Curiosities about KNULL the God of Symbiotes
Knull's first appearance and creators
Knull was a joint creation of several Marvel writers and illustrators. The character's concept was established by Donny Cates, while Ryan Stegman took charge of the look. His first appearance took place in Venom Vol. 4 #3, published in August 2018.
However, the symbiote itself had already appeared in another previous Marvel magazine, without anyone knowing - more precisely, in Thor: God of Thunder #6, in May 2013. The issue was created by Jason Aaron and Butch Guice, and Nor did they know of Knull's existence yet.
The God of Darkness
According to the comics, Knull is an extremely powerful entity that even precedes the creation of the universe. When the Celestials, Marvel's cosmic gods, set out on their world-creating mission, Knull was awakened from his dark slumber by light.
This made him extremely aggressive, since he wanted to keep the universe as he knew it: immersed in absolute darkness. Once awakened from his eternal slumber, he swore war on the Celestials and all deities in the universe, beginning his reign of chaos.
Celestial sword
In his fight against the Celestials, the God of Symbiotes was able to forge a very powerful sword from his dimension. This sword had a certain power to absorb whatever it encountered, and it had a consciousness of its own. With the weapon, Knull was able to cut off the head of one of the cosmic gods.
This head drifted in space, becoming what we know as the Knowhere Citadel. Knull then used this outsized location as a forge, imbuing his own sword with various cosmic powers, making it a virtually indestructible weapon.
Klyntar Creator
As soon as he had his weapon ready, Knull began traveling the universe to fulfill his mission and assassinate all deities in his path. The villain then decided to establish his own headquarters, forming an artificial planet that became known as Klyntar.
On this planet, he realized that he could manipulate smaller forms of life, creating his symbiotes. Klyntar then became the center of the symbiotic race in the Marvel Universe, until its destruction, which occurred at the end of the Absolute Carnage saga.
The herald of the symbiotes
On his travels, Knull came to possess a powerful character from the House of Ideas. Once, Galactus was devouring one of the planets that was commanded by the God of Symbiotes, and this brought the villain face to face with the herald of the Devourer of Worlds, the Silver Surfer.
The two had an intense and glorious fight, but Knull ultimately prevailed - and in doing so, infected Norrin Radd with his own symbiote. The cosmic hero spent some time controlled by the God of Symbiotes, but was eventually freed with the help of Ego, the Living Planet.
Gorr and the Necrosword
In one of his tyrannical wars, Knull ended up being seriously injured and ended up on a desolate planet.
