| “ | That's where you are wrong. It's not about control, or following orders like a soldier. It's about us. We. We are Venom! | „ |
| ~ Eddie Brock/Venom to Flash Thompson - his most famous quote. |
| “ | You know... I hear what you all say about me. About us. And it's fine. Honestly, I've been hearing this question since this all started... hell, I even heard it from my kid. "Is Venom a good guy... or a bad guy?" I get it. I do. I know we can be... you know... a little erratic. We've been on both sides of the line so many times even I can't keep track. It's a fair question is what I'm trying to say. And the answer... I don't know. It's not easy... when this all started... when I first got the symbiote and... gave myself this "cool" name, I... Lord help me, I thought-- I thought I was doing the right thing. I genuinely thought that killing Spider-Man was the right thing to do. I honestly did. And looking back at it now... God... what was wrong with me? I know. I know. That doesn't answer the question, right? But... it kinda does. You ask me if I'm a good guy or a bad guy, and, well... I mean, if I didn't think I was a bad guy when I was trying to kill Spider-Man, how can I trust myself to answer it now? I think the truth is that I... I so want to be. I want people to look at me the way they look at him. At Spider-Man. I've seen it. They see him, and they know everything is going to be okay. They look at me and... I don't know. Maybe I don't think I'm good enough of a guy to be a good guy. But... I'm trying. We're trying. Every day. | „ |
| ~ Eddie Brock/Venom to the Avengers. |
Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock is a redeemed antagonist in the Spider-Man comics and the titular main protagonist of the Venom comics.
He is the original Venom and one of Spider-Man's greatest foes. After being separated from the Venom symbiote and becoming Anti-Venom, he eventually became the second host of the symbiote Toxin, before being bonded with the Venom symbiote once again and resuming his role as the Lethal Protector. Most recently, he became the King in Black after defeating Knull.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Admirable?[]
In General[]
- He eventually took responsibility and felt remorse for many of his misdeeds before and during his career as Venom, including accidentally killing his neighbor's son as a teenager and trying to kill Spider-Man.
- He genuinely loved and cared for Anne even after their divorce and his turn to villainy, and he still mourns her death.
- Helped Spider-Man save Anne when an amusement ride fell on her.
- While he sold the Venom symbiote at a supervillain auction, he did so to donate the proceeds to charity and was distraught when he learned that it killed its host Angelo.
- He worked at the F.E.A.S.T. center as a volunteer.
- He helped defend the streets of New York during the War of the Realms.
- He destroyed Knull, saving the universe from him and usurping him as the King in Black.
- He acted as a benevolent ruler to the symbiotes and only piloted them with their consent.
- He was protective of his son Dylan and tried to be a good father to him even with his duties as the King in Black, even giving him his blessing to be the next Venom.
- He abandoned his grudge against Spider-Man, even becoming friends with him and coming to see him as a role model for his heroism.
- He tried to save Dylan from the Absent Throne and their leader Meridius.
- While he relapsed into his villainous self during Dark Web, this happened due to having his memories wiped against his will by Chasm, making Ben responsible for Eddie's actions at the time.
- Overall, he subverted most of his corrupting qualities as he redeemed himself.
- He stands out from other heroes like Spider-Man by committing similarly admirable acts with no powers outside of the symbiote and lower resources.
- Even while he was a supervillain, he abandoned a battle with Spider-Man to rescue an innocent baby.
- He teamed up with Spider-Man several times to fight Carnage.
- He defended an underground city of homeless people in San Francisco.
- When the Venom symbiote drove him to cannibalism while addicted to phenethylamine, he used chocolate to satiate its cravings without killing innocent people.
- He tried to become a more straightforward hero in New York, also trying to help his symbiote he found out it was physically and psychologically destabilizing.
- He freed the dinosaur-people from Stegron, later helping them broker peace with the Moloids and defending them from Kraven and Shriek.
- He helped Spider-Man, Black Cat, Agent Anti-Venom, and Andi Benton stop Lee Price from taking over New York's crime families, gaining respect for Agent Anti-Venom and persuading Black Cat to give up being a crime boss.
- He helped save the Multiverse from the Poisons, with his knowledge being instrumental to their defeat on Earth-616.
- He helped raise Sleeper until it was ready to bond with a worthy host, then bonding to it to save the Venom symbiote from Tel-Kar and prevent him from committing genocide.
- He saved Mary Jane Watson from the Red Goblin despite his bad history with Spider-Man and his loved ones, even allowing Spider-Man himself to borrow the Venom symbiote for an added edge against the villain.
- He defended Earth from a Knull-empowered Carnage and killed him to protect Dylan. While he ended up unleashing Knull, Eddie knew he couldn't win anyway and he had no other choice beyond letting Cletus kill his son.
- While he turned down his offer to join the Avengers' roster, he remained a close ally of the team and warned them about Knull's invasion.
- He helped the Anne Weying of Earth-1051 save her world from Codex.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- Despite showing remorse, he committed too many heinous crimes to qualify as Near Pure Good.
- He is an anti-hero who is mentally unstable and prone to brutal displays of violence even after his redemption.
- He is extremely lethal and has no qualms with killing or even eating his enemies. Although he stopped cannibalizing other humans, he is still willing to devour other sapient beings.
Trivia[]
- He is one of two versions of Eddie Brock to be Inconsistently Admirable, alongside his Sony's Spider-Man Universe incarnation.
External Links[]
- Eddie Brock on the Heroes Wiki
- Eddie Brock on the Villains Wiki
- Eddie Brock on the Marvel Wiki
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