For all the excitment building around the next Avengers movies and the MCU to follow, the question of Venom is still a total unknown. It’s been confirmed that a piece of the Venom symbiote exists in the MCU. But whether or not Spider-Man, or Tom Hardy’s host are aware of it, remains to be seen. Thankfully, the MCU has everything it needs to bring the most badass, epic, and action-ready form of the symbiote to life on screen.
Eddie Brock’s Best Venom Form Was A Suit of Symbiote Asgardian Armor
Venom #15 by Cullen Bunn, Iban Coello, Andres Mossa
Most Marvel fans will hear the name “Venom” or imagine Eddie Brock bonding with a symbiote and picture the classic Venom design. In the world of Marvel Comics, however, the physical form, weaponry, logo, or even color scheme of Venom is entirely within the duo’s control. And so it was that the War of the Realms event threw all of Earth into chaos, pulling every Marvel hero and villain into the carnage. For Eddie Brock, his invitation came in the form of an offer: a magical stone to make his innermost desire come true.
For a man like Eddie, that obviously means the chance to bond with a super-strong symbiote. The stone made that dream into a reality, unleashing a mystic incarnation of the classic Venom symbiote suit. Able to respond to Eddie’s needs and wants, the fight eventually inspired him to channel his power into a more brute force, berserker form: transforming the symbiote into a suit of Asgardian armor.
The design itself was instantly unforgettable, translating Eddie’s beared, massive bulk into a completely suitable new aesthetic. As Eddie was in total control of the symbiote, the resulting warrior was an ever-changing viking berserker, wielding weaponry that could transform just as quickly to the enemy at hand. In other words, a symbiote form that would put even Thor Odinson to shame.
As much as we, like all Venom fans, would love for Tom Hardy to get the chance to embody this brutal form on the big screen, that ship may have already sailed. In which case, you don’t need Eddie Brock to bring this Venom to the MCU.
Marvel Doesn’t Need Tom Hardy To Bring ‘Viking Venom’ To The MCU
Thor is The Perfect Warrior To Wear The Symbiote Armor On-Screen
While it’s possible that Venom could face Spider-Man in the MCU, it’s unclear if Tom Holland’s version of Peter Parker will be meeting the symbiote itself (recreating the comic book story of Secret Wars) or its host, Eddie Brock. The future of Tom Hardy’s Venom is very much a question mark following Venom: The Last Dance, but this incarnation of the symbiote draws a direct connection to one established Avenger: Thor, the team’s resident Asgardian (who is always in need of empowered armor).
It’s true that some fans would riot if the symbiote were invited into the action without Eddie Brock in tow, even if it was entrusted to a beloved hero like Thor, Hulk, or any other MCU star. But it’s worth remembering the small symbiote sample Eddie left behind in the MCU would be mindless, and therefore a match for the one seen above. In which case, the filmmakers could grant Thor a brand new symbiote suit of Asgardian battle armor, and still claim it is pulled directly from the comics.
Fingers will remain crossed that it is Eddie Brock who gets to unleash this incredible viking variation on moviegoers. B/ut if that isn’t meant to be, then Chris Hemsworth would absolutey do justice to thee coolest Venom form of all time.
- First Appearance
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The Amazing Spider-Man
- Alias
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Eddie Brock
- RELATIONSHIPS
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Eddie Brock (primary host and ally), Peter Parker/Spider-Man (initial enemy, later uneasy ally), Anne Weying (former wife of Eddie Brock and occasional host), Cletus Kasady/Carnage (offspring of the Venom symbiote and a deadly enemy)
- Alliance
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Vigilante
