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This article is about Peter Parker's aunt, May Parker. For her grand-niece, May "Mayday" Parker, see Spider-Girl.
"Aunt" May Parker
Art by Joe Quinones
Publication information
Publisher
Marvel Comics
First appearance
Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
Created by
Stan Lee (Writer)
Steve Ditko (Artist)
In-story information
Full name
May Reilly Parker Jameson
Species
Human
Place of origin
Earth-616
Team affiliations
Parker Industries
Supporting character of
Spider-Man
Notable aliases
Aunt May, May Reilly, May Fitzgerald, Golden Oldie, May Morgan
May Parker, commonly known as Aunt May is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the character made her first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962).
The character is the aunt-by-marriage and adoptive mother of Peter Parker, who leads a secret life as Spider-Man. She is nurturing and supportive of Peter, although throughout most of Spider-Man's history, she has not known of his secret life and considers Spider-Man frightening. After years as a widow, Aunt May married John Jonah Jameson, Sr., the father of long-time Spider-Man critic J. Jonah Jameson.[1]
The character has appeared in most other media adaptations of the comics, often playing a prominent role. She has been adapted into live action five times: Jeff Donnell in 1977, Irene Tedrow in the weekly Amazing Spider-Man television series, Rosemary Harris in the Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, Sally Field in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man duology, and Marisa Tomei in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Contents
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1 Fictional character biography
2 Other versions
2.1 Golden Oldie
2.2 MC2
2.3 Spider-Verse
2.4 Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows
2.5 Ultimate Marvel
3 In other media
3.1 Television
3.2 Films
3.3 Video games
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Fictional character biography[edit]
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May Parker (née Reilly) was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 5.[2] After the death of her brother-in-law and his wife, May and her husband Ben Parker took in their only son, Peter, and raised him at their home in the Forest Hills section of Queens. She remained an important influence in Peter's life even during college as she was the only family he had left. Her continued belief that Peter was still the fragile boy he'd been before he gained his powers could be frustrating at times.
In the early years of his superhero career, Peter feared for May's well-being and the fatal shock that he believed would result if she ever learned about his dual identity as Spider-Man. Consequently, Peter often felt anguish over dealing with major crises while his aunt needed nearly constant care. This conflict took on an unusual turn when Aunt May became sweethearts with his enemy, Otto Octavius (also known as Doctor Octopus), and Peter struggled to deal with his enemy's schemes while not hurting his aunt.
During a period of convalescence at a nursing home, May met the wheelchair-bound Nathan Lubensky. Gradually, May and Nathan fell in love with each other. She invited Nathan into her Forest Hills home after converting it into a boarding house, and the couple was briefly engaged. However, May's heart was broken when Nathan suffered a fatal heart attack while protecting her from being taken hostage by Adrian Toomes, the costumed villain known as the Vulture.[3] Some time thereafter, a guilt-stricken Toomes confronted May, begging her to forgive him for his role in Nathan's death. (Ironically, Nathan had befriended Toomes when the two briefly resided at the same nursing home). May refused to do so, stating that only God could provide the villain with the redemption he was seeking.[4]
As part of a plan by Peter's arch-foe Norman Osborn, May was replaced by a "genetically-altered actress" who impersonated her while May was held captive by villains until the actress died,[5] Osborn returning May to Peter with a device planted inside her that would detonate a series of gene bombs if removed, decimating Earth. Fortunately, Mister Fantastic was able to disable the device without removing it, saving the world and May, who apparently retained no memory of her time in captivity. May finally learned about her nephew's secret life when she walked into his room after he had sustained a serious beating from the villain Morlun,[6] the two later talking about May's discovery as May came to accept her nephew's real life.
When Spider-Man joins the Avengers, Peter, Aunt May, and Mary Jane Watson move into Stark Tower. During the Superhero Civil War, she and Mary Jane convince Peter to unmask himself in front of a press conference.[7] Later, she is targeted by the Chameleon, but outwits the villain by feeding him Ambien-filled oatmeal-raisin cookies.[8]
When Peter changes his mind about the Superhuman Registration Act, he moves his family from Stark Tower to a motel. An assassin hired by the Kingpin tries to kill Peter, but hits May instead.[9] Peter takes May to a hospital[10] where she lapses into a coma and is likely to die. However, Aunt May receives a radioactive blood transfusion from Peter, which he hoped would save her life due to his mutated healing factor.[11]
The demon Mephisto offers to restore Aunt May's health in exchange for erasing Peter's marriage from history, and Peter and Mary Jane agree. May lives, and Spider-Man's identity is once again a secret.[12][13]
At the beginning of Brand New Day, May is doing volunteer work for a homeless shelter, run by Martin Li, the supervillain crime boss Mister Negative.[14] At this point, her knowledge of Peter being Spider-Man was erased. During her work at the shelter, she met John Jonah Jameson (the father of J. Jonah Jameson) and started a relationship with him.[15] The following issue, Peter caught the two of them in bed.[16] However, he approved of this relationship, mainly because John supports Spider-Man, who had previously saved his life,[16] and saw through Norman Osborn as a thug who holds nothing but contempt for the people.[17]
John walked with May in Central Park and asked her to marry him, and May accepted.[18] Despite Doctor Octopus' subconscious efforts to halt his former fiancé's wedding plans, May and John were wedded by New York Mayor J. Jonah Jameson.[19]
Aunt May has several blood relatives that are still alive, including a sister named Jan. May's first cousins Sam and Julia are the children of her uncle Bill and his wife Claudia. Peter was attracted to Julia's daughter Alexa.[20] The Reilly family is currently staying in Aunt May's house.
Upon her return from her honeymoon, she stops by the FEAST offices, only to accidentally walk in on Martin Li, along with Hammerhead torturing one of Mr. Negative's Inner Demons. Trying to escape, Li touches her with his corrupting touch. She then returns to meet her husband and Peter. When John suggests going somewhere nice for dinner, Aunt May sarcastically proceeds to insult Peter over his fluctuating jobs and his dependence on them, culminating with calling her nephew "One damn big disappointment". A heartbroken Peter runs off.[21] Peter returns, after a physically and mentally exhausting battle against the Lizard, tries talking to Aunt May, looking for someone to help give him hope after seeing the death of Curt Connors' humanity. She still continues to act like a bad-tempered teenager and at first, rebuffs him. However, after seeing Peter clearly suffering mentally, she feels guilty and undergoes an intense mind battle, breaking the corruption, and is shown simply sitting next to Peter.[22]
Prior to the events of Spider-Island, after Martin Li's secret identity is exposed to the public, May and John formally announce their intention to leave New York for good, for their own safety, and move to Boston. John explains this was the result of all the recent major incidents towards them and their friends and family. They put May's old house up for sale and leave once the moving van is packed.[23] After spending their last night in New York at John's apartment, the following day she and John head to an airport in New Jersey with Peter and Carlie and they say their goodbyes before flying off.[24] Following the Ends of the Earth storyline, when May and John are returning home to New York on their private jet, but the irresponsible superhero Alpha uses his powers without care in his battle with Terminus causes many aircraft to shut down. The Avengers rescue everybody and Spider-Man saves his Aunt May and John from Jameson's malfunctioning private jet just before it crashes. Later Peter arrives at the hospital to see that his Aunt May and John are okay, although she has sustained minor nerve damage to her leg that will require the use of a cane for the rest of her life.[25] In The Superior Spider-Man storyline, Aunt May's leg is fully healed from operation and completion surgery with gratitude of Doctor Wirtham.[26]
As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel, Aunt May and Jay became part of the Parker Industries's foundation, a charity focused on providing help for the less fortunate and raise the quality of life wherever it could be possible.[27] However, her husband Jay had coughed up blood and collapsed.[28] Aunt May is heartbroken after her husband Jay had later died in the hospital.[29] Aunt May, Peter and J. Jonah Jameson held a moment of silence.[30]
Other versions[edit]
Golden Oldie[edit]
May Parker was transformed by Galactus into the cosmically-powered being Golden Oldie to serve as his herald. Rather than lead him to populated worlds, Oldie discovered an extraterrestrial baker who bakes planet-sized snack cakes that sate Galactus's hunger. May's transformation is ultimately revealed as a dream. The issue, a parody of an old Hostess snack cake advertising campaign, was part of Marvel's "Assistant Editors Month" series of humorous issues.[31]
May also appeared as "Golden Oldie" (this time an Iron Man parody) as well as "The Astonishing Aunt Ant" and "Auntie Freeze" in an issue of What If?.[32]
MC2[edit]
In the alternate timeline known as MC2, May Parker's death in The Amazing Spider-Man #400 was valid. It was May who died in this continuum, rather than an actress.[33] Peter's daughter, May "Mayday" Parker, was named for her. Mayday became the super-heroine Spider-Girl and met the original May when she found herself displaced in time, although Mayday makes no attempt to explain who she really was.[34]
When Spider-Girl was trapped in an illusion by her enemy, Misery, she was given encouragement from a familiar spirit. She recognised the spirit as being Aunt May.[35]
In the final arc of Amazing Spider-Girl, Aunt May acts a spiritual advisor to May in order to help her grandniece reclaim her identity and save Peter from Norman Osborn. In this form, she initially appears as a younger version of herself, which prevents May from recognising her. However, May finally figures it out when she sees Aunt May through her father's eyes.[36]
Spider-Verse[edit]
An alternate Aunt May appears in a flashback along with the version's Uncle Ben. In this reality they are shown as scientists and the ones who informed Peni Parker that she was the only person able to carry on the project (after her father, the original SP//dr, died in battle), and accepted the responsibility, allowing the radioactive spider that formed the other half of SP//dr's CPU to bite her.[37]
In an unknown reality, Aunt May and Uncle Ben are with their nephew Peter at the hospital after he suffers an allergic reaction to the radioactive spider bite, leaving him in a coma. Because of this, they are out of their house when is burgled by the thief that killed May's husband, Ben in the main universe. Peter transforms into Man-Spider and attacks May and Ben, but is thwarted by Spider-Man Noir. Six-Armed Spider-Man creates a cure for Peter, allowing him to live a normal life with May and Ben.[38]
On Earth-803, May is a young woman in a 19th-century steampunk-inspired New York. Her father studied animals, and one day when she let a spider out of a cage to get it comfort and to pet it, she got bit and learned that it was important not to let anyone cage her. After her father died she used spare parts to create a suit with four mechanical arms that allowed her to climb walls and web shooters. While attending a ball the mayor was kidnapped by the Six Men of Sinestry, allowing her to debut as the Lady Spider. Though the villains manage to get the mayor's plans, she defeats them and causes them to retreat.[39] She then appears as part of the Spider-Army. The Inheritors then attacked them separating her with the rest and would accompany Spider-Man 2099 to his dimension where they fend off the Inheritor Daemos. They then traveled to the Earth-13 before going back to her own dimension to fix Leopardon. She is present at the final battle with the Inheritors in Loomworld.
May Parker is the aunt of Penelope Parker on Earth-11. Penelope told May about the spider bite she received during an accident at Osborn Labs and how she developed spider-like abilities and wanted to hide her powers so people would think she was normal. However, Aunt May convinces her niece being normal was so overrated and she should embrace what happened to her as a gift and to use it to help people.[39]
On Earth-3123, Aunt May is known as Spider-Ma'am.[40] She and her family was confronted by Karn. Sensing that he is too strong for her, she proposed to offer her life for the sake of her family leaving Karn hesitant for a moment (because she reminded him of his mother). When Karn was about to strike the killing blow, the other Spider-Men intervened to convince him to join them.[41]
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows[edit]
In this Secret Wars Warzone, when Peter is captured by Regent and his life is flashing before his eyes, one of his memories was him standing in front of Aunt May's open casket at her funeral, confirming that she died sometime before the events of the comic.
Ultimate Marvel[edit]
In the Ultimate Marvel version of Aunt May is based on writer Brian Michael Bendis' mother.[42] This version of the character is a strong and independent woman in her late forties or early fifties, significantly younger than her original Marvel Universe counterpart. She is the biological sister of Mary Parker, and wife to Ben Parker.[43]
Peter reveals his secret identity to Aunt May after he finds Gwen Stacy's clone at her old house, resulting in May evicting Peter from her home, as she despises Spider-Man. This coincides with the appearance of a man who appears to be Richard Parker, Peter's father.[44] Peter learns that May had known this man, actually an artificially-aged clone of Peter, and she kept this secret from Peter to "protect him."[45] After a long talk between Peter and his "father", Nick Fury and a team of Spider Slayers surround the Parker home, which triggers a transformation in Gwen, turning her into Carnage. May then suffers a heart attack. She is rescued from dying by Sue Storm of the Fantastic Four,[46] reconciles with Peter and accepts his life as Spider-Man, though she is not at all fond of his costume.[47] Peter later explains to May why he became Spider-Man, and May tells him that Ben would be proud of him for doing so.[48] Aunt May is by Peter's side when he dies following a battle with the Green Goblin.[49]
Although angry at the Ultimates for belittling Peter's accomplishments in life when attending her nephew's funeral, May is nevertheless comforted when she met some of the people that Peter had saved during his career as Spider-Man, one little girl even offering her a comforting hug as thanks for raising the man who saved her. After the funeral, May and Gwen decide to take up Tony Stark's offer to set themselves up for a new life in France.[50]
However, following the emergence of a new Spider-Man, May and Gwen return to New York. Though Captain America threatens to arrest Miles' parents and expose his secret to them unless he retires the Spider-Man identity, May and Gwen are more supportive of Miles, and May gives him Peter's old web-shooters, along with the formula for the web-fluid, encouraging him to carry on Peter's legacy.[51]
During the Spider-Men miniseries, May and Gwen are back in the United States, presumably to oversee the selling of the Parker Residence and to finish Gwen's term at Midtown High. They encounter someone wearing a red-and-blue Spider-Man costume and believe he is a lunatic who is disrespecting Peter's memory. They become angry and threaten to call the police. However, when the person unmasks himself, they are stunned beyond belief to see the older, more mature Peter Parker, from the Marvel 616 universe.[52] She initially is unconvinced that this Peter is who he says he is, but both she and Gwen later realize he is being truthful when he knows Uncle Ben's admonishment about power and responsibility. May is greatly moved at realizing that she has now been given the chance for closure that she had missed when her Peter died, and concludes that she had made the right choices concerning her nephew, before the adult Peter is returned to his universe.[53]
When Green Goblin escapes custody after S.H.I.E.L.D. was shut down, he arrives at the front yard of Aunt May's house and confronts the new Spider-Man.[54] Aunt May and Gwen are inside watching the television where the battle of the new Spider-Man and Green Goblin was being broadcast. Soon, Spider-Man emerges to aid the new Spider-Man in the fight, to the surprise of Aunt May and Gwen. Green Goblin flees at his arrival and the two Spider-Men depart. Gwen is unsure of the identity of the original Spider-Man, but Aunt May assures her that his motives show that it is him.[55] Later, Aunt May and Gwen walk over to Mary Jane's house and overhear Peter's unknown resurrection. Aunt May sprints over and joyfully reunites with her nephew.[56] After the two Spider-Men defeat Green Goblin, Peter tells Aunt May that he intends to go on a quest to find out the truth of his mystery resurrection.[57]
In other media[edit]
Television[edit]
May's first appearance in animation was in the first season of the 1960s Spider-Man series as part of the episode "Horn of the Rhino", voiced by Peg Dixon. In the episode, she is seen trying to nurse Peter over a severe headcold and very abruptly telling J. Jonah Jameson that he was not to call Peter about photo assignments until he had recovered. May apparently made an impression on Jameson as he told Betty Brant that he did not ever want to speak to May again. May had also made two tiny appearances in the first two episodes of the second season of the 1960s Spider-Man series. In the second season premiere where it revealed about Spider-Man's origin, she and Uncle Ben made a tiny cameo about what Peter was doing after no one knew he was bitten by a radioactive spider. In "King Pinned," she was taking medications to cure a sickness she had only it was making her feel worse. It was then revealed that it was a drug created by the Kingpin that would be fake medicine for the elderly to take that would make them feel worse to the point of death, but the plan was foiled by Spider-Man and Aunt May was saved, along with every other elderly person who took the drug.
In the 1977 television film for the CBS series The Amazing Spider-Man, Aunt May is portrayed by actress Jeff Donnell. The character subsequently appears in one episode of the series, "Night of the Clones," where she is portrayed by Irene Tedrow.
Aunt May appeared in the 1980s Spider-Man TV series voiced by Linda Gary.
Aunt May appeared several times in the course of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends voiced by June Foray. The Spider-Friends secretly operated in her house.
Aunt May notably appeared in the 1990s Spider-Man: The Animated Series with Linda Gary reprising Aunt May for the first three seasons and later voiced by Julie Bennett in the last two seasons following Gary's death. In this version, her character strongly disliked Spider-Man but loved his alter-ego, her nephew Peter Parker. Due to her age, she had health problems throughout the series; this annoyed younger viewers, as it took time away from Spidey fighting crime. She had many encounters with villains Spider-Man fought like Venom (as Eddie Brock), the Hobgoblin, Doctor Octopus, Morbius, the Chameleon (who was imitating Anna Watson), Tombstone, Green Goblin, the Scorpion and the Shocker. She has a past with Keane Marlow as friends. Keane was also friends with May's late husband Ben (and unbeknownst to her, he was also a member in the 1940s superhero team called the Six Forgotten Warriors as the Destroyer). May was friends with Anna Watson, and despite their friendship and May's kindness towards Mary Jane, Anna had no respect for Peter and he had to tolerate her (though there was a time when Peter blurted out to her in anger where she blamed him for Mary Jane getting kidnapped by the clone of the dead Hydro-Man) and Anna even once expressed respect for him when he was with Mary Jane after she was saved from the Hydro-Man clone. May even gave Peter and Mary Jane her and Ben's wedding rings when Peter and M.J. were getting married. By the series finale of the show, it was revealed that when the Beyonder and Madame Web rounded up Spider-Men from different realities, in the Scarlet Spider and Spider-Carnage's reality, Aunt May was dead along with Uncle Ben, but her cause of death was unknown.
Aunt May Parker appeared in The Spectacular Spider-Man voiced by Deborah Strang. In "Persona", she began to feel faint while cooking dinner, but shook if off the moment Peter arrives. In "Group Therapy", she suffered a heart attack while out to a Broadway show with her friend Anna Watson during the Sinister Six's attack. Peter, who was under the influence of the symbiote suit, was unaware of it until Mary Jane Watson visited to tell him May was in the hospital. She recovered and headed back home for a Thanksgiving dinner with Peter, her doctor, Gwen and Captain George Stacy at the end of the first season, where May informed the others that she was writing a cookbook and had already received an advance from a publisher. In Season 2 she is revealed to be feeling much better after the heart attack though Peter still worries about her. She and her doctor, Doctor Bromwell, have also seem to have a liking over each other. The doctor described her as his favorite heart patient and even checking her up at her own home. She does not know that her nephew is Spider-Man and when asked by the reporter Ned Leeds if he is Spider-Man she thought "she was being Punk'd." After Peter's feelings were mixed in between Liz Allan and Gwen Stacy she gave Peter advice that he needed to be honest between both of the girls but before that he must be honest with himself.
Aunt May appears in Ultimate Spider-Man voiced by Misty Lee. This version of the character is less fragile than her traditional depictions and is shown to be involved in various hobbies such as yoga and cooking classes, which allow Peter to sneak out of the house without arousing suspicion. In "Attack of the Beetle", she was asked out to dinner by S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson (who Nick Fury assigned to be the acting principal of Peter's school) and at the end of season 1, when she let Peter host Sam Alexander, Aya Ayala, Luke Cage and Danny Rand to their home (not knowing they are heroes). In season 2, he sometimes got on very well with Peter's mates until Sam, before leaving for S.H.I.E.L.D. Near the end of the Season 3 finale four-parter, she reveals she had known for sometime that Peter was Spider-Man, and says she's okay with it and that it changed nothing between them. In the Season 4, she now knows his secret and meets other spiders: Agent Venom as Flash Thompson, Iron Spider as Amadeus Cho, Kid Arachnid as Miles Morales (of another dimension) and Scarlet Spider, who names him as Ben Reilly (After he saves her life from Hydro-Man), in "The New Sinister Six, Part 1", invited to his birthday by giving him a photo of the 5, as the Web Warriors and giving him a secret key to Dr. Connors's device By Peter and in an emergency, will be taken care of by Flash, and in part 2, until Scarlet Spider was revealed as the seventh member of the Sinister Six and in telling Doctor Octopus that the key is in his house with her when Scarlet goes And tells him to take it by emergency, when Ock appears and escapes with unconscious Flash, but Ock catches her by taking the key to use it against HYDRA and by reasoning with Scarlet Spider to do the right thing in the well, she and Spider-Man escape from the Ock island in a capsule that Scarlet found so that it can direct the ship to sea. In "Return to the Spider-Verse, part 4", an alternate version exists in Kid Arachnid/Spider-Gwen's reality, in which she assists Gwen Stacy operate as Spider-Woman after the disappearance of Miles Morales and the death of her Peter Parker. At the end of the Season 4, "Graduation Day, Part 1", she is taken by Spider-Man to the Triskelion, being under S.H.I.E.L.D. protection, so that Doctor Octopus will not hurt her (because Scarlet Spider told Ock where they live), after Spider-Man counts on all his team of New Warriors (consting of Nova, White Tiger, Power Man, Iron Fist, Triton, Squirrel Girl, Cloak and Dagger) and Web Warriors (consting of Agent Venom, Iron Spider, Kid Arachnid, Scarlet Spider and Spider-Woman) to protect her and to capture Ock and the Sinister Six. Then, in attending Peter's graduation ceremony in the Triskelion, they see the Sinister Six being imprisoned, until by pretending to be imprisoned, they free themselves to capture her, after healing Spider-Man of his powers and putting heroes in a field of force until narrowing. In Part 2, she tells Peter not to give up on being Spider-Man and gives him a gift having his old cobwebs (that was the reason for knowing his secret), allowing him to going defeat the Sinister Six and at the end of being safe from everything, moving to another home so that they no longer have threats from other villains, she and Peter celebrate for Ben's birthday (because it did not happen from the beginning), until she informs Peter about a robbery in the East Village.
Aunt May is referenced by Spider-Man in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "New Avengers".
Aunt May is mentioned in the crossover episode Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel where Spider-Man uses the line "Aunt May, Phineas and Ferb are doing a crossover" in the title sequence.
Aunt May appears in Marvel's Spider-Man, voiced by Nancy Linari.
Films[edit]
In Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films, Aunt May was played by Rosemary Harris as a housewife who is widowed by the events of the first film. She was the one who encouraged Peter the most throughout the films with her words of wisdom as Uncle Ben had done before his death, in the second movie even managing to make him try to return to his Spider-Man life after losing his powers.
In the 2002 film Spider-Man, Aunt May and Uncle Ben take care of their nephew, Peter Parker. After Uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson) is shot and killed by a carjacker, Peter and May share their grief for Uncle Ben. Later, when Peter moves into an apartment with his friend Harry Osborn, Aunt May visits them on Thanksgiving. She is not shy about reprimanding Harry's father Norman for his rude and boorish behavior. Shortly thereafter, when Norman (who has become the villainous Green Goblin), learns Spider-Man's identity, he attacks May at home while she is saying her prayers. May is terrified by the Goblin's demonic appearance, and is hospitalized after the Goblin injures her. May shows up at Norman Osborn's funeral alongside Peter, Mary Jane and Harry; soon after that, she and Peter visit Ben's grave located elsewhere in the cemetery.
In the sequel, Spider-Man 2 (2004), Aunt May continues to look after Peter, and has had financial difficulties since the death of her husband, forcing her to sell the house and live in a smaller apartment (although it is implied that the bank is cheating her out of the house). Her opinion of Spider-Man is not high, claiming "the less we see of him, the better." However, when May's visit to the bank with Peter is interrupted by a robbery perpetrated by Otto Octavius, Octavius takes her hostage and climbs the side of a skyscraper with her. She is in turn, rescued by Spider-Man (and in return, helps Spider-Man during the battle by bashing Octavius in the head with her umbrella), and from that point believes that he was good; it is implied, but never stated, that she may have deduced his secret identity. Later in the film, Peter's powers began to wane because of a subconscious desire to live a normal life, and he decides to give up his costumed persona; May makes a speech which encourages him to resume his heroic activities. She later expresses that she feels she caused Uncle Ben's death ("You wanted to take the subway, and he wanted to drive you. And if I had stopped him, we'd all be having tea together."), prompting Peter to admit that he caused the death by not stopping the killer. May is understandably stunned and sad, but later thanks Peter and tells him that admitting the truth to her was a brave thing to do. When talking to Doctor Octavius, Peter helps him regain his sanity by repeating what May had told him about giving up your dreams sometimes to do what's right.
In Spider-Man 3 (2007), Peter tells Aunt May that he is going to ask Mary Jane to marry him, after which the two embrace. May then tells him that he needs to come up with a good way to initiate the proposal, and that he needs to put his wife before him, no matter what. She then relates to Peter how Uncle Ben proposed to her, and that they would have been married for fifty years "this August", had Ben not been killed. She then takes off her engagement ring and asks Peter to use it to propose to M.J. May is also present alongside Peter when Captain Stacy tells them that Flint Marko, his uncle's "actual" killer, is on the run. She plays a strong role in providing moral support to Peter, but nothing much is really done by her in the third movie, nor is she ever targeted by Spider-Man's foes as in the previous two movies. Later, when Peter informs May about Sandman's apparent demise at the hands of Spider-Man (under the influence of an alien symbiote), she delivers another speech, which is more of a warning to Peter of the danger to oneself in seeking revenge. Peter is at first shocked at his aunt's reaction, for he expected Aunt May to be happy as Sandman was the one who killed Uncle Ben. Peter soon realizes that this is not the case, and Aunt May says that Uncle Ben would never have wanted revenge. Much later, May talks to Peter in his apartment where Peter says that he has done terrible things (after separating from the symbiote suit that had caused him to hurt Mary Jane and Harry). He tries to return her ring to her, but Aunt May says that she knows that he will find a way to put it right, and gives it back. Like May, Peter comes to forgive Sandman who admits he killed Ben by accident while trying to get money to save his daughter's life. May later appears at the end of the film attending Harry Osborn's funeral.
Aunt May was portrayed by Sally Field in the 2012 reboot The Amazing Spider-Man series, and is shown somewhat younger and more strict than in previous depictions.
Throughout the film, she expresses concern for Peter being out late and coming home injured, though he refuses to admit to her where he has been. At the end of the film, despite coming home in serious pain, Peter brings home the eggs she asked him to get in the middle of the film and does not bother to ask what happened.
Field reprises her role as Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. She has become a nursing student to support herself and Peter financially after Peter graduates from high school. She reveals to Peter that she and Ben were visited by government agents a few days after Richard and Mary disappeared and were told that Richard was planning to sell secret weapons to foreign powers. She later comforts Peter during his depression over Gwen Stacy's death and contributes to giving him the confidence he needs to become Spider-Man again, heavily hinting that she knows Peter's secret.
Marisa Tomei portrays Aunt May in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This version is much younger than the comics version.
In Captain America: Civil War, May appears at her and Peter's apartment and is visited by Tony Stark, who is attracted to her (a nod to Robert Downey Jr.'s past relationship with Tomei). In the post credits scene, she is seen tending to Peter's injuries, and appears unaware of Peter's super heroic activities.[58][59]
In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter continues trying to keep Spider-Man a secret from May, and she shows concern when she sees how close the criminal activity Spider-Man regularly deals with is close to their neighborhood. When Peter "loses the Stark internship," Aunt May comforts him. She assists Peter in preparing for the homecoming dance after he asks Liz out. At the end of the film, when Peter receives the Spider-Man suit back from Tony, Aunt May witnesses him put it on and reacts in shock with the scene ending with her saying "What the fu--"
Video games[edit]
Aunt May makes a cameo appearance in Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter.
Aunt May was featured in the Spider-Man 2 video game voiced by Mindy Sterling.
Aunt May was mentioned in the Ultimate Spider-Man video game.
Aunt May appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes[60] voiced by Kari Wahlgren.
Aunt May appears in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 voiced by Diane Michelle.
Aunt May's Spider-Ma'am counterpart is playable in the mobile game Spider-Man Unlimited.
See also[edit]
Spider-Man: Back in Black
Spider-Man: One More Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
One Moment in Time (comics)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #600
Jump up ^ The 2007 Free Comic Book Day edition of The Amazing Spider-Man.
Jump up ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #336 (Early August 1990)
Jump up ^ Spectacular Spider-Man #186-188 (March–May 1992)
Jump up ^ Sanderson, Peter (2007). The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City. New York City: Pocket Books. pp. 49–51. ISBN 1-4165-3141-6.
Jump up ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #35, #38
Jump up ^ Civil War #2 (w)Mark Millar (a)Steve McNiven
Jump up ^ Sensational Spider-Man #31
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The Government of Poland takes place in the framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic,[1][2][3][4] whereby the President is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government.
Executive power is exercised, within the framework of a multi-party system, by the President and the Government, which consists of the Council of Ministers led by the Prime Minister. Its members are typically chosen from the majority party or coalition, in the lower house of parliament (the Sejm), although exceptions to this rule are not uncommon. The government is formally announced by the President, and must pass a motion of confidence in the Sejm within two weeks.
Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of parliament, Sejm and Senate. Members of Sejm are elected by proportional representation, with the proviso that non-ethnic-minority parties must gain at least 5% of the national vote to enter the lower house. Currently five parties are represented. Parliamentary elections occur at least every four years.
The president, as the head of state, is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, has the power to veto legislation passed by parliament, which may be overridden by a majority of three fifths, and can dissolve the parliament under certain conditions;[2][3][4] presidential elections occur every 5 years, if none of the candidates receives the most votes on the first round, a runoff election will be held with the two most voted candidates.
The political system is defined in the Polish Constitution, which also guarantees a wide range of individual freedoms. The judicial branch plays a minor role in politics, apart from the Constitutional Tribunal, which can annul laws that violate the freedoms guaranteed in the constitution.
Contents
1 Executive branch
1.1 Head of state
2 Legislative branch
3 Elections
3.1 Prominent politicians
4 National security
4.1 Government Protection Bureau
5 Administrative divisions
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Executive branch[edit]
The Prime Minister proposes, the President appoints, and the Sejm approves the Council of Ministers. The President is elected by popular vote for a five-year term, the Prime minister and Deputy Prime Ministers (if any) are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Sejm. The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Prime Minister and the Sejm.
Main office holders
Office
Name
Party
Since
President Andrzej Duda Law and Justice 6 August 2015
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Law and Justice 11 December 2017
Head of state[edit]
The President is elected by terms; as head of state, supreme commander of the Armed Forces, and supreme representative of the Republic of Poland. The President has the right to veto legislation, although veto may be overridden by the assembly with a three-fifths majority vote.[2][3] The President, as representative of the state in foreign affairs, shall ratify and renounce international agreements, appoint and recall the plenipotentiary representatives of the Republic of Poland and shall cooperate with the Prime Minister and the appropriate minister in respect of foreign policy. As Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the President shall appoint the Chief of the General Staff and commanders of branches of the Armed Forces.
The President may, regarding particular matters, convene the Cabinet Council, although it does not possess the competence of the Council of Ministers. Official acts of the President shall require, for their validity, the signature of the Prime Minister, nevertheless this does not apply to:
nominating and appointing the Prime Minister
shortening of the term of office of the Sejm in the instances specified in the Constitution
introducing legislation
requesting the Sejm to appoint the President of the National Bank of Poland
appointing judges
proclaiming the holding of a nationwide referendum (a consent of the Senate is required)
signing or refusing to sign a bill
appointing the First President of the Supreme Court, President of the Constitutional Tribunal, members of the Council for Monetary Policy, appointing and dismissing members of the National Security Council
exercising the power of pardon
convening the Cabinet Council
Legislative branch[edit]
Sejm Plenary Hall
The Polish Parliament has two chambers. The lower chamber (Sejm) has 460 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies using the d'Hondt method similar to that used in many parliamentary political systems, with a 5% threshold (8% for coalitions, threshold waived for national minorities). The Senate (Senat) has 100 members elected for a four-year term under the single member, one-round first-past-the-post voting method. When sitting in joint session, members of the Sejm and Senate form the National Assembly, (Polish Zgromadzenie Narodowe). The National Assembly is formed on three occasions: Taking the oath of office by a new president, bringing an indictment against the President of the Republic to the Tribunal of State, and declaration of a President's permanent incapacity to exercise their duties due to the state of their health. Only the first kind has occurred to date. Since 1991 elections are supervised by the National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza), whose administrative division is called the National Electoral Office (Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze).
Elections[edit]
Main articles: Elections in Poland and Polish presidential election, 2015
showe • d Summary of the 10 May 2015 and 24 May 2015 Polish presidential election results
Candidates
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Andrzej Duda 5,179,092 34.76 8,630,627 51.55
Bronisław Komorowski 5,031,060 33.77 8,112,311 48.45
Paweł Kukiz 3,099,079 20.80
Janusz Korwin-Mikke 486,084 3.26
Magdalena Ogórek 353,883 2.38
Adam Jarubas 238,761 1.60
Janusz Palikot 211,242 1.42
Grzegorz Braun 124,132 0.83
Marian Kowalski 77,630 0.52
Jacek Wilk 68,186 0.46
Paweł Tanajno 29,785 0.20
Total votes for candidates 14,898,934 100.00 16,742,938 100.00
Total valid votes 14,898,934 99.17 16,742,938 98.53
Total invalid votes 124,952 0.83 250,231 1.47
Total votes cast 15,023,886 100.00 16,993,169 100.00
Turnout 48.96% 55.34%
Source: National Electoral Commission, National Electoral Commission
showe • d Summary of the 25 October 2015 Polish parliamentary election results[5]
Parties
Sejm
Senate
Votes
%
±%
Seats
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Seats
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Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) 5,711,687 37.58 7.69
235 / 460
78
61 / 100
30
Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO) 3,661,474 24.09 15.09
138 / 460
69
34 / 100
34
Kukiz'15 (K'15) 1,339,094 8.81
42 / 460
42 —
Modern (Nowoczesna, .N) 1,155,370 7.60
28 / 460
28 —
United Left (Zjednoczona Lewica, ZL) 1,147,102 7.55 11.26 —[a] 67 —
Polish People's Party (Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) 779,875 5.13 3.23
16 / 460
12
1 / 100
1
KORWiN 722,999 4.76 — —
Together (Partia Razem) 550,349 3.62 — —
Regional committees
Committee of Zbigniew Stonoga (KWW ZS) 42,731 0.28 — —
German Minority (Mniejszość Niemiecka, MN) 27,530 0.18 0.01
1 / 460
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United for Silesia (Zjednoczeni dla Śląska, ZdŚ) 18,668 0.12 — —
JOW Bezpartyjni 15,656 0.10 — —
Committee of Grzegorz Braun "God Bless You!" (Szczęść Boże!) 13,113 0.09 — —
Congress of the New Right (Kongres Nowej Prawicy, KNP) 4,852 0.03 1.03 — —
Self-Defence (Samoobrona) 4,266 0.03 0.04 — —
Social Movement of the Republic of Poland (Ruch Społeczny) 3,941 0.03 — —
Citizens to Parliament (Obywatele do Parlamentu, OdP) 1,964 0.01 — —
Independents (Niezależni) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 / 100
Total
15,200,671
100
460
100
Notes
Jump up ^ United Left was running as a coalition, therefore was subject to an 8% election threshold rather than 5% for single parties.

Prominent politicians[edit]
Main article: List of politicians in Poland
Prominent contemporary Polish politicians in alphabetical order include: Leszek Balcerowicz, Marek Belka, Marek Borowski, Bogdan Borusewicz, Jerzy Buzek, Ludwik Dorn, Roman Giertych, Zyta Gilowska, Danuta Hübner, Marek Jurek, Jarosław Kaczyński, Jarosław Kalinowski, Bronisław Komorowski, Pawel Kowal, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Stefan Meller, Wojciech Olejniczak, Jan Rokita, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Donald Tusk, Zbigniew Ziobro.
See also: Category:Polish politicians
National security[edit]
Poland's top national security goal is to further integrate with NATO and other west European defense, economic, and political institutions via a modernization and reorganization of its military. Polish military doctrine reflects the same defense nature as its NATO partners.
The combined[6] consists of 100,300[7] active duty personnel and in addition 234,000 reserves. In 2009 the Armed Forces transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished. Personnel levels and organization in the different branches are as follows (2004):
Land Forces: 60,000 (4 divisions, independent units and territorial forces)
Air Force: 26,000 (Air and Air Defense Corps)
Navy: 14,300 (2 Fleets)
Special Forces: 1,700 (4 Special Units – GROM, 1 PSK, "Formoza", special logistics Military Unit)
The Polish military continues to restructure and to modernize its equipment. The Polish Defense Ministry General Staff and the Land Forces staff have recently reorganized the latter into a NATO-compatible J/G-1 through J/G-6 structure. Budget constraints hamper such priority defense acquisitions as a multi-role fighter, improved communications systems, and an attack helicopter.
Poland continues to be a regional leader in support and participation in the NATO Partnership for Peace Program and has actively engaged most of its neighbors and other regional actors to build stable foundations for future European security arrangements. Poland continues its long record of strong support for United Nations peacekeeping operations; it maintaining a unit in Southern Lebanon (part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, a battalion in NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR), and providing and actually deploying the KFOR strategic reserve to Kosovo. Poland is a strong ally of the US in Europe and leads the Multinational Division Central-South in Iraq.
Government Protection Bureau[edit]
The Government Protection Bureau (Polish: Biuro Ochrony Rządu, BOR) is Poland's equivalent of the Secret Service in the United States, providing antiterrorism and VIP security detail services for the government.[8]
Administrative divisions[edit]
Poland is divided in 16 provinces or Voivodeships (województwa, singular – województwo): Lower Silesia, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Łódź, Lubelskie, Lubusz, Lesser Poland, Masovia, Opole, Subcarpathia, Podlaskie, Pomerania, Silesia, Świętokrzyskie, Warmia-Masuria, Greater Poland and West Pomerania.
See also[edit]
Poland
Politics of Europe
Visegrad Group
Liberalism in Poland
Polish government-in-exile
Political parties in Poland
Poland A and B
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Veser, Ernst (23 September 1997). "Semi-Presidentialism-Duverger's Concept — A New Political System Model" (PDF) (in English and Chinese). Department of Education, School of Education, University of Cologne: 39–60. Retrieved 21 August 2017. Duhamel has developed the approach further: He stresses that the French construction does not correspond to either parliamentary or the presidential form of government, and then develops the distinction of 'système politique' and 'régime constitutionnel'. While the former comprises the exercise of power that results from the dominant institutional practice, the latter is the totality of the rules for the dominant institutional practice of the power. In this way, France appears as 'presidentialist system' endowed with a 'semi-presidential regime' (1983: 587). By this standard he recognizes Duverger's pléiade as semi-presidential regimes, as well as Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Lithuania (1993: 87).
^ Jump up to: a b c Shugart, Matthew Søberg (September 2005). "Semi-Presidential Systems: Dual Executive and Mixed Authority Patterns" (PDF). Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. United States: University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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MS Brilliance of the Seas passing Logan International Airport while departing from Boston, Massachusetts on 27 October 2013
Name: Brilliance of the Seas
Owner:
Halifax Leasing (September) Ltd. (2002-2014)[1]
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (2014-present)[2]
Operator:
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (2002-2004)
RCL (UK) Ltd. (2004-2011)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (2011-)[1]
Port of registry: Nassau, Bahamas[3]
Ordered: 9 April 1998
Builder: Meyer Werft, (Papenburg, Germany)[3]
Cost: US $350 million[3]
Yard number: 656
Laid down: 25 June 1998[1]
Launched: 1 December 2001[1]
Christened: July 13, 2002 by Marilyn Ofer in Harwich, England[4]
Acquired: 5 July 2002[1]
Maiden voyage: 19 July 2002[5]
In service: 2002-present
Identification:
Call sign: C6SJ5
DNV ID: 21563
IMO number: 9195200
MMSI number: 311361000
Status: In service
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Radiance-class cruise ship
Tonnage:
90,090 GT
53,812 NT
10,759 DWT[1]
Length: 292 m (958 ft 0 in)
Beam: 39.8 m (130 ft 7 in)[1]
Draft: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)[1]
Depth: 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Decks: 12 decks[3]
Installed power: Two General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines (20.5 MW each)[3][6]
Propulsion:
Diesel-electric
Two ABB Azipods (2 × 19.5 MW)[3]
Three bow thrusters[6]
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[3]
Capacity: 2,501 passengers
Crew: 859
Brilliance of the Seas in Trunk Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands National Park, 2008.
MS Brilliance of the Seas is a cruise ship belonging to the Royal Caribbean's Radiance class. Brilliance of the Seas is operated by RCL UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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1 Itineraries
2 Amenities
3 Incidents
3.1 Heeling incident
3.2 George Allen Smith controversy
4 References
5 External links
Itineraries[edit]
Brilliance of the Seas sails Western Caribbean itineraries out of Tampa, Florida during the Winter season. The ship crosses the Atlantic in late April and offers several Mediterranean itineraries out of Barcelona, Spain, through Summer and Fall.
Amenities[edit]
Rock-climbing wall
Giovanni's Table Italian Restaurant
Chops Grille
Izumi Asian-fusion restaurant with a la carte sushi selections
Latté-tudes, a specialty coffee house
Rita's Cantina for margaritas and Mexican snacks
Themed bars and lounges
Casino Royale
Park Cafe inside the Solarium
Colony Club, a British colonial-style lounge with self-leveling pool tables
Outdoor miniature golf
Adventure Ocean youth facilities
Day Spa and Fitness Center
Sports court with basketball/volleyball court
Panamax Ship
Incidents[edit]
Heeling incident[edit]
On December 11, 2010, Brilliance of the Seas left Rhodes, Greece on a 6-port cruise to Alexandria, Egypt, and other stops around the eastern Mediterranean and experienced very high seas and 80mph wind gusts. At around 2:15 AM, it is reported that in a cluster of ships rushing to enter the port of Alexandria, a freighter turned in front of the Brilliance of the Seas, forcing the ship's captain, Erik Tengelsen, to slow below the 9 knots necessary to maintain her stabilizers' function. Brilliance of the Seas started to heel port and starboard violently. Passengers reported that they were thrown out of beds; furniture and unsecured objects tossed and slid about their staterooms. Two grand pianos broke free and were demolished during the incident. Windows and mirrors were smashed, and the spa basins were damaged. A reported 138 passengers needed medical treatment for their injuries, the most serious of which were two guests that sustained broken bones. The heeling incident lasted several minutes, after which the Captain acknowledged that it had been a "horrifying experience." Captain Erik reported to news outlets that he was taken by surprise at the force of the storm when, he said, weather reports leaving Rhodes only forecast winds at 45 knots (52 mph) with gusts of 50–60 knots (58–69 mph). It is for that reason that many passengers felt the Captain and Royal Caribbean were partly responsible for the horrifying heeling incident that passengers were subjected to, since they knew well in advance what the potential for trouble was. The next morning, Royal Caribbean International announced through its crew that a $200 per-stateroom refund would be given. Following a brief, but vocal outrage by passengers, Royal announced that on top of the $200, passengers could also expect a full refund of each passenger's stateroom fare.[7][8] A lawsuit brought by the husband of Barbara Davey, a Scottish woman who fell into a coma three days afterwards and later died, claimed that her death had been caused by head injuries sustained during the incident.[9]
George Allen Smith controversy[edit]
In July 2005, Royal Caribbean was plagued by a controversy that involved the disappearance of one of their passengers, George Allen Smith. Smith disappeared on July 5, when the Brilliance of the Seas was between Greece and Turkey.
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Brilliance of the Seas (21563)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
Jump up ^ ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. "Form 8-K 2014-12-12". EDGAR. United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 978-981-246-510-8.
Jump up ^ "Marilyn Ofer". ZoomInfo. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
Jump up ^ Brilliance Of The Seas Facts
^ Jump up to: a b "Brilliance of the Seas Fast Facts sheet" (PDF). Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
Jump up ^ "www.fairplay.co.uk - Cruise injury count rockets". 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
Jump up ^ "Passengers on nightmare cruise get full refund". msnbc.com.
Jump up ^ Marion Scott (30 January 2011). "Taxi driver sues Royal Caribbean cruise line over his wife's death". dailyrecord.
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