



Could that be someone other than Peter or Miles under the masks? It’s possible! But at that point we’re talking about some marketing shenanigans, and that’s not worth getting into.įinally, Intihar did say something else interesting about Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which is that Insomniac is looking to tell an “original story,” something fans haven’t seen in the movies or comics. However, both the artwork shown during the show and the pre-order statue for the game depict Venom fighting both Spider-Mans in their classic suits. This might seem obvious, but with Peter wearing a symbiote suit at some point in the game, anything is possible. Who else? Well: Neither Miles or Peter are Venom. Image: Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment When the Venom symbiote (or any symbiote) uses a femme body as a host, the combined body typically takes on more *cough* stereotypically feminine features (e.g., Michelle Williams in the first Venom movie). We also heard him speak with a masculine voice in a previous trailer for the game. The reveal featured some artwork of Venom - whose suit/skin, much like the Spider-Mans, should look very familiar to comic fans - and the character does look conventionally masculine. Who else do we know isn’t Venom? Well, most non-male characters are also probably out. Keighley asked if one of the Osborns was Venom, but Intihar only confirmed that Brock was out of the running (which we’ll revisit further down). This is one of the few things we know for sure about Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Who isn’t Venom Image: Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainmentĭuring the Summer Game Fest reveal, Intihar told host Geoff Keighley that the most famous Venom - journalist, meathead, and onetime rival to Peter Parker, Eddie Brock - won’t be inside the symbiote this time. Who is Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2? Let’s see if we can figure it out. With the very limited amount of information we have, we wanted to gather up all the facts and do some old-fashioned Daily Bugle investigating. This came as a bit of a shock to Marvel’s Spider-Man fans, as the finale of the first game heavily hints at who will take on the symbiote in the sequel. But when Insomniac Games creative director Bryan Intihar confirmed that the highly anticipated sequel will come to PlayStation 5 this October, he teased that Venom’s identity in the game may remain a mystery until players discover it for themselves. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, the sequel to the 2018 web-slinger game and its 2020 spinoff, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, is setting up the classic battle between its Spider-Mans and Venom.

At various times he's rejected Venom entirely, sought to make amends for his crimes, bonded with a number of alternative symbiotes, including the deadly Toxin and the mindless Anti-Venom, had a son (more on him shortly.), died, been resurrected, studied time travel with Kang, and all that comics good stuff.Ĭurrently he's acting as the King in Black - the cosmic god of the symbiotes - but he still finds himself pulled between his best and worst instincts.Venom is one of Spider-Man’s most valuable allies in many Marvel stories, but he always has to play the role of villain first. Following those early adventures, he has been alternately a terrifying supervillain and a surprising hero. Consumed with a hatred of Spidey, he makes the ideal host for the alien Venom symbiote, recently rejected by Peter Parker.īut Brock is no simple bad guy.
EDDIE BROCK SERIAL
Eddie Brock was created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane, first appearing (albeit briefly) in 1986's Web of Spider-Man #18, before properly debuting a couple of years later in 1988's The Amazing Spider-Man #300.Ī bullish reporter at the Daily Globe, Brock falsely identified a serial killer, only to be disgraced when Spider-Man revealed the true culprit.
