Jonah, Kasady's not a man. He's a monster. He's done things even the post wouldn't print.
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~ Robbie Robertson to J. Jonah Jameson.
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Kasady is gone! There is only CARNAGE!
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~ Kasady upon becoming Carnage.
Cletus Kasady, also known as Carnage, is a major antagonist in season 3 of Spider-Man: The Animated Series. He was an infamous criminal before Dormammu recruited and gave him his symbiote. Although the show is family-friendly, they still did their absolute best to make Carnage terrifying.
Cletus Kasady was an infamous criminal who apparently committed several atrocities that nobody would put on newspaper. He gets swarmed by the NYPD in his apartment building, attacking Lieutenant Terri Lee and then nearly exploding an entire city block before Spider-Man intervened and saved the day. Kasady was arrested and sent to the Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane. After Eddie Brock re-bonded with his symbiote and thus became Venom again, Kasady was visited by Baron Mordo, who made him swear permanent allegiance to Dormammu in exchange for the Carnage symbiote.
Carnage then meets up with Venom at Stark Industries, defeating Spider-Man and War Machine before stealing a portal device and retreating to Mordo's lair. Venom leaves Dormammu, who assigns Carnage with stealing human souls in order for him to exit his home dimension. Carnage manages to drain enough people (including Dr. Ashley Kafka), but Spider-Man, Iron Man and Venom go to their lair and stop Dormammu from entering their world, thus returning the souls back into their bodies.
However, Dormammu's portal was still open because he linked himself and Carnage together, thus leading Venom to sacrifice himself by throwing himself into said portal to stop Carnage from pulling his lover Ashley in there with him. The symbiote eventually separated from Kasady over time and bonded to Spider-Man from an alternate reality, thus creating Spider-Carnage. It's never made clear what happened to Kasady, but the most likely theory is that he somehow died.
Quotes
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I was raised in this place. It was a real house of horrors! It still is, man! You'll see. (cackles maniacally)
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~ Kasady ambushing Detective Terri Lee in his apartment building.
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Man, what a dump! No pool, no stereo, and weirdos everywhere you look! Aren't you gonna give me some therapy, beautiful lady? Don't I get a goodbye kiss, or are you afraid I'm gonna bite?
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~ Kasady to Dr. Ashley Kafka when he first arrives at the Ravencroft Institute.
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Hey man...I could eat you for breakfast!
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~ Kasady's first interaction with Eddie Brock.
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Come on! What are you waiting for? I am YOURS, man! We're gonna wreak glorious carnage throughout the land!
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~ Kasady before bonding with his symbiote.
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We could leave you now. We've done our job, but we want a bonus! Dad...ready for some father-son quality time? Between the two of us, there won't be enough left of Spider-Man to fit in a matchbox. But we'll try, won't we?! (cackles maniacally) Guess I could say you AXED for this, web-man!
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~ Carnage about to chop Spider-Man into tiny pieces with a symbiotic axe-hand.
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To heck with my word, man! I'm gonna bring [the interdimensional probe] back. I can't wait to see the horrors Dormammu's gonna commit when he gets here!
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~ Carnage before retreating from Stark Industries.
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I hate havin' mah meals interrupted!
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~ Carnage under fire from the military.
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Just like sardine cans. Snack time!
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~ Carnage draining two soldiers' souls in a tank.
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I hope your life force isn't as useless as your life!
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~ Carnage trying to steal Spider-Man's soul.
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Good evening, Detective Lee. I told you we'd meet again...to settle old accounts.
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~ Kasady ambushing Detective Terri Lee in her apartment.
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I'm not going in there alone!
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~ Carnage's last words before being sucked into Dormammu's dimension, trying to take Ashley with him.
