Line #504 Characters/SpiderGirl


1	The characters in ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl''.
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7	!!May Parker/Spider-Girl/Spider-Woman
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10	Peter and Mary Jane's daughter, who inherited her dad's superpowers and took up the family trade.
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12	* AcademicAthlete: Was a star member of the basketball team before getting her Spider-Powers, and it's implied she could have gone pro if... well, see TragicDream below.
13	* AmazonianBeauty: She started out on the slender side, but she continually became [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Amazing_Spider-Girl_Vol_1_12 very]] [[http://marvel.com/images/gallery/issue/21214/images_from_amazing_spider-girl_2006_20/image/138519 athletically toned]] as the series progressed. Of course, this makes sense considering the amount of exercise she'd get fighting supervillains and bounding across New York.
14	* AscendedFanboy: Fangirled the Fantastic Five (especially [[TeenIdol Franklin Richards]]) and the Avengers even before becoming a superhero.
15	* BigManOnCampus: May, like her mother, is rather popular. [[StepfordSmiler Until her life as Spider-Girl starts messing things up.]]
16	* BigBrotherMentor: ''Never'' stops trying to be this to [[spoiler: April]] and will certainly be one to Benjy in the future.
17	* BigBrotherInstinct: Don't mess with her little brother. [[MySisterIsOffLimits Or try to date her "sister" (at least if your name is Gene Thompson).]]
18	* BoyishShortHair: She started out with it, though she eventually started growing it out a little.
19	* BrainyBrunette: Not quite as much of a nerd as her dad, but she's got the Parker smarts.
20	* BuildingSwing: Like her father and "uncle", it's how she gets around.
21	* CharacterDevelopment: Daemos killing Peter in ''Spider-Verse'' teaches May despair and hatred, and the ''Spider-Island'' tie-in revolves around her fully coming to terms with his death.
22	* CloneAngst: Angsts about the possibility of being a clone a few times, but not nearly as much as April.
23	* CostumeCopycat: It used to be her Uncle Ben's. She later takes up her father's old costume and renames herself Spider-Woman, but after coming to terms with her father's death designs her own costume that combines aspects of her original's with her father's.
24	* DeadGuyJunior: She's named for her paternal great-aunt, whom most ''Spider-Man'' fans would know as Aunt May. The latter passed away while Mary Jane was pregnant.
25	* DeadpanSnarker: As both of her parents were masters at this in their youth, it's only natural that May can quip with the best of them.
26	* DeathGlare: When swearing to avenge the murders of her parents and boyfriend, May delivers a chilling KubrickStare to Daemos.
27	* DefeatMeansFriendship: May has a habit of reforming her enemies... painfully, if she has to.
28	** Normie gleefully [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade on this]] at one point.
29	%%* {{Determinator}}
30	* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Four of May's love interests (Brad, J.J., Franklin and Gene) are blondes. Only two are evil, which probably puts her on the luckier half of Marvel heroines.
31	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Changing her short Tomboy look for long brown locks in ''Amazing Spider-Girl''. Notably, the haircut that stuck.
32	* {{Expy}}: Played with but ultimately {{averted\|Trope}}. May has similarities to Peter, MJ and even Ben ([[LampshadeHanging Peter lampshades that one]]) but is her own character. WordOfGod is that this was deliberate.
33	* FanservicePack: By the time of ''Amazing Spider-Girl'', May has become very beautiful through the fact that she has longer hair, a prettier face, toned broad shoulders, a great taste in fashion, long toned legs, slightly well-endowed breasts, and a voluptuous yet athletically toned body. Did we mention she was toned? She's very well-toned.
34	* FeminineMotherTomboyishDaughter:
35	** May is a sporty, athletic tomboy, in contrast to her fashionable former actress of a mother.
36	** Averted in the ''Amazing Spider-Girl'' and after, where May is [[GirlinessUpgrade much more feminine and less of a tomboy]] (but still athletic) mainly due to the fact that she dresses more fashionably.
37	* FirstKiss: She has a SmoochOfVictory with Brad after Courtney wakes up from her coma. [[TestKiss It helped her realize she wasn't really into him anymore]], fortunately.
38	%%* ForcefulKiss (ZCE: When and why?): To [[spoiler: Normie]]. It didn't work out.
39	* FreakinessShame: Starting off, has a momentary bit of alarm over her emerging powers.
40	* HasAType: She apparently has a thing for good-looking athletic blonds. With most of them being superheroes too.
41	* ImportantHaircut: Averted. May kept changing her hairstyle every 10 or so issues just because. May finally settled on having long brown hair in ''Amazing Spider-Girl'' and retains the hairstyle in ''Spectacular Spider-Girl'' comics series, the ''Spider-Girl End'' issue, and [[DependingOnTheArtist (most of)]] her crossover appearances.
42	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Genuinely enjoys being a hero and JumpedAtTheCall, but [[CharacterDevelopment increasingly gets frustrated and fed up]] with [[StepfordSmiler all the stress of a superheroine's life]].
43	* IllKillYou: Mayday says this to Daemos after he kills her mother and father.
44	* InnocentBlueEyes: To emphasize her [[NaiveEverygirl naivety]] and [[{{ContinuityNod}} as a nod to that other infamous May]].
45	* ItsAllAboutMe: Uncle Ben calls her out on taking this attitude in regards to her claiming her father was the only real Spider-Man and that all the others are pathetic fakes.
46	* JumpedAtTheCall: She was delighted to learn she'd inherited her father's powers. At that point, nothing was going to stop her from becoming a superhero.
47	* LegacyCharacter: She took over the local webswinging job from her father, and is wearing her "uncle"'s old costume.
48	* MamaBear: Don't threaten or hurt her family. (She must have picked it up from MJ.)
49	* MentalWorld: After some whining, she convinces her SpiritAdvisor to change the decor... into a shopping mall.
50	* MsFanservice: Though initially not as much as other the super heroines (due to usually being [[AvertedTrope Averted]]) in her original solo series, Mayday is made for this trope by the time of the ''Amazing Spider-Girl'' (along with the ''Spectacular Spider-Girl'' comics series as well as the ''Spider-Girl End'' issue). While she was pretty in her original solo series, May is very beautiful in her following three comic book series.
51	* MostCommonSuperpower: DependingOnTheArtist. Most often she's not the bustiest of heroines. But by the time of the ''Amazing Spider-Girl'', she has a very nice bust.
52	* MoralityChain: She tries to be one to April, but isn't very successful.
53	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Mayday has the Inheritor Daemos at her mercy, ready to crush a crystal holding Solus', Daemos' father, spirit inside. At that point, she stops and realizes what she's doing. She later regrets ''not'' killing him when she had the chance.
54	* ObliviousToLove:
55	** ''Finally'' returns Wes's affections in ''The End''.
56	** She also had this with [[spoiler: Black Tarantula]]. She couldn't figure out why he was helping her... even after he got her [[StalkerWithACrush a strike team, training, a new costume]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking flowers]].
57	* PluckyGirl (ZCE: How is she one?): Considering the fact that she is daughter of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson.
58	* ProgressivelyPrettier: Definitely. While May was still pretty in her original solo comic book series (as well as the ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' issue that she debuted in), she was kind of tomboyish and usually acted and/or appeared in a masculine manner due to her design as well as the art style and the fact that she had short hair. By the time of the ''Amazing Spider-Girl'', May has long brown hair as well as a more feminine taste in fashion in addition to acting and appearing in a more feminine matter along with having a very attractive design due to the new art style, all while still being a superhero. Due to having an attractive design, May has a voluptuous yet athletic body instead of the skinny yet slightly toned body that she originally had in her first solo comic book series.
59	* ProperTightsWithASkirt: In ''Amazing Spider-Girl'', May usually wears skirts with or without a pair of red or blue tights.
60	* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to April's Red, despite what the costumes might have you believe.
61	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When Daemos kills her father, May is consumed by rage and hatred and swears revenge. Seeing the Superior Spider-Man murder the Master Weaver in cold blood makes her relent, but she later regrets that she didn't kill him.
62	* SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld: In "The End", it turns out that the world would be much worse off without her around. April takes the effort to save her.
63	* ShipperOnDeck: For her parents who are inseparable during her childhood and teenage years, making it hard for her to believe there was a time when they dated others. When she traveled back in time to Peter's high school days, she was taken aback that her father was dating Betty Brant. One alternate universe comic ''X Universe: Spidey'' has a version of herself bonded with a Symbiote finding an older Peter in a LotusEaterMachine where [[spoiler:she is disheartened to see Peter desire a world where he married Gwen Stacy and had a son with her, crying bitterly about how Peter never wanted her mother, or a daughter deep down]].
64	* SiblingYinYang: With April and [[spoiler: Darkdevil]], (depending on how you define "sibling" when it comes to clones). She's the polar opposite of both of them.
65	* SleepCute (ZCE: When?): Gets a platonic version with [[spoiler: Peter]].
66	* SpiderSense: One of the powers she inherited from her father. Hers is noticeably more powerful, having possessed it since birth.
67	* StepfordSmiler: She has to force smiles at some times, when things get ''really'' bad. Gets even worse after ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse''.
68	* TakeUpMySword: At the end of ''Spider-Verse'', Mary Jane gives Peter's old Spider-Man costume to May. May declares she's no longer Spider-Girl, but Spider-''Woman''. [[spoiler:Enthralla and Red Queen take advantage of this by hypnotizing everyone into believing she's an impostor who killed Spider-Man and the real Spider-Girl.]]
69	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Earth-616 Peter attempts to console her [[spoiler:after the Inheritors steal her baby brother]] and promises to do whatever it takes to get him back, May angrily snaps that he and all the other Spiders are fakes and that the only real Spider-Man was her father, who was killed by Daemos. After the event, she apologizes to Peter for it.
70	* {{Tomboy}}: Mayday is a dedicated athlete and keeps her hair fairly short, that is until the ''Amazing Spider-Girl'' where she has developed longer hair due to initially taking a break from fighting crime as Spider-Girl and acts more feminine (she retains these new characteristics in the ''Spectacular Spider-Girl'' and ''The End'').
71	* TragicDream: A major subplot of the first series. May stays on the basketball team as long as she can but finds the potential to [[CoverBlowingSuperpower blow her cover]], [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers cheat]], and [[YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood fail to save a life because she was at a match]] is just too great. Doesn't make the decision any harder on her, though, and she admits to missing the sport terribly in ''Amazing''.
72	* TragicKeepsake: Her costume used to belong to Ben Reilly. Her second costume used to belong to her father.
73	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Played straight at first, as she was drawn as a female Peter, but averted as the [[ArtEvolution art evolved]]. In later appearances she resembles both of her parents equally.
74	* UnwantedHarem: Several of her friends and a few of her enemies have fallen for her.
75	* WallCrawl: Her wall-crawling ability is markedly different from her father's, being a fair bit stronger for starters. She later suggests to Ben Parker that the other Spiders could do the same things she can if they actually tried.
76	* WeakButSkilled: A notable difference between her and her superhero father is how she has less superhuman strength and durability than him, but she also possesses more agility than him and an advanced Spider-Sense. Her electrostatic ability to stick to surfaces is also considerably more powerful than Peter's, allowing her to repel objects away from her and stick people to surfaces without having to web them up.
77	* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Peter gives the SoProudOfYou speeches on a regular basis but still May struggles a lot with feeling [[StuckInTheirShadow stuck in his shadow]] and earning his respect.
78	* YoungerThanTheyLook: Some people have assumed that Spider-Girl is older than she is:
79	** When Franklin Richards picks her up, Peter ''[[PapaWolf very firmly]]'' asks Franklin to put his 15-year old daughter down. Franklin is mortified, having mistaken May for being older.
80	** When the Hobgoblin returns and transfers his enmity with Peter to May, he assumes that May is in her early twenties.
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82	!!Peter Parker/Spider-Man
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85	The Peter Parker of this universe who fought the original Green Goblin to the death. However, this FinalBattle between him and his arch-nemesis costs him his leg, forcing him to retire. And thus, when Mayday became a teenager and her spider powers have awoken since, Peter realizes she may have inherited more than just his powers.
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87	* BackFromTheDead: His death is reversed due to still being part of the Spider Totem. And thus, he is revived with new powers as a result, and a fully functioning leg.
88	* BackToBackBadasses: With May, Darkdevil and Kaine at different points.
89	* BetaCouple: He forms this with MJ, as they're supporting characters rather than protagonists.
90	* BoyfriendBlockingDad: About May's Spider-Girl antics rather than boys... [[MomentKiller most of the time]]. He jokes about how he should be like this because the son of his old high school rival is dating his daughter. He also says that he likes Jimmy Yama because the kid's terrified of him.
91	* BullyingADragon: When Crazy Eight tried to escape from the courthouse where he was on trial, Peter got in the way. Crazy Eight dismissed Peter as a harmless old man and threw a bunch of ball bombs at him, only for Peter to prove he's StillGotIt by catching and throwing them all back at him.
92	--->'''Crazy Eight''': As threats go, you barely rank above a Teletubby!
93	--->'''Peter''': Oh gee, you really know how to hurt a guy. Fortunately, so do I.
94	--->'''Crazy Eight''': [[OhCrap Eeep!]]
95	* CainAndAbel: He and Kaine still don't get along. Although, they get into less fights.
96	* CharacterDeath: In a tie-in to ComicBook/SpiderVerse, he's killed by Daemos.
97	* DeadpanSnarker: He may not be Spider-Man anymore (most of the time), but he's still got a razor-sharp wit.
98	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: He has a shock of white in his hair, but the color of it is still brown.
99	* EvilTwin: May has to fight his from an alternate universe. Also, [[LateArrivalSpoiler Kaine]], [[TheAtoner though he's not so bad these days]]
100	* FailureKnight: Over his inability to protect Ben Reilly and Baby May.
101	* FantasyForbiddingParent: Initially is straight-up adamant May will ''not'' become a superhero, until he eventually figures she's going to be one whether he approves or not.
102	* HappilyMarried: He stayed married to MJ in this continuity (which is a stark contrast to the mainstream Peter Parker/Spider-Man due to a [[ComicBook/OneMoreDay certain comic book story line]]).
103	* HandicappedBadass: He lost one of his legs fighting the Green Goblin, which caused him to retire from superheroing.
104	* HeroicSacrifice: In ''Spider-Verse'' he dies fighting Daemos of the Inheritors in order to buy time for his family to escape.
105	* KnowWhenToFoldEm: When he got his leg blown off at the knee in his last fight with the Green Goblin, Peter re-evaluated his priorities in life, particularly with a new child to support. He permanently retired as Spider-Man and used his science smarts to become a police scientist, living as an ordinary family man until May developed her powers.
106	* LivingLegend: As Spider-Man, when he suits up again. While he can't really carry on as Spidey thanks to having a prosthetic leg, he is regarded with absolute awe and deep respect by the younger generation of heroes.
107	%%* MomentKiller
108	* PapaWolf: Do '''not''' go after his children.
109	* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:What Norman Osborn does to him in the last arc of Amazing]]
110	* OlderAndWiser: He's a good 15 years older here than he is in the mainstream comics, and working for the police has let him develop a lot of skills.
111	* OldSuperhero: He’s 15 years older, starting to go grey, and has settled down to the life of a family man working for the police after losing his leg in his final battle with the Green Goblin. This doesn’t stop him from occasionally donning his old costume and fighting alongside his daughter. Even in his street clothes, he can still kick ass. When Crazy Eight throws a series of ball bombs at him, Peter simply catches them all and throws them right back in his face.
112	* RetiredBadass: He lost his leg fighting the Green Goblin to the death, and although he acquired a prosthetic he wasn't able to carry on as Spider-Man.
113	* ScienceHero: Long after he hung up his webs, Peter continues using his science smarts to fight crime. He does it as a police scientist instead of a superhero. J. Jonah Jameson is very proud of Peter for this. He's later gained spider-totem powers and helps when he needs to.
114	%%* SleepCute (ZCE: When?): With May.
115	* TookALevelInBadass: He has spider totem-related powers, which makes him as a capable as he was in his prime.
116	* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Part of the reason he was so adamant about retiring. When May was born, he swore he'd give up being Spider-Man, but... [[ChronicHeroSyndrome well]]. It wasn't until his final fight with Norman that he came to a realization and hung up the costume for good.
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118	!!Mary Jane Watson-Parker
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121	* CharacterDeath: In a tie-in to ComicBook/SpiderVerse. [[spoiler:She's later revealed to have survived, along with Wes.]]
122	* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Her attempts to comfort April went... badly. Although they probably would've worked had April not been mid FreakOut.
123	* TheFashionista: Turns out ''she'' is the one behind the Spider-Shoppe and has been secretly saving all profits from her spider-themed designs for May and Ben's college funds.
124	* FormerTeenRebel: May is quite surprised during a time travel jaunt to run into her mom as she was in the Stan Lee days. Apparently MJ never mentioned her party girl days to her.
125	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Following [[spoiler: Reilly]] around at Normie and Brenda's wedding.
126	* HappilyMarried: She and Peter stayed married in this continuity (which is a notable difference from the Mainstream Mary Jane Watson due to a [[ComicBook/OneMoreDay certain event]]).
127	* MamaBear: Attacked the Green Goblin (Normie) with a lamp. While [[ShutUpHannibal lecturing him]].
128	* PsychologistTeacher: Becomes the school counselor at Midtown in ''Amazing''.
129	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Compared to Peter. Most of the time.
130	* ShipperOnDeck: Ships [[DoggedNiceGuy Wes/May]] and [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend May/Normie]].
131	* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath:
132	** How she convinces a student's parents to stop [[HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster trying to "fix" their mutant daughter]].
133	** When Normie assumed the mantle of the Green Goblin and attacked her, MJ knew exactly who he was and called him out on it since she practically raised him.
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135	!!Benjamin "Benjy" Parker
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138	* BadassAdorable: Saving MJ with his organic webbing while still being a baby.
139	* CheerfulChild: He's just a baby, and he's a happy one most of the time.
140	* TheChosenOne: It's revealed that [[spoiler:he is the receptacle of the Scion. If he is murdered, no new Spider-Totems will be born, which spells bad news for the multiverse at large.]]
141	* DayInTheLimelight: The L'il Benjy "series" of one-page comics that start showing up in the end of Amazing and Spectacular.
142	* DeadGuyJunior: Named after both [[MyGreatestFailure Uncle Bens]]
143	* DependingOnTheArtist: Originally depicted as a [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold blonde]] (see example) before the art team settled on FieryRedhead. Also appears as a brunette in May's Mindworm-induced hallucination of the future.
144	* [[EvilDetectingDog Evil Detecting Toddler]]: Can immediately tell that April (disguised as May) is not who she appears to be.
145	* FieryRedhead: He inherited his mother's hair color.
146	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Is the subject of these when he's not being [[CheerfulChild adorable]]
147	* {{Tykebomb}}: Briefly [[TheSymbiote transformed into one]] in the Carnage storyline.
148	* NaughtyIsGood: Starts growing into this once he [[spoiler: gets his spider-powers]], using his newfound skills to cause mischief ([[{{TheReveal}} revealing]] his secret to his family by [[{{BadlyBatteredBabysitter}} pelting May with toys]] [[spoiler: from above]] for example). In the L'il Benjy "series" he frequently uses them to cause mischief and evade grownups.
149	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Future!Ben looks just like Peter with blue eyes, in May's [[spoiler: Mindworm induced hallucinations]]
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151	!!April Parker/Spider-Girl Blue/Mayhem
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155	--> ''"This is my chance to forget about May. It's the only time I don't care which of us is the original. (Even though I'm still convinced she's my clone!) This is when April Parker truly comes into her own as--the merciless Mayhem!"''
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157	* AngelFaceDemonFace: April's costumed form looks similar to a black-and-blue version of Spider-Girl's, but when she becomes Mayhem her eyes become distorted, she frequently forms a [[JaggedMouth wide mouth full of black teeth]], and the black markings on her suit become chaotic.
158	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: During her time with the Parkers, she was this to May.
159	* AntiHeroSubstitute: What Norman intended her to be. May has to keep her on track to prevent her from injuring or killing people. As "the merciless Mayhem" she breaks with May to become a full-on antiheroine, but after realizing the damage she's caused she returns to the good side and turns back time to sacrifice herself to save her sister.
160	--> '''April:''' The friendly neighborhood days are over! [[DarkerAndEdgier If you want to survive, you need to go grim! Go gritty!]]
161	* BadFuture: Causes one when she decides that the only way the world can be fixed is if she kills every other superpowered individual she comes across.
162	* BadPowersGoodPeople: She has powers that are similar to Carnage, but deep down is a good but troubled person.
163	* BerserkButton: Hates being compared to May, one of the reasons she went rogue as Mayhem.
164	* BladeBelowTheShoulder: She can transform her limbs into simple bladed objects.
165	* BornAsAnAdult: Came out of the tank a teenager.
166	* CloneAngst: April was convinced that it was ''May'' who was the clone and that she was the original Parker baby, much like [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Ben Reilly]] was.
167	* CombatTentacles: Due to being part symbiote she can create tentacles at will and often uses them to [[MundaneUtility complete chores faster]].
168	* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: During the climactic fight that resulted in May's death, April makes declarations like, "[[InsaneTrollLogic You only saved me to make me look bad!]]"
169	* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Spider-Girl, April can come across as malicious, especially as Mayhem.
170	* DeadPersonImpersonation: Tries to invoke MySiblingWillLiveThroughMe after accidentally killing May, but it fails when Mary Jane sees through her right away.
171	* DistaffCounterpart: To Ben Reilly, Kaine Parker, and Venom; being a clone of the series' Spider-hero who is convinced they're the original, not opposed to using excessive force or killing, and bonded to a clone of the Venom symbiote.
172	* EmoTeen: Due to the whole CloneAngst thing.
173	--> '''Mary Jane:''' What on--April! What's wrong, sweetheart? Why are you in the dark? Oh, my! Where did you get that outfit--and why are you crying?
174	--> '''April:''' E-everyone hates me. The kids at school... May... even you and Uncle Pete!
175	* EvilCostumeSwitch: April normally looked similar to a black-and-blue version of Spider-Girl, but as Mayhem she [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110404200230/marveldatabase/images/3/39/Mayhem_%28Earth-982%29_0003.jpg takes a leaf out of Carnage's costuming department]].
176	* EvilDetectingBaby: Benjy is the first to realize there is something off about "May".
177	* EvilTwin: Starts out as one of May.
178	* FallenHero: After May's death, April tried to become a hero. "Tried" here meaning "killed every other super powered individual she could find".
179	* FemmeFatalons: Due to being half symbiote she could transform her fingers into claws.
180	* FreakOut: Has one when she accidentally causes May's death.
181	* GenerationXerox: To Kaine, being an angsty homicidal clone of a member of the Parker family.
182	* GoMadFromTheRevelation: The combined grief of accidentally killing May, being kicked out of the Parker family, and realizing that she was the real clone causes April to snap and go on a rampage, killing any superhero she comes across in an effort to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans make the world a better place]].
183	* HalfHumanHybrid: She was a clone of May Parker fused at a genetic level to the Venom symbiote.
184	* HeelFaceTurn: Decides to embrace her dark side and becomes the antiheroine Mayhem, but ultimately [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor sacrifices herself to save May]].
185	* HeroicSacrifice: April, having been given memories of a BadFuture where May died because of her by her own future self, sacrificed herself to save May.
186	* JaggedMouth: As Mayhem she manifests a mouth full of black teeth that blend into the rest of her mask.
187	* KillAndReplace: After causing May's death, April tries to impersonate her as a form of repentance. Mary Jane saw through it right away, figured out what happened, and furiously expelled April from the Parker household. The combined trauma drove April insane.
188	* KnightTemplar: Decides the only way the world can be fixed is if all other superpowered individuals kick the bucket.
189	* MirrorMatch: Any time she and May fought, due to her being a clone.
190	* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Espouses this viewpoint when it comes to crime fighting, killing Tombstone and Hobgoblin, and even threatening to kill May herself if she gets in her way. When she decides to become a hero and make the world a better place, it's by killing all the other superpowered people she can find.
191	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The look of horror on Mayhem's face when the warehouse she and Spider-Girl were fighting in exploded is visible even through the symbiote's BlankWhiteEyes and MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, showing that she never truly intended to kill May and was genuinely remorseful that she'd succeeded.
192	* MySiblingWillLiveThroughMe: April tries to invoke this via DeadPersonImpersonation after believing Tombstone killed May, and again after accidentally causing May's death. Unfortunately for her, Mary Jane sees through the latter attempt right away, and when she figures out what happened furiously kicks April out of the Parker family.
193	* NightmareFace: Was capable of manifesting Venom's [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily fanged maw]] and [[OverlyLongTongue absurdly long tongue]] while in human form.
194	* NinetiesAntiHero: April is brooding and sarcastic at the best of times. At the worst, she's downright bloodthirsty, and while she lacks [[MostCommonSuperpower some common]] [[TooManyBelts attributes]], as Mayhem she can tick off scary "costume" and [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast scary name]] as well.
195	* OneLetterName: Goes by "[[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/5/57845/1427980-mayhem003.jpg Auntie A]]" in the BadFuture.
196	* PrehensileHair: When her symbiote side manifests, her hair looks like it's suspended underwater.
197	* PunnyName: As she herself put it, "After all, April comes before May".
198	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When Tombstone states that he killed May, April furiously unleashes her symbiote side and kills him.
199	* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: When her actions lead to the government mass-producing copies of Carnage that subsequently go out of control, Mayhem decides to travel back in time and stop herself from killing May.
200	* SerialKillerKiller: Adopts this approach to fighting crime, even taking out bigwigs like Tombstone and the Hobgoblin.
201	* TheSociopath: May accused April of being one over her cheerfully cavalier attitude towards Gwen Reilly's murder. She may not be too far off considering April is habitually bored by civilian life and constantly craves the stimulation of crime-fighting, has a ''very'' skewed moral compass, a general LackOfEmpathy, a fragile ego that doesn't forgive slights (real or imaginary), and doesn't really understand "love" beyond the concept of it. [[spoiler:It takes a BadFuture for her to really internalize the morals that May attempted to instill in her and make her HeroicSacrifice. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Twice over]].]]
202	* TeleFrag: When she travels back in time, Future Mayhem appears inside a wall, but lives long enough to transfer her memories to her past self.
203	* TwinSwitch: Impersonated May both as Spider-Girl to fight crime and in her civilian ID to make out with Wes, and later tried to take her place in life after accidentally killing her.
204	* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: In her grief after May's death and her expulsion from the Parker family, Mayhem kills almost every other superhero out of a belief that it would make the world a better place. This only makes things worse when the government [[NiceJobBreakingItHero mass-produces clones of Carnage to stop her and they go on a rampage]].
205	* VitriolicBestBuds: For all that she resents May, she is probably the closest thing April has to be a friend, and April is devastated [[spoiler: when she accidentally gets her killed]]. And see ItsPersonal above. Twisted, but it shows she cares.
206	* WholeCostumeReference: April's superhero persona looks almost identical to Spider-Girl, and when she lets her symbiote side surface she occasionally appears similar to Spider-Carnage. As Mayhem she looks similar to a black-and-blue Carnage.
207
208	!! Aunt May Reilly-Parker
209	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/may_reilly_2528earth_9822529_from_spider_girl_vol_1_10_0001.jpg]]
210
211	* IWasQuiteALooker: Appears as her younger, blonder self when guiding Mayday... until Peter recognizes her.
212	* PosthumousCharacter: She's been dead for well over a decade by the time the series starts; unlike in the 616 continuity, her death in ''Amazing Spider-Man #400'' stuck.
213	* SpiritAdvisor: Her spirit serves as a guiding force for May.
214
215	!!Ben Reilly
216	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ben_reilly_2528earth_9822529_from_spider_girl_vol_1_44_0001.jpg]]
217
218	* DisappearedDad: It's revealed that he's Darkdevil's father. Being dead, he didn't have much of a chance to raise his son.
219	* GenerationXerox: He and May are similar according to Peter. [[spoiler:His son reaches out to a [[YouAreNotAlone troubled clone]], just like he did for Kaine.]]
220	* PosthumousCharacter: He was killed by the Green Goblin at the end of the Clone Saga.
221	* TheGhost: He doesn’t make any appearances in the storyline proper. Justified due to being long deceased.
222	* TragicKeepsake: May inherited his costume.
223	* SacrificialLion: He died saving Peter from the Green Goblin.
224	* ShroudedInMyth: Somewhat, since Peter has been hesitant to openly discuss [[AmbiguousCloneEnding the details]] with May.
225
226	!!Kaine
227	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/peter_parker_kaine_earth_trn503_spider_girl_vol_1_52.jpg]]
228
229	* TheAtoner: After Ben's death he set out to redeem himself, and even hosts a self-help group for reforming villains.
230	* AntagonistInMourning: Was this to Ben Reilly and Daredevil.
231	%%* CoolOldGuy
232	* DeadpanSnarker: He is more heroic now, but he remains as snarky as ever.
233	* DealWithTheDevil: With [[Comicbook/GhostRider Zarathos]] to save Daredevil. It [[DemonicPossession does not go as planned]].
234	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: He's gone grey.
235	%%* FailureKnight
236	* HeelFaceTurn: No longer as villainous as she was in her younger days.
237	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Well, at least [[spoiler: Darkdevil won't die of clone degeneration now...]]
238	* PapaWolf: Very protective of his niece and nephews.
239	* ParentalSubstitute: ''Tries'' to be this to [[spoiler: Darkdevil]] even if the latter is reluctant to trust him again.
240	* SecretKeeper: For [[spoiler: Darkdevil]].
241	* StrongerWithAge: He’s a degenerated old clone, but he’s an experienced LightningBruiser and strong enough to beat down May and Darkdevil at the same time and can tank their hits with a smile. Not to mention he no longer feels pain due to his nerve receptors no longer functioning.
242	* VitriolicBestBuds: Over time, he and Darkdevil's relationship softens from bitter enemies into this.
243	* WouldHitAGirl: Delivered a brutal beating on May during their first encounter which ended in her covered in bruises and with a black eye.
244
245	!!Reilly Tyne/Darkdevil
246	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reilly_tyne_2528earth_9822529.jpg]]
247
248	%%* AloofBigBrother
249	* BadassBookworm: Studying at ESU (and interning with [[Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} Foggy Nelson]]) during the day and patrolling at night.
250	* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards May, April and Gerry. Not that he'd ever admit it.
251	%%* CanNotSpitItOut
252	%%* TheCowl
253	%%* CloneDegeneration
254	* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite taking the name "Darkdevil," he's very much on the side of good.
255	* DeadpanSnarker: He almost, but not quite, surpasses May in this. Quite a bit of his snark is directed at her.
256	* DependingOnTheArtist: Like Benjy, his hair color bounced between blonde and red before the artists settled on having a redhead. Fanon is that he tried bleaching his hair to look more like Ben Reilly.
257	* EmergencyTransformation[=/=]MentalFusion: With [[{{SpiritAdvisor}} Daredevil]] to prevent a complete DemonicPossession.
258	* FieryRedhead: A '''literal''' fiery redhead.
259	* FreudianExcuse: He was taken in by his [[spoiler:maternal]] aunt and uncle. [[spoiler:They turned out to be [[AbusiveParents neglectful and abusive drunks]]]]. No wonder he has trouble [[CanNotSpitItOut spitting it out]].
260	* GenerationXerox: Reached out to [[spoiler:April]] like [[spoiler:Ben Reilly]] reached out to [[spoiler:Kaine]].
261	** Subverted when you compare [[spoiler:his childhood]] to [[spoiler:Peter's]]. See FreudianExcuse.
262	** Not to mention fashioning a new identity for himself, just like Ben Reilly ''and'' Elizabeth Tyne.
263	* HiddenHeartOfGold: Gets nervous talking to Spider-Girl out of costume, and seems to be a bit of a SociallyAwkwardHero in general due to being kind of MarriedToTheJob (both of them).
264	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
265	%%* LukeYouAreMyFather
266	%%* MarkOfTheBeast
267	* NoSell: He's immune to Enthralla's hypnotism. More to the point, looking into his head leaves her in a coma.
268	* OddFriendship: With Normie.
269	%%* OvernightAgeUp
270	* ParentalAbandonment: His [[DisappearedDad Dad is dead]] and his [[MissingMom mother]] is [[SelfMadeOrphan still doing time]].
271	* PetTheDog: Teams up with Gerry Drew despite how [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling very very very annoying]] he can be. Not to mention all the AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther moments with Mayday.
272	* PerpetualFrowner: At least in costume.
273	%%* PlayingWithFire
274	* SecretIdentityIdentity: Does NOT appreciation Doc Magus's suggestion that he [[spoiler:exorcise himself]] and stop being Darkdevil. Although, considering [[CloneDegeneration what might happen if he did]]...
275	* SecretKeeper: For Kaine. It looked like Doc Magus might become his, [[AbortedArc but it didn't pan out]].
276	* SiblingTeam: With [[spoiler:May and April. Kind of]].
277	%%* TheSnarkKnight
278	* StayInTheKitchen: Starting off, his attitude towards May is massively condescending and sexist, acting like she's a child treating superheroing as a game.
279	%%* TeleportSpam
280	* TricksterMentor: It's ''heavily'' implied that he's hard on Mayday to motivate her into being a little more serious (and safe) in her superheroic pursuits.
281	* {{Tsundere}}: Towards May, big time, though [[CharacterDevelopment by the end of the series]] he's [[SoProudOfYou openly praising her]] and [[InterruptedCooldownHug even tries to hug her when she's worried about April]].
282	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Kaine.
283	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: He looks a lot like his father, though only MJ and Normie have noticed it. Peter (who insists the kid looks more like [[ShoutOut Tobey Maguire]]) and May [[SelectiveObliviousness remain oblivious]].
284	* WellDoneSonGuy: Norman Osborn implies he feels this way towards Spider-Man, questioning why Darkdevil keeps helping Spidey even though Peter sees him as an InadequateInheritor to Daredevil's legacy.
285	* YouAreNotAlone: Tries to convince April she belongs in the Spider-Family.
286
287	[[/folder]]
288
289	[[folder:Midtown High Students]]
290
291	!! Courtney Duran
292	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/courtney_duran_2528earth_9822529_spider_girl_vol_1_75.jpg]]
293	* BespectacledCutie: She is a cute bespectacled girl with a sweet personality.
294	%%* DamselInDistress
295	* ObliviousToLove: It takes her a while to figure out what's going on with Moose
296	* SecretKeeper: ''Heavily'' implied to have figured it out in The End.
297	* ShrinkingViolet: But she starts to grow out of it
298	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: They're both Tomboys, but when it comes to boys, May is the Girly Girl
299
300	!! Davida Kirby
301	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/davida_kirby_2528earth_9822529_spider_girl_vol_1_81.jpg]]
302
303	%%* DeadpanSnarker
304	* DudeMagnet: Implied when Wes gushes about his crush on her to May.
305	* GreenEyedMonster: She blows up when Coach Thompson gives Nancy Liu her place on the basketball team's starting five. It leads her to unwittingly out Nancy as a mutant.
306	* HeelRealization: After Nancy leaves school thanks to Brad's bullying.
307	* MistakenForCheating: Is convinced Nancy cheated and used her powers to get on the basketball team.
308	* OperationJealousy: Tries this to get May to notice Wes. It doesn't work.
309	* SassyBlackWoman: Averted.
310	* SecretKeeper: Always seems to be on the cusp on finding out and/or being told. [[spoiler: And now that Wes and maybe Courtney know...]]
311	* ShipperOnDeck: Davida is ''very'' anti-May/Gene and pro-May/Wes.
312	* TheCasanova: Implied to be a female version.
313	* WeUsedToBeFriends: Fell out with May over the Nancy thing for a while.
314	* WhatTheHellHero: Calls Brad out on his bigotry.
315
316	!! Maurice "Moose" Mansfield
317	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moose_mansfield_earth_982.jpg]]
318
319	* BerserkButton: '''[[BoldInflation You.]]''' '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Hurt.]]''' '''[[OhCrap Courtney.]]'''
320	* EntertaininglyWrong: After a few issues, he manages to come to the conclusion that Courtney is Spider-Girl. A few issues later, it almost looks like he's on the verge of realization that Courtney and Spider-Girl have ''very'' different profiles... and concludes she must be a shapeshifter.
321	* EveryoneHasStandards: A relentless bully he may be, but when Jimmy accidentally hospitalizes and nearly ''kills'' him in a fight, his parents take him to court. Moose actually gets them to stop, though he makes it clear he still doesn't like Jimmy.
322	* {{Expy}}: Of Flash Thompson, at least at first.
323	* GentleGiant (in the end)
324	* JerkJock: At first
325	* LovesMyAlterEgo[=/=]MistakenIdentity: Mistakes Courtney for Spider-Girl... but falls for her on her own merits.
326	* MissingMom: She died of cancer.
327	* ParentalAbandonment: And near the end of ''Spider-Girl'', his dad gets it too.
328	* OddFriendship: With Jimmy, who he used to bully, [[CharacterDevelopment eventually]]
329	* OfficialCouple: With Courtney
330	* TheSymbiote: He's taken over by the ComicBook/{{Carnage}} symbiote.
331	* YouKilledMyFather: Sees Spider-Girl destroying Carnage (the best hope for curing his Dad's cancer) as this. Sadly, this plotline was never resolved.
332
333	!! Jimmy Yama
334	[[quoteright:219:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jimmy_yama.jpg]]
335
336	* AcquiredSituationalNarcissim: After nearly killing Moose, he gets a swollen head, swaggering around the school acting like a big man, while still being the same dweeb he was before. Davida tells May she should try and head it off before Jimmy gets himself beaten up again.
337	%%* AsianAndNerdy
338	%%* {{Fanboy}}
339	* GiveGeeksAChance: With Heather
340	* OddFriendship: With his ex-bully, Moose
341	* MomentKiller: Inadvertently, for Brad and May.
342	* OneDegreeOfSeparation: His cousin is J2 of the Avengers.
343	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Courtney
344	* ThoseTwoGuys: With Wes in ''Amazing'' and ''Spectacular''.
345	* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: To May. He gets over it pretty quickly, though. [[WordOfGod Courtney was one for him.]]
346	* WhatTheHellHero: To Moose after he breaks up with Courtney for "her own good"
347
348	!! Brad Miller
349	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brad_miller_2528earth_trn4782529_spider_girl_vol_1_19.jpg]]
350
351	* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to J.J.'s Veronica... [[spoiler: or so it seems]]
352	* CannotSpitItOut: Repeatedly tries to let May know he's interested in her, but circumstances keep getting in the way.
353	* FantasticRacism: towards mutants.
354	%%* WrongGuyFirst: ultimately.
355
356	!! Heather Noble
357	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/heather_noble_2528earth_9822529.jpg]]
358
359	* AlphaBitch: At first.
360	* BettyAndVeronica: Poised to be the Veronica to May's Betty, with Brad as the Archie. [[spoiler: They both give up on him]].
361	* FanGirl: For Spider-Girl. First seen shopping at the Spider-Shoppe, later posing as Spider-Girl for Jimmy and Wes's comic.
362	* GiveGeeksAChance: With Jimmy
363	* OfficialCouple: With Jimmy
364	* RomanticRunnerUp: Fears that Brad is only with her because he can't be with May. [[spoiler: She's right]], which is why she decides to GiveGeeksAChance.
365	%%* SympatheticAdulterer
366
367	!! Jack "J.J." Jameson/The Buzz
368	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/buzz_earth_982.jpg]]
369
370	* AllThereInTheManual: How he got the Buzz suit.
371	* BettyAndVeronica: Initially the Veronica to Brad's Betty. Until Brad turned out to be bigoted against mutants.
372	%%* TheCasanova
373	%%* ClothesMakeTheSuperman
374	* DatingCatwoman: He never figures it out, but May does.
375	* GenerationXerox: To Spidey, sort of, as he becomes the subject of Jonah's ire [[MistakenForMurderer due to a misunderstanding]].
376	* LadykillerInLove: With Nancy Lu. [[CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds May even states he's a much better boyfriend to her.]]
377	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: His DatingCatwoman situation with May
378	* MistakenForMurderer: Of his BigBrotherMentor, no less, which is how he ended up with the Buzz suit
379	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Courtney
380	%%* TroubledButCute
381
382	!! Felicity Hardy (Thompson)[=/=]Scarlet Spider II
383	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/felicity_thompson.jpg]]
384
385	* AscendedFanboy: Not quite, but boy, does she try.
386	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: May regards her with about as much respect as one.
387	%%* {{Blackmail}}
388	%%* BlackmailBackfire
389	%%* BrokenBird
390	%%* CostumeCopycat
391	%%* PlayfulHacker
392	* MommyIssues: Is not happy about Felicia's new partner. She's upset about her parent's divorce rather than her mom being a lesbian.
393	* SidekickGlassCeiling: She never even graduates to sidekick.
394	%%* StickyFingers
395
396	!! Gene Thompson
397	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gene_thompson_jpg.jpg]]
398
399	* BitchInSheepsClothing: He used to be a kind, caring boyfriend. Or so Mays says.
400	* DirtyCoward: Doesn't handle dangerous situations well.
401	* {{Expy}}: Of Flash pre-CharacterDevelopment
402	* JerkJock: Just like his dad was when he was younger.
403	%%* ManipulativeBastard
404	* MySisterIsOffLimits: May's reaction to his hooking up with April.
405	%%* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim
406
407	!! Simone De Santos
408	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/simone_desantos.jpg]]
409
410	%%* AlphaBitch
411	%%* DaddysGirl
412	* FriendsWithBenefits: With Gene. Implied as much as you can in an All Ages comic.
413	* HiddenDepths: Tries to rescue her father from Fury. [[DamselInDistress Too bad it didn't work.]]
414	* MissingMom: Mr. & Mrs. Spider-Man reveals she was [[spoiler: gunned down]], leading to her father's StartOfDarkness.
415	%%* RichBitch
416
417	!! Reynard "Wes" Westin
418
419	* BackForTheDead: Daemos throws him headfirst into a fireplace, knocking him out, and he's assumed dead after the Parker house burns down. [[spoiler:He's later revealed to have survived along with Mary Jane.]]
420	%%* EmbarrassingMiddleName
421	* EmoTeen: Averted. Looks the part ([[FashionDissonance kind of]]) but is more of a male PerkyGoth.
422	%%* DoggedNiceGuy
423	* HiddenDepths: Tries to save Simone from Fury, [[LeeroyJenkins despite not having any powers or idea what he's doing]].
424	* HyperAwareness: How he figures out [[MistakenIdentity April kissed him]].
425	* JustFriends: Both he and May argue this. They're not fooling anyone.
426	%%* LastGuyWins
427	* PerkyGoth: Looks a bit like a RummageSaleReject leaving Hot Topic... but turns out to be a sweet, sensitive NiceGuy.
428	%%* NiceGuy
429	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The sensitive guy to Gene's manly man.
430	* StarvingArtist[=/=][[ChildProdigy Teen Prodigy]]: Well, maybe not the starving part.
431	* ThoseTwoGuys: With Jimmy.
432
433	[[/folder]]
434
435	[[folder:Spider-Girl's Friends and Allies]]
436
437	!! Normie Osborn/The Green Goblin/Venom
438	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/norman_osborn_8.jpg]]
439	[[caption-width-right:350: Normie as the Green Goblin]]
440	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Normie_Osborn_Venom_868.png]]
441	[[caption-width-right:350: Normie as Venom]]
442
443	* ArrangedMarriage: Was put into one with [[{{Yandere}} Élan DeJunae]] by Norman.
444	* BadassInANiceSuit: He typically had the symbiote disguise itself [[http://symbiote.fr/images/comics/spidergirl-9615.jpg as business attire]].
445	* BenevolentBoss: Normie treated Kristy Watson, his secretary, with a degree of respect that contrasted sharply with his grandfather.
446	%%* BigBrotherMentor
447	* DarkIsNotEvil: His stint as Venom rehabilitates the symbiote.
448	* DeadGuyJunior: Named after his grandfather, who is legitimately dead and has been for years in this universe.
449	* DeathSeeker: During his time as the Green Goblin, Normie hoped May would kill him.
450	* DoNotCallMePaul: He objects to being called "Venom", as that was the moniker the symbiote went by when bonded to Eddie Brock.
451	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: What set off his first rampage; his mother had a stroke, causing him to snap.
452	%%* GadgeteerGenius
453	* GoodStepmother: He has a Good Step''father'', in the form of Foggy Nelson. Yes, [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} THAT]] Foggy Nelson.
454	* HappilyMarried: To [[spoiler:Brenda]].
455	* HeelFaceTurn: Normie undergoes one, and his caring nature convinces the Venom symbiote to undergo one as well.
456	* HeroicSacrifice: The symbiote sacrifices itself to save May and ''Peter'' from the Hobgoblin.
457	* IdenticalGrandson: Appearance-wise, Normie ''really'' looks just like both his dad Harry and grandfather Norman did.
458	* InTheBlood: He seems to have inherited [[GenerationXerox his smarts and best friendship with a Parker]].
459	%%* IneffectualSympatheticVillain[=/=]RedemptionPromotion
460	* LikeBrotherAndSister: With May after ''lots'' of ShipTease and WillTheyOrWontThey.
461	* LegacyCharacter: Normie manages to be one to both his father and grandfather, and to Eddie Brock as well.
462	%%* MissionControl
463	* MultiArmedAndDangerous: As Dusk he was capable of manifesting extra arms, once trying to punch Kaine during a sparring match by sprouting one from his upper back.
464	* NonStandardCharacterDesign: When he first bonded with the symbiote, Normie looked identical to the Eddie Brock version of Venom. As Dusk, he has normal teeth in lieu of fangs, and a ''very'' prominent LanternJawOfJustice.
465	* OddFriendship: May, of course, but he and [[spoiler:Reilly/Darkdevil]] seem to have one as well.
466	* OfficialCouple: With [[spoiler:Brenda]].
467	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When May is mortally wounded by the Scriers, both Normie ''and'' the symbiote go utterly berserk.
468	* SinsOfOurFathers: [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Struggles with the pressure Norman Osborn put on him to kill the Parkers]], [[HeelFaceTurn then]] struggles [[VillainousLineage with everyone assuming he'll go evil]].
469	* StarterVillain: He's the very first villain May faced as Spider-Girl.
470	* TattooedCrook: When first seen, his chest and back are covered in tattoos.
471	%%* TroubledButCute
472	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: To his father Harry and his grandfather Norman.
473	%%* WillTheyOrWontThey
474
475	!! Phil Urich
476	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phillip_urich_2528earth_9822529_spider_girl_vol_1_093_jpg.jpg]]
477
478	* AtrociousAlias: Briefly tried operating as "the Blue Wail". He openly admits it wasn't one of his finer moments.
479	* HonoraryUncle: To May.
480	* ManOfKryptonite: He's still got his Lunatic Laugh, which makes him quite useful against symbiotes.
481	%%* OlderSidekick
482
483	!! Brenda Drago Osborn/Raptor
484	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raptor_brenda_drago_mc2_spider_girl_marvel_comics_b.jpg]]
485
486	%%* ActionGirl
487	%%* CoolBigSis
488	* DarkActionGirl: Before her HeelFaceTurn.
489	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her [[AbusiveParents parents were less than stellar]] and her [[DomesticAbuse abusive boyfriend]] manipulated her into stealing for him. Luckily, things got better for her.
490	%%* DefeatMeansFriendship
491	* FauxActionGirl: Normie convinced her to retire after losing to [[TheWorfEffect Lady Ock, Fury and Hobgoblin]]. Until she demanded to be let back into battle.
492	%%* HappilyMarried
493	%%* HeelFaceTurn
494	* OddFriendship: Working together seems to have fostered one with Kaine.
495	* RecruitingTheCriminal: Recruited into Kaine's team as an alternative to going to jail.
496	%%* RomanticRunnerUp: [[spoiler: Averted.]]
497
498	!! Gerald "Gerry" Drew/Spider-Man II
499	[[quoteright:344:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gerry_drew.png]]
500	The son of Jessica Drew, the former Spider-Woman.
501	-----
502	* AscendedFanboy: He idolised Spider-Man, and now he gets to ''be'' him.
503	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Spider-Girl and Darkdevil. [[spoiler: Despite not being related to them at all.]]
504	%%* BrattyHalfPint
505	* {{Determinator}}: Desperate to play hero [[spoiler: even if he's secretly dying]].
506	* DisappearedDad: Walked out on him and his mom when Gerry got sick. This might be why he idolizes Peter so much.
507	%%* {{Keet}}
508	%%* MotorMouth
509	* RedHerring: No relation to Peter OR Felicia. [[spoiler: He's the son of [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew]]]].
510	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Promised Peter he would try out [[spoiler: a cure]] invented by Reed Richards. [[FridgeHorror Then we never see him again]].
511
512	!! Anya Corazon/Araña
513	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anya_corazon_earth_982.jpg]]
514
515	* AntiHero: Type II. She is willing to permanently put down supervillains, [[spoiler: just like she did with the first Black Tarantula.]]
516	* BodySnatcher: "Borrowed" May's body for a while.
517	* BigSisterMentor: Well. She keeps trying, anyway.
518	* CoolBigSis: Ditto.
519	* TheCowl: To May, who is more of [[TheCape a cape]].
520	* DatingCatwoman: She and [[spoiler: Black Tarantula]] had ''lots'' of FoeRomanceSubtext. Then it was [[RelationshipReveal revealed they used to have a thing]]. Then they [[LivingWithTheVillain started living together]]. In ''Spectacular'', [[spoiler:Fabian proposed]].
521	* FutureBadass: Anya is a much more skilled AntiHero in this future, and she single-handedly [[spoiler:killed the first Black Tarantula, a villain who frequently beat down Peter Parker when he was in his prime as Spider-Man ''and'' had a potent healing factor!]]
522	* MostCommonSuperpower: Anya is quite well-endowed, and frequently keeps her jumpsuit partly unzipped exposing her cleavage. Lampshaded after May awakens in Arana's body, she opens her eyes to find herself staring down Anya's cleavage. Doubles as MsFanservice since the shot is a POV shot resulting in the audience also staring down Anya's chest.
523	* OfficialCouple: With [[spoiler:Black Tarantula]].
524	* TheObiWannabe: Because of her and May's clashing morals.
525	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:She managed to kill the original Black Tarantula who keep in mind managed to frequently beat down Spider-Man in his prime and had a potent healing factor to boot.]]
526	* ShootTheDog: Not above killing bad guys like [[spoiler: Fabian's father]].
527
528	!! Fabian [=LaMuerte=]/Black Tarantula
529	[[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_tarantula_fabian_lamuerto___earth_982__circa_2006.png]]
530
531	* AffablyEvil: Like his father.
532	* ArchEnemy: He and Araña are this to each other. [[DatingCatwoman Among other things]].
533	* ChessMaster: Manages to get and ''keep'' the Kingpin's criminal empire after the latter's [[KilledOffForReal death]]. Which he arranged, by the way. [[spoiler: At least until he starts losing it all in Spectacular.]]
534	* [[spoiler: DatingCatwoman: With Araña]].
535	* HeelFaceTurn: Gives up a life of crime after his empire implodes in Spectacular.
536	* TheJuggernaut: Every bit as strong and hard to keep down as his father, and can beat down strong fighters like Kaine and Darkdevil with ease. He even has better control of his eye beams than his father.
537	* LegacyCharacter: Looks like Fabian does indeed follow in his father's footsteps.
538	* LovingAShadow: It's implied he took an interest in May because she reminded him of [[spoiler: Araña]].
539	* NobleDemon. A crime lord like his father but has a sense of honor and goodness. He mainly tries to play it up to convince May to be his mate.
540	* PetTheDog: Seems to genuinely care for Spider-Girl and is in love with [[spoiler: Araña]] despite their [[ArchEnemy complicated history]].
541	* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Araña.]]
542	%%* TallDarkAndHandsome
543	* StalkerWithACrush: To May. [[ObliviousToLove She doesn't understand why he's helping her despite him blatantly saying he’s obsessed with her.]]
544	* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: Araña]] killed his.
545
546	[[/folder]]
547
548	[[folder:Villains]]
549
550	!! Angel Face
551	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angel_face_5.jpg]]
552
553	* AbusiveParents: She's implied to be this for the Face brothers.%%How so?
554	* ContinuityNod: She's an old rouge of Phil's from the Green Goblin series.
555	* EvilMatriarch: To Crazy Eight and Funny Face, being their mother and all.
556	* MamaBear: Granted, an evil and abusive version, but still.
557	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:She outlives her son Crazy Eight.]]
558	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Goes on one following [[spoiler: her elder son's death]]. Somewhat subverted in that she and her [[spoiler: surviving]] son tear a swath through the underground but never get to the people responsible.
559	* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Son]]: Blames Spider-Girl for [[spoiler: Crazy Eight's death]].
560
561	!! ComicBook/{{Carnage}}/Moose Mansfield & Benjy Parker
562	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moose_mansfield_earth_982_from_amazing_spider_girl_vol_1_12_0001.jpg]]
563
564	* AxCrazy: Still as bloodthirsty as ever.
565	* BodyHorror: For [[spoiler: Moose]]. And who knows how it affected [[spoiler: Benjy]]...
566
567	!! Crazy Eight
568	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crazy_eight_spider_girl_marvel_mc2_h1.jpg]]
569
570	* AffablyEvil: He's funny, calls his mother ''and'' looks out for his little brother. When they're not trying to kill each other. He even compliments a rookie Spider-Girl on her fighting skills!
571	* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: When he’s killed off, you can’t help but feel sorry for him]].
572	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Funny Face [[spoiler: saw]] him as this.
573	* BigBrotherMentor: To Funny Face. Sometimes.
574	* CainAndAbel: Him and Funny ''most'' of the time.
575	* CallForward: See below.
576	* ClothesMakeTheLegend: Seems to think so, since he refuses to wear normal clothes to his trial for the sake of his reputation. Played heartbreakingly straight [[spoiler: after his death]] when we finally see him without the makeup... [[spoiler: as he's being buried in a nondescript suit]].
577	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Scolds Crazy Eight for not calling their mother more often.
578	* {{Foil}}: In retrospect, it's funny he and fellow [[spoiler: AloofBigBrother big brother Darkdevil]] were introduced in the same issue.
579	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Favors weaponized eight balls.
580	* LoveMartyr: Presumably, Angel Face wasn't any better to him than she was to Funny Face. Yet he still loves her dearly.
581	* SaveTheVillain: Subverted. He [[spoiler: dies]] because May ''didn't'' and chose to [[spoiler: save Gerry from gunfire]] instead.
582	* SiblingTeam: With Funny Face.
583	* WakeupCallBoss: The first major enemy Spider-Girl encounters and forcibly bails. Afterwards, she decides to fight smart.
584
585	!! Funny Face
586	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/funny_face_spider_girl_mc2_marvel_comics_h2.jpg]]
587
588	* AlwaysSecondBest: To his big brother Crazy Eight. [[spoiler: Until his brother dies.]]
589	* CreepyDoll: His best friend... er, puppet, Bunky. Who he treats as a real person.
590	* FreakOut: Over May "trapping" Bunky in webbing. Because [[spoiler: [[IHaveThisFriend "Bunky" is claustrophic]] due to his mother locking him up in the closet for days at a time]]. [[CerebusRetcon Suddenly that whole "talks to his puppet thing" isn't so funny anymore]].
591	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Yes, even [[LoveMartyr when they're not worth it]].
592	* Foil: To May at times.
593	* MonsterClown: He definitely looks like a clown, and is a supervillain.
594	* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler: His brother's death]] might not have happened if he hadn't exacerbated tensions between the Kingpin and Canis out of sibling rivalry. Naturally, he blames Spider-Girl for it instead.
595	* PsychopathicManchild: Big time.
596	* ShadowArchetype: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] the similarity between May and Gerry's bickering to his and Crazy Eight's. [[FridgeBrilliance They're also similar to the ''other'' team of bickering Spider-Kids]], [[spoiler: Spider-Girl and Darkdevil]].
597
598	!! Elan [=DeJuane=]/Fury the Goblin Queen
599	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spider_girl_vol_1_79_textless.jpg]]
600	----
601	%%* RichBitch
602	%%* StalkerWithACrush
603	%%* Yandere
604
605	!! Hobgoblin/Roderick Kingsley
606	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_amazing_spider_girl_vol_1_13_textless.jpg]]
607	The original Hobgoblin, come out of retirement.
608	----
609	* HeroKiller: He kills the Venom symbiote.
610	* KnightOfCerebus: Things go to hell whenever he's around.
611	%%* SuperReflexes
612	* SuperStrength: Strong enough to take on Spider-Girl and her father.
613
614	!! Carolyn Trainer/Lady Octopus
615	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lady_octopus.jpg]]
616	The successor to Doctor Octopus.
617	----
618	* LegacyCharacter: She is this to the original Doctor Octopus.
619
620	!! Mr. Nobody
621	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_nobody_mc2_spider_girl_marvel_comics.jpg]]
622
623	!! Red Queen
624	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hope_pym.jpg]]
625	The daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, who turned to villainy when a new team of Avengers (known as A-Next) formed, considering them an insult to the memory of her late father.
626	----
627	*
628
629	!! Enthralla
630	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/enthralla.jpg]]
631	----
632	* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Immediately surrenders on finding herself face-to-face with the Avengers and the Fantastic Five.
633
634	!! Norman Osborn
635	The deceased first Green Goblin and Normie’s grandfather.
636	----
637	* AnArmAndALeg: In their final battle, he became the reason why Peter needed a prosthetic right leg.
638	* PosthumousCharacter: Long permanently dead by the time the story starts.
639
640	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / SpiderGirl