Toxin (Marvel)
Toxin is a comic characters who features in Marvel Comics.
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History
Toxin was a Symbote born when Carnage asexually reproduced with the offspring being the rare one thousandth generation of their kind. As was the nature of Symbiotes, Carnage sought to kill the child after birth with Venom seeking to stop him. During their fight, the newborn Symbiote was birthed where it attached itself to police officer Pat Mulligan who was at the scene of Carnage and Venom's fight. This resulted in Carnage tracking down the human and abducing him where he intended to kill both the policeman and the offspring together. (Venom/Carnage v1 #1) Mulligan was only saved by the intervention of the Black Cat Felicia Hardy who delayed Carnage long enough for Venom to arrive. Together, they managed to fight Carnage off allowing for Mulligan to live where he went to work the next day but began to notice strange in him. He later sought to track down the Black Cat in order to ask her about the Symbiotes though she knew little about the creatures. The pair were then confronted by Cletus Kasady who took on his Carnage form to kill Mulligan who suddenly manifested his own Symbiote suit as well. (Venom/Carnage v1 #2)
Within the Crime Master's possession, the Toxin Symbiote remained captive until the crime boss decided to use the creature to make the newest addition to his Savage Six. The villain was nearly killed by Agent Venom until a manic Eddie Brock intervened in his mad quest to eliminate all Symbiotes. During the fight, Brock was captured and was forcibly bonded to Toxin thus making him the final member of the Crime Master's team who were going to hunt down Agent Venom. (Venom v2 #17)
The Symbiote later returned back to Earth where it came to bond with a young human boy named Bren Waters. The two operated as Toxin during a time the Earth came under attack from the King in Black Knull who had led a Symbiote invasion of the planet. Toxin at this time responded to an incident involving an Alchemax up-turned transport that freed a Brood who was attacking the security officers at the scene. Bren then learnt that the Brood was actually a human test subject who was forcibly implanted with Brood marrow as part of the company's experiments. They were then interrupted by a Guardsmen who attacked Toxin with the Symbiote forced to flee back to Bren's home. (King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes v1 #3)
Overview
In appearance, Toxin was a member of the Symbiote race who were amorphous beings that bonded to living hosts. (Venom/Carnage v1 #1) When manifesting, it bonded the host in living flesh that took the form of a suit over them. (Venom/Carnage v1 #2) When not needed, the Symbiote matter retreat back through the skin of the host and into the body thus hiding itself from others. (Venom/Carnage v1 #3) The name Toxin was actually given to it by its grandfather Venom who had wanted the child to survive so its genes could continue into the future. (Venom/Carnage v1 #2)
The Symbiote provided a range of superhuman abilities and enhanced heir hosts. Even when not manifested over them, Toxin provided increased strength and speed to the host. It could also allow them to climb up surfaces using their hands to stick to solid surfaces. It was said that Toxin was strong even when compared to other Symbiotes such as its father. (Venom/Carnage v1 #3)
The host had to contend with Toxin's personality and its instincts which was to kill people. (Venom/Carnage v1 #3)
As the one thousandth generation, the chances of a psychotic breakdown were great unless the grandparent instructed the child in the ancient ways of the Symbiotes. (Venom/Carnage v1 #1)
Hosts
- Pat Mulligan :
- Eddie Brock :
Notes
- Toxin was created by Peter Milligan and Clayton Crain where Patrick Mulligan appeared in Venom/Carnage v1 #1 (September, 2004) whilst appeared as Toxin in Venom/Carnage v1 #2 (October, 2004).
- Eddie Brock became Toxin in Venom v2 #17 (May, 2012).
In other media
Video games
- In Marvel: War of Heroes, the Toxin Symbiote appeared as a playable card in the video game.
- In Marvel Heroes, Toxin appeared as an alternate skin for Venom in the setting of the MMORPG video game.
- In Spider-Man Unlimited, the Pat Mulligan Toxin appeared as a playable character in the iOS video game.
Toys
Appearances
- Venom/Carnage v1: (2004)
- Venom v2:
- Carnage v2:
- King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes v1:
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