Rebecca Marchand (Earth-616)

Rebecca Marchand
Name	Rebecca Marchand
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Marchand Pharmaceuticals
Relatives	Grandparents: Jonathan Drew (grandfather, deceased); Miriam Drew (grandmother, deceased) Parents: Michael Marchand (father, excommunicated); Alison Jones (mother, deceased) Other Relatives: Jessica Drew (aunt); Gerry Drew (cousin)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Student
Education	Bachelor's Degree
Base of Operations	Manhattan, New York City, New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Karla Pacheco, Pere Pérez
First	Spider-Woman (Vol. 7) #1 (March, 2020)
First	Spider-Woman (Vol. 7) #1 (March, 2020)

History

The daughter of Michael Marchand and Alison Jones, Rebecca inherited a genetic defect from her father's side of the family, which caused her mother to die in childbirth and, later in life, made Rebecca unable to walk.

Unmasked Rebecca

Despite her physical handicap, Rebecca was extremely intelligent and she started attending college before her 15th birthday. For her 16th birthday party, her father hired Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) to act as a bodyguard. Unbeknownst to Jess, however, she was actually Michael's sister, and he actually wanted her help in finding a cure for Rebecca. As some mercenaries sought to kidnap Rebecca for ransom and raided her sixteenth birthday yacht party, she witnessed Spider-Woman (actually her aunt) intercept them to save her. Although captured soon after, Rebecca stalled her abduction by chastising the leader for not knowing about her immobility. This was long enough to allow Spider-Woman to down their helicopter and stop their threat. While thankful for her rescue, Rebecca grew concerned at her hero's immediate illness and need of medical attention.

Following Spider-Woman's time assisting Michael, Rebecca thanked her for keeping her safe. After the building came under assault, Rebecca was momentarily held hostage by her father's doctor until Jess saved her and they escaped to her father's private jet. While in the air, Rebecca opened up about feeling other people's pity for her situation, wanting only a regular teenage life. After Jess's evasion of missile fire and an attack by dinosaur men, Rebecca demanded her father admit their true destination to a suspicious and enraged Jess: Wundagore Mountain. There, Rebecca was ecstatic to see her grandmother again, Miriam Drew, who explained to Jess all the details regarding her secret family. After the mountain was laid siege by Octavia Vermis, Rebecca aided in the defense before escaping.

After Jess handed Michael a copy of the cure array file, he tested it on his secretary (and lover), Rose Roché, granting her spider powers similar to Jess. But the medical information was promptly corrupted by a failsafe on their floppy disk that destroyed all data. To recover the data, Rose hired mercenaries to recover the original file, but Jess found out and confronted Michael to learn the truth. Jess returned afterwards as Spider-Woman to destroy the machine, but Michael used the array on himself with his serum as a catalyst. Developing his own set of spider powers, Michael became vehemently aggressive towards Jess, overpowering her and blaming his woes in life on her. Despite Rebecca's arrival pleading mercy, he ignored her and renamed himself Aeturnum.

With her pheromone powers, Rose then mind-controlled Jess to take Rebecca and fly a helicopter rigged to explode, but Rebecca snapped out of her trance and woke Jess, who immediately kicked the helicopter's door and jumped with her niece. After reuniting with Jess's son, Gerry, Rebecca took Jess to the Empire State University, where she studied, and suited up, demanding Jess to help her get her father back. The duo sneaked into Michael's company again to retrieve a depowering serum, but were confronted by Rose and Michael, the latter still blinded by the serum's effects. Michael fought Jessica while Rose handled Rebecca, and the heroic pair were victorious once Jess rendered Michael unconscious and Rebecca successfully removed Rose's powers. As company security took the villainous pair, Rebecca told Michael she'd leave him funding in his bank account to get as far away from her as possible, while swearing retaliation should Jessica or Gerry be attacked again. Afterwards, she revealed to Jessica that she planned to take over the company to make up for everything he'd done.

Personality

While outwardly engaging among her friends and peers, Rebecca internally feels hurt by feeling their pity for her situation. When under duress, Rebecca keeps her composure and continues with a level head, such as her birthday kidnapping attempt or during Octavia Vermis assault on the Wundagore Mountain.

Attributes

Powers

Rebecca has not shown indications of inheriting Spider powers related to her father or aunt.

Abilities

Rebecca is shown to be resourceful, using cunning to delay her abduction and wit when under attack by Octavia Vermis at Wundagore Mountain.

Additional Attributes

Rebecca is unable to walk due to her illness.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Due to her illness, Rebecca uses a pair of crutches as her primary means of mobility.

Transportation

Due to her limited mobility, Rebecca has been seen wearing a wheelchair and a pony, as well as a dinosaur.

Notes

• Rebecca was 16 years old when she met her aunt Jessica Drew.

Trivia

• Rebecca's favorite superhero is Captain Marvel and at her birthday party she had both a Captain Marvel costume and an ice sculpture.

See Also

• 9 appearance(s) of Rebecca Marchand (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Rebecca Marchand (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) of Rebecca Marchand (Earth-616)
• 5 image(s) of Rebecca Marchand (Earth-616)