Wait, Is [SPOILER] Really Dead After Venom: The Last Dance?!

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Venom: The Last Dance.

The flagship franchise of Sony's Spider-Man Universe comes to an end Poison: The Last Danceand comes off with the death of a major Marvel character, making the conclusion all the more poignant. On the eve of release Poison 3star Tom Hardy revealed that the film definitively concludes the story of Eddie Brock and Venom. However, last weekend at New York Comic Con, writer-director Kelly Marcel revealed that there are more stories to be told with the symbiotes in this universe, so it looks like there's more to come.

Hardy's comments on this said Poison: The Last Dance and much of the marketing material released by Sony hints that Eddie Brock or Venom will die in the film. Given that Hardy's Venom is far and away the most beloved character in the Sony Spider-Man Universe films, this would be a huge loss for the franchise, though it's unlikely they'll ever recover. Now that the film is out in theaters, we break down the main character's death Poison: The Last Danceand what it means for the future of Sony's Marvel universe.

Venom's End in Venom: The Last Dance Explained

Battle Against Knull's Xenophages Ends In Tragedy

at the end Poison: The Last DanceWhen things don't look good for Eddie and Venom against an army of Xenophages sent to Earth by Knull to capture the codex, the symbiote decides. Venom decides to sacrifice himself, destroying as many Xenophages as possible and destroying the Codex. by dying. This is a very important moment in the film because it is what finally turns the tide and allows Earth to win the battle against the Knull forces.

As a result, Venom dies to save Eddie and save the world from Knull's wrath, as Knull planned to destroy the planet where the symbiotes sought refuge. The codex was the only key to Knull's prison, and since Venom is dead, it no longer exists. Of course, as Knull said Poison: The Last Dance he awoke and still plans to go after Earth after gaining his freedom. But until now, Venom's victim has protected the entire world.

Although the end Poison: The Last Dance feature many deaths, Venom's death being the most heartbreaking. Hardy played Eddie in three solo films and voiced Venom in the post-credits scene featured in the film. Spider-Man: No Way Home. Although Poison 3 might be a satisfying conclusion to the characters' stories, it's no less tragic to see the symbiote give up its lifeand the desire to see the Statue of Liberty, to save her best friend. Still, this may not be the last we see of Venom.

Why is there still hope for the poison to return?

The symbiote could have returned even without Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock

Venom's base form was destroyed along with the Xenophages, but fragments of his symbiote remained elsewhere in the multiverse. there is The symbiote Venom bit left in the MCU No Way Home credits scene, as well as the bit that Rex Strickland collects in his home universe. It is unclear what happened to both pieces of Venom, but they could either lead to the return of the symbiote or the creation of another symbiote. This means that Venom could return to either or both universes.

Venom links up with several other leads from the comics, including Peter Parker, Ann Weying, Deadpool, Flash Thompson, and Eddie's son Dylan Brock.

Of course, it remains to be seen whether this actually happens. Sony has talked about its plans for the Spider-Man Universe after its release Kraven the Hunter in Decembermost likely because it will be a spoiler for Venom's death The Last Dance. Now that the movie is out, hopefully the studio will reveal what they have planned for Knull and the rest of the symbiotes. If nothing else, Poison: The Last Dance It certainly ended Tom Hardy's Marvel trilogy on an epic note with the death of Venom.

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