“We’re baaaaaaaack!”
Venom has been one of Spider-Man’s most enduring foes. Since his creation and reveal in the 80s, fans have loved his mix of black humor and never-ending disdain for the title character. Spidey has always had a variety of villains in his rogue’s gallery and Venom is a shining example of that. Created from the symbiote that Spider-Man himself once wore, Venom has frightened the Marvel Universe and delighted audiences everywhere with his many unforgettable appearances in comics, games and, movies. He’s got everything Spider-Man has and more, with abilities like web-swinging, wall-crawling, and super strength. He’s got it all. Plus he’s got a few that the web-slinger doesn’t have, such as camouflage, the ability to create offspring, and a poisonous bite. The character may be one of Spidey’s newer enemies, but he has proved to be one of the most popular. Different iterations of the character often rank high on ’top villains’ lists and he is one of the most recognizable foes among the general audience. Yet, with that much popularity, there are bound to be some things that don’t quite add up in the characters history.
Here are 20 Things That Don’t Make Sense About Venom.
Venom Beating Superman In A Fight
The 90s were an extreme era for comics. The industry received a boom with sensational stories that ended major characters, while almost collapsing in the later half of the decade for the same reason. It was an era of compromise for major publishers in which the comic industry became a quantity machine. Story was being compromised for art and marketing, established major characters were being defeated for shock value and ridiculous crossovers were being released to sell issues. One of these crossovers was the All Access series. The story focused on a character named Access, who was the bridge between the Marvel and DC universes.
Venom defeating Superman doesn’t make any sense. Superman could end him by using his pinkie finger.
Issue #1 found Venom in Metropolis, bringing him face to face with the Man of Steel himself. Venom threatens a bystander, subsequently drawing Superman out and making quick work of him. Supes struggles to hold his own against the villain until he is assisted by Spider-Man. If the whole thing sounds really confusing, that’s because it is. That’s what happens when you mix two comic universes that don’t go together and toss in some horrendous writing. It’s a story that doesn’t make sense in a lot of ways, with one of the biggest reasons being that Superman struggled so much against someone who doesn’t even have a quarter of his strength. This is a man who has the power to move planets and he’s getting whooped by Venom. The fight should be one that Superman could finish instantly, especially if Spider-Man can take him down. It could be that he was just holding back due to fear of ending Venom, but this should still be a fight that he can dominate even in a crossover. Don’t treat Supes like that!
The “Venom Mobile”
The Venom symbiote has had a long list of hosts over the years, with its most famous being Eddie Brock. However, the symbiote also found a notable host in Flash Thompson, Spider-Man’s former high school bully turned soldier. After losing both of his legs in the Iraq War, Thompson bonds with the symbiote, gaining both of his legs and becoming a superhero known as Agent Venom. It was an interesting run, one in which some things worked while others didn’t. A big one that definitely didn’t work was the introduction of the “Venom Mobile.”
In Venom Vol 2 #36, Flash Thompson is trying to get information on a crime boss in Philadelphia, eventually coming across a group of criminals that escape him in their joyride. Frustrated that he doesn’t have a car to catch them, he spots an old beat up car and decides to make a ride of his own. The symbiote attaches to the old car and catches up to the criminals, dubbing it the “Venom Mobile.” It makes for quite an interesting page. While the Venom Mobile only existed for that one page, it was an incredibly ludicrous idea and one that pushed the limits of what the Venom symbiote could do into cartoonish territory. Thompson’s run as Venom was a story that could be emotionally weighted in a different way. While Eddie Brock was driven by vengeance, Thompson took on the symbiote to help people after experiencing the horrors of war. It’s a lot of character development for the former bully, which makes this moment seem even more ridiculous.
Venom Going Undercover In A Convent
Like mentioned before, the 90s were a weird time for comics. Stories were overblown and dreadfully silly, leaving not one major character without at least one embarrassing moment. Venom was not excluded from this list, leaving him with more than a few moments that were ridiculous, even for him. One such moment is when he is forced to hide in a church to stop an assassination. The story takes place in Venom: Sign of the Boss #1 and sees Eddie Brock being forced to work for the government or face a swift end via a bomb in his chest. They send him undercover in a church to prevent the assassination of a foreign leader. With the symbiote being able to create clothing, Brock disguises himself as a nun. This is made even more hilarious when he asks the choir boys to cool it on the singing due to the symbiotes sensitivity to high pitched frequencies.
Venom is clearly a master of disguise, as he was rocking that nun outfit.
Eventually the group is taken hostage by several criminals, resulting in Brock becoming Venom and swiftly murdering them in full view of the kids. Afterwards he attempts to calm the obviously traumatized children by offering them chocolate. While Venom has been known for his antics in the past, it doesn’t make any sense that they would put him in a situation as humiliating as that. Surely, the writers could have thought of a better way to let Venom shine as an anti-hero? His character is greatly misplaced in the environment even when he is not suiting up. Yes, Venom has had a knack for his oddity in the past, but he deserves better than a moment like this.
Venom Traveling Through The Internet
As the last few entries have shown, Venom has had some pretty ridiculous moments. This is one that just might take the cake though. The Carnage Unleashed storyline was created and written, mostly, to capitalize on the success of the Maximum Carnage video game, with issue four focusing on the release of a new Carnage based game. An online multiplayer is about to be launched and Carnage is going to use this to end everyone who is playing it. In order to accomplish his goal, Carnage can only do one thing: travel through the internet. It’s beyond outrageous and ends with Venom facing off against Carnage inside the internet, a battle that is seen by citizens on the screens of Times Square.
The plot further pushes the abilities of the symbiotes to a point that the characters are literally asking what the readers are thinking, “Wait, can they really do that??” In an effort to pick up on the success of a video game, the comic turned out to be a joke and a quick cash grab rather than a solid effort. It was just one of the many stories that contributed to the comic book crash of the late 90s, teaching Marvel that customers still care about quality over quantity. The company has since come back from the crash due to the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But, this comic still remains as one of Venom’s ridiculous moments in history, if not the most.
The Venom Symbiote Bonding With Deadpool First
The inconsistencies with the Venom symbiote are huge, with the biggest brain wracking element being the nature of it. It’s described as symbiotic in its origin, yet clearly tries to take over Peter Parker. Well, turns out the writers have a solution for just what happened to cause the issue. In Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars, it is revealed that the reason the symbiote is so aggressive when Spider-Man finds it is because it came into contact with Deadpool first. The Merc with a Mouth is widely known as a complete nutcase, so it’s no surprise that the symbiote goes left after looking at his thoughts. While the explanation is clever, there are still a few things that don’t quite add up.
Anyone would be a little scared after meeting the Merc with a Mouth.
Deadpool is a fairly new character, popping onto the scene in the early 90s and quickly gaining popularity for his signature style of fourth wall breaking humor. Secret Wars was released in the mid-80s, several years before Deadpool was even introduced in the Marvel Universe. While he could have been present in the universe this whole time, it’s an odd choice to use a character that wasn’t even around at the time of Secret Wars to explain the symbiote. It’s also just an odd choice in hindsight. Deadpool is a humorous character that exists within the world of the comics, but also outside of it. He is self-aware, constantly referencing the fact that him and his cohorts are all works of fiction. Many of the other heroes in the universe don’t take him seriously, and he is kept out of many serious stories because of his reputation as a comic relief. So by explaining the Venom symbiotes problem with Deadpool, it’s hard to take the story seriously. Still love you Deadpool!
The Symbiote Being A Plot Device
The symbiotes have become one of the most recognizable threats to the Marvel Universe ever since Spider-Man let one be his new threads. They have been a constant antagonist throughout comics, video games and movies, posing as a threat that none of the characters will ever truly understand. Every single appearance that the symbiotes make, they seem to be able to do something new. From taking over and driving an old car to going through the internet, there doesn’t seem to be anything that these creatures can’t do. They do have very well-known weaknesses to heat and sonic energy, but writers undermine their value by making them a Deus Ex Machina.
Any problem that arises in a story that involves the symbiotes is quickly solved by them, resulting in inconsistencies and uninteresting plotlines. Since the symbiote can absorb the powers of anyone that it bonds with, it could go on to become an unstoppable being if it bonded with all super powered characters. With this long list of ever growing abilities, the symbiote’s powers are reaching a point where it just becomes humorous. When will these creatures hit a wall? Most of the time, their powers aren’t even explained and they’re able to do something like control the shell of an old car because it serves the plot.
Venom Starring In A Solo Movie Without Spider-Man
Venom had a rough start on the big screen with Spider-Man 3. After The Amazing Spider-Man 2 failed to reignite interest in the web-slinger, it was unclear how long we would have to wait to see the symbiote on the big screen again. After a decade, Venom was revealed to be coming out on October 5th, 2018. While fans were excited to see the character once again, the hype ended once it was revealed that Venom’s archnemesis Spider-Man would not be taking part. Since Tom Holland has been playing the titular character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, many thought that he could somehow make an appearance.
You can’t have Venom without Spider-Man… even a little cameo wouldn’t hurt.
Sony later confirmed that this is not the case, even going on to say that Venom would not take place in the same universe. This took a lot of fans by surprise, as many were wondering how a Venom origin story would work without the web head. The first two trailers for the film were released and people are still wondering. Spider-Man plays such a huge part in Eddie Brock getting the symbiote and his motives afterwards. Not only is Spidey the reason that Brock bonds with the symbiote, he’s the one that Brock blames for his life going down. Without Spider-Man in the movie, they are going to have to take some serious liberties. His motivations will have to be different with no hero there to spite him and his powers will have to be tweaked, since the symbiote will not have acquired any of Spider-Man’s.
Eddie Brock’s Hatred Towards Spider-Man
Spider-Man had the symbiote first, but Eddie Brock quickly became its most famous host. As the story goes, Spider-Man got rid of it, only for it to find Brock and begin a story of vengeance against the webslinger. What doesn’t make sense, is Brock’s hatred towards the wallcrawler in the first place. Brock is introduced as a reporter at The Daily Bulge’s rival newspaper, The Daily Globe. While there, he investigates the serial attacker Sin-Eater. A man named Emil Gregg contacts him, claiming to be the attacker. This results in Brock writing an exposé, only for Spider-Man to reveal the real identity of Sin-Eater. Brock is then fired, divorced by his wife and disowned by his father. He ultimately blames Spider-Man for this, and while it was unintentionally caused by him, the hate is undeserved.
Spidey was just doing his job as a superhero, he didn’t know that doing the right thing would result in such a catastrophic event for Brock. Although he did lose his job at The Daily Globe, he could have handled it much more maturely by admitting his mistakes and finding a new job. This would have kept him from obsessing over Spider-Man and his wife might have stayed with him. It was unfair of Brock to blame Spider-Man for something that ultimately wasn’t his fault, but you got to have a super villain origin happen somehow. It’s just incredibly unfortunate for Spider-Man that his activities as a hero end up creating such adversaries. Brock was a tortured soul, and Spidey unknowingly took him too far.
Venom’s Motives In The Solo Film
Venom is coming back to the silver screen on October 8th for the first time in over a decade and many fans were excited for his return. After seeing the first two trailers, there seems to be some hints of doubt about how this movie is going to go down. First of all, there’s no Spider-Man involved. Right off the bat that poses a challenge for how they are going to handle the character’s origins considering Spidey is the reason Eddie Brock got the suit in the first place. Second, Brock’s motives and characterization are going to have to differ wildly from the comic books. His motivation for becoming Venom stems from his and the symbiotes hate for the web-slinger.
It would have been interesting to see Eddie and Peter’s conflict unfold on the big screen. But, we’ll have to settle for an anti-hero movie.
Spider-Man unknowingly embarrasses Brock after revealing the true identity of the Sin-Eater, a story in which Brock had already released that turned out to be false. He loses his job in disgrace, his wife leaves him and even his own father ceases communication with him. All of this gets blamed on Spider-Man and is his reason for becoming so close with the symbiote. Since all of this is left out in the film, the second trailer hints that the origin story will revolve around Brock’s time as an anti-hero. What’s yet to be seen is just why he would want to bond with the symbiote. Without that hatred of Spider-Man driving him, his character will become nothing more than your typical anti-hero looking to defeat the bad guy. Changing his motives will take away that emotional weight so the film will have to build a foundation for the character otherwise. Fingers crossed!
Topher Grace Playing The Character In Spider-Man 3
With several successful superhero movies being released every year, it’s almost difficult to imagine a time when the box office wasn’t ruled by the masses of comic book characters. In the early 2000’s, the genre officially entered the mainstream with the release of X-Men and Spider-Man. Both franchises went on to have successful second installments, but as the saying goes, the third is always the worst. Spider-Man 3 in particular, was blasted by criticism. Fans and critics alike were unenthused with Peter Parker dancing around like a fool, the sluggish plotting and the use of way too many villains. Oh, and they horribly miscast one of Spidey’s most iconic foes then shoved him into the third act.
Topher Grace starred as Eddie Brock, a rival photographer at the Daily Bugle that is pushing for a staff job just as hard as Parker. So hard, that he doctors one of Parker’s photos and gets caught in the act. Brock subsequently bonds with the symbiote once Parker has removed it and becomes the terrifying Venom. The problem is, he’s not all that terrifying. The fresh-faced Grace didn’t really make sense to portray the brooding Brock with the same emotional gravitas that is seen in the comics. His performance as Venom made him feel much more playful than tortured and it was harder to take him seriously. Of course, the role was not helped by the fact that director Sam Raimi hated Venom and didn’t even want him in the movie. It’s no surprise they didn’t even try to get him right!
The Venom Symbiote Unearthing Gwen Stacy
Marvel’s ‘What If’ stories are a lot of fun. The issues play out what would have happened to the Marvel Universe if major events would have unfolded differently. There are a lot of interesting alternate outcomes, along with a good number of disturbing outcomes. One such outcome occurs in What If? Spider-Man The Other. The story is an alternate outcome to The Other in which Peter Parker faces a manifestation of his spider essence after being nearly defeated by the villain Morlun. Wrapped in a cocoon under the Brooklyn Bridge, Parker decides to deny his spider essence instead of accepting it like he did in mainstream continuity. This results in his body remaining in comatose state, unused.
It’s a bit weird that Venom would choose to unearth Gwen Stacy… we’re pretty sure Liz Allen was available.
The Venom symbiote senses this and leaves its current host Mac Gargan to return to its favorite. Parker, now overtaken by the symbiote and calling himself “Poison,” goes to find his wife Mary Jane Watson in an effort to get her to join him, but she refuses. In a move that is as shocking as the symbiote itself, Parker unearths the body of his passed away girlfriend Gwen Stacy to become his ‘other.’ It’s a truly disturbing ending that begs the question, why couldn’t the symbiote have used anyone else? Parker has had a number of different love interests throughout the years including Liz Allen and Betty Brant. Although Gwen Stacy was Spidey’s first true love, what good would the corpse be to the creature? It would be able to benefit more from one of his past lovers who are still alive! Ugh, comics.
The Confusing Numbering Of His Series
First issues are a comic collector’s bread and butter. There’s nothing worth more from a popular comic book title than a #1 plastered on the front. First issues from any huge characters are known to net a pretty penny, with a copy of Action Comics #1 (featuring the first appearance of Superman) selling for an unbelievable $3.2 million in 2014. As these issues are so popular, it’s no surprise that the comic book industry began to print them like money. It’s so commonplace in today’s comic culture that you rarely see a series make it past seven issues without being rebooted or rebranded. Such was the case in the 90s when Venom was given his own title.
The character was moved from New York to San Francisco, a move that would allow a new start for Venom, giving writers a chance to focus on his anti-hero work. Publishers decided that he was popular enough to carry his own series and gave him a monthly issue beginning in February 1993, with the last issue running in January 1998. For five years and sixty issues, Venom was starring in an ongoing series, but it sure didn’t feel like it. Although the story ran through all sixty issues, Marvel decided to turn each arc into its own miniseries. So instead of Venom #1-60, the comic would run for a few issues then be rebranded with a giant #1 on the front because… marketing. It doesn’t make sense at all to number the series like that if they wanted readers to follow a storyline, but collectors want those first issues and Marvel was itching to offer them.
The Idea Of Venom Being Bought For $220
While most character creations come from the writers and artists themselves, the story of how Venom came to be is a special case. In the early 80s, a fan by the name of Randy Schueller mailed a letter to Marvel describing his idea for a new Spider-Man costume. His idea involved a jet-black costume designed by Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four. The suit would use his unstable molecules and give Spidey’s powers a boost. Marvel sent Schueller a reply, promptly buying his idea for a measly $220. While they gave the superfan an opportunity to write scripts for the story, this never panned out and Marvel took control.
Randy Schueller should get more compensation for his idea. Without it, we wouldn’t have Venom.
The story was altered to have the costume be a living alien being and the team subsequently developed Venom from there. Schueller later admitted that he was not a fan of the costume turned villain idea, but was grateful to have planted the seed for such an iconic Spidey moment. The question still remains however, why did he sell the idea for such a low price?? Even in the early 80s, $220 was not a lot of money and he probably could have convinced Marvel to at least bump it to $500. After all, he receives nothing for the idea. No royalties, no merchandising, not even a co-creator credit! Schueller has insisted that he didn’t do it for the money, which is respectable but completely foolish. If he would have argued for some sort of ownership over the idea, he could be swimming in dough right now. Or, he could have at least had a little bit more money back in the day. Know your worth man!
The Nature Of The Venom Symbiote
For the longest time, the origins of the symbiotes remained a mystery. Spider-Man first found the creature that would become Venom, while he was on Battleworld during the Secret Wars. It became his new costume, supplying him with camouflage and unlimited webbing. He brought it home, but eventually separated with it upon learning that it wanted to permanently bond with him. The symbiote then found Eddie Brock and the rest, as they say, is history. The confusion lies within the creature’s origins.
Hailing from the Planet of the Symbiotes, the Venom symbiote was exiled from the planet for wanting to form a symbiotic bond with a host, rather than take them over like a parasite. It’s an interesting origin considering how the symbiote is viewed later on, but it’s also conflicting with what the comics established. Spider-Man discovers that the creature wants to permanently bond with him, even losing his life to the symbiote in a ‘What If’ story where he never left Battleworld. It makes sense why the symbiote would be mad after Spidey ditched it, but why a ‘good’ symbiote was trying to take over Peter Parker is never really explained. It could be that Parker just misunderstood the creature’s intentions, but going by the ‘What If’ story, that symbiote was trying to take over.
Venom Being Able To Breathe Underwater
As it has been shown, Venom boasts a wide ability of ridiculous abilities that further push the symbiote into a role as a Deus Ex Machina. Venom is able to get out of almost any situation he’s in and he just keeps defying the odds with what he can do. So it should come off as less surprising that when Spider-Man tries to escape from the villain by jumping in a river, the symbiote goes in after him, breathing in all that disgusting water. Even Spidey himself is baffled by the ability, commenting that he’s somehow not surprised that Venom can breathe underwater.
Maybe symbiotes learn how to swim on their home planet?
It’s never quite explained how Venom is able to do it, but Spider-Man’s thoughts reflect those of many readers. The symbiote will do whatever it takes to keep its host alive, but at this point the writers know they’re using the symbiote as an easy way out for the character, but do they care? No! It’s been done time and time again, making it rather difficult to feel for a villain who barely struggles to accomplish its goals. There’s definitely a problem when the main character even acknowledges that this doesn’t make sense. Spider-Man’s writer are self-aware, they know what they’re doing, so they need to get on it.
The Venom Symbiote Being Exiled From Its Planet
The Planet of the Symbiotes storyline released in 1995 revolves around Spider-Man, Venom and Scarlet Spider trying to stop an incoming symbiote invasion. During the story, the true origins of the symbiotes are finally revealed to the reader, as well as what happened with the Venom symbiote. Their history is conveyed as a race of creatures with an intent to take over host bodies. The Venom symbiote was deemed abominable for wanting to bond with a host, instead of conquering them and was subsequently exiled to Battleworld.
Once Spider-Man receives the symbiote, it is discovered that the symbiote is in fact trying to take over, a story element which clashes greatly with the origin of the creature. Since the symbiote turns out to be just like it’s brethren, it makes no sense that it was exiled. Unless something happened between the time that it was stranded and when Spider-Man found it, the Venom symbiote was no different from the others. It could have just been an outsider among its race. Noting how Venom is in frequent conflict with other symbiotes, it wouldn’t be very surprising to learn that the Venom symbiote hated other members of its planet. Venom just can’t seem to ever get along with anybody.
The Venom Symbiote Being A “Good” Creature While Making Its Host More Aggressive
As mentioned in a previous entry, the true nature of the symbiote was revealed when writers decided to publish its origins. While many comic book stories had portrayed the creature as bad, it was unveiled that the Venom symbiote actually had a good nature, resulting in it being exiled from its home planet. Once the symbiote was living with Peter Parker, it certainly enjoyed it. The alien would take over Parker’s unconscious body at night when he was asleep and roam the city fighting crime. Parker would wake up inexplicably exhausted, discovering that the symbiote was quite fond of him. It also caused Parker to be much more aggressive. He realizes this and dumps the suit, making it hungry to get revenge.
Parker’s increasing aggression under the suit’s influence makes sense given the nature of the symbiotes, but it’s inconsistent with the Venom symbiote’s origins.
If the creature really does long for a symbiotic relationship with its host, it wouldn’t be taking Parker out past dark and amping up his hormones. The symbiote would increase his abilities and leave him in control, something that clearly doesn’t happen when Spider-Man realizes that the alien wants to permanently bond with him. Of course, Spidey is one of the best hosts that a symbiote could have. He’s got strength, speed and agility for days. His powers are a buffet for any creature looking to feast. Parker is also incredibly self-aware though. The minute he notices his increasingly erratic behavior, it’s curtains for the symbiote. Then, it’s ‘hello’ to Venom.
Eddie Brock Still Living Despite Consistent Use Of The Symbiote
The many negative effects of being bonded with the Venom symbiote have been displayed all over this list. From increased aggression to remote control, the alien won’t stop until it’s the one in charge. Even if being in charge means sometimes ending the host. The symbiote has had many hosts throughout the years, but none more constant than Eddie Brock. As identifiable with the suit as Spider-Man himself, Venom has struck fear in the heart of the Marvel Universe for decades, becoming one of Spidey’s most popular villains. However, it makes no sense how Brock had managed to survive it all.
In several different ‘What If’ issues, Spider-Man loses his life to the Venom symbiote after deciding not to get rid of it. Spidey is stacked with powers, yet the symbiote disposes of him rather quickly in these stories. Yet, Eddie Brock is a normal guy with no special powers and has actually bonded to the symbiote for years without dying. The alien has given him a growing list of mental problems, but he has still managed to survive. This could be because Brock has no powers. He’s just a normal guy so the symbiote sees no reason to push him. Brock has also never been bonded to the symbiote for long, but he has found ways to appease the creature so that he can keep control. Maybe the symbiote just likes him. But it makes no sense the he could survive, while Spider-Man perished in other stories.
The Venom Symbiote Being Reset And Rampaging Soon After
Flash Thompson had a really good run with the Venom symbiote. Behind Eddie Brock and Spidey, his time with the creature is one of the more popular iterations. The character who used to be such a tormentor of Peter Parker underwent drastic changes. He had grown up, and he was going to use the symbiote to help. For as good as the run is, it’s not without its faults, particularly around the end. The symbiote reconnects with its species hive mind, and naturally Thompson makes his way to many different planets to help out.
Flash may have brought the Venom symbiote to the good side, but its pesky relatives brought him be back to the dark side.
Before making these trips, the symbiote had its mind reset back to its former nature. It didn’t last long and soon the creature was wreaking havoc across the galaxy. It was later discovered that the symbiote was not fully reset, forcing Thompson to return to Earth and get help. It was a story that didn’t make much sense with Thompson’s character development. Issues had been spent trying to build him as a character who was moving beyond his juvenile past and taking control of his own destiny. These few issues seemed to completely ignore that as the tone jumped all over the place. Thompson had a good run on the character, just maybe skip the last few storylines.
Venom Feeding On Eddie Brock’s Cancer
Life hasn’t been the best to Eddie Brock. He lost his job, wife and is stuck with an alien creature that wants to take him over. On top of all that, he discovers that he has terminal cancer. Luckily, the Venom symbiote helps his negate the affects of the disease, keeping him feeling peachy. That is, until the cancer gets to a point where the symbiote believes Brock to be too weak and leaves him. The creature mocks Brock, telling him that it preferred Spider-Man over his diseased frame. This results in Brock unsuccessfully attempting to eliminate Spider-Man, and the symbiote goes to find another host.
It’s an awfully tough break for Brock, the guy who just can’t seem to catch a break from anyone. He loses the one thing he had been relying on, leaving him to to meet his tragic end. It’s a tragic moment, but also one that undermines the character. The Venom symbiote bonded with Brock due to his hatred of Spider-Man. The two had a love-hate relationship that fans followed for years. When it was revealed that the only reason the symbiote stuck with Brock to feed on his cancer, the relationship between the two was a lot less exciting. Brock was nothing more than a pawn for the symbiote to nourish itself, instead of a complicated symbiotic relationship.
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