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For other uses, see Venom (disambiguation).

“	Think you can get away? Ha. Fools.	„
	~ Venom in Nemesis 3

Dr. Venom (ヴエノム博士, Vuenomu Hakase^?) is the main antagonist of Nemesis 2 and Nemesis 3. He was once the Director General of the Space Science Agency and was the head creator of the Vic Viper. He later developed the Metalion.

Background

Venom belongs to a primitive race known as the Wreeks. The Wreeks had extraordinary powers which could be used as energy, but they were very vulnerable to radioactivity from space. The Northern Cross War caused wreckage to fall on the surface of Gradius, and the radioactivity was high enough to kill any of the Wreek. Only few of them survived, and James Burton and Venom were among these survivors. The Gradian government didn't do much for the Wreek and only tried to use their special powers, otherwise avoiding contact with them since they were a primitive species.

Venom was greatly angered by this and his deep hatred toward Gradius began. His hate eventually lead him to plan a coup d'état with his companions, some of whom were a few survivors of the Wreek. In the year 6664, he was arrested for this failed attempt, and also for conducting dangerous and illegal experiments. For this, he was exiled to the prisoner's planet, Sard, to spend the rest of his life. During his exile, he managed to contact the Bacterions, and with their assistance created a massive fleet and began to attack other systems in the galaxy.

In 6665, he escaped from Sard and invaded Gradius and the surrounding seven planets. The response was to send Special Colonel James Burton using the hyperspace fighter Metalion, an upgrade from the Vic Viper, to stop Venom before he conquered Gradius.

In 6666, Venom and his Bacterion allies were defeated, although he was not killed in the attack. He was reincarnated inside Zelos and lead the revived "Salamander" attack force in Salamander MSX, but was again defeated. For the next 200 years, he rebuilt his forces and set out on a new plan to conquer Gradius.

In roughly 6866, Venom once again began his attack. But this time he was setting his sights on James Burton in the past, as he had died in 6718. If he succeeded, then there would be no pilots capable of stopping his assault and he would take over Gradius. David Burton, who was a direct descendant of James, was sent using the new Vixen line of fighters to stop Venom. David eventually went into the past and stopped Venom's plan. However, in a last ditch effort, Venom attacked David when he returned to the present. Fortunately, his assault did nothing as David had found a powerful force field and activated it at the last moment.

The last boss of Gradius V claims that it was once called "Venom". Whether this boss is the future form of Dr. Venom is unknown, at least officially. It may be possible that the boss was a part of Venom after he was destroyed at a certain year between Gradius IV and Gradius V.

Cameos in other Konami titles

Venom is a selectable character in Hai no Majutsushi.
Venom appears as a cameo on a signboard in Contra ReBirth.

Gallery

Trivia

Venom's trademark laugh can be heard in Otomedius G when the cast discovers what seems to be remains of the Vixen. In fact, he was originally going to appear in Otomedius Excellent in Stage 7 as the second main antagonist, but this never got released.
Venom is apparently named after the British extreme metal band of the same name.

Nemesis
Characters	James Burton (Metalion) • David Burton (Vixen) • Gaudie • Venom • Venom's Aides • Lars 17th • Wreek
Nemesis 2 stages	Colossus Planet • Plant Planet • Ancient Planet • Floating Continents • Planet of Fire • Living Planet • Sin • Asteroid Belt • Water Planet • Venom Mothership
Nemesis 3 stages	Sun • Plant • Gravity • Past-Boss • Moai • Hell • Sand • Cell • Factory • Gofer Ship
Nemesis 2 bosses	Sodd • Riot Warship • Misfit Warship • Big Core X10 • Mayhem Warship • Doom • Sinar • Abaddon Warship • Venom
Nemesis '90 Kai exclusive bosses	Lizard Core • Laser Core • Big Core MK II Kai • Beta Core
Nemesis 3 bosses	Geezer Butler • Hans Naughty • Tetran • Abaddon Warship • Misfit Warship • Big Core • Armored Saint • Lynyrd Skynyrd • Triumph Kicks • Killer Dwarf • Crab Warlock • Queensrÿche • Gofer

Gradius ReBirth
Characters	James Burton (Vic Viper) • Gaudie • Venom
Stages	Volcano • Cell • Moai • Wasteland • Antichthon
Bosses	Volcano • Iron Maiden • Big Core Duo • Zub Rush • Crawler X • Moai Orb • Re-Bone • Enigma • Electronic Cage MK2 • Xaerous Brain

End bosses and major enemies
Major Recurring Foes	Gofer • Bacterian • Dr Venom • Zelos Force (Zeros) • Lars Empire
Minor Enemies	Xaerous Brain • O.V.U.M. • Eleos Brain • Mother Computer Z • Guardian Core • Central Server • Genocide Core • Metal Slave • Zelos Barrier • Doom

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+|japanese_name    = ヴエノム博士<br />''Vuenomu Hakase''
-| AKA=The Five Eyed Green Devil
+|alternate_name   = The Five Eyed Green Devil
-| Appears=[[Nemesis 2]], [[Salamander]] (MSX), [[Nemesis 3]], [[Gradius V]], [[Otomedius Excellent]], [[Gradius ReBirth]]
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+''[[Nemesis 2]]''<br />
+''[[Salamander (MSX)|Salamander]]'' (MSX)<br />
+''[[Nemesis 3]]''<br />
+''[[Gradius V]]''<br />
+''[[Otomedius Excellent]]''<br />
+''[[Gradius ReBirth]]''<br />
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+|vehicle          = [[Venom (boss)|Venom]] (battle station)
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 }}
+{{Quote|Think you can get away? Ha. Fools.|Venom in ''[[Nemesis 3]]''}}
-Dr. '''Venom''' (ヴエノム博士) is the main antagonist of Nemesis 2 and Nemesis 3. He was once the Director General of the Space Science Agency and, at least according to the events of Gradius ReBirth, was the head creator of the [[Vic Viper]]. He later developed the Metalion.
+{{nihongo|'''Dr. Venom'''|ヴエノム博士|Vuenomu Hakase}} is the main [[:category:Antagonists|antagonist]] of ''[[Nemesis 2]]'' and ''[[Nemesis 3]]''. He was once the Director General of the Space Science Agency and was the head creator of the [[Vic Viper]]. He later developed the [[Metalion]].
+==Background==
-Venom is a citizen of the planet Sin, which was involved in the events of [[Cosmic Wars]].
+Venom belongs to a primitive race known as the [[Wreek]]s. The Wreeks had extraordinary powers which could be used as energy, but they were very vulnerable to radioactivity from space. The [[Northern Cross War]] caused wreckage to fall on the surface of [[Gradius (planet)|Gradius]], and the radioactivity was high enough to kill any of the Wreek. Only few of them survived, and [[James Burton]] and Venom were among these survivors. The Gradian government didn't do much for the Wreek and only tried to use their special powers, otherwise avoiding contact with them since they were a primitive species.
+Venom was greatly angered by this and his deep hatred toward Gradius began. His hate eventually lead him to plan a ''coup d'état'' with his companions, some of whom were a few survivors of the Wreek. In the year 6664, he was arrested for this failed attempt, and also for conducting dangerous and illegal experiments. For this, he was exiled to the prisoner's planet, Sard, to spend the rest of his life. During his exile, he managed to contact the [[Bacterian Empire|Bacterions]], and with their assistance created a massive fleet and began to attack other systems in the galaxy.
-== Background ==
+In 6665, he escaped from Sard and invaded Gradius and the surrounding seven planets. The response was to send [[James Burton|Special Colonel James Burton]] using the hyperspace fighter [[Metalion]], an upgrade from the [[Vic Viper]], to stop Venom before he conquered Gradius.
-Venom belongs to a primitive race known as the Wreek. The Wreeks had extraordinary powers which could be used as energy, but they were very vulnerable to radioactivity from space. The [[Northern Cross War]] caused wreckage to fall on the surface of Gradius, and the radioactivity was high enough to kill any of the Wreek. Only few of them survived, and [[James Burton]] and Venom were among these survivors. The Gradian government didn't do much for the Wreek, and only tried to use their special power, otherwise avoiding contact with them since they were a primitive species.
+In 6666, Venom and his Bacterion allies were defeated, although he was not killed in the attack. He was reincarnated inside [[Zelos Force|Zelos]] and lead the revived "Salamander" attack force in ''[[Salamander (MSX)|Salamander]]'' MSX, but was again defeated. For the next 200 years, he rebuilt his forces and set out on a new plan to conquer Gradius.
-Venom was greatly angered by this, and his deep hatred toward Gradius began. His hate eventually lead him to plan a coup d'état with his companions, some of whom were a few survivors of the Wreek. In the year 6664, he was arrested for this failed plan, and also for conducting dangerous and illegal experiments. For this, he was exiled to the prisoner's planet, Sard, to spend the rest of his life. During his exile, he managed to contact the Bacterions and with their assistance, created a massive fleet and began to attack other systems in the galaxy.
-In 6665, he escaped from Sard and invaded Gradius and the surrounding seven planets. The response was to send [[James Burton|Special Colonel James Burton]] using the hyperspace fighter [[Metalion]], an upgrade from the Vic Viper, to stop Venom before he conquered Gradius.
-In 6666, Venom and his Bacterion allies were defeated but he was not killed in the attack. He was reincarnated inside [[Zelos Force|Zelos]] and lead the revived [[Salamander(Special force)|Salamander attack force]] in [[Salamander]] MSX, but was again defeated. For the next 200 years, he rebuilt his forces and set out on a new plan to conquer Gradius.
 In roughly 6866, Venom once again began his attack. But this time he was setting his sights on James Burton in the past, as he had died in 6718. If he succeeded, then there would be no pilots capable of stopping his assault and he would take over Gradius. David Burton, who was a direct descendant of James, was sent using the new [[Vixen]] line of fighters to stop Venom. David eventually went into the past and stopped Venom's plan. However, in a last ditch effort, Venom attacked David when he returned to the present. Fortunately, his assault did nothing as David had found a powerful force field and activated it at the last moment.
-The last boss of [[Gradius V]] claims that it was once called Venom. Whether this boss is the future form of Dr. Venom is unknown, at least officially. It may be possible that the boss was a part of Venom after he was destroyed at a certain year between [[Gradius IV]] and Gradius V.
+The last boss of ''[[Gradius V]]'' claims that it was once called "Venom". Whether this boss is the future form of Dr. Venom is unknown, at least officially. It may be possible that the boss was a part of Venom after he was destroyed at a certain year between ''[[Gradius IV: Fukkatsu|Gradius IV]]'' and ''Gradius V''.
+==Cameos in other Konami titles==
-==Otomedius==
+*Venom is a selectable character in ''[[Hai no Majutsushi]]''.
+*Venom appears as a cameo on a signboard in ''[[w:c:contra:Contra ReBirth|Contra ReBirth]]''.
-In [[Otomedius Excellent]], in Earth year 2011 he was reborn one more time this time for attack an ally of the Gradian Empire, the Earth. Which the Bacterian fleet and the Gradian fleets is trapped on Earth as the War is continue that Venom is now a Commander of Space-Time Organization [G]. In the Last Stage, Venom is now on a good side. The reason that his fleets destroyed by Dark Force and he's never understand why doesn't exist to other bacterian army. He return his own world with the Gradian Fleets to regain peace trough time.
 ==Gallery==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
+DrVenom.gif|Venom in ''[[Nemesis 2]]''
-<gallery>
-VenomNemesis3.jpg|Venom's artwork from Nemesis 3
+VenomNemesis3.jpg|Venom's artwork from ''[[Nemesis 3]]''
-VenomRebirth.png|Venom in Gradius ReBirth
+Nemesis90kai-venom.png|Venom's mech in ''[[Nemesis '90 Kai]]''
-DrVenom.gif|Venom in Nemesis 2
+VenomRebirth.png|Venom in ''[[Gradius ReBirth]]''
-Nemesis90kai-venom.png|Venom's mech in Nemesis '90 Kai
 V-04.gif|"I am just a small part of what was once known as Venom. Pieces of me are scattered throughout the cosmos. Eventually, another will become sentient and exact retribution. You will never escape the shadow of fear! My hatred your kind is eternal."
+VenomHnM.jpg|Venom in ''[[Hai no Majutsushi]]''
-20110117152914.jpg|Unused artwork of Dr. Venom in Otomedius G.
+20110117152914.jpg|Unused artwork of Dr. Venom in ''[[Otomedius Gorgeous|Otomedius G]]''
+ContraRebirthVenom.png|Venom's cameo in ''[[w:c:contra:Contra ReBirth|Contra ReBirth]]''
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
-*Venom's trademark laugh can be heard in ''Otomedius G'' when the cast discovers what seems to be remains of the Vixen. In fact, he was originally going to appear in Otomedius Excellent in Stage 7 as the second main antagonist, but this never got released.
+*Venom's trademark laugh can be heard in ''[[Otomedius Gorgeous|Otomedius G]]'' when the cast discovers what seems to be remains of the [[Vixen]]. In fact, he was originally going to appear in ''[[Otomedius Excellent]]'' in Stage 7 as the second main antagonist, but this never got released.
+*Venom is apparently named after the British extreme metal [[wikipedia:Venom (band)|band of the same name]].
-*Venom was born in 6625.
 ==See also==
-*[[Venom (Boss)|Venom]]: Venom's machine in Nemesis 2.
+*[[Venom (boss)|Venom]]: Venom's machine in ''[[Nemesis 2]]''.
-*[[True Venom]]: Venom's new machine in Salamander MSX.
+*[[True Venom]]: Venom's new machine in ''[[Salamander (MSX)|Salamander]]'' MSX.
-*[[Venom (Brain)|Venom's Brain]]: The being that claims to be Venom in Gradius V.
+*[[Venom (brain)|Venom's brain]]: Venom's Cyber Brain form in ''[[Gradius V]]''.
-==Appearances==
-*[[Nemesis 2]]
-*[[Nemesis 3]]
-*[[Salamander]] (MSX)
-*[[Gradius ReBirth]]
-*[[Otomedius Excellent]]
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 {{Gradius ReBirth}}
 {{End Boss}}
+[[Category:Antagonists]]
-{{Other Bosses}}
 [[Category:Cyber Brains]]
-[[Category:Characters]]
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+[[Category:Male characters]]
+[[Category:Music references]]
+[[Category:Wreeks]]