MCU Fan Theory Speculates Fans Have Already Met Venom's New Host
A Marvel fan has recently posted a theory on Reddit proposing that fans have already met the MCU’s next Venom. The character in question was first introduced in 2017, during Spider-Man: Homecoming, and goes by the name of Mac Gargan. Mac is better known by his supervillain alias in the Marvel Comics, Scorpion, and has a deep hatred for all things Spider-Man.
Although Mac originally started as Scorpion in the comics, working closely with other Spider-Man haters like J. Jonah Jameson, he eventually became something more. Later on, while operating under Norman Osborn’s leadership, Scorpion was enticed by Venom to allow the symbiote to bond with him, because of their mutual desire to bring about Spider-Man’s downfall. Together, these two did everything in their power to destroy Spider-Man, with the help of their fellow Sinister Twelve teammates.
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As mentioned, Mac’s journey in the MCU began with Spider-Man: Homecoming. Mac was arrested after the Staten Island Ferry incident, but came back to confront the Vulture in the film’s post-credits scene. Mac wanted Vulture to reveal Spider-Man’s identity, so that he and his criminal friends on the outside could seek their revenge. Having been sentenced to prison because of Peter’s interference, Mac now has a personal vendetta against Spider-Man and wishes to see him dead.
The Reddit theory, posted by user anthonystrader18, suggests that this sequence of events is part of the MCU’s buildup for introducing a new Venom to the franchise. Fans know that Marvel frequently offers glimpses of certain antagonists years in advance through post-credit scenes, like they did with Thanos before he became the biggest threat
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