Edward Brock Junior of The Planet-Earth 96283

**Edward Brock Junior** is .

* Normal
* Bonded With Symbiote

### Eye color

The Regular-White Eyeballs and The Regular-Grey Irises with The Regular-Black Pupils

## History

Edward "Eddie" Brock Jr. was a new freelance photographer vying for a staff position with newspaper the *Daily Bugle*. Eddie Brock was a complete parallel to the normally modest and down-to-Earth Peter Parker. Shallow, superficial, as well as vindictive, Brock was also an insufferable flirt and had no regrets about cheating to get what he wanted. He claimed to be dating Gwen Stacy, but much to his chagrin, she did not consider herself his girlfriend. Although they only had one coffee date, Brock was smitten. **He sucked up to the Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson to get a job on the paper. After Jameson instructed Brock and Parker to obtain unflattering pictures of Spider-Man, Brock provided a manipulated picture of Spider-Man robbing a bank whilst wearing the black suit. Furious and spurred by the malign influence of the Symbiote, Parker exposed Brock's duplicity and an enraged Jameson fired him. After witnessing him dating Gwen, a miserable Brock went to church and asked God to kill Peter Parker for ruining his life. Hearing the churchbells tolling, he entered the belltower to find Spider-Man struggling to remove the Symbiote, exposing himself to be Peter Parker. The sound of the bells aggravated the Symbiote enough to detach from Peter, but as it fell, it latched onto Brock and transformed him into the monstrous Venom, gaining many of Peter's superhuman abilities (and then some).** He was initially scared of the symbiote, believing himself to be dead, and feeling it inside his pores. All he could think about was Gwen. He acted on instinct, attacking a bunch of people who were trying to buy a hot dog. Just as he was about to eat someone, he received flashes from Peter's life without realizing from who it was. A bunch of officers attacked him, rendering him unconscious. However, he fled as quickly as possible. Believing now that Peter has destroyed him ever further by turning him into a monster, he focused, and "let it, let it". He gained access to Peter's memories and realized he was Spider-Man; he could also feel it's desire for revenge for being rejected. Judging himself equal to him, that he could gain what Peter has, he wanted Gwen. He got into her house, and upon coming to her father's office, he found the papers of Flint Marko, the Sandman, the man who killed Uncle Ben. **Venom recruited Sandman, who was on the run from Spider-Man, to help finish off the superhero. Venom and Sandman held Peter Parker's girlfriend Mary Jane Watson hostage at a construction site to lure Peter to them. Peter arrived and fought Venom and Sandman, eventually assisted by his former nemesis Harry Osborn. With the help of Peter, Harry managed to subdue Sandman with his Goblin arsenal and rescue Mary Jane. Peter then chased Venom inside the building, but was brutally subdued by the villain. In an attempt to kill Peter, Venom impaled and mortally wounded Harry with his own spiked glider, mirroring his father's death.** Peter temporarily trapped Venom in a circle of upright metal pipes, ringing them at a frequency that subdued the Symbiote. As the Symbiote detached from Brock, Parker extracted him from the Symbiote with his webbing. The now-separated Symbiote then began to grow taller and expanded itself. Parker subdued it again by ringing the pipes and then proceeded to throw one of Harry's pumpkin bombs at it in an attempt to annihilate it, but Brock dove back into the Symbiote along with the bomb. Just as the Symbiote began to re-bond with Brock, the bomb exploded, seemingly annihilating both Brock and the Symbiote. **A small sample of the symbiote still presumably resides with Dr. Connors, but the fate of this sample is unknown.**

## Biography

### *Spider-Man*

Robbie Robertson mentions to J. Jonah Jameson that "Eddie" has been trying to photograph Spider-Man for weeks.

### *Spider-Man 3*

Edward Brock, Jr. was the new photographer hired by the Daily Bugle a week before he met Spider-Man. He has a crush on the model Gwen Stacy. When Brock and Parker fight over a staff job, J. Jonah Jameson asks for a picture of Spider-Man with his "hand in a cookie jar". **One night, he sees Spider-Man in a black suit on his way to fight Sandman. He says that he loves his new outfit and it's exactly what he needs to screw Parker. When he takes a picture of him, Peter uses his web to break the camera and responds with "*See you chump!*" then continues his search for Sandman. Eddie then takes out a digital camera and edits an old picture of Spider-Man to make him look like a bank robber. When Peter, under the symbiote's influence, sees Eddie's photo has made the front page, he knows that the picture and information are fraudulent and arrives at work as everyone is celebrating Brock's promotion. Eddie puts up his "prized photo" and sees Peter in its reflection. After Eddie gloats, Peter says it looks familiar. Brock brushes it off then gets back to work. Peter, however, insults Eddie and says his picture is fake. Brock gets angry, causing Peter to push him up to the wall and cause a scene. Eddie tells everyone he and Peter are just fooling around, then tells Peter not to expose him as he'll lose everything and that there isn't another newspaper in the city that would hire him," only for Peter to tell him that he should've thought of that earlier. Peter then gives Robbie the fake photos and tells him to show it to their editor.** Brock's photos are proven to be fake and a furious Jameson demands Brock to leave and never come back. Eddie attempts to justify his actions, but Jameson fires him anyway as Brock has destroyed his newspaper's reputation and they have to print out a retraction, which they haven't done in 20 years. After being fired, Eddie is shamed on the retraction's front page. He goes to a church to pray for Peter's death. Peter happens to be in that same church and removes the symbiote from himself, and it bonds with Eddie. As Venom, he drags Spider-Man into a trap with Sandman, using Mary Jane as bait; however, Harry Osborn appears in Green Goblin regalia to fight alongside him, and the two defeat the Sandman. Brock dies attempting to merge with the symbiote after it was removed a second time. Peter throws one of Osborn's grenades at it, and attempted to save Eddie from jumping in, but Eddie was caught in the explosion and is vaporized along with the symbiote.

## History

### Early Life

Born in 1981, at the time of Spider-Man's first appearance in New York, Eddie Brock is already an active freelance photographer. While mulling over what to make of Spider-Man, The Daily Bugle editor Robbie Robertson is heard remarking "Eddie's been trying to get a picture of him for weeks", though it is unknown if he is referring to Eddie Brock.

### Spider-Man 3

**Eddie is at first glance, an exact opposite to Peter Parker in almost every way imaginable--He dresses in spiffy designer clothes, uses enormous hair products, rides a motorcycle and seems progressively tanned. Eddie Brock is louder, more flamboyant, more able to schmooze and socialize. He is overly arrogant and obnoxious, but certainly a lot more polished. However, Eddie lacks elsewhere, he apparently has no real friends or close family.** Eddie Brock considers himself a ladies' man, but the ladies themselves don't concur. He is known to have once dated Gwen Stacy who's a model and a physicist. But after one coffee date, she has no interest in pursuing things further. He attempts to flirt with J. Jonah Jameson's secretary Miss Betty Brant. She's amused at the gesture, but brushes him off. And his cologne seems to disgust more than it attracts. After the alien symbiote took him over, Peter Parker became more like Eddie Brock, both in speech and personality. He gets a hip hairstyle, a pricey suit, an over-inflated ego, more swagger, more overall arrogance and Eddie's ability to schmooze and socialize with women. He also becomes increasingly aggressive. **After losing his job and his reputation for forging a photo of Spider-Man robbing a bank, Eddie Brock saw Peter Parker with Gwen Stacy and quickly became depressed. He went into a church and prayed for Peter's death. Almost like a divine hand granted his wish, he heard a scream from above. Peter Parker was at the top of the bell tower attempting to tear the symbiote suit from his body, and with the help of the bell's thunderous chimes, the suit seems to be shrieking in pain. The symbiote then seemed to look more demonic and aggressive.** Peter Parker peeled off the creature and it descends down the bell tower. Just as he tossed the debris of the alien suit, it landed directly on top of Eddie Brock and completely consumes him, even more so than Peter. Eddie struggles like he's in a straightjacket sinking directly into quicksand. But, the creature won in the end and found a new host. **Eddie Brock, now re-christened and re-born as** *Venom***, traveled around the city web-slinging and swinging in Spider-Man's own style, looking for the real Spider-Man himself. While doing such, he happened to run into The Sandman. After The Sandman attacked Venom, mistaking him for the actual Spider-Man, Venom gives him a disapproving roar before Flint tosses him aside. Before he leaves, Eddie proposes a deal to Flint in a sympathetic tone. Painting Spider-Man as a bad person for not allowing Sandman to gain money illegally for his sick daughter, Venom asks Flint if he's interested in working together to kill Spider-Man, to which Sandman agrees to.** Eddie Brock captures Mary Jane Watson through use of a taxi. Seeing her captured at a construction site on the news, Peter Parker put on his old traditional blue and red Spider-Man costume. Peter attempted to plead with Harry to help him save M.J, but Harry scornfully told him to get out, revealing his half scarred face. Arriving on the scene he attempted to fight Eddie but he proved too strong. Restrained, he tried warning Eddie about the Symbiote but the cautions did not faze Eddie. Peter was almost killed from Venom and Sandman teaming on him, But then Peter's friend Harry Osborn came blazing onto the scene to save the day, in his New Goblin gear. Harry tried to keep The Sandman at bay while Peter tried to take care of Venom. After defeating Sandman, Venom kidnaps Peter, Harry attempted to save Peter from Venom, ultimately sacrificing himself by getting impaled by his own glider in order to save Peter from the same fate. **Peter remembered that it was sound waves that made the symbiote creature scream and grow weak. He took a metal beam and banged it against a row of others, making a thundering chiming. The alien writhed in pain at the noise as Peter saw the face of Eddie Brock underneath the weakened symbiote. He lets a web fly at Brock, pulling him free from the parasite. Now the creature is unmanned, on a rampage. It's suddenly become more than just a poison. It's a free-thinking creature of evil, ready to kill Peter and Eddie. Peter grabbed one of Harry's pumpkin bombs and hurled it right at the alien matter. Eddie, seeing what was about to happen, ran toward the symbiote and was caught, and killed in the explosion.**

## Personality

"*You made me lose my girl, now I'm gonna make you lose yours. How's that sound, tiger?*" ― Venom mocking Spider-Man[src]
While he appears to be a perfect counterpart to Peter Parker, well-dressed and looks super confident, and problem free, Eddie Brock is no saint. He thinks of himself as better than others, will do anything such as doctoring to get Jameson's attention and be number one at the Bugle. The biggest downside is that he has no good traits or a chance to redeem himself whatsoever; inside he is just rotten to the core, thinks of himself as a ladies' man, is a glory hound, and delusionally believes he is both entitled to and that life is all about him; he even believed that he could simply have the right to be scot-free for forging photos to slander Spider-Man, and begrudged him when he is caught, fired and his reputation ruined; when it was entirely his fault for commiting the crime of forgery and libel, making his grudge petty and unreasonable. Unlike, Norman, Otto, Flint, Harry and Peter, Eddie is corruptible, callous, amoral, dishonest, and incapable of maturity with change (despite being a Catholic). Unlike most villains in the Spider-Man trilogy, who are either tragic heroes or tragic villains, there is nothing tragic nor heroic about his mentality, as when he told Peter "I like being bad, it makes me happy" after Peter stole his date and was going to kill Mary Jane, making him a true villain in the trilogy.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Symbiotic suit:** Due to the same alien suit that first bonded to Spider-Man, Eddie Brock possesses the same powers as Peter Parker does. He even has the ability to bypass Spider-Man's spider-sense which can allow him to grab Spider-Man without warning. These powers include:
	+ **ESP (Spider-Sense):** Brock also possesses an extrasensory ability similar to Spider-Man's Spider-Sense. This response is not as complicated as Spider-Man's inherent sense since the alien costume can detect danger from every direction and conduct Brock in plenty of time. It's a lot more efficient than Spider-Man's Spider-Sense because it takes less time to sense the danger, and Brock's reflexes are faster than Spider-Man's, because they are enhanced by the alien costume for instance Venom can dodge a gunshot or a barrage of bullets.
	+ **Immunity to Spider-Man's Spider-Sense:** Due to Spider-Man being a host to the symbiote, Brock was able to bypass Spider-Man's Spider-Sense. As such, Brock was capable of attacking Spider-Man without alerting him, making him a deadly opponent.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** His strength was great enough to smash a car's roof off by swinging towards it. He was even able to restrain Spider-Man and even overpower him most of the time.
	+ **Wall-Crawling:** Much like Spider-Man, Venom has the ability to cling to virtually any surface. He can rapidly crawl, walk, or run across even slick/wet surfaces.
	+ **Webbing Generation:** Venom can project a powerful, organic web-like substance similar to the webbing Spider-Man has. He typically uses this webbing to swing from building to building or as a means of immobilizing someone. The webbing is incredibly strong.
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** Due to having the same super speed as Spider-Man does, Venom is capable of running at speeds faster than normal humans and moves faster that eye can see.
	+ **Accelerated Healing Factor:** The symbiote can regenerate its own biomass as well as heal its host to a certain degree. When Eddie received injuries on his elbows from Harry's pumpkin bats, it healed up instantly.
	+ **Superhuman Durability:** He was barely fazed from having a large brick being thrown at the back of his neck. He even recovered from taking a brutal hit from Harry's glider and smashing through some thick brick walls and even passing out momentarily.
	+ **Superhuman Agility:** Due to the symbiote copying Spider-Man's agility, Venom possesses superior agility and flexibility that is greater than Spider-Man's.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes:** Due to having the same reflexes as Spider-Man does, Venom has reflexes that allow him to dodge any attack, even Spider-Man's punches and kicks.
	+ **Constituent-Matter Manipulation:** Venom can manipulate its biological matter to enlarge or stretch his body in order to augment his attacks. He can morph sections of his body, such as his hands or feet, into spikes or a shield.

**Symbiote Enhancement**: .

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* **Superhuman Durability**: .
* **Enhanced Stamina**: .
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* **Organic Webbing Generation**: .
* **Wall-Crawling**: .

### Abilities

* **Skilled Photographer:** .
* **Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant:** .

### Physical Strength

As Venom, Eddie appears to be stronger than Spider-Man.

### Weaknesses

The Symbiote is weak to intense sound and heat.

* **Sonic Vibrations:** The Venom Symbiote was weak to intense sound vibrations such as bell chimes and pipes clanging.

## Notes

* Eddie Brock is portrayed by Topher Grace in *Spider-Man 3*.
* This incarnation of Venom presents several key differences from the original character
	+ It is of note that the suit appears slightly different to the comics. Instead of a solid black with a large, white spider at the center, here the suit seems like a distorted mold-replica of Peter's original Spider-Man suit, having a faint, disorganized, webbing pattern on it, as well as not being as large. Also, in the movie, the unmasking process is different, in that it unravels from the centre of the face instead of opening up at the mouth and going back.
	+ Unlike in the comics, Venom is slender and without the same level of muscle tone.
	+ Venom also refers to himself as "I" instead of "We", as is more common. However, Venom in the comics also originally referred to himself as "I".
* Neither Eddie or any other character specifically refers to his symbiotic form as "Venom", however, the credits list him as "Eddie Brock/Venom".
	+ Eddie does refer to himself as Venom in the novel based on the film, however.
* In the first Sam Rami Spider-Man movie, when talking about getting a photo of Spider-Man for the Bugle, Robbie Robertson says 'Eddie's been at it for weeks'. This was possibly a nod-wink reference to Eddie Brock before this version of the character was conceptualised.
* An earlier version of the film would have had Spider-Man pulling Eddie from the Symbiote, only to find that Eddie had been reduced to a skeleton as the Symbiote had consumed him completely. Though this version of Venom's end was present in the film's novelization, it was considered too dark for the film and was thus changed.