By the way all here is my CS for Venom!<br/><br/><strong>CHARACTER NAME:</strong>Venom<br/><strong>REALNAME:</strong>Flash Thompson<br/><strong>AGE:</strong>22<br/><strong>SEXUAL ORIENTATION:</strong>HeteroSexual<br/><strong>HEIGHT:</strong>6'0<br/><strong>WEIGHT:</strong>220 lbs<br/><strong>AFFILIATION:</strong>None<br/><br/><strong>APPEARANCE IN COSTUME:</strong><br/>(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W4kCL2Ga3wM/T_YgkG7E2jI/AAAAAAAAAvE/UpnvsZXn9bI/s1600/AGENTE%20VENOM%206.png)<br/><strong>APPEARANCE WITHOUT COSTUME:</strong><br/>(http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/8f/dc/c9/8fdcc9ee481f16f9989d97129f941225.jpg)<br/><strong>HISTORY:</strong><br/><br/>Flash's mother died of drug abuse when he was only 8. He was raised by his abusive alcholic father until one day when Flash was 15, he came home to find his father had abandoned him. Unable to cope with the idea of going into foster care or being teased for not having a family he kept up the ruse that he had a happy home life. He barely managed to pay the bills by getting into street fights for cash. During the day he attended Midtown high just a couple of grades ahead of his old bullying target, Peter Parker. He pretended to be just a normal teenage jock with nothing on his mind but dating girls and having fun. He excelled at sports but his grades suffered which is when he met Liz Allen. Liz<br/>was a bright young girl which saw past Flash's facade of being a typical jock and helped him get his grades up. After building a reputation for himself as a street fighter Flash was hired by a gang leader to do some petty crimes. Flash never wanted to get into a life of crime and upon realizing that was the path he was headed down he turned against his employer. Had it not been for Spider-man's intervention he would have been killed. From that moment on Flash idolized Spider-man. He claimed spider-man made him want to be a better person and that one day he would repay the favor to spidey.<br/><br/>Even though Spider-man was able to save Flash's life that night Flash was still in danger. The gang leader wanted Flash silenced before he could go to the cops. Flash went to hiding for a short time until he graduated High School. Moments after receiving his diploma he went do to the local recruiting office and signed up. Flash's athletic ability, mixed with his untrained combat skills, and the fact that he had no actual family to speak of made him the perfect candidate for the Army's new advanced worst case scenario division. The purpose of the division was to act as a redundancy in case SHEILD ever failed. It's operatives were trained to be "armies of one" specializing in apocalyptic scenarios. Two years later it became apparent to Flash that the people that recruited him were actually Hydra operatives undercover hoping to use these new agents as there personal inside army. Flash exposed the truth but was badly injured during the ensuing battle and lost both of his legs while doing so.<br/><br/>Flash was awarded a medal of honor upon returning home to NY and opened a bar called The Horseman's Lounge. When Liz found out that her employer, Norman Osborn, had been experimenting on the Venom Symbiote she arranged to steal it and give it to Flash believing he was the only that she could trust to protect it from those that would abuse it. After Liz and Flash discovered that when Flash wore the symbiote he was able to walk Liz set out to help Flash become the hero he promised Spider-man he would become. She found ways to alter the suit's appearance and created a watch with a secret compartment where the symbiote is stored. Flash can only wear the suit for 48 hours at a time any longer than that and the symbiote takes control and goes berserk. Now using the basement of The Horseman's Lounge as a high tech headquarters the handicapped Flash operates as Venom. Typically he uses non lethal tactics while in the city however he is most active in war torn third world countries where his deadlier skills are most valuable.<br/><br/><strong>POWERS/ABILITIES/SKILLS:</strong><br/><strong>-The Venom Symbiote:</strong>The Symbiote is capable of shape shifting abilities, including the ability to form spikes or expand its size. It also contains a small "dimensional aperture," allowing its hosts to carry items without adding mass to the costume. The Symbiote also exhibits telepathic abilities, primarily when it needs to communicate with its host. Because of its contact with Spider-Man, the<br/>Symbiote grants all of its subsequent hosts that hero's powers and cannot be detected by his spider-sense. Venom is also capable of producing webbing similar to Spider-man's own variety created from itself. Venom exhibits some immunities to the supernatural powers of others such as<br/>the Penance Stare of Ghost Rider or Spider-Man's extrasensory spider-sense. Thanks to Liz Allen's alterations to the Symbiote and suit many of it's shape shifting abilities are now limited. It is able to make simple objects out of itself such as blades or blunt instruments. The symbiote also grants it's host an increased healing factor when wearing it.<br/><br/><strong>-Without The Symbiote:</strong>Flash Thompson spent a couple of years in the Army where he trained with the Army Rangers, Navy Seals, and Marine Spec Ops. He is a skilled at hand to hand combat and an excellent marksmen.<br/><br/><strong>WEAKNESSES:</strong><br/><strong>-The Venom Symbiote:</strong>The Venom Symbiote is vulnerable to fire and sonic waves, causing it great pain and exhaustion if it sustains enough exposure. Flash is only able to wear the suit for 48 hours before the Sybiote takes over usually resulting in a beserker rage. Because the Symbiote is animalistic in nature it often tries to convince Flash to behave the same way, satisfying only the basic of desires live, eat, fuck.<br/><br/><strong>-Without The Symbiote:</strong>Without the Symbiote on Flash has no legs from the kneecaps down.<br/><br/><strong>EQUIPMENT:</strong><br/><strong>The Venom Suit:</strong>The venom suit is different from just wearing the venom symbiote which was done by the previous venom. Liz Allen altered<br/>the symbiote to form a battle suit rather than just covering it's host in exo skin. When the symbiote is deployed from the Venom Binder the wearer is able to telepathiclly select a mode.<br/>- Exo Skin Mode: For that black suit spidey look, this mode as no secondary weaponry. For this       times when you need extra movement and agility. It's also the default mode used when the symbiote is badly injured and needs to heal.<br/>- Armored Mode: Adds a layer of armor to the suit allowing the wearer and the symbiote to take on more damage without having to heal immediately. This mode also stores weaponry. The weaponry is interchangeable depending on what Flash adds to it before turning the suit off. So if he picks up a rifel and absorbs it into the suit he is then able to have the suit expel the rifle to be used whenever he requests it via telepathic command. He is only able to do this when in Armored or Heavy Armored mode. He is also limited to a total weight limit of 500 lbs.<br/>- Heavy Armor Mode: This modes adds another additional layer of armor from the armored mode. It's able to take on even more damage but becomes limited in mobility. Another additional bonus to this armor is a strength booster to Venom's already enhanced strength. This boost gives him strength levels that double spider-man's.<br/><br/><strong>The Venom Binder:</strong>The Venom Binder is concealed as a normal watch which is locked on Flash's wrist. The only way to remove it is with the key in HQ under The Horsemans Lounge. It's water proof and it acts as the housing unit for the symbiote when Flash isn't wearing the suit. The binder also helps<br/>bind Flash to the suit allowing him to have complete control over the symbiote for 48 hours. When Flash isn't wearing the suit the symbiote retreats to the housing unit of the binder where it can heal itself if it needs to.<br/><br/><strong>PERSONALITY:</strong>Flash gave up pretending to be the dumb jock when he left highschool but he still isn't the brightest crayon in the box. His plans are often stupid and not well thought through but he has a big heart. He cares about everyone and can be very overprotective of his friends. He still hides the fact that he didn't grow up in a pretty house with a white pickett fence and a loving family. He desperately wants to be recognized as a big time hero and is willing to die to make that happen. Unlike most heroes his motivation to heroism wasn't based on tragedy but rather the desire to become a hero.<br/><br/><strong>ASSOCIATIONS:</strong>Venom is a solo hero and has not yet been invited to join any teams. Flash on the other hand does know Peter Parker and Felicia Hardy<br/>Because they all attended the same high school. Flash bullied Peter in High School but lightened up before he graduated. He has not seen either one since<br/>his graduation.