warn! This article contains spoilers venom: last danceVenom: The Last Dance Contains tons of Easter eggs and Marvel references. Set amid massive symbiote chaos and the emergence of a live-action version of the symbiote god Knull, this is the final film in the series. venom The trilogy starring Tom Hardy has some very exciting nods. This includes references to previous venom Movies, Marvel comics, and even the Marvel Universe.
After he fought the massacre in San Francisco and briefly visited Earth-616, Venom: The Last Dance Eddie and his symbiote are seen on the run. Not only are they wanted by the police and the government organization responsible for researching the symbiote, but minions of the symbiote god Knull (Andy Serkis) are also hunting Brock/Venom. To that end, here are the biggest Easter eggs and references Venom: The Last Dance.
24 Origin of Noel
Straight from Marvel Comics
Venom: The Last Dance In the opening scene, Knull is trapped in a world called Klyntar, which is the symbiote word for “cage.” The King in Black was imprisoned by his own creation, with the symbiote transforming and trapping their creator, which was ripped straight out of the comics, before the King in Black was replaced by Eddie Brock and Eddie Brock in 2020. The venom was accidentally released king in black Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman team up in comics.
23 Xenophages
Symbiote Killer
It was confirmed that the symbiote called the xenophage in the original comic killed the monster. Venom: The Last Dance Adding a twist, these creatures were also created by Knull after the symbiote’s betrayal. However, the Xenophage is just another alien species in the comics, not a creation of the King in Black.
22 Eddie and Venom’s MCU post-credits scene
some slight pushback
Eddie and Venom’s story begins with a recap of the post-credits scene from late 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home This suggests the pair were transported to the Marvel Universe, albeit in Mexico rather than New York like other villains in the Spider-Man movies. However, last dance In this version, Eddie and Venom are shot back through the portal, rather than disappearing in a burst of light as originally depicted.
21 Tired of this multiverse s***
Venom agrees with Deadpool
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Returning to their own reality, Venom comments that he’s tired of this “Multiverse***”. Interestingly, this is a similar view taken in this year’s Deadpool. deadpool and wolverine. Both films appear to be poignant comments on the influx of multiverse-themed superhero movies in recent years. After all, they’re all part of the Marvel Universe’s ongoing multiverse saga.
20 Eddie was kicked out of New York
A reference to Eddie’s comic origins before Venom
Realizing that they had become fugitives, Eddie decided that he and Venom should go to New York because he was a stain on the judge that they could blackmail for help. He also mentioned that, as mentioned in the first article, he was kicked out of New York. venom. Just like in the comics, Eddie got into an argument with an editor at the Daily Bugle’s archrival, the Daily Globe, while explaining his reasons for moving to San Francisco.
Is 19 still a symbiote in the MCU?
Venom may still be alive
Eagle-eyed viewers will notice that the piece of the symbiote left in the Marvel Universe may still be missing in Mexico. Therefore, this could have a significant impact on the future of Sony Universe and Earth-616. Not only could the symbiote find its own symbiote saga in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it could also be a way for Eddie to reunite after the events of Venom. Venom: The Last Dance.
18 Eddie Upside Down
You can’t not think about Spider-Man
While fighting a dog fighting gang, Eddie was hanging upside down by one of Venom’s tendrils and talking to one of the thugs. So it’s not hard to imagine multiple iterations of Spider-Man, constantly hanging upside down on their webs.
17 superheroes who can’t fly
“Want to make a bet?”
After Eddie complained that Venom couldn’t fly, the symbiote showed that he actually could. While the two are later shown hanging from the side of a plane, this could also be a reference to 2020’s Venom king in black At the end of the crossover, he grows his own dragon wings. Likewise, Venom grows wings at the end of “Insomniac.” spider man 2 game. Maybe the same thing will happen when the live-action Venom finally faces Knull.
16 Rex Strickland
Symbiote host in comics
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Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Rex Strickland in the film Venom: The Last Dance. While the connection didn’t occur in the movie, the comic book version of Rex did bond with the symbiote and served in Vietnam alongside Nick Fury and Wolverine, codenamed “T-Rex” along with other symbiote soldiers.
15 Mulligan’s original symbiote left him dead
Toxins, descendants of the Holocaust
Patrick Mulligan survived a fatal injury at the end of the game. let the massacre happen Thanks to Project Empire and Dr. Teddy Payne. After bonding with the brand new symbiote, we discover that the original symbiote left Mulligan dead. Coming from Carnage, one can assume that the first symbiote was Toxin from the comics, Mulligan’s symbiote on the page.
14 Knoll spiral
Classic symbol of the symbiote god
As Mulligan and his new symbiote reveal Knull’s danger to Rex, Payne, and Sadie Christmas, a sequence on Krynn Tower reveals the release of Knull from prison Come out with the required codex. Likewise, Knull’s classic spiral can be seen, the same symbol used when the King in Black corrupted the symbiote in the comics.
13 All Black Necromantic Sword
Also used by Gore, God of the Butcher
Knull, the symbiote god, also raised his greatsword above his head. This is the all-black Necrosword, a powerful sword created by Knull that was lost in the comics and is only used by the god-killer Gorr (who recently debuted in the MCU, played by Christian Bale). So it would be very exciting if similar connections were eventually made on screen and across the universe.
12 Rhys Ifans’ Martin Could Really Be a Lizard Nod
On the side of the family van
Rhys Ifans played Doctor Curt Conners aka “The Lizard” in previous Sony Marvel movies, but he Martin. Venom: The Last Dancea hippie believer who believed aliens would take his family to see Area 51 before it was fully decommissioned. While there’s no obvious connection to Connors, Martin’s van features a “lizard man” (covered in alien paraphernalia), which could be a subtle nod to Ifans’ past Marvel villains pay tribute.
11. “Don’t Say His Name”
Unlike Harry Potter’s Voldemort
When Eddie asked Venom about his creator, the symbiote struggled to say Knull’s name, shushing him when Eddie said the name out loud. For this it feels very similar harry potter and the wizarding world’s fear of speaking Voldemort’s name.
10 Origins of the Codex
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Venom confirmed that he resuscitated Eddie in the first movie after Brock was stabbed by Carlton Drake/Riot and created this codex. Likewise, the Codex exists in the comics as a means of retaining the host’s entire memory and consciousness within the larger symbiote hive mind (even after death).
9 poisonous horse
He exists in the comics too!
Venom needs to travel across the desert quickly, so he forms an inseparable bond with a horse. Humorously, “Poison Horse” recently debuted in the comics Venom: The Last Dance as a multiverse variant, (and he’s particularly eloquent and informative).
8 The eight symbiotes in Area 55
Pain, whipping, phages, and more
Area 55 discovered eight symbiotes who were contained by the Imperial program after landing on Earth. Once the first Xenophage breaks into the facility, the symbiote is released and bonds with nearby humans, aiding Venom and fighting the symbiote hunters to ensure that Knull remains trapped on Klyn’s Tower. These include, in particular, Sadie Christmas who becomes Raschel, a security guard named Jim who seems to have ties to the Phage, and Mulligan and his serpentine fellows who are the first to be eaten by the Xenophage The fallen symbiote.
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Dr. Payne, played by Juno Temple, forms a bond with Agni near the end of the battle. Additionally, Teddy Payne’s name is likely derived from Marvel Comics’ Thaddeus Payne, the villain of Venom and Moon Knight. There’s also a red symbiote with fire powers, a silvery-white symbiote, and two symbiotes that merge into one, forming a two-headed version with their host.
7 The end has come
Possible slogan for king of black crossover
In Mulligan and his symbiote’s warning, he says “The end is destruction”. This is almost certainly a promotional slogan during the release of the Marvel movie. king in black Crossover and its various collocation problems.
6 You will be a good dad
A Dylan Bullock reference?
While hitchhiking with Martin and his family, Venom told Eddie he would be a good dad. So this could be a potential nod to the comics’ Venom/Eddie’s son Dylan, Venom’s host and also known as Codex in future timelines. Currently, Dylan and Eddie are clashing over Marvel’s ongoing Venom symbiote issue. venom war cross.
5 Thelma and Louise
fugitive at large
When Eddie and Venom enter a Las Vegas casino, they call each other Thelma and Louise. It’s very fitting, considering the story was set in 1991, and Eddie and Venom’s self-awareness is very much on point thelma and louise It’s a classic buddy escape movie.