Venom 3 Might Just Have Introduced the Villain for Spider-Man 4

Sep. 16, 2024

First Off, Who Is Knull in Marvel?

Knull created the first Symbiote in the form of his sword, The Necrosword but when his weapon was stolen from him, Knull created an army of Symbiote dragons which he sent from world to world engulfing them in his darkness. However, when Knull tried to attack Earth, Thor stood against him and destroyed one of the Symbiote Dragons because of which the rest of them broke into multiple individual symbiotes resulting in the formation of Klyntar. Later on, Klyntar turned against Knull and after he was defeated he was trapped in a dormant state in the Klyntar homeworld hive for thousands of years.

Now that we know of Knull appearing in Venom 3, there is no way that his appearance is a one-and-done kind of deal. We already know that Venom 3 is going to be the conclusion of Sony’s independent Venom franchise with two previous films. However, there is no confirmation that this story is going to be the last time we are going to see Venom and Eddie. Since Knull has been introduced, there is a possibility that the organization seen hunting down Venom and Eddie belongs to the Cult of Knull seen in “The King of Black” comic issues.

Both trailers for Venom 3 have shown us not only Venom but multiple Symbiotes held captive at a secure location.The final trailer for Venom: The Last Dancealso shows us a clip of multiple Symbiotes crashing on Earth. In the story of “The King of Dark,” Knull is freed by the Cult of Knull and he takes control of all the Symbiotes present on Earth to take over the planet. The trailer also clearly says “These Symbiotes did not just crash here but were sent to Earth” which is a nod towards a version of this story being set up.

Now that the standalone Venom franchise is coming to an end, there is a steadfast possibility that it will crossover into the main Marvel continuity and we might get to see Knull be the main villain for Spider-Man 4. How, you ask? let’s look into all the evidence we have for this to happen.

This brings us to the point that Spider-Man 4 could bring us a crossover connected to the aftermath of Venom 3. Since the very first Venom movie, there have been hints regarding the crossover between Sony’s Venom franchise and the main continuity 616 Spider-Man played by Tom Holland. In the post-credit scene ofVenom: Let There Be Carnage,we see a clip of Eddie Brock and Venom being teleported into the main MCU where we see Venom look at Spider-Man on TV and instantly display hatred for him.

After that, in Spider-Man No Way Home, we see that a piece of Venom symbiote is left in the MCU timeline. However, the first trailer of Venom 3 shows us that it was captured. This piece of Venom could be picked up by Knull making him attack Earth in Spider-Man 4. In the comic version of this invasion, we see Knull kill Eddie, and Eddie’s son, Dylan Brock takes up the mantle of Venom only to later resurrect Eddie. However, in the case of Spider-Man 4, we could see Peter get his Symbiote suit and carry out the said story.

Shashank Shakya is an Entertainment Writer and has completed his Bachelors(Honours) with English Literature. He is a published writer. He boasts incomparable knowledge about the Marvel and DC universes along with other branches of entertainment with substantial experience in the field of writing.