“Venom: The Final Dance” performs coy with its principal villain, however the trailer reveals symbiotes dropping down from Earth as fiery asteroid-like objects crashing on the planet. In a voiceover, Venom references his otherworldly residence. Whereas the results of the meteor crashes is probably going the outbreak of attacking Xenophages, within the greater image, the alien’s arrivals could recommend a fair darker power at play: Knull, the God of Symbiotes.
Debuting in “Venom” #3 (created by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman), Knull is Marvel’s King in Black, a primordial power birthed alongside the creation of the Seventh Cosmos, with the supervillain serving because the creator of symbiotes and the wielder of All-Black the Necrosword — the identical weapon utilized by Gorr the God Butcher. Knull managed symbiotes throughout the universe till his connection was finally severed, as they rebelled in opposition to him and trapped him for hundreds of years. He’s reawakened within the current day, resulting in an all-out assault on Earth throughout the “King in Black” occasion, sending his military of symbiotes at Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, efficiently remodeling a number of main characters, resembling Cyclops and Physician Unusual, into his pawns. Knull is so highly effective that when Sentry, arguably the strongest hero within the Multiverse, tries to kill him, he responds by ripping the Golden Guardian in half. It could take every thing Eddie Brock had, together with turning into the God of Gentle with a serious cosmic improve, to cease him.
Introducing Knull could be a wild improvement for the third installment of the “Venom” franchise, however Sony has by no means shied away from deep-cut characters prior to now. And contemplating its the ultimate film (for now) within the sequence, bringing Knull into the fold is strictly the form of loopy swing that would result in a satisfying and bombastic conclusion.