MacDonald Gargan (Earth-12131)

Venom

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Affiliation

None; formerly Dark Avengers

Status

Identity

Known to Authorities Identity

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Criminal

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

White (with symbiote)

Hair

No Hair (with symbiote)

Unusual Features

As Venom, the Symbiote grants its host an elongated jaw, fangs, claws and a prehensile tongue which are really part of the alien costume

Origin

Human mutate

Universe

Earth-12131

Creators

Playdom

First Appearance
Marvel: Avengers Alliance (March 1, 2012)

History

We consume mortal and demon, good and evil. We consume. The air is rich with scents of fear.

-- Venom ^src

Mac Gargan was once known as the supervillain Scorpion. He later became the host of the Venom symbiote, the parasite alien which was previously attached to Spider-Man and was brought to Earth by the hero from Battleworld.^[1]

Sins of the Fathers

During the demon invasion in San Francisco, Venom followed the path of chaos created by this supernatural creatures to satisfy his hunger for destruction. He encountered S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Alliance, who were working with Daimon Hellstrom, and was defeated by the later.^[1]

Dark Reign

He later joined Dell Rusk's own version of the Avengers, posing as Spider-Man, but the Alliance along the newly-recruited Ares fought and defeated him and his teammates, exposing them to the media as the true villains they were.^[1]