The US military created an entire team of symbiote-powered super-soldiers during the Vietnam War. Wolverine even briefly bonded with one of the symbiotes during the ensuing struggle, meaning technically he became Venom decades before Eddie Brock or Peter Parker.
Dylan Brock is the son of Eddie Brock and Anne Weying. When Anne bonded to the Venom symbiote, she somehow became pregnant with Dylan. He was created by the symbiotes in order to destroy their god Knull and sever him from the Hive-Mind.
Now,in Venom #28, Virus finds himself in the thrall of Codex and reveals his identity after a bit of questioning. As it turns out, the mysterious Virus is actually Mac Gargan, the long-time Spider-Man villain who most famously operated as Scorpion.
The new symbiote then bonded with Brock's cellmate Cletus Kasady through a cut on his hand, transforming him into Carnage. The bond between the Carnage symbiote and Kasady was stronger than the bond between Brock and the Venom symbiote. As a result, Carnage is far more violent, powerful, and deadly than Venom.
10 Most Powerful Hosts Of The Venom Symbiote, Ranked
- 1 Flash Thompson.
- 2 Eddie Brock.
- 3 Peter Parker.
- 4 Mac Gargan.
- 5 Lee Price.
- 6 Deadpool.
- 7 Thunderbolt Ross.
- 8 Superior Spider-Man.
Venom is an alien symbiote that has had numerous hosts including Spider-Man, Eddie Brock, Mac Gargan, Flash Thompson, and in one reality at least, Deadpool.
Everyone knows Spider-Man wore the Venom symbiote before Eddie Brock, but Deadpool was technically the original host in Marvel Comics canon. Most Marvel Comics fans know that before the Venom symbiote found a host in Eddie Brock, it was worn for a time by Spider-Man, who discovered the black suit during Secret Wars.
Carnage was once a serial killer known as Cletus Kasady, and became Carnage after merging with the offspring of the alien symbiote called Venom during a prison breakout. The symbiote amplified his psychotic nature making him even less mentally stable than he had been previously, and therefore even more dangerous.
Venom is able to lift up to 700 pounds without bonding to anyone. He is even capable of surviving harmful areas for long periods of time. Even when he bonded to a host, venom has elasticity, size change, healing factor, shape-shifting, and regeneration.
These became the five symbiotes called Scream, Lasher, Riot, Agony, and Phage. Each was bonded to a Life Foundation mercenary and terrorized Venom. Over time, the symbiote became more predatory.
Eddie Brock is easily the best Venom host, both in the comics and in the mind of Venom itself. Through the years, Venom has proven that he will jump out of a host without a second thought if he has a chance to get back to Eddie Brock (or Peter Parker for that matter).
