Fictional character biography Toxin (comics)

1 fictional character biography

1.1 patrick mulligan
1.2 civil war/the initiative
1.3 eddie brock
1.4 new, different marvel

fictional character biography

much father venom, carnage produced offspring: third symbiote. carnage felt dislike , hatred towards new spawn, before gave birth it, both fearing become stronger himself, , being disgusted @ thought of giving birth (due carnage s host, cletus kasady, being male). @ same time, carnage s rival , father venom became aware carnage pregnant , sought out carnage talk new symbiote. carnage had resolved kill spawn born. venom doing best protect new symbiote, intention of raising become new partner. venom concerned that, 1,000th symbiote of line, new symbiote potentially become psychotic , violent because of genetic breakdown.

patrick mulligan

after birth of son , carnage felt weak kill newborn (due in no small part attempt repress birth after burying himself). since not kill newborn, implanted patrick mulligan , fled, intending kill him later , destroy new symbiote when strength.

prior being implanted alien symbiote, mulligan 1 of new york city s finest cops, yet troubled various personal problems. stressful job, along strain of new family (his wife, gina, pregnant first son, edward) taking toll. 1 night while on duty, came across site carnage giving birth new symbiote. carnage, needing host hide symbiote keep venom, bonded mulligan. carnage resolved kill both mulligan , symbiote since not yet strong enough manifest super-powered costume venom , carnage symbiotes. venom still hoped use new symbiote partner, , fought carnage standstill protect mulligan , symbiote, whom christened toxin, after himself.

at first, mulligan didn t realize had happened him. before long, toxin symbiote had matured enough gain both conscious thought , strength form symbiote costume on mulligan s body. after carnage attacked gina , edward @ home, mulligan realized symbiote danger both himself , family. during subsequent confrontation between venom, carnage, , toxin, venom realized mulligan dedicated life of virtue, or close come under symbiote s influence. when became clear toxin strong either of predecessors, , still growing, venom , carnage formed temporary pact destroy him.

spider-man stumbled final confrontation among symbiote trio, , helped toxin. after fended off venom , carnage, toxin had conversation spider-man, filling him in on had happened him. spider-man encouraged him, , toxin resigned himself life of battling base symbiote urges while trying harness power good. left wife , child, , police force, try come terms new life.

in 2005, after spider-man joined new avengers, marvel introduced six-issue toxin limited series, followed toxin s battles various supervillains escaped raft result of events @ beginning of new avengers series. series portrayed constant battle keep symbiote under control; unlike venom , carnage, host , symbiote minds stayed separate in toxin, , had conversations , arguments each other. throughout miniseries, battled king cobra, wrecker, piledriver, , razor fist.

at 1 point, trying live toxin became mulligan, attempted suicide throwing himself in front of train. toxin symbiote intervened @ last moment, saving mulligan , claiming mulligan didn t want die. when mulligan pressed issue, became clear that, unlike venom , carnage symbiotes, toxin not sure survive on own , find new host.

in limited series, razor fist murdered mulligan s father, toxin begins show signs of heroic behavior; tracked razor fist down, rather slaughtering him (as both symbiote , razor fist himself urge), toxin controls himself , turns razor fist on police. mulligan reconciled estranged wife gina introducing toxin symbiote way of explaining why walked out on family.

mulligan , symbiote co-operate peacefully agreement: mulligan in complete control of symbiote, if allows toxin 2 hours of playtime each night. however, in 2 hours, toxin not allowed commit acts of grand theft, arson, or homicide.

civil war/the initiative

toxin seen grandfather, venom, on cover of avengers: initiative #1, part of fifty state initiative. toxin considered potential recruit initiative program, according civil war: battle damage report.

eddie brock

the toxin symbiote later appears in underground lab in las vegas, having been taken , host, pat mulligan, killed blackheart. crime master sends underling jack o lantern , blackmails enemy venom retrieving symbiote. fight security personnel results in jack o lantern taking toxin symbiote , fleeing. blackheart revealed have bound pieces of symbiote clones of x-23 while in possession. retained small sample of symbiote in test tube because needed alien s flesh ingredient in ritual bring hell earth.

along venom, anti-venom, hybrid , sister scorn, toxin mentioned being next option stop carnage s rampage in midwest after avengers defeated. however, military unable find toxin, leaving hybrid symbiotes , scorn stop carnage.

after killing hybrid , scream, eddie brock follows venom crime master s headquarters part of plan destroy symbiotes. during ensuing fight between venom , crime master s underlings, crime master locks brock , forcibly bonds him symbiote, making him new toxin. brock joins savage 6 fight venom, severely burned in fight.

eddie , toxin symbiote track down venom , discover group of creatures called symbiote slayers determined destroy symbiotes. venom , toxin have team fight slayers . after this, toxin agrees leave venom alone, , eddie brock toxin reclaims title lethal protector .

all new, different marvel

brock , toxin symbiote appear once more in new, different marvel miniseries, carnage, brock serves in task force led john jameson, in hopes entrap escaped carnage, has hidden himself in mine-shaft. toxin considered plan b force, , brock s transformation toxin manually controlled through button. symbiote s has changed resembling agent venom s, in sports red body armor. however, @ end of carnage miniseries, eddie brock loses suit.

carnage has taken hold of book known dark hold, resurrect chthon, eddie brock sacrifices symbiote in final issue against chthon.