History
The history of Gwenpool diverged from that of her Prime counterpart when she bonded with the Venom symbiote at an unknown point in time. She also worked a secretarial job at a law firm.[1]
On a night of crime-fighting and eating ninjas who were members of the Hand, Gwenpool (and her symbiote) made the acquaintance of Daredevil, whom Gwenpool was infatuated with. The next morning at her job, after giving a drawing to her boss, Mr. Melville, that revealed to him Daredevil's secret identity, Gwenpool's symbiote convinced her that killing her boss was the best course of action, especially because, according to the symbiote's unusual medium awareness, their reality isn't Earth-616 so their story "isn't canon". However, Daredevil then convinced her to spare Mr. Melville, and the heroes teamed up to battle the Hand, which Mr. Melville was a member of. In the battle, Mr. Melville attempted to shoot Daredevil, and Gwenpool formed a shield to deflect the bullet, accidentally killing Mr. Melville when the ricochet struck him, causing him to fall out of his high-rise apartment's window.[1]
Shortly after Daredevil thanked her and told her he looked forward to working with her in protecting the city, Gwenpool was killed by a Poison impersonating Daredevil who then consumed her body.[1]
A similarly Venomized variant of Gwenpool was summoned to Earth-64926 by Virus in a last-ditch attempt to stop Carnage after it killed Knull and gained his power. Gwenpool fought against the apotheosized symbiote but was effortlessly defeated.[2]Personality
Paraphernalia
Weapons
- Gwenpool's Katanas
Notes
- Venomized Gwenpool seemingly reappeared in Death of the Venomverse #5. When asked about it, writer Cullen Bunn clarified that she was a Venomized Gwenpool Variant, arguing that he wouldn't have brought her back to life.[3]
Trivia
- Artist Irene Strychalski stated that because Gwen "has such an animated, over-the-top personality, it had to still look somewhat comical on her" as the reason for her Venpool appearance having claw-hands, big dinosaur legs, and a tail.[4]
- Gwenpool's suit features a similar color scheme to that of her Earth-17217 counterpart.[1]
- Gwen is left-handed.[1]
- According to her Funko Pop! figure and Christopher Hastings on Twitter, she plays the drums, although this was purposely not shown in the comic in which she appears.[5]
See Also
- 1 appearance(s) of Gwendolyn Poole (Earth-71628)
- 2 minor appearance(s) of Gwendolyn Poole (Earth-71628)
- 9 image(s) of Gwendolyn Poole (Earth-71628)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Edge of Venomverse #2
- ↑ Death of the Venomverse #5
- ↑ Bunn, Cullen (October 29, 2024) Cullen Bunn on X: "I wouldn’t have brought them back to life, so they were variants." Twitter. Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Originally retrieved on October 29, 2024.
- ↑ Dietsch, TJ (7 June 2017) Edge of Venomverse: Enter Gwenpool Marvel.com. Retrieved on 8 February 2022.
- ↑ Hastings, Christopher (9 March 2021) Christopher Hastings' commentary about Venomized Gwenpool Funko POP figure. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Originally retrieved on 24 December 2023.