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It is not necessarily an age old question, but it is fun to ponder, nonetheless. Who would win the fight, Spider-man or Venom. No disrespect to the Spider, but Venom wins, hands down.

Why? You ask? After all, Spider-man is smarter. He definitely has more fighting experience than Venom. But by his very nature, Venom is able to exploit a weakness that Spider-man cannot easily overcome.

For those of you who do not know, Venom is powered by a symbiote. This symbiote was acquired by Spider-man during the Secret Wars as a result of Spidey losing his costume in a fight. He originally thought that it was an artificially designed costume. He was wrong.

The symbiote began to try to permanently bond with Spider-man. Upon this discovery, and due to the fact that symbiote brought about negative emotions in its host, Spider-man rejected it. This caused the symbiote to find another host in Eddie Brock, who hated Peter Parker. Joining together they became Venom.

Still wondering why I think Venom wins? Because of the time spent with Spider-man as its host, the symbiote was able to ascertain one of Spider-man's greatest strengths: his spider sense. Now, bonded to Brock, the Venom symbiote alien is able to overcome, and even come in under the one thing Spidey values to protect him above all else.

Have they fought before in the past? Absolutely! And Venom has always had the upper hand. The only reason Venom has not seriously defeated Spider-man is simply this: At heart, Eddie Brock is not all bad. Most battles have been ended with Spider-man convincing the Brock side of Venom to stop fighting by appealing to his better nature.

If Eddie had ever taken a serious turn at killing Spider-man, instead of toying with him first, this debate would be finished. All it would take would be a fatal sneak attack, and it would be all over.

I am not suggesting I like this. And I hate that it is true. But the fact remains. The only thing saving Spider-man from certain demise is not depending upon Parker's abilities at all. It is the mercy of Eddie Brock, and nothing else.

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