Cletus Kasady (Sony Marvel Universe)

## Villain Description

### Goals

Wreak havoc in the city and unleash lots of carnage (succeeded, but later backfired)
Kill Eddie Brock and Venom (failed)
Release Shriek from her prison and marry her (succeeded)

### Hobbies

Killing people
Destroying things
Being with Shriek

### Powers

Melee combat prowess
**Symbiote physiology (after fusing with Carnage)**:
Biological assimilation
Superhuman strength
Superhuman durability
Superhuman mobility
Superhuman dexterity
Superhuman endurance
Superhuman senses
Regenerative healing factor
Shapeshifting
Elasticity
Technopathy
Wind manipulation

### Skills

Murder skills
Intelligence
Sophistication

### Type of Villain

Masochistic Mass Murderer

**Cletus Kasady** is a major antagonist in the Sony Marvel Universe's *Venom* series, serving as the final antagonist of the movie *Venom* and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Carnage) of *Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage*.

He is a fearsome and deranged criminal mastermind who is interviewed by Eddie Brock while being in prison, before becoming his arch-nemesis. However, he escapes and starts wreaking havoc with his symbiote Carnage, thus releasing Shriek in the process.

He is portrayed by Woody Harrelson who also voiced the Carnage symbiote.

## History

### Past

Kasady was born in Brooklyn, New York. He had a traumatic past with his abusive family, being beaten up by his parents and grandmother.

He developed into a psychopath and eventually he killed his parents, his grandmother and possibly also his entire family. However, he did not succeed in killing his father, and thereafter he was taken to the St. Estes boarding school, since he always had psychopathic tendencies.

Kasady was beaten up by the other kids, and only one girl named Francis Barrison befriended him and protected him from the others.

One day, Kasady burns the orphanage down, thus killing all of it's inhabitants except Francis. Eddie even concludes that he must have done this out of revenge.

However, their victory was short lived, as Kasady and Shriek brought terror to the city, and Kasady even cannibalized other people or brutally murdered them for sport, but they were both caught for their massive crimes. Unlike Kasady, however, Shriek was experimented in Area 51. This caused Kasady to become even more anti-social and irredeemable.

### Venom

Kasady is later interviewed by Eddie following the deaths of Riot and Carlton Drake. When Eddie and Venom enter the prison, Kasady writes "Welcome Eddie" with his blood. Eddie then asks him during their interview "forgo the whole creepy serial killer thing". Kasady as an answer reveals that he ate victim's eyeballs, and talks about his atrocities proudly. Kasady also foreshadows his transformation into Carnage, declaring that there will be a carnage when he escapes somehow.

### Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage

Kasady still plans to escape at some time and he sends Shriek a voice message thus telling her how much he loves her. However, Venom and Eddie found the location of his victims, and thereafter, he was investigated by the police. After the court decided to terminate him, he almost gets poisoned on a chair during his execution. However, Carnage bonds with him and helps him escape. While escaping, Kasady bonded with Carnage kills all of the cops in brutal ways. After successfully escaping, Kasady and Carnage make a deal; he shall release Shriek from prison but in return for this, he must help the tyrannical symbiote kill Venom and his host, who happens to be Eddie Brock.

After killing many innocents, and also killing Dr. Pezzo, Kasady and Carnage wreak havoc in the city and commit many atrocities. They have successfully released Shriek and the three of them planned a "red wedding", which means that Kasady will marry Shriek with Carnage assisting them and witnesses being caught and most likely killed after the wedding.

Kasady begins the red wedding, however, Eddie and Venom enter the scene with intentions of releasing the witnesses and stopping Carnage and Cletus once and for all. Kasady starts fighting Venom and angrily telling his side of the story. Shriek also attempts to use her power to stop Venom, but since her sound wave causes Carnage to defuse from Kasady, Carnage angrily orders her to shut up.

As the fight continues and eventually they reach the rooftop of the building, Carnage grows tired of Shriek's presence and out of pure sadism, Carnage strangles her so she will feel pain. While this happens, Cletus tries to defuse from Carnage and save her from the symbiote. However, Carnage quickly gains control and he promises Venom that he shall spread carnage.

Shriek is eventually defeated and she falls to her death, screaming one more time and forcing the symbiote to defuse from Kasady. The symbiote tries to find Kasady again, but Venom eats Carnage, before mutilating and eating the sociopathic killer.