Marvel’s Spider-Man 2‘s Creative Director, Bryan Intihar, confirmed at the 2023 Summer Game Fest opening night event that Eddie Brock would not be Venom in the upcoming game. This led to much speculation about who would become the fan-favorite foe. Traditionally, after Peter Parker removes the symbiote suit upon realizing it’s corrupting him, it bonds with Eddie Brock as a host due to their mutual hatred of Spider-Man, creating Venom. However, there have been others who have bonded with the symbiote in the comics, such as Flash Thompson, who became Agent Venom.
Insomniac Games made it clear that they would be doing their own Venom story when the symbiote was revealed as a way to try to cure Harry Osborn of a terminal illness. Post-credits scenes in both Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales showed Norman Osborn and Dr. Curt Connors experimenting on Harry in a secret lab, with the young Osborn floating in a tank of green liquid with the symbiote’s tendrils attaching themselves to him. Recent Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s gameplay footage showed Peter using the symbiote as he and Miles tried to track down and protect Connors, who had become The Lizard.
This transformation could lead to yet another emotional finale, much like the ones in Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, where the game’s main protagonist has to confront someone close to him. If Harry is incapable of surviving without the suit, as indicated in Peter’s comments, it would certainly increase the stakes as Peter has to weigh up the cost of letting Venom roam free against sacrificing one of his closest friends. This would parallel the heartbreaking ending of Marvel’s Spider-Man, where he had to save New York or his Aunt May.
If Harry dies as a result of the Spider-Men separating him from the symbiote, this could finally be the breaking point for Norman Osborn and what finally cements his hatred of Peter and Miles. Norman’s transition to the iconic Spider-Man villain, Green Goblin, was already hinted at in Marvel’s Spider-Man through the Oscorp equipment on display at Grand Central Station and the prototypes in his penthouse apartment. So, he has the equipment, but losing his son could tip him over the edge into madness, unleashing his villainous alter-ego.
Alternatively, while trying to save Harry in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Norman could succumb to the Venom symbiote himself. Norman’s desperation has been a key factor in his spider-man-2-excluding-eddie-brock.html” title=”"10 Possible Characters to Assume the Role of Venom in Spider-Man 2, Excluding Eddie Brock"”>morally questionable decisions surrounding the experimental treatment of Harry. Upon seeing what Spider-Man could do with the Venom suit, it’s possible that Norman could acquire it and use it to track down Curt Connors, seeing the symbiote as a way to match and take on Connor’s reptilian alter-ego. Norman’s time with the symbiote could also lead to him being weakened by the end of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which could be the reason he experiments further with the Green Goblin serum to bring him back to…
2023-06-09 13:30:04
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