Venom was born of hatred. Disgraced Daily Globe reporter Eddie Brock hated Spider-Man for ruining his career, and the parasitic alien Symbiote hated Peter Parker for rejecting it as its host. Once they were bonded,

There's only one word to describe witnessing someone on your Marvel Rivals team instalock Spider-Man a split second into the start of a match: dread. It's not that Spider-Man is a bad character; if anything,

Because of this, many players have refused to learn the Vanguard role in Marvel Rivals, and it is often the most underplayed role in a given team composition. Because of this, players need to select a Vanguard that fits any given situation while also knowing how the character works when things go south.