Mary Jane Watson

Gayle Watson-Byrnes (Sister)

Timothy Byrnes (Brother in Law)

Anna May Brown (Aunt)

Kevin Byrnes (Nephew)

Brooklyn, New York City, NY

## Background

### 1986 - 2002: Mary Jane Watson

Mary Jane Watson was born to Philip & Madeline Watson. MJ is their second daughter with her older sister Gayle having been born four years earlier. Her mother had initially wanted to move to New York City so she could pursue an acting career but she gave up her dream to let her husband pursue his. Her father was a frustrated professor & writer, taking out his frustration on the family & becoming an alcoholic.

Due to her family's constant moving, MJ developed a more extroverted & care-free personality, a trait which helped her make friends as the Watson's moved from one location to the next. The party girl personality also helped to hide the embarrassment at home. One day, her father struck Gayle after learning the cost of her dancing lessons. While her mother had accepted his abuse on her, she refused to let it happen to her daughters.

### 2002 - 2008: Mary Jane Watson

Madeline took her two daughters & left Philip, leaving the Watson women on their own. Again, they moved constantly from relative to relative before moving in with her aunt Anna in her mom's dream city, New York City.

Finally settled down, Mary Jane entered Midtown High as the new student. She quickly became the school's popular girl with her outgoing personality & good looks. Dreaming of a career in either Broadway or film, MJ starred in high school drama productions such as Juliet in *Romeo and Juliet.* On the other hand, her sister was living a real life fairytale. Gayle married her high school sweetheart after he transferred to college in New York when they were just 20. Somewhat jealous of her sister, Mary Jane began going to parties more often & worked on her acting to distant herself from her sister.

As word had spread of the new beautiful girl at school, Peter Parker didn't think of it as most kids didn't pay attention to him. But during a chance encounter, he would change all thoughts, discovering she was sweeter than he thought. They eventually began dating to the surprise of the other students. During their first date, the criminal Rhino went on a rampage down the street from then. Peter disappeared, telling her he had to “take pictures” for the Daily Bugle though he was in fact going to fight as Spiderman.

Other than Peter, Mary Jane also met & become friends with Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn & Flash Thompson. With the entanglement of the relationships, jealousy & rivalry were underlying constants between Stacy, Osborn, Parker & Watson for years to come. Peter eventually grew tired of MJ's superficiality & broke up with her. MJ began dating Harry Osborn while still flirting Peter, though he began dating Gwen as the two bonded over their love for science. The relationship led to growing tensions in the friendship group that lasted while they all attended Empire State University.

### 2008 - 2010: Mary Jane Watson

During a battle between Spiderman & the Green Goblin atop the George Washington Bridge, Gwen Stacy (who Peter was still dating) died from the impact of Spiderman's attempt to rescue her with his webbing. When MJ tried to comfort Peter, he accused her of not being able to understand what it felt like but she stayed to comfort Peter regardless. Gwen's death had serious consequences for Mary Jane as the once feisty & carefree party girl, who had been one of Gwen's best friends, eventually became more serious & sensitive. The grief of loss also brought Peter & MJ closer together, with the two beginning to date & Peter revealing his identity of Spiderman to her.

Despite their growing relationship, all the disappointment he gave her by leaving their dates early to go out as Spiderman began to strain their relationship. She felt as though he cared more about being Spiderman than her. Arriving at the Parker residence, she confessed to Peter that she couldn't handle the danger he put himself into. As she told Peter all this, his former girlfriend Felicia Hardy walked out of the kitchen, leading to MJ running out of the apartment crying. Feeling that she needed to get away from Peter, they broke up & she moved to Florida to help her Aunt Anna settle there.

MJ returned to New York after her mother fell seriously ill. She gave up on her dream of acting & took a series of after-school jobs to help support the family. When her mother died, MJ decided not to sacrifice her dreams of happiness as had her mother & sister. She soon got a role on the soap opera "Secret Hospital," but was unhappy with her character's air-headed & mean personality. Although she successfully petitioned her boss to adjust her character's personality, she quit her job out of fear when a deranged fan tried to kill her.

As of recently, Mary Jane has begun working in Cage McKnight's film production. She also began dating her fellow co-star & well known Hollywood actor Bobby Carr.

## Romantic Relationships

* Harry Osborn: Boyfriend (*Unknown*)
* Peter Parker: Boyfriend (2002 - 2004), (2008 - 2009)
* Robert "Bobby" Carr: Boyfriend (2009 - )

## Personality

Mary Jane is an empathetic & understanding person. After Gwen's death, a distraught Peter lashed out at her for not caring but instead of leaving with indignation, she stayed with Peter, showing her compassion & empathy. She is willing to give the benefit of the doubt to friends & take the time to wrap her head around something. She is also an exceptionally trustworthy person, having kept Peter's secret identity as Spiderman for years.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Acting:** Mary Jane Watson is an accomplished professional actress.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** She has moderate experience in combat, as she has had many trainers - one of whom is Spiderman. She has been able to fend off attackers of normal strength & skill.
* **Firearms:** Mary Jane began carrying a gun since learning Peter's secret though he disliked the idea.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Might:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Quickness:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Gadgets:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Projection:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Tactics:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Battle:** 3 - Average / Basic

## Trivia

* Mary Jane has some type of relationship with many of her ex boyfriend Peter's love interests. She was close friends with Gwen Stacy, now shares a mutual respect with Felicia Hardy and is friends with Carlie Cooper, Liz Allan & Betty Brant.
* Mary Jane has used her fashion design & sewing skills to make & repair Spiderman's costumes.
* She is usually the person who provides first aid when Peter's injured.
* Mary Jane claimed that her & Peter's song was Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas.
* She requires glasses, but opts to use contact lens.
* Peter believes that if Gwen had survived, he never would have dated Mary Jane again.
* Mary Jane Watson has a power ranking of 28, classifying her as Power Level 1 / Minimal Threat.

## Notes

* The original character of Mary Jane Watson belongs to the Marvel Universe.