. The events of ''Spider-Verse'' has caused her Spider-Sense to amplify but lowered her pheromonal attraction. However, she initially can't stand the new information overload, and mixed with her social anxiety, decides to live in the bunker once more to deal with it... until she learns that someone has been constantly surveying her there, forcing her to rent an apartment.
* ProtagonistTitle: The protagonist's codename, as she's a superhero.
* RedStringOfFate: She and Peter were bitten by the same radioactive[=/=]supernatural spider. Until the end of ''Spider-Verse'', they couldn't be close to each other too long before their "pheromones" started making them go in for a makeout. Though even once it's no longer an issue, Cindy continues avoiding Peter, now out of embarrassment for that entire scenario having even been a thing.
* RememberTheNewGuy: She was one of Peter's classmates thirteen years ago InUniverse. Subverted in that he's just as clueless as the reader about who she is.
* TheRival: Had a one-sided one with Peter for a while. When their pheromonal attraction starts interfering with their daily lives, Cindy suggests Peter take a hike and leave New York to her. Peter takes this as a challenge and tries to maintain a good friendship with her, while Cindy usually tries to avoid interacting with him, even after the pheremones are no longer a problem. The Thompson run is even bookended by phone calls between the two that basically sum up their relationship.
-->'''Peter''' (after Cindy abruptly hangs up): "Good talk, Cindy. Good talk."
* ShoutOut: A lot of Cindy's quips as Silk pertain to 1990s and early 2000s pop culture, in addition to her owning a lot of Creator/{{Disney}}, ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', and Creator/{{Nintendo}} memorabilia at home and on her work desk. One of the first jokes she makes in her solo series falls directly into this.
-->'''Silk:''' Seriously? [Dragonclaw] sounds like a Franchise/{{Pokemon}}.
* SickeninglySweethearts: Her relationship with Peter has been ''very'' intimate, to the point where Anna Maria is uncomfortable around them and must resort to using a spray bottle to keep them focused on tasks. Both of them find their FantasticArousal inhibits their ability to fight crime, and Cindy is extremely uncomfortable with the situation. As of ''Silk'' Volume 0, they're apparently no longer romantically involved, and Cindy seems eager to forget it. Her high school boyfriend & herself also qualify, [[spoiler:both in flashback and after they get back together]], as do the friends that she helped set up in Issue #1, [[https://culturewarreporters.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/ohlola.png?w=508&h=129 Lola & Rafferty]].
* SlapSlapKiss: Literally, as [[LetsYouAndHimFight the second fight]] that breaks out between her and Peter ends with them making out due to their Spider-Senses freaking out when Morlun resurfaces.
* SpoiledBrat: She is severely stunted both socially and emotionally, and can act like a whiny teenager whenever others question her abilities, with one example being running away after overhearing Jessica Drew's assertion during ''Spider-Verse'' that Silk's WideEyedIdealism will get them killed if they aren't careful.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: In her defense, she recently spent a decade in a bunker, putting her somewhat behind the times in terms of popular culture, and her people skills in general are rather rusty. She is also strongly implied to have an anxiety disorder, which doesn't help matters much.
* SuperReflexes: Much more agile than Spider-Man, being capable of dodging his webbing in what the man himself describes as [[LampshadeHanging Matrix]] BulletTime.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Cindy is more than aware that many of her "friends" in the hero community see her as a nuisance or inevitable screw-up, and has a very short list of people who she actually trusts outside her therapist in return. It's this aspect of Silk that makes her handler Mockingbird worried about her pulling a FaceHeelTurn, believing she'd quickly go rogue should Black Cat become one of the few people not to treat her as an irresponsible rookie.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Peter mentions that he's killed Morlun, she's relieved and comfortably leaves the bunker, ready to see the outside world. After swinging around for a bit, she asks for some elaboration on how he did it. When Peter mentioned that he's done it twice, she flips out, pointing out that if Morlun is capable of coming back from the dead for a second time (he does), everyone is screwed.
* WideEyedIdealism: She's a newcomer to the superhero scene, with Jessica Drew directly stating that her naivety and enthusiasm would normally make her endearing to veterans like her. The problem is that her first taste of action was a war where the fate of the multiverse was at stake, with this war making Silk TheLoad in the worst possible ways. Her uselessness during the event continued to color all her interactions with other heroes even as she improved afterwards, with everyone constantly excepting her to mess up any given situation in some manner.
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