WARNING! Spoilers for Eddie Brock: Carnage #2Carnagemay be one of the deadliest symbiotes in the Marvel Universe - even putting Venom to shame with hisgruesome kills- but a shocking retcon has weakened him significantly. Despite achieving cosmic levels of power in the past, Carnage now only has two abilities remaining, forcing him to be more dependent on his host than ever before. However, Carnage’s newfound powerlessness doesn’t mean he’s no longer a threat at all.
InEddie Brock: Carnage#2 by Charles Soule, Jesús Saíz, Matt Hollingsworth, and Joe Sabino, Eddie meets with serial killer Bushwacker and reveals that he’s becomeCarnage’s new host, but only because the symbiote has been left powerless in the wake of the groundbreakingVenom Warevent.
According to Eddie, Carnage can no longer act independently.The Carnage symbiote only has two powers left: he can speak, and he can kill Eddie if he doesn’t comply with his requests.He can even potentially take over when Eddie blacks out, increasing his threat level. Despite his weakened state, Carnage is still a force to be reckoned with.
Carnage Has Lost Most of His Powers, Nerfing Marvel’s Deadliest Symbiote
Carnage Only Possesses Two Abilities, And They’re Seriously Terrifying
In the past, Carnage ascended to levels beyond most other symbiotes in Marvel lore, achievinggod-like statusonce he split from Cletus Kasady and became an independent symbiote with an insatiable appetite for violence. Now, he’s lost everything, including that independence.All-New Venom#4 by Al Ewing stresses how vital it is forsymbiotes to attach to hosts, because they experience loneliness more acutely than other entities.Carnage had previously overcome this, and he now must rely on Eddie Brock in order to survive - and to kill.He and Eddie both found themselves on the verge of death, so they struck their deal to survive.
Carnage Needs a New Host, And You Won’t Believe the Marvel Hero He Wants
Carnage is stuck with Eddie Brock for the time being, but the symbiote is already plotting who his next host should be, and his options are shocking.
Eddie has made a turn for goodover the years, striving to be a better person and to avoid killing at any cost. Unfortunately, Carnage doesn’t agree with his heroic ideals, as he seeks the very carnage his name suggests. If Carnage were truly powerless, then Eddie could insist upon not killing, butthe fact that the symbiote is capable of ending his life gives him the leverage he needs to persuade his host to commit murder. Thus,Eddie has begrudgingly agreedto pursue serial killers so that Carnage can satisfy his thirst for blood without slaughtering innocents.
Carnage May Lack His Usual Power, But He’s Still a Dangerous Threat
Eddie Brock Needs to Keep Carnage Satisfied, or He’ll Lose His Life
Carnage lacks his former powers, yet his control over Eddie demonstrates that he is far from powerless.The tentative alliance that the two have formed is working inCarnage’s favormore than Eddie might like, as the symbiote still gets to seek out murderous victims who he can potentially ditch his current host for. With that being said, if Carnage ever grows tired of limiting his victims to select killers, he can always threaten Eddie with murder until he concedes.Carnagehas lost a good chunk of his abilities, but the ones that do remain allow him to continue posing a horrifying threat.
