Gwen Stacey/Spider-Gwen
Mary Jane is considered by most fans to be the true love of Peter Parker’s life, but Gwen Stacey was arguably his first. The two first met as undergraduates and their shared love of science quickly saw romance bloom. Tragedy occurred when the Green Goblin kidnaps Gwen and throws her from a tall building. Desperate to save her, Spider-Man catches her with a shot of web, but finds she’s dead. It has long been a point of hot debate as to whether the Green Goblin killed her before throwing her or whether, tragically, Peter accidentally killed her by causing such a sudden stop in her fall. Either way, her death had massive repercussions in the Spider-Man comics and her death haunts Peter.
In a recent alternative line of comics, we’ve followed a story where it is Gwen Stacey, not Peter Parker, who is bitten by the radioactive bug. This arc has seen Peter transform into the Lizard to exact revenge on those who bullied him, Gwen having to hide her identity from her father, the chief of police, and Mary Jane fronting a punk band. It’s still unclear exactly where and when the new Spider-Man game fits in with the comics, but it seems like an important character like Gwen Stacey should at least get a mention. Perhaps a grave we can visit in New York, or better yet, an appearance from Spider-Gwen herself? At the very least we hope she’ll be an unlockable skin for those of us who want to kick ass as a Spider-Woman.
