Spider-Madrigals and their Canon Events
For Mirabel, her canon event was Pedro Madrigal.
In this universe, Pedro had lived to see his children grow, and watch as his family grew bigger. Overtime, everyone could see how close Pedro was with his youngest granddaughter. Abuelo Pedro had been Mirabels best friend, he was always there for her when she needed someone or felt too insecure in their family.
One night, Mirabel ran out of the house after an argument with Abuela; after wandering the city, Mirabel ended up inside a small diner, where Abuelo Pedro found her. The two had a nice talk, including the responsibility speech, as Pedro convinced Mirabel to return home. But just as the two were leaving, an armed robber entered the diner. Mirabel's senses barely had time to go off when Abuelo Pedro pushed her away and a bullet rang through the air. After the funeral, Mirabel accepted her responsibility as the one and only Spider-Gal.
For Camilo, it was his Theater Teacher.
Mr. Crenshaw was a beloved music teacher who ran the community theater in the city, he inspired many young kids and adults to pursue the musical arts, Camilo was one of his star students.
One night, Camilo and Mr. Crenshaw had been the last ones to leave the community theater, as Camilo began walking home he heard shouting, and turned to see a carjacker aiming a gun towards Mr. Crenshaw. The teacher spotted the teen and shouted for him to run before the carjacker saw him. Camilo froze in terror, but his powers protected him by turning him invisible before he was spotted. Unfortunately, he couldn’t save Mr. Crenshaw, and his killer escaped into the night. Since then, Camilo became determined to keep his family and his city safe.
For Isa, it was her parents.
When Isabela was barely six-years-old, her parents were called out of town on business. They promised they’d be back soon, and entrusted Isa to taking care of her sisters, but they never made it home.
Years later, when Isabela was on a field trip to a local science facility, she recognized a scientist there who worked with her parents before their deaths. Following him to a secret room filled with genetically-engineered spiders, and a secret file labled Madrigal. Before Isa could read the file, a spider had bitten her and an alarm went off. With the powers she had gained from that day, Isa was determined to discover the truth behind her parents death. But it was her younest sister Mirabel who inspired Isa to take a different approach, to use her powers and be a hero.
For Luisa, it was her best friend.
Lydia Darrow had been Luisa’s best friend for years, they were both hard-workers that felt the need to carry the weight of the world on their shoulders. Together, the two supported each other, and even made the soccer team together.
Luisa and Lydia had been together for their school's Homecoming Parade, with their team when they were attacked by The Vulture, who managed to track down Luisa/Spider-Woman. Suiting up, Spider-Woman tried to keep The Vulture from hurting anyone, but to her surprise, Lydia had rallied the team members to guide the civilians from harm's way. While Luisa dealt with the villain. However, in the midst of the chaos, Lydia was crushed by falling debris while saving someone. Luisa was unable to save her friend in time, and her sacrifice motivated Luisa to protect the city.
- The Scarlet Spider/Dolores
For Dolores, it was Captain Guzman (Mariano’s Father)
Dolores and Mariano had known each other since they were kids because both their Grandmothers had been lifelong friends. Dolores had a crush on Mariano since her youth but never considered confessing to him.
Years later, Mariano had developed a crush on The Scarlet Spider after she had saved him from the Green Goblin. Even despite his fathers feelings towards the vigilante. In the final confrontation against Green Goblin, both Mariano and his father discovered Dolores’ identity, and Captain Guzman was killed by Green Goblin. Even though Mariano never blamed Dolores for his fathers death, Dolores carried the guilt with her for many years.
- Spider-Man/Bruno Madrigal
Bruno’s canon event was his father… and Mirabel.
When Bruno, Pepa, and Julieta were five-years-old, their father Pedro had left one night to go to the store, but a robber had prevented him from returning home to his wife and children.
Growing up, Bruno felt diffrent from his peers and his sisters but everything changed after he was bitten by a radioactive spider. And on the news, he heard the police were on the hunt for a criminal with a super suit, the same man that had killed his father. Thus begining his jounney to becoming Spider-Man.
Years later, after proving his friend, Hector innocent of murder, and being a dedicated Tio to his nieces and nephews, Bruno found himself in battle against a new villain, one that tried to leverage the fight by kidnapping his youngest niece, Mirabel. In the midst of the fight, Mirabel was thrown off a high tower… and Bruno couldn’t catch her in time.