Quinn Stacy

**Secondary:**
Aunt May's House
20 Ingram Street
Queens, New York City, NY

## Background

### 1994 - 2008: Quinn Stacy

Quinn Stacy was born Forest Hills as the second daughter of George & Helen Stacy. She was born eight years after her older sister Gwen. Her father was the Captain of the New York Police Department & her mother worked as an EMT nurse. Because of her parents' busy work schedules, Quinn was usually in daycare or at the Parker residence being cared for by May Parker, her mother's friend. May was also the aunt & guardian of Peter Parker, a boy who was the same age of Gwen.

When Quinn was just two, her mother's unit was called to pick up a gunshot victim. However, the shooter was still on the premises & took her mother & partner hostage. Before her father could arrive on the scene to diffuse the situation, the shooter shot her mother in the stomach when the negotiator didn't listen to his requests. Her partner tried to stop the bleeding but unfortunately, her mother bled out. Now being raised by a single father, they spent more time than ever at the Parker residence.

As she got older, Quinn's free spirit & artistic inclinations often put her at odds with the type of ethics her father worked to instill. Over time, she developed a friendship with Peter, looking to him as a surrogate older brother.

### 2008 - 2010: Quinn Stacy

While at the Parker residence doing her homework one day, Doctor Octopus started causing a scene downtown. The police & friendly neighborhood Spiderman arrived to take him down. As Spiderman & Doctor Octopus battled on the rooftop, bricks begin to fall from the building. Her father pushed a child out of the way but ended up getting hit by the bricks himself. Spiderman stopped chasing Octopus to go to Captain Stacy to save him. Her father then died in Spiderman's arms.

Times were rough for the Stacy daughters. Though they both permanently moved into the Parker residence, Gwen began shutting Peter out & Quinn remained locked away in her room. With the help of a therapist & Aunt May, her newly appointed legal guardian, Quinn was able to work through the trauma.

The next summer, Quinn's sister Gwen was suddenly kidnapped & taken to the George Washington Bridge. Though worried, she felt at ease when she saw Spiderman arrive to battle Green Goblin. When Goblin pushed Gwen off the bridge, Spiderman shot a web to catch her. Quinn believed everything to be okay until the news cameras pan in to see Spiderman crying over Gwen's body. She instantly knew something was wrong when Spiderman began viciously attacked the Goblin before giving him to the police officers to handle. Quinn later learned that the sudden stop in midair from the web snapped Gwen's neck, killing her.

Again, Quinn fell into depression as she now had no family left around her. As a result of all the loss in her life, Quinn often retreated into quiet seclusion & found solace in music. Though skilled in various instruments, she found her niche in the drums. She became so skilled that she was offered a scholarship by the illustrious Brooklyn Visions Academy.

Thinking a new school would help her get a fresh start, Aunt May & Peter encouraged her to transfer. Over time, she developed a friendship with the extroverted Miles Morales, her polar opposite. The two bonded over their shared love for music.

### 2010: Ghost Spider

After she was spontaneously bitten by a genetically-engineered spider, Quinn gained arachnid-like super-powers. Though most kids would have found it cool to have powers, she was quite annoyed to not only have the same powers as so many other superheroes but to also have the same powers as the hero involved in both her father's & sister's deaths. Unsure of what to do, she confided in her "brother" Peter. He decided to come clean to her about the fact that he was Spiderman. Quinn became conflicted with her feelings, unsure how she felt about the fact that Spiderman & Peter were the same individual. Peter gave her time to think about it but Quinn knew it was not his fault that her family was dead & told him that she wanted to become a crimefighter like him.

Having been in love with Quinn's sister & still deeply effected by her death, Peter initially refused to endanger Quinn in any way. They were eventually able to come to compromise with Quinn patrolling with him, with the two promising to look out for each other. Quinn then started her career as a crimefighter, dubbing herself "Ghost Spider." Peter helped her acquire a costume & a set of web-shooters. She spent most of her early adventures focused on maintaining her newfound attention but her behavior soon changed when Peter expressed that their purpose was to help people.

Ghost Spider's influence also caused one of the biggest tragedies in Quinn's life. The bullied Neel Chambel, desperate to be special like his idol Ghost Spider, conducted an experiment that turned him into a Lizard-like creature. He crashed the Brooklyn Vision Academy's homecoming, where Quinn fought him. The two fought but Quinn easily outmatched him. Following the beatdown, Neel returned to his human form but due to the injuries sustained, he died just as Shadow Spider arrived. Seeing her stand over his body, he blamed her for his death & she was branded a criminal by the media.

Haunted by Neel's death, Quinn doubled her efforts to fight crime to redeem herself. At the same time, Shadow Spider & the NYPD led separate investigations to capture Ghost Spider. This drew the attention of Kingpin, who sent hitman to kill the NYPD Captain in an attempt to make an ally of Ghost Spider. After thwarting the murder attempt, Quinn found herself confronted by Shadow Spider & she was forced to reveal her civilian identity. He told her to leave the scene before he changed his mind.

In her civilian life, things became weird for Quinn as Miles began avoiding her. Just as she decided to confront him, Miles arrived at the Parker residence to have a discussion with her & Peter. Miles revealed that he was Shadow Spider & was already aware of Peter's identity as Spiderman. He began avoiding her because he was unsure of how to navigate their friendship but after Peter vouched that Quinn did nothing wrong, Miles believed them. Together, they were able to do a test on Neel's body to provide evidence of his transformation. With this new information, Quinn was able to gain back most of the public's trust as Ghost Spider.

## Personality

Quinn is a free-spirited & artistic, which would put her at odds with the types of ethics her father tried to instill. Like her father, Quinn possesses a strong sense of justice & is a natural detective, both of which catered well to her decision to become a superhero after receiving her powers.

In her earlier adventures, Quinn relished in the attention as a crimefighter, opting to exploit & maintain it rather than use her abilities altruistically. However, her behavior changed when Peter expressed his belief that she could easily help people. After Neel Chambel died in a fight against her, Quinn harbored an immense amount of guilt. At the end of the day, she is willing to take responsibility for her actions & recklessness.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutate**-**Spider Physiology:** Quinn's powers are similar to those of Spiderman after a genetically engineered radioactive spider bit her.
	+ ***Wall-Crawling*:** Quinn's exposure to the mutated spider venom induced a mutagenic, cerebellum-wide alteration of her engrams resulting in the ability to mentally control the flux of interatomic attraction (electrostatic force) between molecular boundary layers. This ability to affect the attraction between surfaces is so far limited to her body (concentrated in her hands & feet) & another object, with an upper limit of several tons per finger.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength*:** Quinn possesses superhuman strength enabling her to press lift approximately ten tons.
	+ ***Enhanced Speed*:** She is capable of moving at speeds that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina*:** Quinn's advanced musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than an ordinary human. This allows her to exert herself physically for much longer periods of time before fatigue begins to impair her.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** Her body is physically tougher & more resistant to some types of injury than the body of a normal human. She can withstand great impacts, such as falling from a height of several stories or being struck by an opponent with super strength, that would severely injure or kill a normal human with little to no discomfort.
	+ ***Enhanced Agility*:** Her agility, balance & bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
	+ ***Enhanced Equilibrium*:** Quinn possesses the ability to achieve a state of perfect equilibrium in any position imaginable. She seems able to adjust her position by instinct, which enables her to balance herself on virtually any object, no matter how small or narrow.
	+ ***Enhanced Reflexes*:** Her reflexes are similarly enhanced & are possibly about 40 times greater than those of an ordinary human. In combination with her spider-sense, the speed of her reflexes allows her to dodge almost any attack even gun fire if far enough.
	+ ***Spider-Sense*:** Quinn has a sixth sense that typically alerts her to danger, although it has proven unreliable. This was most likely due to the damage sustained by the web of life & destiny.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Quinn is a skilled freestyle fighter. She initially learned most of her moves from Kung-Fu movies but was later trained by Spiderman in combat.
* **Investigation:** Quinn has a proclivity for analytical thinking & detective work. She is also the daughter of a police captain, thus she knows some police protocols & methods.
* **Musician:** She is very skilled in playing the drums.
* **Web-Shooters:** She possesses web-shooters that trap moisture from the air to create a "web-fluid" that allows her to eject web ropes, nets & globs.

### Ratings

* **Acument:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Might:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **Quickness:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Gadgets:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Projection:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **Tactics:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Battle:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 110 - Power Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

#### General

* Quinn cannot make a joke to save her life. Everyone says she is terrible at burns & puns.
* Quinn has Taylor Swift on vinyl & is not a fan of Eminem.
* Her signature look is her messily put in a bun or out with no accessories. She also has pink highlights at the ends of her hair.
* She is a big fan of Invisible Woman.
* She has a separate social media account for her Ghost-Spider identity.
* After Neel died in a fight against her, Quinn harbored an immense amount of guilt. Regardless, she had a strong enough will to continue crimefighting, no matter how much of the world hated her.
* Her favorite food is corn dogs.
* She chose the name "Ghost Spider" as she believes that death follows her.

#### Relationships

* Unsurprisingly, J. Jonah Jameson largely opposes her & has branded her a menace.
* Miles Morales is her best friend. They met when Quinn transferred to high school. They went to a rough patch when Miles discovered she was Ghost Spider but things returned to normal after he revealed he was Shadow Spider.
* She has developed romantic feelings for Miles, which seem to be reciprocated. However, Quinn finds herself reluctant to pursue him as she is aware of how happy he is with Barbara Rodriguez & opted to remain his friend.

## Notes

* Quinn Stacy is based on Gwen Stacy of Marvel Universe's Earth-65. I chose Quinn simply because it rhymed with Gwen. This version of Gwen Stacy became increasingly popular, plus I enjoy the dynamic between her & Miles.
* Neel Chambal is an up & coming geneticist from the Marvel Universe. He takes the place of Earth-65's Peter Parker/Lizard.