The following contains major spoilers for Spider-Gwen: Shadow Clones #2, on sale now from Marvel Comics.
Throughout all her adventures across the endless expanse of the Multiverse, the Gwen Stacy better known as Spider-Gwen has come face-to-face with all manner of superpowered heroes and villains. In fact, the latest to complicate her life is a combination of herself and none other than the Sinister Six. Worse still, these aren't the only masked menaces Gwen has to worry about, although the Tracksuit Mafia have at least proven to be more beneficial than any other that could have cropped up amidst the already ensuing chaos.
After facing off against a clone of herself crossed with William Baker, aka Sandman, the titular hero of Spider-Gwen: Shadow Clones #2 (by Emily Kim, Kei Zama, Tríona Farrell, and VC's Ariana Maher) and her counterpart crossed with Doc Ock are left with little else to do but argue among themselves while waiting for the next sign of their shapeshifting other. Thankfully, their tiff is cut short by the sudden appearance of the Tracksuit Mafia. While they may have picked the absolute worst spot to try and pull off another heist as far as they are concerned, to the Gwens their arrival is nothing but a blessing, which has quickly become the villains' unspoken and unfortunate superpower.
Marvel's Tracksuit Mafia was Originally a Hawkeye Antagonist
When the Tracksuit Mafia first appeared in the pages of 2012's Hawkeye #1 (by Matt Fraction and David Aja), it was made apparent from the start how much of a problem they would be for Clint Barton. Between personal disputes over properties in the city and their personal attacks against the Avenger, the Tracksuit Mafia established themselves as a genuine albeit generally inept threat. Although a few individual members could hold their own for a time, the organization as a whole soon enough resorted to hiring more capable killers to finish what they had started.
Of course, when left with no other option, the Tracksuit Mafia did take it upon themselves to launch a full-scale attack on Barton and the people he protected, only to be repelled once more. In the time since the organization has largely disappeared apart from a handful of minor appearances. At least, that's the case for the Tracksuit Mafia of the comics. The Marvel Cinematic Universe gave them a major role to play in 2021's Hawkeye, and just as they continue to in the primary Marvel Universe, the Tracksuits of the MCU were exactly what their heroic opposition needed to truly come together.
The Tracksuit Mafia is Important to the Marvel Universe
As it turned out, all the Tracksuits themselves were good for was bringing out the best in the heroes they fought, no matter what medium those battles came in. It was their ongoing feud with Clint and Kate that helped bring the two Hawkeyes together both in the comics and the MCU. On the surface, they have never been more than relatively faceless henchmen operating without the auspices of a more recognizable villain. As the Gwens have shown all over again, however, the Tracksuits' innate, incapable nature is precisely what makes them so unforgettable.
None of this makes the Tracksuit Mafia more deserving of the chance to take center stage, but it does make them deserving of a bit more recognition than they get as characters. Then again, that would require them to show up more often than they do now, which may not be likely given their limitations as villains. On the other hand, it wouldn't be unreasonable for the Tracksuits to start showing up as a recurring nuisance in New York City, which would give every hero in the city a shot at being a better version of themselves.