Originally posted by KazenjiNo, the symbiote by itself is not Venom. It's just the symbiote. It doesn't distinguish itself as Venom before being rejected by Spidey and meeting Brock and it's only ever referred to as a symbiote up to that point, no different than any other member of it's extraterrestrial race. In fact, Brocks the one who comes up with the name since he considers himself poison to Peter/Spiderman (his actual thought process). They aren't Venom until they're bonded. Hell, they even refer to themselves as such ("We are Venom" is practically their catchphrase; they also refer to themselves with "us" and "our"😉.
WrongThe symbiote is Venom.
Originally posted by Arachnid1
No, the symbiote by itself is not Venom. It's just the symbiote. It doesn't distinguish itself as Venom before being rejected by Spidey and meeting Brock and it's only ever referred to as a symbiote up to that point, no different than any other member of it's extraterrestrial race. In fact, Brocks the one who comes up with the name since he considers himself poison to Peter/Spiderman (his actual thought process). They aren't Venom until they're bonded. Hell, they even refer to themselves as such ("We are Venom" is practically their catchphrase; they also refer to themselves with "us" and "our"😉.
The symbiote by itself is so Venom
As Venom, the Symbiote can grant its host an elongated jaw, fangs, claws, tentacles and prehensile tongue which are really part of its body.
pretty much says it there.