Venom and Spiderman are some of the most famous and celebrated characters in Marvel comics and movies. We have witnessed them going head-to-head a lot of times in both live-action and comics, and one of the questions that arises all the time is who is stronger or a better fighter in general, Let’s compare their powers and find out who wins in a battle between Venom and Spiderman
Venom is a symbiotic alien creature bonded with Eddie Brock a human, Venom as we have seen in movies and comics is a pretty fun and sort of Anti-Hero character, Venom is neither good nor bad he just does things that he thinks are right, whereas Spiderman (Peter parker) is a pure Hero with good intentions, he protects his people and wants to be referred as “friendly neighborhood Spiderman”.
Summary
- Both Spiderman and Venom are some of the most popular Marvel comic book characters and they have a big rivalry
- Venom has more raw strength and durability
- On the other hand, Spiderman has more battle IQ and intelligence
- In a battle, Spiderman Wins because of his intelligence and the ability to devise a plan and execute it and exploit Venom’s weaknesses like high-frequency sonic waves and fire
- Venom loses because he is always furious and can’t think straight while fighting a battle, he struggles to follow a plan
Who is more powerful Spider-Man or Venom?
Venom’s powers are generally its symbiotes, an alien origin being that grants his host certain powers like Enhanced physical strength and shape-shifting, while Spiderman has the spider web that allows him to maneuver smoothly Venom can mimic this ability by generating web-like tendrils. making venom equal to Spiderman’s maneuvering ability. The Symbiote can also heal his host very quickly, its healing powers are great to such an extent that it can heal any fatal wounds in a matter of seconds. Venom can also manifest something that he can imagine like blades and shields
Spider-man’s powers are the result of a radioactive Spider biting Peter Parker, the outcome of this event was Peter acquiring Super-human strength and Spider-like powers like shooting webs or climbing walls easily, while some Spiderman’s have natural web fluids Others have to make their synthetic web fluids which then they use to do web-slinging and other stuff, just like we saw in the movie Spiderman No way home where Tom holland’s and Andrew Garfield’s Spiderman use Synthetic web fluids on the other hand Tobey Maguire’s Spiderman has natural web fluids.
When it comes to powers Spiderman has more powers than Venom, Considering his spider-sense which helps him to predict the enemy movements and the other set of powers in his arsenal but Spiderman wins here with a very slim margin.
Does Venom have more raw strength than Spiderman?
Venom’s Durability and strength are far superior to that of Spiderman, the symbiote enhances the physical strength of Eddie Brock to such an extent that he can toss around cars and other heavy things with ease, The strength given by the symbiote also depends on the host because the symbiote just amplifies the amount of strength a being has, for example, we have seen in the movie “Venom: The last dance” where the symbiote gets attached to a horse and enhances its physical abilities and then the horse runs at very high speed than usual.
Spiderman also possesses an impressive amount of strength and resilience, he doesn’t have the same level of strength as Venom but he can also do some heavy-duty stuff, many times in comics and in movies Spiderman has shown us an incredible feast of strength like holding a giant container and blocking a punch of a super soldier (Bucky) with ease in “Captain America: civil war” airport battle. he can take punishments that a normal human being can never withstand and still be alive.
One of the most significant advantages that venom has when it comes to durability is its regenerative abilities, Venom can instantly regenerate with the help of his symbiotic abilities, while Spiderman also has a fast healing ability but it doesn’t even come close to that of Venom. while Spiderman can be affected by firearms it seems that firearms do not affect Venom.
Spiderman and Venom have a very peculiar Chemistry, Venom hates Spiderman and wants to kill him. Venom thinks of Spiderman as an enemy and his hatred drives him to be even more furious. While Spiderman’s intentions towards venom are not the same.
Why Does Venom hate Spider-Man?
Before bonding with Eddie Brock, the symbiote’s host was Peter Parker the Spiderman himself but as time passed Spiderman became conscious that the Symbiote was using him and was altering his motives and deviating him into being a bad guy overall, Spiderman was disgusted and removed Venom symbiote from his body, being rejected by Spiderman Venom wanted revenge and that’s why he hates Spiderman.
The typical weaknesses and special abilities of Spiderman and Venom
The most common and exploited weakness of venom is its vulnerability to high-frequency sonic waves and fire, The sonic waves cause venom extreme discomfort and pain, It also loosens the symbiote’s bond to the host meaning in the presence of sonic waves the Venom symbiote can be separated from his host. While sonic sound just agitates and causes extreme pain to Venom fire can do lethal damage to him. These are some severe weaknesses that are exploited by Venom’s enemies. While Venom struggles with his weaknesses his special abilities provide him an edge in a battle With his regenerative abilities and equipment-creating prowess, he can create anything he desires like shields and axes which gives him an edge.
While Venom has specific weaknesses Spiderman doesn’t seem to have any of those, His problems are more psychological, Spiderman has moral dilemmas, like he will never let anyone get hurt even if it means him getting killed, he will happily sacrifice himself to save innocent people lives, Spiderman also holds back in his fights he doesn’t use his full force while battling his enemies that also becomes a weakness of his, His personal moral values are greatly exploited by his enemies. His weaknesses aren’t specific but his special ability is he has Spider-sense which helps him predict danger and allows him to dodge enemy attacks easily.
Is Venom a Hero or villain?
Venom in the majority of comic books and Sam Raimi’s Spiderman movies is considered as a pure villain but in the recent Sony’s Venom movies, He has been projected as an anti-hero which some fans like and some dislike.
Spiderman and Venom’s biggest fight and their most powerful versions.
In the comic books, one of the biggest Venom fights occurred in the storyline “Maximum Carnage” in which Spiderman and Venom teamed up to defeat Carnage it was challenging for Venom and Spiderman to beat Carnage but they did it, On the other hand in live-action stand-alone Venom movies, He has defeated a being of his kind but more powerful than him named “Riot” by blasting the space shuttle carrying Riot. He has beaten Carnage in a one-on-one battle and devoured Carnage at the end of the battle. one of the most powerful versions of Venom is Flash Thompson’s “Agent Venom”, This version of Venom is the most tactical yet furious Venom, This version of Venom has military training and can devise strategies for a mission.
Spiderman has fought with entities that have far more powers than him, like battling Thanos himself with his team in the movie “Avengers: Infinity War” and having a two-on-one fight with Falcon and Bucky in the airport battle in the movie “Captain America: Civil War” and he has fought and defeated former Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange with shere Intelligence, His most powerful version is “Cosmic Spiderman” this version of Spiderman had temporarily possessed the powers of Captain Universe which gave him Cosmic level powers and made him a cosmic entity.
Conclusion of the battle
While the battle between Spiderman and Venom is a close call, we can say that Spiderman wins by a very little margin, The one thing that helps Spiderman win against Venom is his intelligence, While Venom is a very furious and impulsive guy spiderman on the other hand is serene and can come up with a strategy to defeat him in combat situations.
Though Venom has more raw strength than Spiderman his inability to be calm and composed in a battle becomes the main reason for his defeat, looking into the confrontations of Venom and Spiderman in various comic books we can say that Spiderman has won most of the time.