Anti-Venom
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'''Anti-Venom''' is a name taken by various characters in [[Marvel Comics]]. | '''Anti-Venom''' is a name taken by various characters in [[Marvel Comics]]. | ||
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Eddie Brock was a male human who was formerly host to an alien [[Symbiotes (Marvel)|Symbiote]] named [[Venom (Marvel)|Venom]] though came to purge himself of the entity. In time, he came to be homeless but felt free from the control of the creature where he wandered the streets of New York City. Brock was at a F.E.A.S.T. centre as he lived as a homeless man when the site was attacked by the [[Thunderbolts (Marvel)|Thunderbolts]] at the direction of [[Norman Osborn]]. In that time, [[Mac Gargan]] possessed the Venom Symbiote and whilst going through people had inadvertently found Eddie Brock. Contact with its old host led to the Symbiote attempting to bond with Eddie but instead it triggered a transformation that resulted in him becoming Anti-Venom. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #569) | Eddie Brock was a male human who was formerly host to an alien [[Symbiotes (Marvel)|Symbiote]] named [[Venom (Marvel)|Venom]] though came to purge himself of the entity. In time, he came to be homeless but felt free from the control of the creature where he wandered the streets of New York City. Brock was at a F.E.A.S.T. centre as he lived as a homeless man when the site was attacked by the [[Thunderbolts (Marvel)|Thunderbolts]] at the direction of [[Norman Osborn]]. In that time, [[Mac Gargan]] possessed the Venom Symbiote and whilst going through people had inadvertently found Eddie Brock. Contact with its old host led to the Symbiote attempting to bond with Eddie but instead it triggered a transformation that resulted in him becoming Anti-Venom. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #569) | ||
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| + | Around this time, New York became afflicted with a disease that gave the people powers similar to Spider-Man. This caused havoc in the city with a quarantine being announced to contain its spread. Anti-Venom began targeting anyone with spider powers and used his abilities to cure them of it thus returning them to normal as he believed the disease was a curse rather than a gift. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #668) In time, the epidemic mutated into a third stage transforming people into spider-monsters with those in these stages looking to Anti-Venom to cure them. Agent Venom was deployed upon hearing of this to capture Anti-Venom and deliver him to [[Horizon Labs]] so that a cure could be made from him. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #670) The alien antibodies were harvested from the suit with every cell being used to develop a cure for the entirety of New York with the result being that Brock was to lose all his abilities. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #671) | ||
==Anti-Venom (Unknown)== | ==Anti-Venom (Unknown)== | ||
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==Anti-Venom (Flash Thompson)== | ==Anti-Venom (Flash Thompson)== | ||
: ''Main Article'': [[Flash Thompson]] | : ''Main Article'': [[Flash Thompson]] | ||
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| + | Flash Thompson was a male human who had been bonded to the Venom Symbiote and became the hero '''Agent Venom''' until the organism was separated from him. He came to use the remnants of Venom to track the Symbiote to the [[Alchemax]] corporation where he learnt that it ad been re-bonded to Eddie Brock. Breaking into the laboratory, Thompson fought Brock for control of the Symbiote with Spider-Man appearing at the scene. Looking to stop the reformation of Venom, he overturned a vat containing artificial Anti-Venom serum that was being developed by Alchemax. This was used as an attempt to kill the Symbiote but instead the serum bonded with Flash turning him into '''Agent Anti-Venom'''. (Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Alpha v1 #1) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | In appearance, Anti-Venom resembled the Venom Symbiote except its body was coated all white with only a few black sections whilst the hosts eyes were red. It possessed many features of a Symbiote including the ability to change its shape and manifest different forms as weapons. An added feature though was the power to burn foreign bodies in a target thus making its very touch corrosive to a Symbiote. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #569) | + | In appearance, Anti-Venom resembled the Venom Symbiote except its body was coated all white with only a few black sections whilst the hosts eyes were red. It possessed many features of a Symbiote including the ability to change its shape and manifest different forms as weapons. An added feature though was the power to burn foreign bodies in a target thus making its very touch corrosive to a Symbiote. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #569) It was the result of a mutation of a Symbiote remnants causing the manifestation of a new organism. Anti-Venom had the ability of purging foreign matter in organic cells and literally burnt them out through contact. Thus, their touch was poisonous to Symbiotes who burnt upon being touched by him. This power could also be applied to other individuals such attempting to remove the radiation within superpowered human. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #570) |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
*In Ultimate Spider-Man, Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the animated television series during the Sinister Six season where he was voiced by actor Matt Lanter. | *In Ultimate Spider-Man, Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the animated television series during the Sinister Six season where he was voiced by actor Matt Lanter. | ||
| + | *In Spider-Man, Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the animated television series during its Maximum Venom season in the episode "Vengeance of Venom" | ||
===Video games=== | ===Video games=== | ||
*In Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Eddie Brock as Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor Steve Blum. | *In Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Eddie Brock as Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor Steve Blum. | ||
| + | *In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, the Eddie Brock incarnation of Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the Facebook video game. | ||
| + | *In Marvel Strike Force, the Eddie Brock incarnation of Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the mobile video game. | ||
| + | *In Marvel Contest of Champions, the Eddie Brock incarnation of Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the mobile video game. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''Amazing Spider-Man v1'': (1996) | *''Amazing Spider-Man v1'': (1996) | ||
| + | *''Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Anti-Venom - New Ways to Live v1'': | ||
| + | *''Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Alpha v1'': | ||
| + | *''Extreme Carnage v1'': | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:36, 7 December 2021
Anti-Venom is a name taken by various characters in Marvel Comics.
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Anti-Venom (Eddie Brock)
- Main Article: Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock was a male human who was formerly host to an alien Symbiote named Venom though came to purge himself of the entity. In time, he came to be homeless but felt free from the control of the creature where he wandered the streets of New York City. Brock was at a F.E.A.S.T. centre as he lived as a homeless man when the site was attacked by the Thunderbolts at the direction of Norman Osborn. In that time, Mac Gargan possessed the Venom Symbiote and whilst going through people had inadvertently found Eddie Brock. Contact with its old host led to the Symbiote attempting to bond with Eddie but instead it triggered a transformation that resulted in him becoming Anti-Venom. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #569)
Around this time, New York became afflicted with a disease that gave the people powers similar to Spider-Man. This caused havoc in the city with a quarantine being announced to contain its spread. Anti-Venom began targeting anyone with spider powers and used his abilities to cure them of it thus returning them to normal as he believed the disease was a curse rather than a gift. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #668) In time, the epidemic mutated into a third stage transforming people into spider-monsters with those in these stages looking to Anti-Venom to cure them. Agent Venom was deployed upon hearing of this to capture Anti-Venom and deliver him to Horizon Labs so that a cure could be made from him. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #670) The alien antibodies were harvested from the suit with every cell being used to develop a cure for the entirety of New York with the result being that Brock was to lose all his abilities. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #671)
Anti-Venom (Unknown)
- Main Article: Unknown
Anti-Venom (Flash Thompson)
- Main Article: Flash Thompson
Flash Thompson was a male human who had been bonded to the Venom Symbiote and became the hero Agent Venom until the organism was separated from him. He came to use the remnants of Venom to track the Symbiote to the Alchemax corporation where he learnt that it ad been re-bonded to Eddie Brock. Breaking into the laboratory, Thompson fought Brock for control of the Symbiote with Spider-Man appearing at the scene. Looking to stop the reformation of Venom, he overturned a vat containing artificial Anti-Venom serum that was being developed by Alchemax. This was used as an attempt to kill the Symbiote but instead the serum bonded with Flash turning him into Agent Anti-Venom. (Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Alpha v1 #1)
Overview
In appearance, Anti-Venom resembled the Venom Symbiote except its body was coated all white with only a few black sections whilst the hosts eyes were red. It possessed many features of a Symbiote including the ability to change its shape and manifest different forms as weapons. An added feature though was the power to burn foreign bodies in a target thus making its very touch corrosive to a Symbiote. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #569) It was the result of a mutation of a Symbiote remnants causing the manifestation of a new organism. Anti-Venom had the ability of purging foreign matter in organic cells and literally burnt them out through contact. Thus, their touch was poisonous to Symbiotes who burnt upon being touched by him. This power could also be applied to other individuals such attempting to remove the radiation within superpowered human. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #570)
Notes
- The concept of Anti-Venom was created by Dan Slott and John Romita Jr. where it made its first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #569 (October, 2008).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Ultimate Spider-Man, Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the animated television series during the Sinister Six season where he was voiced by actor Matt Lanter.
- In Spider-Man, Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the animated television series during its Maximum Venom season in the episode "Vengeance of Venom"
Video games
- In Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Eddie Brock as Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor Steve Blum.
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, the Eddie Brock incarnation of Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the Facebook video game.
- In Marvel Strike Force, the Eddie Brock incarnation of Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the mobile video game.
- In Marvel Contest of Champions, the Eddie Brock incarnation of Anti-Venom appeared in the setting of the mobile video game.
Appearances
- Amazing Spider-Man v1: (1996)
- Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Anti-Venom - New Ways to Live v1:
- Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Alpha v1:
- Extreme Carnage v1:
External Links
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