Honey-Bee

Petra Parker is the Bee-verse counterpart to Marvel's Spider-Man. She develops honey bee-themed superpowers after being stung by a radioactive honey bee during a tour of Oscorp's laboratory, and fights crime as the Daily Bugle's new mascot, the Heroic Honey-Bee. In the Decoupled Bee-verse, Honey-Bee is named Beatrice Combs.

## Character Biography

Petra Parker was an ordinary bookworm living with her Uncle Ben and Aunt May, who was constantly teased and mocked by the more popular girls, like Flora Thompson and Gwen Stacy. However, during a tour of Oscorp, she was stung by a radioactive honey bee. Following the sting, she began to see ultraviolet light, as well as became increasingly sensitive to changes in people's emotions, among other changes. She became stronger and more agile, and developed fragile stingers at her wrists. However, her new powers were still quite overwhelming, and painful, so Petra got started by creating a pair of visors that filtered out ultraviolet light and retractable stingers that allowed her to use her organic stingers without risking them breaking off painfully. Petra originally thought to partake in underground wrestling with her new abilities, adopting the title "The Incredible Honey Bee" as a stage name. However, as she left the wrestling venue, she witnessed a robbery of an old bystander - one that she recognized as her Uncle Ben. Unlike Peter Parker of Earth-616, Petra jumped into action and was able to save her uncle from the robber, and handed the would-be mugger to the cops.

The next day, the first stories of Honey-Bee stopping the mugging began to roll out, not all of them positive. Notably, the Daily Bugle was writing stories admonishing Honey-Bee and all other costumed "freaks" for taking attention away from "real heroes". Incensed by the treatment of his niece by the media, Uncle Ben marched down to the Daily Bugle offices with a reluctant Petra in tow, and loudly and publicly told of James Jonah Jameson for making light of people actually trying to make a difference in the world, while encouraging Petra to fight crime in spite of the vitriol. After seeing Petra's earnestness in helping people first hand, Jameson and Ben come to an agreement, allowing Petra to operate as a hero and as the mascot of the Daily Bugle, while offering her a journalism internship.

Jameson, initially not putting much stock in having a mascot, hired Betty Brant as Petra's publicist and Mary Jane Watson as Petra's fashion advisor. Under Brant, Petra was rebranded as "The Heroic Honey-Bee", while MJ, Petra's childhood friend, got to redesigning her suit, while incorporating Petra's own tech. With the Bugle's increase in popularity came a boost in funding, which allowed Petra to develop a wing pack to allow her to fly around quickly and agilely, like her namesake, as well as develop synthetic honey bombs.

Over time, Petra would develop friendships and rivalries with heroes and villains alike, including a friendship with Gwen, MJ, Liz Allen, Dazzla, Toxic, and Doe, affectionately called "The Frenemies".

## Powers and Abilities

Even before the bee sting, Petra is smart, especially when it comes to engineering and mechanics, although she has some experience with chemistry. From the bee sting, Petra develops the following powers:

* Empathic Pathfinding - the ability to track people based on their emotional state
* Ultraviolet Vision - the ability to see ultraviolet light, like bees
* Enhanced Agility
* Proportionate Strength
* Wrist-mounted stingers - Petra develops two organic stingers, one on each wrist. When she stings someone, the stingers are painfully pulled from her wrists. They eventually grow back, but due to the pain, Petra opts to use retractable stingers on her suit instead
* Healing Honey - Petra can generate honey by consuming a lot of sugar, and vomiting out honey which can be used to heal any injury. However, Petra notes that it is a disgusting process, so she only uses it in dire moments

Petra develops the following devices to help her crime-fighting:

* A wing pack to allow her to fly
* Synthetic honey bombs
* Specialized visors to filter ultraviolet light

## Gallery

Petra, wearing a prototype of her Honey-Bee CostumePetra, at 15 before her sting, and at 20, a few years into her tenure as Honey-BeeA portrait of PetraPetra, being propositioned by Norma OsbornDescription of Honey-Bee's gearHoney-Bee in winter version of the costumeEarly concept art of Honey-BeePetra in selected clothes by Gwen, early conceptGwen and Petra, parody scene from 'Wicked The Musical'Interpretation of the famous Spider-Man scene with Honey-BeeInterpretation of the famous Spider-Man scene with Honey-Bee. Back viewHoney-Bee under the influence of Drone's passive pheromonesHoney-Bee whistles and enjoys lifeSalute from Honey-BeeHoney-Bee with her helmet off, blonde wig versionHoney-Bee and Tio Nacho shampooHoney-Bee and Toxic in parody art of 'Dream Come True' by Jeff Williams and Casey Lee WilliamsToxic hugs embarrassed BeePetra and one of Tony’s SHIELD-funded clonesA very angry Petra does not approve of Tony's strategy in Civil War.Honey-Bee, Ghulia the Living Mummy and Purple Pixie in MTV parody of Marvel Cool-O-MetersHoney-Bee has a mishap with her honey bombsToxic admiring Honey-Bee's buttHoney-Bee getting grabbed at by Josie of the GoldmanesPetra getting chased by Stacy ShortstackHoney-Bee cornered by Centipede's trapsHoney-Bee saving a man, in a parody of Amazing Fantasy #15Honey-Bee saving a man, in a parody of Amazing Fantasy #15, blonde wig versionHoney-Bee relaxing while on patrolHoney-Bee and her wrist-mounted stingers.Honey-Bee facing off against Centipede's Sinister SixHoney-Bee, in a parody of Amazing Spider-man 100Doe and Honey-Bee on their way to the Sanctum SanctorumA shot of Petra in her Honey-Bee costumePetra reacting to an OnlyFans model cosplaying as a "sexy" Honey-BeeHoney-Bee as Spider-man #1 by Todd McFarlane homage coverPetra, dressed up as a Raggedy Ann doll, at a party surrounded by girls dressed as a slutty version of Honey-BeeHoney-Bee wearing a Santa hat and holding a presentHoney-Bee, flanked by Gremory (Left) and Tora (Right)Honey-Bee facing off against Spring-Heeled JillRomantic night flight between Honey-Bee and Human TorchPetra wearing a bee-themed Ugly Christmas SweaterChibi Petra wearing a bee-themed Ugly Christmas Sweater and reindeer antlers adorned with Christmas lightsPetra, mutated into a honey bee/human hybrid by Dr. ConnorsHoney-Bee and Tora, referencing the famous Upside-down KissHappy portrait with (center) Honey-Bee, (from left to right) Burgeon, Gadgetrix, (behind top) Nectar and Doe (behind down)Honey-Bee on the receiving end of Papillon's kabedon to Toxic's irePetra and Clawdia admiring Clawdia's latest experimentPetra, with a very important message for World Bee DayPetra, celebrating World Bee DayPetra, posing on a ledgePetra in perilPetra, cradling an injured Crustaccia, questioning HornetPetra in peril, in colorPetra, captured by Toxic