Warning: Contains spoilers for Poison War #2!There really is no symbiote like Carnage. The most psychotic villain Marvel has ever seen, he’s reunited with his favorite host, and not only that, but he’s getting an upgrade. Being the king in black means something different to everyone, but for Carnage, it means being king of hell.
King Carnage was last seen wreaking havoc in Death of the Venomverse, But he went back to hedge his bets and make a deal poison war #2 By Al Ewing, Iban Coello and Frank D’Armata. Cletus Cassidy shows off his new look as a boss in a smart red suit, but it’s only when he transforms into Carnage that things really get hellish.
Carnage keeps his old King in Black look while being true to his character – he’s not just a psychotic killer symbiote anymore. He has completely become the symbiote Devil, and he is hungry for Eddie Brock’s soul.
Carnage is Marvel’s new symbiote Satan
Carnage has come for the souls of the Marvel Universe
Now that Carnage has reunited with his favorite host, bloodshed is surely on the way. Cletus Kasady and Carnage complete each other in a sick way that Eddie Brock and Venom never could, but they take things to the next level. Instead of slaughtering just for the fun of it, it seems that this time around, the symbiote is taking a smarter route. Just like when the devil realized that he could not storm the sky by himself, he decided to get there in a different way – By cheating and cutting deals.
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Carnage is now working with Meridius, trying to cut a deal for himself as any classic devil figure. It’s a far cry from the psychopathic carnage that hits first and asks questions later. In this new mode, Carnage as the Satanic King in Black completes two different mythological ideas of the devil: first, the image of the all-consuming monster of the pit, as when he transforms into his monster form; And secondly, of the devil at the crossroads, when he appears as a man in a suit ready to shake hands over a business and a soul, as He becomes Marvel’s newest Satan figure.
Mephisto was the original design for Marvel’s Satan
The devil does carnage better than Mephisto can dream of
Mephisto is the one that most often comes to mind when thinking about Marvel’s Satan figure. He was created as a tribute to the German folklore of the demonic Mephistopheles of the famous Faustian legend. The main crux of the story is that Mephistopheles is a demon who can grant fantastic powers and immortality and practically anyone’s wish – for a price, that is. This was carried over into other folk tales, such as the American story of the Devil at the Crossroads, where one sells a soul for something special.
Mephisto is the original Marvel blueprint for such an archetype. Often making deals for souls, or even in order to erase something from existence, like Mephisto’s deal with Spider-Man, he fulfills the role of ​demonic trickster who likes to play people for power. But Carnage beat him. Carnage moves easily in the world, bound by no laws of Hell, and he has more forms than Mephisto too: his human form of the Devil to shake hands with, and the demonic form of Carnage’s King in Black. The latter form is even scarier than Mephisto, and has caused more bloodshed than the Prince of Hell can even imagine.
Cletus Kasady shows off his latest Lucifer look
Carnage puts a spin on the Devil at the Crossroads trope
Carnage has changed more than just how symbiotes relate to their hosts, he’s also shown a full evolution as he takes on this new trickster role. It’s not just about bloodshed now, but the bigger picture. The carnage is a tactician who intends to move the chess pieces around the board like the king he is, all to capture the king on the other side. Because the stakes are much higher now: it is not only blood carnage is still – but souls.
The devil is not only a force of destruction but a force of tricky ambition, and Carnage is just as bloody ambitious as he is in poison war
While Carnage as a mindless monster only for, as it is, carnage, is terrifying all on its own, the newer and intelligent version certainly strikes a chord of fear. The devil is not only a force of destruction but a force of tricky ambition, and Carnage is just as bloody ambitious as he is in poison war When that doesn’t work, though, there’s always the option of bloodshed, so it seems.
Will Spider-Man make another deal with the devil?
First King in Black, now King of Hell – how far will Carnage go?
As Spider-Man continues to get better, Carnage continues to get worse. Carnage has become the newest and best iteration of the Devil archetype that would make even Mephisto jealous, and it seems Spider-Man’s history with Marvel’s Satan isn’t over just yet. To win this war, Peter Parker may just have to appeal to the King in Black to save Marvel.
No matter the outcome, Spider-Man has delved into dark territory by reclaiming his iconic black suit. Maybe the deal has already been made in a way, but for now Carnage has his eyes somewhere else. Bloodshed is imminent, and Eddie Brock’s soul is at stake. The devil is coming for his right, and it will be Carnage When he doesn’t get what he wants.
poison war #2 is now available from Marvel Comics!
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