has not been completely degraded. His symbiote once sprouted a scorpion-like tail, although he has not had it since. Also, when he learned there was a new hero calling herself the Scorpion, Gargan-Venom attacked her to protect his trademark while it still lasted. Also, for a brief time, Gargan wore a new Scorpion suit while the symbiote regenerated after Anti-Venom's attack, although initially he was hesitant about wearing it alongside the symbiote. Reception Accolades In 2012, IGN ranked Mac Gargan's Venom persona 17th in their "Top 50 Avengers" list. In 2014, IGN ranked Mac Gargan 10th in their "Top 25 Spider-Man Villains" list. In 2016, Comicbook.com ranked Mac Gargan's Venom persona 4th in their "Every Venom Host In The Marvel Universe Ranked" list. In 2021, CBR.com ranked Mac Gargan 8th in their "10 Strongest Spider-Men" list. In 2021, Screen Rant ranked Mac Gargan 4th in their "10 Most Powerful Hosts Of The Venom Symbiote" list, 10th in their "Spider-Man Villains, Ranked By Fighting Ability" list, and included him in their "10 Best Marvel Legacy Villains Who Lived Up To Their Predecessor" list. In 2021, Newsarama included Mac Gargan in their "The greatest Venom hosts of all time" list. In 2022, Collider included Mac Gargan in their "10 Spider-Man Villains Fans Want to See in the MCU" list. In 2022, CBR.com ranked Mac Gargan 6th in their "Spider-Man's 10 Coolest Villains" list, 9th in their "10 Most Iconic Spider-Man Villains" list, 9th in their "Spider-Man: Ranking His 15 Strongest Villains" list, and 16th in their "Venom: Ranking the Strongest Symbiotes" list. In 2022, Screen Rant ranked Mac Gargan 2nd in their "10 Most Powerful Animal-Themed Spider-Man Villains" list. Other versions Exiles In one of the many realities visited by the Exiles, Mac Gargan is one of the many superhumans that form the Heroes for Hire, and is part of the Avengers Package, which also includes the Black Widow and the Black Knight. After being hired to protect Tokyo from Moses Magnum and Namorita, Scorpion is killed by the murderous, teenage counterpart of Magik. JLA/Avengers In the last issue of JLA/Avengers, Scorpion is among the enthralled villains defending Krona's stronghold, and is defeated by Sandman. Marvel Zombies A zombified Scorpion appears in Marvel Zombies: Dead Days and Marvel Zombies 3. He is a member of the Kingpin's undead alliance. As such, he searches New York and the surrounding areas for food of