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Cassandra Webb is a paraplegic blind woman, and former New York City Fire Department paramedic. After a near-death experience triggered her clairvoyant powers, Webb was forced to use her new abilities to protect Julia Cornwall, Mattie Franklin and Anya Corazón from Ezekiel Sims. After saving the girls, she lost her sight and became a paraplegic. This helped her control and increase her powers, now known as Madame Web.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Birth[]
Whilst in the womb, Cassie Webb was diagnosed with a myasthenia gravis, an incurable genetic neuromuscular disease. Her mother, Constance Webb, sought to use the healing properties of a species of spiders native to Peru. In the final weeks of her pregnancy, Constance Webb traveled to Peru in order to capture a specimen of the spider. Whilst conducting this research, a man named Ezekiel Sims provided Constance with protection, however, once she had captured one of the native spiders, Sims killed the research team and stole the spider, during which a struggled ensued and Sims accidentally shot Constance. As Sims fled and Constance was left to die, a tribe of spider-people known as "Las Arañas" descended from the trees and retrieved her dying body. Their leader, Santiago, used the venom from native spiders in an attempt to preserve the lives of Cassie and her mother; the spider venom saved Cassie and cured her neuromuscular disease, but her mother died in childbirth. At some point, Cassie left Peru and was returned to the United States.[1]
Childhood[]
Cassie grew up in the foster system, during which she was placed in a number of foster family programs; according to Cassie, “some of them were worse than others”. Growing up in the foster care system deprived Cassie of stability and security in childhood, and as a result she grew up resenting her mother; believing she took unnecessary risks whilst pregnant, that ultimately got her killed. [1]
Joining the FDNY[]
Cassie qualified as a paramedic, and began working for the New York City Fire Department, where she would meet and befriend her co-worker, Ben Parker, as well as O'Neil.[1]
Developing Spider-Powers[]
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Personality[]
- "You have a winning personality, I think I got yours by mistake."
- ―Ben Parker to Cassie Webb[src]
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Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- "I can see better than I ever have."
- ―Cassie Webb[src]
- Mutant Physiology: In an attempt to cure her of a neuromuscular illness, Cassie was exposed to the venom from a spider, native to the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. The regenerative properties of the spiders' venom healed Cassie; her neuromuscular disease had been cured she was born with perfect health. Many years later, this caused her to develop a set of incredible precognitive powers.
- Prescience: The spiders' venom provides her mind a sixth sense where she can see glimpses of the future, in the Web of Life. At first Webb drowned in a river and enter a trance like state where what is described like a thread of webs surrounds her allowing her to view different scenarios to play out before they occur in reality. Once awakening she replays a moment in the present before snapping back to from, a vision of the future such as Ben Parker checking her oxygen levels which are currently 79 to which she predicts going to 89 and later sensed the death of her paramedics before it came to life.
- Clairvoyance: Her visions occur when danger is present where she can see the clearness of their approaches. However she wasn’t able to control this ability until going to Peru where she trains with the Tribesman who taught her to view her past and that she’ll be able to see the right path to follow with her mind. Which later allows her to sense every outcome of Sims coming after her and allies that sabotages his plan, as well as becoming blind enhanced her clairvoyance further to perceive foreknowledge of her surroundings completely.
- Astral Projection: Cassie's precognitive powers also grant her the ability to project her consciousness out her body and into her visions. This would increase after Cassie became paraplegic.
- Astral Multipresence: During the fight between herself and Ezekiel Sims, Cassie gained the power to project her astral form into multiple vessels to help Julia, Anya and Mattie. She did this by connecting into the Web of Life and using its webs to branch her spirit multiple times.
- Prescience: The spiders' venom provides her mind a sixth sense where she can see glimpses of the future, in the Web of Life. At first Webb drowned in a river and enter a trance like state where what is described like a thread of webs surrounds her allowing her to view different scenarios to play out before they occur in reality. Once awakening she replays a moment in the present before snapping back to from, a vision of the future such as Ben Parker checking her oxygen levels which are currently 79 to which she predicts going to 89 and later sensed the death of her paramedics before it came to life.
Abilities[]
- Expert Physician: Cassie Webb is a trained paramedic. She knows, for example, how to perform CPR and passed her knowledge along to Anya Corazón, Julia Cornwall and Mattie Franklin.
Equipment[]
- Madame Web Suit: A specialized red suit would be created and used by Cassie to mentor the Boo Crew as Madame Web.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Allies[]
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Enemies[]
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Trivia[]
- In the comics, Cassandra Webb is an elderly mutant with clairvoyant, telepathic and precognitive powers, known as Madame Web. She has a neurological affliction that requires her to be on a lift-support system which resembles spider-webs, she also have a connection to the Web of Life and Destiny. With her powers, she began to assist Spider-Man in many of his adventures until her eminent death where she was replaced by her pupil at the time, Julia Carpenter.
- Cassie likes Chinese food.
Behind the Scenes[]
- Madame Web's astral projection powers are based on, and references, the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange.[2][3]
- Holly Dowell and Amanda Bradley were stunt doubles for Dakota Johnson in the role of Madame Web.
