Is morbius a villain

Morbius, the Living Vampire will make his live-action debut and become the next addition to Sony's cinematic Spider-Verse in Morbius. While Morbius might've started out as a tortured villain to the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, the Living Vampire eventually transitioned into a steady role as a lethal supernatural superhero, much like his cinematic counterpart Venom.
Morbius was definitely a villain when he was first introduced and served as an antagonist primarily for Spider-Man. But over the years, his role has changed, and he has become more of an antihero in the comics. Obviously, it’s still a serious problem that he requires human blood to sustain himself, but he has been known to team up with heroes and fight for the side of good. This has included him working with other monstrous characters like Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing and Ghost Rider to form the hero team Legion of Monsters.

The first official trailer for Morbius has dropped, and we know you have lots of questions. On the surface, it's a new superhero/supervillain movie much in the pattern of your standard-issue "mad scientist" stories, but there's a lot more happening than that. Morbius isn't necessarily a household name the way that other comics characters are, so there's a lot more we don't know about him off the bat. If you're curious about the character's comics history, his superpowers, or how he links up (or doesn't) to other Marvel films, we've got answers! Keep reading for the answers to five of the biggest burning questions we've got after watching the trailer.

Who Is Playing Morbius in the Movie? 

Michael Morbius, a Marvel Comics character who has been both a villain and an antihero over the course of his existence. His human identity is a brilliant biochemist who happens to suffer from a rare blood disorder which, according to the trailer, is going to kill him sooner rather than later.Jan 18, 2020

Bring Morbius into live-action for the first time ever is Jared Leto, the Academy Award®-winning star of DALLAS BUYERS CLUB. It was just a few years ago that the actor took on his first comic book movie role, signing up as part of the DC Extended Universe to play the Joker in SUICIDE SQUAD. But now the SPIDER-MAN franchise has him, and should things go well with MORBIUS this summer, it could be a character that we wind up seeing Leto play for many years to come. 

Morbius isn't a vampire in the classic sense. Morbius is often referred to as "The Living Vampire," reflecting the fact that he's still a human with a beating heart rather than an undead monster. His powers and appearance are derived from vampires, but much like Blade, he's a special breed of superhuman. Morbius' unique condition is actually known as "pseudo-vampirism."

To understand what makes Morbius different from regular vampires in the Marvel Universe, it helps to look at the state of the comic book industry in 1971, the year he debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #101. At the time, reader interest in traditional superhero stories was on the decline, and horror comics were surging in popularity. Even Marvel's superhero comics started to delve more into horror in the '70s, martial arts and science fiction. In fact, ASM #101 also features a mutated, six-armed Peter Parker. This is the same period that gave rise to characters like Man-Thing and Moon Knight and the popular Tomb of Dracula comic book.

Creators Roy Thomas and Gil Kane had the idea to create a new type of vampire hero who wasn't actually undead, both as a way of distinguishing him from other vampires and to make him a little more marketable in a time when much of the industry was still beholden to the guidelines of the Comics Code Authority. That's how Morbius came about.

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