Venom

*For an article covering Venom's appearance in Death Battle, visit the DEATH BATTLE! Wiki*.

## Venom

### Origin

**Eddie Brock:** *Web of Spider-Man Vol.1 #18*
(1986)
**Symbiote:** *The Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #252*
(1984)
**Venom:** *The Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #299*
(1988)

## Appearance

### Opponent

*We are the fury of this red-drenched city. Clothed in the armor of an avenging legion. This ends with us. All of us. Because we're stronger when we're together. And together... We. Are. **Venom**.*
—Venom
**Edward "Eddie" Brock** and the **Venom Symbiote**, collectively known as **Venom**, are anti-heroes from *Marvel Comics*. They appeared in the 72nd episode of DBX, Venom VS Spawn, where they fought against Spawn from the *Spawn* series.

## History

Edward Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter from the Daily Globe on the verge of great success, until had his life turned upside down when he put out a story blaming someone as a serial killer, only to be proven wrong when Spider-Man caught the real criminal. His life fell apart afterward, as he not only lost his job, but he was also divorced from his wife, diagnosed with terminal adrenal cancer, and disowned by his father. After blaming Spider-Man for his misfortune, Eddie decided to go to a church to ask for forgiveness, and by sheer coincidence, found a mysterious sentient black goo with a similar grudge against the wall-crawler. This was an alien symbiote from outer space who had previously bonded with Peter Parker and created a black suit which gave him incredible power. However, when Peter learned that his suit was not only alive, but it also augmented his rage and sought to permanently bond with him, he discarded the symbiote, which then found its way to Eddie. The two's mutual hatred allowed them to bond and form into the fearsome creature known to all as "Venom", who would be not only one of Spider-Man's greatest foes, but also sometimes allies, of all time.

## Gallery

### Appearance

Sprite used in DBX
(From *Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes*, recolored to match modern color palette)
### Arsenal and Abilities

TransformationShapeshiftingTendrilsSpikesShieldsWingsWebbingInvisibilitySuper Strength360° VisionPsychic WailEnergy AbsorptionVenomous FangsAcidic Breath
## Trivia

* Venom is the 20th *Disney* character to appear, after Jango Fett, Spider-Man, The Predator, Iron Man, Wolverine, Iron Fist, Magneto, Darth Vader, Gambit, Taskmaster, Thor, The Hulk, The Juggernaut, Blade, Mr. Fantastic, Daredevil, Domino, Iceman, and Black Cat, and with the next six being Fa Mulan, X-wing, Apocalypse, Donald Duck, Emperor Palpatine, and Master Xehanort.
	+ He is the 16th *Marvel* character to appear, after Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Iron Fist, Magneto, Gambit, Taskmaster, Thor, The Hulk, The Juggernaut, Blade, Mr. Fantastic, Daredevil, Domino, Iceman, and Black Cat, and with the next one being Apocalypse.
		- He is the 11th *Marvel* character to lose, after Spider-Man, Iron Man, Iron Fist, Magneto, Gambit, The Juggernaut, Blade, Mr. Fantastic, Daredevil, and Domino, and with the next one being Apocalypse.
	+ He is the 13th *Disney* character to lose, after Jango Fett, Spider-Man, The Predator, Iron Man, Iron Fist, Magneto, Gambit, The Juggernaut, Blade, Mr. Fantastic, Daredevil, and Domino, and with the next five being Fa Mulan, X-wing, Apocalypse, Donald Duck, and Master Xehanort.

## Notes

1. ↑ While the Symbiote has an equivalent of a real name that is not "Venom", it is unpronounceable in any Earth language and is primarily expressed through emotional wavelengths to a given host.

## References

* Eddie on Wikipedia
* Eddie on the Marvel Database
* The Venom Symbiote on Wikipedia
* The Venom Symbiote on the Marvel Database