Character Relationship Map: Webs

Characters

• Dean (played by Richard Grieco) — protagonist

  Main protagonist and electrician who falls through a dimensional portal into a parallel Earth overrun by spider creatures. He rescues survivors, helps rebuild the portal, confronts his transformed fri...

• Dr. Richard Morelli (played by Colin Fox) — supporting

  The inventor of the dimensional gateway who has been stranded in the parallel Earth for 30 years. Revealed as the Old Man, he explains the Spider Queen's origin, helps the team build a new portal, and...

• Ray (played by Richard Yearwood) — supporting

  One of the four electricians who enters the parallel dimension. He retrieves weapons for the survivors, suffers a broken leg but stays behind to construct defensive traps, and ultimately survives the...

• Sheldon (played by Jeff Douglas) — supporting

  An electrician who reads the scientists journal and triggers the portal's reactivation. After crossing over, he is bitten by the Spider Queen, becomes fully controlled by her venom, leads the monster...

• Crane (played by David Nerman) — supporting

  A skilled survivor who aids Dean and his friends in navigating the parallel Earth. He helps hunt spider creatures, survives the Queen's army assault, and dies from his wounds in Dr. Morelli's arms aft...

• Junior (played by Jason Jones) — supporting

  An electrician who follows Dean through the dimensional portal. He discovers a security van filled with money but is suddenly killed by a spider creature, triggering the initial attack on the remainin...

• Survivor #1 (played by Craig Blair) — supporting
• Survivor #2 / Spider Queen (played by Dylan Bierk) — supporting

  The primary antagonist and ruler of the parallel Earth. Her venom turns humans into controlled soldiers, she enslaves humanity, and she is ultimately electrocuted and destroyed when Dean connects the...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Survivor #2 / Spider Queen → Sheldon (Power Controller) — The Spider Queen controls Sheldon through her venom.

  The Spider Queen's venom bites Sheldon, fully converts him, and causes him to lead her army back to the human base.

• Ray → Dr. Richard Morelli (Professional Technical Ally) — Ray supports Morelli's technical effort by defending the reconstruction operation.

  Ray remains behind while Dr. Morelli and Sheldon work on the new portal, later constructing traps for the base's defense.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Dean → Survivor #1 (Alliance Rescuer And Survivor) — Dean's decision to help a survivor delays his escape from the parallel world.

  Dean stops to help a survivor while the group is returning to the portal, leaving him trapped when the portal closes.

• Ray → Junior (Alliance Teammate) — Ray and Junior briefly share cooperation and relief before the creature attack.

  Ray celebrates with Junior and Sheldon after they discover money in the broken-down security van.

• Crane → Survivor #2 / Spider Queen (Conflict Combatant) — Crane fights the Queen's forces during the assault on the survivors' base.

  Crane kills the remaining members of the Queen's army after they attack the human base.

• Dean → Survivor #2 / Spider Queen (Narrative Primary Opponent) — Dean directly opposes and ultimately destroys the Spider Queen.

  Dean connects the final power wires to the Spider Queen, electrocuting her as the portal opens.

• Dr. Richard Morelli → Survivor #2 / Spider Queen (Conflict Creator's Enemy) — Morelli's gateway is directly connected to the Spider Queen's arrival and the resulting catastrophe.

  Morelli explains that opening the portal thirty years earlier allowed giant Spider Queens into the parallel Earth, after which they enslaved and devou...

• Crane → Dr. Richard Morelli (Alliance Survivor Ally) — Crane and Morelli belong to the same survivor community and share a final bond.

  After Crane is mortally wounded during the assault, Dr. Morelli leaves the lab and holds him as he dies.

• Dean → Dr. Richard Morelli (Alliance Rescue Collaborator) — Dean and Morelli cooperate to restore a route through the dimensional gateway.

  Dean tells Dr. Morelli that his friends are trying to repair the portal, and Morelli helps build a new one.

• Dean → Crane (Alliance Combat Ally) — Crane becomes one of Dean's principal allies in the parallel world.

  Dean and Crane meet with the survivors, hunt spider soldiers, and return to the base together.

• Ray → Sheldon (Alliance Teammate) — Ray and Sheldon cooperate to understand and reactivate the gateway.

  Ray and Sheldon read the scientists' journal together and decide to step through the portal.

• Dean → Sheldon (Alliance Teammate) — Dean and Sheldon begin as members of the same electrician team.

  Dean, Sheldon, Ray, and Junior are sent together as four electricians to cut power in a condemned building.

• Dean → Ray (Alliance Teammate) — Dean and Ray share defensive responsibilities during the portal reconstruction.

  Dean and Ray defend Sheldon and Dr. Morelli while the others search for spider soldiers.

• Dean → Junior (Alliance Teammate) — Junior acts as Dean's teammate during the initial dimensional transition.

  Junior follows Dean through the dimensional portal after Dean falls through it.

Story Analysis

Electricians trapped in a spider-dominated parallel Earth fight to rebuild a dimensional portal and escape its controlling Queen.

Plot Progression

1. The Hidden Machine — Four electricians enter a condemned building and discover that its structure does not match the official plans. They uncover an old laboratory containing an atomic pile and a mysterious machine.
2. Across the Webbed City — The machine opens a dimensional portal, sending Dean and Junior into a deserted, web-covered Chicago. The electricians reunite briefly before a spider creature kills Junior and launches a larger attac...
3. Stranded Among Survivors — Human survivors rescue the electricians, but the portal closes while Dean helps another survivor. Dean is taken to the hidden base, where Dr. Morelli reveals the history of the gateway and the Spider...
4. The Venom Takes Hold — Morelli and Sheldon work to rebuild the portal while Ray gathers weapons and constructs defenses. Sheldon is bitten and gradually becomes an instrument of the Spider Queen.
5. The Last Current — Sheldon leads the Queen's army against the base, killing most of the survivors and causing the deaths of Crane and Morelli. Dean kills Sheldon, electrocutes the Queen through the portal wiring, and es...