History Characters / SpiderGwen

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: His closest companion is an orangutan named Louis who serves as his butler.

* SeenItAll: When Jessica Drew tries to explain that she's from another universe, he accepts her story right away since he's already used to meeting multidimensional travelers. As of ''Ghost Spider'', he's revealed he also came in contact with alternate Reeds, found them disagreeable, and is aware of the presence and actions of evil ones like ComicBook/TheMaker. His databook entry reveals he's been a superhero since he was six.

* HeroicHost: [[spoiler:After being depowered and using the last of her power-ups to save Harry Osborn, she gets her powers back by bonding with her world's version of the Venom symbiote. While this causes her a lot of angst for a good while afterward, thanks to her anger over Rhino's attack on her dad making her nearly lose control, she and the symbiote eventually stabilize into a healthy partnership. She still uses the Venom appearance on occasion for the intimidation factor though, and the symbiote will automatically switch to it when she's especially angry.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Naturally, like almost every other Spider-Man, Spider-Woman's reputation is in tatters at the beginning, especially when everyone accused her of murdering Peter Parker in cold blood. After the misunderstanding was cleared, Gwen's identity was exposed and she spent time in prison for her actions as a vigilante, while Spider-Woman isn't directly frowned upon anymore, her civil life as Gwen Stacy is a disaster, as her being Spider-Woman and having a criminal record makes it impossible for her to attend college, get a normal job or even eat at a restaurant with Harry.

* NotSoDifferent: He is drawn to Gwen, because he thinks they are BirdsOfAFeather. He tries to tell her how similar they are and pushes her to become evil like he did, but Gwen is having none of it.

* BreakoutCharacter: She was originally intended to just be a one-shot character, however, she quickly became extremely popular, leading her to gain several comic runs' as well as gaining a prominent role in the ''Spider-Man'' mythos as a whole, if not becoming the most prominent female Spider-person in recent marketing. She has even displaced the original Gwen Stacy outright in modern-day adaptations, such as ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan2017''.

* ObliviousToLove: She was completely unaware of Harry Osborn's crush on her until it was spelled out for her by a bandmate. Likewise, she also didn't realize Peter was in love with her.

* FaceMonsterTurn: In ''King in Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage'', MJ is [[spoiler:taken over by a symbiote and enslaved by Knull, becoming the latest iteration of Carnage]].

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Jealously comments on Gwen's powers in issue 8 of ''Ghost-Spider'' and mutters about wanting her own. Glory's response indicates it's not the first time. In ''King in Black: Gwenom vs. Carnage'' she accuses Ghost-Spider of wanting to de-power her so Gwen will be the only one with superpowers, and rants that she should've been the one to get powers in the first place.

* HateSink: Doesn’t have the sympathetic backstory that makes other versions of him a JerkassWoobie at best. His wife isn’t dead, she simply left him. Here he’s an extreme InspectorJavert prone to PoliceBrutality and when DeWolfe tells him his just as guilty of the acts he was accusing Spider-Woman of, he just brushes her off making it clear he’s just a StrawHypocrite who looks for excuses to be violent.

A retired Marine who briefly served in Tony Stark's infamous PMC "War Machine" before settling down as a police detective. Of course, "settle down" is a relative term -- Castle's brutality saw him briefly dismissed from the force before being brought back in to hunt down Spider-Woman. His ruthless methods and deteriorating mental state eventually drove him to abandon the law entirely, becoming a murderous vigilante known as "the Punisher."

* HateSink: Doesn’t have the sympathetic backstory that makes other versions of him a JerkassWoobie at best. His wife isn’t dead, she simply left him. Here he’s an extreme InspectorJavert prone to PoliceBrutality and when De Wolfe tells him his just as guilty of the acts he was accusing Spider-Woman of, he just brushes her off making it clear he’s just a StrawHypocrite who looks for excuses to be violent.

* TheConscience: Briefly develops one in the form of ComicBook/SpiderHam after being hit on the head, on the grounds that he's the only version of Peter that doesn't make her "sadder than ''The Smiths''."

** For the most part, many artists stick to Robbi Rodriguez's original design of her with short unkempt hair. Others however will draw her as 616 Gwen with longer, straighter hair with the iconic black hairband. ''ComicBook/GhostSpider2019'' artist Takeshi Miyazawa is one of those who draws her hair longer... but at least it can be explained as her simply growing it out.

* GenericGraffiti: In order to lure out the Vulture, she tags a number of buildings with insults. Her personal favorite is "Death from a butt."

* ILetGwenStacyDie: Like Gwen, he feels responsible for Peter's death. Unlike Gwen, he saw Peter transform into the Lizard before their fight, and feels that because he didn't speak up at the time, he contributed to Peter's death. The guilt he feels over this motivated him to become stronger and get training so that he could make things right... by killing Spider-Woman. [[spoiler: He drops the "killing Spider-Woman" part when he learns she's Gwen and they have a chat as she gives him the Lizard Antiserum.]]

* BadassNormal: It's not mentioned if this world's Rhino has some of the invulnerability of Earth 616's, but he's strong enough to overpower a ten-tonner like Gwen. Once in jail though, the Rhino gets utterly pummeled by Frank Castle. Emphasized in issue # 4 when Castle returns from his fight with Spider-Gwen and the Vulture, bandaged, battered, bruised, and his arm in a cast, but still giving orders, while his subordinates can only wonder how it is that he's even standing at all.

* GovernmentConspiracy: George Stacy mentions six missing veterans, heavily implied to be the Lizards, and this world's Captain America states that these Lizards are the property of SHIELD. She later clarifies they are the product of a shadow cell called S.I.L.K., which SHIELD has been investigating.

* CanonForeigner: One of the few characters not based on somebody from Marvel canon... that we know of.

-->'''Bodega Bandit:''' Please, can't you see...I don't...I never wanted to be like this. To live this way. First time was a goof. A dumb thrill. But now...I can't stop. I just can't.

* ForWantOfANail: This world also has the Storm siblings' father being a killer just like in Earth-616. The difference is that here their mom is still alive while in Earth-616, she died a long time ago in a car accident so the siblings lived with their aunt who ran a boarding house. And one of the boarders was a certain older genius and his best friend...

* HeroDoesPublicService: Does volunteer work at the V.A. when she isn't doing missions for S.H.I.E.L.D.

* BountyHunter: Works as one for S.H.I.E.L.D.

Another bounty hunter for S.H.I.E.L.D.

* BountyHunter: Works as one for S.H.I.E.L.D.

* BigBad: She's the main villain of the the 2016 ''Spider-Women'' crossover. [[spoiler:She might be a BigBadWannabe now that she's been locked up by S.H.I.E.L.D]].

* VillainousBreakdown: After [[spoiler:Jesse quits SILK]], she takes out her frustration by blowing up his house and even part of her secret bunker.

* SycophanticServant: He is very reverent of working for S.I.L.K.

A former S.I.L.K. researcher under the employ of Matt Murdock. She has been working on an experimental alien substance that is supposed to give Gwen Stacy back her powers completely... in theory.

* TheDeterminator: He wants to know who Spider-Woman is, since he feels she was responsible for Peter's death. As such, he's shocked when George tells him that Spider-Woman is innocent.

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* AscendedExtra: Much like her [[Series/AgentCarter counterpart]] in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Peggy was nowhere near as significant in the history of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the mainstream Creator/MarvelUniverse as she seems to be here.

!!! Mr. Murderhands, Franchise/{{Wolverine}}

** However, soon after, during a visit to Earth-616, she teams up with Peter and fights Swarm. Afterwards, a girl asks her name. She realises that she can't use Spider-Woman because "Jessica Drew would kill me", and obviously can't call herself Spider-Gwen as her identity is secret on 616. And she'd recently been saying "death loves Gwen Stacy"... so she decided to roll with it and announced herself as Ghost-Spider. And since she decided to enrol at Earth-616 Empire State University at the end of that issue, it's the name she'll be using from now on.

** For the most part, many artists stick to Robbi Rodriguez's design of her with short unkempt hair. Others however will draw her as 616 Gwen with longer, straighter hair with the iconic black hairband. ''ComicBook/GhostSpider2019'' artist Takeshi Miyazawa is one of those who draws her hair longer... but at least it can be explained as her simply growing it out.

* GadgeteerGenius: Notably averted for a Spider-Hero, with Gwen having little interest or knowledge in any scientific field. Gwen didn't invent her web-shooters, but rather [[AllThereInTheManual they were bequeathed to her by a retiring Janet van Dyne.]]

* HeroicHost: [[spoiler:After being depowered and using the last of her power-ups to save Harry Osborn, she gets her powers back by bonding with her world's version of the Venom symbiote. While this causes her a lot of angst for a good while afterward, thanks to her anger over Rhino's attack on her dad making her nearly lose control, she and the symbiote eventually stabilize into a healthy partnership. She still uses the Venom appearance on occasion for the intimidation factor, though, and when she's especially angry in ''Ghost-Spider'' the symbiote will revert to its Venom appearance.]]

* HiddenDepths: Gwen has ''never'' fully gotten over the revelation that most of her incarnations throughout the multiverse are deceased [[DamselInDistress Damsels in Distress]] and her late friend Peter Parker got bit by the spider instead. This has not only caused her insurmountable amounts of existential angst but has influenced her relationships with others connected to the Web of Life since she tends to favor those who aren't just alternate versions of Peter like Jessica Drew and Miles Morales.

* InTheHood: Her costume has one that's part of the bodysuit. Don't ask how it manages to stay on while web-swinging.

* NiceGirl: As expected of a Spider-Person. While not without her flaws, Gwen is at her core a very kind and heroic young woman who always puts others first and continues her hero work despite the personal cost to herself. It's the main reason Captain America decides to trust her.

* PlatonicLifePartners: That one issue with not being considered the "real" Gwen Stacy aside, she's this with the mainstream version of Peter Parker. They're fiercely devoted to protecting each other as a way to atone for not saving the others' alternate counterparts, but they're also not above engaging in SnarkToSnarkCombat with each other. Peter being the older and more experienced hero does allow him to serve as a [[LikeBrotherAndSister mentor or older brother figure]] to Gwen within the 616 universe when Jessica Drew's not around - a stark contrast to how often Pete and Gwen are often portrayed as in nearly every story and medium both are present in.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After becoming Venom, she pummels her way across New York's underbelly while hunting down Rhino with the intent of tearing him apart and then going after Matt Murdock. While she comes close to offing Rhino, Frank Castle {{kill steal}}s her at the last minute. [[VengeanceDenied This just infuriates her more]], causing her to race to take down Murdock before Frank can steal that honor from her.
* SecretIdentity: Kept one until the 'Life of Gwen Stacy' arc, [[spoiler:where she turns herself in and goes on trial for her vigilante actions]]. After that, the public became prone to calling her Spider-Gwen, much to her chagrin.

--->'''Spider-Woman/Gwen:''' IN BED?!! What?! Blargf! Why?! I'm '''[[{{Squick}} NOT SLEEPING WITH CAPTAIN STACY]]''', you little pervert! (Thinking: He's just '''my #@*% Dad''')

* TragicDropout: A variation. Gwen would like to live up to her father's expectations and start going to college, but quickly realizes following her stint in jail that everyone knowing that she is Spider-Woman - on top of the stress of being a super-heroine in the first place - makes that impossible. She ends up running out of the community college building in a panic as soon as she's recognized by some fans.

* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Jealously comments on Gwen's powers in issue 8 of ''Ghost-Spider'' and mutters about wanting her own. Glory's response indicates it's not the first time.

!!! Spider-Woman, Venom, [[AtrociousAlias Spider-Gwen]], Ghost-Spider

TheHero of the series. Uses her spider powers to fight crime following the death of her best friend Peter Parker. Drummer for rock band ''The Mary Janes''. Likes corn dogs.

* ACupAngst: When Anya Corazón gushes about how awesome Earth-616's [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica]] [[MostCommonSuperPower Drew]] is, Gwen snarks that she is the incarnation of all her body issues.

* GoodWearsWhite: Gwen has a primarily white costume which has earned her the nickname "Ghost-Spider".

* ForWantOfANail: This world also has the Storm siblings' father being a murderer just like in Earth-616. The difference is that here their mom is still alive while in Earth-616, she died a long time ago in a car accident so the siblings lived with their aunt who ran a boarding house. And one of the boarders was a certain older genius and his best friend...

* AgeLift: In Earth-616, the siblings are a lot older than Gwen with Johnny the same age as Spider-man and Susan somewhat older than most other heroines. Here they only have a few years on her and the age difference between Susan and Johnny is reduced by a fair margin.

* ForWantOfANail: This world also has the Storm siblings's father being a murderer just like in Earth-616. The difference is that here their mom is still alive while in Earth-616, she died a long time ago in a car accident so the siblings lived with their aunt who ran a boarding house. And one of the boarders was a certain older genius and his best friend...

* AdaptationalSexuality: She's bisexual, having had a few unsuccessful relationships with boys before developing a relationship with Glory Grant, first indicated when Glory flirts with her after Em Jay punches out a boy who was harassing Betty, and further hinted at when they're seen huddled together in bed. In ''Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider'' #5, Gwen wonders whether the lyrics to a new song MJ wrote are trying to passive-aggressively hint that MJ has a crush on her.

* DramaQueen: The source of her butting heads with others so much; she's not mean for the sake of being, but she's just very prone to over-reacting about things.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: [[invoked]] How he feels about the whole "Gwenom" thing. Utaa -- the Watcher of Earth-8 -- berates him for this, since it jeopardizes his own utopian timeline -- which he wants to keep as the default future of Earth-65.