Venom 3: Who Is Toxin? Patrick Mulligan’s Symbiote Explained

Venom 3’s trailer has caught everyone off-guard with its amazing quality. It’s the final Venom movie starring Tom Hardy, and we already know that it will feature Knull as a villain. Of course, the prospect of Knull appearing in the film is exciting enough, but it’s Last Dance, so the creators are leaving no stone unturned. Stephen Graham was also featured in the trailer, and he’ll portray Toxin in Venom: The Last Dance. So, you might wonder, who is Toxin in Marvel? Well, let’s find out.

Who Is Toxin in Marvel Comics?

In Marvel Comics, Toxin was born out of the Carnage symbiote. Ever since its arrival on Earth, Toxin has bonded with several people. However, the first person that Toxin bonded with was Pat Mulligan, a police officer. Even though Toxin was born out of Carnage, it was much stronger than its father. In fact, it was even stronger than Venom.

Venom and Carnage were on the villainous sides, so they tried to make Toxin an ally. However, Toxin, majorly because of its host, chose to fight against evil. On top of that, the fact that Toxin was stronger than both Carnage and Venom made him a threat to the symbiotes. So, both Venom and Carnage tried to defeat Toxin, but they failed miserably.

During this whole mess, Spider-Man also helps Toxin defeat Venom and Carnage. Several years after being bonded with Pat, Toxin was separated from its first host. Then, Toxin bonded with Eddie Brock and fought against its grandfather, Venom. After a while, Eddie came to an agreement with Toxin to hunt and kill Venom. However, after a lot of bloodshed, Venom and Toxin decided to amalgamate and share Eddie’s body.

During Knull’s arrival on Earth, Toxin was very weak because of constant changes in hosts. So, Knull saw Toxin as an unworthy symbiote, so he didn’t even try to use it like other symbiotes.

Toxin is surely a powerful and interesting symbiote that has its fair share of hosts, but the Venom 3 movie will see Pat Mulligan as its host. In the comics, Toxin came out of Carnage; similarly, in Venom 2 movie, Toxin was born after Carnage’s demise. In fact, there’s a short scene in the second movie where we see Toxin taking over Patrick’s body.

Who Is the Toxin Actor in Venom 3?

Stephen Graham portrayed the role of Pat Mulligan in Venom 2, and the actor will return as Patrick in The Last Dance. Stephen did an incredible job in the second movie, which shouldn’t be surprising because he’s known for several amazing roles in multiple projects. Stephen Graham has 8 nominations for BAFTA Awards under his name. He previously also featured in Venom: Let There Be Carnage as Detective Mulligan.