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{{~~for|~~other uses ~~of "Symbiosis" or "Symbiont"~~|~~Symbiosis~~Symbiote (disambiguation)}}

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|creators = [[Roger Stern]], [[Tom DeFalco]], [[Mike Zeck]], [[David Michelinie]]

|deities = [[Knull (comics)|Knull]]

|homeworld = [[Gorr the God Butcher|Gorr]]'s unnamed planet; later moved to Klyntar

|members = See [[#List of symbiotes|List of symbiotes]]

|powers = Symbiosis with a host provides superhuman strength, speed, agility, and endurance; gains characteristics of host; amplifies original powers and traits of hosts

|subcat = Marvel universe

|altcat = Marvel Comics alien species

|sortkey = Symbiote

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The '''Klyntar''', [[Colloquialism|colloquially]] and more commonly referred to as '''[[Symbiosis|symbiotes]]''', are a fictional [[species]] of [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] [[Parasitism|parasitic]] [[Outline of life forms|life forms]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]], most commonly in association with [[Spider-Man]]. The symbiotes, as their alternative name suggest, form a [[Symbiosis|symbiotic]] bond with their [[Host (biology)|hosts]], through which a single entity is created. They are able to alter their hosts' personalities and/or memories by influencing their darkest desires, along with amplifying their physical and emotional traits and personality and thereby granting them super-human abilities. The symbiotes are also weakened when in range of extreme sounds or sonic frequencies. There are more than 40 known symbiotes in the [[Marvel Universe]].

The first and most well-known symbiote is [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]], who originally attached itself to Spider-Man during the 1985 ''[[Secret Wars]]'' miniseries. After Spider-Man rejected it upon discovering its true evil nature, the symbiote bonded with his rival, [[Eddie Brock]], with whom it first became Venom. The character has since endured as one of Spider-Man's [[archenemy|archenemies]], though he has also been occasionally depicted as an [[antihero]]. Other characters have later merged with the Venom symbiote, including the villain [[Mac Gargan]], and [[Flash Thompson]], who became the superhero [[Agent Venom]]. Other well-known symbiotes are [[Carnage (comics)|Carnage]], an offspring of Venom who, when merged with its most infamous host, [[Cletus Kasady]], has served as an enemy of both Spider-Man and Venom; and [[Anti-Venom]], which originated when the Venom symbiote re-merged with Brock after being separated from him for a long time, gaining a new white appearance and additional powers as a result of [[Mister Negative|Martin Li]] using his powers on Brock to cure his cancer.

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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.ign.com/articles/2019/03/01/the-impact-of-venoms-grand-new-origin|title=The Impact of Venom's Grand New Origin|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2 March 2019|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111820/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/01/the-impact-of-venoms-grand-new-origin|archive-date=6 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==~~Depictional~~Depiction==

===Fictional history===

[[File:Secret Wars 8.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The cover of ''[[Secret Wars]]'' #8, which details [[Spider-Man]]'s first encounter with the black costume. Pencil art by Mike Zeck.]]

Symbiotes were originally created by an ancient malevolent primordial deity named [[Knull (comics)|Knull]]. When the [[Celestials]] began their vast plan to evolve the universe, Knull, seeing that his "Kingdom" was being touched, retaliated by constructing All-Black, the first symbiote, and subsequently cut off a Celestial's head. The other Celestials then banished Knull, along with the severed Celestial head, deeper into space. After that, he started using the head's cosmic energies as a forge for the symbiotes, which is how they developed the weaknesses to [[sound]] and fire. The head would later become interdimensional crossroads and laboratory [[Knowhere]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1022604840051109888|user=Doncates|title=Yep! The severed celestial head in VENOM #4 would someday erode and decay and become Knowhere! Good catch! |~~accessdate~~access-date= 27 July 2018|date= 26 July 2018 }}</ref> Knull then embarked on a campaign of genocide against the other gods.<ref name=Ve4>{{Cite comic|writer = Donny Cates |penciller = [[Ryan Stegman]]|inker = JP Mayer|colorist = Frank Martin|letterer = VC's Clayton Cowles|editor = Devin Lewis|title = Venom|story = Rex|volume = 4|issue = #4|date = 25 July 2018|publisher = Marvel Comics|location = United States}}</ref> During a battling with the gods, he crashed on a desolate planet where All-Black left him and went to [[Gorr the God Butcher|Gorr]], drawn to his murderous hate, who tried to kill Knull.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer = [[Jason Aaron]] |penciller = [[Esad Ribic]]|Inker = Tom Palmer|Colorist = Ive Svorcina|Letterer = VC's Joe Sabino|title = Thor: God of Thunder|volume = 1|issue = #6|date = June 2013 |publisher = Marvel Comics |location = United States}}</ref> Knull later reawakened  and created an army of symbiotes, which he used to conquer planets and destroy entire civilizations, establishing the Symbiote Imperium in the process.  However, when a dragon-like creature journeyed to the medieval Earth, [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] defeated it and destroyed the connection between Knull and the symbiotes. Subsequently, the symbiote hive-mind began to explore notions of honor and nobility as they bonded to benevolent hosts. The symbiotes subsequently rebelled against their god, imprisoning him at the heart of an artificial planet in the [[Andromeda Galaxy]] they called Klyntar, from which derived the name of their species. Ashamed of their dark past, the symbiotes desired to spread and maintain peace throughout the Cosmos by seeking out worthy hosts from various species to create an organization of noble warriors.<ref name=Ve4/> However, these [[Altruism|altruistic]] goals were imperfect, as the Klyntar symbiotes could be corrupted by hosts with harmful chemical imbalances or problematic personality traits, turning them into destructive parasites that would spread lies and disinformation about their own kind to make other peoples fear and hate the Klyntar species as a whole.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer = [[Brian Michael Bendis]]|penciller = Valerio Schiti|inker = Valerio Schiti|title = Guardians of the Galaxy|volume = 3|issue = 23|date = 21 January 2015|publisher = Marvel Comics|location = United States}}</ref>

The corrupted Klyntar became more widespread than their benevolent counterparts, establishing a spacefaring culture dedicated to infecting and overtaking whole planets and reestablishing the Imperium. These symbiotes forced their hosts to perform death-defying feats to feed off of the resulting surges of [[hormone]]s, like [[adrenaline]] and [[phenethylamine]]. These [[Host (biology)|host]]s would die quickly, either because of the wear from constant stress and exertion or as a result of the inherent danger of the stunts performed.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer = David Michelinie|penciller = Kyle Hotz|title = Venom Super Special|issue = #1|date = 1 August 1995|publisher = Marvel Comics|location = New York City}}</ref>

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When the body of Grendel, the dragon-like composite symbiote defeated by Thor, is discovered on Earth,<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Donny Cates|penciller=Juanan Ramirez|title=Web of Venom|story=Ve'nam|volume=1|issue=#1|date=29 August 2018|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> this reawakens Knull enough to allow him to control the creature. It is subsequently stopped by the combined efforts of Venom and [[Miles Morales]],<ref>{{Cite comic|writer = Donny Cates|penciller = Ryan Stegman|inker = JP Mayer|colorist = Frank Martin|letterer = VC's Clayton Cowles|editor = Edward Devin Lewis|title = Venom|story = Rex|volume = 4|issue = #3|date = 27 June 2018|publisher = Marvel Comics|location = United States}}</ref> and is later incinerated by Eddie, denying Knull the chance to escape Klyntar.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Donny Cates|penciller=Ryan Stegman|inker=JP Mayer|colorist=Frank Martin|letterer=VC's Clayton Cowles|editor=Edward Devin Lewis|title=Venom|volume=4|issue=#6|date=19 September 2018|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

After some months, a cult had gotten hold of Cletus's damaged body inside a chamber and had planned to revive him by using the Grendel's remnants, which they stole from [[Maker (~~Reed Richards~~character)|Maker]].<ref name='V8'>{{Cite comic|writer=Donny Cates|penciller=Iban Coello|letterer=VC's Clayton Cowles|editor=Edward Devin Lewis|title=Venom|story=Project Oversight|volume=4|issue=#8|date=14 November 2018|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> This cult, who worships Knull and Carnage as Knull's prophet, was led by [[Scorn (Marvel Comics)|Scorn]]. They implanted the remnants inside Cletus, reviving him, and at first he resembled Ancient Venom (Venom possessed by Knull), until the Carnage pieces were absorbed by the ancient symbiote and acquired Scorn's remnants by killing her. When Cletus came in contact with Knull, he got a new purpose: to free Knull. The only way left to do this was to acquire every single Codex – the symbiote remnants containing the genetic information of the host – left inside the bodies of every single host, dead or alive, who came into physical contact with the symbiotes on Earth, to overload the symbiote hive mind and scatter the Klyntar.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Donny Cates|penciller=Danilo S. Beyruth|colorist=Cristiane Peter|letterer=VC's Clayton Cowles|title=Web of Venom|story=Carnage Born|volume=1|issue=#1|date=21 November 2018|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

Knull slowly began reawakening as a result of Carnage's efforts on Earth and the symbiotes of Klyntar began succumbing to his control once more. When Sleeper was drawn to Klyntar, the symbiotes attacked and tried to assimilate it into the hive-mind. After escaping, Sleeper realized that Eddie was in danger and returned to Earth as quickly as it could. When Knull fully awakened, he destroyed Klyntar and seized control of its constituent symbiotes, coalescing them into a horde of symbiote-dragons.<ref>''Absolute Carnage'' #5</ref>

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* superhuman strength (strong enough to lift 50 tons or more), speed, endurance, agility, healing powers, and intelligence<ref>''Spider-Man: Brand New Day Yearbook''-2008. Marvel Comics</ref>

* genetic memory, allowing them to recall information from previous hosts.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Mike Costa|artist=Gerardo Sandoval|colorist=Dono Sánchez-Almara|letterer=Clayton Cowles|editor=Devin Lewis and Allison Stock|title=Venom|volume=3|issue=1|date=January 2017|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> They also leave traces of themselves, called codex, attached to the host's DNA, to send information to the hive mind<ref name="V8" />

Allison Stock|title=Venom|volume=3|issue=#1|date=January 2017|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> They also leave traces of themselves, called codex, attached to the host's DNA, to send information to the hive mind<ref name="V8" />

* the ability to negate damage caused by terminal illnesses and permanent injuries. While symbiotes can somewhat heal their hosts, they generally seek to force their hosts to depend on them in order ensure their own survival. For example, Eddie Brock was able to survive indefinitely with terminal cancer,<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Paul Jenkins|penciller=Humberto Ramos|inker=Wayne Faucher|story=The Hunger: Part 5|title=The Spectacular Spider-Man|volume=2|issue=#5|date=December 2003|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> and [[Hybrid (Scott Washington)|Scott Washington]] was able to walk despite being paraplegic.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Evan Skolnick|penciller=Patrick Zircher|inker=Greg Adams|story=Fusion|title=Venom: Along Came a Spider|issue=#2|date=February 1996|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> Similarly, [[Flash Thompson]] and [[Cletus Kasady]] had received "legs" when bonded with the [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]] symbiote and [[Carnage (comics)|Carnage]] symbiote even though they had lost their legs. [[Wraith (Zak-Del)|Wraith]] was able to use his Exolon powers to cure the Kree who were infected by the [[Phalanx (comics)|Phalanx]].<ref>''Annihilation Conquest'' #6. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

* they can reproduce [[Asexual reproduction|asexually]] with a limited number of seeds inside their mass. For example, Venom gave birth to seven "children", and its first child Carnage had three.<ref name="TASM3612" />

* senses that extend over its entire surface, enabling hosts to "see" what is behind them or otherwise not in their line of sight (like a Spider-Sense).<ref name="TASM3612" /><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Tom DeFalco|penciller=Mark Bagley and Ron Lim|inker=Sam de la Rosa and Jim Sanders III|colorist=John Kalisz|letterer=Chris Eliopoulos|editor=Danny Fingeroth and Mike Lackey|story=Maximum Carnage|title=Spider-Man Unlimited|issue=#2|date=August 1993|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

* the ability to change shape and size at will. This ability functions regardless of the host's actual stature and bodily dimensions, as the symbiotes are living [[tesseracts]]. This includes expanding to any size as long as they have something to grow on, such as a host or an object.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Zeb Wells|artist=Clayton Crain|letterer=Clayton Cowles|editor=Stephen Wacker|title=Carnage, U.S.A.|issue=#1|date=February 2012|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic|writer=[[Daniel Way]]|penciller=Francisco Herrera|inker=Carlos Lobo Cuevas|title=Venom|story=Patterns. Part 2|issue=12|publisher=Marvel Comics|date=2003}}</ref> Symbiotes can form multi-layered shields against powerful attacks<ref>''Venom The Mace'' #2. Marvel Comics</ref> and fit inside of small areas, such as electric wires and the insides of cars, to completely disable them.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Larry Hama|penciller=Joe St. Pierre|inker=Randy Emberlin|colorist=Tom Smith|letterer=Susan Crespi|editor=Tom Brevoort|title=Venom: Along Came A Spider|issue=#2|date=February 1996|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref><ref>''Nova'' Vol. 3 #7. Marvel Comics</ref> This shapeshifting allows the symbiote to change its color and texture, which allows it to blend into the environment as a form of camouflage, or to change the host's outward appearance (including mimicking the appearances of other beings).<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Tom DeFalco and Roger Stern|penciller=Ron Frenz|inker=Brett Breeding|colorist=Glynis Wein|letterer=Joe Rosen|editor=Danny Fingeroth|story=Homecoming|title=Amazing Spider-Man|issue=#252|date=May 1984|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

* the ability to sense the thoughts and will of the host. When Spider-Man was originally selected, he had been thinking about [[Julia Carpenter|Spider-Woman's]] costume in the Secret Wars. The symbiote acted on this and formed a similar costume to hers and Knull's emblem, which is the one seen on Spider-Man and Venom.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Jim Shooter|penciller=Mike Zeck|inker=John Beatty, Jack Abel and Mike Esposito|colorist=Christie Scheele|letterer=Joe Rosen|editor=Tom DeFalco|title=Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars|issue=#8|date=December 1984|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

* the ability to excrete matter that enters in its body, like bullets, turning them into the green saliva<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Donny Cates|artist=Iban Coello|colorist=Andres Mossa|letterer=Clayton Cowles|editor=Devin Lewis, Lauren Amaro and Nick Lowe|story=Project Oversight|title=Venom|volume=4|issue=#7|date=December 2018|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

* immortality, as evidenced by [[Venom 2099]], which was still alive in the year 2099,<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Peter David|penciller=Andrew Wildman|inker=Stephen Baskerville|colorist=Megan McDowell, Foodhammer! and Malibu Color|letterer=Ken Lopez|editor=Joey Cavalieri and Lia Pelosi|title=Spider-Man 2099|issue=#35|date=September 1995|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> and All-Black, which was created in the beginning of the Universe and was still alive in [[Alternative versions of Thor (Marvel Comics)#King Thor|King Thor]]'s timeline.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Jason Aaron|artist=Esad Ribic|colorist=Ive Svorcina|letterer=Joe Sabino|editor=Wil Moss and Jon Moisan|title=Thor: God of Thunder|issue=#23|date=August 2014|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

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* the ability to form fangs or simple bladed weapons out of their limbs. The first appearance of this was the [[Carnage (comics)|Carnage]] symbiote.<ref name="TASM3612"/>

* the ability to form tendrils and tentacles of various lengths from their body<ref name="VLP">{{Cite comic|writer=David Michelinie|penciller=Mark Bagley|inker=Sam de la Rosa and Al Milgrom|colorist=Marie Javins|letterer=Richard Starkings|editor=Danny Fingeroth|title=Venom Lethal Protector|issue=#1|date=February 1993|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

* the ability to form wings, as shown when Venom came into contact with Knull and grew a pair of web-like wings;<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Donny Cates|penciller=Ryan Stegman|inker=JP Mayer|colorist=Frank Martin|letterer=Clayton Cowles|editor=Devin Lewis, Lauren Amaro and Nick Lowe|title=Venom|volume=4|issue=#5|date=October 2018|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> in some cases the symbiote has also been shown to form gliding wings (see [[Venom-Punisher]] and Hybrid)

* in the case of the purified Klyntar, [[Cosmic Awareness]], which allows the Agents of Cosmos to sense people in need<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Robbie Thompson|artist=Ariel Olivetti|colorist=Ariel Olivetti|letterer=Joe Caramagna|editor=Jake Thomas, Kathleen Wisneski and Tom Brevoort|title=Venom: Space Knight|issue=#2|date=February 2016|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

* the ability to project the surface of the symbiote to attack at a distance<ref name="VLP"/>

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* in some realities, the symbiote feeds on the baser emotions of its host, creating an increasingly hostile personality. The longer the host is exposed to the symbiote, the more overpowering this state of mind becomes.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Robbie Thompson|penciller=Gerardo Sandoval|inker=Gerardo Sandoval|colorist=Dono Sánchez-Almara|letterer=Joe Caramagna|editor=Jake Thomas and Kathleen Wisneski|title=Venom: Space Knight|issue=#12|date=November 2016|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

* each symbiote has its own unique abilities: Venom has a venomous bite; [[Toxin (comics)|Toxin]] can change its shape and form into a Spider-Man-like build (slim, but strong) and Venom-like build (big and muscular) depending on its mood; Scream can use its web-like hair as a weapon; Agony can spit acid and manipulate matter; Phage can create bladed weapons; Lasher can create tendrils on its back; Riot can use bludgeoning weapons and agility; Payback can produce electricity; Scorn can fuse itself with technology; All-Black can grant its host immortality; and Sleeper possesses chemokinesis, the ability to manipulate chemicals, providing limited telepathy and excellent cloaking abilities through pheromones.

* some symbiotes are immune to sonic attacks and fire through modification, like Anti-Venom, [[Carnage (comics)#Red Goblin (Norman Osborn)|Red Goblin]],<ref name="asm7998" /> Mayhem,<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Jeff Christiansen, Mike O'Sullivan, Michael Hoskin, Sean McQuaid, Madison Carter, Rob London, Kevin Garcia, Gabriel Shechter, Ronald Byrd, David Wiltfong, Chris Biggs, Jeph York and Matt Forbeck|penciller=Gus Vazquez|inker=Tom Chu|colorist=Tom Smith|editor=Jeff Youngquis|title=Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update|issue=#5|date=February 2011|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> Payback<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Cary Bates|penciller=Paul Gulacy|inker=Paul Gulacy|colorist=Rain Beredo|letterer=Dave Lanphear|editor=Molly Lazer and Bill Rosemann|title=True Believers|issue=#1|date=September 2008|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> and Grendel.

* the ability to change the mood of its host by manipulating their brain chemicals<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Donny Cates|penciller=Ryan Stegman|inker=JP Mayer|colorist=Frank Martin|letterer=Clayton Cowles|editor=Devin Lewis, Lauren Amaro and Nick Lowe|title=Venom|volume=4|issue=#4|date=September 2018|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref>

* the ability to replicate itself, as seen with Carnage<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Ryan Stegman|penciller=Kyle Hotz and Juan Gedeon|inker=Marc Deering, Scott Hanna, Livesay, Roberto Poggi, Victor Olazaba and Juan Gedeon|colorist=Dan Brown, Matt Yackey, Andrew Crossley and Carlos Cabrera|letterer=Clayton Cowles|editor=Devin Lewis, Lauren Amaro and Nick Lowe|title=Web of Venom|story=Unleashed|issue=#1|date=March 2019|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> and All-Black<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Jason Aaron|artist=Esad Ribic|colorist=Ive Svorcina|letterer=Joe Sabino|editor=Lauren Sankovitch|title=Thor: God of Thunder|issue=#2|date=January 2013|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> in the mainstream universe and [[Alternative versions of Venom#Spider-Man Reign|Venom]] in ''Spider-Man Reign''

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| rowspan="4" | '''[[Carnage (character)|Carnage]]''' || rowspan="4" | ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #361 (April 1992) || [[Cletus Kasady]] || rowspan="4" | A child-spawn of Venom bonded to serial killer Cletus Kasady through his bloodstream. The symbiote would occasionally be separated from Cletus and bond to other hosts, such as [[Ben Reilly]] and [[Karl Malus]], only to be reunited with Kasady again. Some time later Cletus was separated from Carnage and [[Norman Osborn]] was bonded to the Carnage symbiote to defeat Spider-Man.

| [[Ben Reilly]] (Spider-Carnage)

| [[Karl Malus]]

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| Bren Waters

| rowspan="2" | '''[[Anti-Venom]]''' || rowspan="2" | ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #569 (October 2008) || [[Eddie Brock]] || rowspan="2" | A hybrid symbiote created accidentally when the codexes of the Venom symbiote in Eddie Brock's body were combined with his [[white blood cells]] by the mystical energies of [[Mister Negative]]. Unlike other symbiotes, Anti-Venom is completely mindless and Eddie Brock is in full control of his actions. It possesses tremendous healing powers and other powers that differ from the Venom symbiote, such as the ability to produce antibodies that can cure any known disease and remove any other impurities within a human body. Its touch is corrosive to the other symbiotes. Anti-Venom was seemingly destroyed in the 2011 "[[Spider-Island]]" story arc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formspring.me/DanSlott/q/211473938167919799 |title=Dan Slott's Formspring account |publisher=Formspring.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007202856/http://www.formspring.me/DanSlott/q/211473938167919799 |archive-date=2012-10-07 }}</ref> However, in 2017's "Venom Inc.", Dr. Steven recreates the symbiote and it bonds with Flash Thompson, creating the same look as Agent Venom but with inverted colors.

| [[Flash Thompson]] (Agent Anti-Venom)

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| '''[[Knull (comics)|Knull]]''' || ''[[Venom (comic book)|Venom]]'' #3 (August 2018) || No host. ||A primordial god of darkness who manifested the first symbiote from his shadow to kill a [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]] and used the head's cosmic properties to form a suit of symbiote-armor while embarking on his deicidal crusade. While stranded on [[Gorr the God Butcher|Gorr]]'s desolate world, Knull discovered he could infect "lesser creatures" with the living abyss, creating the symbiotes to conquer the universe. He is considered to be the God of the symbiotes and is also the unidentified entity seen in ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor: God of Thunder]]'' #6.

| '''[[Sleeper (Marvel Comics)#Symbiote|Sleeper]]''' || ''Venom: First Host'' #3 (September 2018) || Various ||First introduced in ''Venom'' #165, it is revealed that one seed inside Venom had remained after the [[Life Foundation]] extracted the seeds of Scream, Phage, Lasher, Agony and Riot. Venom, after having been "purified", wanted to keep his new offspring safe from people who would use it for nefarious purposes, and wanted to make it a hero like itself instead of another evil symbiote like [[Carnage (comics)|Carnage]]. He gave birth to it in [[Alchemax]]. After the Venom symbiote was stolen by its first host, Tel-Kar, the offspring bonded to Eddie so that they could save Venom with the help of the [[Skrull]] Warbride M'Lanz. In the battle against Tel-Kar, Sleeper briefly bonds to M'Lanz, and her and Eddie return to Earth with Venom, where she leaves them. When Tel-Kar returned to Earth and tried to kill Eddie, Sleeper intervened and bonded with Tel-Kar, lobotomizing him in the process as revenge for what he had done to the Venom symbiote and Eddie. Brock was dismayed by this, but Sleeper bid him farewell and set out to explore the cosmos.

| '''~~Merideus~~[[Meridius]]''' || ''Free Comic Book Day 2021: Spider-Man/Venom'' #1 (August 14, 2021) || no host || The main villain of the 2021 Venom series, he is a time traveling King in Black with a grudge against Eddie Brock. He is eventually revealed to be a future version of Eddie Brock along with the other Kings in Black.

| '''The Eventuality''' || ''Venom'' Volume 5 issue 1 (November 2021) || No host || The Seventh and final future incarnation of Eddie Brock.

| '''Rascal'''|| ''Red Goblin'' #1 (February 8, 2023)||[[Normie Osborn]]|| Introduced during the [[Dark Web (Marvel Comics)|”Dark Web”]] arc, Harry Osborn’s son Normie receives a piece of a symbiote from Dylan Brock in his journey to find his father [[Eddie Brock|Eddie]]. Taking inspiration from his grandfather [[Norman Osborn]] when he possessed Carnage, Normie uses Rascal to reclaim the Osborn name and clean up the mess Norman left from the ”[[Go Down Swinging]]” storyline. Rascal differs from other symbiotes since its recent creation does not have the knowledge of the Klyntar or Knull. Normie sees his relationship to Rascal as a challenge since the two are not bonded, with Normie comparing the symbiote to a puppy he has difficulty training with. ▼

▲| '''Rascal''' || ''Red Goblin'' #1 (February 8, 2023)|| [[Normie Osborn]] || Introduced during the "[[Dark Web (Marvel Comics)|~~”Dark~~Dark ~~Web”~~Web]]" ~~arc~~storyline, Harry ~~Osborn’s~~Osborn's son Normie receives a piece of a symbiote from Dylan Brock in his journey to find his father [[Eddie Brock|Eddie]]. Taking inspiration from his grandfather [[Norman Osborn]] when he possessed Carnage, Normie uses Rascal to reclaim the Osborn name and clean up the mess Norman left from the ”"[[Go Down Swinging]]”" storyline. Rascal differs from other symbiotes since its recent creation does not have the knowledge of the Klyntar or Knull. Normie sees his relationship to Rascal as a challenge since the two are not bonded, with Normie comparing the symbiote to a puppy he has difficulty training with. It would later be revealed in the "[[Venom War]]" storyline that the Rascal Symbiote was created from a fragment of Bedlam by [[Kang the Conqueror]].

===Other symbiote characters===

The following symbiotes have made only a few other appearances in comic books and are usually excluded from adaptations in other media.

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| '''Mister E''' || ''Marvel ~~Presents~~Spotlight'' Vol. 2 #9 (November 1980) || A symbiote who previously fought Steve Coffin when he was briefly [[Captain Universe]]. It later resurfaced in the "[[King in Black]]" storyline, where it fought Spider-Man and [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]].

| '''Dreadface''' || ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #360 (January 1992) || A symbiote capable of mind-controlling subjects by touch. The alien was captured aboard the ship of [[Devos the Devastator]] but escaped during an altercation between Devos and the [[Fantastic Four]]. Dreadface is presumed destroyed.

| '''Rune-Venom''' ||''Rune vs Venom'' #1 (December 1995)|| A leftover symbiote from the ''Planet of the Symbiotes'' arc, who bonded with the vampiric '''Rune''' and tried to frame Venom for murdering civilians. He was later defeated by Venom, after Rune consumed his symbiote due to its influence.

| '''Krobaa''' ||''Venom: Seed of Darkness'' #1 (July 1997) || This symbiote was bonded to a scientist who drove him mad and went on a destructive rampage across the city. Eddie used his camera's flash to defeat the creature.

| '''Big Mother''' || ''Captain Marvel'' Vol. 4 #20 (June 2001) || A Symbiote that would become the alleged mother of Grendel.

| '''Neo-symbiote'''||''[[Spider-Man Family]]'' Vol. 2 #3 (August 2007)|| When Mac Gargan encountered [[Scorpion (Carmilla Black)]], he was outraged after finding out she was using the Scorpion name and attacked her. However, Carmilla used her stinger to create a neo-symbiote from Venom's webbing, which proved to be harmful to the Venom symbiote. In the end, the symbiote died because Camilla's body was too toxic to sustain it.

| '''Exolon'''||''[[Annihilation: Conquest]]: Wraith'' #2 (October 2007)|| The Exolon – created by Knull<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Donny Cates]]|penciller=[[Geof Shaw]]|colorist=Marte Gracia|letterer=Cory Petit|editor=Darren Shan, Danny Khazem and Lauren Amaro|title=Guardians of the Galaxy|volume=5|issue=3|date=May 2019|publisher=Marvel Comics|location=United States}}</ref> – are parasites which feed on the [[souls]] of living creatures. These parasites infected some [[Kree]] explorers, turning them into the Nameless and inhabiting The Exoteric Latitude thousands of years ago. [[Wraith (Zak-Del)|Zak-Del]] is eventually infected and becomes one of them.

| '''Venom Symbiote Virus'''||''[[Mighty Avengers]]'' #7 (January 2008)|| When [[Doctor Doom]] got a sample of the Venom symbiote, he created a virus-like symbiote bio-weapon, but it accidentally spread into New York and bonded to various civilians, as well as heroes such as [[Spider-Man]], [[Veranke|Spider-Woman]], [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]], [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], [[Doctor Strange]], [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] and [[Wasp (comics)|Wasp]]. [[Iron Man]] eventually finds a cure and frees everyone from the symbiote virus.

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| '''Black Berserkers''' || ''[[Thor (comic book)|Thor: God of Thunder]]'' #1 (January 2013) || Creatures created by Gorr using All-Black to help him in his quest to kill all of the universe's gods.

| id="All-Black_the_Necrosword" | '''[[All-Black the Necrosword]]''' || ''[[Thor (comic book)|Thor: God of Thunder]]'' #2 (January 2013) || The first symbiote ever created from the shadow of the evil deity Knull and tempered using the divine power of a slain [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]] head. It takes the form of a sword made from living darkness and responds to intense negative emotions, often corrupting its user into committing divine atrocities. After taking The All Black from Knull, [[Gorr the God Butcher|Gorr]] was corrupted by the symbiote and continues the "God killing spree" started by Knull, becoming '''Gorr the God Butcher'''. After Gorr's plan to kill all of the universe's gods fails, Odinson, Thor and [[Alternative versions of Thor (Marvel Comics)#King Thor|King Thor]] kill him and cast the Necrosword into a [[black hole]]. In King Thor's timeline, King Thor used it to stop [[Galactus]] from consuming Earth. Then the All-Black bonded to an injured Galactus, who became Galactus the World Butcher. When [[Ego the Living Planet]] arrives, the All-Black goes to Ego and turns him into Ego the Necroplanet, who then eats Galactus. Then Ego was destroyed by this timeline's [[Loki (Marvel Comics)#King Loki|Loki]], who is disguised as a worm. Loki took the Necrosword and became Loki the All-Butcher.

| '''Marcus''' ||''[[Deadpool (comic book)|Deadpool]]: The Gauntlet'' #8 (February 2014)|| An ancient [[centaur]]/[[werewolf]] hybrid with a black symbiote and diabetes, Marcus was hired by [[Dracula (Marvel Comics)|Dracula]] to be a member of the New [[Frightful Four]].

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| '''Agents of the Cosmos''' ||''[[Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' #23 (March 2015)|| An organization of noble warriors from various species that were sought out by symbiotes to act as champions, dedicated to protecting those in need and capable of maintaining peace across the universe. [[Flash Thompson]] was formerly a member of this organization when he possessed the Venom symbiote. Following the departure of Agent Venom and Tarna from the organization, the Agents of the Cosmos were attacked and killed by the Poisons.

| '''[[Karl Malus]]''' ||''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]: [[Falcon (comics)|Sam Wilson]]'' #3 (November 2015) || Somehow surviving within the Carnage symbiote after being consumed by it during the events of ''Superior Carnage'', Malus later emerged from it as a symbiote/human hybrid.▼

| '''Tarna''' || ''Venom Spaceknight'' #2 (February 2016) || A female [[Skrull]] who was part of the Agents of Cosmos and was bonded to a purple symbiote. She assisted Flash Thompson with Venom and after an argument, Venom nearly killed the purple symbiote. The symbiote would be separated from Tarna to be bonded to another host. ▼

▲| '''Tarna''' || ''Venom Spaceknight'' #2 (February 2016) || A female [[Skrull]] who was part of the Agents of Cosmos and was bonded to a purple symbiote. She assisted Flash Thompson with Venom and after an argument, Venom nearly killed the purple symbiote. The symbiote would be separated from Tarna to be bonded to another host.

▲| '''[[Karl Malus]]''' ||''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]: [[Falcon (comics)|Sam Wilson]]'' #3 (November 2015)|| Somehow surviving within the Carnage symbiote after being consumed by it during the events of ''Superior Carnage'', Malus later emerged from it as a symbiote/human hybrid.

| '''Raze''' || ''[[Carnage (comics)|Carnage]]'' #10 (September 2016) || Spawned by Carnage and bonded with former FBI special agent Claire Dixon as part of a ritual involving the [[Darkhold]]. The symbiote was eventually absorbed into the Toxin symbiote so that it could defeat the newly resurrected [[Chthon (Marvel Comics)|Chthon]].

| '''Scorpion''' || ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #792 (December 2017) || An offshoot of the Venom Symbiote created when Lee Price had a sample of the Venom symbiote merge with [[Mac Gargan|Scorpion]].

| '''Killer Thrill''' || ''[[X-Men Blue]]'' #21 (February 2018) || A woman who bonded with a sadistic symbiote after purchasing it from a poacher. Before becoming Killer Thrill, she had come into conflict with [[Drax the Destroyer]]. She led her team of bounty hunters on a mission to kidnap the Starjammers and sell them to the highest bidder. Killer Thrill enjoyed torturing her captives with her symbiote powers, which enhanced her telepathic abilities and allowed them to become more powerful when she got excited. She was defeated during a battle with Venom and the X-Men and was killed when her symbiote was taken over by a Poison.

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| '''[[X-Men Blue]]''' || ''[[X-Men Blue]]'' #21 (February 2018) || When [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]]' father and the [[Starjammers]] were captured by symbiote-bonded bounty hunters, the young X-Men forced Eddie Brock to help them, since he was bonded to Venom. After going to space, they found a poacher who had sold the symbiotes to the bounty hunters and, during the fight that ensued, the X-Men accidentally became bonded to symbiotes. When they started fighting the bounty hunters, Poisons arrived and consumed them. The X-Men survived and gave their symbiotes to the Starjammers to send them to their home.

| '''Symbiote Dragons''' || ''Venom'' Vol. 4 #1 (May 2018) || Dragon-like Symbiotes created by Knull.

| '''Grendel''' ▼

|rowspan="2" |''[[Venom (comic book)|Venom]]'' Vol. 4 #2 (July 2018) ▼

▲| '''Grendel'''

▲|rowspan="2" |''[[Venom (comic book)|Venom]]'' Vol. 4 #2 (July 2018)

|rowspan="2" | These symbiotes had arrived on earth in Northern Europe. At this time it was controlled by Knull to invade this planet as part of Knull's Imperium, until [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] arrived and defeated the symbiote dragon. This destroyed the connection between Knull and the symbiotes, but Knull had still full control of Grendel. These symbiotes remained trapped in ice for years until [[Nick Fury]] discovered them. He bonded the symbiotes to soldiers to create symbiote-enhanced supersoldiers, dubbed Sym-soldiers, to fight in the [[Vietnam War]]. However, the symbiotes, under the control of Knull, took over their hosts, except one soldier named '''Rex Strickland''', who removed his symbiote from himself; the others started killing everyone. Fury – as a [[Life Model Decoy]] and with the help of [[Wolverine (character)|Logan]], who briefly bonded to the removed symbiote in the fight – captured the symbiote-infected soldiers, except the one removed symbiote, nicknamed '''Tyrannosaurus''', who escaped Knull's control and took the form of its original human host - the original host was consumed during the action.

The Tyrannosaurus symbiote, after escaping Knull's control thanks to Logan, saw how beautiful the light was and wanted show its friends. With the appearance of its host Rex, it started working for [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], escaping everyone's notice. It worked there for years until ''[[Secret Empire (2017 comic)|Secret Empire]],'' when S.H.I.E.L.D. was dismantled. It then asked Eddie to free its friends. Unfortunately the symbiotes were still under the control of Knull, and, in dragon form, started searching for Tyrannosaurus. Tyrannosaurus then merged with Venom and tricked the dragon to come to them. Tyrannosaurus weakened the dragon with sonic bombs. Then it ordered Eddie to put them inside the furnace and burn them, denying Knull the chance to escape Klyntar. Their codexes are eventually retrieved by [[Maker (~~Reed Richards~~character)|Maker]] and are later stolen by Scorn's cult, who implant them into Cletus, reviving him.

| '''Tyrannosaurus'''

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| '''Void Knight''' || ''[[Silver Surfer (comic book)|Silver Surfer]]: Black'' #2 (September 2019) || During a confrontation between Knull and the Silver Surfer, Knull infected the Surfer with his Abyss, turning him into his Void Knight. However, [[Ego (comics)|Ego]] freed the Silver Surfer from Knull's control, destroying the symbiote and allowing him to escape.

| '''Extrembiote''' || ''King in Black'' #2 (December 2020) || Iron Man used a sample of [[Extremis]] on a Symbiote Dragon that formed this new Symbiote while also merging with the Iron Man Model 70 armor.

| '''Plague''' || ''King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes'' #1 (January 2021) || A symbiote used by Knull to bond with the long dead serial killer '''Cortland Kasady''', Knull's most faithful servant, reanimating Cortland in the process.

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| '''Silence''' || ''Extreme Carnage: Phage'' #1 (July, 2021) (Unnamed) ''Extreme Carnage: Lasher'' #1 (August, 2021) || Following the death of the Scream symbiote, '''Dr. Steven''' tried to revitalize the symbiote by harvesting samples from the skin and blood of its host, Andi Benton. However, when the process proved unsuccessful, Dr. Steven combined the remains of the Scream symbiote with a sample of Anti-Venom Serum, creating a new symbiote. When Andi was mortally wounded by Phage on the orders of Carnage, she bonded with the symbiote, thinking it was Scream. Dubbing itself Silence and characterizing itself as the absence of Scream, the symbiote took over Andi's body and handily defeated Phage using a version of Anti-Venom's cleansing touch, disconnecting it from the symbiote hive-mind.

| '''[[Bedlam (comics)#~~Other~~Symbiote ~~characters named Bedlam~~version|Bedlam]]''' ||rowspan="4" |''Venom'' Vol. 5 #1 (November, 2021) || A large red-colored King in Black who acts as Meridius's encoforcer. He is a future version of Eddie Brock who relapsed into his rage state.

| '''Wilde''' || A future version of Eddie Brock who is cynical and makes jokes to cope with his fate.

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| '''Finnegan''' || A future version of Eddie Brock who is shocked and depressed.

| '''Skreem''' || ''Union'' #1 (briefly; December 2020) & #4 (full issue; May 2021) || An alias of The Choir before she joined [[The Union (Marvel Team)|The Union]] and after the symbiote took control of her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lurie |first=Jordan |date=January 19, 2021 |title=King in Black Reveals the Super-Villain Origin of Marvel's Newest Hero |url=https://screenrant.com/king-black-union-choir-skreem-villain-revealed-knull/ |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>

| '''Urinal Cake''' || ''Damage Control'' Vol. 4 #2 (September 2022) || A slovenly hedonistic Symbiote. It was later eaten by Rooster the Flerken.

| '''Serpent''' || ''Thor'' Vol. 6 #28 (October 2022) || A Symbiote that was a fusion of promethium and the Symbiote matter of Bedlam's Child.

| '''Princess''' || ''Deadpool'' Vol. 9 #1 (November 2022) || A clone of the Carnage symbiote created by Harrower. It later developed a monstrous hyena-like shape when it was adopted by Deadpool.

| '''Misery''' || ''Cult of Carnage: Misery'' #1 (May 2023) || A fusion of the Carnage symbiote and the Anti-Venom symbiote that merged with '''[[Liz Allan]]'''.

| '''[[Madness (comics)|Madness]]''' || ''Cult of Carnage: Misery'' #2 (June 2023) || AThe Symbiote ~~combination~~samples of Phage, Riot, Scream, Agony, Lasher, and Toxin merged into a new seven-headed gestalt form ~~that~~upon ~~merged~~them ~~all at once~~combining with Corwin Jones, a disgruntled former Alchemax ~~employee~~Guardsman who allowed it to happen on Carlton Drake's orders. As Madness, ~~imbued~~he ~~him~~is imbued with all their powers and rage.▼

| ''~~[[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)| Widow]]~~'Sliver''' || '' Venom'' (Vol. 5~~)''~~ #23 (July 2023) || A symbiote spawned by either the Toxin symbiote or the Venom symbiote when they were attempting to rescue an Alchemax employee abducted by a man called No One, who had a grudge against the ~~Corporation~~corporation for the death of his son. In the wake of No One's warehouse burning down, [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Natasha Romanoff]], who was conducting her own investigation into the group to which No One belonged, encountered the newly- spawned symbiote amidst the wreckage and bonded to it. The symbiote would later take on the name of Sliver during the ''Venom War'' storyline.▼

| '''Zombiote''' || ''Venom'' Vol. 5 #33 (May 2024) || Meridius manipulated Alchemax scientists into fusing the Mania traces in Lee Price's zombie form and the K-Formula to make the K-44 formula that turns anyone living or dead into Zombiotes. The Zombiotes are vulnerable to the usual Symbiote weaknesses and anything containing the Anti-Venom symbiote like the Misery symbiote and the Silence symbiote.

| '''~~Misery~~Arachniote''' || ''~~Cult~~Venom ~~of Carnage~~War: ~~Misery~~Spider-Man'' #1 (August 2024) || A ~~fusion~~legendary ofSymbiote ~~the~~monstrosity ~~Carnage~~with ~~symbiote~~a ~~and~~lethal ~~the~~touch ~~Anti-Venom~~that is so ~~symbiote~~dangerous that ~~merged~~even ~~with~~Knull ~~'''[[Liz~~feared ~~Allan]]'''~~it.

| '''Flicker''' || ''Venom War: Lethal Protectors'' #1 (September 2024) || No information available.

▲| '''Madness''' || ''Cult of Carnage: Misery'' #2 || A combination of Phage, Riot, Scream, Agony, Lasher and Toxin into a new seven-headed gestalt form that merged all at once with Corwin Jones, a disgruntled former Alchemax employee, imbued him with all their powers and rage.

| '''Silver Symbiote''' || ''Venom War: Lethal Protector'' #2 (October 2024) || The Agony symbiote new host, Silver Sable.

▲| ''[[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)| Widow]]'' || '' Venom (Vol. 5)'' #23 || A symbiote spawned by either the Toxin or Venom symbiote when they were attempting to rescue an Alchemax employee abducted by a man called No One, who had a grudge against the Corporation for the death of his son. In the wake of No One's warehouse burning down, Natasha Romanoff, who was conducting her own investigation into the group to which No One belonged, encountered the newly-spawned symbiote amidst the wreckage and bonded to it.

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===Television===

* The Venom and Carnage symbiotes appear in ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man~~: The Animated Series~~]]'' (1994).

* The Venom and Carnage symbiotes appear in ''[[Spider-Man Unlimited]]'' (1999) ~~as major antagonists~~.

* The Venom symbiote appears in ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)|The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''. Additionally, Carnage was also set to appear before the series was cancelled.

* The Venom, Carnage, and [[Anti-Venom]] symbiotes appear in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]''.

* A gamma variant of the Venom symbiote appears in the ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]'' episode "The Venom Within".

* The Klyntar, Venom and Carnage symbiotes, and the Exolons appear in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''. This version of the Klyntar's homeworld was destroyed by [[Thanos]], who took them to Planet X to weaponize them by altering their genealogy. Additionally, the Exolons are referenced as inhabiting [[Wraith (Zak-Del)|Wraith]]'s body.

* The Venom, Anti-Venom, [[Scream (character)|Scream]], [[Scorn (Marvel Comics)|Scorn]], and [[Mania (character)|Mania]] symbiotes, the Klyntar, and a variation of All-Black appear in ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' (2017).

* An original symbiote named '''Syphon8r''' appears in the ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]'' episode "The Borough Bully". Upon detecting a boy named Angelo (voiced by [[Josh Keaton]]) who was envious of [[Moon Girl (Marvel Comics)|Moon Girl]] and [[Devil Dinosaur]] for upstaging him, Syphon8r bonds with him, takes on the form of a four-armed troll with four tentacles for legs, and becomes an [[internet troll]] to feed off of his and Moon Girl's anger. While attempting to destroy the [[George Washington Bridge]] to increase his popularity, Moon Girl depowers the symbiote before she and Devil defeat it, forcing it to retreat and abandon Angelo.

===Film===

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====Sony's Spider-Man Universe====

The Symbiotes appear in ''[[Sony's Spider-Man Universe]]'':

* The [[Venom (Sony's Spider-Man Universe)|Venom]] and [[Riot (comics)|Riot]] symbiotes appear in ''[[Venom (2018 film)|Venom]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=July 20, 2018 |title='Venom' Unveils Villain at Comic-Con |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/venom-villain-will-be-riot-tom-hardy-reveals-at-comic-con-1128276 |access-date=July 20, 2018 |website=hollywoodreporter}}</ref> Additionally, a blue symbiote designated '''SYM-A02''' and a yellow symbiote designated '''SYM-A03''' make minor appearances.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1267481210915348482|user=thevenomsite|title=Fun fact: The practical effects team that worked on the blue and yellow symbiotes for the 2018 Venom movie referr…|date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

* The Venom and Carnage symbiotes appear in the SSU film ''[[Venom: Let There Be Carnage]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=SSandwell |first1=Ian |last2~~=well |last3~~=Geisinger |~~first3~~first2=Gabriella |~~last4~~last3=Armitage |~~first4~~first3=Hugh |date=2021-08-10 |title=Venom 2: Release date, cast, plot and everything you need to know about Let There Be Carnage |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a860043/venom-2-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-spoilers-spider-man-tom-hardy/ |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825195529/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a860043/venom-2-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-spoilers-spider-man-tom-hardy/ |archive-date=2021-08-25 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Marvel Cinematic Universe====

{{See also|Features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe#Necroswords}}

Elements of symbiote-related characters serve as inspiration for media set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU):

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* An infinite number of symbiote clones created by [[Doctor Doom]] serve as the collective final boss of ''[[Spider-Man: The Video Game]]''.

* The Venom, Carnage, Scream, Agony, Riot, Lasher, and Phage symbiotes appear in ''[[Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety]]''.

* Clones of the Carnage symbiote created by [[Doctor Octopus]], in addition to the original, appear in ''[[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' (2000)~~. In the final climax, Ock bonds with the Carnage suit to become '''Monster Ock'''~~.

* The Venom symbiote appears in the ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' film tie-in game. Additionally, an unidentified symbiote bonded to [[Shriek (character)|Shriek]] appears in the [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]], and [[Wii]] versions of the game.

* The Venom symbiote, Klyntar, '''Snatchers''', '''Zombies''', '''Berserkers''', '''Grapplers''', '''Slashers''', '''Electrolings''', '''Vulturelings''', and '''Symbiote Pods''' appear in ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]''.

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* The Venom, Scream, Anti-Venom, and [[Hybrid (Scott Washington)|Hybrid]] symbiotes appear in ''[[Marvel: Avengers Alliance]]''.

* The Venom symbiote appears in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]''.

* A nanite-based incarnation of ~~Carnage and~~the Venom symbiote appears in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]'' film tie-in game.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://matt-in-the-hat.com/2021/09/30/the-carnage-killer-story-dissecting-the-amazing-spider-man-2-game-story/ | title=The Carnage Killer Story: Dissecting the Amazing Spider-Man 2 game story | date=September 30, 2021 }}</ref>

* Numerous symbiote-related characters appear in ''[[Spider-Man Unlimited (video game)|Spider-Man Unlimited]]'' (2014). Additionally, a "Symbiote Dimension" appears as a stage.

* Clones of the Venom symbiote created by the [[Norman Osborn|Green Goblin]] and [[Mysterio]] appear in ''[[Disney Infinity 2.0]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/disney-infinity-marvel-heroes-spider-man-play-set/|title='Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes' Spider-Man Play Set Reveals New Characters|last=Connolly|first=Denny|date=June 10, 2014|access-date=November 4, 2023|website=Gamerant|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429080622/https://gamerant.com/disney-infinity-marvel-heroes-spider-man-play-set/|archive-date=April 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

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* The Venom and Carnage symbiotes as well as original symbiotes '''Carrier''', '''Horror''', '''Demolisher''', and '''Mutation''' appear in ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]''.

* The Klyntar appear in ''[[Marvel Avengers Academy]]''.

* The Venom symbiote, several unnamed symbiotes, and a giant, unnamed symbiote appear in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite]]''. [[Jedah Dohma]] uses the [[Infinity Gems#Description|Soul Stone]] to steal a million souls from Earth and feed them to the giant symbiote in addition to giving pieces of it to [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]][[Umbrella Corp|brella]], who bond them to virus-infected subjects to stabilize them. Spider-Man, [[Chris Redfield]], [[Frank West (Dead Rising)|Frank West]], and [[Mike Haggar]] defeat Dohma, but he unleashes the creature on New Metro City. Nonetheless, the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and heroes from the Capcom universe gather three of the [[Infinity Gems|Infinity Stones]] and use them to destroy the giant symbiote.

* The Venom and Carnage symbiotes, along with a hybridization of them called '''Carnom''', appears in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''.

* The Venom symbiote makes a cameo appearance in the ending of ''[[Spider-Man (2018 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/who-is-venom-marvels-spider-man-2/ |title=The identity of Venom in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 could be lurking in Insomniac's previous games |date=September 23, 2021 |last=Arrant |first=Chris |website=GamesRadar |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906143811/https://www.gamesradar.com/who-is-venom-marvels-spider-man-2/ |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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