Sony’s Venom Movies Will NEVER Show Eddie’s Dark Reason for Being a Hero

There’s no denying that Venom first started out as one of the most brutal Spider-Man villains around, but over time he’s grown to be a protector of the innocent. Some people may wonder what prompted this transformation, and it turns out the reason is far too dark for any of Sony’s Venom movies. Eddie Brock admits the reason he feels compelled to protect innocent people, and it’s a remarkably bleak one.

Readers were shown exactly where Eddie’s desire to protect innocent people comes from in Venom #10 by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Frank Martin, and Clayton Cowles. This story sees Eddie Brock explaining his past to his son Dylan, which involves the fact Eddie was in a car accident when he was a teenager. He had stolen his dad’s car and was rushing to return it before his dad came home when, in his drunken hurry, he ran over and killed a neighborhood kid.

Eddie was overcome with guilt and wanted to confess to the crime, but his father, a rich and respected member of the community, beat Eddie until he agreed to plead not guilty. Eddie was able to get off with no repercussions, not even a mark on his permanent record.

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Eddie Brock Had Blood on His Hands Before He Became Venom

When he first appeared in comics, Venom was the dark opposite of Spider-Man and one of his absolute worst villains. Over time, as Venom’s popularity soared, he was given his own comic series, and Eddie became more of an anti-hero. While Eddie has a deep-seated dislike of Spider-Man, he’s never really wanted to harm innocent people. Even as far back as his original few appearances saw him teaming up with Spider-Man against Carnage to help save innocent lives. This highlights the fact that, while Eddie was a villain, he was never a monster. However, Eddie believes that he is a monster and that there are other monsters out there, and someone has to protect the innocent from them.

While Venom is firmly an anti-hero, his desire to be a hero at all as opposed to an outright villain comes from what his father put him through. Eddie was a stupid teenager and killed an innocent child by mistake, and Eddie wanted to do the right thing and face his punishment. Instead, his father refused to let him, brutally beating him until he promised to plead not guilty. Due to his father’s influence, Eddie was able to avoid prison or any real consequences, and Eddie knows there are other bad people out there who avoid consequences as well. Because of this, Eddie wants to protect the people no one else does, he wants to be able to protect that little kid he killed, who no one protected from him.

Venom Needs To Protect The Innocent From People Like Him

Eddie’s journey as Venom has taken him to a lot of dark places. He’s been a villain and he’s been an anti-hero, but the one consistent thing about him, though, is his desire to spare innocent people from harm. This was born from one of the darkest moments in Eddie’s life. Eddie may not be a hero by most people’s standards, but as Venom he can be the lethal protector that innocent people need.