| Venom | |
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| Sony's Spider-Man Universe character | |
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| First appearance | Venom (2018) |
| Last appearance | Venom: The Last Dance (2024) |
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| Voiced by | Tom Hardy |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Lethal Protector |
| Species | Symbiote |
| Occupation | Vigilante |
| Children | Carnage |
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Venom is a fictional character primarily voiced by Tom Hardy appearing in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Introduced in Venom (2018), Venom is depicted as a symbiote who binds with human investigative journalist Eddie Brock after landing on Earth, with the duo subsequently becoming a vigilante jointly known by Venom's name, and later as the Lethal Protector, facing Venom's former team leader, Riot, and later Venom's son, Carnage, in combat. They are the second incarnation of the character in film, after Topher Grace and Tobey Maguire's respective portrayals of Eddie Brock and Venom and a symbiote-enveloped Spider-Man in Spider-Man 3 (2007).
As of 2024[update], the character has appeared in four films: Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home (both 2021), and Venom: The Last Dance. While Hardy's portrayal of the character in Venom was met with a mixed critical reception, the chemistry between Eddie Brock and Venom received praise.
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