#the symbiote

[daydreamerwonderkid]

I actually haven't seen a single one of the Venom movies so I'm assuming-via the power of general Tumblr osmosis-that they actually addressed the monster fucking aspect of Eddie and the Symbiote's relationship or they did something like have the Symbiote temporarily possess a random female character to avoid the possibility of gay

[ministerofchaosabsolute]

Venny/Symby/Strifey

[darkopsiian]

"that's it, COME HERE-"

[cultofthewyrm]

by Davide Paratore

[the-cooler-vigilante]

GOD I am so hyped for the Spider-Man 2 Trailer, even if I'm not gonna be able to play it until it releases on PC.

The Gameplay looks amazing, I can't wait to see how the new gliding mechanic works, let alone the new combat abilities.

I LOVE how much more savage Peter's moveset is while he's wearing the symbiote, some more of his frustration and anger bleeding into his moves.

As for Miles...

MY MAN HAS LEARNED HOW TO DO THE KAMEHAMEHA. I also love the new blue energy look he's got going on. I wonder if that's a side effect of the NuForm reactor or his abilities maturing.

Gameplay aside, I really want to talk about the little chunk of the story we're given, I'm not gonna talk about the whole thing, but there is some interesting stuff that flies by pretty quick.

First off, we get a look at the Targets Kraven has chosen to potentially hunt:

In order we see Black Cat, The Prowler, Wraith (Yuri Watanabe), Tombstone, Peter Parker Spider-Man, Miles Morales Spider-Man, The Lizard, Tombstone, and finally a last character that we don't get to fully see.

Now this character could be anyone, but I do have a few theories. It is NOT Norman Osborn. Norman's definitely going to show up as the Green Goblin, either in act 2 or 3 of this game, or as the main antagonist of the 3rd game. But he's not on the radar. So whoever it is, it's not him.

One possibility I think is more likely is that this target might be Otto Octavius, either as Doctor Octopus or the Master Planner. In the time between the last game and this one, he may have escape and is formulating a plan to once again terrorize Norman Osborn.

It could also be Mister Negative, after all we never saw him get sent to prison, just batted away by Doc Ock after his fight with Spider-Man. I could be wrong though.

Now, only in my most wildest hopes and dreams could this happen. But I hope it might be someone we haven't seen before; Deadpool. He could be a source of challenges akin to Taskmaster or Screwball, or the minor antagonist of the story, which Shattered Dimensions did very well.

Moving on from that detour I really want to talk about the Black Suit. Hell, we're all gonna be talking about the Symbiote after this.

The black suit looks. so. damn. good.

I didn't know how to feel about it at first, but the more I got used to the look the more it works for me. It feels so alien and wrong. It's shines too much, and just looks wet. Like, all of the time. Aside from that, the way it has a thicker, more armored looking outside protecting and intricate, nerve-like looking inside feels perfect for this interpretation.

I think we can assume that at this point in the story, Peter has had the Symbiote for a while, and it's getting more and more of a hold on him. His anger bleeds out during the fight at (what I'm assuming is) Curt Connor's house, beating the ever loving spaghetti out of Kraven's Goons.

He acts more reckless too, single mindedly going after the attack chopper, which definitely would have ended poorly his Miles hadn't been there to pull him out of harm's way. Hell, I don't think he's even considering what could happen to everyone around that fight should things get messy.

I can't post too many more images, but I didn't see him swooping in to save anyone in this sequence, just going after the attack chopper. again. In fact, looking back at the video, he doesn't even seem to try to stop that sign from falling, more concerned with taking down the chopper with Miles, even then only giving "Fine" as a response to Miles.

But this is where it really hit for me.

These two scenes, the one where Peter almost goes after the Lizard, instead of helping the people back on the pier. And the scene where he says, "So do I." in response to Miles comment about the Lizards bigass chompers. Just look at those eyes man, even now Venom is taking form.

To me it feels like the Symbiote is lowing Peter's inhibitions, and raising his levels of frustration, of anger. Letting the venom out. Except it's not just aimed at Peter's enemies, but also his friends and family as well.

I don't think Peter's going to be doing too well at the start of the game, I mean, yeah he's got Mary Jane and Miles, but he's also lost Aunt May, been betrayed by Yuri, and is on the verge of losing Harry, whose only hope is Curt Connors, the very same man he just let escape.

The Symbiote is feeding on not only his anger, but his fears. I think that in this version of the story, it's going to take a little more than church bells and sheer will to pry it off of him. But that's just speculation. Either way, whatever path this game wants to take with the symbiote is going to be one hell of a trip, no doubt.

[mysticalgalaxysalad]

Stare into the void and the void might stare back 🖤

Reference pic here

[valentinecult]

According to Marvel's Spider Man director, they wanted to make the story of the Venom symbiote based off of a drug addiction. Isn't the symbiote an alien life form, not a drug or science experiment?

Technically, in the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, it was science experiment. A man made organism.

Now, yes it is an alien lifeform and it is confirmed as such by Insomniac.

Based on the modern depiction of Venom and the symbiote, the symbiote is similar to a drug. When Spider-Man wears it, it increases his strength, speed, and agility. It feels good because of the chemicals it releases, most likely the dopamine. It can also effect mood swings.

We've seen this in Spider-Man 3 and while fans think the dance scene is cringey, it's supposed to show how much the symbiote has altered Peter's personality. Peter Parker is normally this dorky, nerdy, and awkward boy. When wearing the symbiote, it makes him feel more confident and good about himself.

The symbiote very much like a drug. It is addicting and makes you feel unstoppable. The downside is that it increases aggression and an emotional imbalance. The symbiote can change Peter's mood and attitude.

As we saw in the gameplay trailer, this is a Spider-Man who is seriously pissed off and fighting in a more brutal fashion. He even tossed an innocent man to the ground like he's a hinderance and is dismissive toward Miles.

Even the worse part, the symbiote can feed on your life force and kill you.

But we're talking about Spider-Man. Spider-Man is already strong, so obviously the symbiote won't drain the life out of him. Oh no, it will wind up corrupting him and turn him into something...monstrous.

There's this comic called a Spider's Shadow. A scenario where what if Spider-Man decided to keep the symbiote suit.

The result wasn't pretty. I'll tell you this, a full fledged symbiote Spiderman makes Venom look friendly in comparison.

Read it, it's terrifying as hell.

[emmabirb8]

@mollyscribbles

bad and naughty symbiotes get put in the salad spinner

[wolfboywarmachines]

happy pride to the marketing team tom hardy held at gunpoint to get this gay ass tagline

[daydreamerwonderkid]

OH so eddy and venom are an actual thing thing 😳

I just thought they were a popular ship because of tom hardy and tumbkr being into monster fucking

Yeah, no, the Tumblr girlies are absolutely on point with this one

[princessbutler1316]

[godsplatter]

til death do they part

[mintaikk]

I wanna talk about Venom but I can't make a coherent thought so have these I got off of Pinterest

[bridoesotherjunk]

[jovuuu]

Don’t blame Eddie for being in a constant state of fight-or-flight

[symbiotic-slime]

you haven’t truly experienced the full spectrum of human emotions until you’re sobbing because your favourite character just died and then fucking memories by maroon 5 starts playing