Eddie Brock

Player: Richard

Character Name: Edward “Eddie” Brock

Canon: Venom (Film)

Played By: Tom Hardy

Age/Birthday: 31, Born November 17th

Appearance: Tall, a bit stocky, Eddie is by no means “fit” but he stays in decent shape with a good diet. Generally wearing casual clothes and with a short haircut and a small degree of stubble on his jaw, Eddie comes across as a guy who’s a bit down on his luck. This of course changes entirely when he’s wearing his Venom symbiote, wrapping him in a dark, almost gelatinous material and increasing his height and breadth dramatically, as well as growing fangs. The Venom symbiote is rather fluid in its appearance, and when it is detached from Eddie, it appears, generally, as a shapeless, fluid black ooze. Eddie, on his own, stands at five feet nine inches in height.

Powers (include any limitations): Eddie himself has no powers, save that he is bonded to a symbiote who calls himself (At least Eddie assumes he’s a he) Venom. While Eddie does not control the Venom symbiote in its entirety, the two have aligned themselves in their goals and typically move with the same purpose. The symbiote grants Eddie incredible durability and strength, as well as the ability to change his size and shape within a few dimensions (growing wider or taller, up to about 7 feet in height at maximum) as well as growing claws, sticking to surfaces and the ability to scale surfaces. Additionally, Venom confers the ability to see in the dark perfectly. Venom has the ability to act on its own, though generally trusts Eddie (now) to handle situations and summon the symbiote’s powers when they are needed. However, if Eddie is caught off-guard by an attack, the symbiote can intervene on his behalf, as the symbiote has the ability to sense what is happening around Eddie both through Eddie’s own senses and its own. The Venom symbiote is nearly bulletproof (high caliber rounds would be needed to pierce it) and while it can be forcibly torn away from Eddie, it takes a great deal of strength to do so, far beyond that of a human (another symbiote holder could, however, manage it). The symbiote has the ability to accelerate Eddie’s own natural healing, allowing Eddie to recover from injuries that would otherwise kill him, so long as the symbiote is in contact with him. Additionally, loud noises (such as jet engines or high-frequency noises like an MRI) disable the symbiote and can even force it to eject forcibly from Eddie’s body. Fire damages the symbiote as well, as it is highly flammable. The symbiote requires sustenance, however, and prefers its meat live. The Venom symbiote requires, at minimum, a meal of flesh once a week, though it can be sated for two weeks with “dead” meat. The fresher the meal, the better. Additionally, the symbiote can be “loaned out” to others, but doing so is a dangerous proposition. The symbiote drains some hosts quickly, withering their physical form slowly over time. Short periods would be relatively harmless, but compatibility is an issue. Venom’s preferred host is Eddie, and doesn’t take kindly to being passed around like a toy.

Talents: Eddie’s own talents include investigative journalism and motorcycle maintenance and riding. He has a small degree of hand-to-hand combat skills (he took a few self-defense classes) but he’s otherwise a city boy who is used to having his ear to the ground. Venom’s talents are much more combat oriented, taking over when Eddie is in a pinch.

Interests: Investigative journalism, motorcycles, getting a new job, getting his girlfriend back. Eddie has a strong sense of justice and isn’t afraid to make enemies with his investigations. In fact, he almost welcomes it. If they’re angry with him, it’s because he’s doing his job well, and they’re not good people.

History (Up until point of entry into the game): After being kicked out of the Daily Globe, Eddie eventually had it all, as far as he was concerned. He had his journalism gig, his own report segment, the support of a network, and a loving girlfriend, Anne. His self-appointed assignment of investigating into Carlton Drake robbed him of it all. Trying to get more dirt on Drake, who he suspected had used his influence and stripped him of everything, Eddie uncovered the Venom symbiote, which bonded with him. The two embarked on a quest to stop another symbiote, bonded to the same man who’d stripped Eddie of everything he ever cared for, from bringing more symbiotes to the world so that the symbiotes could devour the planet. The two succeeded in killing Drake and his symbiote, and while Eddie wasn’t able to recover everything he’d lost, he definitely felt like he was moving up in the world. He embarked on a journey to pursue news in the written word, rather than videos and news segments, and that was when he arrived in Wall, rather unexpectedly. After all, how could one expect to arrive in a whole new world?