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Madame Webwas a huge disappointment for Marvel fans. It had an exceptional cast of actors, including Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Adam Scott, and Emma Roberts. On top of this, the film was an entire project centered in the world of Spider-People, and the last project to do something like this,Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, was extremely successful.
Despite this, the film was severely criticized in every aspect. So much so, that it became one of the worst-doing films in Marvel history, even having a budget of only $80 million.
While these unfortunate predispositions may lead to the film having no chance at having any future parts, fans have come up with the perfect plot for its sequel. Interestingly enough, it completely relies on the film’s deceased villain and a character from Tom Hardy’sVenom.
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Fans Found a Way to SaveMadame Web
Madame Webintroduced Ezekiel Sims as its antagonist, a man who not only made it his goal to kill three of the protagonists from the film but was also responsible for the death of Madame Web’s mother. While the film was a huge failure in the eyes of the audience, it did manage to create a very interesting and powerful villain.
So much so, that fans want to see him fighting another extremely powerful villain, who has also been killed inSony’s Spider-Man Universe. The character is none other than the symbiote, Riot; the villain ofTom Hardy’sVenom.There are more than a few similarities between these two characters, with the biggest being who they are in their foundations.
Sims is a wealthy man, who is power-hungry and will do anything he can to get what he wants, much like Riot’s host. Riot finds his perfect match in Carlton Drake, the CEO of the Life Foundation and a billionaire who will stop at nothing to ‘help’ humanity evolve.
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The Battle Would Be One For the History Books
Considering the similarities between Riot and Ezekiel Sims, the comparison between them was inevitable. Many fans took toXto talk about how they thought these two characters would be a perfect pair of a match. It is truly up to chance on who will win a battle as epic, as even fans found it difficult to agree on a clear victor.
Spider-Man vs Venom?
THIS is what the people really want:pic.twitter.com/rsvBQGJRD3
— TheVenomSite (@thevenomsite)June 17, 2025
It completely depends on whether Ezekiel’s toxin has any effect on Riot.
If you’re susceptible to neurotoxins, then all Ezekiel has to do is touch you for a few seconds and it’s a guaranteed win.
— Covered in Bees 🐝 (@covered_n_bees)July 24, 2025
LOL Yes, two rich billionaires who didn’t earn their powers and are evil for the sale of being evil brawling in the streets. Problem here is, Ezekiel just needs about 200 pounds of metal on his chest and he can’t move… for… some unexplained reason… after taking to vehicles to…
— FunnyGuyTimmy (@FunnyGuyTimmy)July 14, 2025
Ain’t gonna lie, would love to see that lol.pic.twitter.com/mStGcbYcIh
— The Fox Witch (@9BitFoxGaming)July 10, 2025
Riot is weak to heat so not-spiderman can just do this repeatedly and get the advantagepic.twitter.com/awIQxqKpKJ
— JamieOfVinheim (@JamieBrownLost)June 14, 2025
Noo dont put them in the same category lol. Riot is cool.pic.twitter.com/DDgV6DQZT3
— DR. Cheesecake Melendez (@dcaa45)August 22, 2025
Some believe Riot to be the clear winner, not only because he is a powerful alien, but also because he is the most powerful alien from his species. Some fans of this character even found it insulting for him to be paired with Sims.
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On the other hand, many fans believe the symbiote to have far too many weaknesses to be able to win a fight with a character as smart and strong as Sim. Fire and sound are two of the easiest things to be used to defeat the alien. On top of this, they even added that the Madame Web character’s poisonous touch and the intensity of oy would give him a great advantage against Riot.
Ananya Godboley
Senior Writer
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
