MJ (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Do-Gooder

Full Name

Michelle Jones

Alias

MJ

Origin

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Occupation

Student at Midtown School of Science and Technology

Team Captain of the Academic Decathlon Team

Powers/Skills

Intelligence

Hobby

Observing others.

Sketching people in crisis.
Being with Peter.

Goals

Fall in love with Peter Parker (succeeded).

Help Spider-Man defeat Mysterio (succeeded).

Family

Unnamed father

Unnamed mother

Enemies

Thanos (killer, deceased)
Elementals:

Mysterio (attempted killer, deceased)
Gutes Guterman

Type of Hero

Sardonic Loner

Teenage Heroine

“	(Peter: MJ, I...) Am Spider-Man. (Peter: What?) That's what you were gonna say, that you're Spider-Man.	„
	~ Michelle revealing that she knows that Peter is Spider-Man.

Michelle "MJ" Jones is a recurring character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She is a student at Midtown School of Science and Technology and the current girlfriend of Peter Parker. She is a supporting character in Spider-Man: Homecoming and the deuteragonist of both Spider-Man: Far From Home and the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home.

MJ is portrayed by Zendaya, who also portrays Rocky Blue in Shake It Up, Halley Brandon in Frenemies, Zoey Stevens in Zapped, K.C. Cooper in K.C. Undercover, Rue Bennett in Euphoria, and Chani Kynes in Dune, and voices Meechee in Smallfoot.

Dave McNary, writing for Variety, used the surname "Jones" for the character in an article about Spider-Man: Homecoming.^[1] Secondary sources subsequently commonly list her surname as "Jones", despite the name being unofficial.^[2] In Spider-Man: Far From Home, a view of the character's passport shows only the mononymous name Michelle.

Personality

MJ is snarky and coy, but also kind and friendly. She often acts as the voice of reason, and she provides the troubled Peter with much-needed comfort and advice.

She also seems to be one of the smartest students in the class, as the only one figuring out Peter's identity by herself, and feels embarrassed that the rest of the class haven't figured it out.

History

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Michelle "MJ" first appears as Peter Parker's classmate, when Peter is at the school office. She sketches him, as she claims to like sketching people in crisis. She meets Spider-Man when he is about to save his classmates from dying in a elevator crash. Later, after Liz Toomes moved away, Peter and MJ develop romantic interest in one another.

Avengers: Endgame

While MJ is not directly shown in Avengers: Infinity War, she is among those killed by Thanos in the Snap. However, MJ was brought back to life when the Hulk undid the Snap in 2023.

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Eight months after the revival, dubbed the Blip, the class goes to Venice on a school trip. Unbeknownst to MJ, Peter Parker tries to romance his way in on her on the plane. However, Peter's plan backfires. Later, in Venice, Peter tries to tell her that he is in love with her. However, MJ reveals that she knows that he is Spider-Man and is similarly interested in him. She also plays a key role in foiling Quentin Beck's drone attacks by revealing that the Elementals are a ruse through a dropped projector. Because of this, Beck created the Elemental Fusion to kill Peter and his friends to protect his secret. Peter defeats Beck, but afterwards, Beck's crew sent doctored footage of him in the battle to frame Peter for the destruction and reveal his true identity to The Daily Bugle, which MJ also viewed together with Peter.