Edward Brock, Jr. (Earth-1624)

Edward "Eddie" Brock, Jr. is a former classmate of Peter Parker that moved states when he was a child. His father and Peter's father helped created the Venom suit that is made by the Symbiote. When he returned to New York City, he became Peter's rival at the Daily Bugle and worked with him on finding the Venom suit. After the suit turned Spider-Man violent, it was removed and fused with Eddie, becoming Venom.