Venom, codenamed VNM-252, is a character in the Marvel's Spider-Man video game series, serving as an antagonist in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. It is an alien symbiote that bonds with human bodies to use as hosts.
Of all the enemies that Peter Parker and Miles Morales face in Marvel's Spider-Man 2, few are as terrifying and relentless as Venom. Powered by an extraterrestrial symbiote, the villain threatens all of Marvel's New York over the course of the game and pushes the Spider-Men to the very limit.
The first and most infamous man to call himself Venom, Eddie Brock was bound to an alien symbiote following its rejection by Peter Parker. Driven by all-consuming hatred, Venom's sole desire was to kill Spider-Man.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 introduces a variety of new villains, with Kraven killing several classic villains, setting the stakes high for the game. Venom, embodied by Harry Osborn, becomes a major and heartbreaking antagonist in the game, amplifying the personal connection between Peter and the villain.
Venom's appearance in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 deviates from the comics by making Harry Osborn the host instead of Eddie Brock or Flash Thompson, but still maintains a connection to Agent Venom.
Speaking to Gizmodo, Arfmann explained the studio's motivation behind making Harry Osborn the new Venom. As it turns out, the biggest reason to make Harry into Venom is his longstanding friendship with Peter Parker, which makes their eventual rivalry more dramatic.
Because of the symbiote's influence on his personality, Peter refused to return the symbiote to Harry, even to save his best friend's life. Incensed, Harry extracted the symbiote from Peter and rebonds with it, transforming into Venom and wreaking havoc across New York City as Peter and Miles scrambled to stop him.
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Peter suffers an emotional breakdown over his inability to balance his life, with the stress stripping him of his powers as a result. He quits being Spider-Man, returns to his normal life, and attempts to reconcile with Mary Jane. He also finally confesses to Aunt May the truth about Uncle Ben's death.
Players will have to unlock new skills and upgrade their suits to make sure that they can fight and vanquish these opponents. There are a total of eight villains in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 that players will encounter in their adventure.
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Edward "Eddie" Brock Jr., later known as Venom, is the main antagonist of the 2007 superhero film Spider-Man 3, the third and final installment of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, and the main protagonist of its tie-in comic book Spider-Man 3: The Black.
, specifically being an major anti-hero in the Spider-Man franchise and one of the main protagonists (alongside Eddie Brock) and titular character of the Venom series. He is one of Spider-Man's archenemies, now turned friendly rival.
Harold "Harry" Osborn, also known as Venom with his symbiote, is one the main antagonists of Marvel's Spider-Man franchise, serving a minor character in both the 2018 superhero video game Marvel's Spider-Man and its 2020 spin-off Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and one of the main antagonists of its 2023 sequel ...
Since his debut however, Venom has evolved into an antiheroic figure, slowly distancing himself from his initial goal to ruin Spider-Man's life to try and do good instead, even putting aside his differences with and helping Spider-Man at times.
The emotionally charged conflict of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 climaxes in a final boss battle against Venom, who challenges your mastery of the game's combat systems.
Aside from Venom, likely the most well-known symbiote is Carnage, who takes on serial killer Cletus Kasady as a host in the comics. While Carnage doesn't directly appear in Spider-Man 2, he is heavily hinted at to be coming as a villain in a future DLC or Spider-Man 3 game as The Flame quest alludes to.
As for Harry, we have yet to see the younger Osborn become Green Goblin, either. Spider-Man 2 instead has Harry bond with the Venom symbiote, similar to what happened in the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series. Only at the very end of Spider-Man 2 do we get any hint about the impending debut of Green Goblin.
Spider-Man 2's game length has sparked debate among fans due to its relatively short main story compared to other AAA games. Bryan Intihar, the creative director of Spider-Man 2, defends the game's shorter duration by emphasizing the importance of delivering a high-quality experience that justifies the price.
Despite all the rewrites, Raimi reportedly hated the scripts. He told Sony he could not meet the May 6, 2011, release date and deliver a satisfying film and decided to depart from the project. On January 11, 2010, the decision was made to scrap Spider-Man 4 entirely and reboot the franchise.
Fearing for his safety, especially for the sake of his lonely Aunt May, Peter opted to remove his powers completely. Going back to Doctor Turner, Spider-Man stood under the machine, stripping him of his spider-powers.
He did, however, become Venom in cartoon the Ultimate Spider-Man. After the symbiote was destroyed, Harry took a piece of the suit and was crowned the "Black Suit Spider-Man", and became a favourite of New York denizens as he took ample opportunity to humiliate Peter Parker.
Venom came to empathize with Eddie's status as a "loser", eventually deciding to turn on its own kind and save the Earth from being invaded. The symbiote ultimately agreed to work alongside Eddie as a vigilante, to only hurt bad people despite its own confusion of how it can tell the difference of who is good or bad.
Venom is not inherently evil, but he does have some anger and control issues. he wants to have spiderman as his host, due to spidey's strength, powers, and the fact that he was his first host. he doesn't really have a moral compass, so all of his actions are based around getting to spiderman.
