No, Venom is more than just an "evil Spider-Man"; he's a darker reflection, a twisted anti-hero, or even a protagonist, depending on the story, born from Spider-Man's discarded suit and a host's (like Eddie Brock's) rage, creating a monstrous, power-hungry entity that contrasts Spider-Man's selfless heroism, though they share powers and appearance.
The symbiote went on to merge with other hosts, beginning with Eddie Brock, its second host, with whom it first became Venom. Venom has endured as one of Spider-Man's most prominent villains, and was initially regarded as one of his three archenemies, alongside the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus.
Venom isn't even an anti hero anymore he's a straight up good guy and has been for over a decade. He hasn't been a villain in 616 outside of Mac Gargan for almost 30 years now.
He is the first live action Spider-Man villain to be Pure Evil followed by MCU Mysterio. He is the only villain in the Raimiverse to be Pure Evil. His novelization version does not qualify as Pure Evil due to being brainwashed by the symbiote.
Venom is obsessed with Peter Parker because he was the original host. In the same way carnage is obsessed with Cletus Kasady because he was the original host for Carnage.
Carnage is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an adversary of Spider-Man and the archenemy of Carnage's father Venom, in particular the Eddie Brock incarnation of the character, although Carnage and Venom have joined forces when their goals have aligned.
The Norman version of the Green Goblin is usually regarded as Spider-Man's archenemy.
After Peter learned about the identity of his Uncle Ben's true killer, Sandman, the symbiote was drawn by Peter's vengeance and saw the opportunity to bond with him. The symbiote stealthily bonded with Peter as he was in bed, changing his suit from a friendly red and blue to an aggressive black color.
Venom's twisted hate of Spider-Man, and his brief time as Spider-Man's costume, has led to his powers continuing to mimic Spider-Man's. Venom has a warning sense due to its alien origin and can swing from building to building in a similar manner as Spider-Man, using "webs" generated from the symbiote.
ICYMI: In a Hot Ones clip, Venom's weakness to fire & heat is shown as the wings seems to burn him significantly (and he suffers). 🥵 Notably, this vulnerability was NOT featured in the Spider-Man 2 PS5 game. 🔥 Symbiotes are canonically weak to high-frequency sound and fire. 🔊
Depends on the author mostly. If an author wants venom to be without a host for several months then venom can survive for several months. If another author wants carnage to die within hours without a host, then carnage will survive just for a few hours.
Venom is basically the Punisher with super powers and genuinely cares about saving/protecting innocent lives.
I don't know about the movies, but if I remember right, in the comics he was banished because most other symbiotes basically ate their hosts alive and found a new one when the host died, whereas venom wanted to take less from his host so they could live together permanently.
The 2003 story "The Hunger" introduced new elements to Brock's origin, revealing that Brock had cancer before joining with the symbiote, and that it chose to bond with Brock not only for his hatred towards Spider-Man, but also because the cancer causes the release of adrenaline, which feeds the symbiote.
Peter was the first light in that darkness, the first time the symbiote thought “yeah, I can be more than a weapon or a victim, I can be loved and a hero”. The symbiote inherited a lot from Peter, including the Parker luck. Peter treated the symbiote the way Peter is treated as Spider-Man.
And in the case of Ultimate Spider-Man specifically, the difference in lore. Venom in 616 is immune to Spider-Man's Spider-Sense because of the time the symbiote spent with Spider-Man. But in 1610, the Symbiote (which was artificially created and not an alien) that bonded to Spider-Man was destroyed.
For example, Venom gave birth to seven "children", and its first child Carnage had three.
Tobey the strongest and the best web slinger. He was faster than Andrew and was able to stop tom using his full strength.
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Knull appears in Venom: The Last Dance, portrayed by Andy Serkis. This version is the creator of the Symbiotes and the Xenophages, intended to destroy all life and light in the universe. However, his Symbiotes betrayed him and imprisoned him on his own world.
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