Edward Brock, Jr. (Earth-96283)

"It's Brock sir, Edward Brock Jr. I'm here humbled and humiliated to ask you for one thing... I want you to kill Peter Parker."

- Eddie Brock Edward "Eddie" Brock Jr. is a photographer who gets hired by the Daily Bugle. He later becomes infected by the same symbiote that infected Peter Parker.

Spider-Man 3
Edward Brock, Jr. is the new photographer hired by the Daily Bugle a week before he met Spider-Man. He has a crush on the model Gwen Stacy. When Brock and Parker fight over a staff job, J. Jonah Jameson asks for a picture of Spider-Man with his hand in a cookie jar. One day, Eddie Brock becomes humiliated by Peter Parker after he reveals that Eddie sold photoshopped versions of Peter's photos. After being fired, he goes to a church to pray for vengeance. Peter happens to be in that same church and removes the symbiote from himself, and it bonds with Eddie. As Venom, he drags Spider-Man into a trap with Sandman, using Mary Jane as bait; however, Harry Osborn appears in Green Goblin regalia to fight alongside him, and the two defeat the Sandman. Brock dies attempting to merge with the symbiote after it is removed a second time. Spider-Man throws one of Osborn's grenades at it, Peter attempted to save Eddie from jumping in but Eddie manages and is caught in the explosion and dies.

Relationships

 * Gwen Stacy - Former girlfriend.
 * Peter Parker - Enemy
 * Harry Osborn - Enemy
 * Sandman - Ally
 * J. Jonah Jameson - Boss

Appearances/Actors

 * Raimi series (1 film)
 * Spider-Man 3 (First appearance) - Topher Grace

Behind the scenes

 * Topher Grace worked out for six months to prepare for his role as Venom.
 * Eddie's line - "My spider-sense is tingling... if you know what I'm talking about!" - when referring to MJ, was Topher Grace's idea.
 * While being in the Venom costume, Topher Grace didn't drink any water during his breaks because he couldn't use the bathroom with his costume on.

Trivia

 * The name Eddie Brock Jr was from The Ultimate Spider-Man comics.
 * Topher Grace is never referred to as "Venom" in the entire movie.