5 Spider-Man Villains That Should Appear in Sony’s Marvel Universe

Everyone knows Eddie Brock as the first Venom, one of Spider-Man’s greatest enemies. As time has gone on, he’s bordered between exhibiting typical malefactor comportment and developing a sense of rectitude typically attributed to most superheroes. Although Eddie Brock’s fate as our favorite symbiote has yet to be seen, we’ve put together a list of just five of the Marvel villains we think would make totally awesome antagonists somewhere down the line.

 

1. Jack O’Lantern

Initially appearing in 1981, the original Jack O’Lantern, named Jason Macendale, was a mercenary like Deadpool. His employment as a central intelligence agent had been terminated after his career took a nosedive to concrete. Macendale was not just clever, he was quite persuasive as well.

Over time, Jack O’Lantern, also known as “Mad Jack”, has been featured in a number of storylines, some of which include the likes of Venom, Captain America, Bucky and the Agents of Shield, to name a few. The character is perhaps known for her partnering up with our next pick.

 

2. Hobgoblin

Sort of a knock-off Green Goblin, Hobgoblin has become just as known. His first appearance feels sort of like a whodunit, as his real identity hadn’t been revealed for several issues – just like Green Goblin’s. The first Hobgoblin was none other than Roderick Kingsley, who first appeared three years before Hobgoblin’s creation. Roderick and his brother were rich, smug types with connections (fun fact: Jason Macendale took on the identity of Hobgoblin in much of the 90s comics).

The character’s origin story isn’t particularly exciting, as jealousy, greed and anger are all key ingredients in virtually every villain’s arc, and there’s not a whole lot of duality from when the character is in or out of the costume, but whenever the Hobgoblin appears, it’s as though its portrayer has reached an entirely new level of certifiability.

 

3. Carrion

A clone of Miles Warren’s Jackal (at least at the time), Carrion’s first appearance was in 1978. Throughout the years, the origin has of course changed. He was one of Spider-Man’s biggest threats, primarily due to his knowledge of his real identity as Peter Parker. Miles Warren hated Peter, blaming him for getting Gwen killed as he had met her and began having feelings for her.

In a vow to get revenge, he does what any wicked smart man of science does and tries to clone himself. Something goes wrong and Warren comes to pass, adding more fuel to the fire in the strange case of Carrion’s determination to squash Peter.

 

4. Chameleon

Aside from the dirtbag that gunned down poor old Uncle Ben, this was Spider-Man’s first enemy. He appears in 1963’s The Amazing Spider-Man #1 and right off the bat, proves to be remarkable in his capacity to disguise himself. He has grown up impersonating people, something he and his brother would later use as career criminals.

Both Spider-Man and Iron Man have Dmitri Smerdyakov’s alter-ego at separate times, but can you imagine Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark and Tom Holland’s Peter Parker facing off against a character that offers so much potential as Chameleon? Not only could this establish a new Fantastic Four, shying away from yet another reboot, but one of Chameleon’s most noteworthy story arcs is him confessing to Spider-Man that he loved him, before a suicide attempt. We’re in a time now when more LGBTQ characters are looked for, so this would definitely be a storyline I can see Marvel bringing to fruition.

 

5. Swarm

He’s the skeletal remains of a human, complete with an army of bees: need I say more? Beyond looking neat, he’s a German character named Fritz Von Meyer. This was a man who became fascinated by mutated bees and, in an attempt to capture some, he was killed. Aside from Stan Lee’s usage of alliterations, there seems to be a reoccuring theme that some of the comics do better than others, and that is when characters either he or someone else has created are unaware of the dangers they surround themselves with. When you think about it, Fritz had found something he enjoyed, and it got him killed.

Although Von Meyer is no longer of this world, the bees had somehow been manipulated by him, feeling his influence as they fed off his flesh. This, his life after death, proved to be deadly.

The Marvel universe, specifically Spider-Man, has had some remarkable storylines over the years and some deserve to find a new audience. It’s plausible we could eventually see Mania, Riot, Scream, Phage, Toxin or any of the other symbiotes. I’m mostly hoping we’re introduced to Carnage. Marvel has a good handle on their cinematic universe, so it’s a no-brainer they’ll stick with adding characters they know can cross paths with one another, and the picks I’ve narrowed down can undoubtedly find their way to any of the Marvel characters we’ve seen at the movies.