Everything You Need to Know About Spider Gwen

Spider Gwen makes another appearance inside Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse which was released on May 31, 2023.

Voiced by the famous singer Hailee Steinfeld, the character Spider Woman has succeeded in attracting the public's attention through her adventures through the Spider Multiverse together with Spider Man.

So, this time we will discuss everything you need to know about Spider Gwen. Curious? Come see more in the article below!

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Everything You Need to Know About Spider Gwen

Real name Gwendolyn Maxine Gwen Stacy, she is known as Ghost Spider in Spider Verse. Let's get to know this character further!

The Life of Gwen Stacy

Gwen Stacy was born in Forest Hills to George and Helen Stacy. Since her mother's death, little Gwen has been raised by her father alone.

Having a free and artistic spirit, he often went against the ethical teachings instilled by his father, George Stacy.

Because of this, Gwen often isolates herself in a quiet place or chooses to play drums.

As time went by, he became friends with his neighbor who was also a friend introverts but fellow music lover, Peter Parker.

While in high school in Midtown, Gwen managed to build relationships with other students and formed a band called The Marry Janes.

After being bitten by a genetically engineered spider, Gwen gains superpowers and begins a career as a crime fighter. The media refers to her as “Spider Woman”.

He got a costume set and a spider web shot from retired crime fighter Janet van Dyne.

The influence of Spider Woman unexpectedly caused one of the biggest tragedies in Gwen Stacy's life.

Peter Parker, who is always bullied, really wants to be someone special like his idol, Spider Woman.

He finally carried out an experiment which then changed his body into a lizard-like creature.

Long story short as seen inside film, these two friends were involved in a fight at the Midtown Senior Prom. Which ended with Peter Parker being killed.

Feeling haunted by her friend's death, Gwen tries harder to fight crime as a form of penance.

With no evidence or connection to Peter's experiments, Spider Woman was blamed entirely for Peter Parker's death and was called a criminal by the local media.

Long story short, the NYPD and his own father, Captain George, were assigned to arrest Spider Woman. Gwen's cover was finally revealed in front of her father.

He defended himself, declaring his complete innocence and promising to fight crime including defeating the Kingpin.

Captain Stacy finally told his daughter to leave the crime scene (TKP) before he changed his mind.

Spider Gwen's Strengths, Abilities, and Weaknesses

Like other superheroes, Gwen Stacy also has special powers. The following is a list of the special powers of this character:

• Superhuman strength: The symbiote helps increase Gwen's physical strength, where she can lift things weighing up to 10 tons.
• Superhuman Durability: The symbiote helps increase Gwen's resilience to incredible levels.
• Superhuman Agility: The symbiote helps Gwen move more nimbly to incredible levels.
• Camouflage: Symbiotes can copy other people's clothes and help Gwen camouflage.
• Constituent-Matter Generation: Symbiotes can produce organic spider web tendrils.
• Healing Factor: The symbiote that Gwen has will help her treat wounds.
• Spider Sense: The symbiote gives Gwen spider senses that can warn her when danger is imminent.
• Spider Control: Gwen can control a spider-like creature in her costume and use it as a scout.
• Venom Symbiotes: Gwen lost her powers due to the Power Glove given by Cindy Moon, but she can display similar abilities because she is bound to the Venom symbiote.
• Wall crawling: The symbiote allows Gwen to stick to various surfaces.

Apart from her abilities as Spider Woman, Gwen also has several other abilities, namely being a skilled detective, a drummer, and a freestyle fighter.

Gwen learns how to fight from various types of Kung Fu films. However, according to Cindy Moon, she doesn't know how to hit properly and properly.