Toxin

Toxin (translated in Spain as Toxina), or the Toxin symbiote is a fictional antihero and sometimes supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is the third main symbiote in the Spider-Man series, the ninth known to have appeared in comics outside of the Planet of the Symbiote plot, and the first symbiote that Spider-Man considers an ally, despite temporary alliances with Venom numerous times. The first host of the Toxin symbiote is former NYPD police officer Patrick Mulligan. Toxin later joined Eddie Brock as his second host after Patrick Mulligan was killed.

Fictional biography

Like his "father" Venom, Carnage produced an offspring: a third symbiote. Carnage only felt disgust and hatred towards his new spawn, even before he "gave birth", both fearing that it might be much stronger than himself, and generally disgusted with the idea of giving birth (reflecting the attitudes of the Carnage's host, Cletus Kasady). At the same time, Carnage's rival and "father" Venom realized that Carnage was "pregnant" and sought out Carnage to discuss this new symbiote. Carnage had resolved to kill his spawn as soon as he was born. Venom did his best to protect the new symbiote, intending to raise it to become his new mate. Venom was also concerned that, like the 1000th symbiote in his line, the new symbiote could become psychotic and violent due to genetic breakdown.

Powers and abilities

Toxin possessed the special abilities of his two symbiote predecessors: he can stick to walls (which originally came from when Spider-Man was a host of the Venom symbiote), he can change his identity to that of a completely different person, and he also has an ability unlimited. cinch. With Patrick Mulligan as host, the costume is red from the abdomen up and black from the abdomen down. With Eddie Brock as host, he looks like a combination of Venom and Carnage but with his entire body red: light on his chest and dark on his arms and lower body. The toxin can also mix with his surroundings and become undetectable, an ability he gained from his grandfather, and can form solid weapons with his limbs, an ability first seen in his father. Toxin also appears to have some sort of rapid healing ability like his predecessors, as his injuries from his first battle with Razor Fist healed remarkably quickly. Unlike the others, Toxin can track anyone, not just other symbiotes or symbiote hosts, within all of New York City and possibly further afield, as long as he has something to start with.

Unlike many of the other symbiotes, Toxin did not try to dominate the mind of his human host. Instead, the symbiote actually thinks and expresses its opinions to the human host (as evidenced in Toxin's "Cut the Hunt" story). The symbiote usually speaks when the host is in his "human form", and acts very immature and childish due to his nascent existence, once he refused to help Pat in battle until he apologized for a previous argument. Also, it seems to have stronger resistance to sounds and intense heat compared to Carnage, although this does not mean that Toxin is more resistant to violent impulses: it can get carried away by violence and crime fighting, even if it is a misdemeanor. When not angry or fighting, Toxin is lean and smooth-lined, though still well-muscled. He closely resembles Carnage or Spider-Man in his symbiote suit. When he becomes annoying or aggressive, he grows into his much larger and stronger form (like Venom), with vicious fangs and long curved claws.

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