Carnage (Marvel Comics character)

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Carnage
Biographical Information
Real Name	Cletus Kasady
Aliases	Carnage
Home country	United States of America
Homeworld	Earth
Physical Information
Species	Symbiote-bonded human
Gender	Male
Chronological / Political Information
Citizenship	American
Fictional Information
Created by	David Michelinie Mark Bagley Erik Larsen

“ Soon the whole world will see the way to freedom is chaos. And the way to chaos is- Carnage! ”

—Carnage, after murdering Robert Sutcliff

“ Laws are just words! An' order's something society made up 'cause it was scared! Once ya understand that- you're free to do anything! ”

—Carnage

Cletus Kasady was an American serial killer of the late 20th century. After sharing a cell by chance with Eddie Brock, Kasady found himself bonded with a symbiote of his own. Now calling himself Carnage, he set out to cause anarchy and chaos in a campaign of mass murder, and became one of the most deadly foes of Spider-Man.

Biography

Youth

Kasady was raised as an orphan at the St. Estes Home for Boys. A fire broke out there, and in the ruins first responders found the remains of the home's administrator. While it was assumed at the time that she had fallen while in a panic and smashed her skull, Peter Parker later surmised that she was Kasady's first victim.

After a tragedy at the homecoming dance, Kasady was never seen again by his high school principal. At the time he was recognised as an unusual individual and a poor student.

Imprisonment

Kasady was sentenced to 11 consecutive life terms for 11 murders.

Carnage

Confinement with Eddie Brock

Kasady found himself imprisoned with Eddie Brock. The pair of them did not get along, eventually leading Kasady to decide to murder Brock, as he was already serving 11 consecutive life sentences and did not care about adding another to his term. He was interrupted by the arrival of the Venom symbiote, which reunited with Brock. Venom escaped into the night, unknowingly leaving behind a sample of the symbiote.

Escape from Incarceration

After Brock's escape, Kasady was moved to solitary confinement. While speaking to the symbiote that had merged with him, Kasady was approached by a prison guard. Within seconds, Kasady used his enhanced strength to pull the unfortunate guard through the cell bars, horrifically mangling him within seconds. Kasady chose that moment to escape from prison.

Now calling himself Carnage, Kasady flipped through the phone book and decided to kill Gunther Stein, based on his name alone. Carnage found Stein entering his home and smothered him to death.

Carnage subsequently murdered a student at Empire State University's Agro-Lab. The news reached Peter Parker, who immediately connected it to an ongoing series of killings committed by Carnage. Parker, believing the crimes to have been committed by an insane Eddie Brock, investigated until he pieced together that it was Kasady committing the murders. He investigated Kasady's life, meeting with his high school principal, a psychologist, and other acquaintances, before deciding to check the ruins of the St. Estes School for Boys. Spider-Man found him there and the two engaged in combat. Carnage held the upper hand until the arrival of two police officers, choosing then to make his escape.

Carnage's murder of the Tandy family that same night forced Parker to find and consult Venom on how to defeat the superpowered serial killer.

Weapons and Abilities

Symbiote Abilities

• Durability: Carnage was able to walk off having been prone on the subway's third rail at Penn Station.
• Strength: Carnage was strong enough to fight both Venom and Spider-Man at the same time.
  • He was able to pull an adult man through cell bars.

Notes

Behind the Scenes

• Carnage was created by American writer David Michelinie and artists Mark Bagley and Erik Larsen. On film, the character was played by Woody Harrelson in the 2021 film "Venom: Let There Be Carnage".
• Carnage was a fan of Mötley Crüe.

Trivia

• Carnage has been featured on the web series "DEATH BATTLE!".

Links

• Carnage on Wikipedia
• Cletus Kasady on Wikipedia
• Cletus Kasady on the Marvel Database