Gwen Stacy’s Ghost Added To No Way Home’s MJ Rescue In Emotional Art

New Spider-Man: No Way Home fan art makes MJ’s rescue even more emotional by adding the ghost of Gwen Stacy. It’s been four months now since Spider-Man: No Way Home entered theaters, and in many ways, it’s still making waves. Directed by Jon Watts, the MCU flick has broken records on its way to a $1.8 billion worldwide box office total, and it even had some Oscar buzz going for a time. One of the reasons the movie has been such a resounding success is that it managed to bring back actors and characters from previous Spider-Man franchises, including Tom Holland’s predecessors in the Peter Parker role, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.

Both Maguire and Garfield had major moments to shine in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but it was the latter who really got to right a wrong from his previous Amazing Spider-Man movies. During the climactic battle, MCU Peter’s girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) topples off some scaffolding and plummets toward the ground. Holland’s Peter is unable to reach her, but Garfield’s manages to swing in at the last minute and grab her, ultimately saving her life. The scene is a direct parallel to the devastating moment in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, when Peter couldn’t stop his own true love, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), from dying in a similar manner.

Garfield’s big MJ rescue in No Way Home already inspired plenty of tears among fans, but one artist has taken it a step further. On social media, spdrmnkyxxiii posted an imagined moment right after Peter saves MJ. It looks just as it does in the film, only Gwen’s ghost can be seen holding Peter, as if celebrating what he was able to do. Just try not to cry while looking at it – it’s impossible.

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Following the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Garfield confessed that the MJ rescue was one of the first scenes he was pitched, and that he sees it as the best kind of healing his Peter could experience. Based on the thrilled reactions from audiences, it’s safe to say this is a moment that has resonated with everyone, and it was a brilliant way to allude to this Peter’s past. No Way Home doesn’t have Garfield outright say what the moment means to him; instead, he just smiles with teary eyes as he realizes that he managed to save someone who means so much to another version of himself.

Despite rumors to the contrary, Stone did not appear in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but her presence was certainly felt. In fact, one could say that the above fan art actually is canon. Gwen doesn’t need to be seen for her ghost to be there, watching over her Peter as he continues to be a hero. This scene in Spider-Man: No Way Home was already pretty perfect, but this is the one detail that just makes it even more special. No one will be able to view this scene the same way ever again.

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