10 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Carnage
6. Cletus Kasady Can Separate From Carnage
In theory, it's pretty simple to defeat a Klyntar. The alien is at full power when it is leeching off of its host. If the symbiote is disabled, it will separate from the host. Once Carnage is removed from Cletus Kasady, he's just a guy with no powers. Obviously, he is still very dangerous but he wouldn't be able to hold his own against Wolverine or Thor, could he?
If only it were that simple. In the Superior Carnage mini-series, a scientist explained that Carnage is no longer a suit that Kasady wears; it is a permanent part of him. The Klyntar flows through his bloodstream, since it has bonded on a cellular level and nestled in his DNA.
Even if someone else bonds with Carnage, it will do everything in its power to return to Kasady. While the serial killer was in prison, he was shivved in the neck. The injury was so severe, the doctor said he would be dead in hours. The symbiote could instinctively tell Kasady's life was in jeopardy and tracked him down to heal him. Even if Kasady dies (and he has multiple times), Carnage will revive him, basically making him immortal.