Gwen Stacy (Spider-Verse)

Gwen Stacy Spider-Woman
Spider-Verse character
Gwen Stacy as she appears in costume in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
First appearance	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Based on	Gwen Stacy (Earth-65) by Jason Latour     Robbi Rodriguez Gwen Stacy (Earth-616) by Stan Lee     Steve Ditko
Adapted by	Phil Lord Rodney Rothman
Voiced by	Hailee Steinfeld
In-universe information
Full name	Gwen Stacy
Aliases	Spider-Woman Spider-Gwen (editorial name) Gwanda
Species	Human mutate
Occupation	Vigilante Student Drummer Ballet dancer Spider-Society member (former)
Affiliation	Brooklyn Visions Academy The Mary Janes (former) Spider-Society (former)
Weapon	Web-shooters
Family	George Stacy (father)
Significant other	Miles Morales (love interest)
Origin	Chelsea, New York City, Earth-65
Nationality	American
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, durability, and agility Ability to cling to most surfaces Precognitive Spider-Sense Spider-Sense also alerts her if Miles Morales is in danger as well as herself Shoot strong spider-web strings (via web-shooters) Interdimensional travel (via watch) Musician

Gwen Stacy, also known by her alias Spider-Woman, and colloquially as Spider-Gwen, is a character appearing in the Spider-Verse film franchise, based on the Marvel Comics Multiverse character of the same name by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez, in-turn inspired by the original Gwen Stacy comic book character by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. In her origin story, Gwen gets her superhuman spider-powers and abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider. These powers include superhuman strength, agility, reflexes, stamina, durability, coordination, and balance; clinging to surfaces and ceilings like a spider; and detecting danger with her precognition ability called "spider-sense", using wrist-mounted "web-shooter" devices to shoot artificial spider-webs of her own design, which she uses both for fighting and for web-swinging across New York City. Gwen initially used her powers recklessly, but after accidentally killing her best friend Peter after he was transformed into the Lizard, she began to use her powers more carefully, closing herself off from others in an attempt to avoid the same mistake. She thereafter learns to reconnect with others on meeting Miles Morales, Peni Parker, and alternate versions of Peter, later joining the Spider-Society.

Voiced by Hailee Steinfeld, the character first appears in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). Steinfeld reprised her role in the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), and is expected to reprise her role in the upcoming films Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and Spider-Women (both TBA).

The character has been generally received positively by audiences and critics alike, who consider her as helping transform the Gwen Stacy character into having a more prominent role in Spider-Man lore. Her expanded role in Across was particularly commended, with much discussion about her arc in the film being a queer coded allegory for the transgender experience.^[a] Those who asserted this interpretation praised Gwen as a positive media portrayal of a trans allegory, even if the character is not depicted as trans.
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