Eddie Brock

Edward Brock Jr.

Slimeball (By Spider-Man)

photographer (Formerly)

Eddie Brock is the main host of the Venom symbiote.

## Daily Bugle

Eddie Brock was born on Januray 12, 1994. Not much is known about his early life, but he eventually started dating Anne Weying, and got a photographer job at the Daily Bugle. Eddie worked there for a few years, and eventually started pursuing Spider-Man, as he thought that he was Eddie's big break, though his boss, J. Jonah Jameson, wanted Eddie to stop pursuing him, and eventually fired him, since he was neglecting what he was supposed to be doing to take pictures of Spider-Man. Eddie also ended up messing things up with Anne, and the two broke up. Eddie ended up blaming Spider-Man for everything that happened to him.

## Venom

The Venom symbiote eventually found Eddie wandering the streets, and bonded to him. The symbiote told Eddie who Spider-Man was, and the two agreed to work together to take down Spider-Man and do what he was unwilling to as the lethal protector, Venom.

As the two traveled the city, they stopped crimes in ways Spider-Man wouldn't, eventually attracting Dr. Octopus, who had similar ideologies. Eddie was offered a position on Ock's team, The Sinister Six, and accepted it. The team then attacked Spider-Man all at once, which caused him to recruit The Chameleon and was able to defeat the team. Venom was separated from Eddie and was caught on fire, seemingly killing the symbiote, and Eddie was sent to prison.

## Appearance

Eddie appears as a man in his late twenties with blue eyes and black hair. He has a strong frame and tend to wear jeans and a leather jacket. He also usually has stubble on his face. Essentially, he looks just like Tom Hardy.

When bonded to Venom, Eddie appears much bulkier with white veins all over him. Additionally, his eyes became bigger and gained more jagged edges, as well as his eyes being completely white, with his skin covered in the symbiote, making it jet black. Eddie also slouches over, and has a giant mouth with sharp teeth, along with claws. Essentially, he looks just like Tom Hardy's movie Venom, but slouched over.

## Powers and Abilities

When not bonded to Venom, Eddie has no real powers. He is much stronger than average, and is skilled in reporting and photography, but that is about it. When bonded to Venom, he has the following powers and weaknesses:

* Symbiote Biology allows him to morph and stretch
* Due to Venom bonding with Spider-Man, Spider-Man cannot detect him with his Spider-Sense
* Venom and stretch his arms out to grapple
* Venom can shoot webs, but he prefers to stretch his arms
* Wall-climbing
* Super-Strength
* Can obtain the abilities of whoever Venom bonds to
* Spider-Sense
* Superhuman Durability
* Healing Factor
* Superhuman Stamina
* Can speak to his Venom through his thoughts

### Weaknesses:

* Fire
* Loud sound
* Susceptible to being influenced by his Venom, but Venom tends not to do this unless Eddie's life is in danger, or if he doesn't think that Eddie is taking things far enough.
* Venom requires phenethylamine to survive, which is only found in brains and chocolate, and thus, Venom is always trying to bite heads off.

## Trivia

* Eddie is based more off of Tom Hardy's version design and personality-wise, but mixed with his comic counterpart. This is the major change.
* Like most other characters, Eddie's birthday, aside from the year, is the date that his first appearance as Venom was released. this being *The Amazing Spider-Man #300*.
* Spider-Man nicknaming him "trash" is a reference to Peter's line to Eddie from *Spider-Man 3 (2007)*: "You're trash, Brock.".