Characters : Shathra

 
 

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Attributes

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Eyes: Light blue (shining) / black in human form.

Hair: Long black.

Features: Looks like a giant spider-wasp.

Summary

Created By: J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita, Jr., Scott Hanna

Real Name: Shathra

Current Aliases: None

Former Aliases: Sharon Keller, Spider-Wasp.

Dual Identity: Public.

Current Occupation: Spider-food.

Former Occupation: Spider-feeder.

Citizenship: n/a

Legal Status: n/a

Place of Birth: The Astral Plane, most likely.

Marital Status: Unknown. Either coupled or widowed, since some female insects eat their males.

Known Relatives: Has children.

Known Confidants: None known.

Known Allies: None known.

Major Enemies: Spider-Man, spiders in general.

Usual Bases: The bottom of a Spider-pit in Ghana.

Former Bases: The Astral Plane.

Current Groups: None

Former Groups: Unknown

Education: n/a

 

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Possibly the same as Peter.

Powers: Flies.

Abilities: Able to track spiders. Able to find out everything about Peter's life.

Equipment: None.

Weapons: Fired poisonous spikes from her wrists. Had claw-like fingers.

Limitations: The food chain goes both ways.

 
 

Background

When Spidey battled the Shade in the Astral Plane, he strayed from the path, which Doctor Strange had warned him not to. As a result, the Spider-Wasp, a mystical predator sensed his presence and tracked him down to our plane. Spider-wasps are natural enemies of spiders, the most efficient spider-killers in the Marvel Universe. They track down large spiders, sting them, and then drag their sorry paralised rears to a previously built nest, where they lay (usually only) one egg inside the spider's body. The larger the species, the larger the captured spider needs to be (yes, they catch tarantulas). When the larva is born, it has some nice, juicy living food to sustain it. The spider lasts as long as it is needed.

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After a quick fight, from which Peter fled, Shathra went to the press, under a human form, and told them she was Spider-Man's lover, told them about Spidey's insatiable appetite for sex and kinky habits (of which we cannot know anything about), lied about his honesty, said he used to make fun of the other heroes, and almost reveled his identity before an enraged Spider-Man crashed in the studio and attacked her live on TV. That's what she wanted, an enraged Spider to feed to her children. She reverted to her true form (still on live TV, showing that she was an untrustworthy source), and the fight continued in the streets, with Peter being poisoned and seeking refuge in a spider exibit. Shathra was unable to track him among so many spiders, so Peter was safe from her, but dying from the poison.

Ezekiel Sims found him and took him to a temple in Ghana, to where Shathra followed. There Peter was able to remain focused enough to battle Shathra, who was engulfed by a swarm of spiders and dragged into a pit before Peter could do anything. When Pete asked Ezekiel what had happened, he said Peter had stunned her and weakened her enough for them... "The food chain goes both ways, you know".

Note: Shathra is an Arabic name, which means little pieces of gold.

 

 
 

Character Appearances

Dec 2002 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #46
  Origin described by Dr. Strange.
Jan 2003 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #47
Feb 2003 App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #48
  Killed by Spider-Demon at African Temple
 

 
 

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