Sony’s Spider-Man Universe hasn’t been as devoted to handing out explanations to plot and character elements as other franchises. Venom: Let There Be Carnage brought the symbiote and Eddie Brock to face Cletus Casady and Carnage in a story that was entertaining but brought further questions to the ones present from the original.
The symbiotes’ backstory and nature haven’t been fully elaborated upon and Venom’s characterization is ambiguous in some parts. There are also elements of character development that have clashed with Venom’s choices and don’t add up. It’s worth questioning these issues before Tom Hardy’s third outing as Venom, which is set to take things to a larger scale.
Why Didn't The Symbiotes Seek Out The Multiverse If They Knew About It?
The first movie started out by placing Venom as a villainous character when he arrived to assimilate humans of Earth. He eventually turned on his kind when he decided to stay and quashed their plans to use a different planet as a food source.
Venom revealed in Let There Be Carnage that symbiotes have knowledge of the multiverse, which begs the question of why they didn’t look to access different realities for food sources. After all, the aliens were advanced enough to traverse space to look for planets they didn’t even know about. It doesn’t make sense that they wouldn’t try to get into the multiverse when they had full knowledge about it.
Why Was He Unaffected By The Existence Of His Son If He Wanted To Be Loved?
The main arc of the second film was the sadness that Venom felt for being unwanted. He realized he wanted love and affection, which he sought out after he initially ditched Eddie. With that established, it doesn’t add up why Venom would be unaffected by the presence of his own son in Carnage, as it should have been his best source for acceptance.
Carnage was the only other symbiote in the world, which is something that Venom could relate to. Although Carnage wanted to kill Venom, the latter returned this antagonism despite knowing he was Carnage’s father. It defeated the purpose of Venom’s hope for affection when he wasn’t willing to do the same.
Why Does The Time Limit To Surviving Without A Host Keep Changing?
The rules for possession are inconsistent at best and seem to alter based on the plot progression. Venom has taken up multiple hosts during his time on Earth to mixed results, with the symbiote evacuating their body soon enough. Venom claimed he couldn’t survive on his own due to Earth’s oxygen-based environment, yet he didn’t have any problems while he was contained in Carlton Drake’s canisters.
Moreover, Venom’s time in multiple bodies during Let There Be Carnage differed from one person to the other, which makes it unclear why he could go long without a host at some points while he desperately needed to possess someone other times.
How Does Venom Know About Red Symbiotes If He Didn't Realize How Carnage Was Born?
Vemom was terrified when he saw Carnage, claiming red symbiotes are stronger than black ones by default. He was so scared that he wanted to abandon Anne, displaying his apparent knowledge about red symbiotes. However, Carnage was created when Cletus Kasady bit Eddie when Venom was possessing him, which seems to be the only way to create a red symbiote.
If that’s the case, then Venom should have known straight after Cletus bid Eddie that Carnage was going to be created. It’s clear that Venom had no idea it would happen, which in turn makes it a headscratcher how he ever came to know of red symbiotes if he didn’t even know how they were born.
Why Do Some People Survive Longer As Venom's Hosts While Others Die Very Quickly?
The dynamic between the protagonists is so charming that fans see Eddie and Venom as friendship goals. Eddie happens to be the only one who’s been able to contain Venom, with the symbiote claiming he’s a perfect host while others were inferior. That doesn’t explain why certain hosts have survived fairly long when others have died instantly.
In Let There Be Carnage, Venom switched bodies consistently when people kept dying, but the man he possessed in the nightclub survived much longer. It’s not understandable why some people have lived a bit longer when being an incompatible host should mean their deaths have to be quick.
Why Is He Weaker Than Other Symbiotes?
Venom doesn’t have any real issues with his abilities and claimed he was a loser in his homeworld, not part of a weaker species. For some reason, he’s supposed to be weaker than other symbiotes, with Riot outmatching him as a result.
Venom hasn’t had any problems with his shapeshifting or ability to regenerate Eddie when possessing him, which makes his supposed weaknesses unclear. He has the exact same susceptibility to fire and sonic waves as the rest of the symbiotes, while no other specific issues to Venom have ever been seen.
How Did He Get Transported To The MCU Without The Power To Do So?
The popularity of the symbiote has led many to believe that Venom is Tom Hardy’s best character and he’s set to expand his horizons into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The stinger to Let There Be Carnage saw Eddie and Venom transported into the MCU through unknown means, for which neither had an answer.
At present, it makes no sense how or why Venom could switch universes considering nobody in the MCU itself has the power to do so without using powerful objects. Spider-Man clearly has no association with Venom since he has no idea of the symbiote’s existence and Venom himself can’t switch between realities.
