Aranea 🕷️
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The Myriad is a gateway system connected to the Marvel multiverse. Rather than alters with psychological origins like Lyra's members, its members have been transported to this world from alternate realities, and refer to this reality as Earth-1218, a world in which the heroes of other realities are considered fictional. They also share a collective Tumblr sideblog.
The Aranea group consists of those members of the Myriad whose powers derive from sources other than the X-Gene. See Phoenicis for mutant members.
Council Representatives
America Chavez (she/her)
Pre-system: The daughter of a married couple of genius scientists, America was born with a fatal genetic disease, for which her mothers desperately searched for a cure. When it became clear that their financial sponsor was intending to exploit her ability to open multiversal portals for his own gain, however, her mothers gave their lives ensuring she could escape. After losing her memory and being adopted by a family who discovered her washed up on a beach, she began using her powers for hero work inspired by her mothers' sacrifices, later becoming a pivotal member and sometimes leader of both the Young Avengers, the Ultimates, and the Defenders.
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Gwen Stacy (she/her) 🕸️
In system: One of our most individualistic members even outside of the Myriad, who regularly encourages the others to develop their own interests and hobbies; she also has her own Tumblr blog separate from the rest of the system. The first of the Myriad to reject the term "fictive", which eventually led to their current collective designation as soulbonds. Currently dating Illyana and Kitty.
Pre-system: The Spider-Woman of Earth-65C, who was bitten by a genetically engineered spider which granted her powers. Falsely branded a criminal for the death of her best friend Peter Parker, and would later become an integral player in various multiversal conflicts. Mostly similar to the comics' portrayal of her Earth-65A counterpart, but the splinter universe she comes from has various differences, including her being trans.
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Squads
🕸️ Fateweaver
A collective of Spider-Totems from across the multiverse. All of them experience a phenomenon they refer to as "equilibrium", which causes them to perceive themselves as always being upright regardless of orientation.
Also includes: Gwen
Charlotte "Charlie" Webber (she/her)
In system:Arrived after a long and stressful road trip, and generally very glad to be less severely disabled despite some familiar symptoms.
Pre-system: During her early years of high school, Charlotte Webber was bitten by a radioactive spider, becoming the hero Sun Spider. Due to her hEDS, she was an ambulatory wheelchair user in civilian life, and built her webshooters into a pair of crutches, utilizing her newfound powers alongside the additional flexibility caused by her condition to protect the city alongside fellow heroes such as Histamina, who she was initially unaware was her crush Aster.
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Cindy Moon (she/her)
In system: The first member of the system to consider herself a fan of K-pop in general outside of a handful of specific songs. Currently dating Jessica.
Pre-system: After being bitten by the same irradiated spider that bit Peter Parker, Cindy was taken in by an elderly Spider-Totem named Ezekiel Sims and trained to use her powers. When Sims realized that the totemic vampire Morlun was on the move, he hid Cindy in a bunker to keep her safe, where she reluctantly but willingly remained until she was freed by Parker 13 years later, becaming the hero Silk.
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Hobart "Hobie" Brown (any pronouns)
Pre-system: The Spider-Man of Earth-138, Hobie Brown used the power of punk rock to fight against the oppressive regime of US President Norman "Ozzy" Osborne alongside his partner Captain Anarchy, eventually succeeding in taking Norman down by blasting away the enemy soldiers' VENOM enhancements with an army of amps and personally beheading the fascist leader with his guitar. From there, he became embroiled in various multiversal conflicts alongside other Spider-Totems, most notably Gwen, whose counterpart in his universe was one of his inspirations to become a revolutionary.
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Jessica Drew (she/her)
In system: The third member of Fateweaver to arrive, as well as the one who adjusted the most quickly to her new existence due to previous experiences with similar sudden changes in identity. Sees herself as somewhat of an older sister to the other Spiders. Currently dating Cindy.
Pre-system: A genetically modified female clone of Earth-1610's Peter Parker, who retained his memories and abilities. While she initially struggled with her identity due to her memories of life as Peter, she eventually grew into her new identity as Jessica Drew, her universe's Spider-Woman, and would later mentor Miles Morales after Peter's death.
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Mia Morales (she/her)
Pre-system: Shortly before the death of Earth-1610's Peter Parker, Mia Morales was bitten by a genetically-enhanced spider created by Osborn Industries, gaining similar powers to the original Spider-Man along with some unique powers of her own. While she initially rejected the role, she was galvanized by Parker's death to take up his mantle, and would later be mentored both by his clone Jessica Drew, and by his Earth-616 counterpart.
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Peni Parker (she/her)
In system: A bit younger than most of the system at roughly 16y/o. Tries not to be around for meals, as she's a vegetarian and doesn't want to interfere with our dietary tendencies. Has her own Tumblr blog separate from the rest of the system, though she's rarely around to post much. Her "equilibrium" isn't quite as strong as the others, and she finds it slightly disorienting without her suit.
Pre-system: A young girl from Earth-14512 who followed in her late father's footsteps as the protector of New York, forming a psychic link with the spider that controlled his SP//dr mech suit and later becoming an integral player in various multiversal conflicts.
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🌒 Moonlight
The men behind the Moon Knight, a DID system who were killed after rebelling against an overly sadistic mercenary leader and revived as the Fist of Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the moon and protector of night travelers.
Marc Spector (he/him)
The host of the system, an Czech-American Jewish ex-CIA mercenary who developed DID after being attacked by a Nazi serial killer who pretended to be a friend of his rabbi father.
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Steven Grant (he/him)
One of the first alters in the system along with Jake, who used his financial and business acumen to strike it rich off investments manipulated by Marc's mercenary activities.
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Jake Lockley (he/him)
One of the first alters in the system along with Steven, who used his connections as a New York cab driver for information gathering to support Moon Knight's vigilantism.
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Symbiosis
A pair bonded closer than even most symbiotes and hosts, fused together by mutual circumstances to save each others' lives.
Mary Jane Watson (she/her)
The host of the Venom symbiote, and the ex-wife of Peter Parker. While operating as the hero Jackpot, the bracelet that granted her powers went haywire and began destabilizing her body, forcing her to permanently bond with the dying Venom symbiote in order to save both their lives.
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Venom (it/its, he/him)
An alien symbiote from the planet Klyntar, formerly bonded to Peter Parker and Eddie Brock among others. After being poisoned and presumed destroyed in the aftermath of the Venom War, it hid itself in the sewers until it was rediscovered by a dying Mary Jane, permanently bonding with her in order to save both their lives.
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🦅 Justiciar
The Captain America of a possible 2099.
Roberta "Bobbie" Mendez (she/her)
The civilian counterpart to Justina, who was initially unaware of their plurality or of being Captain America.
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Justina "Cap" Mendez (she/her)
The Captain America of 2099, who was forcibly injected with the super soldier serum by her husband and turned into a sleeper agent for Alchemax.
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Other Members
Daisy Johnson (she/her)
Pre-system: The daughter of supervillain Calvin Zabo and a woman of Inhuman descent, Daisy's Inhuman genes were activated by her father's meddling with his own DNA, granting her the superhuman ability to control vibrations. Having been raised as a foster child and unaware of her abilities and heritage, she was caught stealing CDs from a local record shop and taken into custody, where she was approached by Nick Fury Sr. and given a job at S.H.I.E.L.D., putting her talent and powers to use and rising through the ranks to their highest level of security clearance by the age of 17.
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Doreen Green (she/her)
Pre-system: Doreen Green was born with a gene mutation that gave her squirrel-like abilities, including a prehensile tail and the ability to talk to squirrels. Becoming the hero known as the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, she helps defend Central Park and the world at large from some of the Marvel universe's greatest threats.
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Felicia Hardy (she/her)
Pre-system: The daughter of a master thief, Felicia trained under her father's mentor and became an infamous burglar in her own right from a young age. After encountering Spider-Man while attempting to free her dying father from prison, she became both romantically and professionally involved with him, slipping back and forth between continuing her beloved thievery and aiding him in crime fighting.
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Jessica Jones (she/her)
Pre-system: After gaining powers when her family was killed in a car crash with a military convoy carrying radioactive waste, Jessica Jones had a brief career as a superhero but quickly found it a bad fit. After encountering the supervillain Killgrave and being brainwashed by him for roughly 8 months, she was deeply traumatized by the experience, and at the recommendation of her colleague and later husband Luke Cage, she retired from the hero business to open a private detective agency, Alias Investigations.
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Madelyne Murdock (she/her or any pronouns)
Pre-system: Blinded as a child by a chemical accident, Madelyne worked her way up to become an influential lawyer while also moonlighting as the vigilante known as Daredevil.
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Yelena Belova (she/her)
In system: Showed up the same night we watched Thunderbolts* for the first time, in large part due to her accent sticking in our head.
Pre-system: A child assassin trained as a Widow by the Red Room, Yelena was assigned as part of a cover family for Alexei Shostakov (Red Guardian) and Melina Vostokova (an older Widow), along with Natalia Romanova, though she was unaware of the mission due to her age and came to view them as her real family. After Natalia defected from the Red Room and became an Avenger, Yelena defected as well and tracked her down in Morocco, later becoming a member of the Thunderbolts / New Avengers after her adoptive sister's death.
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