Gwen Stacy

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Gwen Stacy (格温史黛西)
Alias(es)	Ghost-Spider; Spider-Woman; Overkill Gwen; Nightmare Ghost Spider
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Spider-Man allies; Galactic Council
Occupation/Role	Superhero; crimefighter
Status	Active
First Appearance	27

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spider-Woman	249	Already operates as Spider-Woman after being bitten by a radioactive spider; her inability to save her friend Peter remains a defining trauma.
Nano Battle Suit and multifunction watch	252	Ben creates a stabilization device for her temporal-rejection symptoms, then gives her a pink-and-white Nano Battle Suit and custom watch with communication, tracking, scanning, analysis, and color-change functions.
Symbiote Battle Suit “Overkill”	254	Ben transforms into a symbiote and merges with Gwen, creating a black-and-green enhanced form. Gwen accepts the suit for the assault on Kingpin’s Particle Collider.
Manna Seed	256	Gwen accepts a Manna Seed from Ben Reilly after the Multiverse collision crisis.
Manna awakening / energy form	388	Karn’s life-force drain triggers the Manna within Gwen. It restores her vitality and forms a glowing pinkish-white Battle Suit/energy body that Karn cannot drain.
Web of Energy mastery	389 406 407	Learns to bind enemies with Manna energy, later restraining multiple Inheritors at once and holding them off to protect other Spider-People.

Background

Gwen is Chief George Stacy’s daughter. Before becoming Spider-Woman, she was a student with strong academic ability and had interned under Dr. Curt Connors at Osborn, where Connors offered to write her a university recommendation letter. She had noticed Peter Parker because he repeatedly stood up to Flash Thompson’s bullying despite being hurt for it. 27

In Gwen’s home universe, her childhood friend Peter Parker died after becoming a Lizard Man. Gwen blamed herself for failing to save him, and her father believed Spider-Woman was responsible for Peter’s death. This left her isolated between her superhero identity and her personal life. 250 251

A spacetime portal pulls Gwen into another universe, where she attempts to save the falling Ben Parker despite believing that doing so may kill her. Ben rescues them both, explains the Multiverse, and helps her locate that universe’s Spider-Man. 249 250

Appearance

Gwen is a petite blonde teenage girl who fights as a masked Spider-Woman. Her standard equipment emphasizes pink-and-white coloring, while her Overkill form is black and green. 27 252 254

• Blonde hair. 27
• Pink-and-white Ghost-Spider/Spider-Woman Battle Suit. 252 387
• Pink-and-white multifunction watch bearing the Galactic Plumbers logo. 252 253
• Glowing pinkish-white Manna Battle Suit after her awakening. 388
• Black-and-green symbiote-enhanced Overkill form. 254

Personality

Gwen is compassionate, stubborn, and unwilling to abandon someone in danger. When she and Ben fall through a portal, she continues trying to reach him even after missing the safe deceleration point, driven by the memory of watching Peter die. 249

Her guilt over Peter’s death and estrangement from her father initially make her feel that she has failed at both heroism and ordinary life. Ben’s support gives her a sense of safety and helps her face her father with the truth. 252 256 387

In battle, Gwen is assertive and protective of civilians and fellow Spider-People. She is willing to confront the Inheritors alone to buy others time, even when she expects the decision may be fatal. 389 406

Abilities & Skills

Spider Physiology

Gwen possesses Spider-Woman’s enhanced physical capabilities, including agility, wall-crawling, web-swinging, and superhuman striking power.

• Uses Spider-Sense to detect danger, though the Inheritors can nullify it. 250 388
• Her kicks can carry tens of tons of force. 388
• Traverses skyscrapers with extreme speed and acrobatic precision. 387
• Uses spider silk to disable equipment, including clogging the Vulture’s wing turbines. 387

Bio-Electricity

Gwen can generate bio-electric energy.

• Attempts to form bio-electricity while falling through the portal. 249
• Uses a pink energy whip to bind and pull the Vulture from the air. 387

Manna / Energy of the Universe

Manna is life energy planted in Gwen by Ben. It awakens when Karn drains her life force, transforming her into an energy-wreathed combatant. 256 388

• Restores life force drained by Karn. 388
• Forms a glowing pinkish-white Battle Suit around her body. 388
• Resists Karn’s life-force absorption and his stolen Spider-Totem abilities. 389
• Creates bindings, energy hands, and a large Web of Energy. 389 406 407
• Condenses remaining energy into a destructive sphere against Karn. 389
• Links Gwen to Ben, allowing him to trace her through the Energy of the Universe. 408
• Heavy use exhausts her; after restraining several Inheritors, she is too weak to stand without support. 407

Symbiote Battle Suit: Overkill

Ben can transform into a symbiote and merge with Gwen, creating her Overkill/Nightmare Ghost Spider form. 254

• Enhances her combat power and ruthlessness against the Sinister Six. 255
• Allows mental communication between Gwen and Ben while merged. 255
• Initially causes Gwen considerable embarrassment because the symbiote covers her entire body. 254

Combat Skill

Gwen is an experienced street-level hero and an adaptable close-quarters fighter.

• Dodges gunfire and thrown weapons through aerial acrobatics. 387
• Fights Hand ninjas and captures the Vulture while protecting the public. 387
• Rapidly adapts to Manna in her fight against Karn. 389
• Prioritizes civilian evacuation during destructive battles. 389

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Nano Battle Suit — Pink-and-white suit created by Ben. 252
• Multifunction watch — Provides communication, tracking, scanning, analysis, and cosmetic color changes. 252
• Symbiote Battle Suit Overkill — Ben’s symbiote form, used as an enhanced Battle Suit. 254
• Spider silk — Used for movement, restraints, and sabotaging enemies’ equipment. 387

Relationships

• George Stacy — Her father and a police chief. He initially hunts Spider-Woman over Peter’s death, but later accepts Gwen’s identity and cooperates with her professionally. 27 251 387
• Ben Parker / Benny — A Spider-Man from another universe who rescues Gwen, equips her with advanced technology, gives her a Manna Seed, and becomes the person she relies on most. Gwen develops romantic feelings for him. 250 252 256 387 408
• Peter Parker — Gwen’s deceased childhood friend from her home universe; his death as the Lizard Man is the source of much of her guilt. 250 254
• Peter Parker (Blonde Peter) — A Spider-Man from the universe Gwen enters during the Particle Collider crisis; they work together to stop Kingpin’s Multiverse collision. 251 254 256
• Otto Parker / Superior Spider-Man — Initially considers abandoning Gwen during Karn’s attack, then becomes her ally in the battle and wider conflict with the Inheritors. 388 389
• Mary Jane — Gwen intends to attend band rehearsal with her and regrets missing it during Karn’s attack. 387 388
• May Parker — Listed as Gwen’s sister within the Galactic Council. 445

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early New York Encounters

Gwen meets Peter Parker at the police station while he attempts to convince Chief Stacy that Dr. Connors has become the Lizard Man. She is alarmed by the accusation because Connors had mentored her during her Osborn internship. 27

She later meets Peter again at the Stark Expo, where they decide to explore the exhibition together. During an emergency evacuation, Gwen realizes Peter is Spider-Man but chooses not to expose him. 123 126

Multiverse Displacement and the Particle Collider Crisis

Gwen is transported through a portal into another universe and tries to save Ben during their fall toward New York. Ben rescues her, reveals her displacement across universes, and helps her meet the local Peter Parker. 249 250 251

While suffering temporal rejection, Gwen receives a stabilization device, Nano Battle Suit, and multifunction watch from Ben. She joins Ben and Peter in infiltrating Kingpin’s Particle Collider operation, wearing Ben’s symbiote Battle Suit during the confrontation with the Sinister Six. 252 254 255

After the Collider crisis, Gwen accepts Ben Reilly’s Manna Seed and resolves to tell her father the truth about her identity. 256

Reconciliation with Chief Stacy

Back in her own universe, Gwen reveals that she is Spider-Woman to Chief Stacy. He accepts her, allowing her to work with the police instead of being pursued by them. 387

Inheritor War

Karn ambushes Gwen, suppresses her Spider-Sense, and drains nearly all of her life force. Her Manna awakens at the brink of death, restoring her body and giving her an energy form beyond Karn’s ability to consume. 388

Gwen and Otto Parker defeat Karn’s immediate threat while protecting Manhattan civilians. Gwen then becomes a key figure among the gathered Spider-People, seeking Hacker Spider-Man’s assistance against the Inheritor family. 389 390

During the wider Spider-Man conflict, Gwen uses the Web of Energy to delay the Inheritors and later restrains several of them simultaneously. Her power is crucial, but its use leaves her severely exhausted. 406 407

When Ben arrives as Big Chill, Gwen reunites with him and learns that their shared Energy of the Universe allows him to locate her. 408

Trivia

• Gwen calls Ben “Doraemon” after seeing the range of devices he can build. 252
• She is an art student and participates in band rehearsals. 250 387
• Gwen’s Spider-Sense reacts differently to Ben than it does to other Spider-Men. 252
• She is among the twelve members of the Galactic Council. 445