We are the fury of this red-drenched city. Clothed in the armor of an avenging legion. This ends with us. All of us. Because we're stronger when we're together. And together... We. Are. Venom.
- —Venom
Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock and the Venom Symbiote,[Note 1] collectively known as Venom, are supervillains/anti-heroes from Marvel Comics. They appeared in the 74th episode of Death Battle, Venom VS Bane, where they fought against Bane from DC Comics. They returned for the 134th episode, Venom VS Crona, where they fought against Crona from the Soul Eater series.
He also appeared in the 71st episode of DBX, Venom VS Spawn, where he fought against Spawn from the Spawn series.
History
Edward Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter from the Daily Globe on the verge of great success, until had his life turned upside down when he put out a story blaming someone as a serial killer, only to be proven wrong when Spider-Man caught the real criminal. His life fell apart afterward, as he not only lost his job, but he was also divorced from his wife, diagnosed with terminal adrenal cancer, and disowned by his father. After blaming Spider-Man for his misfortune, Eddie decided to go to a church to ask for forgiveness, and by sheer coincidence, found a mysterious sentient black goo with a similar grudge against the wall-crawler. This was an alien symbiote from outer space who had previously bonded with Peter Parker and created a black suit which gave him incredible power. However, when Peter learned that his suit was not only alive, but it also augmented his rage and sought to permanently bond with him, he discarded the symbiote, which then found its way to Eddie. The two's mutual hatred allowed them to bond and form into the fearsome creature known to all as "Venom", who would not only become one of Spider-Man's greatest foes, but also sometimes allies, of all time.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Host: Edward Charles Allan Brock
- Height: 6'3"/190.5 cm
- Weight 230 lbs/104 kg
- Planet of Origin: Klyntar
- Graduated from Empire State University with a BA in journalism
- Has possessed over 30 hosts
Powers & Abilities
- Increased strength, speed, and durability
- Shapeshifting
- Webbing
- Gliding
- Decoys
- Can sprout tendrils or spikes
- Invisibility
- Rapid healing
Feats
- Threw a car several blocks
- Survived an exploding power plant
- Defeated Spider-Man, Electro & Juggernaut
- Withstood blows from the Hulk
- Held up Ferris Wheel while weakened
- Eddie can bench press over 500 pounds
Background
- Full Name: Venom
- Species: Klyntar
- Other notable hosts: Peter Parker, Flash Thompson, Tel-Kar, Wade Wilson, Mac Gargan
- Diet: Chocolate, brains
- Creates mental link with hosts
- Copies previous hosts' powers
- Has 8 symbiote children
- Weaknesses: Sonic sound, extreme heat
Host
- Full Name: Edward Charles Allan Brock
- Height: 6'3" | 191 cm
- Aliases: Venom, Anti-Venom, Toxin, Lethal Protector
- Diagnosed with terminal adrenal cancer
- Likes: Frank Sinatra, dogs
- Graduated from Empire State University with a BA in journalism
Powers
- Superhuman physique
- 360 degree vision
- Camouflage & invisibility
- Energy absorption
- Possession
- Psychic wail
- Regeneration
- Shapeshifting
- Venomous fangs
- Wall crawling
- Webbing projectiles
Feats
- Caught & threw a 200 ton Ferris wheel
- Symbiote stopped a train (sans host)
- Caught up to & rode a fired bullet
- Escaped the Realm of Madness
- Survived Dirt Nap's acidic enzymes
- Took a sonic wave that shattered windows within 10 miles
- Battled the Klyntar, Poison & Dark Symbiote invasions
- Defeated Spider-Man, Carnage, Juggernaut, Grendel
Quotes
- "You're mine!"
- "Mmmm, yummy!"
- "Oh, your blood's spicy! Delicious..."
- "Oh, big daddy can punch!"
- "We're... unbreakable!"
- "Now... for what we came for!"
- "Pop goes the weasel!"
- "Ah, lucky day! Two brains for the price of one!"
- "Your mind is ours. Dinner time!"
- "We are the ones hiding under your bed, teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red!"
- "Your blood..."
- "We are the darkness, we are your nightmare, we... are... VENOM!"
Gallery
Appearance
Sprite used in Death Battle and DBX
(From Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, recolored to match his comic design)
(From Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, recolored to match his comic design)
Close-up pixel art design used in Death Battle
(From Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, recolored to match his comic design)
(From Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, recolored to match his comic design)
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Unmasked sprite used in Death Battle
(From Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, recolored to match his comic design)
(From Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, recolored to match his comic design)
Hand-drawn Venom (left) and Eddie's (right) souls design used in Death Battle
Arsenal and Abilities
Transformation
Shapeshifting
Tendrils
Spikes
Shields
Wings
Webbing
Wall-Crawling
Regeneration
360° Vision
Super Strength
Super Speed
Super Durability
Invisibility
Psychic Wail
Energy Absorption
Venomous Fangs
Acidic Breath
Trivia
- Venom is the 13th Marvel character to appear, after Rogue, Thor Odinson, Spider-Man, Captain America, Deadpool, Iron Man, Beast, Doctor Doom, Wolverine, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and The Hulk, and with the next 25 being Captain Marvel, Silver Samurai, Spider-Man 2099, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Carnage, Daredevil, Ultron, Thanos, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Black Widow, Ghost Rider, Miles Morales, War Machine, Cable, Winter Soldier, Spider-Gwen, Iron Fist, Storm, Scarlet Witch, Magneto, Apocalypse, Ant-Man, Rocket Raccoon, Jean Grey, Silver Surfer, and Galactus.
- He is the ninth Marvel character to fight against a DC character, after Rogue, Spider-Man, Captain America, Deadpool, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and The Hulk, and with the next 19 being Thor Odinson, Spider-Man 2099, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Thanos, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Captain Marvel, Ghost Rider, Miles Morales, Cable, Winter Soldier, Spider-Gwen, Doctor Doom, Scarlet Witch, Apocalypse, Ant-Man, Jean Grey, and Silver Surfer.
- He is the 12th Marvel character to fight against a non-DC character, after Thor Odinson, Beast, Doctor Doom, Wolverine, Deadpool, Captain Marvel, Silver Samurai, Carnage, Ultron, Black Widow, and War Machine, and with the next seven being The Hulk, Iron Fist, Storm, Magneto, Rocket Raccoon, Galactus, and Ghost Rider.
- He is the eighth Marvel character to win, after Rogue, Thor Odinson, Spider-Man, Deadpool, Iron Man, Doctor Doom, and Hawkeye, and with the next 13 being Black Panther, Ultron, Black Widow, Ghost Rider, War Machine, Winter Soldier, Spider-Gwen, Storm, Magneto, Apocalypse, Ant-Man, Silver Surfer, and Galactus.
- He is the 18th Marvel character to lose, after Captain America, Beast, Wolverine, Quicksilver, The Hulk, Captain Marvel, Silver Samurai, Thor Odinson, Spider-Man 2099, Doctor Strange, Carnage, Daredevil, Thanos, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Deadpool, Miles Morales, and Cable, and with the next five being Iron Fist, Scarlet Witch, Rocket Raccoon, Jean Grey, and Ghost Rider.
- He is the second Spider-Man character to appear, after Spider-Man, and with the next four being Spider-Man 2099, Carnage, Miles Morales, and Spider-Gwen.
- He is the second Spider-Man character to win, after Spider-Man, and with the next one being Spider-Gwen.
- He is the fourth Spider-Man character to lose, after Spider-Man 2099, Carnage, and Miles Morales.
- Venom is the 21st returning combatant, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Ganondorf, and Red Ranger, and with the next 24 being The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Doctor Doom, Link, Cloud Strife, Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, Darth Vader, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Bowser, Doctor Eggman, Kratos, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Doom Slayer, Aang, Pikachu, and Godzilla.
- He is the 11th returning winner, after Leonardo, Samus Aran, Superman, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, and Wonder Woman, and with the next 15 being Doctor Doom, Link, Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Aang, and Godzilla.
- He is the eighth winner to lose, after Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, Deadpool, and Leonardo, and with the next seven being Link, Akuma, Vegeta, Raiden, Guts, Ghost Rider, and Master Chief.
- He is the 12th combatant who has both lost and won, after Batman, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, Deadpool, Leonardo, and Red Ranger, and with the next 13 being Shadow the Hedgehog, Link, Cloud Strife, Akuma, Vegeta, Boba Fett, Raiden, Guts, Bowser, Kratos, Ghost Rider, Master Chief, and Doom Slayer.
- He is the 11th returning winner, after Leonardo, Samus Aran, Superman, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Batman, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, and Wonder Woman, and with the next 15 being Doctor Doom, Link, Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Aang, and Godzilla.
- Venom is the sixth Comic Book character to fight against an Anime/Manga character, after Superman, Captain Marvel, Carnage, Optimus Prime, and War Machine, and with the next nine being The Hulk, Reverse-Flash, Popeye, Thor Odinson, Magneto, Archie Silver, Megatron, Omni-Man, and Kyle Rayner.
- He is the third Comic Book character to lose, after Captain Marvel and Carnage, and with the next two being The Hulk and Megatron.
- Venom is the 11th combatant to become a spirit, after Starscream, M. Bison, Son Goku, Dan Hibiki, Bayonetta, Ramona Flowers, Silver Samurai, Jotaro Kujo, Lobo, and Jake Long, and with the next three being Yoda, Discord, and Rick Sanchez.
- Venom is the 20th Disney character to appear in DBX, after Jango Fett, Spider-Man, The Predator, Iron Man, Wolverine, Iron Fist, Magneto, Darth Vader, Gambit, Taskmaster, Thor Odinson, The Hulk, The Juggernaut, Blade, Mister Fantastic, Daredevil, Domino, Iceman, and Black Cat, and with the next six being Fa Mulan, X-wing, Apocalypse, Donald Duck, Emperor Palpatine, and Master Xehanort.
- He is the 16th Marvel character to appear, after Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Iron Fist, Magneto, Gambit, Taskmaster, Thor Odinson, The Hulk, The Juggernaut, Blade, Mister Fantastic, Daredevil, Domino, Iceman, and Black Cat, and with the next one being Apocalypse.
- He is the 11th Marvel character to lose, with the next 11 being Iron Man, Iron Fist, Magneto, Gambit, The Juggernaut, Blade, Mister Fantastic, Daredevil, and Domino, and with the next one being Apocalypse.
- He is the 13th Disney character to lose, after Jango Fett, and with the next 16 being The Predator, Iron Man, Iron Fist, Magneto, Gambit, The Juggernaut, Blade, Mister Fantastic, Daredevil, and Domino, and with the next five being Fa Mulan, X-wing, Apocalypse, Donald Duck, and Master Xehanort.
- He is the 16th Marvel character to appear, after Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Iron Fist, Magneto, Gambit, Taskmaster, Thor Odinson, The Hulk, The Juggernaut, Blade, Mister Fantastic, Daredevil, Domino, Iceman, and Black Cat, and with the next one being Apocalypse.
- One of Venom's official voice actors, Brad Venable, voiced Otacon and Dan Hibiki in Death Battle.
Notes
- ↑ While the Symbiote has an equivalent of a real name that is not "Venom", it is unpronounceable in any Earth language and is primarily expressed through emotional wavelengths to a given host.
External Links
- Eddie on Wikipedia
- Eddie on the Marvel Database
- The Venom Symbiote on Wikipedia
- The Venom Symbiote on the Marvel Database
