Venom: 11 WTF Moments Not Used In The Film

As with Spider-Man's own pseudo-scientific radioactive spider origin somehow getting a more occult backstory, Venom's own alien origins were infused with something more mystical and godly.

The Symbiote God, a being called Knull, existed even before the universe, and when the Celestials began to create it, he beheaded one of them with a sword made from his shadow, the All-Black - also known as the first Symbiote.

When his control on the Symbiotes was severed, and the Symbiotes - who had since been infected by nobility and kindness from the races they'd bonded with - were freed, Knull's creations trapped his body in the centre of a planet, calling the prison Klyntar, which, in their language, meant "Cage" - the Symbiotes' home planet.

He eventually returned, using his hold on the reawakened Grendel Symbiote to try and control existing Symbiotes in his presence. Alongside Tyrannosaurus, who fought against Knull's control, Venom and Spider-Man were able to stop Knull from freeing his body from Klyntar and attempting to destroy the universe.

Adding a layer of mysticism to the Venom mythos was a controversial choice for some, but either way, having Venom fight the Symbiotes' version of a god showed off just how powerful, and even heroic, Venom could be.