Carlton Drake (2018 Film)

'NOTE: This article is about Carlton's appearance in the 2018 Venom'' film. For the original version, see here.'''

Dr. Carlton Drake is one of the two main antagonists (along with Riot) of the 2018 movie Venom, which is based on the Marvel comic book character of the same name. Much like the character from the comics, Drake is a scientist and the CEO of the Life Foundation, but has alot of differences from his original counterpart (changed nationality, different host, etc.), who wants to release alien symbiotes into the world in order to create a perfect race.

He was portrayed by Riz Ahmed, who is known for portraying Rick in Nightcrawler, in his first villainous role ever.

Personality
Carlton Drake is defined by his social darwinism and hatred of mankind. He strongly believes that mankind is chaotic and too weak to exist, and therefore he wants to bring the symbiotes onto Earth because he deems them as much better than humans. Due to his extreme misanthropy, Carlton never hesitates to murder friends or workers of his own, such as when he fires his security guard, experiments on Skirth making her unwillingly bond with a symbiote, and uses Riot to murder a scientist who was planning on exposing Drake's true goals and then killing every other worker there as well for no reason but his misanthropy.

Drake is also a clear psychopath, as he often presents himself as a warm and likeable person for publicity, such as when he happily talks with a bunch of kids, but behind the facade is a cold and calculating man who cares for nobody. This is especially proven by the fact that basically everyone who Drake interacts with in the film, even if he's nice to them, will sooner or later be affected by his ultimate goal of causing a near-genocide of humans.

Biography
To be written