History Characters / SSUEddieBrockVenom

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' | ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' | ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' [[note]] In TheStinger [[/note]] | ''Venom 3''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' | ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' | ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' [[note]] In TheStinger[[/note]] | ''Venom 3''

-->'''Venom''': He said he didn't need him. That life was better without him.\\
'''Anne''': I don't understand, what do you care...oh, wait a second. You get out here ''right now.''

'''Anne''': I don't understand, what do you care...oh, wait a second. You get out here ''right now.''\\

* AbledInTheAdaptation: He does not have cancer like his comic book counterpart, though he wonders if the symbiote is a brain tumor-induced hallucination, though [[spoiler:it should be noted to be "at the time" as ''ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates'' later retconned that Eddie never had cancer when he first bonded to the symbiote, in fact, the cancer he did get was the symbiote screwing with his body chemistry, and his belief that he did have it at first was the symbiote gaslighting Eddie into staying with it.]]

* AbusiveParents: Like in the comics, Eddie’s father was a firm believer in MaternalDeathBlameTheChild.

!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Daily Globe (formerly), The Eddie Brock Report

* AdaptationOriginConnection: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Due to the ambigious situation with Sony's cooperation with Marvel Studios over the [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming MCU-Spider-Man-movies]], all connections between Venom and Spider-Man are cut, completly rewriting Eddie's and Venom's origin as it was their shared hatred for Spider-Man that brought the two together in the first place.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the comics, Anne Weying was Eddie's wife, divorcing from him after Eddie lost his job as she saw him as a loser. In the movie, they never married and Anne left Eddie after losing her job due to his actions as a journalist. However, as the movies go on, they sort of figure it out and become AmicableExes in the process.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Tom Hardy's [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent attempt at an American accent]] means Eddie has a tendency to slur, mumble, and drag out his words. He comes off sounding a little slow. He does spend most of the film's early half-drunk and later struggling to adapt to the symbiote's effect on his biology, though.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' | ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' | ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' [[note]] In TheStinger[[/note]]

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' | ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' | ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' [[note]] In TheStinger [[/note]]

->For tropes applying to their appearance in the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Cinematic Universe]], see Characters/MCUMultiverse

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He´s less egocentric as his comic book counterpart. Also, while in the comic books he is mad at Spider-Man for exposing his mistake here he loses his job while really finding out his girlfriend´s boss does illegal things and for that the JerkassHasAPoint this time despite costing said girlfriend her job.

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Thanks to Spider-Man AdaptedOut of their origin, the Venom symbiote lacks Spider-Man´s powers such as the ProjectileWebbing and WallCrawl, powers the comic book version possesses thanks to first being bonded with Spider-Man and for that copying his powers.
* AdaptationalSympathy: Compared to his comics counterpart and his depiction in ''Film/SpiderMan3'', Eddie's transformation into Venom and the subsequent experiences he goes through are played more tragically. He still loses his job due to his own fault like in Rami's trilogy, but instead of being fired for forging photos or for pinning the blame of a serial killer on the wrong guy like in the comics, he goes against orders to try and prove Carlton Drake's guilt, and ''does'' accept his role in losing Ann instead of blaming Peter for his mistakes ([[AdaptedOut not there is a Peter to blame in his universe]]). Moreover, the fact his relationship with Venom is VitriolicBestBuds ''at best'' most of the time, sometimes to the point he has trouble functioning in his everyday life, makes him more of a tragic figure.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Owing to the movie [[PragmaticAdaptation omitting his toxically obsessive hatred of Spider-Man]], which is not needed here since Spidey is AdaptedOut, Eddie reacts radically differently to his fall from grace compared to the comics. In the source material, Eddie by his own admission wasn't all that kind even before his life went to crap (even keeping a serial killer's identity hidden for a while to write sensationalist articles, as opposed to this movie's IntrepidReporter) and afterwards became first suicidal, then borderline psychotic as he gleefully embraced the Venom symbiote. In this version, he instead looks at the whole ordeal with a sardonic, self-depreciating sense of humor, coming off more as EndearinglyDorky and even a NiceGuy at times, and spends a solid chunk of the movie being weirded out by the symbiote. The movie also doesn't make any overt references to his Catholic beliefs, which in the comics were a major aspect of his character.
** His eagerness to build a reputation as a reporter and help those who can't help themselves, however, remain, and by the end of the movie, his relationship with the symbiote more closely reflects that of the comics.
* AdaptationOriginConnection: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Due to the ambigious situation with Sony´s cooperation with Marvel Studios over the [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming MCU-Spider-Man-movies]] all connections between Venom and Spider-Man are cut, completly rewriting Eddie´s and Venom´s origin as it was there shared hatred on Spider-Man bringing the two together in the first place.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the comics, Anne Weathing was Eddie´s wife, divorcing from him after Eddie lost his job as she saw him as a loser. In the movie they never married and Anne left Eddie after losing her job due to his actions as journalists. However, as the movies go on, they sort of figure it out and become AmicableExes in the process.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The symbiote lacks his hatred for Spider-Man and seems overall more reasonable. In fact, it is ''his'' idea to go into the fight with Riot due to growing on Eddie and planet Earth. While his desire of eating people and their brain still remains he totally is into the idea of becoming a [[VigilanteMan Vigilante]] in the [[Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage sequel]].

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Thanks to Spider-Man AdaptedOut of their origin, the Venom symbionte lacks Spider-Man´s powers such as the ProjectileWebbing and WallCrawl, powers the comic book version possesses thanks to first being bonded with Spider-Man and for that copying his powers.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The symbionte lacks his hatred for Spider-Man and seems overall more reasonable. In fact, it is ''his'' idea to go into the fight with Riot due to growing on Eddie and planet Earth. While his desire of eating people and their brain still remains he totally is into the idea of becoming a [[VigilanteMan Vigilante]] in the [[Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage sequel]].

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: The symbionte in the comics copies a lot of powers his first host, Spider-Man, possesses such as ProjectileWebbing and WallCrawl. Due to Spider-Man being AdaptedOut of their origin story, the symbionte lacks that specific Spider-Man-related powers.

* RantInducingSlight: In the tie-in comic, the symbiote furiously berates Eddie for calling it a parasite and for wondering if it's a brain tumor-induced hallucination; snarling that on its homeworld he'd be eaten alive for such remarks. In the film itself, it takes a great deal of offense whenever anyone calls it a parasite.

* AlternateSelf: Has one on [[Characters/SpiderManTrilogy Earth-96283]] and another on [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703]].

* PastLifeMemories: In TheStinger for ''Let There Be Carnage'' [[spoiler:it is revealed that the symbiote hive mind spans multiple universes and when Eddie and Venom are transported to the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] the latter seems to recognise Peter Parker despite having never met him before. This means that on a basic level Venom is able to recall some of the previous times it has met Spider-Man which is why it has a negative reaction to seeing him]].

* HomoeroticSubtext: While it's unclear if symbiotes even have genders, the symbiote's interests in Eddie come across as sort of intimate. [[spoiler:It's especially worth noting that the kiss that put the Symbiote back in Eddie's body was Venom's idea, and not Anne's.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: Prior to obtaining the symbiote, Eddie lightly chides his girlfriend for working for an evil person, and tries to bring up the allegations about Carlton Drake performing life-threatening experiments on vulnerable people during an interview. After obtaining the symbiote, he explicitly forbids it from hurting innocents. While Eddie in the comics does share his movie counterpart's desire to protect innocent people, he indulged in a few unethical practices, was by his own admission not a particularly nice person, and -- DependingOnTheWriter -- Venom's villainy was all Eddie's fault as his rage corrupted the symbiote. Here, Eddie manages to be a positive influence on Venom.

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!![[Characters/VenomEddieBrock Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock]]

!![[Characters/VenomTheSymbiote The Venom Symbiote]]

* AbledInTheAdaptation: He does not have cancer like his comic book counterpart, though he wonders if the symbiote is a brain tumor-induced hallucination, though [[spoiler:it should be noted to be "at the time" as ''ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates'' later retconned that Eddie never had cancer when he first bonded to the symbiote, the cancer he did get was the symbiote screwing with his body chemistry, and his belief that he did have it at first was the symbiote gaslighting Eddie into staying with it.]]
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: {{Inverted}}. Eddie isn't shown to have cancer, and he takes his firing with [[SelfDeprecation sad humor]] instead of suicidal despair and rage. [[spoiler:It should also be noted that ''ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates'' retconned that Eddie didn't have cancer at first, and when he did get cancer, it was due to the symbiote screwing with his body chemistry.]]

* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: TheStinger of ''Let There Be Carnage'' has Venom throughly engrossed in a Mexican soap opera alongside Eddie.

* BigDamnHeroes: Venom saves Eddie from being apprehended by Roland Treece at the conclusion of the motorcycle chase, pulls out Riot's blade from Eddie's abdomen and then uses it to tear down the rocket Riot and Drake boarded to prevent more symbiotes from arriving to Earth, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking stops an armed robber from looting Eddie's favorite convenience store]].