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Mary Jane Watson (Earth-1610)

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Real Name
Aliases
MJ, Brainy Jane, Demogoblin

Identity

Alignment

Affiliation

Relatives
Greg Watson (father)[1]
Mary Parker (mother)
[citation needed]

Universe

Characteristics
Gender

Height


Eyes

Hair

Unusual Features
When transformed, Mary Jane assumes the form of a huge, hairy, red goblin-like creature

Status
Citizenship

Marital Status

Occupation
Student

Education
High school

Place of Birth
Montoursville, Pennsylvania


Contents

History

Mary Jane attends Midtown High School with Peter Parker and Liz Allan. Though originally known as "Mary" to her friends, she later picked up the "MJ" nickname. MJ is a brilliant student. She usually expresseses her true feelings, though she can be short-tempered and has even physically attacked some of the bullies at her school. At one time, MJ expressed her wish to become an actress, but now dreams of being a "Teacher who Cares".

Mary Jane had engaged in a brief romance with Harry Osborn before she began dating Peter Parker[2]. She become the second person to learn of Peter's secret identity as Spider-man and the first Peter revealed it to. She sewed Peter's spare costumes, once calling herself the Betsy Ross of superheroes. Although Peter and MJ loved each other very much, Peter's secret identity proved a heavy burden on their relationship.

Later, Peter began to fear for Mary Jane's safety more than ever when the Green Goblin kidnapped her in a twisted attempt to gain Peter's allegiance and flung her off the Queensboro bridge. MJ survived, but was left traumatized. During this time, she became angry and jealous when she thought that a new girl, Gwen Stacy, had feelings for Peter and ended their relationship[3], although they soon reconciled[4]. When MJ's father read her diary and found her referring to something as the "bridge accident" where she was nearly killed, he told MJ that she could not to see Peter anymore. Furious, MJ ran away to an old factory but Peter found her. Her parents separated soon after.

Long after his father was gunned down as the Green Goblin, Harry told her that Peter killed his father. Peter ended the relationship[5] after realizing his life as a superhero would always endanger her. Shortly thereafter, Mary Jane went out with Mark Raxton. After one date, however, she planned to prove herself to Peter and to get him back. When Raxton asked what was so special about Peter, she simply replied "everything". She had difficulty moving on from Peter and dealing with the state of their friendship, especially when Peter began dating Kitty Pryde. However, Peter showed an interest in reconciling their differences, and becoming, if not a couple, friends again.

Mary Jane transformed

MJ was kidnapped from her bedroom by a facially disfigured clone of Peter Parker who was determined to give her powers so that she would no longer be in danger from his enemies. He pumped into her bloodstream an unquantified amount of OZ, the drug responsible for the creation of the Green Goblin, Hobgoblin and also Spider-Man. Upon learning this, she became very angry and transformed into a huge, hairy, horned red goblin-like creature[6]. However, when the real Peter Parker and Spider-Woman showed up, she calmed down and resumed her original form, just in time for Peter to render his evil clone unconscious. MJ was taken to the Fantastic Four's Baxter Building where she woke up afraid and angry, causing another transformation. However when she spotted the Peter clone who was in the building, she calmed down once again and reverted back to her normal self. She was then given what was believed to be a cure to the effects of the OZ formula.

Peter and MJ rekindled their love bond, much to Kitty's dismay. Although MJ seemed physically cured, the ordeal left her traumatized, and she was affected by panic issues and haunted by the scarred visage of Peter's disfigured clone. Sue Storm suggested that Peter keep a close eye on MJ and seek a psychiatrist to help her get through her traumatic episodes. However, MJ watched Peter talking to Kitty and it made her mad. Her hand started to tremble and her fingernails briefly became claws but she calmed down when Kitty took off in anger, indicating that he cure might not have been permanent or even complete. However, considering that the source of the OZ was from Doctor Octopus and not from Norman Osborn, it's possible that the OZ used on her was altered in some way.

Mary Jane decided to actively persue a career in broadcast journalism, and she began a series of webcast reports on-location in New York with Peter as her cameraman, only to constantly flub her surname, causing her to lose her temper, much to Peter's amusement. She eventually helped Kitty Pryde track down Peter when he was captured and unmasked by the Shocker.

Peter, despite knowing that he and MJ loved each other, knew that they weren't ready to go to the next level of their relationship, so the idea of them taking it to the next level was postponed. Mary Jane showed knack as a detective, as she figured out that a police officer was on a take from someone, whom the NYPD has dubbed "Mysterio", and had the crooked cop set up surveillance equipment to the police department after Peter informed MJ of the police chase. Mysterio later escaped, but not before he vowed to get even with Spider-Man.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

When transformed, Mary Jane has superhuman strength, agility, reflexes, and speed

Abilities

MJ has a knack as a detective

Strength level

When not transformed, MJ has the strength of a normal human female, when transformed, her strength rises to an unknown level

Weaknesses

None known

Links

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  1. ↑ Ultimate Spider-Man #53
  2. ↑ Ultimate Spider-Man #13
  3. ↑ issue #32
  4. ↑ issue #41
  5. ↑ issue #77
  6. ↑ reffered to by Bendis as Ultimate Demogoblin
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