There’s a reason why no one in Venom: Let There Be Carnage refers to Venom as a symbiote anymore.

The original Venom was inspired by scientists’ research into alien creatures after Venom and other symbiotes crashed-landed on Earth.

When journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) slipped inside the facility to investigate, Dr. Dora Skirth (Jenny Slate) detailed their study to him, frequently using the word symbiote to describe what they found.

The label did a good job of explaining what Venom was: a creature that lived in symbiosis with another.

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Venom and Eddie learned to collaborate when the Venom symbiote infiltrated Eddie Brock’s body, resulting in a mutually beneficial partnership in which Venom could heal any of Eddie’s injuries and Eddie allowed Venom to exist on the planet.

Their relationship was a type of symbiotic when they were on the same page about what they desired.

However, this was not the case for much of the sequel, as Venom and Eddie had a falling out and Venom departed Eddie’s body entirely.

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This duel probably represented one of the reasons Venom: Let There Be Carnage avoided the name symbiote owing to the implications it entails.

The term “symbiote” eliminates all notion of personality and connects Venom with something subhuman or monster, at best little more than a scientific specimen.

Calling Venom a symbiote helps to dehumanize him, whereas Let There Be Carnage obviously tried to accomplish the opposite by depicting Venom following his own desires and needs and just enjoys being with other people, according to Screenrant. The film demonstrated that Venom was more than a symbiote—more than his urge to feed off others.

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage avoided referring to Venom as a symbiote, attempting to highlight that Venom was his own person, not merely his link to Eddie.

Only time will tell if Venom is viewed as a hero or a monster by the characters in future films. Hopefully, he’ll continue to develop as a character beyond his symbiotic potential.