Gwen Stacy

**Place of Death:**
Manhattan, New York City, NY

## Background

### 1986 - 2004: Gwen Stacy

Gwendolyne Stacy was born in Queens of New York City to NYPD captain George Stacy & EMT nurse Helen Stacy. She spent a lot of her time in the hospital & police stations accompanying her parents & became friends with many of their colleagues. When Gwen was eight, her parents had a second daughter, naming her Quinn to rhyme with their first daughter's name.

Life seemed fine for little ole Gwen until she was ten years old. Her mother's unit was called to pick up a gunshot victim but unknown to her, the shooter was still on the premises. He took her mother & partner in a hostage situation. Before her father could arrive on the scene, 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.

Her father never truly recovered from her mother's death. Since then, he kept his daughters away from the police station as he felt it was too close to harm's way. So whenever he was at work, they stayed with her mother's good friend May Parker. May & her husband were taking care of their nephew Peter Parker, following the deaths of his parents when he was a baby. Because May stayed at home while her husband worked, she was the perfect babysitter for the Stacy girls.

Gwen would eventually attend Midtown High with Peter & their other friend Harry Osborn. She also became good friends with Mary Jane Watson & Flash Thompson. After receiving a full scholarship, she enrolled at Empire State University as a science major.

### 2004 - 2007: Gwen Stacy

In college, her relationship with Peter always hinted at something more but he was already in a relationship with Felicia Hardy. But in time, a romance blossomed between the two through their mutual love of science after his break up. She was never interested in the jocks or the trust fund babies, but was instead attracted to Peter's intellectual personality.

On their first date, Peter asked Gwen to accompany him to a science symposium though it was attacked by Doctor Octopus. Spiderman shows up to stop him but all Gwen noticed was her feeling of abandonment by her date. Peter's disappearances become a recurring event in their relationship to the point where Gwen gave him an ultimatum to explain or their relationship was over. Not ready to tell her his secrets, Gwen broke up with him.

To distract herself, Gwen began spending all her time with Mary Jane. After running into Peter while out with Mary Jane & Harry, he tries to patch things up with her but to no avail. She continued to attend classes as usual & ignores Peter.

Gwen & Peter eventually worked their relationship out after Aunt May fell sick. While going to visit her, she ran into Peter & decided to give him another chance after he apologized. Things went well for awhile until Peter's disappearances picked back up & Gwen end their relationship for a second time. No longer able to live a double life, Peter eventually revealed to her that he's in fact Spiderman & they resume their relationship. Her feelings of annoyance about his disappearances turned into worry that he'll get himself hurt or worse. Just before they could discuss this dilemma, Peter had to leave as there's bank robbery in downtown Manhattan.

### 2007 - 2008: Gwen Stacy

Gwen did her best to keep calm as Peter continued to operate as Spiderman. On one of their dates, Peter had to leave Doctor Octopus is causing a scene downtown. But this time, she had a smile on her face knowing that he's leaving to help a good cause. As Spiderman & Doctor Octopus battle on the rooftop, a child ends up directly in the path of the falling bricks on the ground. Gwen's father, Captain Stacy, pushes the child out of the way but ends up getting hit by the bricks himself. Spiderman stops chasing Octopus to go save Captain Stacy. Pulling him out of the rubble, they both realized that he doesn't have much time left. Stacy revealed that he knew Peter is Spiderman & wanted him to look after his daughter. Captain Stacy then died in Spiderman's hands. As the EMT came to take him, Spiderman immediately left the scene to find Gwen & tell her what happened. Though she doesn't blame him, she decided they need time apart for her to process his alter ego & her father's death.

Gwen continued to see Peter sporadically for the next couple of weeks but eventually decided that she needed him around more than anything. After their college graduation, they began having talks about their summer plans. The two decided to take a trip, traveling through Europe together for two weeks. A month before their trip, Gwen discovered that she was pregnant with Peter's child. She called Peter to come over & talk but before he arrived, Gwen was kidnapped by the Green Goblin, who also had discovered that Peter is Spiderman. Though he was looking for Peter, he decided to kidnap Gwen & brought her to the George Washington Bridge. Spiderman soon arrived to battle but as they're fighting, Green Goblin pushed her off the bridge. Spiderman was able to save her by shooting a web for her to grab onto. He continued to fight while also holding the web but it eventually broke. As she free falls, he shot another web to catch her but the sudden stop in midair snapped Gwen's neck. After subduing the Green Goblin, he pulled Gwen up to see that she died. In his anger, he began viciously attacking the Green Goblin, intent on killing him. He chose not to in the end as he knew Gwen would not want him to resort to violence.

## Romantic Relationships

* Flash Thompson: Dated (2000)
* Peter Parker: Boyfriend (2005 - 2006), (2006 - 2007), (2007 - 2008)

## Personality

Gwen Stacy is a well-balanced & smart young woman. She is somewhat self conscious at times & can feel snubbed easily. However, she is not one to hold a grudge. She forgives & forgets as quickly & easily as she may feel slighted.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Biochemistry:** Gwen graduated with her degree in biochemistry at the top of her class.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Her father put her & Quinn in self defense & martial arts classes when they were younger.
* **Investigation:** Following her father's footsteps, she sometimes helped him in some of their cases.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Might:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Quickness:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Gadgets:** 2 - Impaired / Below Average
* **Projection:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Tactics:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Battle:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **TOTAL:** 30 - Power Level 1 / Minimal Threat

## Trivia

* Gwen thought she was pregnant with one baby when she found out she was pregnant. Peter didn't find this out until after they did the autopsy & they revealed to him she was pregnant with twins.
* Peter spiraled into depression following the death of Gwen & their twins.
* After her father's death, Gwen & Quinn moved into the Parker residence.

## Notes

* The original character of Gwen Stacy belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* Gwen being pregnant with twins is a nod to the comics where she has twins after being seduced by the Green Goblin. She was going to raise the children as Peter's.
* Gwen celebrated her birthday in *Amazing Spider-Man* #87, which was released in August.
* Gwen having a sister is not from the comics. Quinn Stacy is based on Gwen Stacy of Marvel Universe's Earth-65.