Venom (Marvel)

Venom
Background information
Movies	Venom Venom: Let There Be Carnage Spider-Man: No Way Home (voice only)
Portrayed by	Tom Hardy
Created by	Randy Schueller, Jim Shooter, Mike Zeck
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Character information
Full name	Venom Symbiote
Other names	The Black Suit Symby Spider-Man 998th Ancient Venom Blackhearted Suit Corrupter The Original Symbiote The Other The Spider's Black Spirit Svartalfvenom Symbio Sword Vengeance Venom Blade
Occupation	Supervillain (formerly) Anti-Hero Vigilante
Alignment	Bad, later good
Affiliations	Eddie Brock and Dylan Brock War Avengers (formerly) Guardians of the Galaxy (formerly) Symbiotes hive mind (formerly) Agents of the Cosmos (formerly) A.I.M. (formerly) Avengers (formerly) CIA (formerly) Cosmic Champions (formerly) Cosmic Strangers (formerly) Dark Avengers (formerly) Landau, Luckman and Lake (formerly) Legion of the Skull (formerly) S.H.I.E.L.D. (formerly) Secret Avengers (formerly) Sinister Six (formerly) Team Venom (formerly) 50-State Initiative (formerly) Thunderbolts (formerly) Resistance (formerly) Symbiote Imperium (formerly)
Goal	Kill Spider-Man and destroy everything he cares about, out of vengeance (as a villain; formerly) Kill Carnage and defeat Knull (ongoing) Stopping Carlton Drake and Riot to bring more Symbiotes on Earth (succeeded)
Home	Symbiotes' homeworld
Relationships
Parents	Knull (creator/former host, deceased) Knull's Symbiote (possible progenitor, deceased)
Siblings	Anti-Venom ("twin sibling"/mutated clone, deceased)
Children	Carnage (child) Phage (child) Riot (child) Lasher (child) Agony (child) Scream (child,) Sleeper (child) Hybrid (child, fusion of Riot, Agony, Lasher and Phage
Relatives	Neo-symbiote (genetic recipient, deceased) Venom/"Legion" (partial genetic recipient, absorbed) Unnamed residue (genetic recipient) Flash's Venom Codex (codex, absorbed) Mania (clone, status unknown) Carnage/Venom Hybrids (partial clones, deceased) Hosts: Dylan Brock (current host) Eddie Brock, Bruce Banner, Devil Dinosaur, Jessica Drew, Mercurio, Arthur Douglas, Flash Thompson, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, unnamed Skrull, Samson, Franklin Richards, Sue Storm, Jen Walters, Reed Richards, Carol Danvers, Mac Gargan, Quentin Beck, Peter Parker, Wade Wilson, Thunderbolt Ross, unnamed alien (former hosts);Cletus Kasady, Cal Henricksen, "Peter Parker" / Otto Octavius (In Peter's body), Angelo Fortunato, Anne Weying, Lee Price, Leonard Elkhart, Malekith (former hosts, deceased);Tel-Kar (original host, deceased)
Allies	She-Venom, Venom, Dylan Brock, Peter Parker. Iron Man. War Machine, Scarlet Spider (formerly), May Parker, Black Cat, Spider-Gwen, Harry Osborn (clone), Liz Allan, Mary Jane Watson, Miles Morales, Morbius the Living Vampire, Daredevil, Agent Anti-Venom, Firestar, Elektra, Betty Brant, Luke Cage, Silver Sable , Storm, Nightcrawler, Mystique, She-Hulk, Gamora, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Cloak, Dagger, Groot, Arana, Silk, Spider-Woman, Silver Surfer, Wolverine, Professor X, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, Thing, Captain America, Black Widow, Ant-Man, X-23, Vision, Thor Odinson
Enemies	Spider-Man (formerly), Iron Man (formerly), War Machine (formerly), Carnage, Riot, Green Goblin, Rhino, Mysterio, Galactus, Attuma, Executioner, Tiger Shark, Knull, Radioactive Man, Carlton Drake, Batroc the Leaper, Aunt May (formerly), Betty Brant (formerly), Mary Jane (formerly)
Personal information
Likes	Helping Eddie, antagonizing Spider-Man, his power, taking over his hosts, chocolate
Dislikes	His symbiote "children" and creators, being called a parasite, Eddie's insults
Powers and abilities	Power gained by the Symbiote Superhuman strength Superhuman agility Superhuman durability Can project webs from body Some shape-shifting Ability to nullify Spider-Man's spider-sense
Status	Active
Fate	Bonded to Eddie Brock

The Venom Symbiote is a supervillain turned anti-hero from Marvel's Spider-Man comic book series. It is a creature that must be bonded to a living host in order to survive. He is most infamously known for being bonded to Spider-Man and later, Eddie Brock. He started calling himself venom, believing him to be a venom to Spider-Man.

Other versions

Spider-Gwen's Earth

On Earth-65, the Venom Symbiote was bonded to Gwen Stacy of its universe and the current source of her powers.

Series

Characters Spider Family: Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider/Chasm • Felicity Hardy/Scarlet Spider • Gwen Stacy (Mainstream • Ghost-Spider) • Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman • Julia Carpenter/Spider-Woman/Madame Web • Mattie Franklin/Spider-Woman • Ultimate Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman) • Kaine Parker/Scarlet Spider • Cassandra Webb/Madame Web • Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man (2099) • Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Earth-1610) • Peni Parker • Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Earth-616) • Cindy Moon/Silk • Annie Parker/Spiderling • Peter Porker/Spider-Ham • Peter Parker/Spider-Man Noir • Otto Octavius/Superior Spider-Man • Peter Parker/Ultimate Spider-Man • Pavitr Prabhakar/Spider-Man • Peter Parker/Spider-Man J • Billy Braddock/Spider-UK • May Reilly/Lady Spider • Hobart Brown/Spider-Punk • Ashley Barton/Spider-Girl Supporting Characters: Gwen Stacy • Betty Brant • Ned Leeds/Hobgoblin • Black Cat • May Parker • Ben Parker • Mary Parker • Richard Parker • Bluebird • Eddie Brock • Firestar • Flash Thompson • Ganke Lee • Phil Urich/Green Goblin • Harold Osborn • Harry Osborn • Captain George Stacy • J. Jonah Jameson • Liz Allan • Lizard • Mary Jane Watson • Michele Gonzales • Michael Morbius/Living Vampire • Thomas Fireheart/Puma • Aaron Davis/Prowler • Anne Weying/She-Venom • Silver Sable • Venom (Eddie Brock)• Jessica Jones • Officer Vin Gonzales • Daredevil • Moon Knight • X-Men • Fantastic Four (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic • Invisible Woman • Johnny Storm/The Thing • Johnny Storm/Human Torch • Iron Man • Captain America • Captain Marvel • Wolverine • Valeria Richards/Brainstorm • Franklin Richards/Powerhouse • Jefferson Davis • Rio Morales • See More Enemies: Norman Osborn/Green Goblin • Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus • Harry Osborn/Green Goblin • Shocker • Lizard • Doctor Doom • Kingpin • Black Order • Gabriel Stacy • Electro • Vulture • Abe Jenkins/Beetle • Spider-Slayers • Sinister Six • Scorpion • Absorbing Man • Dormammu • Venom • Carnage • Mephisto • Rhino • Loki Laufeyson • Whirlwind • Wrecking Crew (Wrecker, Bulldozer, Thunderball) • Piledriver) • Frightful Four (Medusa Amaquelin • Klaw • Wizard • Titania • Trapster) Ultron • Symbiotes (Carnage • Scream • Agony • Lasher • Phage • Sleeper • yellow • Riot) Adaptations 2000s Film Series: Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Norman Osborn/Green Goblin • Harry Osborn • Mary Jane Watson • Aunt May • Doctor Octopus • Sandman • Eddie Brock/Venom The Amazing Spider-Man: Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard • Gwen Stacy • George Stacy • Flash Thompson • Harry Osborn/Green Goblin • Max Dillion/Electro Yost Universe: Betty Brant, Spider-Man (Yost Universe) Marvel Animated Universe: Spider-Man • White Tiger • Nova • Iron Fist • Power Man • Squirrel Girl • Mary Jane Watson • Aunt May • Cloak and Dagger • Hawkeye • Iron Man • Ant-Man • Doctor Strange • Black Widow • Captain America • Nick Fury • Phil Coulson • Kraven the Hunter • Venom • The Frightful Four (Thundra • Batroc • Wizard) • Carnage • Doctor Doom • Flash Thompson • Miles Morales • Scarlet Spider • Petra Parker • Nightmare • Werewolf by Night • Blade • Frankenstein's Monster • Dracula The Spectacular Spider-Man: Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Harry Osborn, Gwen Stacy, Kenny Kong, Flash Thompson, Randy Robertson, Sally Avril, Mary Jane Watson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant, Hobie Brown, New York City Police Department (Captain George Stacy and Vin Gonzalez), Green Goblin, Venom, May Parker, Anna Watson, Ben Parker, Sinister Six (Lizard, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Sandman, Tombstone), Rhino, J. Jonah Jameson, Robbie Robertson, Black Cat, Silver Sable, Black Cat, Doctor Octopus 2017 series: Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Miles Morales/Spy-D • Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen/Ghost-Spider • Anya Corazon/Spider-Woman • Ironheart • Ms. Marvel • Tony Stark/Iron Man Into the Spider verse: Miles Morales (Spider-Man) • Spider-Man • Gwen Stacy • Peter B. Parker • Spider-Man Noir • Peni Parker • Spider-Ham • May Parker • Ganke Lee • Wilson Fisk / Kingpin • Prowler • Doctor Octopus • Tombstone • Scorpion • Green Goblin Video Games Insomniac's Spider-Man Series: Miles Morales Groups The Avengers (comics • Marvel Animated Universe • Marvel Cinematic Universe) • Fantastic Four • Black Order • Enclave • Femme Fatales • Frightful Four • Wrecking Crew • H.A.M.M.E.R. • Life Foundation • Maggia • Savage Six • Sinister Syndicate • Spider-Slayers

Series

Characters Marvel Comics Heroes: Venom Symbiote • Eddie Brock • Flash Thompson/Agent Venom/Anti-Venom/Agent Anti-Venom • Anne Weying/She-Venom • Dylan Brock/Venom • Peter Parker/Spider-Man Live-action Spider-Man 3: Venom • Flint Marko/Sandman Sony's Marvel Universe: Eddie Brock • Venom Symbiote • Anne Weying • Dan Lewis • Dora Skirth • Mrs. Chen J. Jonah Jameson • Spider-Man| Patrick Mulligan, Cletus Kasady/Carnage, Shriek Television 2010 Marvel animated universe: Symbiotes (Venom • Carnage) • Hosts (Peter Parker • Flash Thompson • Harry Osborn • Mary Jane Watson/Carnage Queen/Spider-Woman)