Venom's Ultimate Form Is Hiding a Neon Genesis Evangelion Easter Egg
In Venom: The End, readers are shown a glimpse of a far future where the symbiote accesses every biological life form through time, in an attempt to preserve it from the rise of artificial super-intelligence. The first step in this process is a symbiote Civil War, in which a symbiote labeled «Bloodbath» appears, which is clearly inspired by the iconic design of Neon Genesis Evangelion's Evangelion Unit-01.
Venom: The End is one of those Marvel stories where a character is shown in his last days, usually in some version of a dystopian or apocalyptic future. Venom is no exception, as the immortal symbiote has to survive the natural death of his beloved host, Eddie Brock, despite his attempts to preserve him long past his due. Venom developed an affection towards all forms of life, so he struggles to create it and preserve it from the unstoppable advance of the artificial super-intelligences that have gone rough and are assimilating the entire universe. Key to this story is the symbiote's ability to copy and store the DNA of all his hosts inside his infinite «extradimensional lattice.» Venom's efforts at life preservation require the cooperation of all symbiotes. But war ensues and, after a battle, he is the only one left standing.
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In the double-page showing the «Symbiote War of (Failed) Unification,» the creative team of Venom: The End (written by Adam Warren and drawn by Jeffrey «Chamba» Cruz, with colors by Guru-eFX) decided to insert as many unique symbiote designs as they could. One of them, called «Bloodbath,» stands out as it's a clear reference to the Eva-01, the Evangelion unit piloted by Shinji Ikari in the cult anime franchise Neon Genesis
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