ops , ▁yet ▁trouble d ▁with ▁various ▁personal ▁problems . ▁His ▁stress ful ▁job , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁stra in ▁of ▁his ▁new ▁family ▁( his ▁wife , ▁G ina , ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁son , ▁Edward ) ▁were ▁taking ▁their ▁to ll . ▁One ▁night ▁while ▁on ▁duty , ▁he ▁came ▁across ▁the ▁site ▁where ▁Car n age ▁was ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁sym bi ote . ▁Car n age , ▁need ing ▁a ▁host ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁sym bi ote ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁from ▁Ven om , ▁bond ed ▁it ▁to ▁M ull igan . ▁Car n age ▁resolved ▁to ▁kill ▁both ▁M ull igan ▁and ▁the ▁sym bi ote ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁yet ▁strong ▁enough ▁to ▁manifest ▁a ▁super - power ed ▁cost ume ▁like ▁the ▁Ven om ▁and ▁Car n age ▁sym bi otes . ▁Ven om ▁still ▁hoped ▁to ▁use ▁this ▁new ▁sym bi ote ▁as ▁a ▁partner , ▁and ▁fought ▁Car n age ▁to ▁a ▁stand st ill ▁to ▁protect ▁M ull igan ▁and ▁the ▁sym bi ote , ▁whom ▁he ▁christ ened ▁To x in , ▁after ▁himself . ▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁M ull igan ▁didn ' t ▁realize ▁what ▁had ▁happened ▁to ▁him . ▁Before ▁long , ▁the ▁To x in ▁sym bi ote ▁had ▁m ature d ▁enough ▁to ▁gain ▁both ▁conscious ▁thought ▁and ▁the ▁strength ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁sym bi ote ▁cost ume ▁on ▁M ull igan ' s ▁body . ▁After ▁Car n age ▁attacked