Carnage was once serial killer Cletus Kasady, and became Carnage after merging with the offspring of the alien symbiote called Venom during a prison breakout. He was originally conceived as a purely villainous counterpart to Venom, who was becoming an anti-hero.
His past is uncertain. Kasady claims he killed his father, who apparently killed the boy's mother when she tried to kill him; however, he is unclear on the exact details ("...or is it the other way around?"). Kasady seemed to care for his mother, however, causing him to dig up her grave in Maximum Carnage. He also claims he killed his grandmother when he was younger, pushing her down a flight of stairs. Kasady tortured animals (including his own dog) when he was young. By his early twenties, Cletus had been convicted of eleven murders, although he bragged about dozens.
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance As Cletus Kasady: Amazing Spider-Man #344
As Carnage (cameo): Amazing Spider-Man #360
First full appearance as Carnage: Amazing Spider-Man #361
Created by David Michelinie
Mark Bagley
Characteristics
Alter ego Cletus Kasady
Affiliations Carnage's "family"
Abilities Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, reflexes and agility, capable of creating blades and projectiles from symbiotic costume, capable of scaling sheer walls, ability to project 'webbing', limited shapeshifting, immune to spider-sense
This post was edited by fatalenvy on Oct 15 2006 09:19am
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