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{{Infobox comics character<!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
|image=Scream (Marvel Comics character).png
|caption=Donna Diego as Scream in ''Venom: Separation Anxiety'' #4 (March 1995).<br>Art by [[Ron Randall]].
|character_name=Scream
|real_name=Donna Diego<br>[[Patricia Robertson (comics)|Patricia Robertson]]<br>[[Mania (character)|Andi Benton]]
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut= ''[[Venom: Lethal Protector]]'' #4 (May 1993)
|creators=[[David Michelinie]]<br>[[Ron Lim]]
|alliances=[[Sinister Syndicate]]
|aliases=
|powers=[[Symbiote (comics)#Powers and abilities|Alien symbiote]] grants:
*All powers of [[Spider-Man]]
*Limited shapeshifting and [[camouflage]]
*Symbiote's autonomous defense capabilities
*Undetectable by "[[Spider-sense]]"
}}
'''Scream''' is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The Scream symbiote has appeared in ''[[Spider-Man (comic book series)|Spider-Man]]'' comics, as one of five [[symbiote (comics)|symbiote]] spawns created simultaneously and has had four different types.

==Publication history==
Scream first appeared in ''[[Venom: Lethal Protector]]'' #4 (May 1993), and was created by [[David Michelinie]] and [[Ron Lim]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=310}}</ref>

==Hosts==
===Donna Diego===
The Scream symbiote was one of the five symbiotes that were forcefully spawned from the original [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]] symbiote, and was their unofficial Californian leader. '''Donna Diego''' was a volunteer for the [[Life Foundation]], a survivalist group within the American government preparing both for the [[mutual assured destruction|mutually assured destruction]] fallout of the [[Cold War]] and to provide a comfortable life for wealthy clients after the impending [[nuclear holocaust]]. [[Carlton Drake]] was experimenting with [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiotes]] in the hopes of creating so-called 'super-cops' to watch over the imagined fallout shelter utopia, and Donna was picked from the security force made up of [[police]], [[soldier]]s and [[mercenary|mercenaries]].<ref name = "LetPro">''Venom: Lethal Protector'' #1-6. Marvel Comics.</ref> During Scream's first public appearance, she encountered [[Spider-Man]] while terrorizing a shopping mall near [[Salinas, California]]. Quickly bested by the more experienced fighter, Scream escaped in a [[hovercraft]] which returned to the Life Foundation's base.<ref name = "LetPro"/> Unknown to her, Spider-Man had hitched a ride on that same hovercraft. Once Spider-Man helped [[Eddie Brock]] escape, Scream and the other guardian symbiotes, [[Lasher (comics)|Lasher]], [[Phage (comics)|Phage]], [[Riot (comics)|Riot]] and [[Agony (comics)|Agony]], then tangled with Spider-Man and Venom, but Venom turned an accelerated aging device on the five. The age-accelerating machine appeared to make the symbiotes age to dust before the Life Foundation blew up the base.<ref name = "LetPro"/>

It was later revealed that Scream and her "siblings" survived, as the Life Foundation was able to save them and their symbiotes. For unknown reasons the guardians had a falling out with their employers and were now [[fugitive]]s on the run. Scream led the others to [[New York City]] in search of Venom, hoping to help teach the five how to control their symbiotes, but Venom wanted nothing to do with them and battled Scream. When Venom disappeared, Scream attempted to enlist the [[Ben Reilly|Scarlet Spider]] to help find Venom. When Scarlet Spider refused, Scream experienced a [[psychotic break]] and began a rampage in [[Times Square]]. Humiliated when Venom ripped pieces of her symbiote off her and narrowly saved by the Scarlet Spider, Scream disappeared again.<ref>''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' #52. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Web of Spider-Man'' #119. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Undiscouraged, Scream rounded up her "siblings" and broke Brock out of prison, kidnapping and imprisoning Brock in a [[Chicago]] [[warehouse]]. She once again asked for Brock's help in learning to communicate with the symbiotes. Brock once again refused and tried to kill them all, even without the Venom symbiote as back up. Brock escaped, and soon after the "sibling" symbiotes were murdered, one by one. Scream led them to believe that Brock was the killer, while in fact, it had been her the entire time. She had come to the conclusion that all symbiotes are evil, and those that bonded with symbiotes deserved to die.<ref name = "SepAnx">''Venom: Separation Anxiety'' #1-4. marvel Comics.</ref> It was revealed that Donna was [[mental illness|mentally ill]] and had been [[schizophrenia|hearing voices]] long before she was the Scream symbiote's host. Brock managed to re-bond with the Venom symbiote before Scream could go for the kill. While unable to prevent her from murdering every other symbiotes' host, Venom was nevertheless able to beat her in combat yet again and Scream was taken in by the authorities.<ref name = "SepAnx"/>

Following the [[Planet of the Symbiotes|symbiote invasion]] of Earth, Donna was one of the few remaining symbiotes on Earth. Seeking to redeem herself for her crimes, she busied herself tracking down and helping benevolent symbiotic survivors. After her companions began dying mysteriously, Donna tracked [[Xenophage (comics)|Xenophage]], a huge alien that devours both symbiotes and their hosts' brains. Donna assisted Venom in slaying the Xenophage but was gravely injured.<ref>''Venom: The Hunted'' #1-3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

After her recovery, Scream sought out the Xenophage's hidden ship to help her track down more symbiotic survivors. The ship transported her and others (including Venom and [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]) into another dimension where Scream gets nearly killed once again by the villainous mutants Dirtnap and [[Chimera (Marvel Comics)|Chimera]]. Upon her successful return to Earth, she disappeared, presumably to continue her search for the few remaining symbiotes.<ref>''Venom: Tooth & Claw'' #1-3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Scream appeared in two panels of the [[Islands of Adventure|Marvel Super Hero Island Adventures]] comic [[promotion (marketing)|giveaway]] from 1999, as she is shown to be a member of the [[Sinister Syndicate]]. She is referred to as Scream in the comics for the first time. Donna's [[family name]] Diego is first established (many years after her first appearance as a character in the Marvel Universe) via files where she is quoted as being an "enemy combatant" to the [[Avengers: The Initiative|Initiative]]'s forces.<ref name="civilwarbattledamage">{{cite comic | Writer = [[Anthony Flamini]] & [[Ronald Byrd]] | Penciller = [[Scott Kolins]] | Inker = [[Scott Kolins]] | Story =  | Title = Civil War: Battle Damage Report | Issue = #1 | Date = March 2007 | Publisher = [[Marvel Comics]] | }}</ref>

Scream is next seen investigating the murder of Scott Washington (aka the symbiotic hero [[Hybrid (Scott Washington)|Hybrid]]). She is trapped by Brock. With the Scream symbiote incapacitated by a sonic device, Brock uses a super-heated knife to kill Donna.<ref>''Venom'' vol. 2 #15. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Patricia Robertson===
{{Main|Patricia Robertson (comics)}}
The Scream symbiote (still bonded to Donna's corpse after having absorbed Donna's consciousness) is resurrected by [[Knull]] and goes to help [[Cletus Kasady]] harvest the codices of previous civilians who at some point had been bonded to symbiotes. Patricia Robertson (who had previously hosted a clone of Venom) later ambushes but the Scream symbiote decides to bond to her, leaving Donna's bones behind. Patricia struggles for control, but eventually the Scream symbiote forces Patricia to hunt other previous hosts.<ref>''Absolute Carnage: Scream'' #1. Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Andi Benton===
{{Main|Mania (character)}}
Persuading the Scream symbiote to resist Knull's control a second time, Patricia sacrifices herself in an attempt to save Andi Benton, and the Scream symbiote bonds to Andi. Transformed into a black-haired version of Scream, Andi breaks free of the meathook and feels the Scream symbiote healing her wounds; reveling in the power of being bonded to a symbiote once more. Andi notes that she can feel not only the Scream symbiote's mental voice, but those of Carnage's doppelgänger horde. She feels Carnage trying to compel her to obey, but sneers that she never liked doing what she was told. Snaring Carnage's arm with tendril-hair, Scream unleashes a torrent of hellfire from her maw - blasting Carnage in the face. Retorting that Carnage thought she would have remembered immunity to fire after their last encounter, Carnage attempts to impale the new Scream like with Patricia, but she leaps over her opponent. Lunging at her, Carnage impales Scream and snarls that he's the voice inside her head telling her to stay and die. Scream snares with tendril hair and slams Carnage into the dangling meat, Andi noting that even with a symbiote she's not powerful enough to fight. Lamenting that she hadn't even known Patricia's name before the Scream symbiote bonded to her, Andi vows not to let Patricia's sacrifice be in vain. Cocooning Carnage in her hair, Scream tosses Carnage into a meat locker, slams the door and flees. Smashing the door off its hinges, Carnage notes that Andi has escaped and grouses of having to wait for another rematch with her before turning to harvest the Mania and Scream codices from Patricia's corpse.<ref>''Absolute Carnage: Scream'' #2-3. Marvel Comics</ref> The Scream symbiote later gets seemingly burned out within Andi because of the [[Carnage (character)|Carnage]] symbiote.<ref>''Extreme Carnage: Scream'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Lightbright===
{{main|Lightbright}}
During the "[[Venom War]]" storyline, Scream bonds with [[Wild Pack]] member Lightbright.<ref>''Venom War: Lethal Protectors'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Donna Diego's superhuman abilities stem from the Scream symbiote. Scream often uses her 'hair' as a weapon to wrap or tangle enemies (much like [[Medusa (comics)|Medusa]] of the [[Inhumans]]), and can mimic clothing as camouflage. Like Spider-Man and the Venom symbiote, Scream has wall-crawling and web-slinging abilities, and boasts an early-warning sense. Scream also possesses some degree of superhuman strength but the exact limits of which are unknown.

==Reception==
In 2021, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' included Scream in their "Spider-Man: 10 Best Female Villains" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Brenda |date=September 29, 2021 |title=Spider-Man: 10 Best Female Villains |url=https://screenrant.com/spider-man-best-female-villains/ |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Collected editions==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Material collected
!Published date
!ISBN
|-
|''Absolute Carnage: Scream''
|''Absolute Carnage: Scream'' #1–3, ''Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety'' #1
|January 2020
|{{ISBNT|978-1302920159}}
|-
|''Scream Vol. 1: Curse of Carnage''
|''Scream: Curse of Carnage'' #1–5
|August 2020
|{{ISBNT|978-1302921002}}
|-
|''Scream Vol. 2: Suffer the Children''
|''Scream: Curse of Carnage'' #6–10
|November 2020
|{{ISBNT|978-1302924430}}
|-
|''Extreme Carnage''
|''Extreme Carnage Alpha'' #1, ''Extreme Carnage: Scream'' #1, ''Extreme Carnage: Phage'' #1, ''Extreme Carnage: Riot'' #1, ''Extreme Carnage: Lasher'' #1, ''Extreme Carnage: Agony'' #1, ''Extreme Carnage: Toxin'' #1, ''Extreme Carnage Omega'' #1
|February 2022
|{{ISBNT|978-1302932077}}
|}

==In other media==
===Television===
The Scream symbiote appears in the ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' series finale "Maximum Venom", voiced by [[Meg Donnelly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2020/03/marvels-spider-man-maximum-venom-s3-premieres-april-19/|title=‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Maximum Venom’ S3 Premieres April 19|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|website=[[Animation Magazine]]|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/marvels-spider-man-maximum-venom-season-3-brings-in-felicia-day-as-mary-jane-watson/|title=Marvel's Spider-Man: Maximum Venom season 3 brings in Felicia Day as Mary Jane Watson|last=Keane|first=Sean|website=[[CNET]]|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817150459/https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/marvels-spider-man-maximum-venom-season-3-brings-in-felicia-day-as-mary-jane-watson/|archive-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref> This version is the older sister of the [[Venom (character)|Venom]] symbiote who was created by [[Knull]] to serve as a member of the Symbiote sisters alongside [[Mania (character)|Mania]] and [[Scorn (Marvel Comics)|Scorn]]. Additionally, she possesses a host that has sonic abilities.

===Video games===
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man and Venom: Separation Anxiety]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/scream-venom-most-feral-symbiote/|title=Who was Scream, Venom's Most Feral Symbiote?|last=Lord-Moncrief|first=Devon|website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|date=December 14, 2022|access-date=October 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214081153/https://www.cbr.com/scream-venom-most-feral-symbiote/|archive-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref>
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream appears as a boss in ''[[Marvel: Avengers Alliance]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/video_games/22575/go_inside_avengers_alliance_spec_op_-_symbiosis|title=Go Inside Avengers Alliance: Spec Op - Symbiosis|last=Morse|first=Ben|website=[[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel]]|date=May 23, 2014|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918203938/http://marvel.com/news/video_games/22575/go_inside_avengers_alliance_spec_op_-_symbiosis|archive-date=September 18, 2014}}</ref>
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream appears as a boss and playable character in ''[[Spider-Man Unlimited (video game)|Spider-Man Unlimited]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/new-spider-man-unlimited-update-drips-with-venom|title=New 'Spider-Man Unlimited' Update Drips with Venom|last=Chabala|first=Ben|website=[[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel]]|date=May 10, 2017|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929182852/https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/new-spider-man-unlimited-update-drips-with-venom|archive-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref>
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Strike Force]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/05/07/every-character-in-marvel-strike-forces-massive-ever-growing-roster|title=Every Character In Marvel Strike Force's Massive, Ever-Growing Roster|last=Shea|first=Brian|website=[[Game Informer]]|date=May 7, 2023|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703044751/https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/05/07/every-character-in-marvel-strike-forces-massive-ever-growing-roster|archive-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> This version is a City Controller allied with the Spider-Verse and Symbiote teams.
* The Andi Benton incarnation of Scream appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Future Fight]]'', with Silence as an alternate costume.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/marvel-future-fight/september-2022-update-symbiote-invasion-2/|date=September 21, 2020|last=Botadkar|first=Tanish|title=Marvel Future Fight's Symbiote Invasion II update introduces new playable heroes|language=en|website=[[Pocket Gamer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122306/https://www.pocketgamer.com/marvel-future-fight/september-2022-update-symbiote-invasion-2/|archive-date=October 20, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=September 29, 2023}}</ref>
* The Scream symbiote appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'', voiced by [[Laura Bailey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-spider-man-2-ending-explained/1100-6518547/|title=Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Ending Explained|last=Watts|first=Steve|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=October 20, 2023|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020180512/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-spider-man-2-ending-explained/1100-6518547/|archive-date=October 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/marvels-spider-man-2-all-villains-ranked/#scream|title=Every Villain In Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Ranked|last=Moiseyev|first=Dennis|website=TheGamer|date=October 21, 2023|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022174803/https://www.thegamer.com/marvels-spider-man-2-all-villains-ranked/|archive-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref> This version is created when Venom infected '''[[Mary Jane Watson]]'''. Scream exploits Watson's repressed frustrations to fight Spider-Man until they reconcile, allowing her host to break free of Scream's control and kill the symbiote. 

===Miscellaneous===
The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream appears in ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man]]'', voiced by [[Candi Milo]].{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} This version is a member of the [[Sinister Syndicate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20140318/16927/15-hidden-secrets-amazing-adventures-spider-man-universal-islands-adventure?page=1|title=15 Hidden Secrets on The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man at Universal Islands of Adventure|work=Theme Park Tourist|date=March 18, 2014|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509110757/https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20140318/16927/15-hidden-secrets-amazing-adventures-spider-man-universal-islands-adventure?page=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Merchandise===
[[Image:Toyscream.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Scream (Donna Diego) as an action figure released by [[Marvel Toys|Toy Biz]].]]
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream received an action figure in [[Toy Biz]]'s ''Venom: Planet of the Symbiotes'' action figure series, which originated her codename, though Marvel did not officially use it until 2007.
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream received a figure in the [[Marvel Legends]] line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/marvel-legends-venom-wave-carnage-scream-spider-ham/|title=Let's Take a Look at the Marvel Legends Venom Wave|last=Konrad|first=Jeremy|date=September 9, 2018|access-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204205156/https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/marvel-legends-venom-wave-carnage-scream-spider-ham/|archive-date=December 4, 2022|language=en|website=[[Bleeding Cool]]|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream received a miniature on Jada Toys' ''Nano Metal Figs''.
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream received a [[Funko|Funko Pop]].
* The Patricia Robertson incarnation of Scream received two figures in [[HeroClix]]'s ''Spider-Man and Venom: Absolute Carnage'' series.

===Trading cards===
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream, referred to simply as "Female symbiote", was featured in Marvel's comic book trading cards in the 1990s.
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream was featured in ''[[OverPower]]''{{'}}s "Mission: Separation Anxiety" series.
* The Donna Diego incarnation of Scream was featured in Marvel's ''Legendary: Venom'' deck building game, released in 2019.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.comicvine.com/scream/4005-21996/ Scream] at Comicvine
* [http://www.marvel.com/universe/Scream_(Donna_Diego) Scream] at Marvel.com
* [http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/scream.html Scream] at Spiderfan.org
* {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix5/screamdiegovenm.htm|Scream}}
* {{Marveldatabase|Scream (Klyntar) (Earth-616)|Scream symbiote}}<br>{{Marveldatabase|Donna Diego (Earth-616)|Donna Diego}}

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