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I always wonder how the person inside would look and scale to the actual fully transformed Venom. Now my curiosity has been satisfied with your wonderful illustration.
@@JonahLobeDraws would this also apply to Symbiotes like Carnage who have bonded to the bloodstream? He’s canonically regrown his head at least once that I’m aware of so how do you think that’d work?
@@JonahLobeDraws yeah true. im still confused as to how the rest of his body would fit inside venom, because isnt venom like much bigger than eddie. so how would eddies arm and legs reach the end of venoms arms and legs if his head is all the way at the top?
@@cobalt82342I have two guesses, The first one is that it doesn't fit but the symbiotes feels all of the host's mouvements and replicate them at the same time And the second one (the one I prefer) is that since we know symbiotes can mess with their hosts brain maybe they kind of connect their body to the host's brain, the host's body is still in there and can't move but the host only feels the symbiote like it's his own body
i like to think that symbiotes have the ability to manipulate their hosts’ body on a molecular level, which allows them to fully open their mouths without revealing their hosts’ heads. Basically they’re assembling and disassembling their hosts’ bodies in a way without killing them and/or making them lose their consciousness
Carnage definitely does this, Venom most likely just connects its biomass directly into his eyes so he can see through it. I feel like the movies take the best physiology approach since when transform they are coating their host inside and out, and using their orifices and skin pores to move externally and internally.
i also assume that symbiotes could do that, since it gets implicit a lot of times in comics, and even other media like Spider-man unlimited. It even "makes more sense" in a way. But yeah it probably depends on a lot of factors, mostly the creative direction of the story
I mean this makes sense, in Spider-Man Unlimited Venom and Carnage while bonded to their hosts are able liquify their bodies to travel in small spaces, nooks and cranies like drains and cracks.
This series is truly remarkable. I never really thought about how Eddie or Peter "wears" the symbiote. Or how it actually fuses to them. Seeing the gossamer channel attached to Eddie's eyes was so cool. And it makes sense how it connects since symbiotes don't have eyeballs or irises. It's like a weird window.
One thing I always liked about venom in Spider-Man 3 is how his design was influenced by John Carpenters The Thing. Seeing how the symbiote bonds with Eddie so violently from the inside out in the church scene. Then how it changes his body and molecular structure towards the end of the film. Giving him a bigger musclar build and sharpening his teeth and warping his already twisted mind . You filling in the blanks for some of his unknown abilities like how eddie sees inside of the symbiote is very insightful and enhanced my love for the og version of this character even more. Seeing the science of the more alien like marvel characters and how some if not most of there physical aspects/abilities/appearance are based on reality is very fascinating
Thanks Jordan! I don’t have much support on Patreon, so I’m not sure if I can continue, but I am glad that you appreciate these videos! Also, The yhing is one of the most influential movies I’ve ever seen.
I think symbiotes are just formless piles of muscle tissue that bond to a hosts muscular system between the skin and bone. And that the reason they’re eyes are flat is the optic nerves are vertical to reduce organic space. Also explains how the symbiote seemingly appears by rapidly expanding its tissue into tendrils and pushes through the layer of skin and coating the host.
Might explain why symbiote muscle density and height vary so much due to the hosts build (excluding carnage due to him being bonded to Cletus’s bloodstream.)
I always imagined that the host's body just becomes one with the symbiote. Like in Venom: Let There be Carnage, Carnage and Cletus become one fluid thing. When he is being shot at, he just make a huge hole in his chest, and the bullets go through. that would also explain how most host's limbs grow. If their was still a full body, they symbiotes thighs and biceps would have to be the same length as the host's to match up with their joints. But maybe the two beings becoming one is a Carnage special. It's canon that Cletus and Carnage are bonded by Cletus's blood, while Venom and Eddie are bonded by Eddie's nervous system. I don't know everything about symbiotes in Marvel, so maybe this is wrong, just putting my thoughts out there. Your art and ideas as to how things work on an anatomical level is amazing! EDIT: I just looked it up, and Venom is able to survive in space and underwater. Just putting this out there. Your ideas are still amazing, and in the real world, this is probably how symbiotes would work anyways!
Hi Jackipoo! I think Carnage is bonded in a unique way, ie on a DNA level, so there's something *extra* going on with him. And yeah, it's difficult trying to come up with real-world rules that govern such wildly changing subject matter... Hope you get to watch my other vids too man.
I was always under the impression that the symbiote morphed the biology of whatever it attached to. Like the skin of the symbiote becomes a part of what it is attached to. Morphing the bones and musculature. The symbiote becomes a part of the host. It makes sense to why it hurts to be forcibly separated, like skin being removed or a bone pulled out. Just thoughts. Thanks for making these videos, it's fun to see the perspectives of others.
The Guyver Kick made famous in the live action movie with Mark Hammill is also the signature kick of Scott Adkins, most notable in Undisputed 3: Redemption. He's been around awhile but people are becoming more aware of him since two appearances in the MCU and playing Killa in John Wick 4. He also appeared in Day Shift that has contortionists playing vampires, as someone who likes anatomy you would be amazed at the physical ways they bend and move, no CGI either, just a couple scenes shot in reverse. Directed by Chad Stehelski, same dude who directed all the John Wick films and it's kinda like John Wick meets Blade.
I few years back I tried to redesign spider man characters to look more plausible, like for example I gave venom a snout so eddies head could fit in it, my favourite was probably my Spider-Man redesign where I gave him spider like eyes, fangs and organic web shooters and other spidery traits
I bought your Marvel Anatomy book it's immaculate, it has become a treasured possession and I have been a Marvel comics fan a long time and it still was worth the wait! Good luck with future projects and thank you!
Richard I’m honored that you picked it up!! Really appreciate the kind words about it. I am working on an original comic now, getting Kickstarted in a few months - I’d love to have you on my team then! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Still haven’t gotten over how awesome it is that an illustrator of Marvel Anatomy has his own RU-vid channel but this is awesome great job! As a personal question do you have any suggestions for drawing mandibles or other “non human” features?
Hi Dominick! Welcome to my channel! It sounds like you're a creature designer - you should *absolutely* watch my Creature Design videos here on RU-vid, they should give you a lot of answers you're looking for.
This is by far one of the most creative art challenges I’ve seen, blending the practicality and real world use verses the supernatural and comic book powers and making it all believable is awesome
With the way that the character behaves sometimes, I've always thought that when a symbiote bonds to a host, they become truly one. Meaning, when Venom forms, Eddie Brock's body turns into goo as well. Maybe that's just me but seriously, some of the things we see Venom go through makes me think "There is no way that there's a body hidden in there
It's fascinating and profound watching and listening to your process. What a crazy and daunting task to be able to illustrate and amend canon to the venerated Marvel Universe!
I also have a theory how this works. It is that in each transformation Eddie's body turns bigger (something like the hulk ), and his teeth mutate to be sharp, his tongue mutates to be big, and his skin becomes overstretched and weakend, so the symbiote becomes a suit and it also work as skin.
Another really interesting question about symbiotes is where do they "go"? Or more accurately, how is stored within the host? It's portrayed as just kind of receding. Does it get absorbed through the pores? Or does it, much more disturbingly, act as a tapeworm? This series has me questioning superhuman function / form a lot more, truly inspiring work!
Hi Frofrozzty! I imagine it mostly blends into the clothing, or hides underneath the clothing, but yes, I imagine a part of it goes inside the host. It's also conceivable that it might wrap around its host very tightly and replicate the appearance of their skin, so that they look just like themselves but are just a little thicker in the waistline?
god, love this series. as a young artist, i learned so much, and always have so much fun watching and rewatching and rewatching and on and on (etc.). hope to see it return SOMEDAY 🙏🙏 thank you so much jonah for everything you’ve done and shown with the marvel anatomy series, it does mean a lot 🫶
I just found your channel yesterday and i wanted to let you know how i really appreciate your ability to describe your art and then bring forth that description onto the page. I have a very active imagination but ive never been able to bring those thoughts and images to life so i always love to see people who have that ability share it with those around them.
Thank you Kaien! I believe that’s creativity is essential to everyone, so whenever I create these videos, my intention is to demystify the artistic and creative process, to hopefully help others in their own creativity, art, and world building!
Also I also love the Guyver. Especially the second live action movie. Like the symbiote of marvel it’s scary in that it can also just take control of your body and go on a rampage
I love the way you go about this. It’s obvious that you care greatly for practicality and how it would also tie into the lore. I find that really cool.
The best part of these videos (for me) is hearing your personal histories and passions interconnect with the subject. I love hearing the passion in your voice as you get really excited talking about these things, thanks for sharing about Guyver!
I think the biggest question I've had about Venom from an anatomy perspective is, how does he eat Like, we know venom eats living creatures, does it travel to Eddies stomach or does it maybe digest inside Venom's mouth? I'd assume the symbiote itself digests it's food but I still am curious as to how? Great video, this is the first marvel anatomy video I've seen as well as first video from the channel I've seen period. Definitely gonna check out more.
welcome Nora, so glad you enjoyed this and welcome to my channel. As to your question, I think the symbiote itself consumes what's eaten, not the host, as human's stomachs are not nearly as... adept or voracious... as symbiote stomachs.
I’ve heard someone speculate the way they eat in the ultimate universe. They theorized that the suit ground organic matter down until the nutrients were small enough to be absorbed by and and through the hosts skin. Disgusting! Lol
I literally have the book in my hand while watching this video. I don't mind the size, the book is phenomenal. I love discussions on the anatomy and physiology of superheroes and supervillains.
@@joshreichert6564 lol Josh it’s available wherever books are sold! Try Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Or are you looking for a signed copy? You can pick up one of those from my Big Cartel store
I just now bought book from Amazon. I wanted a signed copy, but the cartel store was sold out! 😢 just glad I now have one to read & see your amazing art up close 😊 TY.
This is breathtaking. The Art. The explanations of ideas. The science. Im blown away man. 😮 I actually have the spirit of vengeance set and i read them all the time. The art in those comics is timeless.
Man, i just stumbled onto your channel a few days ago and I must admit, I was blown away by the first Marvel Anatomy video I saw where you drew one of my favorite heros (and all around bad bitch) - Storm. The way you incorporated her skeleton and the lightning was just incredible. Wish I could afford to support the channel financially, but alas am broke af at the moment. I def plan on buying the book at some point. That looks like something I could enjoy initially but also revisit over and over again and still have fun. Keep up the great work. You're crazy talented.
Thanks so much Jesse! Hey as long as you’re following here and on Instagram, I am more than happy. Hope you’re able to get less broke soon my friend! Take care.
I truly appreciate your thoughtful dissection of one of my favorite characters and the psychology behind it. Symbiotes are incredibly metaphorical. That said, your commentary on relationships was greatly appreciated.
What about the symbiote's ability to absorb items into their bodies like a pocket dimension? Could that be used to explain how they eat things without it going into the host's body?
I think that is what happens with Carnage because they are a perfect match, but pretty much everyone else is still inside with the symbiote being a suit.
The eyes! The breathing! I love this! I would imagine that the teeth aren't really enamel. Keratin? Some symbiotes have long hair but no teeth...a tradeoff?
Venom is my favourite character ever to exist, I even cosplayed as him many times, and so this time I have to disagree, because as the word "symbiosis" suggests, the two organisms would be bonded together, not as a person inside an armor, but as the two of them morphing into one: that would mean that the bones, muscles and organs of Eddie would become the same bones, muscles and organs of Venom as well, as they share the same body. That's how Venom could eat heads whole without causing trauma to Eddie, in my opinion.
I be like this thought process! I agree, it could’ve gone either direction. But in that case, wouldn’t they essentially just become one single organism? And would never, ever have to separate, or even be able to?
@@JonahLobeDraws yeah, but when they are forced to separate due to external stimulation like sound or heat, that would make sense for the two of them to experience immense pain like they do, if Venom was just covering Eddie's body like a suit, the separation process would be easier
Thank up for all your artwork and videos. My son bought me your Marvel Anatomy: A Scientific Study of the Superhuman book for Father's Day. Thank again!
Don't know too much about venom, but this looks more like a bio armor. I would think that somehow the simbiote bonds at cellular level and morphs the hosts fisionomy. A more intrinsic concept drawing I would expect.
I honestly think you did my favorite super hero (so glad I call Venom this term they have come so far) justice. This is more of a problem of inconsistency with the comics but I am curious, while sometimes the host still has presence in the symbiote form like in this video, other books will have the host and symbiote fully become one and extend its shapeshifting to the host themself often for healing purposes. (notably this is often used when the symbiote and host shrug off a wound that would otherwise kill, like getting a chunk of the head blown off in either the transformed or "human" state, even so far as to regenerate a whole body back from the dead in 3 instances where the host's body was a decaying corpse/skeleton) So my question is how would you handle the later interpretation of the symbiote characters?
An interesting question. While I'm loathe to say that these two organisms truly become one - as that would defeat the whole idea of them being separate entities - I would imagine that the Symbiote would be capable of "pulling the person apart" using enzymes and proteins (while simultaneously preserving their psyche and protecting them from any pain) and carrying it within itself, using its own systems to keep everything everywhere alive. While in this state, however, I would imagine that the Symbiote would be hugely weakened - since it's forced to subvert its normal physical routine and re-route its own systems to become life support - and that the human host would be essentially "asleep" and almost completely unable to react (as its own brain has been dissolved). After the experience, the Symbiote would have to rely on its physiological memory of its host to "put them back together again," most importantly the neurons in the head. This probably wouldn't be difficult for the Symbiote, however, as they're used to perfecting shapes, even upon just seeing them. What do you think Swordsman?
@@JonahLobeDraws Aside from the host being asleep, (as it doesn't mesh well with what shown in the comics themselves) I really like the idea you proposed and it would help balance out the power creep that has had happened ever since symbiotes became a weird hybrid of cosmic and supernatural ideas. (though I do love Donny's run and some stuff from Al's run, I honestly wish Venom would've stayed street level) Also them being able to hold onto the psyche/brain itself is a nice logical extension of them being able to hold onto a host's soul if their bond was strong enough and the idea overall gives a nice unique spin compared to other characters with healing factors like Wolverine, Deadpool or even the Hulk.
See I've always thought of them as literally bonding to every bit of a person such that the symbiote and they person are blended at the cellular level. The symbiote "peels" away from the head anatomy, but it's not just layered over the skin.
As the symbiote and the host fuse, the symbiote literally envelopes each part of the anatomy, hence why the "Venom" form increases the host's size. When the mouth rolls back, it's literally sliding off of the tissues off of each cell. The teeth, permanently changed, but it doesn't matter, because the symbiotes regeneration ability replaces them within the host, and the host's very DNA is realigned to leave behind what was there before.
I would’ve loved to go this route! Great analysis here. My only question with that is then… why ever separate again? If the human has to get genetically/physically melted into the Symbiote, aren’t they just one singular entity at that point?
Carnage and his host are one of the same. Carnage is bonded directly to blood, not the body, this is why Carnage is red, the red is blood. Carnage is also able to shape shift his entire body due to the unique bonding. Sqy shoot a cannon ball at cletus. His chest could just shapeshift a big hole for the ball to go through and both the host and symbiote dont have to take the impact. Or say sqeezing down into a noodle to escape through a drain.
as a longtime fan of comics, these videos bring me so much joy! your art and your humor is amazing and your videos really highlight both- keep up the great work jonah :)
I thank you for shedding light on this subject that’s been itching at the back of my mind ever since childhood. The Klyntar (Symbiotes) have always been one of my favorites!
Theirs a few interesting abilities Venom and Carnage show the Klyntar are capable of which just adds to them. The alien race has a bootleg form of Spider Sense because they don’t have eyes in the traditional sense. They can essentially see through every inch of their body and so can react to something behind them so long as it’s within “view”. They can also share information with their host but while working together they can share information with others as well. Cassidy used Carnage to implant the thoughts and feelings and memories he has of every kill he ever committed into his psychiatrist which drove him insane getting a peak into the mind of a super powered serial killer.
You should do the anatomy of Sandman, because his abilities are very confusing biologically and anatomically. How he is made of sand and can transform into different things.
I was waiting for a video of yours. Awesome drawings and amazing ideas as usual! It's kind of refreshing to see fantasy elements with more grounded explanations. Keep drawing and we'll keep watching
Since you mentioned that the symbiote could obtain oxygen through their tongues, how would you suspect those without a tongue take in sufficient oxygen? Would the tissues both harden and retain its ability for gaseous exchange? Love your work by the way
Hmmm good question! Well I think they can breathe through their skin all the time, but they'd need more for their hosts. Maybe there are other slits/holes in the skin of other Symbiotes? Symbiotes usually have a mouth or mouth-like area, maybe that opening provides it?
I’ve always loved the symbiotes and I was wondering if you have any tips for starters to understand how to get the foundation or base anatomy down to start drawing.
I think there is no substitute for studying from nature! Everything I learned about creature design, I learned by looking at real creatures, and drawing them as best I can. Look up images of animals online and try to sketch them, both their gesture and their details. 🙌🏻
I know it's because Venom, as the original symbiote seen in comics, was bonded to Spider-Man that they look so similar, but it retroactively being a pure coincidence in-universe is a very intresting case of almost convergent evolution.
Generally, art channels aren’t my go to, but this video was highly entertaining all the way through. The passion and joy you have for what you do is infectious. I’m curious which Marvel characters you most enjoyed illustrating in the book, if you don’t mind me asking.
Thanks Jay! Hope you enjoy my other videos as well. Art is part of what I do, but a big part is also world-building, which I think can interest lots of people. My favorites to draw in the book were Iron Man, Jocasta, MODOK, Man-Thing, Rocket, Jean Grey, Cable, Hulk, Abomination, and a few others!
So if the symbiote's host breathes from its tongue then how did spiderman manage to breathe with the black suit? Wouldn't it be better if the symbiote's host breathes from the symbiote skin
I think they can breathe through the Symbiote, but on the spider-man suit it was only like a millimeter thick, whereas venom is at least six inches thicker. Would need actual holes for ventilation aye?
Kept seeing this in my recommendations. Finally I gave in. I love Venom, and honestly this is super interesting! The way you added more functional elements and how things were explained some more. Though do want to constantly yell Sym-Bee-ote every time you say Sym-Bye-ote. Lmao. Great video! And will be looking for that book! Hope it's available in the Netherlands.
Looking at this illustration, I'm trying to make heads and tails on how the symbiote would eat in one bite victims bigger than the human head or just the heads of victims. And come to think of it, this is by far the most accurate detail I've seen when looking for the anatomy of an actual symbiote. One word: Legit.
Appreciate you Vibranium! if you haven't checked out the book yet, you should - there are multiple pages I illustrated concerning the Symbiote anatomy.
Ive always wondered how Eddie was inside venom. It didn’t make sense to me how venom had an open mouth, but could also open his face to reveal Eddie beneath. Thanks for clearing it up with your Marvellous art piece!
My neice is one of the youngest animation interns in Canada and she is going to absolutely LOVE this!! As an animator and marvel fanatic, for me you were an INSTANT subscribe. Your work is truly breathtaking.
Adam Cooper's depiction of Venom is just amazing, I like how your depiction felt both like a modern take of his yet still manage to feel like its own thing
These are great you have done an amazing job translating the features and powers of some of Marvel's most iconic characters in a way that most would have never thought about.👏
A fellow Jonah and a fellow Guyver lover. Truly a man of culture. I found the first volume of the Guyver manga in the childrens section of my local library when I was like 12. I was hooked!
Wow remember libraries?? They were the best - i was introduced to Stephen King in a library. Anyhow, thanks so much for being a Jonah-lover, I very much appreciate it. I’m Kickstarting my own comic later this year - “Quiet: Level One.” Stay tuned PewPew!!
The information you highlighted about the symbiote body type, further explains and gives reasoning towards Venom's slimmer body appearance in the 2007 movie "Spiderman 3". That info provides validity, therefore pointing out that the slim appearance wasn't that outrageous. However, I and many others were repulsed because Venom's usual portrayed appearance was absent, and instead something completely different took its place in that film.
I totally agree, I actually hated their rendition, it didn't feel right at all! Thanks for the kind words though. I hope you've been watching my other videos?
i know you have a ton of characters on your to do list, but im excited to see the fantastic four. especially excited to see how you show sue storm on the page
Wasn’t familiar with you before but seeing all the fallout and Skyrim stuff in the background and seeing how talented you are, I had to check your channel page and saw you worked on fallout and TES. Really sad you don’t work on them anymore because man are you so knowledgeable and talented
Thanks so much Bread Boi! I had a blast working on those games, but you are correct, I am pretty much finished with that now and on to other things. But look at it this way, if I'd stayed there, you would never have seen these videos and Marvel Anatomy wouldn't exist!
I was just thinking about this the other day. In your opinion he floats around in there. I think other artists have made the human and symbiote blend together into one being with the ability to turn into an amorphous form.
@@JonahLobeDraws That definitely makes sense to me. I'm going to have to pick up this book and my 8 year old son. He seems to have the same affinity towards illustration and a fan of artbooks. Thank you so much for the great work. And as an art teacher, it helps to see real world examples for my students in understanding that illustration is not just visual but a combination of other core studies. Here you combined your knowledge of biology and physiology with descriptive annotations as well.
@@Cacalotlraven I'm so happy to help out in any way I can Joel. And bless you for being an art teacher! The world needs more teachers of this beautiful creative endeavor.
Amazing! I always had a feeling this is how things are done between Symbiote and Host. Always loved Venom since the day Spider- Man first found the Symbiote during the Secret Wars. Long before the name Venom was created. And why Brock picked that name. Man, this brought back so many memories when I was a Teen reading comics. Miss the day where Venom used to camouflage himself when he used to give Spidey a very hard time. He pretty much stopped doing that in the later comics. This was hands down damn cool to watch this video. All so cool how you talked about the Guyver, pretty much the same idea as the Symbiotes. Loved both movies and the anime.
This is really interesting because I've never visualised it like this! I have this very strong idea of the host not being *coated in* the symbiote but rather one with it. I don't see it as a suit as much as a transformation, I guess.
@@JonahLobeDraws That's an interesting take, actually! Because, like you, I do draw a line between symbote hosts who actually transform and the ones who are just coated, but for me that line is between Black Suit Spidey and Venom. I never really thought of that before. Interesting to hear you draw the line somewhere else though!
@@JonahLobeDraws Have really enjoyed watching your other videos-my personal favorite is of Wolverine’s anatomy. The dynamic pose, thoughtful approach to blending the finer details of the character with a creative life-like anatomical realism brought the character illustration to life.
I usually like to think that instead of fitting conveniently inside the symbiot, the symbiot temporarily morph's the host's biology, almost blending it seemlessly with their own, onl restoring it when the symbiot defuses to a more repressed state. Especially because of venom's previous appearances in the past to show having a shapeshifting ability, such as even blending in or turning into what appears to be normal clothing, so i like to think of the "host" as more of a biological, malleable meat bag that simply acts as a catalyst and control center for the symbiot, while also being the foundation to reverse its biology when it is in a more dormant/docile state. so i've not always thougth of the symbiot as acting as a suit, but more like an extra layer of foreign biology that permeates the entire body of the host and blends with it, especially with the way he's able to heal eddie's limbs in the movie, etc etc, these things make me view the host as less of the "skeleton" and more like just the center or foundation of their combined genetics.
Yeah I think that happens with Carnage especially. But I don't myself buy into that, because to me, at that point, they become one single entity. I mean, it must be REALLY hard for a Symbiote to tear apart another another organism and then put it back together at super-speed, all while preserving the host's health, intellect, and collection of neural pathways. At that point, they just truly become one in every regard... and then how would you even separate them?
@@JonahLobeDraws Well here's how i'd think about that with some twist of logic as well as answer your last question about separating them; i try not to focus too much on what we know about biology in real life when dealing with a completely extraterrestrial being like the symbiots, only using it as a reference instead to branch out into the wild abilities marvel characters tend to grow to have. im however no expert on how marvel weighs its science, in the comics i see the symbiots get so outta wack at this point i just assume these things have no real scaling. However i wouldnt really say they've just become one being, i like to think that using this theory, it would be the human brain that is in control of motor functions and the symbiot's intellect controls its foreign aspects like creating extra-appendages etc. As for separating them, I'm going to first ask that you picture 2 different kinds of slime/foam as i'll come back to this in a moment. You've probably seen the way things like a fedora "remembers its shape". I often imagine the symbiot has a sort of mental mapping of our dna, and has the innate intelligence to reverse-engineer our growth cycle from adult all the way back down to an embryo, and because they perhaps have such a grasp on our biology they're able to mess around with it, maybe they even have a way of liquifying our body. Have you ever seen insects that act as "parasites" and turn its victim's insides into mush to drink out their innards? I like to think a symbiot has a far more advanced version of something like that, that they can use as a means of modification instead of a means of feeding. And i'd speculate they have a way of quickly breaking down our biology on a multi-cellular level, almost like the opposite of a cancer, thus this is how they would be seperated from the host, not just as a symbiot from a body, but as stated earlier, like pulling apart 2 different colors of slime/foam, reorganizing them, restoring the original shape and with each time it does this, it gets better at it, and from the very moment it makes contact with the host it studies you inside and out, until it just becomes second nature. In short if we use this theory i just think of it as: "They are very much mentally linked/in sync, but do not share one mind." Bodily intertwined but still 2 seperate minds that have a loose understanding of the other's intentions. The main thing that solidifies this for me was in the first movie, the way venom picked up on eddie's emotions on an instinctual level. So i try not to write out their ability to exceed what we would percieve a symbiot to be capable of, as part of symbiosis is to Adapt. If anything, i would view the ability to morph biology on this level as something that of course requires effort, but in partial usage is something plausible, like only applying it to one area of the body which is very much in a similar fashion to what you drew. Ultimately this is just how i think about it for fun, as we all know the symbiot operates as a suit, so the way you portrayed it is also how i originally thought of it, but as a result of how crazy the comics get, i like to have fun thinking its more than a form of living suit.
I love trying to figure out the anatomy of these fantastical creatures. Great video! Love the extra thought details with the tongue breathing, teeth and eyes. I always thought that symbiotes when enveloping their host cut off the sensory input from the hosts normal eyes and just link them to theirs, but this is an interesting idea that they are more like a visor.
Thanks Eft! I think it's definitely both: their psychic connection is probably the most powerful part of their bond, but their physical connection is a close second...
Holy damn broo, I've come across this video accidentally, but i'm sooo glad i did, i never really thought about how symbiote would work irl, but what you just presented makes so much sense. And the Art is STUNNING. I'm all in to dive deep into your conent!
