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Over the course of the past month I decided to try and revise Gwenpool, whose current profile is in a, let's say, questionable condition. My story with the character goes back to when I still used to buy Deadpool comics, which here in Italy used to feature Gwenpool stories as extra inserts, even though they never got past the 15th issue or something. I was pretty much unaware of whatever had been of her, as I never caught up with her comics until now, and I must say it's been a true revelation. Despite some questionable choices, her comics are a real journey, especially the original series. Despite the highs and lows of the second miniseries, I really re-evaliated it during the second read. Although her future is uncertain, even her last appearances in Love Unlimited and Jeff the Land Shark have been interesting.
Useless yapping aside, let's get to the main body of the thread. Get ready to read, because I added a TON of stuff.
Current Profile - New profile
I'll be diving this thread in a few section, because working on her has been quite more complicated than I initially expected.
I'm copy-pasting most of the text from the sandbox, so if some links don't work it's because the picture is uploaded on the wiki, so just refresh the page or open them from the sandbox. All references are in the sandbox, because copy-pasting them results in a formatting mess.
Keys
I removed her "rebooted" version simply because I see no need for having such a key. She doesn't really get rebooted in a proper sense and, unlike what the current profile says, she does maintain all her post-awakening abilities. This is displayed in the very issue where she retcons herself into a mutant, as at the end she still manages to get out of the comic book. Likewise, in her next appearances she still has access to the Gutter Space and similar abilities.
Statistics
Attack Potency and Striking Strength
I had to perform several separations, as Gwen's statistics are determined by a number of factors. The bulk of the explanation is in the P&A section here below, so bear with me for now. Gwen has her own physical capabilities, the weapons she has access to, her fate-bending abilities which tinker with her and other characters' statistics, and lastly the Gutter Space (only in her second key)
Gwen's strength varies greatly depending on her state of mind (again, this is better explained below) and the situation she is involved in, so for this reason she deserves a Varies.
Varies (Gwenpool's powers automatically adjust the strength of either her, her opponent or perhaps both to induce an outcome in which she is either victorious or at least manages to survive. This was made most blatant when she confronted characters much stronger than her average self, as better explained above)
First Key: Under normal conditions she displays 9-C levels of strength, for which I added just a few more feats. I have upgraded her weapons to up to 9-A because her rpg can incinerate a whole person (references for common feats has it such a level). Gwen's current profile has a High 8-C feat scaling from her evil, future self, which (as also explained below) is a wholly different character with different abilities and weapons, so there is no reason to scale her to Main Gwen. When Gwenpool's "protagonism powers" kicked in, she becomes 9-B, as she managed to bisect Deadpool (who is 9-B) and defeat MODOK, who's currently unknown, but things may change when I revise him (I got fond of this creep).
Street level (Despite her fluctuating power level, Gwenpool consistently displays a minimum, settled level of strength. Has frequently kicked doors down with ease, which should require such levels of force. Sliced Rocket Racoon's gun in half with her sword. Beat up a mob of armed men using only her bare hands.) up to Wall level (When her powers kick in, she becomes able to compete with opponents much stronger than her. Notably, she destroyed M.O.D.O.K's eye and mechanical legs with purely physical attacks. Sliced through Deadpool's chest with a sword strike). up to Small Building level with her weapons (Her explosives generate large explosions and her rocket launcher could instantly turn a man into ashes, which would require such levels of force)
Second key: Physicals and weapons are unchanged, as no particular or higher feat comes up (aside from what I just said about durability) and she doesn't display any particular physical improvement, aside from skill. Her fate-bending abilities have now allowed her to defeat the likes of Ultron, Malekith, Magneto and most notably Mephisto and Dormammu, but of whom while residing in their respective realms, thus making them 1-A. The rating is still an "up to", for it explicitly varies on a case by case basis, and Gwen has lost to weaker opponents (as said in the weakness and P&A sections).
The Gutter Space is a trascendental realm from which basically all of Marvel Comics is seen as a lower-dimensional comic book. We are never given explicit information on its placing within the cosmology, but we see that it trascends Dormammu's Dark Dimension and Mephisto's Hell. I'm not knowledgeable enough to determine whether such a level of transcendentality warrants a High, so you tell me. We see this place being under the authority of a higher creative force, which I compared to either the Beyonder of TOAA, but this is purely my speculation based on their role within Marvel Comics in general, there is no reference to it in any Gwenpool comic.
Varies, at least Street level physically on average (Comparable to her past self. Knocked out a shark with a single punch), up to Small Building level with her weapons (Has access to the same equipment. Her new energy sword bisected M.O.D.O.K. with a single blast) and up to Outerverse level with her powers (Defeated Ultron, Malekith and Magneto by ramming them over on Silver Surfer's board. Knocked out Mephisto in Hell with a single kick. Was able to somehow meet Agamotto and have him craft her a magic rocket launcher strong enough to subdue Dormammu within his own Dark Dimension. Her future self could influence even Eternity itself, although the means through which she accomplished such a feat are unknown) and within the Gutter Space (This realm has been seen transcending other higher-dimensional locations such as Hell and the Dark Dimension. It was shown to be below only the will of the creative force, identified as the creators, the writers or the fans, and possibly superimposable to the likes of The Beyonders or perhaps even The One Above All)
Durability
Her durability also deserved an upgrade, for Gwenpool is a rare case of stone wall character, enduring cartoonish levels of damage but not showing any consistent levels of comparable strength. I don't have any specific calc aside of the speeding car feat and her "post-awakening" feats may be reliably calculated, but I haven't right now the means of doing it and there's a 99% chance the result is still within 9-B levels.
Varies, at least Wall level (On average, Gwenpool demonstrates to be at minimum around such levels. Was violently rammed by a speeding car, which should have carried such levels of force, and got up a few moments later having seemingly suffered only mild damage. Was apparently unhurt after falling from a high rise building down into a truck full of ducks. Was completely fine after landing head first onto a foot-thick window. Pre Awakening, Unbelievable Gwenpool Gwen survived being crushed by the Hulk, but her Champions self, from a slightly earlier point in time, could not make it) | Varies , at least Wall level (At the very least equal to her previous self. Withstood a point-blank, localized explosion. Endured being crushed by a volley of M.O.D.O.K. armors which cratered the ground), up to Outerverse level with her powers (Withstood the recoil of the kick with which she knocked out Mephisto), Outerverse level within the Gutter Space
Speed
The division between superhuman and unknown of the two keys that the current profile has is nonsensical, so I took it away. Like previous statistics, speed may vary as well, but its showings are less clear than they are for strength and durability, so instead of looking for specific scalings, I recognized their changing nature but relied mostly on clear feats. My choice went to Transonic because she can move in tandem with sound effects, which are, well sounds, even silencing them outright. She also possesses a few feats that back up such level. Her weapons go from Subsonic to Supersonic due to real life scaling. The Gutter Space trascends space and time, so it warrants Immeasurable. I have also removed references to her duel with Blade, since it occurs in, like, two panels and he is explicitly not fighting her seriously.
At least Transonic (Evaded several attacks from M.O.D.O.K., outrunning even his firearms and missiles. Grabbed onto a subway train. moving at top speed. Most likely comparable to her future self, due to having experienced little physical improvements and have been portrayed as comparable to her) ), Subsonic to Supersonic with her weapons (Firearms such as pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers reach such levels) | At least Transonic (Could move in tandem with sound effects and catch them before they could propagate. Dodged Captain America's attempt of catching her. Outran the Hulk for a while. Ducked under M.O.D.O.K.'s laser), Subsonic to Supersonic with her weapons, Immeasurable within the Gutter Space)
Lifting Strength
Same as before, it likely Varies, but we are given even fewer feats and so I relied with what was shown. She may even breach into Superhuman, but I wasn't really sure, so I ketp the Peak Human. The Gutter Space is Immeasurable FRA.
Likely Varies, at least Peak Human (Launched Howard the Duck with enough strength to knock out a Hydra agent. Could grab and hold on onto subway train moving at top speed, although it caused her light injuries. The awakening of her physical powers didn't influence her physical attributes, meaning she should be comparable to her future self) | Likely Varies, at least Peak Human (Tossed in the air several bags full of gold bars. Wielded an oversized rocket launcher. Could swing a giant, double-handed hammer), Immeasurable within the Gutter Space (Gwen sees entire blocks of reality, each containing a number of cosmologies within themselves, as comic book pages which she can handle as if they were actual sheets of paper)
Powers&Abilites
Here there wasn't much to actually remove, but it was more a matter of adding, rewording or expanding.
Brief list and reasons of what I actually removed goes as:
First Key:
Second Key: Same as before, plus
Everything else
I have expanded the summary and adjusted her age to the most recent developments.
Stamina:
Adjustments to the new rating + an explanation
At least Athletic (Gwenpool appears to be in an optimal physical condition and is able to engage in long-lasting battles and adventures)
Range:
Adjustments + a more comprehensive description
Standard Melee Range physically, up to Hundreds of Meters with weapons | Standard Melee Range physically, up to Hundreds of Meters with weapons, Outerversal with various abilities
Equipment:
Various additions, plus the removal of the blasters, which belonged only to Evil Gwen.
Standard Equipment: A pair of pistols, two swords, grenades, or custom bombs, cell phone
Optional Equipment: Knives, machine guns, RPG, sniper rifle, various other guns and explosives, single-use shield generator, smoke bombs, adhesive bombs, assorted stereotypical anti-vampire gear. | Same as before, plus Magic Rocket Launcher, Multipurpose Gun (Grappling Hook and Creampuff), Giant Hammer, Shuriken, Energy Sword, pretty much whatever she can pull out of the Gutter Space or just wish into reality
Intelligence:
Two downgrades, most notably from Gifted and Extraordinary Genius to simply Above Average. The reasons are as follows:
Added a standard tactics section to help convey her average behavior:
Weaknesses:
General adjustments and expansions. I removed the one about becoming weaker with changes in the past, since that would work for anyone, it's literally retconning your history.
That was all, please let me know your thoughts!
Useless yapping aside, let's get to the main body of the thread. Get ready to read, because I added a TON of stuff.
Current Profile - New profile
I'll be diving this thread in a few section, because working on her has been quite more complicated than I initially expected.
I'm copy-pasting most of the text from the sandbox, so if some links don't work it's because the picture is uploaded on the wiki, so just refresh the page or open them from the sandbox. All references are in the sandbox, because copy-pasting them results in a formatting mess.
Keys
I removed her "rebooted" version simply because I see no need for having such a key. She doesn't really get rebooted in a proper sense and, unlike what the current profile says, she does maintain all her post-awakening abilities. This is displayed in the very issue where she retcons herself into a mutant, as at the end she still manages to get out of the comic book. Likewise, in her next appearances she still has access to the Gutter Space and similar abilities.
Statistics
Attack Potency and Striking Strength
I had to perform several separations, as Gwen's statistics are determined by a number of factors. The bulk of the explanation is in the P&A section here below, so bear with me for now. Gwen has her own physical capabilities, the weapons she has access to, her fate-bending abilities which tinker with her and other characters' statistics, and lastly the Gutter Space (only in her second key)
Gwen's strength varies greatly depending on her state of mind (again, this is better explained below) and the situation she is involved in, so for this reason she deserves a Varies.
Varies (Gwenpool's powers automatically adjust the strength of either her, her opponent or perhaps both to induce an outcome in which she is either victorious or at least manages to survive. This was made most blatant when she confronted characters much stronger than her average self, as better explained above)
First Key: Under normal conditions she displays 9-C levels of strength, for which I added just a few more feats. I have upgraded her weapons to up to 9-A because her rpg can incinerate a whole person (references for common feats has it such a level). Gwen's current profile has a High 8-C feat scaling from her evil, future self, which (as also explained below) is a wholly different character with different abilities and weapons, so there is no reason to scale her to Main Gwen. When Gwenpool's "protagonism powers" kicked in, she becomes 9-B, as she managed to bisect Deadpool (who is 9-B) and defeat MODOK, who's currently unknown, but things may change when I revise him (I got fond of this creep).
Street level (Despite her fluctuating power level, Gwenpool consistently displays a minimum, settled level of strength. Has frequently kicked doors down with ease, which should require such levels of force. Sliced Rocket Racoon's gun in half with her sword. Beat up a mob of armed men using only her bare hands.) up to Wall level (When her powers kick in, she becomes able to compete with opponents much stronger than her. Notably, she destroyed M.O.D.O.K's eye and mechanical legs with purely physical attacks. Sliced through Deadpool's chest with a sword strike). up to Small Building level with her weapons (Her explosives generate large explosions and her rocket launcher could instantly turn a man into ashes, which would require such levels of force)
Second key: Physicals and weapons are unchanged, as no particular or higher feat comes up (aside from what I just said about durability) and she doesn't display any particular physical improvement, aside from skill. Her fate-bending abilities have now allowed her to defeat the likes of Ultron, Malekith, Magneto and most notably Mephisto and Dormammu, but of whom while residing in their respective realms, thus making them 1-A. The rating is still an "up to", for it explicitly varies on a case by case basis, and Gwen has lost to weaker opponents (as said in the weakness and P&A sections).
The Gutter Space is a trascendental realm from which basically all of Marvel Comics is seen as a lower-dimensional comic book. We are never given explicit information on its placing within the cosmology, but we see that it trascends Dormammu's Dark Dimension and Mephisto's Hell. I'm not knowledgeable enough to determine whether such a level of transcendentality warrants a High, so you tell me. We see this place being under the authority of a higher creative force, which I compared to either the Beyonder of TOAA, but this is purely my speculation based on their role within Marvel Comics in general, there is no reference to it in any Gwenpool comic.
Varies, at least Street level physically on average (Comparable to her past self. Knocked out a shark with a single punch), up to Small Building level with her weapons (Has access to the same equipment. Her new energy sword bisected M.O.D.O.K. with a single blast) and up to Outerverse level with her powers (Defeated Ultron, Malekith and Magneto by ramming them over on Silver Surfer's board. Knocked out Mephisto in Hell with a single kick. Was able to somehow meet Agamotto and have him craft her a magic rocket launcher strong enough to subdue Dormammu within his own Dark Dimension. Her future self could influence even Eternity itself, although the means through which she accomplished such a feat are unknown) and within the Gutter Space (This realm has been seen transcending other higher-dimensional locations such as Hell and the Dark Dimension. It was shown to be below only the will of the creative force, identified as the creators, the writers or the fans, and possibly superimposable to the likes of The Beyonders or perhaps even The One Above All)
Durability
Her durability also deserved an upgrade, for Gwenpool is a rare case of stone wall character, enduring cartoonish levels of damage but not showing any consistent levels of comparable strength. I don't have any specific calc aside of the speeding car feat and her "post-awakening" feats may be reliably calculated, but I haven't right now the means of doing it and there's a 99% chance the result is still within 9-B levels.
Varies, at least Wall level (On average, Gwenpool demonstrates to be at minimum around such levels. Was violently rammed by a speeding car, which should have carried such levels of force, and got up a few moments later having seemingly suffered only mild damage. Was apparently unhurt after falling from a high rise building down into a truck full of ducks. Was completely fine after landing head first onto a foot-thick window. Pre Awakening, Unbelievable Gwenpool Gwen survived being crushed by the Hulk, but her Champions self, from a slightly earlier point in time, could not make it) | Varies , at least Wall level (At the very least equal to her previous self. Withstood a point-blank, localized explosion. Endured being crushed by a volley of M.O.D.O.K. armors which cratered the ground), up to Outerverse level with her powers (Withstood the recoil of the kick with which she knocked out Mephisto), Outerverse level within the Gutter Space
Speed
The division between superhuman and unknown of the two keys that the current profile has is nonsensical, so I took it away. Like previous statistics, speed may vary as well, but its showings are less clear than they are for strength and durability, so instead of looking for specific scalings, I recognized their changing nature but relied mostly on clear feats. My choice went to Transonic because she can move in tandem with sound effects, which are, well sounds, even silencing them outright. She also possesses a few feats that back up such level. Her weapons go from Subsonic to Supersonic due to real life scaling. The Gutter Space trascends space and time, so it warrants Immeasurable. I have also removed references to her duel with Blade, since it occurs in, like, two panels and he is explicitly not fighting her seriously.
At least Transonic (Evaded several attacks from M.O.D.O.K., outrunning even his firearms and missiles. Grabbed onto a subway train. moving at top speed. Most likely comparable to her future self, due to having experienced little physical improvements and have been portrayed as comparable to her) ), Subsonic to Supersonic with her weapons (Firearms such as pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers reach such levels) | At least Transonic (Could move in tandem with sound effects and catch them before they could propagate. Dodged Captain America's attempt of catching her. Outran the Hulk for a while. Ducked under M.O.D.O.K.'s laser), Subsonic to Supersonic with her weapons, Immeasurable within the Gutter Space)
Lifting Strength
Same as before, it likely Varies, but we are given even fewer feats and so I relied with what was shown. She may even breach into Superhuman, but I wasn't really sure, so I ketp the Peak Human. The Gutter Space is Immeasurable FRA.
Likely Varies, at least Peak Human (Launched Howard the Duck with enough strength to knock out a Hydra agent. Could grab and hold on onto subway train moving at top speed, although it caused her light injuries. The awakening of her physical powers didn't influence her physical attributes, meaning she should be comparable to her future self) | Likely Varies, at least Peak Human (Tossed in the air several bags full of gold bars. Wielded an oversized rocket launcher. Could swing a giant, double-handed hammer), Immeasurable within the Gutter Space (Gwen sees entire blocks of reality, each containing a number of cosmologies within themselves, as comic book pages which she can handle as if they were actual sheets of paper)
Powers&Abilites
Here there wasn't much to actually remove, but it was more a matter of adding, rewording or expanding.
Brief list and reasons of what I actually removed goes as:
- Surface Scaling (third key): Unexplained in the old profile and I didn't find a reason why it was there.
- Information Analysis: Unexplained, my best guess is that it comes from reading the comic book pages representing the universe, but it doesn't fit quite right. Besides, it's been replaced by Clairvoyance.
- Pocket Reality Manipulation: The Gutter Space isn't a pocket reality.
- Telepathy: It's vision-based, so I put it under Enhanced Senses.
- Resistances to Memory Manipulation: She doesn't resist memory wiping, she just regains them, I replaced it with another ability.
- Illusion Creation: Unexplained and I didn't find anything fitting it.
- Everything related to Evil Gwen: For some reason the profile goes by the assumption that the main Gwenpool has the same abilities and equipment of her evil, alternate version, even though she never becomes her. Evil Gwen also possesses her own unique abilities and is stated time and time again to possess higher control over the Gutter Space due to having had many more years of practice. Notably, what has been removed or replaced is:
- Size Manipulation (replaced with a different application showcased by main Gwen), Dream Manipulation
First Key:
- Weapon Proficiency: Used to have a surprisingly poor aim because of her inexperience. but some sessions of training with Batroc revealed her natural inclination for firearms. Hit a Hydra agent on the forehead with a throwing knife. Capable of handling swords with decent technique)
- Minor Martial Arts (Was called out for being a terrible fighter several times, but later she took lessons from Batroc and became quite good at kicking, especially when it comes to performing leg sweeps. Even before training, she was able to perform a split kick [possibly because of her powers related to acrobatics]. Took down an mob of armed men without using any weapon)
- Vehicular Mastery (Performed a series of extraordinary maneuvers on a motorcycle in order to stylishly steal an item from Black Cat and her associates. Rode in an out of a building passing through the windows of the third floor and then did a few more stuns. Later in her life, Gwen demonstrated great skill in surfing on Silver Surfer's board, seemingly without the need of previous training)
- Stealth Proficiency (Escaped from under Rocket Raccoon and Groot's nose, then later infiltrated into their car unnoticed. Placed several bombs on police cars amidst a crowd without anyone noticing. Snuck up to M.O.D.O.K.'s best soldier and pushed him into his doom)
- Social Influencing (Her vast knowledge on the Marvel universe grants her great leverage on its super inhabitants, as she knows all their secret identities, their associates, the places they frequent, and so on, all information which she has often used at her advantage. Killed three sentries by playing dumb and inducing them to lower their guard. Pretended to be afraid of her enemy in order to lead him into a trap she had set up beforehand. Convinced Deadpool to spare her and become her ally by using his own logic against him. By manipulating literary tropes, she made Wither and Elixir fall in love with her)
- Preparation (Learned how to make bombs and set up a powerful explosive to get rid of an enemy much stronger than her. Possesses a large stock of weaponry and often has the economic resources to stay well-armed and equipped)
- Explosion Manipulation and Adhesivity (Knows how to make and set up bombs. Filled a bag with bombs and used them to blow up several police cars. Usually carries grenades and other explosives. Has access to a variety of other explosives, including adhesive mines)
- Smoke Manipulation (Via smoke bombs)
- Forcefield Creation (Via a single-use shield generator, which is apparently rather common [and cheap] on the market)
- Immortality (Types 1, 8 and 9), Multilocation and Acausality (Types 2, 3 and 4) (People don't actually age in the Marvel universe, unless the higher creative force decides to make them older. Despite perceiving the effects of the actual passage of time, Gwenpool's age is frozen to an archetypical number because of the effects of Marvel's sliding timescale. Upon becoming part of Marvel Comics, she began following its rules, meaning she did not exist in its past before her first appearance. Gwen's own timestream follows the order of the comic book pages and not the chronological progression of the plot itself. Gwen's life takes place, has taken place and will take place any time someone reads her comic books, and she live and will live in video games, toys, guest-star appearances in other comics, fan arts, fan fictions and roleplay Twitter accounts, and can always be brought back by whoever decides to writer her stories. When the higher creative force which governs Marvel itself attempted to ultimately annihilate Gwen, they had to go as far as beginning the erasure of her whole continuity, turning even the higher-dimensional Gutter Space into a black hole).
- Minor Probability Manipulation (Awareness of the meta-narrative rules that govern the Marvel universe allows Gwenpool to behave in a way that allows her to induce or avoid certain outcomes. However, she doesn't possess neither control nor technical knowledge regarding these processes, acting more according to guesswork or trial and error, which may even lead to backfires due to her hubris. Her future self, upon realizing that the inhabitants of Krakoa where involved in a series of "romance comic books", decided to take part into them and so induced a few literary tropes which made both Wither and Elixir fall in love with her nearly instantly)
- Minor Precognition (Awareness of the number of the issue she is in and the general mechanics of story arcs grants her the ability to make educated assumptions holding more weight than pure speculation)
- Hammerspace (Rocket Raccoon & Groot Gwen pulled out a pair of giant machine guns out of nowhere)
- Fate Manipulation (Gwenpool's first superpower was the unconscious ability to influence the world and the people around her as long as she believes to be the "star" of the story, bending the course of events in even unlikely ways in order to guarantee the success of her undertakings; because of this, Batroc baptized it as "the mysterious ability to win". Such ability fluctuates, as it occasionaly simply doesn't work, or depends of Gwen's state of mind. At times it also operates in mysterious ways, such as making her experience apparent defeat and suffer losses, while then achieving victory at the end if she regains her confidence. Gwenpool herself was either unaware of such ability or unable to fully grasp its mechanics. After her awakening, Gwen's control over these powers and their potency increased even more, to the point that she could best powerhouses such as Doctor Doom, Ultron, Malekith, Magneto, Mephisto and Dormammu. Such occurrences often induce incredulity in everyone who witness them, who finds no logical answer to how they could have happened. A team of various Gwenpools managed to defeat the Hulk, withstanding one direct attack and suffering a single casualty. Still, Gwen is no stranger to defeat, as she has been subdued or forced to retreat by the likes of Thor, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and the Fantastic Four in various occasions)
- Power Modification, Statistics Amplification and Reduction (Within the Marvel universe Gwen became able to achieve physical performances of strength and durability that would be out of the reach or straight up impossible for the untrained, common human she used to be. Her physical capabilities heavily depend on Gwen's state of mind, as seen when they reverted to normalcy for the time she was deprived of her memories and was made to believe she was in her home world. Another decisive factor appears to be the situation itself, as her statistics have been known to suddenly spike from peak human/superhuman to unfathomably higher depending on the opponent she was confronting. Such ability also tampers with the statistics and abilities of other characters, such as making them sloppy fighters, clumsy sharpshooters or seemingly just weaker. Because of this, Gwenpool managed to go through an encounter with Thor, and have the better of characters such as M.O.D.O.K. and Deadpool. In another instance, she made a group of sentinels behave accordingly to the predictable patterns of an old X-Men arcade game. Overtime, Gwen discovered that every mission not involving "narratively important characters" will be boringly easy to accomplish. Made a random policeman forget all her previous crimes simply because police is utterly incompetent within comics, while sparing officer Gray from this effect due to having already established a connection with her in the past)
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Acrobatics (Can perform incredible stunts, such as backflipping from her bike to a car standing behind, but only thanks to her protagonism powers. Jumped from a high-rise building to a lower one, landing on a Hydra agent and knocking him out. Performed a split kick. Slid under M.O.D.O.K. and placed a bomb onto him. Parkoured across three containers)
- Dynamite Gams
- Resistance to Causality Manipulation (Originating from another universe made her immune to Santa Claus's reality rewrite, which warped the world and its history, affecting even a being as might as Lifebringer Galactus)
Second Key: Same as before, plus
- Breaking the Fourth Wall (At first all the instances of breaking the fourth wall carried on by Gwenpool were performed according to the logics and rules of comic books which she believed to be true due to the origin, but they hardly qualified as a proper breaking of the fourth wall due to her "real world" actually existing still within the Marvel omniverse which in turn is shown to be ruled by a "creative force" analogue to a comic book author, as better described here below. True instances of fourth wall breaking began to take place after her first awakening, when she intruded into the "letters to the editor" section and spoke to the actual reader, moments before realizing her newfound powers. All throughout her Post-Awakening phase until the end of Unbelievable Gwenpool, Gwen has commented things such as the current number of issue she was in, the amount of pages that have passed or are left and finally even the title of her book. This was conveyed as an awareness she gradually developed, as seen during a dialogue with her past self, and at the very end of the last issue, she directly speaks to the reader. Entertaining conversations with the audience has become a recurrent habit of hers from Gwenpool Strikes Back onwards. Shouted directly at the artist who was writing the very issue she was in)
- Enhanced Senses and Non-Physical Interaction (Became able to see and interact with things such as narratory captions, text boxes containing her own toughts, and even panel borders all elements which appear as un unperceivable abstractions to everyone else. Could watch Future Spider-Man's flashback in the way he was picturing it in his mind. Can see speech bubbles and their different colors. Can see and interact with sound effects. Can also see her own thought bubbles and the various characters and fonts in which they are written. Could see M.O.D.O.K.'s hallucinations [actually made-up memories], something that no other character had been able to do before)
- Physics Manipulation (The excessive enlargement of a text box had physical repercussions on the real world. Can manipulate panel borders in order to make them physical or elastic)
- Space-Time Manipulation and Portal Creation (Poked into the future with her pencil and erased the panel borders, causing several rifts in space which made different points in time adjacent to each other. Ripped reality apart with her own hands, creating a connection between the fake pocket reality and the outer world. Can physically lift and stretch comic book panels)
- Dimensional Travel and consequent Higher-Dimensional Existence (Gwen's most noteworthy power has become the ability to freely enter and exit the Gutter Space, a trascendental realm where reality and history, in multiple possible combinations, are seen as comic book pages. Gwen can also shift just some portions of her body around corners of reality in order to dodge incoming attacks. Gwen describes it as "the blink between the ticks of a clock" or "the lost memory between grammar school and college". This place is non-magical and was utterly unreacheable for everyone but Gwen, including Earth's mightiest heroes and multiple sorcerers supreme. Although Dr. Doom's copy belittled the Gutter Space as just one of many planes, he and the real Doctor Doom could enter and control it only after having been brought there by Gwen in the first place. The Gutter Space has been seen trascending even other higher-dimensional realms such as Mephisto's Hell and Dormammu's Dark Dimension. When involved in digital comics, the Gutter Space turns into a manifestation of the internet)
- Clairvoyance and Precognition (Within the Gutter Space different moments of the past, the present and the future can be viewed as comic book pages. Gwen is usually surrounded by moments of her own life, but has demonstrated the ability to peer into sceneries where she is not present, if she wishes to. Gwen can even listen to characters talking from the lower reality. Opening holes in reality allows her to peek into the Gutter Space and other places. Knew how far she had to toss some bags full of gold in order to make them land in the right future scene. When the Gutter Space turns into the internet, as a side-effect of digital comics, Gwen gains the chance to read the content of various websites, which manifest in place of comic book pages)
- Memory Restoration (Entering the Gutter Space brought back the memories which had been forcibly taken away from her)
- Dimensional Manipulation (It has been stated that Gwen can crumple time and space like paper. She can also pull objects out of the lower world and introduce them into the Gutter Space without the need of leaving it. While in this realm, Gwen can physically handle these pages and scatter them around, causing the pasts and futures to intertwine and even fold in on her at once. Can physically stretch the panels which represent reality. Stole Thor's rotting arm from a sleeping Malekith without leaving the Gutter Space. Drew on a "page" and cut it away, causing the events depicted in there to have never happened)
- Size Manipulation (Gwen's size in comparison to the comic book pages varies consideraly from time to time, ranging from dwarfing them completely to fiting her whole body within a single panel or simply being comparable to them)
- Further Multilocation (During a moment of stress and brief loss of control over her powers, Gwen simultaneously appeared in multiple places the the same time, performing different actions, talking to herself and placing herself both inside and outside different moments in space and time. Later in time, Gwen has given further demonstrations of her ability to simultaneously exist and act within the Gutter Space)
- Space-Time Travel (Gwen can walk through time and space effortlessy, thus being able to enter the lower world at virtually any place and moment across reality and history, as well as their possible variations. In this way, she can cross long distances with ease and shift her positioning in a manner akin to teleportation. However, this ability is subjected to some limits, as better detailed in the Weaknesses section below. Gwen can also travel back in time in order to help her past self and then become her. Tossed several bags full of gold into future scenes. She can also create paradoxes by flashing back to events that have never occurred and make them happen. Entered the Fantastic Four's basement by climbing over a panel Explored the maze-like Marvel Comics Continuity Abyss)
- Sealing (Trapped the Punisher into a paradoxical time loop)
- Acausality (Types 1 and further 4. The Gutter Space transcends history's possibilities branching. Gwen seems to abide to her specific flow of time, both inside and outside the Gutter Space, as the existence of her future, evil self depended entirely on the safety and choices of her present self; because of this, her future version was erased the moment Gwen rejected the idea of becoming her, while up until that she was just being progressively retconned in real-time with every minor change in her own history. Can travel back in time to retcon herself out of a difficult situation. Later in time, Gwen was uneffected by the death of one of her past versions, which she herself had pulled out of her time. Trapped the Punisher into a paradoxical time loop manually carried out by her while also going on with her life)
- BFR and Possibly Existence Erasure (Can take people from the real world to the Gutter Space, condemning them to an endless fall which may end in their erasure from existence. Only someone as capable as Doctor Doom managed to save himself on his own, while Trapster was simply put restored into reality, with no memories and a different outfit, by the higher force. She has eventually learned to simply trap people in there, without dire consequences for them)
- Hacking (Due to the Gutter Space's ability to occasionally turning into the internet, Gwen was able to rewrite her school records, give herself a diploma through online classes she has never taken and then have herself accepted to Empire State University with a major in Game Design)
- Transmutation, Sleep Manipulation and Duplication (Upon striking Doctor Doom with a common sword, she inadvertently inflicted a deep "paper wound" which released a paper memory representing what she believed being the actual, stereotypical version of him. This caused the real Doctor Doom to enter a comatose state, from which he recovered only when people began to doubt in the authenticity of the copy and instead believe in his real self)
- Durability Negation (Sliced right through Doctor Doom, dealing a wound beyond physical durability. Her "meta" powers allowed her to hurt Mister Fantastic's elastic body with just a simple bite)
- Sound Manipulation (Can grab sound effects in order to silence them. Her yells can breach the boundaries of the comic book and reach the artist that is drawing it. Shut up two guys by pushing their own speech bubbles back into their mouths)
- Reality Warping, Plot Manipulation and Causality Manipulation (Upon realizing she had only a limited amount of pages left before the end her comic book, Gwen triggered a sequence of events across different time periods, complete with their own already-occurred plot sequences, in order to live her life at the utmost and tie up all the loose threads left in her personal story. Some of these events were so sudden and bizarre to cause stupor even in their protagonists themselves. By manipulating things occurring off-panel, a.k.a. the Gutter Space, she could turn her empty future into a myriad of new possibilities. Made the author of her own comic spill his coffee, causing it to actually rain on the Fantastic Four depicted in the nearby panel. Upon changing her mind about killing M.O.D.O.K., Gwen physically cut away the pages depicting the murder and making it so it never happened in the first place)
- Magic (Basic level. Could obtain a magic rocket launcher from Agamotto)
- Astral Projection (Spontenously manifested herself in Deadpool's thoughts and entertained a brief conversation with him)
- Enhanced Weapon Mastery, Martial Arts and Acrobatics (By the time of her stint in the West Coast Avengers, Gwenpoole has improved her combat abilities considerably. She has often been referred to as a weapon expert and in possession of serious fighting skills and has indeed been using swords and firearms with greater finesse. Utilized a triple grappling hook gun to swing around giant Tigra's arm and shut the jaws of a dragon. Sliced apart a hellfire wolf in mid-air and landed clean on her feet. Cleared a room full of enemy henchmen with ease and grace. Has fought vampires and frost giants. Performed a flying ambush on M.O.D.O.K., blocked his chainsaw in mid-air, nimbly dodged his rolling attack and replied with her own projectiles)
- Organic Manipulation (Has access to a gun that [also] shoots creampuff)
- Subjective Reality (Can enter her own imagination and cause the events occurring there to become reality, overwriting even her very being. Gwen herself compares her reality warping powers over what occurs "off-panel" to Scarlet Witch's. Stopped Deadpool in time during a conversation with the audience. Imagined a false flashback and made it into a retroactive truth. Found Bruce Banner by imagining herself doing it. Forced her mind into imaginining a new backstory for her own character and, even though she did not believed in it, such a story still became real, retconning herself into a mutant).
- Light Manipulation (Plunged the Gutter Space in darkness and then turned on a spotlight for Deadpool)
- Creation (Made a few backgrounds appear within the blank Gutter Space. Made her own sales data appear from nowhere. Brought a whole island into existence over the span of three days. Manifested several jars full of bees and a bee costume. Brought into existence a box capable of containing the Hulk and a shirt for Captain America and Iron Man. Made a door appear on a previously empty wall. Made a text box into a real, solid object with which even other characters could interact. Regularly makes various things appear in the Gutter Space)
- Law Manipulation (Established a whole set of videogame-like rules to enable a battle royale amongst the heroes, while also keeping them safe)
- Power Nullification (The lounge of her island is equipped with a nullifier which blocked the powers of a variety of heroes)
- Summoning (Willed Deadpool by her side to aid her in her mission. Summoned Christopher Hastings, her first writer, in the form of a giant cloud. Formed a squad featuring various versions of herself from different points in time)
- Power Bestowal (Upon being called in for help, Gwenpool's Pre-Awakening versions acquired her same ability to manipulate the Gutter Space)
- Energy Projection (Possesses a sword capable of releasing a wave of cutting energy from its handle)
- Limited Resistance to Plot Manipulation (Gwen and her future, evil self could operate against the will of the creative force which dictates everything within Marvel Comics, forcing them to intervene in order to fix their misdeeds. Gwen and her future self have respectively engaged in a competition of self-preservation against the creative force, which could dictate their fate only indirectly. The difference between the two Gwens lies in the fact that the evil one embraced her destiny of becoming a villain, as the higher will seemingly wanted, and thus accepting her out-of-the-script actions and cleaning the mess left behind by her. Conversely, Gwen decided to play according to her own heart and craft her destiny on her own, fighting against the higher will and try to wrest control of her future at the risk of ending up being deleted alongside her comic books. Gwenpool's very life and history is a demonstration of her ability to control her destiny in spite of the plans the creators have for her. Gwen's whole odyssey across the Gwenpool Strikes Back miniseries revolves around her efforts to not be canceled or retconned)
Everything else
I have expanded the summary and adjusted her age to the most recent developments.
Stamina:
Adjustments to the new rating + an explanation
At least Athletic (Gwenpool appears to be in an optimal physical condition and is able to engage in long-lasting battles and adventures)
Range:
Adjustments + a more comprehensive description
Standard Melee Range physically, up to Hundreds of Meters with weapons | Standard Melee Range physically, up to Hundreds of Meters with weapons, Outerversal with various abilities
Equipment:
Various additions, plus the removal of the blasters, which belonged only to Evil Gwen.
Standard Equipment: A pair of pistols, two swords, grenades, or custom bombs, cell phone
Optional Equipment: Knives, machine guns, RPG, sniper rifle, various other guns and explosives, single-use shield generator, smoke bombs, adhesive bombs, assorted stereotypical anti-vampire gear. | Same as before, plus Magic Rocket Launcher, Multipurpose Gun (Grappling Hook and Creampuff), Giant Hammer, Shuriken, Energy Sword, pretty much whatever she can pull out of the Gutter Space or just wish into reality
Intelligence:
Two downgrades, most notably from Gifted and Extraordinary Genius to simply Above Average. The reasons are as follows:
- Out-strategizing Deadpool, as seen above, was merit of her fate manipulation powers
- The portal to the Marvel universe was created by the company for which she worked part-time, it's explained in the very same issue (Unbelievable Gwenpool 16)
- Gwenpool was trained by Batroc for like, a couple days, and he himself states she had yet to learn a lot. The skill she demonstrates later in time is acquired off-screen and it's better to not make shallow assumptions such as her being a master of martial arts and whatever
- Most of her second rating comes from stuff carried out by her evil, future self, but you don't need to be an extraordinary genius for those things anyway, especially when you are nearly omnipotent like her. Taking advantage of Squirrel Girl's powers is also headcanon and not stated in the comic
Before entering the Marvel universe, Gwen was substantially an average teenager. She initially depicted as obtuse and lacking in common sense for even blatant matters, but such a trait has been heavily toned down not long after. Some examples include mistaking the hideous effects of a virus (which she knew was a biological weapon) for common mumps or simply speaking without really knowing what she is talking about. She was later portrayed as much more level-headed, with only occasional lack of awareness.
Being a huge nerd of Marvel comics let her build an encyclopedic knowledge of almost everything related to them [with the exception of Deadpool and especially the Guardians of the Galaxy]
which inside their own world turned into extremely precious and convenient resources that came her in handy many times. Gwen has grown sensibly since entering the new world, taking on several mercenary jobs alone and with her partners, but also teaming up with groups of heroes, most notably the West Coast Avengers and the X-Men. She became a fine warrior, capable of utilizing actual combat techniques on top of her odd powers. Her greatest feat was, perhaps, taking down M.O.D.O.K. on their second encounter thanks to sheer fighting skill. Gwen is also very creative with her meta-narrative and reality-warping superpowers, as she utilizes them in a number of useful ways, as showcased in the respective section. Thanks to them, Gwen has managed to repeteadly put herself out of difficult situations and carry on through the many challenges that obstructed her way from time to time.
Solved a case of school bombing and prevented further incidents by guessing that the writer was recycling an old storyline. Correctly deduced that a race of squid-like aliens would have had issues telling earthen species apart. Quickly figured out Arcade's deception and immediately saw though his disguise. Tricked all the most popular heroes into visiting her island, thus falling into her trap. Some years after entering the Marvel Universe, Gwen joined the Empire State University and is seemingly keeping on with her studies
Being a huge nerd of Marvel comics let her build an encyclopedic knowledge of almost everything related to them [with the exception of Deadpool and especially the Guardians of the Galaxy]
which inside their own world turned into extremely precious and convenient resources that came her in handy many times. Gwen has grown sensibly since entering the new world, taking on several mercenary jobs alone and with her partners, but also teaming up with groups of heroes, most notably the West Coast Avengers and the X-Men. She became a fine warrior, capable of utilizing actual combat techniques on top of her odd powers. Her greatest feat was, perhaps, taking down M.O.D.O.K. on their second encounter thanks to sheer fighting skill. Gwen is also very creative with her meta-narrative and reality-warping superpowers, as she utilizes them in a number of useful ways, as showcased in the respective section. Thanks to them, Gwen has managed to repeteadly put herself out of difficult situations and carry on through the many challenges that obstructed her way from time to time.
Solved a case of school bombing and prevented further incidents by guessing that the writer was recycling an old storyline. Correctly deduced that a race of squid-like aliens would have had issues telling earthen species apart. Quickly figured out Arcade's deception and immediately saw though his disguise. Tricked all the most popular heroes into visiting her island, thus falling into her trap. Some years after entering the Marvel Universe, Gwen joined the Empire State University and is seemingly keeping on with her studies
Added a standard tactics section to help convey her average behavior:
Before awakening her true powers, Gwenpool didn't have any sort of combat training and could at most handle weapons simply thanks to pure force of habit. She was extremely clumsy and much of the work was done by her subconscious ability to bend fate granting her an unfair advantage against her foes. Although she received a little training, Gwenpool still relied mostly on the sheer firepower and area of effect of automatic weapons and explosives, of which she was incredibly fond. Even after obtaining her reality-warping abilities, Gwen still preffered to meet her opponents in face-front, now with the aid of actual fighting abilities which she refined on the battlefield. The Gutter Space isn't used much as a combat tool but rather as either a way of escaping a dire situation or in order to harness its several, useful characteristics which allow Gwen to dictate the course of events in more subtle ways. At first Gwenpool had absolutely no qualms about killing people, but she gradually shifted towards less murderous tactics, although she never gave up such habit completely.
General adjustments and expansions. I removed the one about becoming weaker with changes in the past, since that would work for anyone, it's literally retconning your history.
Her fate-manipulating powers don't always work and they immediately ceased to have any effect on Deadpool when he realized he was confronting a fellow fourth-wall breaker. Ever since entering Marvel Comics, Gwen has effectively become part of that world and abides to the rules of the creative force which governs it, even though she has still some wiggle room and can actively operate against the higher will. Gwen cannot travel to alternate futures if her present has no way of changing, such as being locked in a cell, but she can still travel to the past. She also cannot jump into a scene which has not been portrayed by the creative force in the form of a comic book page. However, this latter weakness has most likely been overcome the moment when she learned to manipulate events occurring off-panel. Her powers explicitly stop working depending on the whims of the author, an example being team books, where she is forbidden from showcasing the true extent of her abilities. The latter notion is made even more explicit by her victory and losses record, where depending on the situation, she managed to triumph over cosmic beings while also losing to regular superheroes.
That was all, please let me know your thoughts!
